Clio 172 Project

So after discovering that the SHIT tyres fitted by one of the pikies before me were bald on the inner edge I went back off to Blackcircles and ordered another two Toyo Proxes T1-Rs and this time chose a different tyre fitter, after the last fucking joke of a company.  I called down there nice and early and after just 30 minutes the tyres were fitted and balanced and I was on my way.

Still need to get the car tracked up properly, but that can now wait till next month because this month I’ve spunked  my hard earned, finally, on a new exhaust!  WOOHOO CHAV WANKFLOW BE GONE!  lol

Gone for the K-tec Racing Stealth cat back system and thanks to the people at K-tec it should be here by Friday.  So I’m booked in to a garage on Saturday morning to get it and new centre and rear exhaust hangers fitted and I can’t fucking wait!  Obviously it will take a 1000 miles or so to coke up properly but I’m off to the slums of the North on Saturday afternoon, so that will help it along the way.  Plus I’ve got the replacement bumper to fit once it’s fitted. 

Updates to come at the weekend.

XOXO

Sent the car into the garage for the replacement of it’s o/s CV following it deciding that it no longer wanted to stay in place or keep the grease where it should be.

An hour and £50 later the jobs a goodun. I could of done the job myself, but for £50 why would I? I fucking HATE doing CV boots and hate even more the horrible grease.

Unfortunately though the aux belt has started making a shit load of noise and has moved over on the alternator pulley or was never fitted correctly in the first place plus it’s due to be replaced anyway. So it’s booked in on the 16th for new cam and aux belts along with all the tensioners, cam isn’t due till next year but the aux belt has to come off to do it anyway so might as well get both done at the same time. £520…but it’s better to pay that than buy/repair the whole engine.

In other news I’ve had a load of deliveries recently, nothing all that exciting. Engine cover bolts and washers, silver bulbs, engine cover replacement sticker and most of my service kit (genuine Renault pollen, oil and fuel filter).

I still need to get an ITG Profilter air errm filter, NGK PFR6E-10 spark plugs and make a decision on what 5W-40 oil I’m going to go for, currently thinking it will be Silkoline PRO S though.  Think I’ll be leaving the service until after Internatioal Styling and Tuning Show (ISTS) in April though as I’m doing a track session there so it will no doubt need it after that anyway.

However next month is MOT time.  So I’ll be getting two new Toyo T1-Rs fitted to the rears just in case the scuffing causes me any problems there and unfortunately I’ll have to put up with another month with the chav Powerflow exhaust as thanks to two companies screwing me over this month with hidden charges or fucking up my direct debit payment I’ve had to pay out a lot for stuff I wasn’t expecting.    Wank.  Just have to hope that I pass the dB tests at Donnington, it’s a loud day though so fingers cross it will be fine.

Once everything has calmed down and the exhaust has FINALLY been sorted then I’m going to uprate the brakes.  They don’t really need it as it stops on a 5p as it is, but as I’ll be doing a few track sessions this year I’d rather know they were up to the job.  Not going for anything rediculous just some Brembo High Carbon (HC) discs and Ferodo DS-2500 brake pads at the front, then standard 172 jobbies at the rear, braided hoses all round and some Castrol Responce Dot 4 brake fluid.