My BG Clio 182 Track car build

Discussion in 'Other Projects' started by Mark250, Dec 8, 2013.

  1. I got the car in October and a week after that the work started, including lots of phone calls ordering bits.

    list so far is

    Safety Devices 6 point bolt in cage
    Bimarco Futura bucket seats
    Bimarco Aluminium side mounts
    Pair of 6 point Sabelt harnesses
    Oreca 330mm steering wheel
    Flocked dash upper and lower, A pillars, steering cowl, handbrake and gear surround.
    15inch Pro Race 1.2 in anthracite with 205/50/15 Federal 595RSR tyres
    K-tec ultra supersport cat back exhaust
    V6 Airbox

    to do
    PMS Gear linkage
    PMS strut brace and top mounts
    Cooksport springs
    Braided hoses and fluid change
    coolant change

    the door cards have got to come out when I get some replacement cards and the carpet will come out too in the summer and probably be replaced with some aluminium or carbon foot plates.

    The day I got the car looks nice and standard
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    parcels started to arrive
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    first job was to tidy the engine bay up
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    after
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    had a week off work so started removing the interior and preparing the areas that needed welding for the cage by removing all the paint and spraying with a weld primer to stop rust, also removed all the tar from the floor, was not as hard as I expected just heat gun and scraper and WD40 to clean the area afterwards and it came up well.
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    once I had the cage fitted I then decided the inside of the car looked crap so masked everything off and sprayed the interior, I was to idle to take the rear cage back out.
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    first attempt looked good but thought it may be a bit too bright inside the car on a sunny day
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    Second attempt and I am pleased with the results.
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  2. I decided I did not like the plastic dash so out it all came and was taken to be flocked, I also chopped the glovebox door down a bit so I can still use it with the cage and after flocking I looks like it is supposed to be there
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    Once the dash came back got all that fitted along with the seats, harnesses (Thanks to Sonny for the advice with this ) and steering wheel
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    next job was the dogbone mount
    glad I borrowed a gear puller off my mate as the rubber bushings would have been a pain to get out.
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    Then did the front brakes discs and pads and tidied them up a bit
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    My tyres turned up so when and had them fitted to my new wheels then got them on the car
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    Then decided as I had cruise control I may as well use it so made a carbon plate to mount the switches to
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  3. Looks good mate bet that's fun to drive
     
  4. only driven it about 50 miles lol
    It's a bit different to my 250, but should be good on track
     
  5. Brilliant work, it'll be a hoot on track

    ive been considering just getting a 172 cup to thrash on track
     
  6. I used the 250 a couple of times on track but I was always worried about it that's why I got the clio and everything is a LOT cheaper with the clio
     
  7. Great project!!

    Think I need to do this when I have to get a sensible car!!
     
  8. I love these sort of projects... wish I had a place with a garage or even a drive to kick a project like this off the ground.. like you say its a damn site cheaper to get a little 172/182 to thrash around a circuit and not have to worry about it too much as it's not a day to day car...

    Coming along nicely!.. just curious would you not stip the entire thing and rwmove the dash, ac and everything to save more weight? Or does it all have to be there to be raod worthy? You getting coilovers too?
     
  9. looking good dude!!!
     
  10. Ash87

    Ash87 RSM Moderator

    Interior looks awesome! i need a 1*2 as a mess around.
     
  11. Looks brilliant, too good to abuse on track :wink:

    I need some motivation to do a bit more to my Megane.
     
  12. Excellent project
     
  13. cheers guys

    the problem with removing the dash and everything else it can look a mess and I could probably save more weight by going on a diet lol
    I wouldn't mind coilovers at a later date but it will not be happening this year or next year just stick to standard shocks and cooksport springs
     
  14. Got the PMS gear linkage fitted now makes a huge difference to the gear change and puts the leaver in a much better place when you are strapped into the car
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