My Artic 182 FF

[TRH_Racing]

I bought this last week and thought id make a small progress blog for me / everyone else to see!
Not a lot going on at the moment, just slowly cleaning everything thing up before going underneath and cleaning all the crap out from behind the wheels etc!

If i remember correctly im the 4th owner now, 90k miles .. renault service history to around 60k .. belts done a few years back so they need doing next year!
All pretty mint, pulls well! Had one issue with the exhaust with one bolt holding to manifold onto the cat but thats sorted thank god!
Lower engine mount's gonna be poly bushed in the next few weeks

cleaned it today finally .. she wasn't looking too happy dirty! .. still need to do the inside a bit better, belts need a good clean

enjoy .. hopefully

before:

After:

 

[Stefan.]

Looks nice

Why block out the number plate..but yet leave it showing on the rear of the car lol?

 

[TRH_Racing]

Looks nice

Why block out the number plate..but yet leave it showing on the rear of the car lol?

i got bored of doing it and realised its a waste of time .. but by then i already saved the pictures!

 

[dann2707]

Looks good mate

Guy in your avatar looks nothing like you though wrong coloured hair for a start

 

[TRH_Racing]

Looks good mate

Guy in your avatar looks nothing like you though :wink: wrong coloured hair for a start :tongueout:

ta! Spent the morning cleaning the inside so pics are to follow!

Haha, hey thats a self portrait right there!

 

[TRH_Racing]

Right!
Spent the morning cleaning up the leather a bit, wasn't really as dirty as i thought it was but it's come up very nicely!
Taken the rear section out (almost) to clean up it up a bit, dont like the mess even if its hidden. The fronts will be out this weekend if i can figure out how too, quite a bit of dust/dirt stuck away by the rails
Still gotta take the sub wiring out as well .. fun.

Anyone got any tips on how to get the Renault Sport on the seats back to white? i tried a vanish iirc and its left a big white ring -.-

 

[GavC]

Right!
Anyone got any tips on how to get the Renault Sport on the seats back to white? i tried a vanish iirc and its left a big white ring -.-
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I imagine a steam cleaner would be ideal for it, should give the right amount of cleaning power and not being too aggressive with the alacantara.
But if you don't have one of them, go at it with a microfibre cloth and/or soft brush with some cleaner
Check out this video by AMMO NYC

 

[Gus]

Do you work at meguiars :smile:

Bit of a tight parking space - how did you get the door open?

 

[TRH_Racing]

I imagine a steam cleaner would be ideal for it, should give the right amount of cleaning power and not being too aggressive with the alacantara.
But if you don't have one of them, go at it with a microfibre cloth and/or soft brush with some cleaner
Check out this video by AMMO NYC

Nice one, I've got a steam cleaner at home so I'll give that a go Saturday just need to find a way to do the belts now!

Do you work at meguiars :smile:

Bit of a tight parking space - how did you get the door open?

I wish ! We all parked one by one and ended up like that >.<

 

[GavC]

Go at your belts with the steamer too!! Or do what everyone else does here - bucket of hot water with washing machine detergent and go at them with a stiff brush. That's how I did mine and after some elbow grease they came up bright silver like they should be!

 

[dann2707]

Go at your belts with the steamer too!! Or do what everyone else does here - bucket of hot water with washing machine detergent and go at them with a stiff brush. That's how I did mine and after some elbow grease they came up bright silver like they should be!

I thought you meant cambelt then, that sentence got weirder and weirder until I realised haha

 

[TRH_Racing]

I'll get it all done Saturday! Steaming the interior and cleaning up the boot and reassembling the interior and soaking the belts

 

[TRH_Racing]

any tips on belt cleaning?

 

[TRH_Racing]

Right!

Should be selling my old car soon to fund the Clio, needing to get two new drive shafts as both and crunchy and loud on tight turns, new dogbone and then that's pretty much it for now!

I'm looking at a new exhaust to get in summer time, any recommendations apart from PMS ?

 

[dann2707]

any tips on belt cleaning?

Go at your belts with the steamer too!! Or do what everyone else does here - bucket of hot water with washing machine detergent and go at them with a stiff brush. That's how I did mine and after some elbow grease they came up bright silver like they should be!

