Megane Matt's UR Megane R26

[Matt_e]

hi everyone, ive never posted on here before but ive owned my megane for coming up to 2 years now. i have a project thread on cliosport.net.


After owning my clio 182 for the last 5 years i thought id have a change and get something a bit bigger. there was only really 2 cars to choose between a golf gti or a RS Megane. after looking at both i preferred the looks of the megane and stay loyal to the RS brand. The only colours i were looking for was Glacier white or Ultra red after looking at a few of them i picked this up on Saturday just gone.

heres a few pictures of it

Drivers front by mattageaton, on Flickr

Rear drivers by mattageaton, on Flickr

Side by mattageaton, on Flickr

Front by mattageaton, on Flickr

c**kpit by mattageaton, on Flickr


Today i got a few parts off adam today

4x injectors
2X number lamps
2x engine cover rubbers
positive terminal cover
gear gaiter
new mats

Started to fit them this afternoon

New bits by mattageaton, on Flickr

Old number lamp

Old lamp by mattageaton, on Flickr

New number plate lamp

New lamp by mattageaton, on Flickr


fitting the injectors

Fitting injectors by mattageaton, on Flickr

New injectors by mattageaton, on Flickr

done

After fitting by mattageaton, on Flickr

 

[Matt_e]

bought a armrest off of ebay the other day and received friday

armrest by mattageaton, on Flickr

and set about fitting it

Armrest fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr

also gave it a hoover and fitted my new mats

Mat's fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr

hopefully should be getting another parcel tomorrow
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[Matt_e]

had another parcel today

Parcel by mattageaton, on Flickr

Megane bits by mattageaton, on Flickr



R26.R spoiler
oil cap
spark plugs


ill see how much is it to get sprayed tomorrow

 

[Matt_e]

gave it a clean yesterday

Front driver close by mattageaton, on Flickr

Rear passenger by mattageaton, on Flickr

Rear passenger by mattageaton, on Flickr

Front angle by mattageaton, on Flickr

Front side by mattageaton, on Flickr

bonnet up by mattageaton, on Flickr

 

[Matt_e]

picked these up yesterday, i was only after the rears

Leather seats by mattageaton, on Flickr

cleaned them up with raceglaze leather shampoo and put leather balm on them

fitted

Rear seats by mattageaton, on Flickr

Rear seats by mattageaton, on Flickr

needs a hoover now!
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received another parcel today

Milltek by mattageaton, on Flickr

Milltek pipes by mattageaton, on Flickr

couple of updates

order a set of mr pink caliper pins

Mrpink brake pins by mattageaton, on Flickr

and riding round in this currently, until tomorrow afternoon i hope. getting the r26r spoiler fitted

modus 1.4

modus by mattageaton, on Flickr

modus by mattageaton, on Flickr

 

[Matt_e]

Had the .R spoiler fitted and also the milltek.

The exhaust needs new hangers and its sitting to low and rubbing on the bumper, which ill do tomorrow

R26.R spoiler fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr

R26.R spoiler fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr

R26.R spoiler fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr

so when i was fitting the new brake pins i noticed that the holes in the brake discs had tiny cracks in them

IMG-20140830-WA0002 by mattageaton, on Flickr


so i ordered a set of replacement pads and plain discs and painted the centres of them, to try i stop them from rusting

IMAG0150 by mattageaton, on Flickr

DSC_0110 by mattageaton, on Flickr

DSC_0111 by mattageaton, on Flickr

DSC_0113 by mattageaton, on Flickr

while i was fitting the brakes i was going to fit studs as well as it makes putting the wheel back on so easy

DSC_0129 by mattageaton, on Flickr

trial fitting before i loctited them

DSC_0123 by mattageaton, on Flickr

when i checked the back of the hub the seemed to me to be to close to the hub, im going to cut a couple of mm off the end of them

DSC_0119 by mattageaton, on Flickr


All fitted, the drivers side disc was quite a b**ch to get off,few swift taps of the hammer and it eventually came off.

