Adams ph1 172 ?

[adam172]

This is one awesome ph1 mate. Lots of time and £ gone into it.

Cheers but tbh there's actually not that much money been put into it. I don't think iv even spent more than £500 on the car yet lol and some people spend thousands ..............

(Not inc the plate obv)

 

[adam172]

UPDATE:

so after collecting my wheels (prorace 1.2s) about 2 weeks ago i finally got around to buying tyres (toyo t1rs) and fitting them, im happy with the way the car sits on them, although i think i will be needing coilovers in the near future as now its stripped the back end has creeped up a bit.

sorry for the poor pics i will get some proper ones tomorrow!

comments please

 

[Amy]

I dont like it

 

[adam172]

I dont like it

thanks

 

[Rob]

Looks really good mate, better pics are needed though tbh.

I want to come have a poke around, but I'll have to wait until Steve gets this driveshaft to me, snore....

Car went into Orpington today for bonnet catch

 

[adam172]

yes defently dude, and glad your getting it sorted there top blokes in there !

 

[adam172]

some better pics now the 1.2s are on:

any comments, all welcome

 

[Will.]

Looks lovely mate. Really fresh and looks quite standard but at the same time modified. I cant wait to get mine

 

[adam172]

thanks buddy yea from the outside its pretty standard but the insides all striped (wel not as much as i would like) you will love it when you get one !

 

[adam172]

UPDATE:

so the annoying idle was back!!!!and with a trip to renault and £70 later its fixed i tried everything to free the old ICV up but nothing, so i had to get a new one with this fitted and the car idling perfect again i gave it a new oil filter and some fresh oil.

i have now also fitted my brake ducts, i replaced the fogs with a CAF to the front brakes . which i think look pretty cool

Also a new rear exhaulst mount was needed so as the car was getting some love i put that on to. i had a bit of trouble as all three bolts snapped off the old one but still at least its sorted now will get some pics up very soon!

 

[adam172]

some pics of the ducts :rasp:

 

[Rob]

Very nice work, they look really good mate.

Sorry I didn't stay and lend a hand the other day, wasn't really dressed for it.

 

[adam172]

hahaha *tart* nah thanks for what you helped with buddy i ended up going to renault in the end and getting a new icv ...

oh and you left your spray here btw if ur passing or in the area give me a bell !



just picked up a new skirt from DannyR (cheers buddy) so that will be going on sometime over the w/e!!

 

[adam172]

relocated the battery today to alow for a beter induction set up.

full right up here http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?p=6901908#post6901908

before

after

while i was at it i removed the tar stuff from the back!

 

[davidinacio]

i want a tow ring like yours.. how can i get one?! the problem is that im from portugal :s who sells that?!

 

[adam172]

not sure ask people on here someone might be kind anough to post out there

 

[davidinacio]

hope so!!

 

[adam172]

bit more tidying up today !

cables connected in a proper box

still not sure were to put this but here will do for now!


sound deadening removed and brake lines wrapped in heat proofing!

and how its sitting atm!

 

[adam172]

after fitting the battey in the boot and using audio cable i wanted to change to some proper battery cable i also added a 300amp fuse and a cut of switch which i located in the dash.

heres the results (sorry for poor images)

spot it?............

should be picking a cage up for it next week so more updates to come!

 

[adam172]

so i collected the cage and fitted here it is

really happy with it and loving the car atm.

next thing on the to do list is belts, coilovers, and some track time!! all expensive so will have to wait for now.

although i do have one of the group buy custom arbs in the post to me atm, so that will be going on when it comes and also getting the rest of my dash flocked (which is why i have some parts missing atm)

and just because i like this photo

 

[Setone]

very nice looking Clio mate. couple of questions if i may?

how do you find the driving position of your steering wheel? thinking about getting a similar style? I'm 6,2 and a little worried about room etc

Also what did you use for the fog light / cold air feed to the brakes? looks trick

keep up the good work mate

 

[adam172]

very nice looking Clio mate. couple of questions if i may?

how do you find the driving position of your steering wheel? thinking about getting a similar style? I'm 6,2 and a little worried about room etc

Also what did you use for the fog light / cold air feed to the brakes? looks trick

keep up the good work mate

the room is not a problem atall, although because now my seat is pretty much on the floor i need to lower the steering wheel a couple of inches to suit the new driving posistion

as for the fog ducts i used 72mm caf ends and some ridged caf pipe i will try find the ebay link for you, there a perfect fit!

 

[Setone]

cool cheers for the info mate, ebay link would be handy, my fog lights don't work and there is pretty much no need for them i this country :approve:

 

[adam172]

rear custom arb fitted thanks to the group buy

it needs seting up but i will leave it pretty nutral for now untill the weather drys up a bit

 

[Rob]

Will that not just scrape on EVERYTHING mate?

