preRS Clio M9 Clio 16v -no not slamber related 🤣

[Justin..]

Exhaust fabrication up next. I was kindly donated the manifold and downpipe by coops, however half the downpipe was missing. Luckily the easier part to make i ordered a selection of pipe bends and some flanges to make the missing part and a decat. Luckily for me I have a friend who is awesome at welding.

 

[andybond]

Smart progress and love reading threads like this

 

[Justin..]

Thanks Andy. It’s a lot of past progress I’ve just only started to up load it online.

 

[Justin..]

Next on the list was to sort out the cooling circuit for the turbo. I didn’t want to have it on the engine circuit for a few reasons. The main one being just to be a little different.

I used a lightly modified 206 header tank and bracket fixed to the bulkhead below the Clios engine one and used a bosch auxiliary water pump, like the Clios own standard aux pump. Wired to a relay to come on with ignition. Tried to get it to only run with the engine but I struggled to find an easy wire to tap in to. The rad is a charge cooler size / type. Not many pics of these parts though.

 

[Justin..]

After the fitting of the secondary coolant circuit, I finished plumbing in the boost pipes and I mounted the intercooler.

 

[Justin..]

Next up was the battery relocation. Originally I wanted it kept under the bonnet, but with the new additional coolant pipes and tank there was no room for an air filter to fit in. I bought a crimping tool, a junction box, extra cable to extend the stock loom and robbed a battery cable from an E90 330d. Still haven’t final fitted the battery box yet. The battery is just sat in the boot at the moment.

 

[Justin..]

I started the car and it idled really high. I could not for the life of me find a reason why, there was no air leaks anywhere. Last thing to check was the throttle body. Needless to say it was f**ked. It’s a R19 16v body and who ever played with it mullered it. The butterfly’s were not seating properly and had been ground down to a sharp edge. They weren’t even round any more. Luckily I had a spare Clio 16v throttle body I could pinch the butterfly’s from. Once that was sorted it idled perfect.

 

[Justin..]

Happy with how it’s running, haven’t driven yet but finished off the engine bay with engine covers, inlet pipe work and a massive ramair filter

 

[Justin..]

Whislt the car was up on the ramp I noticed bit of rust on the sills. Yeah, that turned in to a lot of rust . The arches had a fair bit of bubbling but the underlying metal was not too bad. Oh and a random rust patch on the rear 1/4. Same story both sides, just the passenger side is a tad worse.

 

[Justin..]

Chopped out the driver side first becuase it was the best of the 2 sides

 

[Justin..]

New metal going in. It’s a non 16v sill panel being used as that is all that’s available.

 

[Justin..]

Prepping and painting. Using upol etch primer and upol primer and upol tintable raptor stonechip/bedliner.

 

[Justin..]

I painted the intercooler black. Is Just spray hammerite but came out quite well I think.

 

[Justin..]

Car turned around and now starting on the passenger side.

 

[Duncan Grier]

Some great work! Looking good

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Great work there @Justin.. ! You’ve got some skill on that welder

 

[Justin..]

Thanks Steve. Can’t take the credit for the welding! Wish I could. My mate is a welder by trade so is rather handy with the mig and tig welding.

 

[Justin..]

Other side now full welded, etch primered and stonechip protection applied today

 

[niconkk]

rear caliper and discs valver/williams oem?

 

[Justin..]

They are indeed