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Cheers Nimbus looks perfect for the job Those links dont work for me chambers_rs

Want to renew the heatshields in a mk1 Clio engine bay and getting them in good condition is difficult. http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/heat-shielding-protection/zircotec-zircoflex-form-rigid-formable-heat-shield Been looking at the above as a potential DIY option - has anyone used...

Thats the inner sills so definately not bothering with any more work. A bit of a slosh with rust converter for 20 minutes and maybe the eastwood internal frame coating for long term protection. Get the patch on sill redone then fingers crossed can really start getting it moving

Yeah he's offering £60 each way now as he can use a trailer, £120 before even touching the car. I might be tight and trailer it to him instead and try work out a deal to do the patch on the sill again. Shame your not more local!

Thanks for that, i was told he would be dear but i thought that would = top work. Im happy with the bits he's done apart from that patch on the sill. Spoke to him today and he agreed full sills arent worth doing as the inners are good. I awkwardly said im not happy with the patch on the sill (i...

Cheers for the recommendations :up: Just went on the frost website its pretty expensive on there but got some decent bits. Just bought a can of dinitrol rc900 rust converter/sealer which im going to use inside the car for any light surface rust, 5L por15 metal prep/rust converter for sloshing...

Yes that quote is just replacing the outers. The reason was purely to check and treat the inners. Ive already had the repairs done that were needed. Turns out last night i can see the back bit of the inner arch through the inside rear quarter where i have removed the rear 'door card' and they...

So been talking to the welder, about redoing the sills he's just done - and getting them done across their length. Got this back from him today: "Have worked out figures on sills for clio. providing you remove all sealer. Mastic,brake pipes,petrol tank and mastic sound deadner inside car by...

Why has this thread been moved here? Can a mod move back to projects please?

Thanks northloop...just odd the rest is really smooth and this little section is randomly really rippled

The rough ripples under the tar patch/sound deadening? It doesn't look your typical rust...but whats under there?! Would rather not scrape it all up for nothing...

Few more pics to give a better idea of the state of the car atm. Used a paint removing disc to take the arches back a bit to inspect for rust. Not a spot of rust which was very surprising! Apologies for the sloppy use of primer to cover the metal back up 🙈 So have decided to replace...

If you're doing the work yourself i can imagine how long its taking! I hope you persevere with yours and get it done. Thats why im paying out for all the work, either try to fit it in with commitments and eventually getting pissed off with it, or spend the money and just get it done! Obviously...

Hi Costa Going to town on the car :beers: What did you do with the sills in the end? I want to get mine opened right up like yours so I can treat the inner sill. Not sure whether to get it cut along the same line you did and get something fabricated, or buy the replacement sills for the...

Haha i remember you saying along the lines of 'no chance' when i said i would have it done in a year (well over a year ago!) Ive realised i could throw a couple of grand for a 'quick' light restoration, or for the sake of a few grand more and more time end up with a much better car. And that...

I've had the car for years, it was my 2nd car, this restoration will be completed. I thought about it properly and realistically how much it would cost me, and i've prepared for it. Am hoping to get it at least driveable next summer but I won't be dissapointed if not. As long as progress is...

In the pics of the engine bay you can see big patches of surface rust - this was me earlier in the year with a grinder and paint removing disc taking any paint blisters off to check whats underneath after removing the engine. All good but its now got surface rust everywhere in the engine bay...

Got the car back last week from welding, new front crossmember installed, arches turned out to be perfect, not even surface rust! Welder said some small repairs were neccessary to the sills...he's put a little patch in that you can see above, have spoken to him again as i may send it back and...

Hi everyone Am now in the process of a complete restoration, and want to keep track with a build thread on here. Some history on myself the car. Purchased when I was 20 from a dealer, drove it for 6 months or a year, got given a company car, then it sat on my drive for a year or 2 not being...

Can anyone recommend a good place that carries out restorations? Need some bodywork done on my Williams and a full respray. Preferably in the South East. Thanks

I'm trying to remove the inlet manifold on my Williams, most of the car is stripped so access is good (headlights/bumper/front panel all removed) I've removed all the hoses/fuel lines etc, and unbolted the fuel rail but not removed it, do I unclip the connectors for the injectors first, the...

Is it worth refurbing/replacing the steering rack on my Williams even if it 'seems' ok? How can I test the condition of the rack itself? Am I better off just replacing the arms and ball joints and leaving the rack if it seems to be working well?

Here I trial fitted the ph1 wishbone to my Williams subframe, measured all the bolt hole distances to the edge of subframe then did the same with the Williams wishbone. All dimensions EXACTLY the same, castor included I thought this would have been common knowledge by now!?

is the 182 anti roll bar fitted in the same way as ph1? If so they should be a direct swap also

Ok cheers will go to renault then

Been reading that a lot of the 172 conversions into mk1's are also using 172 mounts... If this is the case then could I replace with new 172 mounts on the F7 engine?