clio gtt - helping out a mate

mate mate swapped his 172 for a ph1 clio with a gtt engine last week... 12 hours into ownership and disaster struck!

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...pictureid=3577

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...pictureid=3578

from what it looks like it was very recently rebuilt, and very badly, lots of important nuts missing, and by the looks of it one of the big end caps was loose...

anyway, sourced a bottom end on sunday, and then set about sorting it to rebuild

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...pictureid=3579

stripped it monday night and gave it a clean and some etch primer

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...pictureid=3580

then last night.... managed to make some progress :laugh:

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...pictureid=3581

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...pictureid=3582

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...pictureid=3583

hopefully have it running this eve all being well :agree:

:laugh: ive never seen a pink engine before. good luck hope all goes well :)

he said i could do what i want... he wasn't actually that angry when he saw it either :laugh:

haha awesome! ..i was originally going to do my engine pink ..but when it came to it ..i just wanted the engine in ..back then :laugh: good to see more clio gtt's on here :smokin:

So did it get a Marky B 'economy' rebuild or a propper one :cooter::wasntme:

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Originally Posted by 5teve L

So did it get a Marky B 'economy' rebuild or a propper one :cooter::wasntme:

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as its not mine, its had a proper build, stripped cleaned and new seals, shells etc etc

if it was mine i'd use old shells off the workshop floor, and cable ties :laugh:

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Originally Posted by markey b

as its not mine, its had a proper build, stripped cleaned and new seals, shells etc etc

if it was mine i'd use old shells off the workshop floor, and cable ties :laugh:

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well done mr b....good darts.. another saved!!!:agree:..cable ties...:laugh:, love it.

you dont mess about do ya dude.

Well done :cool:

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Originally Posted by markey b

he said i could do what i want... he wasn't actually that angry when he saw it either :laugh:

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:laugh::laugh:

woah... i nearly brought that i believe. smoothed out badge on bonnet?

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Originally Posted by jamie_clioGTT

woah... i nearly brought that i believe. smoothed out badge on bonnet?

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Yes indeed. From what I can make out he was a dick, reciepts of forged pistons etc but had standard engine and lots of bits that were wrong. It's ok now it's had some tlc, should get it back to him sat all being well

you know, i heard those 172's dont like mixing sugar with petrol :P

think im also turning gay cus i quite like that pink engine :ashamed: