FOCUS ST250 CLIO 172
Hi All,
Thought id start a project thread so i can keep a track of the working thats going into my Monaco 172 track car. I purchased the car last year for a bargain price of £700! in full running order. The only issues where the drivers side passenger window and the interior fan not working.
Heres how it looked the day i collected it.
All in all a tidy motor for the money i paid, upon closer inspection its been fitted with a new bonnet with bonnet pins, Not a problem in its self until i realised its the wrong colour. It can stay for now but it will be changed when i get around to it.
First job was to give it a quick clean and get it in the workshop for a once over and to draw up a list of what needs to be done.
After a good look over the only things that needed doing mechanically are the rear brakes and a bit of play in the drivers track rod end. The interior faults where cured by fitting the a new regulator - which had kindly been supplied with the car and a new fuse for the climate control.
Once i knew the car was in good working order i jumped online and started shopping, I ordered up a Orcea 6 point roll cage as i knew this would be the biggest job. As soon as that was ordered i knew it was time to strip the rest of the interior and get ready for the cage. After a few delays (4 weeks!) the cage finally arrived and we set about getting it inside the car and welded in.
Turns out the cage is a VERY tight fit but looked good once it went in the car.
There are still a few of the mounting plates to get welded up but there all measured up and fabricated ready to go in the car, I still haven't decided on a colour yet for the cage, I'm thinking either white or yellow.
Up next it cutting down the dash so i can mount the clocks.
Thought id start a project thread so i can keep a track of the working thats going into my Monaco 172 track car. I purchased the car last year for a bargain price of £700! in full running order. The only issues where the drivers side passenger window and the interior fan not working.
Heres how it looked the day i collected it.
All in all a tidy motor for the money i paid, upon closer inspection its been fitted with a new bonnet with bonnet pins, Not a problem in its self until i realised its the wrong colour. It can stay for now but it will be changed when i get around to it.
First job was to give it a quick clean and get it in the workshop for a once over and to draw up a list of what needs to be done.
After a good look over the only things that needed doing mechanically are the rear brakes and a bit of play in the drivers track rod end. The interior faults where cured by fitting the a new regulator - which had kindly been supplied with the car and a new fuse for the climate control.
Once i knew the car was in good working order i jumped online and started shopping, I ordered up a Orcea 6 point roll cage as i knew this would be the biggest job. As soon as that was ordered i knew it was time to strip the rest of the interior and get ready for the cage. After a few delays (4 weeks!) the cage finally arrived and we set about getting it inside the car and welded in.
Turns out the cage is a VERY tight fit but looked good once it went in the car.
There are still a few of the mounting plates to get welded up but there all measured up and fabricated ready to go in the car, I still haven't decided on a colour yet for the cage, I'm thinking either white or yellow.
Up next it cutting down the dash so i can mount the clocks.