V6 Ph1 Clubsport

[Kett]

Very pleased to finally lose the ‘V6 Trophy (facelift) spoiler’. The new understated look is more my thing… although the registration plate is now in conflict!

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[Kett]

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Interior strip down - ready to go to upholsterer.
Some revisions planned from my original thinking… but very much on script. I’m really looking forward to the outcome.

 

[moktabe]

I recognise that spoiler :approve:

 

[Kett]

I recognise that spoiler :approve:

Thank you for your kind support. I can’t express my sheer delight in losing the ‘big old spoiler’. I was hoping this project would evolve alongside yours, however it was not to be.

 

[Kett]

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Looks ‘out-of-this-world’!
Gearbox casing following aqua-blasting.

 

[Lankan]

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Looks ‘out-of-this-world’!
Gearbox casing following aqua-blasting.

That certainly looks clean and fresh. :approve:

 

[rustedandrotten]

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Looks ‘out-of-this-world’!
Gearbox casing following aqua-blasting.

That certainly looks clean and fresh. :approve:

You get an equally good result with Finish in the dishwasher on these components if you can get it done whilst the wife is out :approve: :rofl: Otherwise get an old dishwasher and put it in the workshop :approve:

 

[Kett]

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[DaveL485]

[post]233758[/post] Please could somebody make this happen!

I can.

Just pop me a blank cheque over, and i'll sort it

I should’ve said ‘within budget’. Lol!

I still think if there was a way to create a Cromodora-style alloy that could offer crossover-model offset inserts - shifting x50 sets would be fairly easy. Might even encourage the V6 Trophy folk to use more often...

I missed this before. If you think you can move 50 sets of wheels I could probably make it work for £2000-£3000 a set, maybe less but i'd need to reach out for some design & development.

 

[DaveL485]

OK so quick discussion has resulted in:

1)Would need some Trophy wheels to laser scan
2)Wheels would be forged and then CNC machined
3)We could make small mods to the scans to adjust offsets

Approx £2500/set for low volume
Approx £2000/set for ten sets or more

VERY ballpark so they may be swing either way.
This info is based on recently doing the same for another car and the first set have recently arrived for test fit.

 

[Kett]

OK so quick discussion has resulted in:

1)Would need some Trophy wheels to laser scan
2)Wheels would be forged and then CNC machined
3)We could make small mods to the scans to adjust offsets

Approx £2500/set for low volume
Approx £2000/set for ten sets or more

VERY ballpark so they may be swing either way.
This info is based on recently doing the same for another car and the first set have recently arrived for test fit.

That’s a good price. I was quoted £6k+VAT for a one-off set!

Like you say, the offsets would need to be correct for each vehicle:
V6 Trophy
V6 255
V6 230
(Plus I’m not sure whether there’s a V6 230 Ph1.0 and Ph1.5 in terms of optimised rear offset)

The added snag is the complication with VAT on export and potentially legislative issues.

 

[DaveL485]

OK so quick discussion has resulted in:

1)Would need some Trophy wheels to laser scan
2)Wheels would be forged and then CNC machined
3)We could make small mods to the scans to adjust offsets

Approx £2500/set for low volume
Approx £2000/set for ten sets or more

VERY ballpark so they may be swing either way.
This info is based on recently doing the same for another car and the first set have recently arrived for test fit.

That’s a good price. I was quoted £6k+VAT for a one-off set!

Like you say, the offsets would need to be correct for each vehicle:
V6 Trophy
V6 255
V6 230
(Plus I’m not sure whether there’s a V6 230 Ph1.0 and Ph1.5 in terms of optimised rear offset)

The added snag is the complication with VAT on export and potentially legislative issues.

Well - i'm talking to someone that is doing it right now so there is a definite route to market. Just needs to be 1)appetite for it and 2)people willing to cough up the money up front and then be patient while its worked on. I never do group buys without the money up front, learned my lesson on that one the hard way!

 

[Kett]

Well - i'm talking to someone that is doing it right now so there is a definite route to market. Just needs to be 1)appetite for it and 2)people willing to cough up the money up front and then be patient while its worked on. I never do group buys without the money up front, learned my lesson on that one the hard way!

Surely, the V6 Trophy brigade will be crying out for this. If I were an owner, I’d want x2 sets in an instant.

I have no idea how it would be received by the road car owners… however, I wouldn’t entertain the V6 Trophy offsets on my Ph1. However, with enough fabrication material, the rear alloy could be skimmed to be correct…

 

[24959368]

I'd be interested if theres definite interest :salut:

 

[DaveL485]

Well - i'm talking to someone that is doing it right now so there is a definite route to market. Just needs to be 1)appetite for it and 2)people willing to cough up the money up front and then be patient while its worked on. I never do group buys without the money up front, learned my lesson on that one the hard way!

Surely, the V6 Trophy brigade will be crying out for this. If I were an owner, I’d want x2 sets in an instant.

I have no idea how it would be received by the road car owners… however, I wouldn’t entertain the V6 Trophy offsets on my Ph1. However, with enough fabrication material, the rear alloy could be skimmed to be correct…

I guess you'd need to fit a set of trophy wheels up on a Ph1, Ph2 and do some measurements. Probably wise to make them with low offsets so owners could machine to suit. It doesnt help having three different offset sets though, plus the different sizes of the front and rear wheels (8J & 9J) - that will push costs up as you're making 2 different wheels per car.... 10 sets of wheels (40 rims) would actually be 2 lots of 20 wheels.

 

[Kett]

Surely, the V6 Trophy brigade will be crying out for this. If I were an owner, I’d want x2 sets in an instant.

Well 24hrs later, Facebook ‘Clio 3000 v6 trophy’ group with 1.7k members, has zero listed interest from V6 Trophy owners.

Interestingly, if these are commissioned with correct road-car offset - then I can foresee some of the original Cromodora mags finding their way back to the racing fraternity.

 

[Kett]

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[Kett]

Probably wise to make them with low offsets so owners could machine to suit. It doesnt help having three different offset sets though, plus the different sizes of the front and rear wheels (8J & 9J)

FB contributor made a comment about weight. Very valid point and potential deal-breaker.

 

[rustedandrotten]

Probably wise to make them with low offsets so owners could machine to suit. It doesnt help having three different offset sets though, plus the different sizes of the front and rear wheels (8J & 9J)

FB contributor made a comment about weight. Very valid point and potential deal-breaker.

Aluminium density 2.7 gm/cc magnesium 1.74 gm/cc magnesium 65% of aluminium! Huge difference but metallurgically aluminium is far more stable and does not suffer the age hardening and embrittlement of magnesium, also better corrosion resistance. Look at a genuine 1970s Minilite if there is any doubt and remember these had a reasonable percentage of aluminium and other items to improve the alloy. :approve: The replicas will be fine for roadgoing use but not so good for racing where the suspension is set for much lower unsprung weights. :approve: anyone thought of carbon fibre?

 

[Kett]

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Blue to Black interior project:
•Off to the upholsterer goes the seats, outer engine, covers, door cards, headlining and carpets…
•Clio Initiale black trim components carefully procured.

There have been a few twists & turns but am very happy with the direction the interior project is now taking.