Clio Alien Green 200 gets boost

[DannyAG200]

Update! And a good one..... We have life!!!

So attention now went back to by engine bay, I mocked my rad and intercooler up to make sure it all fits and if I needed to make brackets etc. Bled my brakes and clutch, wheels on and moved it outside! Was time to start it for a couple seconds to make sure everything worked. Pleasantly surprised with a "card not detected" "please insert card" at this point I was a little confused so I grabbed my other card for my Clio and smiled! "Push brake to start"
Took a while to prime fuel to the engine but it started up first time! Here's a clip, not the official start up but made sure accelerated clutch etc worked. Also bonus no warning lights

Mocking up the intercooler pipe work to see if it needed modifying


Mocked up where everything sat!





We have a running engine with no warning lights and electrics all working!


So with the excitement of that over and the biggest smile from us we pushed it back in and pulled all the mocked up rad and intercooler off to make it perminant.
Required abit of modifying as the rad had to be moved a couple inches over due to my hardpipe kit. So I chopped my old bracket off and reused it then made another bracket for the other side so it sat flat and straight


Next up again was mocking the intercooler making sure it was fine, then marked it up with a blob of red paint so I knew where to drill.
Tightened all my boost clamps and here it sits







Those asking, yes it fits behind the bumper almost perfectly! Just a couple bits need trimming on one side of bumper



So next up is still waiting on my exhaust! Will be ready next week so that's the last piece now! All bits are done, just top my coolant up and double check my gearbox level.

Absolutely over the moon that it's gone to plan and this was all done with myself and my dads hands. Only thing we didn't touch was the ecu to swap the immobiliser chips which EFI did for me

Thanks again for reading!
Should be on the road in no time

 

[andybond]

You been reading this @Big Steve - Raider ?

@DannyAG200 great project , really enjoying reading about the build.

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

You been reading this @Big Steve - Raider ?

:brokenheart:

 

[Mark Davis]

Nice mate, good work.

 

[DaveL485]

"Just like that"!

 

[DannyAG200]

Small update
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So my exhaust has been completed and will be here latest Wednesday! My cars booked in for an MOT on the 23rd, booked my car in on my birthday to be mapped, 3 days after I've got a track day at snetterton and then the day after is rs day at Bedford which I may do!

Few subtle changes to the car

Secured my bumper on and lights, connected it all up. Dropped the car back down to see how the car sat, I've left my current coilover set up as I want to do a few miles on it let it bed back in and then I can start playing around with the camber and ride height etc to clear bumper clips and I've also changed my Renault badges from yellow to red, removed my protective Matt film from my bumper and give myself a glossy sunstrip




Next up was to take it outside! Drove it out of the garage, I can see my left leg having more muscle than it used to. Paddle clutch set up doesn't half throw the peddle back.
So after 10 maybe more months, the car had a nice warm bath, followed by flaying and wax, not too worried about polish as I've a couple dents that will need seeing to.













Next update il hopefully have the exhaust on and the car MOT'd, insured and tax'd and doing some mileage on it, making sure it's all working correctly.

I've not forgotten about my wiring loom diagrams either however each set up can viary slightly so I do advise having a multimeter to measure continuity on the wires to double check before swapping looms and chopping things. Also I'm running Clio box, didn't really make too much difference as I just didn't chop the wires off the clios plug.

Anyway il be more in depth with pictures once I can see my car working

 

[andybond]

Ohhhhh! Shiny !

 

[GTTurbo]

Excellent work

Can you please turbo my alien green, lol or let me know if you want to sell it.

 

[tutuur]

all is looking well mate! Your reverse light working too?

Mine isn't, haven't put any effort in fixing it though

 

[DaveL485]

That colour is spectacular.

I have the same complaint about paddle clutches, so have opted for an organic twin plate. Twin plate doubles the torque capacity for the equiv single plate. Although I may have put up with it if i'd known how much money they are

 

[tutuur]

Just found out why my reverse light isn't working, megane gearbox has 2 seperate sensor, need to connect the feeds to eachother for it to work.

