My 172 Cup - Page 3 - Saxperience

Hopcraft · 6th October 2010, 14:45

JESUS christ, your headlights are in good condition. Mine is 6 months older and are in dieing need of some wet sanding. Saying that, it's got another 50k under its belt.

jimbo06 · 6th October 2010, 17:20

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Originally Posted by Aly

Looks great Jimbo!
You're certainly onto a winner here.

Did a glimpse of the future If you wanted me to. Did some image adjustments in photoshop too, see If you spot them, apart from the obvious

Lowered and de-ariel'd? looks goo like!

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Originally Posted by Scott_172

As said on C/S very nice mate.

No need for photoshop

Heres what mine looked like before the wheel refurb dropped on KTR'S

Cliosport2 by scott.thomas21, on Flickr

Tnaks mate

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Originally Posted by joe333

Very smart car!

Cheers!

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Originally Posted by Docz2k9

Very Clean Mate , How About Anthracite Wheels?

Na mate not going down the anthracite route, want it looking clean and fresh

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Originally Posted by Hopcraft

JESUS christ, your headlights are in good condition. Mine is 6 months older and are in dieing need of some wet sanding. Saying that, it's got another 50k under its belt.

Yeah mate i was quite surprised at how good nick the head lights are in

jimbo06 · 2nd October 2011, 16:43

Bonjour!

Well its been quite some time since i updated this thread but i thought i would say whats been happening with it anyways, as I still enjoy a spot of saxp from time to time.

So the clio...well as i said i wanted to keep it in great condition and make it sort of OEM+. Theres a big lack of mint OEM cups knocking around now imo so i think i caring for it and improving subtle things here and there it will make it stand out for what it is if you catch my drift.

Anyhow i had the belts, and pulleys changed over last year shortly after purchasing it.

Over the last year came the following:

Some brand new conti contact sport tyres (the original tyre for the cup from renault)

A CS membership, old tax disk holder out...and new one in:

A clean 3/4 front plate and a new clean back one:

Then a good service including the following:

Missing from the pic was also a new oil filter, new battery and new coolant for a full change

I also took the throttle body off and clean that :

My gear gaiter was passed its best and a clip had snapped making it come loose so i ordered a new one:

After this i then purchased these :

This is my 4th set of Eibach springs that ive had on my cars and they have are perfect for what i want. The steering and turn in seems to have been sharpened up while the car is slightly lower all round...perfect for the OEM look that i am trying to achieve.

ohh hiaa. fitted:

Lastly ive just purchased a BTB stealth system off chris, a user on here & CS. These are one of if not the best exhaust for a 172 and retail for £500 new.

I degreased it, washed it and polished the middle box and back box up ready for fitting in the next few day

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After buying the BTB, MOT'ing, Putting rear disks and pads on and paying my insurance for the year in the last few weeks im officially a broken man

Thanks for looking guys

Gandi699 · 2nd October 2011, 22:00

Best springs to fit a clio if you ask me! I've got a set on mine and the drop is perfect as well as being a lot more settled in the bends I find. Going to run some trophy rear dampers on the back when they arrive, see how they benefit the car.

leeroybrown · 3rd October 2011, 08:56

Was just about to say it needs a billlly big wooooooooooorps (exhaust to me and you)

What's the brother got these days?

Ashleyp · 3rd October 2011, 10:11

Looking good dude!

very nice and OE

have the springs lowered it much? i can't tell by the current pics and previous pics? better spring rate i assume?

jimbo06 · 3rd October 2011, 19:22

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Originally Posted by Gandi699

Best springs to fit a clio if you ask me! I've got a set on mine and the drop is perfect as well as being a lot more settled in the bends I find. Going to run some trophy rear dampers on the back when they arrive, see how they benefit the car.

Yes mate they are the only springs i would fit to one tbh, top quality engineering as you would expect from a manufacturer such as eibach

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Originally Posted by leeroybrown

Was just about to say it needs a billlly big wooooooooooorps (exhaust to me and you)

What's the brother got these days?

He's sold the trophy and now has an 08 red mk5 Golf GTI...lovely motor i have to say.

What you planning on getting when the trophy goes??

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Originally Posted by Ashleyp

Looking good dude!

very nice and OE

have the springs lowered it much? i can't tell by the current pics and previous pics? better spring rate i assume?

Cheers dude! Yes mate, the springs have lowered it 15-20mm i reckon. They made the turn in alot sharper and stiffened it up nicely.

I fitted the BTB today!!

