The life of... SharkyUK's Trophy

Scrooge · Jan 26, 2017

SharkyUK said:
The exhaust is a bit of a blocker at the moment. It was due to be done before Christmas but unfortunately it didn't get done. It's just difficult in terms of folks' (those involved) availability.

Fingers crossed it gets done soon Andy!

SharkyUK · Jan 26, 2017

Gray said:
I'll be catching you up soon @SharkyUK My Megane has been off the road 17 months now FFS....

It sucks, doesn't it? I'm worried because driving is something I really enjoy (I don't have that many hobbies these days) and I'm starting to lose interest.

Scrooge said:
Fingers crossed it gets done soon Andy!

Thanks fella

Tony Hunter · Jan 27, 2017

At least it's keeping the mileage down.

imprezaworks · Jan 27, 2017

Gutted and wow at the patience.

Where's the car now mate?

TimR26 · Jan 27, 2017

You can drive without an exhaust, will just be a tad loud lol. Is the rest of the car back in one piece now?

I'm up to 115k and 17k on the engine now :grinning:

SharkyUK · Jan 28, 2017

Tony Hunter said:
At least it's keeping the mileage down.

Very true!

imprezaworks said:
Gutted and wow at the patience.

Where's the car now mate?

It's in Glastonbury mate, awaiting a bit more fabrication and assembly.

TimR26 said:
You can drive without an exhaust, will just be a tad loud lol. Is the rest of the car back in one piece now?

I'm up to 115k and 17k on the engine now :grinning:

Glad you're up and running and munching through the miles! The Trophy is still in bits mate.

cpaterson76 · Jan 28, 2017

SharkyUK said:
Very true!

It's in Glastonbury mate, awaiting a bit more fabrication and assembly.

Glad you're up and running and munching through the miles! The Trophy is still in bits mate.

I just left Glastonbury 2 hours ago, I could have given it a cuddle for for you Andy!

Now on the long journey home 🙈

SharkyUK · Jan 28, 2017

cpaterson76 said:
I just left Glastonbury 2 hours ago, I could have given it a cuddle for for you Andy!

Now on the long journey home 🙈

I think it needs a bit more than a cuddle mate! It's already been f**ked several times...

Safe journey home

cpaterson76 · Jan 28, 2017

lol, cheers mate.

I miss my trophy as well, at least yours is coming back!!

Tim. · Feb 1, 2017

TimR26 said:
I'm up to £115k and £17k on the engine now :grinning:

Didn't realise you'd spent that much on it? Wow!

TimR26 · Feb 1, 2017

Tim. said:
Didn't realise you'd spent that much on it? Wow!

Unfortunately the amount for the engine isn't far off 🙈

imprezaworks · Feb 1, 2017

£115k on what?

NorthloopCup · Feb 1, 2017

imprezaworks said:
£115k on what?

Sex and drugs and rock n roll do do do do de do do

imprezaworks · Feb 1, 2017

Thank god. For a second I thought his r26

shu90 · Feb 1, 2017

SharkyUK, do you remember which ARP flywheel bolts you buy?

SharkyUK · Feb 1, 2017

cpaterson76 said:
I miss my trophy as well, at least yours is coming back!!

Missing the wee red beastie, are you? You should have kept it... :tonguewink:
Well, I hope mine is coming back. I'm not so sure! LOL!

Tim. said:
Didn't realise you'd spent that much on it? Wow!

I know! He got lucky with that bargain...

TimR26 said:
Unfortunately the amount for the engine isn't far off 🙈

:unamused: Ouch. I can sympathise!

shu90 said:
SharkyUK, do you remember which ARP flywheel bolts you buy?

I'm not actually sure mate. @NorthloopCup - any ideas what Steve used buddy?

NorthloopCup · Feb 1, 2017

SharkyUK said:
Missing the wee red beastie, are you? You should have kept it... :tonguewink:
Well, I hope mine is coming back. I'm not so sure! LOL!

I know! He got lucky with that bargain...

:unamused: Ouch. I can sympathise!

I'm not actually sure mate. @NorthloopCup - any ideas what Steve used buddy?

They're an M9 thread pitch and I think they're available from SBD Developments mate. I hope you're sitting down though, as they're the most overkill item you could ever wish to purchase! Lol! Snapping flywheel bolts is thankfully not something the f4r does.

SharkyUK · Feb 1, 2017

Thanks mate (@NorthloopCup

)

Tony Hunter · Feb 12, 2017

NorthloopCup said:
They're an M9 thread pitch and I think they're available from SBD Developments mate. I hope you're sitting down though, as they're the most overkill item you could ever wish to purchase! Lol! Snapping flywheel bolts is thankfully not something the f4r does.

Only if the old ones are used.

I know this.

SharkyUK · Feb 12, 2017

February 2017 - Update

Very little to report right now but - in the interests of keeping this thread going and keeping track of what's happening - the new clutch arrived the other day (after the other one got damaged in unfortunate circumstances). The exhaust is still a bit of a problem hence a different provider is being approached with the plans / spec. With a bit of luck things will soon pick up again. I really don't want to miss out on the events and drives / tours this year.

