only a couple of small updates, trying to stop spending on it for while :cool: plan i changing the gearbox oil again soon so i thought i would pick up a goldplug plug for it it Gearbox goldplug by matt eaton, on Flickr went with elf nfj oil Gearbox oil by matt eaton, on Flickr i got a welder a couple of weeks ago and been playing around with that, i had some oval tubing left from when my dad made a strut brace for my clio. i thought i would make a brace for where the subframe where the standard brace plate goes across where the wishbones sit. not the nicest of welds lol but of done it a few times and when its been powdercoated it shouldnt look to bad Brace by matt eaton, on Flickr Brace by matt eaton, on Flickr sort of matches the other one i bought lower brace by matt eaton, on Flickr think im going to get all three braces powder coated black and also at later date change the silicone hoses from red to black. i think black looks better and more subtle. like my old clio engine bay Engine bay by matt eaton, on Flickr
done a few more little things won a set of samco ancillary hoses off ebay, i emailed forge before to see if they had any plans to start making them (so they matched my others one). they said if i sent them a set of original they would start making them. so the plan is to fit these send the original ones off to them and when i get the first set ill sell the samco ones on. i think they were brand new tbh Samco hoses by matt eaton, on Flickr also since i said i wanted to change my red hoses to black a member off RSMegane got in touch to see if i wanted to swap his black for my red. which i did. i also bought the boost hose in black. yesterday i got new black hoses for the induction kit so ive fitted them this afternoon Black silicone hose by matt eaton, on Flickr samco hoses and new induction hoses fitted Engine bay by matt eaton, on Flickr and lastly ive bought a radio centre console to spray the same as the other interior trim. and also mine isnt fitted with the courtsey light at the bottom of the door, so im going to take a look behind the door cards and hopefully ive have the wiring for them if not see about changing looms as the quite cheap off ebay currently in primer Centre console by matt eaton, on Flickr need abit of a clean Footwell lights by matt eaton, on Flickr also ive sold the strut braces, there not something i really need as its a road car and im not going on a track with it. so im after a new scuttle now!
Just the general process. The doorhandles came up ok on mine but the clock peeled off so I'm probably going to sand it or peel it off and try that to see if it works. I'm gloss blacking mine.
Yeah you need to strip the rubber coating otherwise it reacts to the paint. I read on cliosport if you soak it in neat dettol the rubber just peels off. So I tried and it work. Then just the usual Primer Sand smooth Base coat Lacquer
Thanks for the response Matt - I now need to see if Opie Oils hasn't dispatched my order yet, as I had ordered 2 AP10's!
Ah, ok - might see my brother wants them then and I can then place a correct order, so that I don't have to go through the faff of returning one!
finished painting my centre console and fitted it Centre console by matt eaton, on Flickr Dash panel by matt eaton, on Flickr Dash panel fitted by matt eaton, on Flickr recently ive been playing around with different struts to fit the bonnet. found a pair of struts the worked out perfectly for it DSC_2213 by matt eaton, on Flickr DSC_2212 by matt eaton, on Flickr DSC_2211 by matt eaton, on Flickr also bought a milltek decat, that ill get fitted some time Milltek decat by matt eaton, on Flickr got some exhaust wrap Exhaust wrap by matt eaton, on Flickr Wrapped decat by matt eaton, on Flickr and started collecting bits to service it Spark plugs by matt eaton, on Flickr
few updates ive removed the dials and sold the decat. never really looked at them and the decat wasnt something i needed. looks better i think Dash by matt eaton, on Flickr my calipers are starting to look a bit warn and the dust seals aren't in the best of condition. i picked up a pair off ebay, the plan to get them powder coated and fit new seals Brembo by matt eaton, on Flickr also got a pair of rear calipers and stripped them down as well Rear brakes by matt eaton, on Flickr cleaned up all the bolts and pistons Cleaned bolts by matt eaton, on Flickr new seals from bigg red and hel bleed nipples Bleed nipples by matt eaton, on Flickr Cleaned bolts by matt eaton, on Flickr got them back from the powder coaters and rebuilt them Calipers by matt eaton, on Flickr Built calipers by matt eaton, on Flickr Built calipers by matt eaton, on Flickr Finished brembo calipers by matt eaton, on Flickr also got a couple of other bits done as well, new inlet as the other had reacted and went funny, ptfe gasket to go with it. and also had the strut bar i made powder coated PTFE gasket by matt eaton, on Flickr New inlet by matt eaton, on Flickr Lower brace by matt eaton, on Flickr
