Rob_SRi Monaco 172 Project Thread

[dann2707]

Anthra.....nah definitely silver.

Car looks amazing though!!

 

[rob_sri]

@mharvey has been moaning at me to get them silver for ages hah!!

some bright yellow turinis then with purple center caps? perfect!

silver it is then i think gotta try find the part number for std silver centre caps now as mine are mullered and very much anthricite! got a feeling that they may well be quite expensive from Renault!

 

[JonC219]

About £15ish each for centre caps...

I bought some last year, took them straight to my wheel refurb guy and he sprayed them anthracite to match the wheels. Hadn't even left the packet! That was upsetting...

 

[Matthew]

Make sure you get bright silver and not a dull one.

 

[rob_sri]

ahh 15ish isnt as bad as I had feared but still enough!! still enough to ruin your day when you're getting them sprayed straight away!

yeah 100% matthew! brighter the better :smile: without going to bling bling chrome rimz!!!

 

[mharvey]

@mharvey has been moaning at me to get them silver for ages hah!!

some bright yellow turinis then with purple center caps? perfect!

silver it is then i think :tongueout: gotta try find the part number for std silver centre caps now as mine are mullered and very much anthricite! got a feeling that they may well be quite expensive from Renault!

HAHA YES YES YES YES!!!

You're not lying, I have been moaning but for good reason and now CS (almost in it's entirety) has backed me up!!! Silver!!!

The other Matthew is right too though, the brighter the better. When I had mine done they were the brightest and you know they looked the mutts nuts!

 

[Ashh]

Did you get them in Silver? :wink:

 

[rob_sri]

Well.. A lot has changed since I updated last..

It's been polished..(again)

It had a little accident...

Yeahhhhh... Whoops!! My fault entirely..! Someone tried to squeeze past me on a narrow country road and smacked my mirror back.. She just drove at me full speed ahead, I was pretty much stationary and she had the audacity to swear at me after I hit the horn for almost taking me out!!

My foot went down in anger.. (Bad call)

Hot sunny day, 595 RSRs, and a 100k gearbox..

Safe to say the rubber won the argument..

Play stupid games... win stupid prizes

After a short and embarrassing trip via the AA and a long boring drive back to Birmingham on a trailer it was time to take it apart..

(The AA wanted £500+ to get the car recovered from London to Birmingham as stupidly I didn't have relay)

me and Matt Harvey stripped it down.. Brought back many memories of previous boxes for both of us!

Yeah.. I kind of did a little better this time..

And I got 2 boxes for the price of one..

Supra gave up too after 500lbft on the dyno..

Out it comes

Yeah... That bit looks a little 'worn'

Friends round to help

Out with the old

And in with the newly refurbished box from agency transmissions.. Stunning job as per usual with new clutch kit

With lots of help from some good mates they were both back on the road again with newly refreshed boxes!

Until I decided to try and solve a lambda fault which started off as a frayed loom.. So I figured the best way to solve this was with a new loom.. Unbeknown to me there are several ph2 172 looms.. When I say several.. I mean 3 or 4 different looms for seemingly the same car!

So that was a pain..

The same only completely f*cking different!

But got there in the end..

But yes.. After all that...




...



I did get them silver.. [emoji6]

With brand new centre caps [emoji7]

 

[ParisPeach]

You are winning at life. Both of your cars are proper tidy.

 

[theburns1]

Absolutely loved reading this thread, nice way to spend Sunday morning in bed.

I remember your old 182, made me want a Jon Ashley exhaust and pop and bang rs turner. Your 172 really shows how nice these cars are as a standard unit. Don't know if its just me but still think theses cars stand out from all the modern stuff on the road. Stunning car and a credit to all your hard work, keep it up and pm me if you ever want to sell up

 

[rob_sri]

Cheers guys it's been a long time since I updated as just been so busy!

I still miss my black one! That was a little beast!..Was nice having the extra power from the cams and map.

Think I'm going to stick an RS Tuner map on this one and get some decent suspension/rarb on etc too to give it that bit more down the bottom of the Rev range and sharpen the handling a bit..

I have bought a new daily whilst the Clio was messing about so I've gotta make the decision on which goes.. I don't want to sell the Clio though really so I think the Beemer may be up for sale shortly.. And it can free up a bit more cash..!

Anyway.. Here's how the Clio looks now with the wheels fitted

 

[rob_sri]

 

[Matthew]

Monaco with silver Turinis really is the ultimate combo.

 

[Smiffyboy1990]

That is pretty much perfect.

 

[Stefan.]

Looks so much better

 

[Stay Puft]

I want that beemer!

