mikehealy5's GT progress thread (plenty pics)

[mikehealy5]

Been out and braved the cold today to finnish of the sticker removal and apply the new badge! here are some before and after pics..................

Before

After

Before

After

Then the badge.....

Looks abit weird to me at the mo cos im used to seeing the stickers on but all in all im prety pleased with the out come. It was worth putting up with the freezing cold to get it done!

 

[maggi200]

Not sure on the lights, makes it look quite narrow from behind to me, I like a nice rump

But it is nice and clean and looks good!

 

[mikehealy5]

The lights are just smoked they are still the original ones. I like the look,But I can see where your coming from they kinda blend in with the bumper and boot.

 

[Michael]

have you taken the side decals off aswell (on the doors)?

 

[mikehealy5]

have you taken the side decals off aswell (on the doors)?

no, iv left them on for now till i make my mind up wether or not to take them off mate.

 

[eynonz]

You know where you got the GT RS badge from? Saw it a few months ago on eBay but held off buying it, but does make the back look more interesting.

 

[mikehealy5]

You know where you got the GT RS badge from? Saw it a few months ago on eBay but held off buying it, but does make the back look more interesting.

I got it from ebay mate, Comes from spain, costs £30 posted

there is only one person on the whole of ebay that i could find selling them, i think he only sells one at a time because 1 min he's selling them and the nxt min the listing disapears for a few days. then out of nowhere another one appears! lol the title for the item is always "Megane Clio Twingo Laguna GT Renault Sport Badge NEW" theres none on there at the moment but you need to keep checking.

 

[mikehealy5]

he's only got RS badges at the moment.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/azulriostra/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

hope this helps

 

[eynonz]

Nice one thanks, ill keep checking every few days

 

[mikehealy5]

Nice one thanks, ill keep checking every few days

You could always drop him a message on eBay.

 

[mikehealy5]

New magane light cluster came the other day, so much better, extra 2 bulbs make a big differance!!

 

[mikehealy5]

Oh and i almost forgot....... new sillicone!!!!!

hope fully it will look nice with a few yellow hoses doted around the engine bay!!

 

[mikehealy5]

Been a busy bee last couple of days, fitted a new mushroom filter yesterday. its sounds and looks great, i wasnt sure if it was going to fit at first but with a bit of thinking its safe to shut the bonnet without crushing it! lol

in time i will replace the black flexi pipe that you can see to a proper aluminium pipe, i also kept my old cold air feed but just moved it around a bit.


sad thing is il only have to move it again when it comes round to fitting this..................

been to pick it up today! cant wait to get it on, but im half way though a house move so might have to wait a few weeks.

so another one bites the dust, another item crossed of the list. next will be exhaust and injectors then
REMAP TIME!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sam666]

Been a busy bee last couple of days, fitted a new mushroom filter yesterday. its sounds and looks great, i wasnt sure if it was going to fit at first but with a bit of thinking its safe to shut the bonnet without crushing it! lol

in time i will replace the black flexi pipe that you can see to a proper aluminium pipe, i also kept my old cold air feed but just moved it around a bit.


sad thing is il only have to move it again when it comes round to fitting this..................

been to pick it up today! cant wait to get it on, but im half way though a house move so might have to wait a few weeks.

so another one bites the dust, another item crossed of the list. next will be exhaust and injectors then
REMAP TIME!!!!!!!!!!!

with the fmic mike you will probably have to buy 2 90 silicone elbows for the left side as i highly doubt the bumper will go on with the pipe going like that in the picture

 

[mikehealy5]

yeah i thought about that. when i get chance il whip the bumper off and have a fidle with the pipe work. how did you get yours back on??

 

[mikehealy5]

as my grandad used to to say "trail and error cocker, trail and error"

 

[sam666]

yeah i thought about that. when i get chance il whip the bumper off and have a fidle with the pipe work. how did you get yours back on??

chopped everything off lol. I run the pipe just above the crash bar where that black wire is running in the picture it fits nice and snug lol

 

[mikehealy5]

yeah i thought about that. when i get chance il whip the bumper off and have a fidle with the pipe work. how did you get yours back on??

chopped everything off lol. I run the pipe just above the crash bar where that black wire is running in the picture it fits nice and snug lol

haha il prob do down the same root and hack saw the life out of it! iv never had the bumper off before so dont know what il be faced with until i do the work.

dnt suppose anyone has pis of the other side of the bumper??

 

[sam666]

yeah i thought about that. when i get chance il whip the bumper off and have a fidle with the pipe work. how did you get yours back on??

chopped everything off lol. I run the pipe just above the crash bar where that black wire is running in the picture it fits nice and snug lol

haha il prob do down the same root and hack saw the life out of it! iv never had the bumper off before so dont know what il be faced with until i do the work.

dnt suppose anyone has pis of the other side of the bumper??

iv got a pic of how i run the piping but not the bumper

 

[mikehealy5]

cheers thats pretty much the way iv seem it set up on a few twingos.

if you look at the pic that you posted 1st of scotts set up:
baring in mind that iv got all the pipe work in that pic, what im thinking is too chop the alloy U-bend to make it a 90 degree angle. after the bend il pop a straight peice of pipe onto another 90.

so in theory it would go (from the long straight pipe towards left)

coupler - 90 degree bend - coupler - straight peice - coupler - 90degree bend - intercooler

il be buying to new couplers in yellow for the joints on the intercooler so that frees up to blue ones to use in the new bend.
im trying to keep the cost down as much as i can. i think il be able to do it with the pipes i already have.