i also wanted to change the rear bulbs to cree ones reverse, much brighter than the originals Reverse lights by matt eaton, on Flickr also changed the brake lights as well. when i changed the indicators to the cree ones they were causing hyper flash and needed resistors to stop the hyper flash Cree indicator bulbs by matt eaton, on Flickr Load resistor by matt eaton, on Flickr no ive wired them in the hyper flash has stopped Cree bulbs by matt eaton, on Flickr also changed the side indicators for LED ones LED indicators by matt eaton, on Flickr the passenger xenon had been flickering every now and then, so i thought id try new bulbs to see if it would stop. went for 6000k thought i would try some ebay specials at first, i think one must have broke on the way over from china so i bought another set this time from a seller in the uk £18.99. fitted a pair of osram cool blue full beam at the same time New bulbs by matt eaton, on Flickr 6000k Beam by matt eaton, on Flickr Full beam by matt eaton, on Flickr New bulbs by matt eaton, on Flickr Light by matt eaton, on Flickr 6000k Light by matt eaton, on Flickr cleaned the air con and fitted a new pollen filter Pollen filter + air con cleaner by matt eaton, on Flickr and lastly a few months ago i sent forge motorsport my ancillary hoses when i fitted my samco ones. fast forward a few months i remembered i sent them so i gave them a quick email to see if they had been done. they emailed back saying they were made and which colour did i want. then on friday i got them Forge ancillary hoses by matt eaton, on Flickr Forge ancillary hoses by matt eaton, on Flickr Forge ancillary by matt eaton, on Flickr plans are now to get the wheels refurbished and get the front bumper resprayed
Just read this from start to finish. Awsome read mate and great touches to the R26 Think I'll be nipping down to Dunelm at the weekend to grab some of that headlining material. Looks excellent. What paint did you use for the plastic trims etc? Also, did you get a ral code for your callipers? Did they cost much to do? Cheers Kris
Hi mate car looks mint. What intercooler did you buy ? And I'm doing a clutch change on my meg is that the right oil to get? What you brought. Thanks
i got a can mixed up at local motor factors, its the cup colour from the clio's. the ral i think was 3020, cost me £60 for everything calipers, inlets, brackets, strut bar it was a forge intercooler, yeah thats the correct oil for the box just got a video for you, not the best the rears are much more orange than the fronts https://youtu.be/_KNZfASNO8I
i got a can mixed up at local motor factors, its the cup colour from the clio's. the ral i think was 3020, cost me £60 for everything calipers, inlets, brackets, strut bar it was a forge intercooler, yeah thats the correct oil for the box just got a video for you, not the best the rears are much more orange than the fronts [video]https://youtu.be/_KNZfASNO8I[/video]
Nice one Matt thanks. Ill try find out the correct paint code for the black paint. Can you remember how many meters of material you got for the headlining & trims etc? Cheers Kris
yeah i want to get the fronts changed somehow as well 6-7 meters iirc, pain in the ass removing all the trims ive never changed a window regulator, but ive took the door card before and it was fairly easy.
few more little bits done finally got my hands on a short shift linkage from lee boardman, really helpful with any question i had about fitting it as well! at first i was a bit unsure about it but now ive got use to it i really like it Short shifter by matt eaton, on Flickr fitted on the selector Short shifter on actuator by matt eaton, on Flickr Short shifter fitted by matt eaton, on Flickr also got the bracket from renault which stops the bulk head mat from sagging, i do need to glue it in a few places where it has come aprt, will fit it this weekend Bracket by matt eaton, on Flickr i got in contact with Andrew (snappy) who does most of the clio steering wheel retrims about new seatbelt buckle covers. i wasn't really happy with the fitting of the original ones i bought off ebay. i sent him one of the covers and plastic casing of buckle and he made up a pattern for it. the ones he sent back are way way better than the one i sent to him. very happy with them!! final covers Buckle covers by matt eaton, on Flickr Cover fitted by matt eaton, on Flickr in my mission to tidy up the engine bay i bought new coolant, oil and screen wash caps to paint Coolant and oil cap by matt eaton, on Flickr Washer cap by matt eaton, on Flickr painted a fitted Painted caps by matt eaton, on Flickr Caps fitted by matt eaton, on Flickr fitted the brace i made as well IMAG0468 by matt eaton, on Flickr and lastly i contacted @andy_con to see if he was able to draw a set of custom pedals and he said he could and that he could also mill them himself. very happy with these Pedals by matt eaton, on Flickr Pedals fitted by matt eaton, on Flickr in the next few weeks im hoping to get the front bumper resprayed and get the wheels refurbished
How you finding the pedals Matt? I'd seen them on CS and wondered if they were a bit slippy with wet feet.
Yeah haven't found them slippy as yet, my original ones were quite heavily worn and found them alright
