R500BRT - Boosted Beany 182....

[robbie1988]

Thought I would start a build thread to keep a track of what work I am doing with the little Inferno 182.

Bought it like this from DTM cars and the weather was horrendous:

Today managed to spend some time on the car:

- Tracking set as pulled to the left very slightly
- Anthracite speaker covers fitted
- Standard engine cover refitted
- Stainless bolts for the airbox
- Replaced bolts from connectors in engine bay
- Tried adjusting exhaust but is blowing so getting stainless one sorted

From what I have checked the car already has the following fitted:

- Panel filter
- Powerflex front wishbone bushes
- Powerflex anti roll bar bushes
- Powerflex torque mount
- LED sidelights, numberplate lights and interior lights
- Philips silvervisions all round
- Black front diamond & bullets
- Gloss black dash strips and steering wheel inserts with orange detailing

These are some pics from when I finished my work:

Interior -

Engine Bay -

Outside -

Rob

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Well another day and thankfully a day off so managed to start working through my list of jobs of the Inferno.

First up was sorting the aged headlights as these really let the car down when the paintwork is so good, used the Meguiars Headlight restoration kit which I would highly recommend.

Drivers side:

Passenger side:

Also fitted a cup racer tow eye as loved the look on the previous 172 I had. The car came with a 3/4 front plate but was unfitted so also fitted this. My private plate will be going on in a few weeks once the V5 has come through.

Rob

 

[harry289]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Looks a fantastic base! Seem to be getting on with it well with good taste

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Today I wanted to sort the badges out on the car, didnt like the black Clio badge and the Sport badge.

Removed these and got a standard Clio badge for £2 from the scrappy.

Also removed the front and rear diamonds and painted these in anthracite as the front one was black and rear standard silver so looked odd.

Definitely looks better in my opinion

Exhaust is really annoying me so that is due to be sorted in the coming weeks along with a decat pipe, induction kit & lowering springs

Rob

 

[Sam]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Looks good Robbie. Hopefully get it to the same standard as mine. Ha

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

That's the aim haha - I definitely need some form of Recaro's in as don't think the standard seats support my upper back very well

Just cant wait to get the next raft of mods sorted out to really improve the car

Rob

 

[Rubicon_]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Looking good! The 200 badge would suit the back lovely. I sprayed all the plastics on mine satin black like the exhaust surrounds and bumper strip, makes a big difference.

 

[JamesWilson]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Saw this at dtm, wish I had the extra cash to get it!

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Cheers for the comments - its starting to get the way I want it.

Next month will be big changes all being well

Rob

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Well busy couple of days for me - I bought some wheels off Gumtree and ended up driving a 625mile return trip to North of Aberdeen to collect them.

The wheels are lovely high metallic silver williams wheels with R888 tyres. Plans are to get the wheels repainted high metallic anthracite and put my winter tyres on and keep the R888's for track or sell them on.

Ordered some centre caps so waiting on them as well.

Managed to get some lovely snaps on the way as well:

Also picked up some paint for the calipers and some more detailing gear:

So today I had a day of playtime, first up a clean of the car, using Dodo Juice wax safe wash:

All clean and time for more work:

Calipers painted:

New wheels trial fitted:

All being well will be repainted this week and get the centre caps sorted. Also waiting for my Eibach Sportlines being delivered and have Pure Motorsport top mounts on the way as well.

Rob

 

[Darius]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

That's lovely! Not a fan of the new wheels unfortunately, but just imo of course

 

[brad259]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Nice car mate but have to agree with javvaCake on the wheels but again personal preference

 

[iOllieSM]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Love Williams wheels! Unsure on that colour but once sprayed up in the darker anthracite and with a slight drop I reckon they'll look spot on.
Good job

Ollie

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Cheers for the comments - had Williams wheels on my last 172 - flame red with gold Williams. Loved the look and had to be done again haha

This time its anthracite wheels though.

Rob

 

[iOllieSM]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Cheers for the comments - had Williams wheels on my last 172 - flame red with gold Williams. Loved the look and had to be done again haha

This time its anthracite wheels though.

Rob

Omfg. I want those on my flamer that looks incredible! DAMN I wish you never shown me that picture.

Thanks, thanks a lot.
Lol

 

[deutsche_blonde]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

I like the wheels. Much better than the black 182 ones, particularly with the awful painted centre diamond's.

