Well as some of you will know I have just got my new trophy last week (no 451) and thought I would take it to Cit-Ren in Norwich for a checkover and to get some little jobs doing , door switch failed etc etc.
Well I got a nasty surprise , the former keeper has replaced the front Sachs dampers with standard 182 dampers but left the sachs ones on the rear
Now TBH I feel a bit miffed really as it would have taken 1 minute to search this forum or Cliosport.net and see the stickies about Sachs rebuilds !!
Another frustration is the car was sold to me with a full service history and their is no sign of a cambelt change.
The guys at Cit-Ren advised me of an issue with the auxiliary tensioner as it's squealing and maybe seized.
I already knew the car was on cheap chinese tyres ( God knows why ) but I now feel as if the former keeper ran this car on the cheap which you just cant do with a car like this.
So I am going to have to spend a little more than expected. I had a few conversations with Andy at KTR Racing this week and was intrigued to discuss with him a Suspension development they are working on with Nitron ( A leading race car suspension company ) This kit is being designed specifically to replace the troublesome sachs damper set-up.
So I will be looking into getting this kit when it's ready early next year.
But to start with the car is booked back in with Cit-ren on the 9th of January for a new cambelt kit , aux tensioner and belt too. As well as a new KTR cat back sports exhaust and KTR induction kit too.
Tyre wise I have ordered 4 x new Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tyres.
So we are on the road to getting this Trophy back to fine fettle. Just going to cost me a bit more than expected.
But hey no pain no gain as they say !
Neil
Well I got a nasty surprise , the former keeper has replaced the front Sachs dampers with standard 182 dampers but left the sachs ones on the rear
Another frustration is the car was sold to me with a full service history and their is no sign of a cambelt change.
The guys at Cit-Ren advised me of an issue with the auxiliary tensioner as it's squealing and maybe seized.
I already knew the car was on cheap chinese tyres ( God knows why ) but I now feel as if the former keeper ran this car on the cheap which you just cant do with a car like this.
So I am going to have to spend a little more than expected. I had a few conversations with Andy at KTR Racing this week and was intrigued to discuss with him a Suspension development they are working on with Nitron ( A leading race car suspension company ) This kit is being designed specifically to replace the troublesome sachs damper set-up.
So I will be looking into getting this kit when it's ready early next year.
But to start with the car is booked back in with Cit-ren on the 9th of January for a new cambelt kit , aux tensioner and belt too. As well as a new KTR cat back sports exhaust and KTR induction kit too.
Tyre wise I have ordered 4 x new Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tyres.
So we are on the road to getting this Trophy back to fine fettle. Just going to cost me a bit more than expected.
But hey no pain no gain as they say !
Neil