Your car doesn't have cornering lights does it? That's the only thing i haven't got working after the conversion

 

[DannyAG200]

Excellent work

Can you please turbo my alien green, lol or let me know if you want to sell it.

Haha I think I'll be keeping it a while

all is looking well mate! Your reverse light working too?

Mine isn't, haven't put any effort in fixing it though

Yup all working ! This Saturday is MOT day so will have a few updates on that. Also a few extras I've purchased!! All in good time

Also yes as I used the Clio box when I traced the wires I kept the reverse side of things the same and kept it in place of the Clio plug

 

[tutuur]

No cornering lights though?

 

[DannyAG200]

No cornering lights though?

I didn't touch the clios body electrics or the other looms except the engine loom. my car doesnt have projector style headlights, just the relector lights

 

[tutuur]

Ah okay, i think it has something to do with the multiplexing but need my clip to get working before i can further diagnose the problem....

 

[DannyAG200]

Update:
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So the car passed its MOT and is now fully road legal!!, got my exhaust all fitted, sounds stunning. There's a couple of surprises that should be here next week so again il post an update then.

The paddle clutch isn't anywhere as bad as people claim, just abit heavier and bites abit more but what do you expect.
ive also booked myself in to the renaultsport day at Bedford on the 12th! Day after snett track day.

slighth issue with my dash, maybe just an earth but need to look into it, basically cars reading 7miles at 3/4 full tank and MPG of 0.8 haha!
nothing that effects the drive but I'm abit of a perfectionist myself so like things spot on.

I decided it's not practicle to drive my family around as much as its fun, so it's going to be my toy. So stripping it out and safety devices cage had been ordered, roof scoop also ordered so now the final piece of that will be a cup racer spoiler!

 

[DannyAG200]

Update-
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So been driving the car now and it's spot on! Minus this little dash problem it couldn't be much better. Went out in my megane and I just can't stand the ratio of the gearbox on it, so I'm glad I stayed with the Clio box.
So now I've got my yokos on the front, picked my rollcage up, harnesses arrived aswell as my fixings and tow strap.

More pictures time!
So MOT the other week, Stuart came down, went out in his car, absolute animal. Loved it


Doing a pre MOT check at beaniesports before Chris drove it to be MOT'd so thought it was a good opertunity to take a pic of the exhaust.
Decat from turbo, straight pipe to backbox, not too loud. Kind of unique sounding, the people who done my exhaust specialise in racing parts so the exhaust systems tend to work to keep noise levels down due to track regulations etc



Installed some stickers to my recaros and the side mounts



Next it was time to take a trip up to see Mark Fish Motorsports, so began to strip the car out for my cage, so here's some pics I took of it all being installed.





Removed my interior, lovely bit of cardboard and foam everywhere


Main hoop going in


Rear section in


Front sections in


Next up was drilling time now that everything was in place and solid


Fitted the carpet back in all neat


With the cage in and a small drive I noticed the cars turn in was better, but abit too much oversteer, so I dropped the rear of the car abit more to try get weight on the rear.



Now it sits allot nicer also handles allot better, doesn't want to push under steer either so hit the nail on the head with that


So more track day prep, kam give me abit of threaded bar so I can make my tow strap hidden so it doesn't stick out like a silly tongue.
Pain in the ass to chop down!


Next was getting my dremal out to make the hole bigger for my threaded bar to go through


Next up my harnesses arrived, and brackets, I've not gone for eyelits yet as I'm waiting for the right bucket seats to choose and I didn't want to drill two sets of more holes in the floor, so these will do for now until I get fixed buckets and I can use my eyelits



Hopefully have my harnesses and strap installed before mapping on Monday and then final bits for track day prep! Should be a good week.

 

[Chris Smith]

Looks epic, love everything about this car...

 

[Duncan Grier]

I do love a cage and really suits your car!

Some nice touches

DG

 

[Joshyouwahh]

So sick! That's gonna be a beast!