Si's clio 172 budget track car

[SNH]

Been toying with the idea for a while, doing a bit of research into a budget track car that i can still use daily and these kept coming out top of the list. 

I found the perfect one, track ready and didn't need touching other than road tyres for its mot. A hiccup put paid to that and i missed out (gutted). So continued the search and this one popped up locally at a Renault specialist, not as track ready as I'd have liked but its pretty well looked after which is always a bonus. 

Hoping to collect in the next week or so once the heaters fixed.

Only mods are:

Ktec stealth decat stainless system and weitec coilovers. 

 

Plans are:

Cage 

Ind kit

Buckets 

Quick shift 

182 exhaust manifold

Fibreglass bonnet & boot 

Major weight loss

Remap

Enjoy. 

Edited 1 September, 2018 by SNH

[sharkrider]

great drivers cars, perfect for a track toy

 

[SNH]

19 minutes ago, sharkrider said:

great drivers cars, perfect for a track toy

 

Im hoping so, but looking around the web they seem to be pretty unbeatable for price vs performance on a budget

[stevobeavo]

Brilliant cars. We had a couple of track ready ones at work that the guys would use every few months. 

 

I can only describe them as a puppy car. So eager to be driven. 

[SNH]

Picked it up yesterday and what a hoot it is to drive, I'd forgotten what a car on coilovers felt like

Exhaust is nice not to loud or droney but the noise is there when the pedals pressed. 

 

Headlights need a good scrub as they've gone all weird, wheels could do with tidying up but I'm not sure i want to keep them yet. 

 

Came with no stereo so fitted a spare i had, forgot to check the lives before fitting and it loses memory

So need to pull that back out today as its annoying.

 

Rear wiper delete should be here today as thats noisey but was being binned anyway. 

 

Noticed last night it had a bulb out and the sidelights were odd so I'll look into that today to. 

 

Also noticed looking through the masses of reciepts and paperwork that its had a ktec panel filter so ill have a check of that to.

 

Edited 15 September, 2018 by SNH

[SNH]

Productive day today. 

Rear wiper removed and kill all wipers delete fitted.

Headlight ballast sorted (light out issue cured).

Stereo rewired. 

Front fogs removed.

Discovered it does have a k&n panel filter

 

 

Edited 15 September, 2018 by SNH

[SNH]

Also gave it a quick clean and a coating of ceramic wax.

Edited 15 September, 2018 by SNH

[SNH]

I'd seen threads on the seating position being a bit high and how to lower by removing some plastic spacers. 

Seats are bolted underneath the car to make life hard so had to scramble round for a trolley as mines given up the ghost. 

All done, carpet trimmed so it still slides and its about 15mm lower now making it much nicer to drive position wise. 

Also removed the CD changer (didn't even know it had one). 

Edited 16 September, 2018 by SNH

[SNH]

ceramic wax makes cool beads

[SNH]

Had the fuel rail guard of to paint it so its not so in your face, horrible looking thing but apparently its there to protect the plastic fuel rail in the event of a front end prang and stop you being killed by fire

I do fancy a billet rail so i can lose the unsightly gaurd altogether

Some left over Kawasaki green paint fell onto the calipers the same as it has on the last few cars

 

I've also noticed a suspension noise which sounds suspiciously like a snapped spring. Its the metal twang noise when steering which i remember well from back in my mk1 octy vrs days. 

Weitecs are a few years old so i need to get them off for a closer look to see whether its worth just swapping springs or whether it'll be a new setup altogether :(

Edited 19 September, 2018 by SNH

[TrevorB33]

Looking good Si, What wax did you use?

[SNH]

37 minutes ago, TrevorB33 said:

Looking good Si, What wax did you use?

 

Cheers pal, its a lot of fun

Just some cheap ceramic from in2detailing. Seems pretty good, easy to use and smells decent lol. 

https://www.in2detailing.co.uk/in2detailing-ceramic-crystal-wax-200g.html

 

They also do a cherry one now

https://www.in2detailing.co.uk/in2detailing-black-edition-ceramic-crystal-wax-200g.html

Edited 19 September, 2018 by SNH

[TrevorB33]

Cheers , and get that a/c ripped out lol

[SNH]

18 minutes ago, TrevorB33 said:

Cheers , and get that a/c ripped out lol

 

I've been looking into deletes

 

I need to check this noise first though and hope its not a spring :( 

[SNH]

Now the mtb bike has gone I'm gymming and swimming to get in shape and lose a few lbs so this things not getting away with it either!

 

Edited 23 September, 2018 by SNH

[SNH]

bugger :(

 

I've sent the part numbers to weitec so hopefully they'll sort me out a new pair at a reasonable price.

[TrevorB33]

Snapped at top and bottom wow good effort lol

[SNH]

30 minutes ago, TrevorB33 said:

Snapped at top and bottom wow good effort lol

 

I know right lol. 

[SNH]

I had planned on leaving the interior in for a little while longer and just driving it about as it was.

Finished work early and boredom set in 

 

[SNH]

This weight loss is getting out of control, i should have my tools removed

On the hunt for a 182 breaking so i can cut the floor and and get rid of my wheel well, also think i need to change the stealth tailpie now. 

Edited 28 September, 2018 by SNH

[TrevorB33]

Wheel well out and a diffuser setup would look great 

[Robshaw]

Watching....

[SNH]

4 hours ago, TrevorB33 said:

Wheel well out and a diffuser setup would look great 

 

Wheel well is deffo coming out as soon as i find a local 182 breaking to cut the floor out of. Matches up to my floor so it doesn't look like a plate just welded in. 

[SNH]

Charcoal canister deleted, just got to wait for the resistors turning up for that and the rear seatbelts to get rid of the dash light. 

[SNH]

Resistors are in, lights are off