Megane 250 CUP Track Car
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Another little update on the car .
On my old fiesta ST i was running a Coolerworx shifter and was looking in to getting one for the Megane but as luck would have it the car came with one all ready .
Not so lucky was that the link shaft on the one that was on the car broke .
So a replacement ZeroPointOne shifter was ordered and installed .
I went with the Yellow shift knob colour to keep the theme going with the car as the Brembo calliper’s are Yellow along with the seat belts and rev counter .
I also got the surround for the shifter base to install to tidy this up a bit .
And all installed .
The shifts are now nice and short and the position of the shifter is now right at hand and will come in to its own when on track needing quick accurate shifts .
On my old fiesta ST i was running a Coolerworx shifter and was looking in to getting one for the Megane but as luck would have it the car came with one all ready .
Not so lucky was that the link shaft on the one that was on the car broke .
So a replacement ZeroPointOne shifter was ordered and installed .
I went with the Yellow shift knob colour to keep the theme going with the car as the Brembo calliper’s are Yellow along with the seat belts and rev counter .
I also got the surround for the shifter base to install to tidy this up a bit .
And all installed .
The shifts are now nice and short and the position of the shifter is now right at hand and will come in to its own when on track needing quick accurate shifts .
Another update to this build this time for the steering wheel .
On my old Fiesta ST i had the OEM steering wheel re trimmed in Alcantara and have done the same with this one .
The wheel is a OEM Renault unit so keeps the C/C functions etc but has been re trimmed in Alcantara and Yellow stitching with 12 o clock yellow band ( keeping the Yellow theme going on the car ) .
Also the handbrake was done in Alcantara and Yellow stitching .
On my old Fiesta ST i had the OEM steering wheel re trimmed in Alcantara and have done the same with this one .
The wheel is a OEM Renault unit so keeps the C/C functions etc but has been re trimmed in Alcantara and Yellow stitching with 12 o clock yellow band ( keeping the Yellow theme going on the car ) .
Also the handbrake was done in Alcantara and Yellow stitching .
Up next on the list is a rear roll cage as the AET one in my old Fiesta saved me when i had my off at Goodwood .
So the car has been installed with a JP half roll cage again done in Yellow to keep the yellow theem going .
I also installed my fire stick to the cage for quick access ( i hope to never need to use this )
I need to tidy the carpet up a bit but im happy with the cage and again hope i do not need to use / test this
So the car has been installed with a JP half roll cage again done in Yellow to keep the yellow theem going .
I also installed my fire stick to the cage for quick access ( i hope to never need to use this )
I need to tidy the carpet up a bit but im happy with the cage and again hope i do not need to use / test this
A few more parts for the car have arrived .
I will be looking to run two sets of wheels on the car one for road use and wet track use and one light weight set for dry track days with some sticky rubber on them .
I managed to find some 18 inch Team Dynamics pro race 1.3 light weight wheels with Nankang AR1 tryers at a very good price and in very good condition .
There is still a fair bit of meat left on the AR1 tyres .
Then to see what the weight difference was with the two wheels as both are 18 inch but the AR1 are 225/40/18 and the road tyres are 235/40/18 .
Stock Renault Cup 18 inch wheel with 235/40/18 Kumho PS71 tyres .
Team Dynamics pro race 1.3 18 inch wheel with 225/40/18 Nankang AR1 tyres .
The weight saving from the stock wheels to the Team Dynamics is 10.2 Kg per wheel so a total of 41 Kg saved .
Not that I’m going to get too obsessed with weight saving on the car this time but the total weight removed from the car so far is the below .
Air con 14.6 Kg
Rear wiper motor and wiper 2.5 Kg
Team Dynamics pro race 1.3 41 Kg
Total 58.1 Kg
I have a few more things to change to get the weight down a touch more but will not be going too crazy on the weight saving .
I will be looking to run two sets of wheels on the car one for road use and wet track use and one light weight set for dry track days with some sticky rubber on them .
I managed to find some 18 inch Team Dynamics pro race 1.3 light weight wheels with Nankang AR1 tryers at a very good price and in very good condition .
There is still a fair bit of meat left on the AR1 tyres .
Then to see what the weight difference was with the two wheels as both are 18 inch but the AR1 are 225/40/18 and the road tyres are 235/40/18 .
Stock Renault Cup 18 inch wheel with 235/40/18 Kumho PS71 tyres .
Team Dynamics pro race 1.3 18 inch wheel with 225/40/18 Nankang AR1 tyres .
The weight saving from the stock wheels to the Team Dynamics is 10.2 Kg per wheel so a total of 41 Kg saved .
Not that I’m going to get too obsessed with weight saving on the car this time but the total weight removed from the car so far is the below .
Air con 14.6 Kg
Rear wiper motor and wiper 2.5 Kg
Team Dynamics pro race 1.3 41 Kg
Total 58.1 Kg
I have a few more things to change to get the weight down a touch more but will not be going too crazy on the weight saving .
Few more bits done to the car last week .
First up was to change out the fuel filter for a new Bosh one .
Old filter .
New Bosh fuel filter .
And installed .
Next up was to change out the stock clutch damper line that has a bad habit of braking brake and clutch fluid .
New Hell braided clutch line installed .
