Clio with v6 kit
i suppose after being on here a while now i better introduce myself, after selling my first car...
...i had to decide what to have next, needing a car quick i bought a cheap 106 diesel (very cheap) and decided id do a project car...
(modded by my mates while i was in college)
...ive always liked the clio sports but with me being 19 my current insurance at work they pay for my car insurance aslong as its under 1600cc and has no performance mods, so if i wanted anything out of these guidelines id have to insure it myself, which would be at least an extra £1000 a year, so looked around on the net at replicas and lookalikes, saw alot of m3 reps and r32s and all that sort of stuff, but still liked the clios so looked at the sport bumpers, wings etc. and saw someone selling a v6 kit, i looked abit more at the job in hand and had already saved some money driving the diesel so went for it and february 2009 i decided to look at buying a clio. i set out looking for a black clio with climate control, after a couple of weeks i found one, £1995 for a 2004 with full service history, recent cambelt and clutch, but tatty bodywork, trolley marks, stone chips and a lamp post mark up the back bumper, perfect as all this would be removed anyway for the kit...
...bought the kit from portugal a couple of days later and set about stripping down the car...
...months and months of fitting the kit i bought spacers, wheels and a 206 gti fuel cap, and loads of other bits to build it up...
...during fitting the kit the 106 was replaced by a tigra, which started like this...
...and ended last week like this...
...and nearly 9 months later just before christmas i had it sprayed, wanted an original renault colour so got the v6 colour chart and realised there was only one colour...liquid yellow
...since then ive been rebuilding the interior and putting all the little bits back together, and doing my own thing in the back
its still an on going project and i guess always will be but this is probably the nearest ill feel to finished so ill show it now...
...the original plan was to use a full sport interior and have a rear bench but decided against that as i dont really like having people in the back of my car, so looked at the v6 engine cover plastics and the prices are ridiculous, so went my own way and went for the same overall shape of up behind the seats and to the back just below the windows but filled it with audio equipment, ill post some pictures when i build it back up as currently the car is struggling with fuel problems and had to get to the pump...
...its still an on going project and next on the list is a disc rear axle and projector headlamps, but you get the idea of the car. Dont know what you guys will think of the car, not sure if the concours, purists will like it but hope they can see the point of the car, would like to hear some opinions, cheers
so far the mod list is.....
wheels
adjustable coilovers
custom exhaust-manifold back
sport front seats and door cards
sport dash trim
sport steering wheel
sport pedals
4x audiobahn subs
blaupunkt door speakers
orion components between seats
2x amps to power everything
206gti fuel cap
307 washer jets
light window tints
flat blades
megane side repeaters
parking sensors
and loads of little bits
...i had to decide what to have next, needing a car quick i bought a cheap 106 diesel (very cheap) and decided id do a project car...
(modded by my mates while i was in college)
...ive always liked the clio sports but with me being 19 my current insurance at work they pay for my car insurance aslong as its under 1600cc and has no performance mods, so if i wanted anything out of these guidelines id have to insure it myself, which would be at least an extra £1000 a year, so looked around on the net at replicas and lookalikes, saw alot of m3 reps and r32s and all that sort of stuff, but still liked the clios so looked at the sport bumpers, wings etc. and saw someone selling a v6 kit, i looked abit more at the job in hand and had already saved some money driving the diesel so went for it and february 2009 i decided to look at buying a clio. i set out looking for a black clio with climate control, after a couple of weeks i found one, £1995 for a 2004 with full service history, recent cambelt and clutch, but tatty bodywork, trolley marks, stone chips and a lamp post mark up the back bumper, perfect as all this would be removed anyway for the kit...
...bought the kit from portugal a couple of days later and set about stripping down the car...
...months and months of fitting the kit i bought spacers, wheels and a 206 gti fuel cap, and loads of other bits to build it up...
...during fitting the kit the 106 was replaced by a tigra, which started like this...
...and ended last week like this...
...and nearly 9 months later just before christmas i had it sprayed, wanted an original renault colour so got the v6 colour chart and realised there was only one colour...liquid yellow
...since then ive been rebuilding the interior and putting all the little bits back together, and doing my own thing in the back
its still an on going project and i guess always will be but this is probably the nearest ill feel to finished so ill show it now......the original plan was to use a full sport interior and have a rear bench but decided against that as i dont really like having people in the back of my car, so looked at the v6 engine cover plastics and the prices are ridiculous, so went my own way and went for the same overall shape of up behind the seats and to the back just below the windows but filled it with audio equipment, ill post some pictures when i build it back up as currently the car is struggling with fuel problems and had to get to the pump...
...its still an on going project and next on the list is a disc rear axle and projector headlamps, but you get the idea of the car. Dont know what you guys will think of the car, not sure if the concours, purists will like it but hope they can see the point of the car, would like to hear some opinions, cheers
so far the mod list is.....
wheels
adjustable coilovers
custom exhaust-manifold back
sport front seats and door cards
sport dash trim
sport steering wheel
sport pedals
4x audiobahn subs
blaupunkt door speakers
orion components between seats
2x amps to power everything
206gti fuel cap
307 washer jets
light window tints
flat blades
megane side repeaters
parking sensors
and loads of little bits
