Martin's Ph2 172

[Martin_172]

well its Clio number 8 for me, Clio RS number 4 and Clio 172 number 3!!! here she is....

it needs work, an mot but its straight, good condition, full history, recent cambelt change so its an awesome base to begin with


watch this space!

 

[Daveyb133]

Favourite colour for a 172. Great buy

 

[Caz-133cup]

Lovely colour indeed

 

[weebob]

Very nice! Get some more pics up dude

 

[MovingShadow]

So ITB's and supercharging is going to happen when?

 

[singlespeed]

So ITB's and supercharging is going to happen when?

Theres several high powered Mk2s now, with Supercharged/turbo. So, at least its not a dive into the unknown

 

[MovingShadow]

I noticed, when looking at Ktec on Facebook it looks like their biggest amount costumers are Clio 172's hence why they get all the fun upgrades.

More costumers < more R&D to aftermarket parts.

 

[maggi200]

It always takes time. Most 133s will be relatively new with warranties to consider. 172s are cheap and no warranty. How it works, there's no market usually. JDM being the usual exception.

 

[Martin_172]

plans are to get it mechanically perfect first and running well then start to build a turbo kit for it

 

[Martin_172]

can we keep chat on your favourite boy bands to a separate thread please guys!

car is getting new engine mounts so decided to give the engine a clean up...

as it stood

rocker cover (car had a new engine recently and it had apparently been sitting under a cover outside for a while)

inlets, engine mount and fuel rail guard painted (throttle body was also done later on)

rocker cover was done high temp matt black

ill update with pictures when its all fitted back on once the new mounts are fitted and its back together.

gave it a quick going over with a clay bar and then the machine polisher to bring the paint back into some sort of reasonable condition and then decide what panels need paint

 

[Martin_172]

 

[Martin_172]

the usual cloudy headlight problem...

400, 800 & 1200 wet and dry then polished up with compound using machine polisher

 

[singlespeed]

Looks a great improvement so far

You can get paper down to 3000 grit, but its a little late now

 

[BlackTwingo-i]

Youve done that before

I can tell this is gonna be one tidy 172!!

 

[tommy89]

Fantastic tip on the headlights there - my scenic has jsut had an advisory on its MOT for discoloured headlights - wet and dry on order now much cheaper than two new lights!

Can even see that there is another clio reflected in the lights! glad to see someone else likes them as much as me.

 

[Martin_172]

cheers for the comments guys, very happy with how its turning out, cant wait to get it mot'ed and on the road now.

ordered a brand new genuine Renault exhaust for it today so its nice and quiet!!

Fantastic tip on the headlights there - my scenic has jsut had an advisory on its MOT for discoloured headlights - wet and dry on order now much cheaper than two new lights!

Can even see that there is another clio reflected in the lights! glad to see someone else likes them as much as me.

glad I could help

yeah that's our little 54 plate 1.2 16v, one of our ex driving school cars it "retired" in 2007 and we just kept it as a spare incase any of the driving school cars are involved in an accident or broken down, it comes in handy now and again, im using it at the moment its done 130k miles, never had anything replaced other than timing belt, tyres, brakes, oil and filters!! now it sometimes sits for a month or 2 then starts first time! - Think its possibly going soon though as we have an 11 plate Twingo were going to keep instead

 

[tommy89]

glad I could help

yeah that's our little 54 plate 1.2 16v, one of our ex driving school cars it "retired" in 2007 and we just kept it as a spare incase any of the driving school cars are involved in an accident or broken down, it comes in handy now and again, im using it at the moment its done 130k miles, never had anything replaced other than timing belt, tyres, brakes, oil and filters!! now it sometimes sits for a month or 2 then starts first time! - Think its possibly going soon though as we have an 11 plate Twingo were going to keep instead

They are surprisingly strong little cars! To go that far after being a leaner vehicle - you must have got a good one! Wish my cars would sit for even a week and then start - My bargain 206 sits for a few days and then all I get is an annoying "click click click" - Cant beat a decent clio!

Your 172 looks like it will turn into a stunning example!

 

[Martin_172]

ordered all 4 engine mounts, coolant temp senor, thermostat and type D coolant...

removed the powerflow stealth and got a genuine system as I wanted it quiet...

alcantara pillars

front end refresh and eibachs

retro fitting cruise control, just waiting on the new airbag and buttons arriving

how it stands after off of that and a fresh MOT (needed a set of wiper blades and a lambda sensor)

 

[singlespeed]

I bet the overhaul has sharpened the steering and handling

 

[Alex_225]

Looks really good mate and flame red is a lovely colour?

What's the mileage by the way? Does your dephaser sound ok? Typically the cambelt on mine was done a couple of years back but had the lot swapped out coz of the dephaser.

I'm really wanting to get the paint or polish the inlet cover on the engine as my mate is in the process of spraying up the plastic engine cover.