Was going to touch up the caliper where the previous own must have had trouble removing the pins, but forgot the pixck up i small brush before i left

DSC_0126 by mattageaton, on Flickr

Also fitted i set of mud guards

DSC_0128 by mattageaton, on Flickr


ive got a leak from the passenger driveshaft so picked a new seal off adam. need to get someone to fit it for me

DSC_0118 by mattageaton, on Flickr

lastly got busy with the fibreglass and made a rear wiper blank

DSC_0114 by mattageaton, on Flickr

 

[Matt_e]

been collecting a few parts over the last week.

new dipstick
pollen filter
oil filter + seal
gearbox seal
front wiper blades

Few bits by mattageaton, on Flickr

BMC panel filter

BMC panel filter by mattageaton, on Flickr

Forge boost pipe

Boost hose by mattageaton, on Flickr

i also manage to trim down the studs so ill be fitting them this week

Wheel studs cut by mattageaton, on Flickr

picture of the engine bay

Engine bay by mattageaton, on Flickr

and took a few pictures of it after i gave it a clean

DSC_0002 by mattageaton, on Flickr

DSC_0006 by mattageaton, on Flickr

DSC_0012 by mattageaton, on Flickr

DSC_0014 by mattageaton, on Flickr

DSC_0022 by mattageaton, on Flickr

few little updates

while i was cleaning it i noticed there was gash in the side wall of the tyre and was quite deep. Decided to go for Michelin pilot sport 3's in 235/40/18

Tyres by mattageaton, on Flickr

wns while i was tidying up the engine bay the terminals on the battery where loose and didn't tighten up, found a little corner shop in luton that just sells renault parts. drove over and picked up positive and a negative terminals

Battery terminals by mattageaton, on Flickr

one thing that has been bugging since i bought the car in july was the door sills. One side had the silver trim piece missing and the other one had a dents all over it.

found a pair on ebay and got them for £35 delivered, hopefullt fit them this weekend depending on weather

Sill protectors by mattageaton, on Flickr

Sill protectors taped by mattageaton, on Flickr

been collecting a few engine brackets, plan is to get them powder coated and hopefully smarten up the bay

Engine brackets by mattageaton, on Flickr

couple more little updates

whilst browsing on ebay i saw a intercooler for £125, i dont think its much bigger than the standard one buts its 60mm thick. the outlet on it was a bit bent but should be easy to bend it back and the welds are not that bad considering the price of the intercooler

Intercooler box by mattageaton, on Flickr

Welds by mattageaton, on Flickr

Outlet bent by mattageaton, on Flickr

Intercooler by mattageaton, on Flickr


Next up it the forge induction hose kit. i already had the throttle body link pipe so i thought id get the induction hose. what a pain it is to do up the jubilee clip on the turbo, the person who owned it before must of had trouble doing it up before because the standard one just slipped of.

Forge hoses by mattageaton, on Flickr

Induction hoses by mattageaton, on Flickr

Induction hose fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr

lastly i got a turbo hard pipe and gave it a coat of wrinkle paint. looks quite smart imo

Turbo pipe wrinkle paint by mattageaton, on Flickr

Wrinkle paint by mattageaton, on Flickr


Same size by mattageaton, on Flickr

IC thickness by mattageaton, on Flickr
as you can see it wasnt bigger than standard only a bit thicker, so i sent it back.

 

[Matt_e]

last thing i have done was to fit the hard pipe i painted with the wrinkle paint, i also sealed the oil separator on the top of the engine as it was leaking oil a bit.

New pipe fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr

Pipe fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr
few little updates

i decided to remove the standard airbox and make a ITG style induction kit. bought the silicone hoses from ASH hoses and the joiners was just some aluminium tubing from ebay and cut it to smaller pieces as it worked out cheaper than buying the proper joiners

Intake pieces by mattageaton, on Flickr

Air intake by mattageaton, on Flickr

Air intake by mattageaton, on Flickr


i bought a ITG maxogen filter for it from merlin motorsport, they done me a very good price on it and were very helpful. don't have any pictures of that though.


all fitted

Itg style induction by mattageaton, on Flickr

i thought i would buy another filter for when the one on the car needs cleaning as they take a while to dry. i went for a BMC double cone filter, had to wait about a month for it as it come from italy. i had asked at euro car parts if they could order me one in as they are the UK distributor. one member of staff said they dont do BMC filters and another one said they only do veichle filters. so i rung up larkspeed and they said they could get one

the filter come yesterday and guess where it came from? euro car parts, what a joke that place is!

