Im copy n pasting this from another forum -

Ive always wanted to have a clio with a turbo ...this is my first car had it over 3years now.

Engine has had a full rebuild 10k ago previous owner showed me reciepts :)

My clio before i took it off the road -




So i took it off the road after FCS 08 for the conversion.

I got engine out ..was greeted with this-


As you can see ..pretty rusty ..it then got welded and patched up..new inner wing,treated and sprayed gloss black.

After that ..treated subframe ..painted it with a anti-rust paint -


Engine on frame-


Then engine into car -


This is my dash ..customised by me ...cars fully stripped out ...aftermarket guages are awaiting-


All pipes in and intercooler pipes cut to size -

another pic -


After this i got my mate reco round to do the wiring....got ht leads on and it fired up then cut out ..followed by starting again then missfiring ..then followed by some carb popping .

So im currently waiting on sparkplugs for it.

I also got my exhaust welded and a sleve added for my 5gtt downpipe to fit my clio exhaust system courtesy of simons exhausts in East Kilbride.


Anyway got the bumper on and its currently sat like this -


Spec is -

Fully rebuilt C1J Renault 5gtt Engine
T25 Turbo From A Rover Tomcat
Forge Front Mount Intercooler
5gtt Gearbox,Clio 16v Driveshafts,hubs and front brake setup.

Coming soon -
Half Rollcage
Piper Cam
And More Boost!

Hope you have enjoyed my project ..iive done this on a budget due to me having no job and its my first engine conversion which i recon ive done well :D

It's gonna be a sleeper

One seat & F**k all else & yer jamming

would b interesting to see this on track

very nice work ma man u should have donr the piper cam when the engine was out cause the engine will need to be removed again to fit the cam.

but your doing well m8 as we was talking about last night.

haha aye wullie ....i aint planning to do the piper cam for a wee while..when i do ill just drop the subframe again :)

Thanks for the comments folks ...its gunna be a big jump going from a 1.2 8v engine to a 1.4 turbo IMO

Also ...its going to be a road car aswell as a track car

cool. get the right stuff done to it and it will be a fast we car

thats a heavy sleeper:), will be keepin an eye on this

Well my spark plugs aint turned up yet :(

So got fed up waiting and re-arrange the bay. Was speaking to Rob@backyard on msn ..he said i best move the coolant bottle to behind the passenger headlight.

Some pics -

Expansion tank temporarly(sp) strapped to the relay box



Resulting in this area being much tidier -


some overall pics of the bay(sorry for quality ...i was standing on my toolbox )




Thats all for today :)

its minted to see progress pictures and how a car has progressed over X amount of time!!!

Well since the last update ive a lot of pipes about ...and got this -



Im happy to report that it now idles itself ..all i did was clean out the idle jet and fitted a new distributor cap and arm.

Engine runs but it needs setup badly ..the timings out and the fueling is needing set :?

Also went and purchased a half cage ...painted it pink



Will get this welded in when the car gets out the garage under its own steam :)



And today i got all my guages together ...tested them and they work properly 8)



I also filled up the coolant and bled it ...it sits at 80 degrees no problem 8)

Iam in the middle of wiring up a manual fan switch as i aint using the gtt loom.

Also when it was running i noticed an oil leak from the oil filter ...so another thing to sort ..also need to sort the noisey starter motor ...its hard to get into with the turbo being in the way


Thats all i have today folks ...next update should be a vid of it driving out my garage after 6+months of sitting 8)

its looking good like they gauges glad ur getting things moving

Well some of you may be wondering whats happening with this project ...its still going on...just slowly..as i dont get much time off work.

To sum it up ...ive got it running/setup by the RTOC chairman ...when it was setup ..we found a knocking noise coming from the waterpump area. I tested the water pump by taking the alternator belt off ...it aint that ...so ive come down to the timing chain tensioner as its common on these gtt engines. So in a nutshell ive got to forkout for a new chain and tensioner and a brandnew waterpump. Im getting the new waterpump to be on the safeside :)

This car will be on the road in a few weeks ..depending on money/ MOT bill

Shame that u are having a wee set back was thinking we might see this too at an EK cruise! Maybe next time at least u found out the problem before it was too late!

Ha ..ive not been on here in a wee while ... a big update for ya'll! ..Car is now MOT'd & Taxed :)

Now its running a T2 Turbo ...ive been busy sorting wee niggles..leaks ..the usual stuff you have to sort.

Had the car out proper last nite..went a wee run through East Kilbride ..then up through the Eaglesham Moors ...its running standard boost and in the wet it was wheelspinning a fair bit

Its only running 130bhp at the mo i recon ...untill i get new brake calipers for it ...as well ..i do need to stop

A lot has happened ..ive relocated my battery to the boot...engines been out for new gaskets on the bottom end as it decided to piss oil everywhere ... my t25 turbo died on the way to the MOT station ..when i had the engine out ..i opted for the 1.2 clio gearbox so i could have a stereo.

I havent taken pics of it recently really as it looks a state

Thanks for reading :)