Sunflower ph1 X254 RYS

[jamesbeaumont]

Hi all. After a lot of searching I have finally managed to get my hands on a Sunflower Phase 1.

This particular car was not far from me and been owned by members on here at many points during it’s life. I have searched extensively online to try and piece together as much of it’s history as I can.

So far I have established that it has been owned by martysph1, missinglink, Airs172, mcclusky, Faxo and weddy1988.

Both the previous owner and Faxo both did a lot of work to the car, both giving it resprays (the previous owner works in a paint shop and it had a full respray last month). Spec is as follows:

90k
Freshly refurbed OZ’s
New brakes all round
Ph1 bumper and rear lights refitted
Sabelt steering wheel
Recaro Fish Net seats
Front and rear strut braces
Powerflex engine mount
Supersport coilovers - new (will be for sale soon)
Ktec rear carpet
Aerocatches
PMS top mounts
KTEC stealth with decat
98 RON map
Front spacers

The car drives brilliantly. Very direct, strong engine and great gearbox.

As these are getting rare now I plan to keep it and gradually return most of it to standard. The list of jobs currently is:

New alu bonnet with Renault diamond
Refit standard interior… unsure about front seats at the moment - opinions?
Cup shocks and eibach sportlines
New rear tyres
Black side bullets (anyone want silver ones?)
Cup spoiler
Yanoo/PMS shifter
Refit single din stereo
Clear side repeaters
Full detail
(Try to) sort the front bumper which is slightly off on one side

Only one pic for now:

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[Cookson]

I am a mong that doesn't read

 

[Mr R.]

Hi bud.

You can't buy new alloy bonnets or the black 2.0l 16v side badges anymore.

I have a black pair that I removed from my old PH1 as I was lucky enough to buy the only new pair left.

 

[mossyv6]

Looks great mate. Sunflower 172's are awesome (as this one is).

Keep this topic regularly updated

 

[jamesbeaumont]

Hi bud.

You can't buy new alloy bonnets or the black 2.0l 16v side badges anymore.

I have a black pair that I removed from my old PH1 as I was lucky enough to buy the only new pair left.

I'll be looking for both second hand on here mate. I'll put an ad in the wanted section. I'm sure there will be a few other things I need too!

 

[Mr R.]

I have the badges mate.

 

[jamesbeaumont]

I have the badges mate.

Oh, for sale? Drop me a pm if so!

 

[Mr R.]

Oh, for sale? Drop me a pm if so!

Yes mate.

Will do.

 

[yeecup]

is this the one that was on gumtree in durham? i will look out for you driving around edinburgh in this, im in edinburgh too.

 

[cs_dave]

is this the one that was on gumtree in durham? i will look out for you driving around edinburgh in this, im in edinburgh too.

If it is its andy from clioturbos car

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Had a look at this on gumtree as well! Looks good!

Not keen on the aero catches right enough.

 

[Iain C]

Nice. Needs 16s tho

 

[alexr19]

a sunflower is one of a few cars id sell my rb for. lovely car. definitely subscribing to this thread

 

[jamesbeaumont]

is this the one that was on gumtree in durham? i will look out for you driving around edinburgh in this, im in edinburgh too.

No mate it's not. This one was never for sale

 

[jamesbeaumont]

If it is its andy from clioturbos car

It's not Andy's car. I did enquire about his but it was a little high in the miles for me and don't think it's an original sunflower, which this is.

 

[jamesbeaumont]

Had a look at this on gumtree as well! Looks good!

Not keen on the aero catches right enough.

This one wasn't on gumtree mate. I don't like the aero catches either, hence why I'll be getting a new bonnet asap!

 

[jamesbeaumont]

Nice. Needs 16s tho

I'll definitely be considering 16's if any come up for sale.

 

[jamesbeaumont]

a sunflower is one of a few cars id sell my rb for. lovely car. definitely subscribing to this thread

The rarity makes them a special car. Lots of updates to come!

 

[182_steve]

That looks so smart and such a rare colour, as said above keep this updated
New bonnet will really improve it as you already said but have you got a pic of the seats in the car? Just to be nosey!

 

[jamesbeaumont]

This is the only shot of the seats I have on my phone (currently away on holiday) but will update the thread once I'm back with some good shots.

I think the seats look good and match the car but they're a little narrow for me so I'll probably be selling them at some point.

 

[cs_dave]

Ah i know this one now its got the ingis sport seats nuce car this!

 

[jamesbeaumont]

Thought I may as well upload the shots of the car having its respray a few weeks back, as taken by the previous owner who worked in a paint shop so excellent quality finish.

 

[Chris V6 255]

Looks great! The ignis recaro's really suit it with the yellow details!


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[182_steve]

Looks great! The ignis recaro's really suit it with the yellow details!

Exactly what I was thinking :up::up:

 

[jamesbeaumont]

For those who are interested, here are the results from a recent dyno test. Calculated 181/182bhp at the engine.

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[yeecup]

good results tbf.

 

[jamesbeaumont]

A few shots from an interior clean this morning. In the middle of putting the double din stereo back to standard - dash off job!

I have also fitted standard black side bullets and clear side repeaters as well as sourcing an aluminium bonnet which will be painted and fitted soon!

 

[jamesbeaumont]

First wash pics

 

[Iain C]

I'll definitely be considering 16's if any come up for sale.

Sadly I sold my set a few months ago. Sunflower lowered on 16 inch f1s looks spot on.

 

[Clio_fool]

Car looks mint, but it's the radio mounted in an egg box?

 

[jamesbeaumont]

Car looks mint, but it's the radio mounted in an egg box?

The car came with a double din set up and no air vents etc so in the process of removing all that and putting it back to standard

 

[Clio_fool]

Thank God, it looks s**t.

 

[jamesbeaumont]

Thank God, it looks s**t.

Horrid - had to go! I have to remove the dash though to replace the silver surround so a lenghtly process!

 

[jamesbeaumont]

2 minutes and a bit of carbon tape made the world of difference to the rough looking rear brace

 

[jamesbeaumont]

Today was mostly speant cursing the person who thought it was a good idea to install a double din head unit by HACKING the stereo surround to bits. There was glue, filler and even wood in there!

The whole dash had to come off to remove the existing stereo surround from behind and fit the new one along with the air vents. A long process but well worth it.

I just need to get a standard stereo cage and jobs a good un.


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[182_steve]

HUGE improvement there, just the way it should be :up:
Was thinking the stereo looks a little loose but you said it needs the cage so that will be it lol!

 

[Jekyll]

Also, get yourself some.tesco antibacterial wipes. I used these and my fingernails on my ph1 to remove the film on the center console and it came up a treat. Took hours though!

 

[jamesbeaumont]

HUGE improvement there, just the way it should be :up:
Was thinking the stereo looks a little loose but you said it needs the cage so that will be it lol!

Yup, the stereo is just resting there for the pic!


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[jamesbeaumont]

Also, get yourself some.tesco antibacterial wipes. I used these and my fingernails on my ph1 to remove the film on the center console and it came up a treat. Took hours though!

Is that the sticky layer on the stereo surround? I didn't realise that should/would come off!


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[Jekyll]

Yes buddy, it's removable. Same as the grab handles too.

Honestly the tesco antibacterial wipes are great. 120 for £2.50 amd the smell lemony fresh!