BMC box by mattageaton, on Flickr

BMC double cone by mattageaton, on Flickr

BMC cone filter by mattageaton, on Flickr

 

[Matt_e]

lastly ive been thinking about a underseat subwoofer, but looking at the dimensions of them they would fit under the seat. so i set about making a small box for the boot that wouldn't take it up the whole boot. i went for a JBL 8" subwoofer and a small Pioneer amplifier. i still need it cover it in acoustic carpet. i also fitted a 2nd boot light on the other side, i done this in my clio as well as its very easy to do!

Pioneer amplifier by mattageaton, on Flickr

JBL 8" subwoofer by mattageaton, on Flickr

Wiring kit by mattageaton, on Flickr

Boot by mattageaton, on Flickr

Subwoofer + amp by mattageaton, on Flickr

Also bought a adaptor to use the steering controls with my stereo

Apline steering wheel control by mattageaton, on Flickr

few updates

just before Christmas i bought a bottle of autobrite black dye. i wanted to use on the boot side carpet trims as i was covering the subwoofer in black carpet

i prefer black to the standard dark grey colour

Black dye by mattageaton, on Flickr

Slight difference

Boot carpet by mattageaton, on Flickr


I set about covering the subwoofer box, ive never done this before but i dont think it come out that bad

Boot by mattageaton, on Flickr
Megane boot by mattageaton, on Flickr


I then changed the oil on it. i took advantage of the free 1l top up offer from opie oils, i also bought a 'gold plug' magnetic sump plug

Their really quite strong

Oil + plug by mattageaton, on Flickr
Gold plug wrench by mattageaton, on Flickr

Christmas day i got a alpine double din headunit with bluetooth off the parents

New alpine by mattageaton, on Flickr
All fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr

Carrying on with the interior i bought a set of seatbelt buckle covers and usb plug to charge my phone when using bluetooth

Seatbelt buckle covers by mattageaton, on Flickr
Drivers buckle cover by mattageaton, on Flickr
Passenger buckle cover by mattageaton, on Flickr
USB socket by mattageaton, on Flickr


Received this today from Germany as i couldn't find one anywhere in the uk, they were either cloth or the leather was beige


Bit dirty
Leather armrest by mattageaton, on Flickr

Cleaned
Cleaned by mattageaton, on Flickr

Fitted
Armrest fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr
Few mores updates!

i was speaking to someone on Facebook to see if they sold carbon rear wiper blanks, he gave me one to try FOC.

Carbon trim front by mattageaton, on Flickr
Carbon blank by mattageaton, on Flickr

how it fits

Wing nut by mattageaton, on Flickr

 

[Matt_e]

Whilst browsing on ebay i found a set of leather door cards, the seller had them up for £15 each or 'make offer'. i picked them for £10, so £40 for a set of leather door cards but delivery was also £40

Boxes by mattageaton, on Flickr
Leather rears dirty by mattageaton, on Flickr
Front leather doorcard by mattageaton, on Flickr

thought i spray the handles black while i had chance as the textured rubber coating a marks and scratches on them

Door handles by mattageaton, on Flickr


i did ask Nickson about removing the door cards but i chickened out of taking them off, the fabric part of the doorcards they are held on by plastic rivets. so i drilled they head off them and removed them from the old doorcards. they plastic was quite scratched unlike my own ones so that was another reason i wanted to do it this way.

Drilling off panels by mattageaton, on Flickr
Leather panels by mattageaton, on Flickr

took of the old ones and fitted the new ones with small self tappers, there are a couple of locating lugs so you can get them in the right place

Old doorcard off by mattageaton, on Flickr
Doorcard fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr

Lastly i finally picked up the 200 steering wheel today! little bit of mound on the steering? need to try and find something that can remove it

200 wheel mouldy by mattageaton, on Flickr
200 wheel fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr
Leather doorcards + 200 wheel by mattageaton, on Flickr
Rear cabin by mattageaton, on Flickr
Front door by mattageaton, on Flickr

 

[Matt_e]

more updates

firstly ive bought a lower engine mount powerflex insert. i haven't fitted it yet though, i might do it this weekend depending on he weather and while im down there i might as well change the box oil that i bought

hopefully ive got the old style mount still, i know renault updated it to a different one

Powerflex mount by mattageaton, on Flickr

Lower engine mount by mattageaton, on Flickr

Gearbox oil by mattageaton, on Flickr

my rear tyres were just above the markers and with the weather we've been having recently i thought it would be best to get them changed. i went with the same as the fronts i got back in November. Michelin pilot sport 3's 235/40/18 95Y

i got them from oponeo, a polish tyre suppler. not sure if they came from Poland or if they've got a depot in the UK. cheaper than camskill aswell!

