Shuv's Racing Blue 200...................

[RSPez]

Lets go back a few days.

Eibach lowering Springs arrived and i put them in the living room. Wife saw and said "MORE car bits" ! (She dont care a monkeys really).

"Yea" i said jokingly......."I felt my springs are about to snap - so i'm getting some now to prevent a break-down in future"

She just laughed.....


Anyway....onto Eibach Spring and spacer fitting today and i pop over to garage mid-morning to check on progress, see if top mounts etc were all ok and if the springs actually fitted !

"All fine" and i've done one side front and rear he says. "Just one thing though - look at this".....and shows me a broken front spring. Seems doing these now was actually a good idea after all God knows how long its been like it. I hadnt noticed a thing !!!

I did measure arch gap this morning pre-fitting....but havn't measured tonight as it was too dark etc. But if these gave a 15/20mm then im a China-man. Looks way more than what they were supposed to be - but in a good way thankfully.

Im really happy with the drop, the ride and the stance:

Before:





Rubbish garage pics now:

Looks great shuv.
Is this with the stub axle spacer on as well?
It's good that it dosnt feel any diffrent to you which is what your was worried about.
Good job you got some new springs really with on being snapped really like pav said six sence.
They will settle in.

Enjoy mate.
Pez

 

[sevenfourate]

Looks great shuv.
Is this with the stub axle spacer on as well?
It's good that it dosnt feel any diffrent to you which is what your was worried about.
Good job you got some new springs really with on being snapped really like pav said six sence.
They will settle in.

Enjoy mate.
Pez

Yea 8mm spacers upfront and 10mm stub-axle spacers at the rear fitted (Each side that is of course).

I couldnt even tell the difference in ride tbh. Slow corners, roundabouts, straight-line or minor bumps-wise. (Soaked up bumps / small pot-holes very well) I've not pushed at all yet.

Snapped spring was a joke / excuse to the wife. Turned out to be real of course. Was right at the bottom so would have been sitting in shock 'cup' and not noticeable at MOT. Might have been like it a while.......

Thanks for the kind words.


****This might give a better idea of the difference to the track width at the rear with stub-axle spacers fitted.

Before:



After:

 

[Gordini]

Car is looking really good Shuv, great stance

 

[sevenfourate]

Current specs:

2010 Clio RS-200: Renault Racing Blue.
Mileage - circa 36k

ENGINE:

Toyo-Sports Stainless 4-2-1 manifold
Scorpion Resonated stainless system (1 x Cat removed)
Ram-Air panel filter in standard airbox
Acoustic Valve removed
Modified Acoustic Valve inlet / Cold air feed into air-box
Engine dynamics Remap
Yellow Silicone vacuum Hose
Various VT Customs dress-up bolts etc and some Yellow colour-coding
Streamline Carbon - "RENAULT sport" inlet manifold badge
Powerflex (Yellow series) Engine and gearbox mounts
Elf Evolution 900-SXR 5w/40 engine oil, ELF NFP gearbox oil, Bosch filter, NGK plugs
Cambelt, Aux Belt, Dephaser, Tensioner, Water-pump, Camshaft seals etc changed with Renault parts October 2016.

CHASSIS:

Continental Contisport-5 XL (215/45-17) tyres
Powdercoated Gloss Black / lacquered wheels
Black Renault centre-caps
Black wheel-nut covers
Meyle uprated / stainless-steel heavy duty drop-links
Meyle Uprated / stainless-steel heavy duty anti rotation links
Camber / Toe / Caster set-up on Hunter Hawk-Eye
Eibach Pro-Kit lowering springs (15mm drop front / 20mm drop rear)
8mm Hubcentric spacers - Front
10mm stub-axle extenders - Rear

BRAKES:

Standard Brembo 4-piston calipers front / Standard rears
Brembo High-Carbon 312mm vented front discs
Brembo rear discs
Ferodo DS2500 front brake pads
Mintex 1144 rear brake pads
ATE Superblue fluid
Hubs painted with Hammerite smooth

EXTERIOR:

"GT" rear spoiler
Carbon-fibre Black Renault badges front and rear
Stubby Aerial
"CLIO" badge removed on boot
White sidelight / indicator bulbs
Xenon number-plate bulbs
Uprated headlamp / sidelight bulbs
'B'-pillar decals removed
Small Black Renault flag decals on rear quarter's
Bosch wipers all-round

INTERIOR:

Custom Leather steering-wheel by Royal; with Orange band and stitching
Custom floor mats with Orange trim
Custom dash-decals with Orange highlights
RENAULT Sport "RS" Aluminium gear-knob
Xenon Bulbs: Courtesy lights front and rear, door-cards, boot and number-plate
12mm Sound-proofing under carpet in boot


Suggestions for my next 'project' on the car ? I'm thinking now: i do love the Orange splashes inside and might get Sprayshack to make some more lasting impressions......

Or am i missing something that will make a big positive change without needing a re-mortgage ?

 

[Big Ben]

That's a pretty big list Shuv, can't be much left to do!

Calipers i suppose but I know you're capable of doing them yourself.

