[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Bit of research on the heater swap didnt bring up much other than some pins in the main harness plug needed swapping as mine has climate/aircon and cups had neither. electrics aren't my strong point

Bit more digging and i stumbled across an old post saying he'd just trimmed the cup setup to fit the old heater resistor to keep the original plug, so i set to it and bingo it works. Just need to cut a plug off each setup and swap them over and its in and working. Whether it blows hot and cold i wont know till its on the road but it works off the climate controls.

Happy days.

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

More weight saving.

original heater blower vs cup version 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Love a good shaft!

 

PMS carbon short shift kit fitted.

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Hole issue sorted.

Thin sheet tack welded in and lashings of seam sealer over it, that should do it

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Another moment of madness to chase the weight loss and to simplify things. 

OE heater blower motor removed to make way for a smaller, lighter less complicated cup model one. I do need to make some sort of plate up to cover and seal the hole into the cabin just need to decide whether to rivet or weld.

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

On 08/04/2019 at 12:26, MarkyG82 said:

To me a budget track car is putting more suitable tyres on an mx5.  I guess the title doesn't say 'low budget track car' 

 

Really enjoying the read and gets me motivated to build something once I have the space.  Thanks!!

That was the original plan, thats since gone out the window :(

It originally came off the road to sort the knackered suspension but the more i dug the more i found needing replaced. 

Since then its spiralled out of control

By the time its done i could have probably bought one already done cheaper but where's the fun in that

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Still a way to go but it had better be worth the cuts, bruises and temper tantrums  

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Wishbones poly bushed and back on the car 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Rear beam poly bushed built back up and back on the car.

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Battery box in just need to fix it in place, floors not straight so bolting it down isnt really and option. Considering 4 90° small steel bends 1 in each corner bottled to.the box and welded to the floor. 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Rear beam all welded up 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Wishbone strengthening done 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Battery box sorted 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Tanks are ready 

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

New ind kit, larger pipework and filter doing away with the breather back to the inlet

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Cup wishbones collected (added castor over standard) 

PMS wishbone strengthening kit ordered 

Bigger induction piping and xl ramair filter ordered to finish that side of things off. 

Silicone pipework for the catch can ordered 

Spigots for the oz's arrived.

 

Need to collect the axle from the welders and hopefully he's finished the battery tray and tanks and I'll get him to weld the wishbone plates while I'm there. 

 

Order poly bushes for the wishbones and get those and the rear beam ones pressed in and get that lot built back up.

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Exhaust is welded up and on, no blowing.....its loud

 

Axle has gone off to be welded, battery box being built this week hopefully and space measured up for the alloy header, power steering and catch can combo. 

 

Dash is in and wired up but ive got my eye on a carued tyre pressure and temp monitor to fit where the standard clock display is. 

 

Fuse box relocated and mounted.

 

Quick release bumper thingies fitted.

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

But the main thing is.....

 

The bottom dash is back

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

It runs! 

Now its all stripped out and on stands I've gone over the exhaust manifold and system and i must say whoever or whichever powerflow dealer built the centre section needs to be ashamed. 

I've got to weld up the joiner as swapping manifolds means the system is different but the original welds on the rest of the system are shocking. Holes galore and look like pigeon poop, i could have done better and i can't weld for toffee