Le Clio 16v Track Project

rayman gtir · Post by **rayman gtir** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:50 am

i have been looking for a cheap little car to turn it into my trackday toy. after my very brief trackday experience at snett at the virgins track evening my pulsar only lasted about 5laps and 2 of them was behind the pace car, then 4th gear went pop and the pulsar has sat in the garage waiting for a gearbox.

but i got the bug and really enjoyed myself breifly, so thats why im staring this project thread about the little clio 1.8 16v

its not in the best of condition it has been neglected and needs some TLC, the tax is up at the end of the month and MOT beginnig of april there are a few issues that need sorting.

it has 132,000 on the clock but the engine sounds nice and pulls very well, it needs a new exhaust and a ABS sensor, needs new sills and the tracking needs doing.

going to concentrate on getting it nice and reliable, then in the coming winter will start on getting it into some sort of track car, like suspension (poly bush), braking and wieght loss.

its going to be a boring thread for a while as it is just going to be repair bits then the good stuff in the coming winter.

Tk · Post by Tk » Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:57 am

looks really tidy in the pic dave and being a n/a should be fairly reliable,
im still intrested in the oil cooler

rayman gtir · Post by **rayman gtir** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:55 am

Trev its french, reliable and french dont seem to mix in my experience, this is my 2nd renault i had the 19 16v previously it was reliable but wont be driven as hard as this thing will be.

it looks ok from the outside, but abit rotten underneath. i have to many little projects going on at the mo, the other half has just bought a hyundia coupe its a nice car fully loaded cruise control, air con, leather its a nice drive and will be reliable for her. so i have to get her car tidied up and sticking it up for sale. then continue taking bits of the pulsar ready for the gearbox and squeeze this little clio in between in doing all this.........looking forward to it to be honest.

will get the cooler of at some point, when do you need it?

Tk · Post by Tk » Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:25 pm

no rush for the cooler mate, but tomorrow :lol:
no seriously no rush, pm me a price if you want and i'l let you know

Post by **Ben** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:06 pm

Excellent choice - look forward to following this project

Rob_B · Post by **Rob_B** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:29 pm

i've broken a few of the williams, so if you need any parts give us a shout :-D

RX7 · Post by **RX7** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:37 pm

Should be a nice project mate !!!

boucherie · Post by **boucherie** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:18 pm

looks like it will be a great little project dave.

i had the rsi 8v version and they are great little cars for chucking into the corners etc plus they dont weigh feck all!!

jamie@gbh · Post by **jamie@gbh** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:42 pm

oh no not french Dave!!!

ha ha! they're fun little cars though mate, like ian says very light and nimble! good luck with your project

rayman gtir · Post by **rayman gtir** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:58 pm

looking forward to getting it to a decent roadworthy standard then will start playing with it.