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Thanks mate.
It’s strange as I see a lot of early meggy’s with battery covers but the 3 I have owned have all had to be retro fitted.
Yes the floppy scuttle wall is a royal pain the arse - hopefully this will hold up.
Thanks mate.
Yes the engine is not the prettiest at all - these covers make...
A common problem with the megane scuttle area is the fabric card scuttle divider deforms, breaks and saga and looks shite, so did a wee mod:
Much better :)
Next issue was the battery cover - it doesn’t fit the original bracket :(
So I had to make up a bracket:
But all done and everything...
225 Trophy
Engine bay tidy up.
Started with this:
Scuttle area cleaned and also found both drains blocked.
A few parts bought:
Engine cover rubbed down, sprayed Nimbus and decal applied:
Boost sensor clamps fitted:
Nova GSI or Astra GSI are cars i anchor over.
We travelled to Chester 2 months ago to view a “mint” GSI Nova in silk violet that had a mark on every panel, rusty turrets, rusty battery tray etc, etc - this is when I got a reality check and remember the joys of owning a Nova SR, Gte, Astra GTE...
I like the standard look to be honest mate. I would carefully wipe it with thinners and get all your new paint back off it - should come of easily enough if it has been freshly painted and then start again.
225 Trophy
Finally got my replacement drivers side hub from Renparts - only took 3 weeks! Very good replacement actually with decent swivel bearing so popped it on and refurb my original as the swivel is sticking.
Replacement cleaned up and quick coat of paint:
Old v’s new:
All back...
2 things I can advise here:
1. Your original front arch/bumper liner has a flappy part missing that secures onto the vertical support bar. This is the main cover for the job.
2. There is another felt backed cover that fits in there but is mostly always missing/binned and quite rare to find...
Thank you. And yes agreed :)
I will let you know buddy 👍
Thanks Ben 👍
Great aint they mate - proper old skool. Raiders are awesome, somebody offered a mint one a few months ago and I was very close to buying it.
I saw this car last year on the M1 and gave it full respect!
Thanks mate. If I...
Cambelt is usually engine out job but can be done insitu by undoing the mounts and tilting it but is very tricky!
The main problem we are having is getting spare parts, hence why most are very rarely seen and driven steadily :)
Clio v6
New pollen filter fitted and tidy up the wipers and scuttle area:
Scuttle panels removed:
Old v’s new filter:
Fitted:
Cleaned up scuttle area:
Dirty scuttle panels:
Refitted:
Wipers and covers given a coat of satin black:
Done: