Pauls inferno 182 :D

[InfernoPaul]

I have owned a Black 1.2 Clio for the past year which i loved but it obviously lacked power. I picked up a 2005 inferno orange 182 cup last thursday and i'm so happy with my purchase.

My old Clio.

My new purchase.

I have a few modifications to be on with this weekend.

• Fitting Cooksport springs
• De-badging the back
• switching the lights with the xenons off my 182
• Giving it a full clean and polish due to travelling to kent and back from blackpool on monday to pick up my mates inferno 182.
• Resoring headlights.

I have alot of other ideas that i want to do to my car and i'll keep you updated, i would love to hear some ideas

 

[Paul.M]

Looks nice and tidy that buddy! Will keep an eye out locally for you

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

Looks well that mate :up:

 

[Mr Plums]

Very nice mate, inferno does look good when its clean.

 

[InfernoPaul]

Looks nice and tidy that buddy! Will keep an eye out locally for you :smile:

I swear i've seen you now and again

Very nice mate, inferno does look good when its clean.

Mine could do with a clean tbh starting to look abit grubby

 

[InfernoPaul]

Even though i planned to do quite a bit of work on my 182 it didn't go to plan. With the assistance of @Stonzy we fitted cooksport lowering springs, i removed the wind deflectors from my 1.2 and fitted them to my 182 and changed the old plates round with my new plates.

Removing the wind deflectors was quite easy with the use of two screwdrivers :smiley:

I decided to purchase new plates due to the old one having scottish flags on them and i wanted a 3/4 plate for the front anyway as they look smarter than a standard one due to eliminating any overhang.

When removing the old springs we did have a bit of trouble with the bolts as the car is 9 years old there was some age related corrosion on the bolts so removing them became a ball ache. Before the new springs were fitted i decided to clean the dampers as they were filthy :smile:

I have fitted new suspension before on my old 1.2 and a few friends cars and its always been annoying due to not using any spring compressors and the top mounts are always an annoying part. This time around with spring compressors and the correct tools and knowledge the top moun ts didn't give us any problems and the springs were fitted easily.

The rear springs are always an easy part of the process due to being able to fit them both at once :smiley::up:

When i purchased the car the rear end was sitting lower than the front for some reason, once the cooksport springs were fitted the car was sitting miles better :smile::up:

 

[InfernoPaul]

The next work to be carried out hopefully this Saturday is to swap my 182 headlights with the xenons on my 1.2 and as the headlights are faded slightly i will restore them with the use off 2000 grade grit paper, G10 compound and a buffer :up::smile:

Also i think my 182 deserves a thorough clean and polish :tongueout:

 

[dann2707]

Looks great mate. Well written too, enjoyed reading so far.

 

[InfernoPaul]

Looks great mate. Well written too, enjoyed reading so far.

Cheers Pal :smiley:, i love what you've done with your car :stig:

 

[Stonzy]

So far so good mate

 

[InfernoPaul]

So far so good mate :smile:

Hopefully get every thing done that's planned on Saturday :smiley:

 

[Valiant]

Good thread bud!

Also, your mate looks a bit like Juan Mata in that photo? haha

 

[InfernoPaul]

Good thread bud!

Also, your mate looks a bit like Juan Mata in that photo? haha

Cheers pal, Haha he actually slightly does, @Stonzy you dont play for utd do you???

 

[InfernoPaul]

Hopefully get a dyno test of my car next week sometime so ill post the results once obtained...

 

[Paul.M]

Hopefully get a dyno test of my car next week sometime so ill post the results once obtained...

Which dyno matey? I assume the one at the college?

 

[JoeMarano]

If I were you I would spray the badges dark grey or black and the same for the wheels. Don't think silver wheels suit the car very well.

 

[InfernoPaul]

Which dyno matey? I assume the one at the college?

Yeah free Dyno tests all year, can't go wrong

 

[InfernoPaul]

If I were you I would spray the badges dark grey or black and the same for the wheels. Don't think silver wheels suit the car very well.

I was thinking anthracite wheel and black badges but everyone does that so I was gonna keep it how iris

 

[AndyStew]

Looks good on the silver wheels imo, once the polished xenons are on coupled with the clean plate it'll transform the front end.

 

[st3ve]

No messing about eh Paul, you two have come a long way, nice work. What's the history on the timing belt?

 

[Cub.]

Nice start to a project

Car looks nice, and I'm not usually an Inferno fan.

 

[InfernoPaul]

No messing about eh Paul, you two have come a long way, nice work. What's the history on the timing belt?

All the belts were changed by renault around 4,000 miles ago so all good for now :up:

 

[InfernoPaul]

Looks good on the silver wheels imo, once the polished xenons are on coupled with the clean plate it'll transform the front end.

