Dan's Black PH1 16v Hatch

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

Right, well as im going to be gradually doing up my hatch,bought it from a garage with a snapped cambelt, paid Â£100, did the engine, then the bottom end went, so that is now my project engine, im lightening and balencing everything in it.

Heres some Pics:

its now got a stainless straight through exhaust, with sportex back box, and lowered 40mm at the front. will post as i do more mods.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

thats a beauty

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

lowering back?

had insurance quote for it yet mate?

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

yep its a nice looking motor ve-hicle alright

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

reminds me of my old one

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

what? that 3 dr hatch somehow reminds u of ur old 3 dr hatch?? how remarkable! Razz

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

3dr black hatch with round tailpipe

same as mine was but mine was an H plate.

And had ph2 alloys

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

am gettin p2 alloys soon....

as u know the 17s are bent and in need of tyres for mot so im gettin a set of p2s with tyres within the next few weeks.

lookin fwd to feelin 15s under me again tbh.

(thats 15" wheels before u dirty bastards say anything)

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

its gonna look totally different with the 15's on it. I have to say it'll prob look crap!

But its just not feasible to drive on the uk roads with 17's anymore!

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

i know it wont look as good...believe me i dont wont them to go...i wont get rid anyway...prolly keep em goin as long as the tyres last....

15s just dont look big enough ...out of scale like.

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

its lowered 40mm at the front and standard at the back? Who told you that? The same guy who told you it had a brand new rear engine mount?

I beg to differ. It doesnt look lowered at the front at all, they sit arse high as standard, the back needs dropping 35mm or so just to make the sills level with the ground.

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

i know its lowered at the front, i did it, i was told the springs were 30 or 40 mm, it looks more than 30 so im guessing 35-40mm, it is very low at the front now, or it seems it, my 2.5t trolley jack wont fit under it now.
insurance is 1008 as a provisional on my dads, then it goes up Â£100, when i pass.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

front looks standard height to me. Maybe even a big high tbh!

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

are those pics taken before or after u lowered it ?

my ph2 is lowered by 35mm at the front and looks a lot lower than yours does.
my ph1 is standard ride height and the back end of mine looks lower than yours but front would appear to be the same.

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

thats after, the ground that pic was taken on is unlevel so it ver decieving, i'll go and take a pic now, it shows alot more on level ground, im certain its lower that it was.

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

heres a couple of pics, i just put the oil can there to show the height.

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

wish i had a drive like that at MY house..

ave massive one at nans, but chugging there and back all the time will get annoying.

garage is getting cleard this year!

then im gonna put a motor in there for summer project..

not a 19.

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

thats neos after he lowerd it..

there a ride high diffrence between the phases?

as found here

http://www.retro-renault.com/viewtopic.php?t=2571&start=21

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

thats higher than mine Dan, I can't get a 5 litre oil can under the front splitter.

The 1st successfull raising of a car with lowering springs.

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

lol, its definatly lower than it was, i should of taken pics, before, but its alot lower than it was!my next door neighbour came round and saw it when i had lowered it, and he thought it was more than 35mm, plus, also, my car never had the arse up look before, it was level. so it has lowered the front.

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

well since lowering the front end of my ph2 i can no longer get a trolly jack under the skirts, have to use the renault jack to get it up to a height where i can get the trolly jack under . .

back end of my ph1 is defo lower than yours and its standard height.
the front end of yours looks slightly lower than the front of my ph1