 

[16vfan]

car looks quality m8 and like the way your going with it! but id be para about that rear arb catching on stuff

 

[adam172]

took the car for a bit of a more spirited drive today as the weather is nicer to try out the new arb and my god its made a difference and i think its set pretty softish atm! it feels like the car is planted throughout the entire corner with very little role atall, and considering my suspention is standard apart from lowering springs it corners pretty well

and i dont see it catching on anything really as its pretty close to the wheel so as the wheel goes up (a curb, bump ect....) so with this ?

 

[adam172]

update

not many pics but thats because not much has happened worthy of any pics

so i went to see danny (sidewaysdanny) @ 519 automitive to get my belts a dephasser changed and what a difference it has made heres a before video and after

before (click on the image)

after (click on the image)

as you can see it sound sooooo much better.

i have also raised the arb a bit just so its not so low, i had no problems with it how it was but by doing this it just gives it a bit more clearence

i have also got my flocked centre section and steering cowl fitted

i now just need the lower dash done. once i have this i wil then strip the front out of all plastics carpet and roof lining my plan is to then get the interior inc the cage painted gloss white.

 

[Cro]

Jeez check out the difference in sound there, I was waiting on you starting the engine and then noticed the belt spinning!! Dash looks well, any plans for the bottom half?

 

[adam172]

Jeez check out the difference in sound there, I was waiting on you starting the engine and then noticed the belt spinning!! Dash looks well, any plans for the bottom half?

it will also be getting flocked buddy hopfully very soon!

 

[-J-]

took the car for a bit of a more spirited drive today as the weather is nicer to try out the new arb and my god its made a difference and i think its set pretty softish atm! it feels like the car is planted throughout the entire corner with very little role atall, and considering my suspention is standard apart from lowering springs it corners pretty well

and i dont see it catching on anything really as its pretty close to the wheel so as the wheel goes up (a curb, bump ect....) so with this ?

I've got mine on now to... Really makes a huge difference, I have mine set as you, fairly neutral..... Dont lift on on roundabouts is all I can say! Bit of a Moment early morning last week on way home from a mates, resulted me exiting the industrial estate I cut through Fast and Furious Tokyo drift style

 

[adam172]

hahaha there great i was supriised in how much of a difference it made tbh

 

[Rob]

Haven't checked this in a while, cannot believe the difference the belt/dephaser change has made, sounds like a different car. Does it drive a lot better?

Saw you raised the ARB, good choice

I also noticed something a bit further back I hadn't read....so a question if I may:

You said you snapped all the bolts off when you changed the rear exhaust mount, what the hell did you do about this??? (I may have snapped a bolt and want to fix it).

Centre section looks amazing flocked, is that the standard gear gaitor?

 

[MikeB]

Had it out on track?

 

[Rob]

Me or Ad? Mine's ni on ready for some track time if you fancy a trip Mike? lol!

 

[MikeB]

YEAH was asking ad though lol!

 

[adam172]

no not been on track yet (ever, in any thing, lol) but it will be ready after i fit the discs and buy it some new pads as mine are currently shite!

seems when i have some money to finaly put it on track i have to pay something or i buy something new for the car lol

 

[adam172]

Haven't checked this in a while, cannot believe the difference the belt/dephaser change has made, sounds like a different car. Does it drive a lot better?

Saw you raised the ARB, good choice

I also noticed something a bit further back I hadn't read....so a question if I may:

You said you snapped all the bolts off when you changed the rear exhaust mount, what the hell did you do about this??? (I may have snapped a bolt and want to fix it).

Centre section looks amazing flocked, is that the standard gear gaitor?

1.yes seems to drive better no spluttering and ill sounding idal either

2. haha yes by raising the arb its givin me convidence going over bumps/ up curbs (was allways worried i would catch it)

3. and as for the bolts i just drilled them out and put new nuts and bolt on

4. no not standard on my car but i belive some lower spec ones were black? - i got it from ebay new soooo not sure tbh was only somethink like £5 lol

getting the rest flocked this weeked so some more updates soon !!

 

[sideways danny]

LOL, I'd forgotten how bad the dephaser noise was.

ARB looks better. Have to admit it concerned me as you drove out of the yard with it as it was before

 

[adam172]

LOL, I'd forgotten how bad the dephaser noise was.

ARB looks better. Have to admit it concerned me as you drove out of the yard with it as it was before

haha yes the noise was an actual joke before but your magic hands fixed it and its perfect now soooo pleased, again thanks

although i never had any probs with the arb as it was i thought i might as wel raise it ust in case