f7p turbo clio

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so ive been a bit of a mk1 clio nut for some years now..
mainly owning N/A examples (and a gti6 205)
i decided to buy myself a project and get to work
i picked the car up for next to nothing
the engine itself was high mileage and had a hard life but i wasnt bothered too much due to having my turbo lump to drop in
i set about removing the old tatty f7p lump (with the oil cooler mounted upside down)
from the car

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with the engine out.. i set about ripping the innards of the car apart (including the dash)
as this is going to be a strip and track car i wanted to rid as much weight as possible

http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/v...g?t=1297122791

this will be tidied up on completion




now for the exciting bit.. the new engine ;)

current spec is as follows

Head Stripped and Chemically Cleaned by me
Rebuilt with Brand New Followers
Brand New Gasket set including Valve Stem Seals
Valve Seats Relapped
New Headbolts
Spesso 1.2mm Racing Headgasket
New Genuine Cambelt Kit
Bottom End Stripped and Chemically Cleaned
Rebored 0.5mm Oversize
Block Honed and Decked
All Crank Journals Measured and Within Tolerance
New Big Ends, Mains, and Thrust Washers
Wossner Forged Low Comp Pistons 82.5mm
Low Temp Thermostat
Brand new waterpump
BBPT Turbo Manifold
Brand new Garrett GT2860RS
172 Flywheel
Genuine Renault Flywheel Bolts
172 Helix Paddle Clutch
172 Release Arm and Bearing
JB3 Gearbox rebuilt in 06 but only covered 3,000 miles since rebuild due to car being off the road.
-10 AN Oil Drain Machined into Block
440 cc '803' injectors
canems standalone management
manual steering converted
rising rate 1:1 pressure regulator
full samco hoses in purple (pimp)
2.5" twinpass intercooler
coilpack converted (dizzy removed)
prima racing turbo downpipe

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more updates to come VERY soon as i am awaiting delivery on parts..
updates will be posted in the projects section !
thanks for looking and comments welcome.

Looking good lots of f7p turbo conversions going on at present loving it.

Was this engine for sale not that long ago??

Was going to say I recognise that lump. Is this Austin ?

Oh & this may be better moved to the projects section :)

it was yes... the engine was built by a friend over on the clio forum
my original plans where to turbo it anyway..
but i decided to buy this as it would be much better for me financially!
just a few things to finish off and its ready to go..
waiting on 3k's worth of goodies to arrive on a pallet at the moment

chop chop laddo ;-)

hurry up and get it running ;)

Good luck, sounds like you got most things sorted.

**** me, what have you spent £3000 on ?