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Burpspeed - From The beginning
- Thread starter Jay Payne
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172 Race Car
Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread
Used 'Gun wash' to remove all the sticky stuff left over from the tar. Then used red scotch brite pads to key the surfaces. After a good sweep & vacuum out we cleaned the surfaces using 'slow de-greaser'. About four 600ml cans of grey primer, two 600ml cans of satin black for the footwells & five 500ml cans of silver for the rest. Also used a little laquer for the rear strut bar. Left the rest un-laquered. Got a shed load of degreaser & gun wash left. I Bought 5 litre cans!
172 Race Car
Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread
Got a fair bit done this morning. Fitted a relay to run push button start :approve: using one of the new heater panel switches for that.
Carried on with the dash/heater panel wiring, took much longer than expected but its turned out well. Everything is working as intended. Also added a power feed for my pda holder.
As the seating position is much lower than the standard seats, the steering wheel, even on its lowest setting, is quite high. I modified the column bracket so I could lower the whole thing down, then fitted some long bolts down through the captive nuts fitted to the bulkhead bracket.
Used some washers & nuts to make sure the studs won't move.
Using more washers, nuts & finally lock nuts, the end result is about a 40mm drop in column height.
If its too low its a simple job to adjust it up, plus the stock height adjustment still works as normal.
Fitted the lower dash back in...
Looks alot better now. Also found a spot for the battery isolation swich....
Finally finished the battey cables off.
Fitted a 182 calbase headunit. Doesn't quite fit in the recess so had to file the sides a tiny bit.
How it looks now....
Got a fair bit done this morning. Fitted a relay to run push button start :approve: using one of the new heater panel switches for that.
Carried on with the dash/heater panel wiring, took much longer than expected but its turned out well. Everything is working as intended. Also added a power feed for my pda holder.
As the seating position is much lower than the standard seats, the steering wheel, even on its lowest setting, is quite high. I modified the column bracket so I could lower the whole thing down, then fitted some long bolts down through the captive nuts fitted to the bulkhead bracket.
Used some washers & nuts to make sure the studs won't move.
Using more washers, nuts & finally lock nuts, the end result is about a 40mm drop in column height.
If its too low its a simple job to adjust it up, plus the stock height adjustment still works as normal.
Fitted the lower dash back in...
Looks alot better now. Also found a spot for the battery isolation swich....
Finally finished the battey cables off.
Fitted a 182 calbase headunit. Doesn't quite fit in the recess so had to file the sides a tiny bit.
How it looks now....
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172 Race Car
Nikon D700
Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread
That looks fantastic - all the effort going into wiring, and small things like the steering wheel adjustment are ace! good work!
That looks fantastic - all the effort going into wiring, and small things like the steering wheel adjustment are ace! good work!
172 Race Car
Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread
It would be an honour if one of my idea's ended up on your car Ben :hail:
hope so, cant trial fit them coz they are at the flockers. obviously there will be a gap at the top. Ive cut away the lower part of the dash (not sure if u can see in the pics) the bit below the steering column. mainly so it was easier to take out and put back in. Not sure if your dash has that bit or not.
It would be an honour if one of my idea's ended up on your car Ben :hail:
172 Race Car
Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread
Im off work for a week now so hopefully will get the last of it done. Dam it was cold out there today, wind mainly. Lying on the cold floor doesnt help....
Got the clocks and radio display back in..
Trial fitted my 'Light weight music system' Lol.
Then it was the lying on the floor bit..... Burrrr......
To fit the seats back in....
Fitted the god awfull blue dash top back in, whats left of it. Till the flocked one turns up.......
Time for the crap wheel to go
What does this bit do, let me see............ ooops.....
As the horn is also on the end of the indicator stalk, i ripped out all the airbag clock spring wiring.
Trial fitted the new wheel boss.
realising that the indicator self cancel function is part of the airbag clock spring unit i set about modifying this to fit the new steering boss..
The boss has a hole in the top so the bolt and washers ive added fits this nicely. Making the self cancel function work perfectly....
^ very difficult to photograph it but you get the idea..
Finaly fitted the new wheel.
Now the seats and wheel are in i can see how the lowered steering coloumn feels. Its great, much better position, if anything it could do with being a little lower But its fine.
Off out now to get some other bits and pieces, should do some more tomorrow.
Im off work for a week now so hopefully will get the last of it done. Dam it was cold out there today, wind mainly. Lying on the cold floor doesnt help....
Got the clocks and radio display back in..
Trial fitted my 'Light weight music system' Lol.
Then it was the lying on the floor bit..... Burrrr......
To fit the seats back in....
Fitted the god awfull blue dash top back in, whats left of it. Till the flocked one turns up.......
Time for the crap wheel to go
What does this bit do, let me see............ ooops.....
As the horn is also on the end of the indicator stalk, i ripped out all the airbag clock spring wiring.
Trial fitted the new wheel boss.
realising that the indicator self cancel function is part of the airbag clock spring unit i set about modifying this to fit the new steering boss..
The boss has a hole in the top so the bolt and washers ive added fits this nicely. Making the self cancel function work perfectly....
^ very difficult to photograph it but you get the idea..
Finaly fitted the new wheel.
Now the seats and wheel are in i can see how the lowered steering coloumn feels. Its great, much better position, if anything it could do with being a little lower But its fine.
Off out now to get some other bits and pieces, should do some more tomorrow.
Nikon D700
Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread
You not binning the steering wheel stereo controls? Or do they still work?
You not binning the steering wheel stereo controls? Or do they still work?