What about a front splitter? Have you looked into one of those? Can't think of much else

 

[Sean197]

Calipers, door bullets and door handles next I think!

 

[sevenfourate]

Calipers, door bullets and door handles next I think!

Black bullets you thinking ?

What are you 'suggesting' ref the door handles ?

 

[Sean197]

Black bullets you thinking ?

What are you 'suggesting' ref the door handles ?

Black with blue 'Renault Sport' writing for the bullets, perhaps carbon with a blue sticker although with your experience of Streamline maybe not... and door handles painted/wrapped black as the silver stands out a bit with the black wheels and black rear quarter stickers.

 

[///M]

Looking superb mate. You've done a great job with your car.

If you need a Photoshop with new caliper colour and door handles and bullets in black or whatever, give me a shout. Sometimes can help a lot towards making a decision.

 

[Dystant]

Looking superb mate. You've done a great job with your car.

If you need a Photoshop with new caliper colour and door handles and bullets in black or whatever, give me a shout. Sometimes can help a lot towards making a decision.

I already did this for him a while back

 

[Chris]

If your changing the bullets are door handle colour - the callipers have got to change colour! Cant have one thing silver on the side of the car!

 

[///M]

Go orange! Orange and blue look so good together.

As for the door handles and bullets, I think they look good as they are. But if you do them black, you really need black badges all round too.

Then get a carbon roof...

 

[Jimmy]

Nice little list there Shuv, an impressive collection of mods! Lovely car mate, one of the nicest on here

 

[sevenfourate]

Nice little list there Shuv, an impressive collection of mods! Lovely car mate, one of the nicest on here

Bold words my friend. Thankyou. Not sure i'd go that far though Jimmy tbh ! (Theres some serious metal on here.....and some owned by folk who don't 'broadcast' their mods as much as me).

I'll go as far to say it might be one of the most 'sorted'. ie: Renault niggles fixed and quite a few subtle'ish upgrades with no stone unturned in the quest for "doing things the best way possible".



Anyway: for a man supposedly more into bikes - my love for my car is well-known it seems...

Look what i got in the Secret-Santa at work today



Its even the right colour.........Bonus

 

[Dystant]

Oh my god that's brilliant, I want one in white!

 

[Chris]

Bold words my friend. Thankyou. Not sure i'd go that far though Jimmy tbh ! (Theres some serious metal on here.....and some owned by folk who don't 'broadcast' their mods as much as me).

I'll go as far to say it might be one of the most 'sorted'. ie: Renault niggles fixed and quite a few subtle'ish upgrades with no stone unturned in the quest for "doing things the best way possible".



Anyway: for a man supposedly more into bikes - my love for my car is well-known it seems...

Look what i got in the Secret-Santa at work today



Its even the right colour.........Bonus

Thats a proper thoughtful gift!

Not the usual secret santa at work gifts lol!

 

[sevenfourate]

Well - when the sky is like this in December - you gotta take advantage !! [And this is more about MY process than the products used.....we all have our favourites for each purpose and that is just another huge topic in itself] :



So take one filthy Clio and start off with some cheap shampoo i use on the wheels only:



And set to work: (And yes it was nearly dark !) lol





Next - Pre-Wash: I'd already given it a jet-wash last night to get rid of the main crud.....so i mixed some All Purpose Cleaner, some snow-foam, a little Citrus wash and a small amount of Shampoo and gave the car thorough once over:







Next a little concentrated Shampoo, a detailing brush and a going over for those hard to get to nooks and crannies:









With the wheels now dry'ish - some mild weekly-use wheel cleaner for any remaining spots deep inside i'd missed or couldn't reach:



And then a proper rinse to insure i was dirt / dust / mud free !



At this point i "retired" for breakfast



Suitably refreshed - i wacked some quality Shampoo in a bucket to ensure good lubrication and washed with a Micro-fibre mitt:



And rinsed yet again...........



And by the look of the beading - i'm not going to bother waxing or even apply a QD gloss this time:

http://vid250.photobucket.com/albums/gg276/sevenfourate/Clio 200 - Xmas 2016 Interim exterior clean/17_zps4jvwl4n3.mp4


Good quality Microfibre drying cloth used - this is the bit i DON'T enjoy :-(



Waffle towel for wheels only:



4 and 1/2 hours of my life "gone"- but i do really enjoy it. In essence i'm finished. Just need to apply product to wheels, plastics, tyres etc now..



THANKS for looking. I'd better crack-on......

MERRY CHRISTMAS fellow Clio-freaks !

 

[Jimmy]

Yep, definitely the attention to detail that make this car one of the nicest on the forum This would be an impressive level of cleaning on a car that was even 20% dirtier than yours Shuv! As my neighbour likes to say, 'You'll polish that away'

Good on you mate, the effort you put into it really shows.

 

[Gordini]

Lovely Secret Santa present Shuv, you obviously work with some good folks Wish I could say the same...

 

[Pav]

I think Syer may have a problem
Great as always..you put us all in shame.think mine was cleaned 2 weeks ago and now its parked on my drive feeling sorry for herself while im in Czech with my mum and dad...
Keep it up.how do you find your new suspension set up?