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  1. Clint197

    Newbie and 1st job on the 197 f1

    Grimsby! Me too. Ultra red F1.
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    My First Renault - Clio 197 Weekend/Track Toy Project

    Top work and great thread!
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    Painting grills, trims and deffuser

    I did give it a bit of a rub down prior to priming.
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    Painting grills, trims and deffuser

    I did the same... first time I’d done any spraying. It’s a doddle.
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    Clint’s R27 (daily / track)

    First ever proper track day. Cadwell. 27th August. Awesome! Will definitely be doing more. Turned up on my own as it was a Wednesday and none of my mates would book a day off (I ain’t got any mates really ). Got there in good time for the briefing and sign on. I also booked track tuition for...
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    Clint’s R27 (daily / track)

    The night before my track day and a few final checks lead me to check the towing eye and test fitting it... DISASTER! There was no hole behind the plastic flip down cover! Further investigation revealed that the crash bar had been removed at some point in the cars life and put back on the...
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    Clint’s R27 (daily / track)

    Track was booked! Cadwell! 30 minutes drive from where I live. MSV where holding a novice only track and I also booked on with some tuition. With this in mind, I replaced my brake fluid with Motul RBF600 and dropped a set of used but very good condition Michelin PS4’s on the back (the fronts...
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    Clint’s R27 (daily / track)

    I then treated myself to a re-trimmed steering wheel, gear knob and gator. Great addition! Thanks to Royal Steering Wheels
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    Clint’s R27 (daily / track)

    Whilst installing the Bush I managed to damage the airbag clockspring / squib even though I was aware it could happen. New second hand squib from ebay for £35 and all sorted.
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    Clint’s R27 (daily / track)

    Then I decided to replace the steering rack bush (got one from track focus direct) and I also bought a Recaro lowering subframe to lowers the drivers seat. The subframe made a huge difference to how the car felt and it was another mod I wanted to get done before I took it out on track.
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    Clint’s R27 (daily / track)

    Next up was; Repairing the blower which wasn’t working on number 4. Spliced in a new harness connector from eBay. New pollen filter. De-tangoing the indicators. And spraying the front grills, bullets, door handles and spoiler end caps. Also repairing the keyless door lock buttons (which can...
  12. Clint197

    Newbie

    Hi! Where are you based?
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    Clint’s R27 (daily / track)

    It was spot on. Got really lucky with it
  14. Clint197

    Clint’s R27 (daily / track)

    Will do mate. I’ve just done my first track day at Cadwell. I’ll update on here in due course. Safe to say, I loved it!
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    Clint’s R27 (daily / track)

    To be continued...
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    Clint’s R27 (daily / track)

    Exhaust time!!! I purchased a second hand Scorpion resonated exhaust off here and installed it. Great sound and not too loud. A good balance for a track / daily car
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    Clint’s R27 (daily / track)

    Squealing / sticking rear brake calipers lead to them being stripped, cleaned and new seals fitted..
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    Clint’s R27 (daily / track)

    The PCV clean and gearbox oil change was straightforward with no more surprises Powerflex engine mounts where also installed as these, I believe, are essential for a track going car and after all I do intend on getting this car on the track (my first ever track day!). The gearbox, torque...
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    Clint’s R27 (daily / track)

    Next was the gearbox oil change, scuttle drain checks and PCV clean. Wow! Definitely check you scuttle drains. Mine was chokka! I had also noticed a knock while driving. The cause was revealed while the drains were being cleaned. Knackered top mounts.. Two new top mounts were duly...
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    Clint’s R27 (daily / track)

    I introduced myself a little while back so I thought I’d update with a project thread... I bought the car around 16 months ago. I wanted an F1 (253/500) with the Recaro seats, cup spoiler and front splitter, and this was just down the road in Grimsby. I’ve done a lot of little jobs since...