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Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
fook
26kg's from tar!
no wonder the Cups are faster
26kg's from tar!
no wonder the Cups are faster
Ok, So a milestone this weekend it all started with...
Gave the primed panels a hover and a good wipe down with blue roll and panel wipe, then hooked up my new spray gun (I didn’t buy the gravity fed one as I was spraying upwards when spraying the roof!
And gave the whole interior three coats of Renault 647 pearl black (mixed to 60/40 with thinners) and left this to dry, then blew the gun through with thinners. Earlier that day I had bought 1.5 litres of 2 pac lacquer, 500mls of quick thinners and rocket activator, mixed these to the correct amounts and then gave all the panels two coats of lacquer. Good job I had my respirator on as the two pac lacquer is a killer!
I didn’t get any pics of just the car painted as the battery died but you can see the black paint in all the next pics J
So at 11am rich (Gib172) had driven down from Cumbria to weld the roll cage in for me! Before we could start welding we had to hook the air sander up to take the black paint off the roll cage mounting plates. Then we the help of three people we lifted the rear part of the cage into place, then the front hoop! We spent the best part of 40 minutes lining the cage up and making sure that all the joints where a snug fit. Then whilst taping the front mount with a hammer the fooking front hoop dropped onto my head, ouch... now have a melon sized lump on the back of my head)
Once it was all lined up and we had cleaned the pint of blood from my head up we could start welding the cage.
We started with the two mounts between the rear arches.
then the next two mounts above the rear axel
centre of the cage mounts
other side
one of the front left lower mount being welded in
roof mounts half way through..
sanding the paint off for the first door bar.. and the tips of the bar
one door bar welded in..
one side of the lower cross bar being welded in
my now melon head doing some filing prep for a weld
and some green dust all over the floor i had made LOL
second part of the door bar being welded in
other sides door bars in
random shots of the cage in
wana say thanks to Ad, Adam, Gib172 and sambo for the help yesterday
Gave the primed panels a hover and a good wipe down with blue roll and panel wipe, then hooked up my new spray gun (I didn’t buy the gravity fed one as I was spraying upwards when spraying the roof!
And gave the whole interior three coats of Renault 647 pearl black (mixed to 60/40 with thinners) and left this to dry, then blew the gun through with thinners. Earlier that day I had bought 1.5 litres of 2 pac lacquer, 500mls of quick thinners and rocket activator, mixed these to the correct amounts and then gave all the panels two coats of lacquer. Good job I had my respirator on as the two pac lacquer is a killer!
I didn’t get any pics of just the car painted as the battery died but you can see the black paint in all the next pics J
So at 11am rich (Gib172) had driven down from Cumbria to weld the roll cage in for me! Before we could start welding we had to hook the air sander up to take the black paint off the roll cage mounting plates. Then we the help of three people we lifted the rear part of the cage into place, then the front hoop! We spent the best part of 40 minutes lining the cage up and making sure that all the joints where a snug fit. Then whilst taping the front mount with a hammer the fooking front hoop dropped onto my head, ouch... now have a melon sized lump on the back of my head)
Once it was all lined up and we had cleaned the pint of blood from my head up we could start welding the cage.
We started with the two mounts between the rear arches.
then the next two mounts above the rear axel
centre of the cage mounts
other side
one of the front left lower mount being welded in
roof mounts half way through..
sanding the paint off for the first door bar.. and the tips of the bar
one door bar welded in..
one side of the lower cross bar being welded in
my now melon head doing some filing prep for a weld
and some green dust all over the floor i had made LOL
second part of the door bar being welded in
other sides door bars in
random shots of the cage in
wana say thanks to Ad, Adam, Gib172 and sambo for the help yesterday
as long as its before march 26th (nurburg trip)
yes i have a smart repair cousin who will be giving the cage a once over with...
:approve:
also a few things have arrived ..
superlight weight ally checker plate floor plates to be rivited in
my heatwraped and heat coated miltec 2 1/2 inch de-cat
new welding gloves...
deamon tweeks wiring kit for the redtop battery
few spitfire guages for the custom dash (theres still a few on order.. boost etc)
superlight weight ally checker plate floor plates to be rivited in
my heatwraped and heat coated miltec 2 1/2 inch de-cat
new welding gloves...
deamon tweeks wiring kit for the redtop battery
few spitfire guages for the custom dash (theres still a few on order.. boost etc)
williams 2
fair play with the effort but during this weather it would of been easier to buy a ex clio cup car or even a new 197 cup racer! there only £25,000 + vat or summit small
fair play with the effort but during this weather it would of been easier to buy a ex clio cup car or even a new 197 cup racer! there only £25,000 + vat or summit small
na that would be too esay... plus it would be slow
well as i have removed the fire/heat insulation from the bay and cockpit... with 400hp through the manifold.... things could get a little red LOL
plus it keeps bay temp down and can improve performance. i heatwrapped the top part of the de-cat as it joins the manifold in the engine bay (just)
plus it keeps bay temp down and can improve performance. i heatwrapped the top part of the de-cat as it joins the manifold in the engine bay (just)
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
looking good
nice bit of progress!
nice bit of progress!
i know, i saw this too. i've got quite a few bars left over (which i bought seperatly)
i think i will attach mine on the bar between the rear arch's
lol i was talkign about this with Ad this morning. i think i would want it insured for 20k
Weeman sucks ****
This is one of the best threads I've seen in here in years. Top effort Ben, can't wait to see the finished project.
Round of applause and a king size mars bar for you...
Round of applause and a king size mars bar for you...
RenaultSport clio 182
omg
