clio mini tourer

[trackracer]

clio currently in build conversion origionally x plate 172 ,facelifted to later look resprayed satin black ,abs removed, adj coilovers bespoke spring rates ,additional rear anti roll bar,solid front top mtgs ,goodridged srf fluid pagid blues ,7x15 alloys spacers toyo r888s,caged, seriously lightened ,self made solid engine mounts,steering column lowered ,later type dash top , heater removed ,electric ceramic type to keep screen clear , oil cooler ,engine cooling fan in front of rad instead of in engine bay to free up some room in engine bay,wiring loom reduced to all that is needed,sadev quickshift,gearstick moved back 4 inch to be more to hand ,gearstick housing converted to spherical bearing instead of rubbish renault rubber affair ,3 degrees neg ,quick release strg wheel to enable entry,decat and bespoke exhaust,all airbags deleted,ignition switch deletion with all controls to central control box on gearstick housing ,lightweight battery ,been my track car for years probably forgot to mention all mods but i will remember others and repost ,these clios are a good engine and box that is all everything else needs changing for serious track use but i am happy to change everything else as engine if kept oiled and watered will not let you down so provides serious fun,hoping to mot tax insure and drive to nurburgring this summer .other than that it will be doing some track days in uk,rl]

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forgot to say ecu moved inside car, 172 cup belt setup ,inlet manifolds matched to head (could not believe how badly matched they were ),carbon canister vapouy capture system removed and petrol tank to atmosphere via one way breather valve .

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[swad]

Great project always had a soft spot for clio's

[alpinaweiss]

Impressive work there and a very nice result.
I was wondering : how time-consuming was the lowering of the steering shaft (as I'm about to plan such a 'feat' on my own car) ?

Were there any special tools / fabrications necessary,
or is it just a matter of fitting spacers on the studs (or maybe special studs/welds are needed?)?

Thanks heaps for any hints !


Cheers !


Bogy

[Defcon5]

Top notch car, but please do some formatting of the wall of text!

[trackracer]

rear axle refurbed ,finally got rid of renaults rubber and plastic gear stick ball pivot,spherical bearinged it along with some other bits to make it work and still allow reverse to be selected in normal way ,now with self made tethered engine mounts (solid to unreliable ,cause to many breakages)nylon not good enough for track use ,gearstick relocated 3 inch further back and sadev quick shift copy link the gear selection is 10 times better than standard , a gear is selected every time you move the stick not as standard when pressing on gear s cannot be selected due to standard stick ,engine mis alignment .alot of people rubbish renaults gear boxs but they are not the problem it is the misalignment issues that cause the gearboxs to break or have issues due to people forcing it into gear when really pushing on

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[Streps]

trackracer said:

Arty! Looks great

[tbc]

trackracer said:

what an utterly st attempt at an already st art car, the again it'll probably fall apart soon anyway

[Beefmeister]

tbc said:

what an utterly st attempt at an already st art car, the again it'll probably fall apart soon anyway

Wow, I hope you know this guy and that's some friendly japery.

Because if not you sound like a complete c**t.

[John D.]

Beefmeister said:

tbc said:

what an utterly st attempt at an already st art car, the again it'll probably fall apart soon anyway

Wow, I hope you know this guy and that's some friendly japery.

Because if not you sound like a complete c**t.

[fieldmau5]

Beefmeister said:

Wow, I hope you know this guy and that's some friendly japery.

Because if not you sound like a complete c**t.

+1

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fieldmau5 said:

Beefmeister said:

Wow, I hope you know this guy and that's some friendly japery.

Because if not you sound like a complete c**t.

+1

+2

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Car looks like a right little beastie OP, bet it would have my 330 for breakfast on the twisties