Long time no update!

 

I haven't really done much as simply put I don't think it needs much doing exterior wise bar a Cup spoiler and lowering

 

Today however I had a good friend come over and we detailed his CTR EP3 and my car. Finished it with some of his HD wax which has beaded lovely

 

Happy with the finish

 

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Also sealed the windows with Gtechniq G1 Amazing stuff and will always do my cars wit it

 

 

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More beading

 

 

 

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Cup spoiler and stubby aerial! It looks good as it is now anyway mate

I need one! Not sure where the get the aerial from though.

 

 

Today I got some goodies in the post

 

 

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Which happened to be new track rods and track rod ends after realising that mine had lots of play when I went for my cambelt doing

 

 

 

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I peeled back the rubber gaitor to reveal the connection. This is my first time playing around with steering components properly, they usually go right above my head so it's really really good to learn how they work

 

 

 

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I then cracked the TRE nut off (16mm for reference). To enable the ball joint to stop spinning I jacked it up so that the weight of the spring acted upon the taper, when this force is equal or more than the force on the taper it stops it from spinning and comes off. 

 

 

 

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Car in the most fun position, wheel off and me playing with it

 

 

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I then went and got a viscous fan spanner. This has a 32mm and 36mm end on it but I only required the 32mm side.

 

 

 

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Due to lack of room where the inner track is, the tool has to be cut down to enable to undo the nut

 

 

 

 

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All off and as guessed, loads and loads of play in both ball sockets. Very sloppy feeling.

 

 

 

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I then measured the old track rod and adjusted the new track rod and end to suit. Screwed it back on.

 

 

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Lots of copper grease applied and the new one was tightened up

 

 

 

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I then tackled the other side. A lot easier than the other simply because I knew what I was doing and had the tool ready.

 

 

 

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Old vs New

 

 

 

 

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That was all sorted, went for a drive and it's not pulling at all to any one side so looks like my measurement worked. Ideally I will be getting it properly tracked again in the future once I get some new rubber on but i'm glad it's okay for now

 

 

I then dressed the plastics with AF revive and washed the wheels and sealed them with a third coat of Poorboys wheel sealant. Really happy with how it's turned out now. I really need to take some decent photos in some better places! Apologies for the standard driveway shots.

 

 

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Great work again Dan

Was it Matthew that called for a detailing session?

He booked in with me last night for some machine polishing on the CTR

Great work again Dan

Was it Matthew that called for a detailing session?

He booked in with me last night for some machine polishing on the CTR

 

Thank you buddy! 

 

Yes, that was him. He's coming on the 11th right? It's a shame i'm at work through the day as I would have loved to have got some tips as I really want to machine polish mine soon but i'm not sure if i'm doing it as well as I can. Will have to get him to pass the knowledge on haha

You can always bring yours for an instructional Detail at a later date

Cheaper rates, as you do most of it yourself, with my guidance

Changed the coilpack and leads the other day as it keeps coming up with a misfire on the dash. Seems to drive so much better now, really does purr.

 

Some pics!

 

I changed them at 10pm as I got back from the pub and saw the parcel Making the most of the garage being empty. Usually filled with dad's mid life crisis ie Boxter S haha

 

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New one to go on!

 

 

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The day before I got it hunter aligned after changing the track rod ends and inners. Only £40 including VAT which is a steal of a price. A place near me called Bram Racing. The other place near me wanted £75 PLUS!! VAT mental.

 

 

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Changed the coilpack and leads the other day as it keeps coming up with a misfire on the dash. Seems to drive so much better now, really does purr.

Some pics!

I changed them at 10pm as I got back from the pub and saw the parcel Making the most of the garage being empty. Usually filled with dad's mid life crisis ie Boxter S haha

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New one to go on!

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The day before I got it hunter aligned after changing the track rod ends and inners. Only £40 including VAT which is a steal of a price. A place near me called Bram Racing. The other place near me wanted £75 PLUS!! VAT mental.

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Good news! My cruddy 1.2 had a lead snap on the coil pack and it was half working but causing a lot of backfiring

Snap? Jesus that's not good haha

 

Btw who voted this thread as 3 stars. How very strange :( haha

Snap? Jesus that's not good haha

Btw who voted this thread as 3 stars. How very strange :( haha

Yup got caught and snapped in the bit that goes on to the spark plug

How did you rate Bram? Seems like a good price.

 

Thought you were more Leeds than Wakefield, then again I can see why you'd want people to think that :P

 

My mum/dad originate from that way.

How did you rate Bram? Seems like a good price.

 

Thought you were more Leeds than Wakefield, then again I can see why you'd want people to think that :p

 

My mum/dad originate from that way.

 

Really decent. Unit is lovely. When they realised I did automotive engineering at Uni the owner pulled out a folding chair for me to watch them do it whilst chatting cars to them which I really appreciated. Rather than being shoved in a waiting room Also printed out a load more information for me such as the vehicle wheelbase etc etc as they knew I was an engineer and would be interested. 

