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Got some more welding done today. <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Also took the pedal box and servo out. <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
Thanks for all the comments everyone. Gives me more reasons to get it finished. :)
Few pictures of some bits I've been doing, I lost my camera for 2 weeks so there a bit all over the place.
Started stripping the engine out off the other shell.
Rust treated and painted the rear beam...
Right......
What seems to be months without working out on the car has only been weeks but I have to say I've missed it! After quite a few debates and a lot of thinking I'm going to carry on the Renault project! I've spent all this weekend away with Cliosport.net and as much as I would like...
Re: First Car, 1.2 16v Dynamique ( pic heavy )
Option 2, it's not a replica your just doing as it look 10x better than standard
Are those the Peugeot wheels you want?
Re: Ollie's Silver Cup - JMS RS2/428s/Wilwood/2118
Sounds sad but I'm really looking forward to you getting this fitted, and seeing some awesome pictures and videos! you must be going mad with it all in that box. Seems to be taking so long I keep checking up on the thread. :o
Re: Bren's Sunflower 172
I see, well what ever you buy make sure you have a decent set of locking wheel nut this time. ;) what's first priority then ?
Thats what I always say when getting out of the daily.
Selling up,
Just lost interest and patience with the project, needs a lot more money and time spent on the car and realistically isn't going to be finished for another year yet. Can't wait that long so I'm looking at getting a myself Clio 197 for the time being, maybe come back to 5's in a few...
Don't really have a target, just removing all the unnecessary stuff.
Painted the bonnet hinges.
Also finished the steering rack tonight as I got the new gaiters this afternoon.
Done a few bit's over the past week, but as you may have guessed I was away at Mallory on saturday and horse show sunday, so not got anything done all weekend one the Renault.
Pretty much finished seam welding the spare sum frame, Welding looks s**t but I just been practicing with the new...
To start with I've done away with my Photobucket account and gone over to Flickr, as it so slow and always sticks my photo's in different albums. I'm hoping I doesn't mess my pictures around much from the thread though.
Done some work on the boot lid at the weekend, mainly weight saving and...
Right, not done a lot over last month really, as I figured I was never going to make Mallory Park in June and I didn't want it to be a "that al do" project, to get it finished.
On the plus side, after weeks of research, phone calls and haggling I got a myself a new welder.
If you know about...
Would it not just be so much easier to just buy this ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-5-GT-Turbo-Injection-inlet-manifold-/120712860792?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1c1b0c1478#ht_500wt_1156
As I wont be running a heater, I filled in the hole's for the fan and heater matrix will some thin aluminum sheet.
I also made some new mounts for the bonnet pins, Again out off some aluminum strip.
Mk 1 vs Mk 2
Finished, Cut away...
Thanks,
Slowly getting there with cleaning the underside down, Done about half of it now.
Cleaned up the the rear beam a bit, looks a lot better than I thought, considering how rusty it was.
Cleaning up the rear arch,
Then Cut away some more unneeded...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15-TD-PRO-RALLY-SILVER-ALLOY-VW-POLO-SEAT-RENAULT-/220618836962?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET&hash=item335de84be2#ht_2600wt_1141
Turbines are only 6j Grant.
Thanks for all the comments, Yeah they are all nearly 20 years old now ! so all have rust in some places.
Stared the job today I have been putting off for the last week, wire wheeling the underside of the car ready for underseal !
I had to go and buy a new grinder first as I killed the last...