200 project

[lbrench]

so bought my 200 on the 23rd of december and started modding straight away

pics of when i got it

then got the steering wheel trim

then had snow

gave it a well deserved clean

to

then had a scuff with a barrier

(gets fixed monday)

then came the chance to get a cage, so i went for it

then on thursday the weather was amazing so went up to the cat and fiddle and had a three up and down runs, was extremely good fun to get the car on a good and really give it some stick
pics from the fiddle

on monday the scuff gets fixed, the badges, door handles and bullets get sprayed black and then coilovers next month i think

opinions

lynden

 

[rsclio182]

Nice start mate, you got any pics of the cage from outside the car?

 

[Jason_E]

Lovely car. Black on black ftw!

How did the barrier bump happen then?

 

[lbrench]

The back end went lite and I shat myself (rookie error) and clipped a barrier, could of been 10x worse

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Well played going for the speedlines, as its a £150 option i dont understand why everyone doesnt just get it.

Cage isnt to my liking unless it were destined for sole track use.

 

[theduck]

Looking good, shocker is shocking though.

 

[Jonny1*2]

Looks good all black like that :approve: You don't hang around with the modding hey. Don't forget how picky renault are with their warrenty

 

[lbrench]

Yeh that's what alot of people say about the warrenty, I forgot to add I've fitted a k tech panel filter, which does naff all tbh

and the shocker is just show people that I'm up for a laugh, I don't take life seriously at all, you only live once :approve:

 

[wilky19]

looking good mate.

looks so much better in the flesh than in photos

 

[Camble]

Lovely car, I'd be sick if I'd scraped it It's getting sorted monday though like you said so

 

[Naith]

bet u still aint cleaned the inside...!

lovely car. and stay safe you!

 

[chrispy.clio]

Oooo very nice. Look forward to seeing it on Coilovers

 

[lbrench]

bet u still aint cleaned the inside...!

lovely car. and stay safe you!

I'm spend the day cleaning the inside and outside once the damage has been repaired

 

[lbrench]

Oooo very nice. Look f
orward to seeing it on Coilovers

so am I

 

[danjf]

black on black and caged= mean!!nice!

 

[Thrust-Rated]

what is the sticker and where is it from? i like it

 

[timmyd]

What coilovers you gonna go for...

 

[lbrench]

what is the sticker and where is it from? i like it

IT's a shocker sticker, 2 where she Menstruates 1 where she deficates

2 in the pink one in the stink

you get the idea lol and I don't know maybe kw V1s, are they any good?

 

[timmyd]

Depends how much you wanna spend, but to better what you've got on the 200 at the moment I would say KW V1/V2 or H&R's.

 

[Thrust-Rated]

Where do you buy the sticker from?

 

[lbrench]

EBay, all I'm worried a out with coilovers is that it's going to be super stiff and really uncomfortable on day to day driving, the cup chassis is very stiff as it is, will it get much worse?

 

[Gorms]

I had KWs on my Golf and the ride was around the same as my 200 (the 200 dampens a lot better). Only time coilovers get a little crap is if you dont get adjustable dampers and almost bottom them out, they tend to get a little bouncy.

Gorms

 

[MadUsa1]

which cage is that? Is it a bolt through the floor item?

 

[Naith]

which cage is that? Is it a bolt through the floor item?

bolts to the chassis in front of bench and and two points in the rear, has the possibility of weld plates but save taking it out if needed lbrencg opted to just have the heavy duty bolting.

 

[Davis]

looks brilliant! steathy!

 

[Riad]

Good work mate!

 

[lbrench]

Went into the body shop today, I've got a 2001 reg ford fiesta 1.2 as a courtesy car, it handles like a boat, it's actually rather fun lol, will get pics on friday of the work I've had done

 

[Brett]

Looks good. Have you taken the rear bench out?

 

[wilky19]

Looks good. Have you taken the rear bench out?

yeah he has the bench doesn't fit with the cage in

 

[Slammed172]

2001 courtesy car, FLOL, bodyshop on a budget, lol.

I'd cry if i scaped a 59 plate car.

KW it !!!!!

 

[dmn1989]

dont dare touch the suspension on this!

youd be crazy to

 

[lbrench]

dont dare touch the suspension on this!

youd be crazy to

sure? i was thinking coilovers? but alot of people have been saying the 200 suspension is awesome as it is and i wont feel the differnce

 

[dmn1989]

youd be wasting a good £1200 for no reason imo.

the 200 cup chassis suspension is fantastic

 

[wigglywoo]

How much is it costing to repair your damage? I've got similar damage on mine....

 

[Bazzon]

sure? i was thinking coilovers? but alot of people have been saying the 200 suspension is awesome as it is and i wont feel the differnce

Tbh i think you d ruin the car on the road fitting coilovers, sure you may improve the look. But it will be stiffer etc which is not great for the road.

Im sure theres a set of a coilovers thats a compromise for road and track for the 200 but its exactly that a compromise. You could potentially ruin all the good work renault have done.

 

[Slammed172]

Do remember its always reversable !!! If its s**t then just put the OEM stuff back on.

 

[lbrench]

How much is it costing to repair your damage? I've got similar damage on mine....

425 quid for

rear arch fixed, blended with door, reprayed bumper, badges and bullets done black

so its not that bad really oh and thats with a courtesy car thrown in aswell

 

[lbrench]

got it back last week, will have pics up tomoro, new things on the car are:

scratch fixed like new
all badges and bullets matt black
orange LED lights inside (thanks naith and riad)
k tech catbon bonnet

next hopefully get a carbon rear splitter when streamline make one and leather recaros (will have to save for these though)

lynden

 

[Mr Burns]

Very nice mate

What was it like fitting the cage? Mines still sat in the garage, don't have the motivation to fit it atm lol.

 

[Jamie]

I struggle to believe you need coilovers. I'm under the impression that the standard suspension set-up is excellent. You getting anywhere near those limits?