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Diary of a ph1.



jenic

ClioSport Club Member
Looks mint, i really am starting to like the ph1's, seem much more aggressive.

Even beginning to wish i'd just bought one and pocketed the extra cash right now.
 
  Titanium 182
before & after picture..
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Looks more really.. Think its because the pictures were taken at different depths.
 
  Titanium 182
Bit of a pain but nothing undo able. So long as you get all the old lacquer off and scratch the paint a bit it's fine. I used 120 grit I think then went over it with 800

TBH its harder to spray the inside of the handles because you end up putting too much on the thing in general.

Very thin coats about 5 is needed.
 

Rob

ClioSport Moderator
I guess I'll see what condition my handles are in when i get them tmrw, I have little patience with thin coats, but I guess that'll have to change.

120 - 500 - 800 is my preference, gotta hate getting 120 wet though, it always breaks apart :(

Coilies are looking real nice though mate!!
 
  Titanium 182
I sanded mine dry lol. Remember to wash the handles in soapy hot water and dry them well before you primer !

My coats took about 20 mins to dry before I could add the next but I used a hair dryer to speed it up.


Cheers :)
 
That cambers nothing;) Ive got -6 camber :(
Nice little project, unlucky about the times on the suspension. Sounds like you have done with some help.
 
Oh its not right but its nothing compared ;) I can link you to a guide on the camber bolts if you want? They are simple to use and you could do it on the drive with no oil spills.
 
  Titanium 182
Nah they do lazer tracking but they don't have the tools for camber / castor / toe :(
Shame as I would quite like to try it myself, looks easy from the videos. What's ideal camber ?
positive 1 ? as when someone is in the car it will go towords negative anyway wont it ?

thanks for the link.
 
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A camber guage is a big magnet with a spirit level on it. Thats the only specialist tool you would need, Id be surprised if they didnt have one :(
 
  Titanium 182
On a side note I just told my insurance about the coilovers. Listed as suspension lowered.
£37 ! not too bad :)

Uncles garage is just a tyre fitting place really, they do exhausts and MOT's/light servicing too but not really anything else!
 

-KarL-

ClioSport Club Member
i gave mine a couple of weeks to settle in then i took it down to get the camber etc.. sorted,

looks nice but needs to be a little bit lower ;)
 
  Titanium 182
Np dude!

had the coils professionally set up today at RS murray's in Leeds.

Literally 100 times better, still no roll nice sharp turn in feels much more planted. Will test them again properly at the weekend but I love them :D

Got home and my window cables and plastic replacement runner had been delivered (Just before the strike !) so me & my dad fitted that, (Couldn't have done it without him it was really fiddly and a pain in the arse, I would just have got annoyed after 20 mins)

So now my passenger window works again, but it's still a little slow when going up. If it breaks it's off to Renault for a proper fix...


I need paying so I can invest in

HID's

Blue LED interior conversion (Every car I have ever owned has had orange dash and I'm sick of it)

Wheels powder coating (High power silver or a very light gunmetal ?)

Brembo discs + mintex or ferrodo pads + braided lines.

New front (Reclining) seats (eventually)

Track days :cool:
 
  Titanium 182
Oulton Park November 13th, nice and cheap at £125 ;)

What's the latest I can book it ? :rasp:

Hutchie that picture didn't show it very well.. The top of the wheel was sticking out a lot further than the bottom, it looked broken :rasp: ..... Like yours. ;)
 
  alien green rs133
What's the latest I can book it ? :rasp:

Hutchie that picture didn't show it very well.. The top of the wheel was sticking out a lot further than the bottom, it looked broken :rasp: ..... Like yours. ;)

7ish degree's of camber, handles better like this than the coilies so meh ;)
 
  Titanium 182
7 ?! Lol mine wasn't that much I don't think :rasp:

I'm kinda gutted that your garage and RS murray aren't the same place :( I wanted you to check my camber lol!

I want some Ph2 rear lights + side strips, any volunteers ?
 
7 ?! Lol mine wasn't that much I don't think :rasp:

I'm kinda gutted that your garage and RS murray aren't the same place :( I wanted you to check my camber lol!

I want some Ph2 rear lights + side strips, any volunteers ?

Your just going to end up with my car arent you!

I've got some lovely tit silver ph1 side strips you can have for a very reasonable price!
 

jamescolli

ClioSport Club Member
On my way back to ol' leeds town now so might see you around hopefully

project is looking awesome tho james, oh i wish i wish i could afford a sport :(
 
  Titanium 182
Give us a shout if you want a drive when you're back (If it's dry)
I just had an interesting moment on a roundabout :rasp:

flexed my toe a little too much and it started heading straight forwards towards the kerb, so I lifted off and the back came out.

Nearly shat myself ! Roads are very very slippy in Leeds tonight :eek:

My sport probably cost less than your 1.2 mate lol.
 
  Titanium 182
Been delivered today, will spray them... Sometime. Thinking of quitting the job next year and going to uni but if I do that will need to pay for it myself as parents wont support me. So less money for car :rasp:
 
  Titanium 182
Car started making an odd noise on the way home tonight, grinding/knocking under acceleration.

Quickest diagnosed car fault in history, opened the bonnet ready to check gearbox mount driveshafts etc dreading it...

Upper engine mount is shagged, hard to change ? how much for a new one ? worth going for the KTEC uprated one or no ?
 


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