New owner - F1 R26 liquid gold

Hi all,
Excited to now have put down a deposit on a car I've long held in high esteem. A liquid gold F1 R26 2007 with only 34,000 on the clock!
Its got lots of tasty extras like a K-Tec down pipe, Milltek exhaust, Cooksport springs, Forge intercooler and a stage1 remap. A couple of things are needing to be done and I should be picking her up the Saturday after this (18/8)
I'd be surprised if it's an unknown car so in the interest of digging up more information the reg is: R26 EOD
If anyone is interested in that registration, please let me know as I already have my own personal reg I will be adding to the car once collected.
Looking forward to many happy hours of driving and chatting.

 

Added my name to the list but it’s a new addition No. 1873 , so quite a late one.

 

Just one of the “couple of things” being done
Along with new CV boots, rocker cover and inlet plenum gasket replacement and 2x new track rod ends..........
I’m in need of a good specialist in the Horsham/West Sussex area for a general health check + a cambelt change, suggestions gratefully received

 

Thanks

 

Name?
It's not exactly local, a good hours drive if Chi is free flowing!

 

Ok, thanks for the recommendation, they do a loan vehicle, maybe go down and see the Victory/Mary rose with the kids?
Quoted £550 all in for a belt, tensioner and water pump swap. Not too bad.

 

Yes, that’s the car I’ve got a deposit on and will go through with. It’s got a few issues to be resolved, but nothing a bit of time, money and TLC can’t sort. If I buy a car I always go with ones with mint interiors as that’s where I’ll be spending my time
Cam belt also needs doing this year as well but it’s only done a few thousand miles since the last one, so I’m happy to get that sorted soon.
@matt e - The guys in the showroom had forgotten to take pics of the front, but I got in there before they had uploaded new images. It was only on the market for 24hrs before I jumped on it. They had two other people waiting to put down deposits on it over the phone and took another 3 calls on it whilst I sat there doing “the deal” - makes me smile each time I look at the pics, can’t wait

 

Nah!
Done red before, and it all peeled off and needed a back to bare metal respray
I won’t be doing a red car EVER again!
But I agree, nice to look at, if it’s someone else’s

 

Would make great car park companions.
Yellow - orange - yellow
I’d love to see that in a line-up, popping away in the sunshine

 

I took it for a good twisty lumpy/yummy test drive and I was impressed how solid it felt. Initially I too though the springs might not be as good as hoped, but as the drive went on I forgot all about them, which means that they weren’t interfering or intruding. I really enjoyed the drive. It was a pleaseure to be back in the “driving seat’’ after having owned a succession of powerful estates - I’m currently in a 2014 E63s with 665bhp and 1050Nm of torque so to come from that and enjoy the driving experience is a compliment to how nice the Megane is to pilot. I’m sure there will be plenty of thing that need to be changed/replaced as I get to know the car, but at the moment the suspension set-up isn’t the priority. The atmospheric dump valve is! It was driving me insane on the test drive - TOTALLY unnecessary! It’ll be the first thing I do.
Does anyone know the Forge part number/model I need to replace it with? I’m not 20yrs old!
I remember them first time around when Renault 5 GT Turbos were box fresh, I hated them then as much as I do now!
Moving swiftly on, I’ll just have to stay off boost until then, yeah right!

 

Do you know of it previously?
Or just saw the add and thought good thoughts
It's now been booked in at Rentech - Portsmouth for cambelt + water pump at the end of the month + a good poke around and see if it's all good!
Here's hoping!

 

I’ve also got a Darth Vader induction kit under the bonnet too!
Suck-Psssst-Suck-Psssst
Standard air filter box and pipe soon to be acquired!
So my Questions are.......?

1) what are the part numbers required for a standard air box & pipe?
2) is the air filter housing the same for all Mk2 Megane models? I assume that the pipe is model specific?
3) will fitting a standard filter back on to the inlet be a problem for the stage 1 map the car has?
4) I’m keen on getting a Forge recirculation valve due to the stronger spring (due to remap), which model number should I buy? And do they do them in black to look OE?

I know I should put this in the engine section, but I thought I’d air my thoughts here first

 

Thanks for the info
I've ordered one of those, they look better than the Forge ones - nicely enginered.
If you could take a look for me at your leisure I'd appreciate that. eBay is littered with air boxes for Mk2 Méganes. Are they the same across all the engine type/range?
Do you have the connection hose too? Or has that been chopped to fit an induction kit?
Thanks again, Ross.

 

Oooh! Strut brace, yes, I'd be interested in that, pm me once you've got all the bits together please. I'd like the engine bay to be as close to standard internal as possible - tasteful mods allowing

 

Thanks
I’ve forwarded the concerns to the relevant person at the selling garage, let’s hope it’s not too late!
He said he was going to go there today to check on the various areas of fault rectification. I’m awaiting an update soon.

 

Deposit placed, contract signed.
It’s still on their website FS Performance Cars, Pistonheads and Ebay. Apparently they only take it down once the vehicle has left the site. It was removed from Auto trader within a few hours of the deposit being put down. I have chatted with them this week and all is good.
Looking forward to Saturday

 

Out with the old, in with the new (to me )


Had good run up and back to Luton. Been out there getting to know her curves. Started a full detail as soon as I got back. I don't think she has ever seen a clay bar. I was aware before committing that she was a "dirty girl!"
More pics in the detailing section.
Thanks for all your welcome messages, it's made me right at home

 

No longer a "dirty girl" now she's sweet smelling and shiny.

 

Thanks, happy boy with a new toy