newbie with a clio cup race car

[ian-speedy]

Regards the WRC car, are you 22B.com? plenty guys on there that would be able to help or suggest where or who to speak to.

Rear discs for the cup racer/laguna hubs can be made from the standard 172 disc. I've got a pair that have had the bearing machined out. You've obviously got the facilities to do this quite easily. While it's maybe not as good as an Alcon disc it lets you keep the bigger bearing for very little cost.

Know some people to talk to and will do tomorrow , need someone who can access the data logger info , and do a test on the full system , going to speak to autosportif in the morning and hopefully they can look at it , and quickly

Have you ever driven this on the road? I saw a car exactly like this in Bridgend a few months back see.

Yes driven it on the road a few times , took it to Treorchy the other week for a good run and it worked fine , did a rally and it plays up , bloody frustrating !!

 

[Tony Hunter]

The PM kit is a godsend, I think I would have got through about 3 rear beams by now without it.

It's alot of welding though isn't it, kept my man busy for a couple of hours doing it.

 

[sam JFM]

Ian, what et are your wheels and what size are your tyres? Do you get any rubbing ?

Cheers

 

[sam JFM]

Heard you had an off today at eypnt? everyone ok?

 

[sam JFM]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKkAAzxlc0Y&feature=youtu.be

 

[JonC219]

Ouch that was a big one

 

[ian-speedy]

Yes me and the nav are ok , cars a bit of a mess , was doing really well and after 8 stages our stage times were exactly the same as the Darrian who won last year , so decided to have a real push on the last two stages , unfortunately the push was a bit too hard lol
speaking to one of my bodywork guys today and looks like it will be cheaper to reshell it , so on the lookout for a rolling shell with no sunroof

 

[Tony Hunter]

Ouch! Last time did Eypnt it was in the dark, doesn't matter how many lights you have, you just can't see.

Hope it doesn't hurt too much Ian.

 

[sam JFM]

Yes me and the nav are ok , cars a bit of a mess , was doing really well and after 8 stages our stage times were exactly the same as the Darrian who won last year , so decided to have a real push on the last two stages , unfortunately the push was a bit too hard lol
speaking to one of my bodywork guys today and looks like it will be cheaper to reshell it , so on the lookout for a rolling shell with no sunroof

Cage ok?

you looked to be flying! the cars is obviously well sorted

p.s Eypnt scares the crap out of me!

 

[ian-speedy]

 

[ian-speedy]

Yes cage is fine , hasn't been damaged at all , it's just the quarters and roof , but if I'm going to change them I might as well reshell it

 

[Tony Hunter]

Yes me and the nav are ok , cars a bit of a mess , was doing really well and after 8 stages our stage times were exactly the same as the Darrian who won last year , so decided to have a real push on the last two stages , unfortunately the push was a bit too hard lol
speaking to one of my bodywork guys today and looks like it will be cheaper to reshell it , so on the lookout for a rolling shell with no sunroof

I asked this guy about his shells.

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/private.php?do=showpm&pmid=4078140

 

[sam JFM]

Good to hear no cage damage, cars held up well.

 

[SharkyUK]

Ouch - glad that both occupants are safe and sound though! It looked like you were motoring!

 

[Dan@SJM]

I have a rolling shell, needs a front subframe.

 

[ian-speedy]

I have a rolling shell, needs a front subframe.

how is it rolling if it doesn't have a subframe ?
has it got all panels , can you email me photo's of it , ian@godspeedbrakes.co.uk
Cheers Ian

 

[EVOgone]

Glad your all Ok, bugger i recently sold a mint Trophy rolling shell.!!

If you need any bits let me know as i have most stuff. If you were running with Merriman then thats pretty impressive, We did Llanbedr and he was quicker than us and nearly won the event but it was very point and sqirt so never be competative with a Darrian.

 

[ScottRallye]

I was there when you rolled it, massive shame as you was going well! Hope you get it sorted soon.

 

[EVOgone]

Any progress.?

 

[ian-speedy]

Have a new shell being prepped at the mo , hoping to get it back the end of the month and then send it off for paint , i'm hoping to have the car ready for the Mewla at the end of Aug , i'm doing the Harry Flatters up on Epynt a week sunday in my WRC car , so hoping I don't put that on its roof , won't get a £200 shell for that lol

 

[EVOgone]

Whilst the dampers are off any chance of the damper settings please.....

 

[ian-speedy]

What do you need exactly ? When I get the damaged car back here I'm stripping it and sending the suspension away for a service , haven't touched them since. I bought them so thought I'd better get them done

 

[EVOgone]

What do you need exactly ? When I get the damaged car back here I'm stripping it and sending the suspension away for a service , haven't touched them since. I bought them so thought I'd better get them done

How many clicks on each adjuster from full closed which is full clockwise. Front and rear.

 

[EVOgone]

How many clicks on each adjuster from full closed which is full clockwise. Front and rear.

Any progress? Are you sending the shocks to Zoltan in the Uk or to Reiger direct in the Netherlands?

 

[EVOgone]

Is it dead for ever........Do you want to sell your engine

 

[ian-speedy]

No lol just haven't found the time to do it , and after putting my WRC car through a hedge on the jersey rally , it hasn't been a good year for me !



The Clio coming along , it's about 75% finished now , shocks are with Zoltan , he said the front left is bent 0.25mm so waiting on parts for it , won't get them back till January now.
Should be getting the heated screen fitted this week ,

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[ian-speedy]

 

[ian-speedy]

 

[MG cup]

Not nice to see the Impreza get a spanking :weary:. Hope you're back out in one of them soon.

 

[EVOgone]

Great stuff!

 

[EVOgone]

You doing Epynt in March?

 

[ian-speedy]

Not not doing Epynt , I'm doing West Cork the week after in the WRC car

 

[EVOgone]

How's the Clio coming along?

 

[mikekean]

I think after driving the S5 he's probably lost interest in the Clio lol.

 

[EVOgone]

More like 100k and not much quicker lol and cheap as chips to run ;-)

 

[ian-speedy]

Haven't really touched the Clio in months , what time I do have has been spent on the WRC car , thankfully it seems right now , had to spend loads of time and money on it getting it right , bit of a p1sser when it was supposed to be 100 miles old from a fresh rebuild !

I do plan on getting the Clio finished in the next month or two , then decide if I sell it or not.

The WRC car certainly is faster than the Clio , so when I used to beat these kind of cars when rallying the Clio it does make you wonder what they were doing in them.

Did a rally a few weeks ago in west wales as a test ready for Ireland in two weeks time , all seems good , learned a lot about the car now the active diffs are working properly now , car ran faultlessly , and we came away with an outright win .
One of the in car stages here , I had my mechanic navigating for me as a thank you for all he does for me , he'd never navigated before so it was certainly a case of jumping in the deep end , the more stages we did the better he got

NSFW as a bit of swearing



Cheers Ian

 

[ian-speedy]

HI
The front cross member on my race car is different to a standard 172 one , not as in it has the mounts welded in for the engine , but the rear of the race car one raises up at the back , and the standard 172 one is straight

Race car one

Standard 172 one

Does anyone know what the race car one is off , there are Renault stamps on the rear so its all a standard part as far as I can see bar the engine mounts on the front

Cheers Ian

 

[mikekean]

Pretty sure it's a PH1 172 subframe Ian.

 

[eon172]

Pretty sure it's a PH1 172 subframe Ian.

Is there no dog bone mount on the ph1's?

 

[mikekean]

It does but it's of a different design, I may be wrong but looks like a ph1 subframe.