Clio Big Steve's RB Clio 182 Cup Restoration

[Ricardo]

Ok maybe you didn't!

 

[Ricardo]

And 3 different wheel setups. I won't spam your thread anymore

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

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Are they 16” Oz F1’s sir, or 15”??

Can’t beat the 2118’s can you..

 

[Ricardo]

Are they 16” Oz F1’s sir, or 15”??

Can’t beat the 2118’s can you..

15" from the phase one 172, I loved the anth 2118s

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

...there’s plenty of little jobs to do in the mean time, including fitting new exhaust hangers at the back, and some reproduction “Cup” badges onto the B-Pillars....

Nice day for it today, so gave me the chance to give my reproduction B-Pillar badges a quick spray in the sun

The it was a case of marking out where I wanted them, and boshing them on:

Chuffed to bits at the finished results!

Thanks for taking a swing by my thread!

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

After all that effort, I just had to take my Lidl Clio out for a drive this evening...

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Now the fabulous @detailR has polished and protected the bodywork, I wanted to have a go at a bit of this PPF film Malarky, to see if it will help the car survive day to day driving life, and fend off some of those bug splats and stone chips were all used to getting on our shiny new automobiles...

Found a guy locally who is an Xpel approved installer and we came to an agreement on the package, so dropped it off to him this week for the Bonnet, Bumper and Headlights.

He’s JUST finished it today, and sent me a few pictures to show the process and to share with you all:

Going to pick it up tomorrow... and actually considering to get the old bike out, and bike the 30 miles there to collect it from near Cambridge, rather than cadging a lift off someone... wish me luck on that bit!!

Thanks for your reading pleasure

 

[Ricardo]

You'll smash the 30, it's getting easier now the longer distances?

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

You'll smash the 30, it's getting easier now the longer distances?

Yeah tbh I’m quite excited about it, riding on roads I’ve never been on before... and purely by chance I’m sure you will understand.... there’s somewhere for me to get a sausage & egg muffin en route..

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Had a comment over on my thread on ClioSport asking if I’d also got the leading edge of my rear arches covered as they’re prone to getting some chippage also...

Messaged the fitter this evening, and said I’d speak to him about it tomorrow morning, when I collect the car.. moments later he sends me a video and the arches are covered!! Wow! Chuffed with that!!

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Cycled the 28 miles over to near Cambridge today to collect the Clio and it was simply Wonderful... Sun shining, bit of frost on the fields... I felt like bloody Forest Gump when he was running across the USA!!

Stopped at Maccie D’s for a protein rich energy bar... ok, it was a Sausage & Egg McMuffin

The bike ride was well worth it, the little Clio looked proper resplendent:


Disassembled the bike, and it fitted into the back of the Clio a treat! Never put it in there before:

Talking of bikes, the detailer had a brand new limited edition Ducati carbon fibre superdoopa bike in for some PPF coating... meant nothing to me, but I’m sure to you bikers, this may well be a BIG thing... he said it was worth £32K!!



Thanks for having a butchers

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Just back home from a flippin awesome bank holiday weekend driving around the Derbyshire Dales in the Clio and she just relished it:




It has certainly made an impression on me this little car, so much so I even gave it a clean when I got home this evening to get all the dust and dead bugs off it.

Finished cleaning it and then moved it back into its parking space and the STOP and Battery light were on Permanent Red! Scratched head a little and then saw that the positive cable from the alternator had totally snapped off it’s termination... all whilst I was cleaning it...!?

Quick termination of a new ring I had and problem solved, just pleased it didn’t decide to do it whilst I was driving it all weekend!!

 

[Turbell]

Is that Ladybower Reservoir?
Wherever, car looks well.

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Is that Ladybower Reservoir?
Wherever, car looks well.

Good spot sir!! It sure is!

 

[Turbell]

Did you give A57 snake pass a go?, knew a few that met their end on there....had a few moments myself, but I always remember coming back from Manchester early one morning and seeing a then new Supra getting dragged back up from the valley, what looked like owner stood white faced and freezing.

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Did you give A57 snake pass a go?, knew a few that met their end on there....had a few moments myself, but I always remember coming back from Manchester early one morning and seeing a then new Supra getting dragged back up from the valley, what looked like owner stood white faced and freezing.

Yeah we left the Derwent Resevoir and drove up to Glossop on the Snakes pass, before shooting back down to our digs for the night in Donnington.

Great roads, when you’re not stuck behind a Tractor/Caravan/Lorry/Policeman

 

[DaveL485]

Looks fab Steve, love that colour too.

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

What with all the excitement and Love going into the new Clio Raider, @Millie_Bee and I took the little blue fighter out for a drive this afternoon. Still love this little car VERY much and it puts a smile on my face every time I drive it.

Purely by chance, this evening I got an update on the replacement gearbox, to fix the 5th gear crunchy crunchy synchro!!

As my tame gearbox chappy said, let the pictures do the talking:

Knackered main shaft bearing replaced:

Replacement 2nd gear synchro and selector hub:

The new spangly Quaife Diff ready to go in:


Fully built up mainshaft with new synchros and bearings:

All getting assembled together:


5th gear assembled:

Then lid on and ready to go!!


I’ll give it some loving and a quick flick over with some degreaser and silver paint and she should be as good as new again.

Now the nice weather is hopefully going to make an appearance, I’ll have to get old @jas_racing tee’d up for a bit of a day or two garaging..

Thanks for reading

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Took the Clio out for an hour this evening to warm up the fluids and make sure she was still running well.

WOW, Just WOW….

I’ve got to say, it’s a better and more involving drive than the Clio Raider… and with the cheeky mods I’ve done to it, think it’s actually faster as well…

Fallen back in love with it, just in time for its MOT on Monday..

 

[Adey]

you heard the story about the 182 vs the 197 on 5th gear didn't you....?

182s are faster