Last up was what i thought would be a quick job but is with out a doubt one of the biggest PITA jobs i have ever done .
I ordered a new cabin filter as im not sure that the old one has been changed in a long time .
After looking at the location of said cabin filter i know this would be a fun job as you need too remove trim panels and remove the clutch pedal to then just about get access to change this out but the space is so tight .
After much fighting i managed to remove the old filter .
New filter .
Old and new .
Was just as much of a pain installing the new filter and a job I don’t look forward to doing again and i can see why people skip this little job .
First up was to change out the fuel filter for a new Bosh one .
Old filter .
New Bosh fuel filter .
And installed .
Next up was to change out the stock clutch damper line that has a bad habit of braking brake and clutch fluid .
New Hell braided clutch line installed .
Last up was what i thought would be a quick job but is with out a doubt one of the biggest PITA jobs i have ever done .
I ordered a new cabin filter as im not sure that the old one has been changed in a long time .
After looking at the location of said cabin filter i know this would be a fun job as you need too remove trim panels and remove the clutch pedal to then just about get access to change this out but the space is so tight .
After much fighting i managed to remove the old filter .
New filter .
Old and new .
Was just as much of a pain installing the new filter and a job I don’t look forward to doing again and i can see why people skip this little job .
Small little update from last week but one i like .
The rear of the car has been de badge taking away the big and IMHO ugly Megane chrome lettering but the previous owner has also removed the Renault Sport badge for a clean look i think this is called .
Im happy with the Megane badge removed but wanted to re instate the RS badge so i ordered a replacement original unit and also a exact metal copy in a nice Black and Yellow style .
I like both options but went for the Black and yellow as this is the theme of the car at the moment with lots of black and Yellow going on .
Silly but im very happy with such a small little change .
The rear of the car has been de badge taking away the big and IMHO ugly Megane chrome lettering but the previous owner has also removed the Renault Sport badge for a clean look i think this is called .
Im happy with the Megane badge removed but wanted to re instate the RS badge so i ordered a replacement original unit and also a exact metal copy in a nice Black and Yellow style .
I like both options but went for the Black and yellow as this is the theme of the car at the moment with lots of black and Yellow going on .
Silly but im very happy with such a small little change .
Some more small things done to the car last week before some bigger jobs that will be coming up .
First one was to remover the sun strip that came with the car .
There is nothing wrong with this but its just not to my taste .
Sun strip on the car .
And then with the sun strip removed .
I also received my new Renault Sport front mats that i got installed as well .
First one was to remover the sun strip that came with the car .
There is nothing wrong with this but its just not to my taste .
Sun strip on the car .
And then with the sun strip removed .
I also received my new Renault Sport front mats that i got installed as well .
Edited by Kaveney on Friday 29th July 20:02
Firthv10 said:
I managed to remove 12.5 kilos from each front door on an Audi a3. Still has glass in so could be lighter. Be a bit plain as a road car though.
Yeah I did this with my old fiesta ST changing the door cards and removing the speakers to save a good few Kg .I'm just going to focus on the big stuff to get the weight out like A/C , seats , battery , wheels etc so if I can get to around 70- 80 Kg I will be happy .
Kaveney said:
Yeah I did this with my old fiesta ST changing the door cards and removing the speakers to save a good few Kg .
I'm just going to focus on the big stuff to get the weight out like A/C , seats , battery , wheels etc so if I can get to around 70- 80 Kg I will be happy .
I see the rear seats are gone too, any idea how much weight that took out? ... and then how much weight the half-cage added back?I'm just going to focus on the big stuff to get the weight out like A/C , seats , battery , wheels etc so if I can get to around 70- 80 Kg I will be happy .
The Bearded Tit said:
I see the rear seats are gone too, any idea how much weight that took out? ... and then how much weight the half-cage added back?
Well spotted yes rear seats have been removed and I was going to update the weight difference. Rear seats are .
Rear seat back rests 24.3 Kg
Back seats 7.6 Kg
Boot support 4.2 Kg
Parcel shelf 1.6 Kg
Rear seat belts and brackets 4.8 Kg
Total 42.5 Kg
The SW motorsport half cage has a weight of 28.7 Kg
So 13.8 Kg removed from the car replacing the rear seats with the half cage .
Some more boring updates with just a few new under bonnet OEM parts .
As there was a sale on with RPD i thought i would look to order a few caps and dip stick as the stock units could do with a refresh so i ordered new Renault washer cap , oil cap , coolant cap and oil dip stick .
The washer cap was first .
Old .
New .
Old vs new .
Then the coolant cap .
Old .
New .
Old vs new .
Then Oil cap .
Old .
New .
Old vs new .
Then to finish off the oil dip stick .
Old .
New .
Old vs new .
And all installed .
As there was a sale on with RPD i thought i would look to order a few caps and dip stick as the stock units could do with a refresh so i ordered new Renault washer cap , oil cap , coolant cap and oil dip stick .
The washer cap was first .
Old .
New .
Old vs new .
Then the coolant cap .
Old .
New .
Old vs new .
Then Oil cap .
Old .
New .
Old vs new .
Then to finish off the oil dip stick .
Old .
New .
Old vs new .
And all installed .
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