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[dontpannic]

Simon, simon simon simon, oh how did I miss this update?

Car's looking lovely- love the silver steelies, suit it to a T! I also agree with the black bumpers comments - would make it look even more sleeperish! Looks better lowered, too

[M1K3Y_B]

Smo please don't put black bumpers on, yours is the only white fiesta with colour coded bumpers that have ever seen

[dontpannic]

Smo please put black bumpers on

Do what this man says ^^

Honestly, look at Max's car before it was kitted for inspiration, it looked amazing

[M1K3Y_B]

Don't do it

[bakewell001]

Girls if you want to argue do it via PM's

Car's looking great Si, see you Saturday

[M1K3Y_B]

Girls if you want to argue do it via PM's

Car's looking great Si, see you Saturday

But if it was through PM, Smo wouldn't realise that he was making a mistake if he was thinking about black bumpers

[Smo]

Don't worry guys, if I decide to change my bumpers it'll be under my own influence So no more about bumpers in my topic please!

Hopefully picking up another gearbox from xrsi on Saturday to replace my whining one, and another engine that may be a temp while I 'play' with the current one Also getting a Turbo rack too, as I want to track it eventually, so hopefully that'll help a little. Does anyone know if I can use the Turbo rack with non-Turbo lower arms? It's not too much of a problem because I can get proper arms through work OK, but would prefer to keep my existing arms for a while as I've only just replaced them!

I've also been trying to get my flywheel lightened and balanced, but so far I've only found one place to actually give me a quote... So unless I can find anyone else soon, I'll just be going with it.

Not much else to say at the moment but I'll be keeping this more up-to-date now as I collect more parts and do more bits and bobs

[Chris 2i]

looks great with the silver steelies

looking forward to seeing more progress

[dontpannic]

Don't worry guys, if I decide to change my bumpers it'll be under my own influence So no more about bumpers in my topic please!

Hopefully picking up another gearbox from xrsi on Saturday to replace my whining one, and another engine that may be a temp while I 'play' with the current one Also getting a Turbo rack too, as I want to track it eventually, so hopefully that'll help a little. Does anyone know if I can use the Turbo rack with non-Turbo lower arms? It's not too much of a problem because I can get proper arms through work OK, but would prefer to keep my existing arms for a while as I've only just replaced them!

I've also been trying to get my flywheel lightened and balanced, but so far I've only found one place to actually give me a quote... So unless I can find anyone else soon, I'll just be going with it.

Not much else to say at the moment but I'll be keeping this more up-to-date now as I collect more parts and do more bits and bobs

Try Kent Performance - they will probably quote you - I think they're located around Medway area, but from what I've heard they can do anything

[Smo]

OK, cheers Nick I'll try and give them a go. There's a place in Faversham that apparently can do a lot of stuff too, which is right next to one of the branches of the company I work for, but I've not managed to ask them yet - going to try tomorrow if I go over that way. Just need someone who can do it properly and not someone who thinks they can do it properly!

Just to add - I've done an oil change tonight Not done one since the beginning of the year And just so I can look back at this in a few months time... [goes and checks]:

Current Mileage: 115671

I shall now know how long I leave it until the next change

[hb69]

I know a place we use at work to skim cylinder heads and whatnot, ill find out their name and number tomorrow for you.Because ive forgotten it.

[Smo]

Well I've spoken to my manager who knows the people over the road from our Faversham branch so I'm going to pop in the next time I'm there... Sounds like they do just about everything, so hopefully they can do all the balancing too

[Smo]

Just a little update...