Here are a few photos of #165 from the 'early years' before the serious engine troubles began.

Rolling back to 2007, a week or two after I bought her...

A few from 2008...

2009...

It's quite sad when a grown man (debatable!) is pining for his Clio to come home! 😊

Stefan. · Feb 12, 2017

Looks good though andy

NorthloopCup · Feb 13, 2017

sj2112 said:
Looks pink though andy

EFA. 😂

SharkyUK · Feb 13, 2017

It was red. Once.

NorthloopCup · Feb 13, 2017

SharkyUK said:
It was red. Once. :tongueout:

That's what they all say! Lol

Tim. · Feb 15, 2017

SharkyUK said:

Where is this please?

Silent_Scone · Feb 15, 2017

Looks like Narnia

SharkyUK · Feb 15, 2017

Tim. said:
Where is this please?

I'll drop you a PM mate...

Silent_Scone said:
Looks like Narnia

I'll bite... "But Narnia is not real; it doesn't exist...."

SharkyUK · Feb 20, 2017

February 2017 - Update #2

A very quick update... it's been a bit of a pain in the ass trying to get someone to design and build my new exhaust. The guy who was originally doing it is simply too busy (or not interested) and responses from other places haven't been great either. As a result, Dan simply decided to order the various bits and pieces and he will be making the exhaust himself. At least I know it will get done now.

clioben182 · Feb 20, 2017

SharkyUK said:
February 2017 - Update #2

A very quick update... it's been a bit of a pain in the ass trying to get someone to design and build my new exhaust. The guy who was originally doing it is simply too busy (or not interested) and responses from other places haven't been great either. As a result, Dan simply decided to order the various bits and pieces and he will be making the exhaust himself. At least I know it will get done now. :smile:

Dont know if its worth a try mate there is a place in worcester called A44 exhausts. They do a cracking job and i have seen a lot of classic road and various race cars in there.

SharkyUK · Feb 20, 2017

clioben182 said:
Dont know if its worth a try mate there is a place in worcester called A44 exhausts. They do a cracking job and i have seen a lot of classic road and various race cars in there.

@clioben182 - now that the parts are ordered (and on the way) I'm happy that Dan will do his magic and sort it out for me. Thank you for the suggestion though, much appreciated.

clioben182 · Feb 21, 2017

SharkyUK said:
@clioben182 - now that the parts are ordered (and on the way) I'm happy that Dan will do his magic and sort it out for me. Thank you for the suggestion though, much appreciated. :smile:

Hopefully he does mate. Keep at it she will be home soon! Massive cs party to celebrate? :tongueout:

SharkyUK · Feb 21, 2017

clioben182 said:
Hopefully he does mate. Keep at it she will be home soon! Massive cs party to celebrate? :tongueout:

A party may well happen... if I've got any money left. Everyone's invited.

Sir_Dave · Feb 21, 2017

SharkyUK said:
It was red. Once. :tongueout:

Got driven once as well, admittedly not by you on this occasion :tonguewink: (Russ i think):

Welsh.Dan · Feb 21, 2017

Nice to see some of the early pics of it. Great pics as usual

Sad it's not finished.
I was going to suggest pro speed in Cardiff as he does proper bespoke systems apparently.
At least it's sorted for Dan to do now.

Is it just the exhaust and mapping etc holding it up now?

SharkyUK · Feb 21, 2017

Sir_Dave said:
Got driven once as well, admittedly not by you on this occasion :tonguewink: (Russ i think):

Yeah, Russ has probably spent as much time behind the wheel of #165 as I have!

Welsh.Dan said:
Nice to see some of the early pics of it. Great pics as usual

Sad it's not finished.
I was going to suggest pro speed in Cardiff as he does proper bespoke systems apparently.
At least it's sorted for Dan to do now.

Is it just the exhaust and mapping etc holding it up now?

Cheers Dan.

I've got a custom ProSpeed exhaust on it already but it needs to come off. I need a new one made to measure as it will need to work / fit with my revised fuel system. The ProSpeed will be sold (fantastic exhaust it is, too).

There are still a few bits to do yet mate. The exhaust was a bit of a blocker so that will soon start to progress. Same with the damaged clutch; the new one has arrived so all good there. It all has to be transplanted and put back in yet along with the new loom and ECU / dash.

SharkyUK · Mar 5, 2017

March 2017 - Update

It's been very quiet of late and there's not much to report. I'm hoping that my old exhaust can soon be removed from the car so that it can find its way to a new owner. In other news, these two guys arrived to keep me company...

JackD · Mar 6, 2017

I don't know how you're still going with this after the luck you've had, but I'm glad you are!

SharkyUK · Mar 6, 2017

JackD said:
I don't know how you're still going with this after the luck you've had, but I'm glad you are!

Thanks mate

I'm a bit numb to it at the moment as I'm getting frustrated not having it around.

SharkyUK · Mar 12, 2017

Hopefully the new exhaust will be fabricated very soon... here, on the left, is the 'exploded' view

It's a 3" system all the way through.

Tony Hunter · Apr 9, 2017

What car is it again?

The life of... SharkyUK's Trophy

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