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Thinking about it. Its only worth about a grand (the car). What do u think, if its properly installed?

Anyone done this? If so how good value for money is it? I want more speed but dont want to shell out £1000. I would prefere to spend £500. Any ideas? Ive looked into head work, but apparently not really worth it in the WIlliams. ;-(

Anyone tried adding toluene to 98 ron fuel to increase ron? I think some scoob owners run 10 % toluene. I can get toluene dead cheap. Any ideas?

Anyone got any tips for a bit of body work im doing. Ive taken the badges off the back of my car and there are some rust spots and other holes from removal of the rear wiper. So far i put aluminium mesh on the iside of the holes and use isoprom to stick it there, im then using isopron easy sand...

Anyone from Norfolk, particularly Norwich?

Might be a stupid question but are the nut spacings on alloys a standard size / pattern. Ie, would my Willy wheels fit my CRX? If not what is the way the size is designated?

Ive got a poping sound coming from the engine at high revs as i accelerate. My initial thoughts were a miss fire? Is this likely. There is a concomitant loss of power with the noise. If not any other suggestions. I have got new plugs and HT leads and im just about to go out and change them.

If you are going to fit an induction kit to a car (my CRX not my Willy), does it matter if you get a larger one than the one designed for the car. I have taken out the airbox and their is a large hole that could take a very large induction kit (nicely away from the engine hidden behind the...

Do you always need to supply a certificate (suplied by the company that fits the alarm) stating you have an alarm / imobiliser fitted to insurance companies if it states on your poicy you have one fitted? This asumes obviously that the alarm is not standard on the car but has been fitted after...

Ive just been to see a second hand car that im thinking of buying. The car seems in good condition for its age, but while i was driving i thought the clutch seemed a bit slippy. However, this was when i first got in the car and may be due to my inexperience with this particular car. It didnt...

Enjoying driving a Williams in a straight line is like eating fruit and expecting to taste meat. It can be done but only with strict mind control. This car will not fulfil its purpose in drag races. Its very nature is like a snake. Something that cannot be easily grasped by the uninitiated. To...

Is a car still legal to drive with no doors? What about just the back doors and the boot? Thinking of turning my Volvo into a lightweight open air jeep type machine.

Any budding theives know the best way to smash / break / remove locking wheel nuts? I have lost my key. The local garage said they may be able to get them off but apparently the nuts might be too deep in the alloy to get a good purchase. Any ideas?

I am thinking of changing my Vovlo for something different (my second car for putting miles on). I have a budget of around a grand, so let me have your opinion. Looks arnt important. I want either something faster, or something very economical (ie a diesel). Both will probably be stripped down...

Been having trouble starting my Volvo when it is warm (the engine not the air temp) It seems to start easier when its cold. Put some carb cleaner on the carb and it SEEMS ok now. Does this sound like a dirty carb problem?

When you get a decat is there any reason to keep the heat shield that udes to lie next to the cat and the decat is now so far from the car? Also what about the one that protects the tyre if you dont have a spare? Are the heat shields really needed? They look pretty heavy. Good weight reduction.

Are they right for my Williams?

Is it just me or are these getting sh*te? I looked at some old one the other day for some real old car and the diagrams, instructions and layout where far superior. Mine might as well be written in Chinese.

Can someone give me a bit of a walk through talk on how to change the spark plugs on my Williams, including tools i will need, and tricky bits, and what NOT to do? The spark plugs i have are NGK BCP 7EV, are these the right ones? If this shouldnt be attempted by a novice tell me now and ill get...

What is the rule for mixing oil? I have 3.5 litres of 10/40 left over from my Silvia days and i want to change the oil on my Volvo. Is it ok to mix different types of oil as i gues iil need about 5 litres. What about mixing different grades?

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At the rear of the car, underneth, connected to the rear suspension by a hook and passing horizontally back to a unit that attaches near the exhaust back box. It kind of looks like an egg whisk and is about 10 cms long. Any ideas?

I have just had some very minor dents removed from my Williams. The guy that did it is based in Cannock in Staffs and came to my house. If anyone needs a good cheap service i have the guys phone number and will pass it on. Cost me £25 for 3 dents and they are now completely gone. This guy was good.

Just been to B&Q and they sell some nice drain pipe pieces that would make ideal scoops for air intake pipes on my Williams. Experimentation at the weekend has convinced me that there is power to be had by using some sort of front mounted air scoop to ram ait into the air box. The only trouble...

Is it just me or is this a never ending job? I always seem to be cleaning it. Just been cleaning from 12 pm to 6 pm just because i got caught out in the rain in my car. Roads must be filthy.

Do Renault do a touch up pen for the Williams gold alloys? If yes, what is the Renault paint code? Cheers

Am i right in assuming that when you run NOS you get a massive but short term increase in BHP, until the NOS has run out? This cant be good for a little engine that is designed to put out 150 - 200 BHP, or am i wrong? If this is so, isnt it possible to get NOS fitted so that you get a safe...

I was looking at my friends Pug 106 gti and he has a air scoop that sits ontop of the radiator and i guess it forces air into the air box. It must work pretty well because with just a chip, exhaust and this scoop his car is very rapid. I tried a similar thing on my Williams. I took out the...

Can you reuse the sump nut washer? I want to change my oil and nobody has a new washer in stock. Also never changed oil on the Williams myself. Is there anything that is tricky about it over any other car?

I should be a detective. Ok lots of phone calls later and i now have the definitive story of Williams 0001 and why stories of it being written off occured (this comes from someone who was in marketing at Renault during the production of the Williams models). The Williams prototype WAS written...