The old gearbox was making a bit of noise and was feeling a little rough too, so I replaced it with another which was ran fine for about 5 days before it decided it would get stuck in gear! Managed to get it into 2nd while outside my girlfriend's house and drive it home but something's properly seized up inside

So I'm currently driving quite possibly the worst ever MK1 Clio at the moment while mine's poorly The heating doesn't work, the wipers don't return to their correct resting positions, it hesitates all the time, the heater fan is either all or nothing (not that it matters when all it blows is cold air ), and I've never known a car to form ice on the inside of the windscreen as thick as the outside... But apart from that, it's great! Oh, the washers also decided to stick on the other night too, draining the washer tank and driving me insane from the noise to the point where I had to pull over and turn the ignition off until it decided to stop trying to pump

Hopefully picking up one or two 1.8 16v gearboxes on Saturday morning to get me running again, with the potential second box being a spare in case it happens again! I could fit the old one I had back in, but I really didn't want to have to rip it out again, so I'm trying to be patient! Although this Clio is certainly pushing its luck with me

I've also bought a load of exhaust wrap to finally get my 4-2-1 wrapped, and as an additonal benefit, hopefully help my starting problems I get every now again where I think the manifold keeps cooking everything

More to come... Slowly, but surely!

[dontpannic]

Aah, the age old lovely list of problems. Hope you get the gearbox sorted soon MK1 Clio

[Sphinx]

Just a little update...

The old gearbox was making a bit of noise and was feeling a little rough too, so I replaced it with another which was ran fine for about 5 days before it decided it would get stuck in gear! Managed to get it into 2nd while outside my girlfriend's house and drive it home but something's properly seized up inside

So I'm currently driving quite possibly the worst ever MK1 Clio at the moment while mine's poorly The heating doesn't work, the wipers don't return to their correct resting positions, it hesitates all the time, the heater fan is either all or nothing (not that it matters when all it blows is cold air ), and I've never known a car to form ice on the inside of the windscreen as thick as the outside... But apart from that, it's great! Oh, the washers also decided to stick on the other night too, draining the washer tank and driving me insane from the noise to the point where I had to pull over and turn the ignition off until it decided to stop trying to pump

Hopefully picking up one or two 1.8 16v gearboxes on Saturday morning to get me running again, with the potential second box being a spare in case it happens again! I could fit the old one I had back in, but I really didn't want to have to rip it out again, so I'm trying to be patient! Although this Clio is certainly pushing its luck with me

I've also bought a load of exhaust wrap to finally get my 4-2-1 wrapped, and as an additonal benefit, hopefully help my starting problems I get every now again where I think the manifold keeps cooking everything

More to come... Slowly, but surely!

That's nearly as bad as my list the other night

[fiend]

That sucks about the gearbox, hopefully one of the new ones will be decent.

I can't help but laugh at the Clio and the washers getting stuck.

[FiestaBen]

I also found the washer jets on the clio quite funny

Bad luck with the gearboxes but hopefully you'll have it sorted soon

[Smo]

Yeah, I'm hoping I've found a suitable replacement!

Just driving back from Essex at the moment having picked up a couple of boxes from a very nice bloke on here Also picked up a couple of central locking motors at the same time as the latch mech on my driver's side seems to have lost its spring!

Can't wait to get it back on the road

[Smo]

Right, after a Friday evening and Saturday morning of laying in the road, I've managed to replace my gearbox with one that appears to have selectable gears Not sure how long it'll last, but it's nice just to drive a car that actually warms up inside

So next up...

1) Wrap the 4-2-1 and replace exhaust manifold gasket.
2) Tidy up the engine bay a little.
3) Fit my Escort brake servo and master cylinder, along with the Zetec S rear beam and braided hoses.
4) Bodywork(!)
5) Remove and refit (better) most of the interior in order to minimise any rattling from engine/gearbox and road vibrations.
6) Lots of naughtiness.

[Minstral]

Good to see its back running.

and nice new sig i see

[dontpannic]

Right, after a Friday evening and Saturday morning of laying in the road, I've managed to replace my gearbox with one that appears to have selectable gears Not sure how long it'll last, but it's nice just to drive a car that actually warms up inside

So next up...

1) Wrap the 4-2-1 and replace exhaust manifold gasket.
2) Tidy up the engine bay a little.
3) Fit my Escort brake servo and master cylinder, along with the Zetec S rear beam and braided hoses.
4) Bodywork(!)
5) Remove and refit (better) most of the interior in order to minimise any rattling from engine/gearbox and road vibrations.
6) Lots of naughtiness.

