Recent content by SharkyUK

Cheers Ben. I've made up my mind as to what to do next so I'm pulling some bits together now and hopefully it will be ready before not too long. Parts may take some time to arrive / turn-up though :( Haha, very true mate! I sense a change in fortunes... as opposed to a loss of a fortune (which...

It's not been a happy time of late! 4th time lucky maybe? I wish I'd introduced a match and several litres of super unleaded to it many months ago now! Yeah, gutted Loxy. Felt quite numb to be honest mate. The ITB's and ECU are being sold as I've had enough of them despite my love for NA. I'm...

Well... sadly things haven't gone to plan. I've not even had chance to enjoy my new forged, high-comp, ITB'd build yet and it's already scrap. Looks like a low oil pressure and fuelling issue has caused problems and a new engine is needed. Only the forged conrods and valves have survived :( Back...

Phew, for a moment there I thought my car had been stolen!!! Hahahaha! :) I do believe there are a few Trophy's knocking around in Scotland. They are quite distinctive (sort of) due to their colour and also fairly rare (only 500 Trophys were made). As for the registration... yeah, we are like...

Yep, you're not wrong mate... Thankfully sunny Wales doesn't have much rain... :p Thanks mate :) Yeah, it's been frustrating but I am just about hanging onto that last strand of optimism... it WILL come good soon. Really, it will! They (RenaultSport Clios) don't half get some stick from other...

I feel your pain mate :( I really do! Sometimes I find myself questioning my sanity, "it's only a car after all..." And still I continue to torment and torture myself with the damn thing! But I can't help it; it's got under my skin and on those rare occasions where it's all working well, it...

Phew, back up-to-date and, after 2 years, I'm still waiting to enjoy my car and the work I've had done on it... :( LOL! :)

February 2015 - Update #2 Another update courtesy of my personal mechanic, Russ! :) Take it away mate... Yet again, another big thumbs up and thank you to Russ :)

February 2015 - Update #1 Here are some pics and words that Russ kindly sent through whilst working on my car... And a couple days later... So there you have it. That's where things are currently at. I'll finish this update by thanking again those that have helped and...

January 2015 - Update #2 So... where to begin... It's certainly been an emotional 7-odd years or so since I bought the Trophy; a car I instantly fell in love with simply due to the sheer fun and miles of smiles it afforded me. Those that have been daft enough to follow this thread ;) will know...

January 2015 - Update #1 It's been a little while since I've updated this thread (and a few people have been asking where things are currently at) so I thought I'd take a moment to bring you lovely people up to speed. But first a warning... it's been kinda quiet, a bit boring in fact, and many...

November 2014 - Update #5 As alluded to in my update yesterday, I took a road trip this morning to see ScottRallye in order to get the new radiator/fan fitted and to pick up the header tank (sadly the header tank will have to be fitted at a later date as I need to get hold of a suitable cap...

November 2014 - Update #4 A few things have happened over the last couple of days that have resulted in an elevation in my mood! Apart from the bit where I'm expecting the first points on my licence... s**t! Anyways, I was able to make use of a dongle, software and laptop to hook into the...

November 2014 - Update #3 Another quickie.. Not that much to report at the moment, apart from the fact that I threw my toys out the pram again after a few more issues with the Trophy. Sure, they are only small issues (and, as suggested by a friend or two, I should "man up") but after almost...

November 2014 - Update #2 Newly rebuilt and refurbed calipers... :) 005 by scottieraven, on Flickr 011 by scottieraven, on Flickr 006 by scottieraven, on Flickr