Clio 172 Cup, track car to race car

[sonny]

What a great thread! ... Really gives me the urge to sort out my little 205 GTi


Just a question on the extinguisher, what media is it and will pulling either cord trigger both engine bay and cabin nozzles? I looks like it would but just wondered if there was some kind of valve under the dash to isolate the cabin nozzle?

Both pull cords are connected to the extinguisher trigger so will expel the fluid through both nozzles. The substance is foam. You cant turn off the cabin nozzle however you could take it off and plug it totally.

The way I have the T pipe is incorrect at the moment. Fluid from the extinguisher needs to enter the bottom part of the T connecter and not the side. So at the moment it would expel through and only about 10% would come through the cabin nozzle (back pressure from engine nozzle). This may be fine but against MSA regs. The cabin nozzle needs to be relocated pointing down towards the pedals. Its only open seaters where it points towards lower torso.

The 205 is an awesome track car, do it and put a thread up

[sonny]

**Update - Roll Cage fitted - September 2012**

Last week I dropped the car off at Mark Fish Motorsports to have a 6 point Safety Devises roll cage fitted, while there I also had stress plates fitted for the harnesses, suspension and geometry set up and corner weighting.

The car weighed in at 981kg, and running -2 1/8 camber up front and -2 3/4 camber rear.

Overall I am really happy with the work carried out and Mark is a top bloke, I recommend him to anyone wanting a top job done on there cars.


Car is now Spa ready for next week.

Will let the pics do the talking



























GpPro finally has a fixed position



I also fitted the door cards after I picked the car up.



RS 4 and RS Clio, one for the road one for the track.

[Nudenut]

Like your style Sonny!!
HD

[Ian_C]

Superb!

[Nudenut]

Really interested to see how it compares with the R26R at the 'Ring on Sunday, should be very close I'd imagine!!

[HYFR]

awesome

[Timster]

Excellent job Sonny. Looks great.

(nice to see you left the sub-bass in for those "boring moments" round eau rouge )

[sonny]

Really interested to see how it compares with the R26R at the 'Ring on Sunday, should be very close I'd imagine!!

power to weight ratio is at 207bhp per tonne. With me in it 197bhp per tonne, so will be interesting.

[bam_bam]

As the 'other' nation of sheep shaggers would say: Bang. Tidy.

[sonny]

As the 'other' nation of sheep shaggers would say: Bang. Tidy.

[joesnow]

Great read mate. Looking forward to the videos from your spa trip.

Would understand if you wouldn't want to say but could I ask how much it has cost you to get the car to where it is today.

Cheers
Joe

[sonny]

I have not updated this thread in a long time, those that visit openpitlane.co.uk, Cliosort, Audiaddict or NL will prob be bored of reading about this project now, but there has been lots of improvements and modifications made so thought I would share on here, its almost a different car now.

At Spa I blew 2 piston rings so I sourced a new engine and did the engine swap myself (first time), so car is now starting to become race ready again

I have done too much to list it all, but this is a summary in no particular order of what I have done.


New engine, gearbox and clutch with a Quife LSD
Removed nearly 90kg more of weight, car weights around 900kg including cage with 1/4 tank of fuel. (still needs to be corner waited yet).
Removed heater matrix
Added GRP tailgate with poly rear glass
Carbon Kevlar doors (each)
T7 Light weight heater
Replaced Pole Positions with Corbeau Revolutions with full wrap around head protection
Light weight battery
Lower dash removed
Roof scoop vent
Headlight blanks
Oil cooler
Polo lightweight rad with Nissan fan
Pippercross larger air filter
Strengthened all harness points with FIA stress plates
Removed passenger seat (will replace for track days).
Cup racer tow eyes
Painted interior white

To do,

Fit upper dash with control panel
Wire in rain light and heater
Lower suspension with race geometry settings
Corner weight
Refit brake ducts
Wrap car in pastel blue

Few pics

Interior with new buckets







T7 lightweight heater




Lightweight battery, still needs to be wired in



Roof vent






Engine fitted with new rad, oil cooler and headlight blanks





Lightweight tailgate with rain light





Lightweight doors




Engine swap was great doing it by your self on a drive with a slope...lol...getting it back in was the hardest part








So in a nutshell that is it

[sonny]

Some of you know I sold my RS4 last month, I have had its replacement now for just over a week, of course it had to be a 4.2lt V8 albeit a supercharged one




Spec:
2006, 64k miles, FSH
Carins Blue
Ivory leather
Sunroof
Tow set up
6 disc changer
B&O Logic 7
Active cruise control
Fridge
Side boards


I love it, feels good to be back in a 4x4

One of the real reasons I bought on was to tow the Clio to racing events.

I shall be doing my B+E in the next few weeks as well as my ARDS test

[sonny]

Great read mate. Looking forward to the videos from your spa trip.

Not even updated this thread from the Spa trip

Vids here

Spa Shakedown http://youtu.be/7Kr17MXolqQ

Tank slapper http://youtu.be/aLWHSQ5gK68

[Ian_C]

Christ thats a mental tow car Sonny!