 

[rob_sri]

Certainly glad I went for silver in the end!

its probably going to be for sale soon davyy! its a 330Ci M Sport

 

[Jimbob 2705]

Loving both the original 182, 172 and of course the Supra!! All look fantastic

Do you have a progress thread for the Black 182? Wouldn't mind reading about some of the mods, and finding out what coilovers your one!

Cheers, James

 

[rob_sri]

Loving both the original 182, 172 and of course the Supra!! All look fantastic

Do you have a progress thread for the Black 182? Wouldn't mind reading about some of the mods, and finding out what coilovers your one!

Cheers, James

cheers james, the black 182 does have a progress thread although i think alot of the pictures have gone from it now.. think it was rob_sri's stealthy 182 thread or something like that il find the link..

*edit*
http://www.cliosport.net/threads/stealthy-182-progress-thread.561737/ - my 182
http://www.cliosport.net/threads/rob_sri-na-t-supra-build-restoration.724321 - the supra (may be some forged engine and new turbo updates coming soon.......)

drop me a PM if there is anything you want to know.. FK Silverline coilovers.. for the money absolutely bang on.. would recommend them to anyone :smile:

 

[Goodj]

mmmmmmmmm, supra

 

[theburns1]

How did you rate the Jon Ashley Exhaust on your 182? Thinking of using him, did you have it mild or stainless steel?

Thanks

 

[rob_sri]

Yeah he did a great job tbf mine was mild but I'm gonna get him to do this at some stage in stainless

Also he gives me some pretty good discount known him for years.. Say you've spoken to me on the forums and he will sort you out a decent price..

 

[theburns1]

Yeah he did a great job tbf mine was mild but I'm gonna get him to do this at some stage in stainless :smile:

Also he gives me some pretty good discount known him for years.. Say you've spoken to me on the forums and he will sort you out a decent price.. :smile:

Can't beat a bit of discount! Haha thanks mate, soon as my cars on the road I'll pay him a vist

 

[rob_sri]

New bits

Going to get some bits flocked next I think and maybe... Maybe.. A cage...

 

[rob_sri]

Fitted the wheel

And then disaster struck! Somehow the power steering pump seized.. And I think I managed to flick something into the aux belt run too because this is the state of the pulley.. Still a mystery to what happened

One very fucked belt..

Something hit the sump too..

So took it to mick at diamond motors to get it sorted and back up and running..

Luckily I managed to get away without taking the timing belt out and the engine was fine although timing had shifted very slightly..

New plugs needed too !!!

So got some new bits for Christmas!

Bilstein B14 Coilovers
oem rear discs
NGK plugs
Powerflex engine mount insert

Coilovers look awesome.. Really well made and should be a massive improvement over my old standard set!

 

[IO182]

Oooft! B14s are pure p**n! Looking very nice!

 

[dann2707]

Epic. I'd recommend coil over covers for the bilsteins. Wish I'd got some for mine as they are pretty corroded now so I now tell everyone this.

 

[fairm010]

Do you by any chance have the colour code for the silver Turinis mate? Love that 182!

 

[leedsboy]

Just read this from the start, awesome work!

 

[rob_sri]

Cheers all! It's coming together nicely at the moment

Do you by any chance have the colour code for the silver Turinis mate? Love that 182!

Not sure mate ! They were done by Sweeney and Sherlock in Birmingham if that's any good!

Fitted the new spark plugs, powerflex Bush..

New rear discs and b14's

Gonna clean up the arches and waxoyl tomorrow so that should make a big difference..

Backs of the wheels got a clean with purple rain v2

Sabelt wheel

 

[rob_sri]

How it sits..

 

[JakeyCUK]

Bloody hell what a fleet! Winning, I can't even afford a new fog light.

 

[Stefan.]

Wow that has come up lovely

Nice work

 

[General Dave]

Got to love a monaco!! lovely car mate, I wish I had the time to spend on mine and get it as lovely and clean as when I bought it.

Keep up the good work

 

[VIICarCare]

Superb, loved your old 182 but this is looking just as sweet!

 

[jamesC172]

Will be keeping a close eye on this, looks tidy! I'm yet to give mine the paint correction it so desperately needs, mechanical first!

 

[Kchristmas]

Car looks great! Did you put a new engine mount on when you fitted the powerflex bush or just used the old one? Much improvement?

 

[rob_sri]

Bit of light painting

 

[Nick_Leeds]

Looks great I love monaco looks properly smart when clean.

 

[td_dan]

Just had a read of the whole thread looks absolutely stunning, just bought myself a 172 cup and im also in Birmingham so hopefully see this around