Saturday - Update, incoming!!
So this weekend I had planned on welding in the jacking point supports and a few others bits with the MIG - that was not meant to be as the factory is a bit jammed with wood at the moment that has yet to be picked up. No sweat, there are other bits I could do and i'd rather not be cribbing about something I can work around..
Took measurements of the faces for the calipers as I need to order new Brembo decals.. Hot damn though. I don't fancy paying the high postage to Ireland and the customs clearance. The clearance fee is €3.50 for small stuff. So I think i'll just wait until i'm back in the UK as they can be added so easily.
Dismantled the exhaust too. I want to make some mods.
By standard the Clio 172 / Cup cars had a hidden exhaust tip.. but my current setup is a Milltek one, with twin tips shown. I never liked it.. very ASBO imho as they are blatantly aftermarket. I want to mod the exhaust with a 90 degree bend so that I go back stealth.
I also want to modify the catalytic converter stage so that I can easily swap the cat in and out for track days. Currently, you can see the part that goes up to the manifold... that is mega awkward to get to. I already have a decat pipe (came with car). I want to modify these so that I have access to both ends.
As opposed to cut and weld these, one of the guys has mentioned flexi pipe. But exhaust flexi pipe sounds like something somebody might make as a temporary repair, no?
Surprisingly, I didn't need heat for any of these.. only the lambda sensors.
Need to figure out what to do with this exhaust as it's pretty tatty looking. I started blasting it but it was taking ages. I want it to look sharp for the finished job. My intention is that when the car is ready, everything looks new(ish).. so I can take a bunch of decent photos.. I don't want anything that looks like this exhaust in the photos.
I finally got around to removing the body strips from the car.. This was so satisfying.
Then onto stripping the drivers door down. I forgot to lower the window when car was together, so I need to apply some voltage to the motor later to lower it and remove the rubber trim.