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

I like to be different haha - flame red suits some gold accents haha

Not a fan of the standard 182 wheels at all - let alone in gloss black and orange

Rob

 

[Andy93]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Just seen this, your plans are very similar to mine and we aren't a million miles away from each other. Got any trackdays booked yet?

 

[Daz.]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

I once saw a monaco on silver willy wheels - loved it.

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Not booked any trackdays and wont be until the issue with insurance and court cases is sorted (thread on here and pistonheads about it)

Wheels are being dropped off tomorrow for repaint in anthracite and also got some centre caps which may be ok for now.

Should suit that colour much better rather than silver

Rob

 

[Dan...]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

I'm undecided on the wheels, maybe when they are a different colour I'll think they'll look ace

 

[Jacky_T]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

oooo i love the colour scheme on your old one!

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Cheers - it looked a great little car but it had some minor issues under the skin.

Well wheels are in getting painted now and should be ready at the weekend, also will have some custom renault centre caps if it turns out the way I wanted.

Got a Ktec uprated gearbox mount to go on when I get a matching engine mount.

Also made a start painting some of the engine but ran out of time to finish it 100%:

Got the V5 through so I got some new plates made with my private plate on it and got them fitted:

Rob

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Well I now have these all ready to go on before going for laser alignment.

Photos sent to me from paintbooth:

Now with tyres on and custom centre caps ready to fit:

Also got my Eibachs from Lithuania (much cheaper than from over here haha):

Now also got a Milltek stainless exhaust for a bargain price so that will be getting fitted soon as well

Rob

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Well somehow I ended up buying another set of wheels so thats 3 now haha:

Also my bargain £90 Milltek exhaust:

Winter wheels now all ready to fit with custom centre caps, why pay silly money for Williams ones which arent the best design when you can customise some like this:

Rob

 

[Midnight]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

How much do the Williams wheels usually sell for?

They look awesome!

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Prices vary - some go for around £150-200 but some good sets sell for £400+

 

[trails]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

such a tease...get those rims on the car and post some pics

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Well the repainted Williams wheels are on along with my Vredestein winter tyres and also managed to get the Eibachs fitted. Absolutely soaked off doing it but it needed doing haha.

I also snapped a lower strut to hub bolt and they dont appear to be the correct bolts so these were replaced along with proper spare ones:

And the result:

Rob

 

[Geordie-Chris]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Nice pics, looks excellent.

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Looks superb this, Williams wheels look miles better now they're darker :approve:

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Finally got a day off so sorted all my bargain Milltek system out. For the grand sum of £180 I have a Milltek catback with 2 centre sections (1 is going to be a straight through section for trackday/summer) 1 is the standard Milltek centre section with the additional silencer.

I bought a brand new Milltek decat and genuine front fitting kit from Renault then got 3 new hangers.

The hangers have been filled with mastic to aid there strength and all being well will be fitted next week at MB Motorsport.

Also got a Milltek stainless adaptor for the olive fitting on a normal 182 if anyone needs one it will be for sale.

Cant wait as standard exhaust is blowing like hell now.

Rob

 

[harry289]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Wheels, tyres, ride height: Looks such a good winter set up

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Is a great winter setup - had a very similar setup on a bargain bucket Ka last year and went all over in the snow haha

Unfortunately I was still defeated by this:

 

[harry289]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Wow that's some serious winter weather obstacles. Never thought a KA could master the snow

 

[Simon_16v]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Car looks good. Where did you order the Eibachs from?

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

The Eibachs came from Lithuania - they were listed on ebay with offers considered so got them for either £140 or £150 including delivery. They were brand new as well so saved £10-15.

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

Made a start getting all the horrible grey/black plastics all repainted. Only got the back bumper insert and exhaust surrounds done as weather stopped play.

Ignore the dirt on the car - weather permitting the car will be getting cleaned and a third layer of wax adding tomorrow

Rob

 

[iOllieSM]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

How did you get that rear bumper strip out? I've done every plastic on mine matte black now but can't get that rear strip out!!

Cheers

 

[robbie1988]

Re: My Inferno Orange 182 Project Thread - Fast Road/Occasional track day car....

I gently pushed out one edge from the back (2 visible tabs when looking from underneath). Then gently work along bumper with a large screwdriver between the strip and the bumper turning it a quarter turn to pop the clips out.

Was a slow and careful process to prevent the strip from bending and snapping.