Well another bit fell off the exhaust, one of the silencers this time, fortunatelty i'm getting adept at pulling it off, welding it up and putting it back on, but it probably is time for a new one.
Out of idle interest, where is the line between "Pattern Part" and "Modification" where insurance is concerned? Always seemed like a bit of a grey area to me.
Project 182 - "Nigel"
Re: Project 182 - "Nigel"
Modified to me means altered from standard specs to achieve a different look or alter performance. Pattern parts are copies of the original within original specs normally.
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If it's a grey area it means the insurance company will use it to get out of paying in the event of a claim. Thats what they're written in for.
I cannot allow anyone to drive our car on the road, even if they are fully comp. and can drive any vehicle on their policy, due to 1 'grey' sentance. 'In connection with motorsport'
I cannot allow anyone to drive our car on the road, even if they are fully comp. and can drive any vehicle on their policy, due to 1 'grey' sentance. 'In connection with motorsport'
Re: Project 182 - "Nigel"
Fitted a new exhaust today.
APT offered me a great price on a Stainless Milltek catback, but after a bit of research I went for a Mild Steel Sportex. Standard sized piping and as close to the original Renault spec as is available without paying main stealer prices.
Quite impressed with he quality of the welds, the Exhaust came in 4 pieces. mid silencer and straight pipe, y shaped up and over rear beam and two silencers, unfortunately no clamps to hold them together, but £3 at Halfrauds sorted that out.
Damn easy to fit being in separate sections, and actually hugs the car rather better than the Renault item, unfortunately the rear pipes don't sit perfectly in the centre of the bumper cut outs, I'll grab some pics tomorrow when its light.
Sounds a little sportier than the standard one, but not enough to make motorways annoying. All in all for the cheapest available option I'm rather impressed.
£279.
Next job, new drive shaft to see if that cures the clonk its developed.
APT offered me a great price on a Stainless Milltek catback, but after a bit of research I went for a Mild Steel Sportex. Standard sized piping and as close to the original Renault spec as is available without paying main stealer prices.
Quite impressed with he quality of the welds, the Exhaust came in 4 pieces. mid silencer and straight pipe, y shaped up and over rear beam and two silencers, unfortunately no clamps to hold them together, but £3 at Halfrauds sorted that out.
Damn easy to fit being in separate sections, and actually hugs the car rather better than the Renault item, unfortunately the rear pipes don't sit perfectly in the centre of the bumper cut outs, I'll grab some pics tomorrow when its light.
Sounds a little sportier than the standard one, but not enough to make motorways annoying. All in all for the cheapest available option I'm rather impressed.
£279.
Next job, new drive shaft to see if that cures the clonk its developed.
Re: Project 182 - "Nigel"
sold. Nigel is off to be a racecar... Well bits of him are anyway. Almost 5 years to the day I picked him up.
Re: Project 182 - "Nigel"
Bye Bye Nigel! I guess those quarter panels were destined to never get sorted out? 
Re: Project 182 - "Nigel"
Well you never know, if Phil bends his race car...