Recent content by Big_Steve_T

Great work sir!! Was it just a quick rattle can job for the paintwork, or did you get it done professionally??

Do you have any pictures of your work @RustyMojo ?

Bloody Renault's.... 😠 Was having a quick dig around the rear of the car for any rust I'd missed and found a couple of points that looked like they needed some attention. To help with access I removed the fuel filler neck and noticed that the area around the fuel filler door looked suspicious...

That 1L tin I had covered the main passenger compartment bit quite well and a couple of bits behind the fuel tank that I found as well. You’d need 2 to do the whole underfloor. I bought 2, so I’ve got enough to do the front arches as well now. 👍

Thank you @frayz I stopped at the jacking points. The previous owner had under sealed the front arches, but as you saw from one of my posts, there was some rust that wasn’t treated properly so was lurking underneath. The front subframe is all clear of underseal.

Yeah it’s a nice feeling to know it’s all done ✅

Thanks to @Ash J I got hold of a pair of OE Grey Insert Hella Headlights - Thank you sir! I called on the support of my best man and detailing king Jez to see how good he can polish them up... I think he's done a great job! Thanks for reading :)

Now the underneath of the car is coming together, I started to have a look at some of the brake-lines I got for the car, and noticed that on one of the Front to Back lines the fitting had rusted away, which mean the 11mm spanner wouldn't grip it enough to tighten... So I whipped out the brake...

Now I'm becoming quite deft at spotting the small pieces of corrosion that turn into something bigger when you start to dig at them with a scraper, I'd seen a couple of small points in the front arches next to the brake line bracket that caught my eye: After a quick dig around, I soon uncovered...

Been spending a crazy amount of time on my back under the Clio for the last 2 days... but I think the final results are worth it. First step was to remove all of the underfloor fixtures & fittings - Brake/Fuel Lines, Clips etc.. I then had a good dig round under the car with a scraper to find...

This guys on your doorstep and does amazing work.. https://www.davethetrimmer.com/

Been working on bringing the exhaust heat shields back to life from a mix of brand new, and used parts. The final count was 2 new and 2 old. Fair amount of work to bring the used ones back to life, as the old tin worm had given it a good nibble. But chuffed with the result. Next job over the...

Beautiful work @MLB 💙

So delighted it’s worth while!!! I was fitting it and wondering if I was going TOO far... but now you say it’s a potential leak path, I’m chuffed I did it!! 👍 Thanks for the comment @Mbeau

Buggering about with the door panel today: From the factory there’s adhesive strip running round the bottom of the door panel, that’s always the first to disappear when the door panel is removed. You can see in the picture below, where some of it remains, and then some places it’s still...