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Finally got that Bulkhead heatshield/soundproofing panel in:

Whilst all that furious painting was going on, I took the chance to change the pollen filter, which I think was well overdue a change... And gave the track rods a quick coat of paint for protection: Thankfully my best man is a LOT slimmer than me... so I managed to fold him up into the...

Easy day today, just a case of fitting the freshly painted bulkhead matting back into the car: Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang on a minute... what's this under the chassis rail in the engine bay...?? ? OH BAAAAAALLLLS..... ? Had better treat that now before it (no doubt) gets worse in years to...

As that large food shop says... every little helps. So decided to give the Bulkhead Heat Shield some attention: I carefully picked off the aluminium heatshield foil that was torn in a couple of places: Then I thoroughly vacummed the the board, and trimmed off the loose pieces of fuzz that...

I couldn't possibly re-fit the power steering rack back into the car looking this bad: I looked at if I could get it refurbished somewhere as it has done circa 70K miles, but came up with nothing (Would welcome feedback if these racks are prone to failing??) so I just decided to give it a quick...

Next step was to re-fit the subframe, but before I did that, I re-fitted the Anti Roll Bar (Anyone who has ever done that job would recommend it's fitted off the car!!! #arseache). As the main ARB to subframe fixings were seriously corroded, I managed to get hold of a new pair from Renault. You...

Got the brake servo and lines back into the car: Engine bay is coming together now: Also fitted the fuse box base after I figured out what fastening I needed to buy to fit it (It's an M5 Jack Nut if you're interested):

Can you not get another bung to replace the original one??

Actually quite good. I’ll polish it like a diamond in a goats @ss (copyright Gas Monkey) when the car is back together. Looks great when it’s all together, but as we both know, a picture can not quite represent the full truth.. Actually I’m learning to love it now, and like the fact I’m...

In addition to the ABS Pump and the Master Cylinder and Servo, I thought it also wise to give the engine bay brake lines a little bit of loving to get rid of the start of some rust that had developed on them in places. Just a quick brush over this time: Knowing what the elements will do to...

? Bring it on I say, I know the R5GTT inside out which was why it made my restoration of that easier that it will be on this Clio. I've not got the first clue of what goes where.. so I'll be asking you and the rest of the people here what I'm missing and where bits go!! That RB thread you linked...

If I hadn't bought this, I'd have been all over that Odyssey like a fat lass on chips....

I'll let you all judge me on that... ?

No surprises for guessing the Master Cylinder and Servo were also looking in a sh1t state... Usual service: #

Now the area was nice and clean, I couldn't go fitting the ABS pump assembly back in in the same sorry state that was in... So the bracket was sent off for powder coating with the rest of the black engine bay parts & brackets: And again a few hours work with the elbow grease soon brought the...

Sure will @OssPoop ?

I also removed the ABS Pump bracket, and found that it was not removed as part of the re-spray, so there was again some tin-worm lurking behind it, that I wanted to sort out: Following a LOT of work like this on my R11 turbo project, I'm well used to the procedure now... rub it all down to...

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I've also got a Renault 11 Turbo I'm currently restoring (Warning, slight thread detour) that's been at the bodyshop now for 18 bloody months (Don't get me started about bodyshop's) and I've been expecting it back for about 12 of those 18 months so have not...

Thanks for all the interest guys, I really appreciate it!! Oh and it will be a real help for you all to help point out to me where all the stupid little brackets and clips go that I've either got in a box stuffed in the boot, or have already gone missing!! ?

Aaaah... when you know what you’re looking for it makes perfect sense!! Thanks ?

What causes the leak?

Given the engine was a total unknown entity, I'm going to get it totally rebuilt from the bottom up, and am lining @bloke to do the work for me as he's got a good history with these engines. In the mean time, I'm doing what I do best... the cleaning up and making it look nice!

So whats my plan?? Well I restored my R5GTT when parts were plentiful and cheap... so I'm now going to do the same with this Clio 182?? I'm not expecting the car will become as rare and exclusive as my 5GTT Raider (Perhaps I should have bought a Trophy... but I can't stand RED) but I think it...

The car was near Southend On Sea, so that Weekend I came clean with my wife and we had a ride down to have a closer look at the car. Fortunately the reality was just like the pictures, so a deal was done and funds were exchanged: I bought the car without the Engine fitted (I've got the Engine...

So this summer during a bit of usual car parts eBay browsing, I stumbled across a Clio 182 that someone had spent a LOAD of money on getting resprayed... but just needed "a few bits" (my arse) to finish. The pictures of the car looked great and of course, being Blue, really caught my eye.. So...

I've been into my small fast Renault's for ages now but still can't really explain why...? ? My first (and what started the love) was my first Renault 5 GT Turbo Raider 1990's: That was my Mum's brand new Valver back in the day...! The Raider 5GTT Turbo model was the closest it could come to...

What make is your favourite grey paint used on the Engine block?

Yep, my sister had one and it made a big impression on me. The closest I’ve ever come to buying a Peugeot

Love the 309 gti ?