 

Where abouts are you from?

Halifax now. Parents are from Normanton/Pontefract, but I never lived in Yorkshire until I came here at 18.

Bit of progress, albeit boring progress haha

Finally changed my mirror glass. From my picking up the car it had one of those stick on wing mirror glass as the current one was broken. I had absolutely no idea I could just buy the glass replacements from eBay haha. So changed it... realised that this pic is just showing my crotch haha


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So annoying how it wasn't even put on at the right angle haha

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Glass popped off and the terminals for the heated elements disconnected.



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And the new one on. Not sure why the pic is showing up that distortion on the top right :/ it's clear in real life haha


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Random pic from the garage. 


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And finally remapped it with the 98RON map...


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Jesus it's made such a great difference. The car just feels way more eager, you can now blip the throttle for a revmatch downshift and it just revs instantly. Car idles much better and sets off smoother. Seems to pull much faster now. Really am so happy with it It won't have made much power if any at all but it's just made the driveability of the car so much nicer.

rstuner? I'm tempted by this. How much you selling the rstuner for? Assuming it's not already sold. They sell really quick on cliosport.

rstuner? I'm tempted by this. How much you selling the rstuner for? Assuming it's not already sold. They sell really quick on cliosport.

 

Yeah buddy! can't recommend it enough! I'm selling it now £120 posted i'm after for it man. It's the latest one that does "pops and bangs" apparently. The best thing is, you can just sell it on afterwards and the total sum is £75 for the map and license. Let me know if you want it buddy

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Bit of progress, albeit boring progress haha

Finally changed my mirror glass. From my picking up the car it had one of those stick on wing mirror glass as the current one was broken. I had absolutely no idea I could just buy the glass replacements from eBay haha. So changed it... realised that this pic is just showing my crotch haha

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So annoying how it wasn't even put on at the right angle haha

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Glass popped off and the terminals for the heated elements disconnected.

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And the new one on. Not sure why the pic is showing up that distortion on the top right :/ it's clear in real life haha

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Random pic from the garage.

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And finally remapped it with the 98RON map...

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Jesus it's made such a great difference. The car just feels way more eager, you can now blip the throttle for a revmatch downshift and it just revs instantly. Car idles much better and sets off smoother. Seems to pull much faster now. Really am so happy with it It won't have made much power if any at all but it's just made the driveability of the car so much nicer.

You'll have to do a trackday and get a video of it all

Chris, if you read this, Matty tells me you've been singing my praises about the car today, thank you so much for that I really appreciate the kind words Hope you and Matt had a great day.

 

 

I've got a lovely and boringish update haha but it's something that's been bugging me for a while.

 

Completely changed the brake discs and pads all around. The discs were worn a lot and just didn't feel confidence inspiring. This coupled in by the fact that the rear o/s wheel bearing was humming at 35mph+ and the bearing being a part of the disc just made sense to change it all.

 

This was the front.

 

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I simply undid the two bolts holding the disc on and hit it gently with a soft mallet and it came off

 

 

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New vs old

 

 

 

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New discs on. I went for Brembo HC's as heard they work really well with the clio set up. Lots of copper grease on the hub to prevent the disc seizing on.

 

 

 

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And then I changed the pads. I went for Mintex M1144's

 

 

 

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All on

 

 

 

 

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Then two days later (Today) I changed the rears. Started by jacking Boris up.

 

 

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This was the state of the rears. Quite a large lip on the edge of the discm on both the fronts too actually

 

 

 

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17mm nut on the rear of the carrier and it simply comes off allowing changing of the pads. I then undid the 30mm hub nut.

 

 

 

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All off.

 

 

 

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This is the washer that i'd heard so much about, people not re-fitting them back to the new hubs/discs after changing and it giving massive problems afterwards. I made a note of which side up it was when removing.

 

 

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New stuff.

 

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Made a right mess of my carriers from all the grease. Need to clean them down when I get the time.

 

 

 

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And finally all on.

 

 

 

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Great work as usual Dan

Your thread and skills are a great addition to this Forum

Well done!!

So when am I polishing it?  

And I thought the Celica's rear setup was weird with its disc/drum combo. Crazy Renaults.

Update time.

 

This arrived, so happy with it, made a massive difference in my opinion. It's a c2 stubby aerial.

 

 

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Before:

 

 

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After:

 

 

 

 

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I'm getting a wandering feel when driving at speed, accelerating etc pulling left and right so im trying to find the root of the issue! New shiny parts always makes me happy

 

 

 

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Got the old ones off

 

 

 

 

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I haven't driven it yet but i'm hoping it's solved the problem

I had crazy pulling to the right when under WOT. Replacing the ball joints sorted it

Looking good. You don't see many of these around

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I had crazy pulling to the right when under WOT. Replacing the ball joints sorted it

 

Nice one dude, that fills me with confidence. Did they have much play when you removed them?

 

How are you getting on with the RS tuner?

 

Looking good. You don't see many of these around

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Thanks buddy!