Such a great fit and the quality is second to none! Sounds lovely and the car now pulls alot stronger than it did before, especially top end of the rev range. A must 'purchase' product for all 172 owners imo. All in all im well happy with the car at the moment

Pics to follow, thanks.

Ashleyp · 3rd October 2011, 20:56

Good stuff dude.

extra power + extra cornering speed = win win

leeroybrown · 4th October 2011, 08:13

Arr yeah a red golf, thought I had spotted you 2 in one a few weeks again.

Not sure yet maybe a ST.

jimbo06 · 4th October 2011, 17:33

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Originally Posted by Ashleyp

Good stuff dude.

extra power + extra cornering speed = win win

Spot on pal

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Originally Posted by leeroybrown

Arr yeah a red golf, thought I had spotted you 2 in one a few weeks again.

Not sure yet maybe a ST.

yeah st's are nice motors mate!

Pics of the BTB right at home

jimbo06 · 8th November 2011, 22:42

Update!

The postman was good to me today :

Can ya guess what it is yet lol

Now over the last month or so ive noticed that my brakes have been feeling a tad 'wooden' and generally crap, and seen as though i havnt looked at this area since owning the car i thought i had better turn my attention to it and sort it out asap.

As you may have read i am going for and OEM+ theme with my cup so i didnt want to take the plunge with 4 pot's etc as; 1. i didnt think what i use the car for warrent's 4 pots, 2. i was advised that in putting 4 pots on a 1*2 can un balance the car under braking, and 3. i didnt really want to spend £600-800 on 'bling' calipers which i wouldnt get the best out of so i went for the following upgrades:

1. Brembo Hi Carbon Disks
2. Ferodo DS2500 pads
3. Goodridge Braided Lines
4. Motul RBF 660 fluid.

This should be ideal for fast road use and even some moderate track action and once the calipers are cleaned and painted will look and feel like it came out of the factory like that

Pics of the stuff unwrapped:

If all goes well this little lot should be fitted on friday

Thanks for looking guys, comments welcome!

Liam_ · 8th November 2011, 23:07

Nice to see a car being well looked after. Brakes should be tip top.

jimbo06 · 8th November 2011, 23:14

Cheers dude, the VTS still treating you well?

J222JRA · 8th November 2011, 23:24

Nice update Jim!!

Liam_ · 8th November 2011, 23:31

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Originally Posted by jimbo06

Cheers dude, the VTS still treating you well?

Bar needing a rear beam overhaul, she's plodding along quite nicely haha. Give me a nudge if you fancy some track time next year.

PJN · 8th November 2011, 23:32

Thought this car looked familiar, saw it parked at the Aquatics Centre gym one day last week, can't remember which for the life of me now though :/

jimbo06 · 8th November 2011, 23:46

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Originally Posted by J222JRA

Nice update Jim!!

Cheers dude

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Originally Posted by LeeumH

Bar needing a rear beam overhaul, she's plodding along quite nicely haha. Give me a nudge if you fancy some track time next year.

Bloody saxo's eh lol, i still miss mine like mad! Will do mate.

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Originally Posted by PJN

Thought this car looked familiar, saw it parked at the Aquatics Centre gym one day last week, can't remember which for the life of me now though :/

Yes mate that will be mine, i am at the gym most days during the week.

jimbo06 · 30th December 2011, 12:49

Update:

Ok so Santa was good to me and the clio this christmas

One thing that annoyed the f*ck out of me everytime i got in the cup was the state of the steering wheel so i decided to finally do something about it. I did toy with the idea of having the standard item trimmed again but i cant really be without a steering wheel for a week or whatever and having seen the Sabelt Cup Racer wheels i knew i had to have one...

I wanted this wheel as it fits in with my OEM+ theme seen as though it is a renault part (well sort of lol) and it looks great in a mondial blue cup with the blue dash inserts matching the blue top part of the wheel...it kinda looks like its ment to be there from the factory! Which is what its all about for me.

Any how i got it fitted yesterday (by Chris205 off here, big thanks pal ) and went out to give the interior a quick once over then get some snaps of it:

As well as looking the part, I had no idea how much it would transform the feel of the car! It really makes it feel alot more connected and raw, its awesome! Cant reccommend one enough tbh.

Finally my rear exhaust mount is sh*gged so i got my self one of those too...OE ofcourse

Comments welcome as always, thanks for looking!

Liam_ · 30th December 2011, 15:13

That wheel looks sweet! Were they fitted to the Clio V6 as standard?

jimbo06 · 30th December 2011, 16:09

Cheers dude, no i dont believe they were fitted to the V6 although i might be wrong

Hows tricks?