nimbus 197 daily come track day car

[cliosport-carl]

after buying the ktec air filter the cold air feed pipe from the bumper has been annoying me as there is a resonator box there and i have been wondering what happens if you take it out well i have managed to find somebody who does the pipes at a brilliant price and as i only needed on i thought i would give it a go ive yet to drive it but fitted it yesterday and found it looks nice in the bay and will be removing the box itself when fitting the gearbox mount.

 

[cliosport-carl]

Got something that has been on my to do list for a while it's due to be delivered soon so will update as and when

 

[welshname]

What is it?

 

[cliosport-carl]

What is it?

its a sprint booster.. before i was on 197/200.net i had never heard of them but there are quite a few people who rave about them the 172/182 doesn't really need it but it changes the signal for the throttle to give it a better feel by increasing the signal https://www.sprintboostersales.com/

 

[cliosport-carl]

had a busy day with the Clio the other day sadly it was a bit half c**k which isn't like me at all i managed to clean it then stopped there no sealant or window cleaner as the Mrs was on the phone and i got distracted so my boot plastics now off and decided to give my engine mounts a go because i haven't done anything mechanical for a while so i will post pics later but Powerflex engine and gearbox mounts now fitted then engine one was fine just a bit of a faff getting it in and out but i painted it and it looks lodes better and the gearbox mount after taking everything out and using the hammer its now back in and feels fantastic the front end really feels more positive i love it .. also cleaned out my PCV valve that was disgusting.

 

[cliosport-carl]

And over the last few days finishing it today have fitted this lot stud and nut conversation kit 90mm fronts and 75mm rears with pms wheel spacers and rear camber shims

Then today

And I will grace the thread with the rest of the pictures in a min

 

[cliosport-carl]

before

after

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you get the idea 1 degree isnt lots but it feels good

 

[cliosport-carl]

now some more pics

 

[imprezaworks]

Looks ace

 

[20vKarlos]

Looks good too :up:

 

[cliosport-carl]

The little clio is going well had bits done here and there managed to get a full LED kit in the car and it looks fantastic

Then got a call to say I can get the car painted so decided to go ahead and had some work done

And was given updates all throughout the day which was nice

 

[cliosport-carl]

Whilst all this was going on I had taken a little trip to go get some goodies

Compbrake fully adjustable top mounts looking forward to getting these on also thought I'd check my stock pile of bits to go on also

And I was still getting updates throughout the day

 

[cliosport-carl]

Then got this picture

And was told to come get it after a few hours and so

 

[Clio_fool]

Looks great, is it a good match?

 

[cliosport-carl]

Looks great, is it a good match?

Yeah bang on unlike iceberg there is only one variant so it's easier than the old one to get right

 

[Clio_fool]

Ah nice one, saves a lot of hassle then!

 

[cliosport-carl]

Ah nice one, saves a lot of hassle then!

Yeah does

 

[cliosport-carl]

Over the weekend I decided to have a quick clean see how the paint was and to get some other bits done

Nice and clean I also got the yellow tint on the fogs and also started to get the b pillar wraps off so I can replace them

 

[cliosport-carl]

And some not so shiny new parts today

And so Thursday it begins stripping the front axle down for powerflex bushes and compbrake top mounts.

 

[cliosport-carl]

Just a small update from the last few days
Started the strip down to add all of this

Wasn't long before

Fitted powerflex rear bushes and camber adjustable front bushes and arb

Also painted whilst it was out

Also put comobrake fully adjustable top mounts

And ferodo ds2500 pads with ktec disks

And now the car drives amazing what a difference it was well worth the blood swear and tears

 

[cliosport-carl]

Thought i would update on the car and i am not disappointed few days ago i went over to the Mrs
there is a "private road" by her house and there has just been a new roundabout put in I decided to test the old girl and what an improvement it just feels fantastic turn in is amazing back end feels so nice and it just grips and grips Mallory on the 5th of May sill be awesome.

And a small update on spec

Spec list

handling
Bilstein B14 coilovers
Ultra Racing anti roll bar
federal rsr tyres
10mm pms rear axle spacers
10mm pms front spacers
stud and nut conversion kit
powerflex arb, rear wishbone bush and front wishbone bush with camber
compbrake adjustable top mounts
ferodo ds2500s with ktec disks

engine
powerflex engine mount kit with upper and lower torque link
miltek non res exhaust with decat
ktec airbox with removed resonator box
SRS performance remap
sprint booster

interiour
corbeau seats on sparco mounts
sabelt harnesses
stripped interiour
full LED light kit

exteriour
rear wiper delete
black badge covers
painted bonnet and mirrors
cup spoiler
new b pillar wraps (well one is done anyway)

left to do

Belive it or not there is still a few more bits left...
PMS air con delete kit
cup racer wheels
roll cage
steering wheel
and one day i might get the PMS exhaust

 

[imprezaworks]

Looks ace

 

[cliosport-carl]

after a few days of driving the car with its new set up i found it amazing then i got a call to say my roll cage was ready and i needed to pay the man so got that sorted and started fitting

 

[cliosport-carl]

Big thanks to @markfishy for sorting all of this out and helping when I was stuck but pics of install and in

 

[cliosport-carl]

And with the rear even more stripped out its not actually that much louder it's great and the whole car feels lovely roll on Mallory on the 3rd

 

[cliosport-carl]

Did a little track prep today and decided it was about time to sort out the rear disks and pads

Had to leave it for a little so the studs locktite could set but all good now and it feels fantastic ..

 

[cliosport-carl]

All ready for Mallory

 

[cliosport-carl]

this should be updated much more often and i do apologise iv'e got over 25 pages on my other thread

well i can continue and there will just bee lots of pics..

Mallory was amazing the car was brilliant bar the melting of the rear defuser

 

[cliosport-carl]

as i said the car felt lovely however there was still a little niggle in the brakes so a couple of days after new brake lines and i painted the bits on the disks that needed it.

 

[cliosport-carl]

also managed to pick up a ultra racing lower brace quite cheep so fitted this also

with how the car was i don't think i felt any difference but every little helps.

 

[cliosport-carl]

few more bits i had some plastic mirror caps after a couple of problems they where on and look much better

 

[cliosport-carl]

also decided to crack the paint out again for the inside this time painted the dash bits

 

[cliosport-carl]

there was not much going on after this as i went on holiday and had other bits on the go however not much after..

 

[cliosport-carl]

i decided the wheels needed a good going over and FCS was close so decided to give them a fresh coat.

 

[cliosport-carl]

then decided to pain the calipers as that's all that was needed to finish the look

and then i had a call to say more bits had turned up so whilst i had bits apart

i had put the 21mm spacers on the fronts and then put the 10mm on the rear to add to the 10mm axle spacers and the results where stunning after the FCS clean.

 

[cliosport-carl]

pics of the car after the big clean

 

[Clio_fool]

Really like those blue calipers.[emoji106] Car looks great pal but how long will that splitter last that low??

 

[cliosport-carl]

amd the spacer comparison the silver wheels have 10mm and black have the 21mm on.

 

[cliosport-carl]

and some bits from fcs

 

[cliosport-carl]

and tomorrow i will be fitting the new AC del kit..