Good news Simon! Does this mean you may be able to get to Bluewater on Sunday?

[filtra]

You might have tissues with the FRST rack and l/arms. When i wanted to use a standard rack on FRST arms there were maybe only 3 turns available on the track rod ends, so i decdided against it.

Good to hear its working again!

[bakewell001]

All sounds good, bar point 6!

[Smo]

You might have tissues with the FRST rack and l/arms. When i wanted to use a standard rack on FRST arms there were maybe only 3 turns available on the track rod ends, so i decdided against it.

Good to hear its working again!

Yeah, I remember you saying about that. I was hoping that it won't be a problem being the other way round, but I work with car parts all day, so I can get a couple of proper FRST lower arms easily enough

[hb69]

Come to bluewater on sunday

Can you get hold of headlights through work?

[dontpannic]

Ditto that!

[Smo]

I can get headlights, Henry. I'll try and get you a price tomorrow.

I doubt I'll be doing Sunday - really need to spend some time at home getting some stuff done!

[M1K3Y_B]

Good too hear its on the road again

[hb69]

I can get headlights, Henry. I'll try and get you a price tomorrow.

Cheers babes, im after an o/s light pretty please

[hb69]

Hurry up and get the engine out

[Smo]

Yes sir!

[Sphinx]

How dare you be online and yet not on msn!
I've been drinking

[Sphinx]

I suppose I should say something about the car too............It's very white and silver and 1.8eee

[Smo]

Update time!

Not a lot.



OK, seriously... I've got my runaround all MOT'd for another year now, so it's safe to start work on this one

Before I start, I should mention (in case I haven't already in the topic) that I've got a small amount of oil coming down the side of the sump, which I've guessed from day one was the crank seal... I've also got a small amount of smoke coming out of the exhaust if I boot it from about 5K onwards, but after a few good hard thrashes, it's gone. I'm assuming it's the valve stem seals because it clears and only seems to reappear after the car as stood over night. I've also done a compression test and all 4 cyclinders are about 175 to 180PSI, so the rings should be in pretty good shape

Right, so it looked a bit like this when I got home tonight:








The cambelt cover was on there, but I took it off just before taking the photo to see if the rocker cover gasket had been leaking (which it hadn't). I'm pretty sure it's the crank seal... (Will get a photo up later.)


It's in a bit of a state at the moment - still got filler on the back from when a girl in a Ka rear-ended me




Never taken any photos of the interior either, so here are a couple in their natural (untidy/dirty/dusty) glory!





As you can see, it's pretty much full XR2i 16v, except for the lack of a leather gearknob. Over the last couple of weeks I've really had to appreciate how good these seats hold you as well. My runaround is a G-reg 1.1 LX with the basic trim seats (exactly the same as I had in the Popular Plus) and I had completely forgotten how much I have to hold the gearknob and wheel when I go round corners in order to stay in my seat The 16v seats really do their job!

I've got a nasty hole in the wing too at the moment:



... which I'll hopefully be sorting out with most of the bodywork over the next few months now that I don't need to use the car everyday

You can also see where I've been rubbing down various bits (and just protecting as a temp measure) to find out exactly where I've got rot and what needs cutting and what can be saved - oh what fun! Needs to be done though...



Well after spending an hour or so on it, I've drained the coolant, undone a few of the hoses, removed the air box, intake, MAF sensor, fan, leads, and unhooked a few of the connectors... Very slow work for me!





... and made a nice mess with the coolant (I caught most of it, but more got away than I realised )



I've also been suffering what felt like a bit of misfire and a small lack of power the last couple of months. After pulling the plug leads out this evening, I noticed number 4 on the coilpack is corroded to absolute buggery! Never noticed that before, not even when I changed the leads a few weeks back I really should have had a closer look, but I just completely missed it. So yeah, I think that explains that now

Anyway, that's the start of things More to come soon!

[hb69]

Whey Things are starting to happen

The runaround of destiny needs to be passed around all the kent members in turn, Tobys next i reckon