Need more pics mate

 

[TRH_Racing]

when im home haha!
Its too dark now and my camera died

 

[TRH_Racing]

Not a lot has happend .. My missus bought me the DA polisher add on thing for a corded drill this week so that's been used and the car looks awesome .. the roof still needs work but that can wait!

I had a good old rebate come through from Mr. Tax man so that's being put straight to the car on new Sport Line springs and booking my track day .. cant wait!

 

[TRH_Racing]

Another actual update!

after messing my order up by accident on my side) my springs and poly bushing will be here next week!
got round to changing the Renault sport badge as well, looks so much better

 

[Greeny.]

I thought you meant cambelt then, that sentence got weirder and weirder until I realised haha

I thought exactly the same lol

 

[TRH_Racing]

So my parts came!
getting them all fitted and sorted this week

plus i booked my first track day up at snetterton!

 

[TRH_Racing]

and by chance i cleaned a bit of my struts up and they're blue .. i'm amazed!

and my dog bone got done today and oil change before the rolling road saturday

and i have K&N haha

 

[dann2707]

Nice one mate! I'd be changing those inner ARB bushes they look fucked.

I'd recommend powerflex black just measure your dia of your ARB first unlike me who got the wrong size lol they make a fantastic difference

 

[TRH_Racing]

Nice one mate! I'd be changing those inner ARB bushes they look fucked.

I'd recommend powerflex black just measure your dia of your ARB first unlike me who got the wrong size lol they make a fantastic difference

thats next on my list dude!
im going round polybushing stuff as i go along!

bet its a lot stiffer?

 

[dann2707]

Stiffer than your dad when he sees me x

Edit - and that's really stiff

 

[TRH_Racing]

Stiffer than your dad when he sees me x

Edit - and that's really stiff

ah .. very stiff!

got my new springs being fitted as we speak!

 

[TRH_Racing]

And they're on

 

[TRH_Racing]

another update .. went to the dyno run today and got a good 176 bhp and 146 ft/lb!

 

[TRH_Racing]

got a track day in 2 weeks .. anything thats worth double checking apart from the usual oils etc?

 

[TRH_Racing]

So Monday was my first track day at snetterton, it was awesome! loads of learning curves, lots of sketchy understeer moments and brake fade at 120 mph .. all in a good days work!
the only photo i have so far, the offical ones arent up yet! the plastic guard has been sorted so not to worry
120 miles there, 140 miles around the track and 120 miles back, 2 tanks of fuel, the odd missed gear and she still ran like a trooper all day, im so impressed!

 

[TRH_Racing]

Bucket seat and harness mounting ..

Im looking at getting a new seat just for the driver side for now, i can see how the seats go, but harness wise
I know i need to use spreader plates, where is the best place to mount the lap straps?!

 

[Jekyll]

Any more updates?

 

[TRH_Racing]

Any more updates?

Got my self a K-tec induction Kit from my mate, forgot to get some pics haha!

Just saving up to get the Belts/dephaser changed and then its onto a rear ARB and a few other bits and bobs!

 

[TRH_Racing]

Lost concentration for a split second and kurbed my wheel .. not happy!

 

[TRH_Racing]

Engine cleaning started today, its gone okay just need to paint the inlet / fuel rail guard at somepoint!

 

[TRH_Racing]

Just a quick small update

Had the brakes finally bled at Renault and they did a health check, got a small power steering leak they think, ive no idea how to get that sorted. And my O/S/F Track rod end is dead and needs replacing, nothing major either!

 

[GeorgeH]

What's the deal with polybushing the dog mount?

 

[TRH_Racing]

What's the deal with polybushing the dog mount?

Makes it a bit more solid / less moving around, gear changes are better as well!
engine mounts are next

 

[GeorgeH]

Makes it a bit more solid / less moving around, gear changes are better as well!
engine mounts are next

Sound good, would you definitely recommend doing it?

 

[TRH_Racing]

Sound good, would you definitely recommend doing it?

definatley!
makes the car a bit more vibratey but that goes after a while, it does help quite a bit

 

[TRH_Racing]

Picked up some track tyres from @jaswalker24 last night, been used abused and proven so im pretty happy to take them and use up the rest of the tyre! 2 are down to the wear markers (fronts) rears have loads of life left on them so im pretty happy!