New rubber by mattageaton, on Flickr

Michelin's by mattageaton, on Flickr


copied feirny and got a set of fog light blanks from adam and got a set of silver indicators and new side lights


Blanks by mattageaton, on Flickr

Fog light blanks by mattageaton, on Flickr

Bulbs by mattageaton, on Flickr

Blanks fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr

Orange bulb

Old indicator by mattageaton, on Flickr

Old bulbs by mattageaton, on Flickr

silver bulb

New indicator by mattageaton, on Flickr

New bulbs by mattageaton, on Flickr

while the bumper was off i decided to change the filter and fit the BMC one i had (also found out i need a new wheel arch)

New Vs old by mattageaton, on Flickr

Air filter intake by mattageaton, on Flickr

New filter by mattageaton, on Flickr


All back together


All fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr

 

[Matt_e]

as it was decent today treated the megane to wash, it hasn't been washed since maybe Oct/Nov time.

18/02/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr
18/02/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr
18/02/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr
DSC_0918 by mattageaton, on Flickr
18/02/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr
18/02/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr
18/02/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr
18/02/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr
18/02/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr





Few updates as well

with Powerflex bringing out more bushes for the Megane i bought the upper gearbox mount

Gearbox mount by mattageaton, on Flickr
Powerflex gearbox mount by mattageaton, on Flickr
Gearbox mount + powerflex by mattageaton, on Flickr

i also went to fit the powerflex lower engine at the weekend and the metal insert had come away from the rubber, so a new lower mount was ordered

New lower mount by mattageaton, on Flickr
New mount by mattageaton, on Flickr
NEw mount + powerflex by mattageaton, on Flickr

also last week when i was fitting the other air filter i had lost the small clips that the wheel arch screws on to

Wheel arch clips by mattageaton, on Flickr

Last ive bought some LED's for the interior (not the best picture)

LED interior by mattageaton, on Flickr

and last ive bought a new upper engine mount as well, Powerflex have sent a insert for the top mount to try and see if it fits ok

 

[Matt_e]

turned up this morning, just got to wait for the new top mount

Powerflex insert by mattageaton, on Flickr
Engine mount insert by mattageaton, on Flickr

well i can confirm the 197/200 insert does fit the megane. i fitted a new upper engine mount and new gearbox mount along with the powerflex bushes

bought new mount from amazon

New mount bymattageaton, on Flickr

Upper mount bymattageaton, on Flickr

New upper engine mount with the powerflex insert fitted

New mount + powerflex bymattageaton, on Flickr

old mount removed, quite fiddly with the aircon pipe there

Old mount out bymattageaton, on Flickr

All fitted

Mount fitted bymattageaton, on Flickr

Mount by mattageaton, on Flickr

Mount all done bymattageaton, on Flickr

Also fitted the gearbox mount

Gearbox mount bymattageaton, on Flickr

changed the lower engine mount today, i think it needed a new one anyway

Old mount by mattageaton, on Flickr

Old mount by mattageaton, on Flickr

New mount fitted

New mount fitted bymattageaton, on Flickr

Also ive bought a set of powerflex ARB bushes

Powerflex ARB bymattageaton, on Flickr

Powerflex ARB bushes bymattageaton, on Flickr

 

[Matt_e]

fitted a 12v usb socket in the glove box to use a dashcam

made a 29mm hole in the glovebox, where i think the cold air comes in from the blowers.

