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Ahhhh "theory" that mythical place....

Just cancel the honeymoon it won't be an issue!

Does this mean you want all your "bits" back?

I've got the car back from Redish, so James had got a bit of floor space back now, it had become a bit of a permanent feature! The problem now is that any progress is down to me.

Progress has been a little slow over recent weeks mainly due to work (I work on a contracting basis and go where the work is, currently in Edinburgh which is an issue with the car being in Bristol). Currently trying to finish off the mounting of the new pedal box which has been ongoing for too...

Nick, Completely agree that ideally I would have tried various suspension set ups being before purchasing, for me this is very much a starting point. Thanks for the thoughts on the forged bottom end and I can see the logic in what you're saying.

From my perspective all my previous cars have been fast road car projects with the compromises that entails. For the Clio, having read various comments and spoken with Curtis I went for the items I have detailed. The car hasn't turned a wheel on this suspension and so I can't offer a view and...

I took the advice of Curtis at AST on the springs, the codes on them are: Front: AST-180-100-61 Rear: Eibach 0500.200.0500 I do know that the version I have differ to another set I saw, and this is where I show my technical incompetence, on mine the lower springs (grey) have a flat...

Whether it's worth the investment is a personal choice, but from what I understand the 182 manifold is a better item than the stock 172 item and so in my view yes, it's trying to get hold of one. Mine wasn't new so I didn't pay full Renault price for it. The rest of the exhaust system is...

One of the reasons for the rewire was seeing the problems experienced by others when trying to make significant changes to the standard loom.

The clutch cable is on the TBC list at the moment, along with about 300 other things!

You're probably right about the TB manifold, haven't actually seen it in situ yet!! Other plans for the engine are a bit fluid at the moment, although I've been talking to a few people about what's possible on the budget I have. I've already got hold of a genuine 182 manifold, and the...

I have to admit I got the throttle bodies, 120mm trumpets, air filter, Megane 250 injectors and the TPS as a complete "kit" on e-bay. The seller had got it all together for his own project but trashed the car before it got fitted. The manifold is indeed machined from billet aluminium and...

The strengthening work done to the rear axle is effectively an "off the peg" kit which has been developed by Pure Motorsport in Padstow. You can buy the bits and fit them yourself or do as I did get them to do it for you. I went to Donnington a few weeks ago to watch the racing and have a...

Phewww! Thanks for that!

I bought a 2nd hand 182 manifold which has just been delivered. When I unpacked it I noticed this.......... Having never seen one of these manifolds up close is this damage or is it supposed to be like this?? The only reason I can think why this would be there is to provide clearance on...

Having seen some of the recent updates from Nick172Cup, Chrispy and Tom I thought I'd add an update of my own, although I'm not sure I'm really in the same league as those guys! The cage is nearing completion just need to get the harness bars and dash bar welded in, then James at Redish...

I want to have some braided brake lines make up but I can't work out which fitting I need to connect to the rear caliper. I need them to be a specific length so can't buy one of the off the shelf kits that are available. Is there a fitting that would do the job or do I need to use some kind...

Hi, I thought I'd share a project I've just started, it's similar in a lot of ways to some projects that other people have underway or have completed so hopefully you'll keep me on the straight and narrow going forward!! I bought the car new in 2001 and for the last 5 years the Misses has...

Fantastic, Thanks for the quick reply.........

Just did some prep for fitting some throttle bodies I've ordered and when I took off the inlet manifold I have a hole that goes straight through the cam cover. It seems to be linked via a small tube to a "canister" situated in front of the offside front wheel (2nd Pic). On pictures...