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[DaveL485]

On review the servo looks the same fitting on this side



The MC is the same as Steve's Ph2 R11T, with the deep nose into the servo. I bought one of these originally and sold it on lol. These must have carried over from the 9/11



I think as a fallback this combo of servo and MC is a good backup solution, if what i have doesnt work.

 

[Neal R19]

For info, my 16v has a kangoo servo of some type fitted.

 

[DaveL485]

Got a bit more in over the weekend. Put the subframe back in, wishbones, struts etc so its rolling again.

Drilled out the last door hinges on the drivers front door and hung that back on.







Fits the hole



Then as I was moving some stuff about I decided to throw on the new numberplate lights and tail lights






The tail lights are held in by these odd little spring clips you just push the light in until these little metal tags catch behind the panel, it always feels like youre going to break the lens pushing it in so I took the spring clips out, and modified them so I can put the light in, push it in place and then fit the clips after and they retain with little M5 "pins" (didnt get pics of the post-mod clip sorry, but it worked and theyre easier to fit now)



I chucked a battery on and the lights didnt work properly, spent about 20 mins being annoyed trying to figure it out before I realised i'd missed the main earth in the flaming boot, what a div. So the main lights and brake lights now work.

 

[DaveL485]

Hoofed the side trim and boot carpet back in to get them out of the way, as I has a new arrival coming Monday

 

[DaveL485]

Then I got the new brake bias valve out that I stumbled upon last year, I was going to try it without a bais valve (old one was shot and drums on the back) but when this cropped up on a French page I nabbed it, unused. However, on closer inspection I reckon it'd been sat somewhere damp... it was too rusty to risk using so I decided to try and strip/clean it.






Went better than expected










So then I tried to refit it under the car and I wasted another half an hour puzzling over that, as I couldnt for the life of me get it to bolt up anywhere. Turns out this is because I had forgotten that it bolts to a bracket, that then bolts to the floor lol - thats the white plate above it. I had to pull the fuel pump stuff off again as i'd also forgot it clashes with the flexi brake line routing and I need it out of the way to plumb the lines in. In the pic below you can see the noses of the flexi lines poking through the support bar.





Thats as far as I got this week

 

[DaveL485]

Pair of brand new calipers, flexis and some brake pads delivered from Autodoc, £87, absolute bargain!

 

[Steve Swan]

Result!!

 

[DaveL485]

Result!!

Some "light resto" eh. The only non-brand-new part of the braking system is the servo!

 

[Steve Swan]

So you know which part will fail a week after getting it on the road again............ Just sayin.

 

[Robx1r]

Soooooo @DaveL485 did you ever pay Andy and Steve their pound?

 

[DaveL485]

Soooooo @DaveL485 did you ever pay Andy and Steve their pound?

We havent had the next ClioSport festival yet mate, I believe thats July, so, I still have time

 

[Robx1r]

End of the decade mate! That's 12 years over due so that pound is now what a a tenner with inflation?

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

 

[Adey]

I'm sure I called in on it too, pay up chop chop

 

[DaveL485]

I'm sure I called in on it too, pay up chop chop

If its not on the road for the next CSF - I will. That was the deal.

Not my fault COVID ruined the world and bought me an extra 2 years

 

[DaveL485]

Pardon? Updates you say? You want updates?

Hmmm. OK. Seeing as you've been good.

Fitted the handbrake woggle that Steve dropped off - handbrake now working



Thinking of refitting the engine so first, obviously, you gotta sort the brake lines. No brainer. I have a posh brake pipe flare and it's SO good.





Realised I needed the front caliper flexis back in place to get the solid lines made so...





It's piss easy to make brake pipes, but an utter shitgibbon to make brake pipes that dont look like they were fitted by a 3 year old!

 

[DaveL485]

I think I got everything in and connected and it looks fairly good. SHould have done these when it was on the spit thinking about it!

Rear comp, soon after the R9 cost cutting changed cars to a single line to the back, split at the axle after the compensator but this has a 4-port MC, and the rear comp has 2 in and 2 out, one for each side.





Passable I suppose.

Once that was done I decided i'd spend the last hour before I quit to watch the F1 dumping the donkey back in the hole. It went better than expected, in it went with relatively little fuss.






I was pleased, save for the front end being on stilts even with the engine in. These are supposed to be lowering springs! As they are straight coils though, I can just hack a coil off to drop it down a bit



Definitely needs some massive slammage... this is on the floor, no jacks!!!

 

[DaveL485]

Oh, yes I know the hubs need a clean and paint, I havent put the new bearings in yet so will do the hub refurb at some point soon.

 

[DaveL485]

As they are straight coils though, I can just hack a coil off to drop it down a bit

Also decided as these are a bell-end to fit I would mod the bottom cups to stop spring dislocation




Ain't slipping off now is it!



Then I moved on to the hubs, new bearings and a bit of a clean up








Once the Hydrate 80 has cured ill dust them over with a rattle can.

 

[Duncan Grier]

Have to say having a decent mig and random metal in the garage is great for this kind of make a solution...well done sir

Welding also looking great @DaveL485