12v socket fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr

bought a piggy back fuse holder and used the fuse for the stereo so it comes on when the ignition is on

Fuse piggy back by mattageaton, on Flickr

connected it the the back of the socket

Back of USB socket by mattageaton, on Flickr

earthed it on the dash/glove box bracket

Earthed by mattageaton, on Flickr

made a hole for the usb cable to run and i routed it though the side of the dash, up the A pillar and along to the rear view mirror

All wired up by mattageaton, on Flickr
Cable routing by mattageaton, on Flickr
USB to rear mirror by mattageaton, on Flickr


All working

12v USB socket working by mattageaton, on Flickr

few small updates

i managed to pick up a renault sport badge of ebay for £10 brand new

New Renault sport badge by mattageaton, on Flickr
Badge fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr

removed the tints from the rear windows, looks so much better without them

Window tints removed by mattageaton, on Flickr

im planning on having the headliner retrimmed along with the A,B and c pillars. i didn't know where the alarm sensors plugged in so i cut the wires to get them. i thought i could just attach them after but there's a wire within a wire so would be quite hard to do. after i found out where they unplugged i ordered a new set from adam and sprayed them black

Alarm sensors by mattageaton, on Flickr
Black sensor by mattageaton, on Flickr

also got my mum to knock me up a new gear gaiter (good old mum)

08/04/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr


lastly i gave it a clean yesterday as the weather was so nice

08/04/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr
08/04/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr
08/04/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr
08/04/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr
08/04/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr
08/04/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr
08/04/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr
08/04/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr
08/04/2015 by mattageaton, on Flickr

also got a video of the exhaust

 

[Matt_e]

won these on ebay

Carbon B pillars by mattageaton, on Flickr

test fitted

IMAG0241 by mattageaton, on Flickr
IMAG0242 by mattageaton, on Flickr

done couple of bits this afternoon

heres what £97 worth of plastic look like

New bits by mattageaton, on Flickr

passenger wheel arch(front section)
screws
spire clips
passenger under bumper trim
driver under bumper trim

reason for needing it

Old arch by mattageaton, on Flickr
Big hole by mattageaton, on Flickr

all fitted

New arch fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr
New passenger trim by mattageaton, on Flickr
New driver trim by mattageaton, on Flickr

also im going to try and make a gauge pod holder for oil temp, oil pressure and boost. bought a universal one off of ebay and a old dash centre top.

not sure how well it will turn out though lol

Dash pod by mattageaton, on Flickr
Dash pod by mattageaton, on Flickr
Dash pod by mattageaton, on Flickr
Pod centre console by mattageaton, on Flickr

 

[Matt_e]

Few pictures of the gauge pod, still a few things to do. I think I'm going to flock the pod in black

IMAG0251 by mattageaton, on Flickr
IMAG0250 by mattageaton, on Flickr
IMAG0246 by mattageaton, on Flickr
dropped the gauge holder off to be flocked as well as the the centre vent, outer vents and the vents at the top. should get that back the middle of next week.

got a few bits for fitting the gauges

oil sandwich plate with double 'O' rings

Sandwich oil plate by mattageaton, on Flickr
Sandwich oil plate by mattageaton, on Flickr
Sandwich oil plate by mattageaton, on Flickr

also got a oil pressure sender and braided hose to mount it further up in the engine bay. pirtek wanted £60 for a hose, but manged to pick this one up for £30. need to make a mounting bracket for the sender as well

Pressure sender + extension by mattageaton, on Flickr

lastly received my gauges. i went with

oil temp
oil pressure
boost pressure

Gauges by mattageaton, on Flickr

 

[Matt_e]

went down to Watford this morning to collect the flocked trims, really pleased with them! they break up the dash and look very smart.

Flocked trims by mattageaton, on Flickr
Flock by mattageaton, on Flickr
Air vents by mattageaton, on Flickr
Flocked air vent fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr
Flocked pod gauge fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr
Flocked trims fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr
Flocked trims fitted by mattageaton, on Flickr

Also i got the new oil and filter, a set of goodridge braided lines and a set of Yellowstuff pads front and rear

New oil + braided lines by mattageaton, on Flickr
Yellowstuff Front + rear by mattageaton, on Flickr

all i need now is wire and i can start fitting the gauges
got around to fitting the gauges

Gauges fitted off by mattageaton, on Flickr

Gauges fitted on by mattageaton, on Flickr

Gauges at night by mattageaton, on Flickr

also fitted fitted the yellowstuff pads, much much better than the standard!

