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    Buying a Williams

    Its common to have just the service stamps but no receipts if the car has been sold through a dealer at some stage. Id always rather the bills than service book though and I would have thought the guy would have kept the receipts if hed had the jobs done himself (jobs like clutch are not really...
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    high mileage

    Go for it - the bottom end and head will probably be fine. Bear in mind though that a 2.0 F7R bottom end would probably make a more flexible drive and would cost about the same to do overall. Having said that, you do lose the turbo-like kick and driving character of the 16V in the process and...
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    16V and 172 names

    ..but havent you just sold it?? Boo hoo.. :(
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    high mileage

    Id want to see all the receipts really - even if theyve done the work themselves. The cambelts will have been done by 112k as theyd have snapped anyway by those miles if not done! Ideally, youd want to see a new or rebuilt gbox, new diffs/driveshafts, new alternator/starter and maybe some new...
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    Valver DeCat

    Best mod ever for £50. I run a Mongoose system with a BB de-cat (as does BenR, but not by choice I think). Loud as hell. Warbles like a turbo on full throttle at low revs and pops and crackles like the Group A Clio Maxi rally car would. Just awesome and motorways are not a problem with...
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    high mileage

    Guess how many miles this car has on the clock: http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_b/286000-286999/286766_25_full.jpg http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_b/286000-286999/286766_22_full.jpg Give up? OK, its mine and its on 103,000 and rising fast. Those miles have been from fun -...
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    DIY power mods

    Id say that a de-cat is the cheapest power mod you can do. Sound is not to everyones taste, but it does vary according to what system you have cat-back and mine is a lot more bearable than I was led to believe! The pops and flames make it worth it. Dont forget that an open filter like the...
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    Rusty Torsion Bar...

    Engine mount? Steering/suspension component? Should be pretty easy to see whats going on with the 1.4 Enery lump in the engine bay (I used to have a Mk1 1.2).
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    price of engine mounts

    Front wheel bearings will typically cost £80+ per side for the part to be fitted properly with a Renault tool. Unless its done properly, the bearing will last 10,000 miles - maybe less. I speak from experience! It will be the "dog bone" mount for sure if the gearstick rocks, but then its...
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    16V and 172 names

    Whats that? Better have a look at the meets section methinks!
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    Rusty Torsion Bar...

    Looks alright to me.
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    16V and 172 names

    The Valver seems a bit unfortunate sometimes in that if you say "I have a Clio sixteen-valve", most people say "so what?" in the same way as if youd said it had injection. For those whod never seen a Valver, it would be easy to think you were talking about a very average car, such is the extent...
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    ill Valver Advice

    Doesnt sound worth doing any more engine-wise as the engine doesnt need to come out of the car to change the mounts (just has to be supported). Id have all the mounts replaced at the same time as the new one(s) will accelerate wear on any old one(s). The wheel bearings are worth checking...
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    - Locking wheel nut -

    You can also bash a socket onto the head of the nuts or drill them out. Last resort, but both work (from experience!). Id never touch them again. Rather have my wheels pinched - and they only take another 30 seconds for a pro thief to get them off.
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    Back!

    Yeah - some mood swing though! I really thought I was going to sell before I went and now I cant wait til I get it back on Friday!:confused:
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    Fao Quick 1.8 16v owners

    If you really want only to go faster, then the 2.0 F7R bottom end is the way to go. I almost did it myself, but the deal fell through at the very last moment (breakers actually lost the bottom end!). The previous owner of my Valver had some work done to the head and cams - and the car...
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    My new 16v

    Lovely car - a late Phase1 by the looks of things. You pay for what you get with painting: ask for a breakdown of the quotes you get and see what the labour rates are. If the labour per hour is the same for two different quotes, then they must be spending longer doing the work or using...
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    My Clio! - Pic

    I think it would look great lowered on some alloys (Renault or aftermarket) and colour-coded. Just my humble opinion, but Id stick to that and leave the Halfords add-ons on the shelf. The best looking cheaply moded cars are always low and clean.
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    pics of a slammed 16valver

    glenn - that car looks so sweet! Makes me secretly wish that Id kept my dark wheels instead of going for the original look...
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    willy engine disapointment

    The only reason that the Willy will not do 60 in 2nd is because it revs lower than the 16V. The Willy box uses the same gear ratios and overall crownwheel diameter as the 16V one. But the Willys 5th gear is taller, the bearings are higher quality and the secondary shaft is uprated -...
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    Back!

    Yeah, that photo is a bit deceptive as its an uneven surface. Why would lower be bad? Just curious.
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    Back!

    Just returned from three weeks away. I was thinking of selling up before I left and was going to mull it over the holiday - and that I did! Well, maybe I will get a Fiat Coupe/something else some day, but for the time being the Valver is staying. Probably the biggest thing that made me...
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    Questions for Williams owners

    My Valver has a voratious appetite for oil, though I think its not helped by a minor leak from around the sump gasket. Clutches are mega heavy as standard - even my old Mk1 1.2s clutch bore comparison with supercar clutch weights!
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    pics of a slammed 16valver

    Yup, black is the very best colour and heres mine - lowered -30mm at the front and about -20mm at the rear. This is not "very" low by 16V standards, but shows you what the first step would be. http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_b/286000-286999/286766_25_full.jpg
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    FAO 2.0 conversion people

    Probably no point. If you use the 16V exhaust manifold then youd need a true expert to tell the difference. Even scappies confuse the two bottom ends.
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    sh*tty ELF sticker

    Wanted to keep it original on my car, but the Elf sticker was looking tatty on my Valver when I got it, so I swapped it for a cool-looking "Rothmans/Williams/Renault" one in the same colour and of the same size. I picked that up at Donny 2002 and it looks original. Ive recently gone to...
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    Hill Power IK or standerd air box

    Standard airbox will probably give you better launches off the mark as the theoretical benefits of having cool air rammed in at speed will not accrue at slow speeds (obviously!). But as someone who spends most of their time ripping along clear A/B-roads in the early morning, Im sure it wont...
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    185 HP 172 Mk III - any info

    Mk3 Clio? No such thing... well, not for a little while anyway. Probably means Mk2, Phase 2.
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    Clio insurance - 1.8 16v Stylee *aii*

    £750 FC on a Valver with Halifax. 1 year NCB and Im 22.
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    how much is ur insurance

    1 year NCB, 22 years old, Fully Comp, Clio Valver = £750. Halifax.
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