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I think Steve said it had a bent rod and that was it, rest was spot on, head was in decent condition when i fitted the cams. Not bad at all considering it has been hydrolocked. I guess it was just down on power but running ok.

Cheers mate(y) Steve told me he got the engine off you back in the day. Interestingly the head off it is on my Kangoo and the block is in this after machining so ive got most of it now, pistons went in a r26 of my mates a few years ago with a set of cheap maxspeeding rods for a cheap upgrade...

Feb/March 2021 Not a lot had happened after Xmas/new year apart from initial wash and pushed into the garage, combination of cold winter weather, up to my eyes building the kangoo with that almost in a driving state so was pushing to get that finished. I made an effort to sort the spares out...

They are either free and look like they have been parked in the sea or expensive ish no inbetween ground. The one that sold recently in Renault livery was epic. Its mad to think that the vans are a lot rarer than any r5 now.

After the gtt going i needed a bit of turbo fix. Had to go to Bishop Auckland to collect a techincs amp and large speakers for my garage sound system. As they were too long for the Kangoo :LOL: took the Extra van. Forgot how good this is to drive. The noise, the smell of fuel, oil and shame...

No idea overall which would be the better base, but its a winning formula in either chassis in my eyes

Sometimes a bit of residual brake fluid comes out of the nips once up to temp, never seem to be able to get rid of all of it after bleeding. Agree with the stainless fittings sometimes weeping when fitted, does my nut usually end up going as tight as i dare.

Looks spot on. Thats a mega list of parts, perfect time to do it though before the parts get very hard to find.

Updates. Gtt is sold! The time was right, as not used it in 3 years and had no real plans to use it with the Trophy added to the collection. A few pics of it all cleaned up for the memories. Bought this ex cup racer suite from 1986 last week from Vinted, cost a few quid but had to have it, and...

Im sure oem were a bit dearer than that when i looked, id go oem as nothing in it. Autodoc have gone up in price too, i looked and i paid £60 delivered.

Right side https://m.autodoc.co.uk/valeo/1065419 Left side https://m.autodoc.co.uk/valeo/1065418

They will work but not sure on quality. Ive just got a pair of valeo from autodoc for £60ish for the trophy, identical to originals.

Mega option. Prob put one in the Kangoo as and when it goes boom

Tbh if i was converting id look at k20 on the conversion kit and get it up and running on Ecumaster Black. Itll cost more, but it looks epic.

Them 200 engines chuck rods and drop valves. Cant say they are more reliable mate. In arguement me and a mate have both ran 280+ hp for years in the megs and not had issues, trackdays the lot. My mrs 225 was tuned when we got it albeit badly and its done 25k in our ownership mapped to the limit...

No doubt the aftermarket will cover the parts especially china. Whether you will be actually be allowed to fit it as a non competent person and info is available on how to do it who knows. Im certainly not frightened with fixing electronics but some stuff will be quite complex compared to a...

I can see EV being very expensive to fix if something goes wrong with the battery, charging system or battery pack, going on the current ones. Will most likely end up being disposable cars after a handful of years. Wont be worth buying outright, just rent and get a new one when its knackered...

End of an era for the petrolheads sadly.

Sorting the s**t out So with the car at ours, next step was to clear out Steve's parts garages. Steve had said i had to clear everything (take the f**king lot or not at all) and as we are renault parts hoarders that was not an issue. Id be needing bits and bobs out of this lot whilst building...

Mild cut with a da and compound cleans them up well, just like polishing a headlamp. I scratched mine by accident and recovered it in a couple of steady passes.

Glad its gone to a good home and sorted the cooling issues mate. The alloy rads work well as same style as oem with lots of small bars compared to the aftermarket larger bars and less of them which are not as efficient. Go 20t with a larger exhaust wheel. Will get loads more bang for your buck...

Need airbag ecu in so you can program it to turn the lights off. Its easy enough to reinstall on the canbus if needs be. Failing that its tape over the airbag light and track car spec mot to suit

Stage 1 map done. Driveway flash on mpps ;) Picks up a bit better, less diesel knock and a little more black smoke once rpm is up. Not bad for £25, goes as well as the orange dci which makes me think thats been flashed before as it was always a lot better. Hopefully next post wont be...

Any difference in mpg?

Looks epic. I bet it sounds insane.

Ive just put a new one on this but may be interested. Will need to wait until payday as ive rinsed loads of money this month. Trade spec stage 1 map/ bin file is ready to flash tomorrow with my ching spec mpps v18 clone. Its going to be fast as f**k :LOL: :LOL: They are great cars for a daily...

The damping is excellent on the Ast's, id be happy using this for daily driving. This is really good with solid bushes and solid top mounts on 70nm springs all round with damping set relatively soft for road use, not crash bang just rides the bumps nice. The Bilstein b14s are nice on the clio's...

Its happening. Just wondering how the 150k fuel system will like it :LOL: ive got a dci100 intercooler and pipework stashed in the garage might fit that too

Done a bit of b road blasting in the Kangoo last week as had to pop over to North Yorkshire to pick up some fitted oem Renault mats for it, so took advantage of the good weather and great roads. The Ast 5100 suspension is phenominal, perfect balance of compliance and handling, combined with...

A few pics of the Kangoo on track at CSF and a few static shots.