Front yellowstuff by mattageaton, on Flickr

Rear yellowstuff by mattageaton, on Flickr

 

[Matt_e]

done a few things to it recently, firstly i changed the coolant and also put a new thermostat in as well ]

new type d
New type D by matt eaton, on Flickr

old coolant,
Old coolant by matt eaton, on Flickr

also bought new brake fluid for when i get the brake lines fitted
ATE typ200 brake fluid by matt eaton, on Flickr

lastly i got in contact with snappy to see if he could retrim a gear knob for me, heres the results. really pleased with it!

Retrimmed Gearknob by matt eaton, on Flickr
New knob by matt eaton, on Flickr
New knob by matt eaton, on Flickr

lastly i found a glove box on ebay with the silver trim at the top in good condition, repainted the handles, glovebox trim and gear surround in 205-110 (182ff alloy wheel colour)

Painted in 205-110 by matt eaton, on Flickr
Painted handle by matt eaton, on Flickr
Painted trim and new glovebox by matt eaton, on Flickr
Gearknob fitted by matt eaton, on Flickr
fitted the gear surround tonight, just need to spray the dash centre trim now

Gear surround fitted by matt eaton, on Flickr

 

[Matt_e]

had a go at painting my door badges. smoothed them off sprayed renault sport in ultra red and used 205-110 as the background.

think im going to give it another go, but for a first attempt its not to bad

Door badges by matt eaton, on Flickr
done a few little things to it

sorted out the steering wheel insert, painted it the same colour as the trim and done the renault sport in ultra red
Painted steering wheel trim by matt eaton, on Flickr
Painted steering wheel trim by matt eaton, on Flickr

removed the carbon rear wiper blank and fitted a painted one, looks better imo
Painted rear wiper blank by matt eaton, on Flickr
Painted rear wiper blank by matt eaton, on Flickr

took a spare inlet and cover mount brackets to be powder coated in black, i got a phenolic gasket fo when i fit the powdercoated one, but i dont think it will fit as the engine bracket bolts on to the manifold and the gasket is 5mm thick. so the bolts wont line up, unless i can elongate the holes some how?
Phenolic gasket by matt eaton, on Flickr

the boot floor has got on my nerves since i bought the car. it had bowed in the middle so the edges stuck up, put down a mdf sheet and bought a boot floor mat from ebay. looks so much better
Boot mat by matt eaton, on Flickr

finally gave it a clean last week
11th June by matt eaton, on Flickr
11th June by matt eaton, on Flickr
11th June by matt eaton, on Flickr
11th June by matt eaton, on Flickr
11th June by matt eaton, on Flickr
got a couple of bit bought and fitted

took a few brackets and a inlet manifold to be powder coated
Powder coated by matt eaton, on Flickr

cleaned up the rocker cover and repainted the turbo heat shield. still need to fit the cambelt covers and the inlet manifold. i think the inlet will be difficult to fi, slam panel will probley need to come off :fearscream: might to at the weekend
Painted rocker by matt eaton, on Flickr

i had a go at fitting a set of vauxhall insignia washer jets, they fit on to the scuttle panel. they work fine
im going to get a new scuttle and fit them better and also sort out the cut outs for the strut brace
Mist washer jets by matt eaton, on Flickr

got a delivery from France today upper strut brace and lower subframe brace
Strut braces by matt eaton, on Flickr

fitted the upper strut brace tonight
Upper strut fitted by matt eaton, on Flickr

the lower one will be done in a couple of week. the captive nuts have come of f the subframe to will need fixing.
my plan it to hole saw the old nuts out the then weld buts on to some sheet steel and then weld the sheet steel to the subframe
Sheet metal + nuts and bolts by matt eaton, on Flickr

 

[Matt_e]

fitted the inlet manifold and top engine mount bracket. tried to do the cam cover but couldn't get to the lower bolts, so that can wait till the cambelt needs doing

fitting the inlet was actually easy, the inlet ports arnt like a clio where they are machined the megane are just cast aluminium finish

IMAG0333 by matt eaton, on Flickr
IMAG0331 by matt eaton, on Flickr

fitted manifold and bracket
Engine bay by matt eaton, on Flickr
Engine bay powder coated by matt eaton, on Flickr

fitted the lower brace this afternoon and also a new rear exhaust mount

might be a placebo effect but it feels stiffer than before to me anyway

lower brace by matt eaton,