Nafoff
ClioSport Club Member
Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread
dude i think i will be speaking to you quite alot over the next few months when i track prep mine.... looking brilliant though
dude i think i will be speaking to you quite alot over the next few months when i track prep mine.... looking brilliant though
Nafoff
ClioSport Club Member
Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread
were will you be mounting your harnesses?
were will you be mounting your harnesses?
172 Race Car
Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread
What brakes? im running standard ones. If u mean the pictures near the start of the thread then that is some spam from ben_p! I think there is a group buy going for them. Read the post again and have a search
No worries bud, would love to help.
What brakes? im running standard ones. If u mean the pictures near the start of the thread then that is some spam from ben_p! I think there is a group buy going for them. Read the post again and have a search
No worries bud, would love to help.
On the cage i guess. where they were when i got it
172 Race Car
Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread
Right its all coming together now, not much more to do.
As the mot is tomorrow/today/thursday i needed to concertrate on the important (tested) bits first.
Checked all the lights and realised i had a bit of a 70's style disco going on on the near side rear light. Traced the fault to a bad earth in the loom but decided while i was there to swap to ph2 clusters.
Had them for ages along with a ph2 rear bumper, trying to decided to fit them or not. Lights on, bumper sold, decision made!
One of the headlamp bulbs didnt fit into the lamp properly so had a closer look only to find that the mount inside the lamp was broken and the lens was all loose. Absolute mission trying to find a headlamp and with time running out the only option was Renault. But as it turned out they had one on the self (3 in fact) and only took £57 of my hard earned in exchange! Baragin!
This ment that the front bumper had to come off, Again!
New eye fitted
While it was off i notice the front plate.....
The guy must of been pissed when he made it!
I have since refitted my cage after my neighbor made me some bigger spacers for it.
Made the door cards.
Measure twice, cut once! Copyed it to another board to make two.
Covered them with vynal. (bad pic as taken in house)
All compleated now and im please with them. They look good, cost peanuts and weigh very little. Not got time to fit them before the mot tomorrow but it will be ok without. Just had to try and get the door handles to stay in one piece as they are both very badly broken. Pics of them finished soon.
So MOT time, then down to a mates place for an oil change and tracking check. Will be the first, Proper drive.
Right its all coming together now, not much more to do.
As the mot is tomorrow/today/thursday i needed to concertrate on the important (tested) bits first.
Checked all the lights and realised i had a bit of a 70's style disco going on on the near side rear light. Traced the fault to a bad earth in the loom but decided while i was there to swap to ph2 clusters.
Had them for ages along with a ph2 rear bumper, trying to decided to fit them or not. Lights on, bumper sold, decision made!
One of the headlamp bulbs didnt fit into the lamp properly so had a closer look only to find that the mount inside the lamp was broken and the lens was all loose. Absolute mission trying to find a headlamp and with time running out the only option was Renault. But as it turned out they had one on the self (3 in fact) and only took £57 of my hard earned in exchange! Baragin!
This ment that the front bumper had to come off, Again!
New eye fitted
While it was off i notice the front plate.....
The guy must of been pissed when he made it!
I have since refitted my cage after my neighbor made me some bigger spacers for it.
Made the door cards.
Measure twice, cut once! Copyed it to another board to make two.
Covered them with vynal. (bad pic as taken in house)
All compleated now and im please with them. They look good, cost peanuts and weigh very little. Not got time to fit them before the mot tomorrow but it will be ok without. Just had to try and get the door handles to stay in one piece as they are both very badly broken. Pics of them finished soon.
So MOT time, then down to a mates place for an oil change and tracking check. Will be the first, Proper drive.
Nikon D700
Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread
Door cards look good mate - how you going to attach them to the door?
Door cards look good mate - how you going to attach them to the door?
172 Race Car
Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread
board was around 1.50 per sheet from B&Q.
H&R's will have to wait, im completely skinted out now and want to get them set up properly (conrner weighted etc). Im probably gonna replace the lower arm bushes and ball joints etc at the same time so its gonna have to wait for a while.
Screws with back number plate covers
board was around 1.50 per sheet from B&Q.
H&R's will have to wait, im completely skinted out now and want to get them set up properly (conrner weighted etc). Im probably gonna replace the lower arm bushes and ball joints etc at the same time so its gonna have to wait for a while.
172 Race Car
Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread
So i was late for my mot appointment this morning but IT PASSED!
But only after i had removed the sun strip, it was in the wiper swept area and he couldn't pass it like that. He was realy good about it and we even tried fitting some smaller blades to it to see if it would clear the strip but it wasn't any good. Ripped it off. Could put another on now i have the mot ticket but im undecided, might just get some random sun visor from the scrappy.
All taxed now and took it for a spin, the thing is mental! So raw, Love it.....
So i was late for my mot appointment this morning but IT PASSED!
But only after i had removed the sun strip, it was in the wiper swept area and he couldn't pass it like that. He was realy good about it and we even tried fitting some smaller blades to it to see if it would clear the strip but it wasn't any good. Ripped it off. Could put another on now i have the mot ticket but im undecided, might just get some random sun visor from the scrappy.
All taxed now and took it for a spin, the thing is mental! So raw, Love it.....
Nikon D700
Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread
Number plate covers is a clever idea.. should look good.
Number plate covers is a clever idea.. should look good.
Re: My Ph1 172 track sl*g Progress Thread
Great news! And more good progress! Cant believe how cheap the headlight was!
Great news! And more good progress! Cant believe how cheap the headlight was!
