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Ah that was you with the 197! Yes I would like to do that to mine, but....do I need another project? Not really lol. I dont do spanners for a job, it'd ruin my passion for it, currently when I have had enough I can walk away for a bit. I fly a desk for Cadbury in Bournville to pay the bills...

Me too, I also like doing the project. I do not however like the expenditure very much lol If you fancy a bit of 11 Turbo resto goodness may I direct you to this thread by our very own @Big_Steve_T - be warned - 44 pages - go make a coffee first :)

I'm really enjoying it all too :) Ordered new brake shoes, wheel cylinders, handbrake cables, and axle bushes all New-Old-Stock for a smidge over fifty quid, bargain or what! eBay, for all it's faults, is absolutely fab for stuff like this. I spend many a lunchtime at work cross referencing...

I managed to get the drum off with little more than brute force, at the cost of some superficial drum damage. I tried to get the torsion bar out but the threads were goosed. There was nothing to tie a bolt in to even after I ran a tap down the hole it was all knackered. I had a think and...

That brings us to this week, it's sat there in the corner being a parts store waiting patiently for me to tart around with the V6 and 21. Anyway, I ran out of welding gas (the £15 disposible bottles) for the welder after 1 day working on the 21 over xmas, I figured i'd had it up too high so...

I did do a cursory examination before I stuffed it in the corner. The boot slam panel is rotten as a pear, and the numberplate lights have fallen out. This has been goosed since the day I bought it and I have a brand new panel to replace it with. The interior is dry and mould free and generally...

I think this is my third project thread on here now :) one day i'll learn my lesson. Maybe. This is Alex the 9 (Numberplate D570 ALX... ALX = Alex = how original :D ) I first saw this car in 2001 at Shakey, it was owned by one of the marshals there. It was his dads car before that. At the time...

Sweet! Good page about transient throttle here https://adaptronic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002639106-Transient-Throttle-Conditions-and-How-to-Set-it-Up-on-Modular-ECUs

Statistically you are more likely to have another accident, after you have had an accident, even a non-fault, so this pushes your policy cost up. Seems unfair doesn't it.

IIRC its about 3.5 litres, frst time I did one.

It won't. The system freaks out at any miscalibrations detected, it turns all the ABS and ESP off if you run different tyre profiles front/back for example.

Five cars, five totally different experiences... C63 AMG 507, 600hp tuned 996, Huracan Performante, and a Boxster (I do so enjoy asking him how the hairdressing course is going). I'm the poor boy of the group LOL.

Snapped by a mate at caffeine and machine this Saturday. Good bacon batch and coffee too :-)

I have some, in the boot, and they detach and reattach on massive strips of Hook and Loop fastener...but I quite like them, Plod hasn't nabbed me yet and I really like the fact it irks @andybond :p

Thanks, One of my fave bits is seeing the "Recaro" text through the windscreen when I look back :) Gratuitous C&M pics from a week Saturday.

And a bit of a detail this week for a run out to Caffeine and Machine tomorrow :)

New thermostat Saturday morning. Fiddly bugger, not helped by me not taking the engine covers off save the bits that come out with the dzus clips. Future warning for other owners, the back seal on the stat is integral to the setup and as the stat opens and shuts it slides in and out of that...

£5/min and i'll leave you to it

Absolutely this, OE leads have always been the nest quality and fit IMO.

Great pics, love the colour scheme but I really think we need a shot mid-corner with a back wheel off the floor :D

It is, its the photo. I went back and looked at the car after I posted it cos I thought the same!

WHen I had a non starting 1.2 it was a bad engine earth, try a jump lead from the block to battery negative.

Thats also very similar to a 21 Turbo standard airbox.

You need three things for an engine to run; fuel, correctly timed spark, and compression. Find out what is missing. Fuel is easy enough crank it with the rail & injectors out see if they fire (BE CAREFUL) Compression is mechanical and easily checked with a gauge Spark use a spark tester or...

Natural progression from 5GT, 9, 11, 21 Turbo up through the modern RS range with a 172, 197 and so on. Been a Renault nut since I passed my test in '96.

Spent far too long trying to get the badges in the right place.

Ive stuck these in. Sorry (not sorry) about the dirty wheels :P

Brilliant lunacy. My mate has a half built, Evo engined, Cosworth 4x4 drivetrained Renault 5, if he ever finishes it it'll be unreal. Maybe he should bring it to you to finish for him lol

Mine is inside the car, behind the passenger seat, though I am using a map sensor up front and not the internal one. If i were using the internal map sensor id put it on the bulkhead in the passenger footwell.