I have fitted and buffed the xenons this weekend and given it a thorough clean and polish all pics will be uploaded soon

 

[InfernoPaul]

This weekend involved me and @Stonzy (guy with the other inferno) completing numerous of jobs on my inferno.

The first job of the weekend was replacing my old piper-cross air filter with a new extended induction kit. I decided to do this to try and reduce the amount of heat soak the inlet air under goes.

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To change the inlet it involved me removing the battery to fit the new filter.

After fitted the cars induction sounded so much better and the cars acceleration seemed better, so all in all a positive replacement.

Due to my car being a cup it does not have any xenon headlights with is a downer. Luckily for me i purchased xenons for my 1.2 so i decided to switch them round. A problem with the new xenons was they were faded so i decided to clean them with 2000 grade paper and G10 compound on a buffer.

To start off i masked off the front end of my 1.2 as i didn't want any of the compound to get on any black plastics as it can stain.

Next i used 2000 grade paper and hot soapy water to smooth out the scratches and defects on the lights, after that i buffered the headlights with G10 compound keeping the lights wet with cold water. The results can be seen below which i think they came out great and look miles better.

Now the lights were at the standard i was aiming for it was time to swap the lights around. This process was found to be quite a ball ache as some of the bolts didn't seem to want to come loose. Eventually the lights were removed from both cars and swapped.

The next day i thought seeming though my car was filthy due to travelling to Kent and back and Manchester and back from Blackpool it needed some TLC.

To start off i snow foamed the car all over to get rid as much dirt as possible. After washing off the snow foam there was still a bit of dirt on the car so decided to wash mitt it all over using several buckets of hot soapy water.

During the washing process i decided to de-badge the Renault sport badge as i find it quite ugly using a caramel wheel.

After the car was dried the wheel were then cleaned the results can be seen below.

The final thing to due was give my car a good polish and wax :up::smile:

 

[InfernoPaul]

Nice start to a project :smile:

Car looks nice, and I'm not usually an Inferno fan.

Cheers man, got alot more to do :up::blush:

 

[InfernoPaul]

Looks good on the silver wheels imo, once the polished xenons are on coupled with the clean plate it'll transform the front end.

I'm keeping them silver i think xenons and plates have now been fitted :up:

 

[InfernoPaul]

No messing about eh Paul, you two have come a long way, nice work. What's the history on the timing belt?

Hey, Steve only just realised who it is, hows things man not spoke in ages, you enjoying Aus???

 

[st3ve]

Hey, Steve only just realised who it is, hows things man not spoke in ages, you enjoying Aus???

Things are great pal, I can't believe you've got a 182 already, I thought you'd have the 1.2 a lot longer!
Are you guys carrying on at Uni another year?

 

[InfernoPaul]

Things are great pal, I can't believe you've got a 182 already, I thought you'd have the 1.2 a lot longer!
Are you guys carrying on at Uni another year?

Nahhhh i couldn't do with having the 1.2 any longer just lacks power and yeah in our final year now, what have you been up to anyway and hows the mazda??? Ive also got your OZ F1s on my 1.2

 

[AndyStew]

I'm keeping them silver i think :smiley: xenons and plates have now been fitted :up:

Top job on the xenons, they've came up a treat, as has the wheels. I'm glad you're keeping them silver they look so much better than your mates anthracite 182 ones .

 

[InfernoPaul]

Top job on the xenons, they've came up a treat, as has the wheels. I'm glad you're keeping them silver they look so much better than your mates anthracite 182 ones .

Cheers man i'm defo keeping them silver and i love how the xenons have turned out only problem now is slight condensation :/

 

[Paul.M]

Car looks great after a good clean!

I don't know if you have seen but there's a few of us meeting up at the lea gate on sunday if you fancy popping along.

 

[InfernoPaul]

Car looks great after a good clean!

I don't know if you have seen but there's a few of us meeting up at the lea gate on Sunday if you fancy popping along.

Yeah i know, i was gonna pop down but i'm in Coventry all weekend so unfortunately have to miss it but im definitely down for the next meet....

 

[InfernoPaul]

@SMclellan what do you think about your old car ????

 

[dann2707]

Looks awesome buddy

 

[InfernoPaul]

Looks awesome buddy

Cheers MAN

 

[dann2707]

Cheers MAN

You're welcome MATE

 

[SMclellan]

Yeah car looks good pleased you are looking after it keep up the good work

 

[InfernoPaul]

You're welcome MATE

:smile:

Yeah car looks good pleased you are looking after it keep up the good work

Cheers Steve dont worry its being looked after

 

[ColinG]

Cars looking top notch! The springs and xenons have made all the difference! Nice to see its gone to another good home :up: