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I've opened pandora's box on this car now, one handbrake cable was seized solid so I fitted a new one. Now working well. Next up the wiper linkage was flapping about, and turns out was broken. I stuck it back together with some of the glue from @Sparkie and WOW that stuff rocks! Glued the...

I fixed the washer jets I fixed the horn, needed a new compressor Tried to refit the wheel centres - fail - powdercoat thickness from the refurb is too much and I will need to sand them back on the edges - ballache! Then I just thought - feck it lets go for geo alignment, and as the place I...

Now returned to its owner, back on the road :)

Just take your time, you'll be fine. I did a roof skin, and put it upside down on an airbed while I picked it apart from the back.

I'm considering putting normal ones back on for the summer....maybe.

The last couple of times driving the Vee I have noticed a bit of a crankcase smell hanging around, and then on my last drive a wisp of smoke out the sidepods, so I thought it best to investigate. Took all the trim off over the engine, then the inlet manifold. Had to take the drivers seat out...

I'm game if you find a 182 and a 200 :)

No worries, I actually stumbled on a Renault 21 Manual brake servo last week, snapped it up and the 197 brake master is a straight fit...which is nice haha!

As far as I recall the bidder was UK based, or, his IP address was at least. These was a Cat S LY Megane 225 went for close to a grand the other week too, that went to Belgium though.

No idea, i'd assume the box was toast though after an impact like that, would have smashed the shaft back into the diff. If I could have got it for less than the resale value of the lump I might have give it a shot. Some stuff on Copart lately is mental, I almost bought a Cat B Ultima Evo the...

Around £800 hammer plus fees and VAT so over a grand and then transport costs. Conversely I saw a Cat B 250 Megane go for £150 the other week, A Cat B shell can only be bought by someone with a Cat B license and a certificate of destruction for the shell must be provided in 30 days.

I was watching this - can't believe how much it went for! Anyone on here? Was hoping to bag it cheap for the seats lol

Blimey, that was quite a read from the start to end...what a journey! Great thread! I found the thread from researching the compbrake brake setup you didn't get along with. I've been looking at one to use on my project as an option, along with a servo conversion and a few variations of both. OE...

Mad isn't it, basically they just hacked a shell apart and welded some stuff in. Badly. They took a standard Mk2 shell, whacked it on a jig and plasma cut half of it away. You can see on mine on the front end where they cut the front slam about to fit the bigger rad, they didnt even tidy the...

She understands it from her own house yeah :P i'm getting all of this done before she moves in and puts the brakes on haha. To be fair she did question the bucket seats and 2 sets of wheels in my bedroom cupboard but I cleared her a drawer for some weekend stuff and gave her a slot for her...

I built myself a huge garage after the big clearout, so big in fact I was sure i'd have all the space i'd ever need. So anyway, it's full now.... and i've built extra storage under the floor in my living room, with access trapdoors. I mean, wasted space otherwise right?

"Blueprinted" ...is it mate? Ah, cool.... what's blueprinting exactly? "......" *silence*

I have a little experience - non trader just in it for s***s and giggles and i've been up to 14 cars owned at once, though that was a few years back. I have settled down to 5 keepers and one or two in and out ad-hoc now. I can also keep everything at home, so I don't pay for storage. First off...

Thanks - worked hard for it, waited for over ten years to build it (Time, money, kids arrived, breakup, yada yada) and then took me another three to get it to the operational state its in now with a bunch of hard work and support from some amazing mates. Of course, there's a build thread lol...

Gravitex but probably for the wrong reasons. Gravitex is cheaper (but still an excellent quality product) It's also spray-on giving a nicer and thicker finish (see earlier pics in thread), IIRC the Bilt stuff is brush on. I am fortunate to have a very hefty 250L compressor though so I get...

Bagged some brand new old stock front indicator lenses from Greece this week. The original backing units should be OK to use after a clean.

Vapour blast, then give it a good coat of WD40, leave it for a couple of days then wipe dry. The WD will help prevent it going yuk again.

I retrieved some of the treasures I have stashed away in the loft over the years this weekend, it was to check I had what I thought I had....turns out I had more than I remember lol I found a new headlight backing mount online (still looking for the other side), so I dug out my new lights...

I did my own, not a Clio but similar trailing arm setup. I used parts off the web, a local blaster to sand blast the parts and hand painted it with Bilt Hamber Hydrate 80, then primer, then black metal paint. Cost me about a hundred quid all told.

I wouldn't fit one on any car, they have dampers fitted for a reason.

...and then decided to pull the engine and box. Typical steering balljoints stuck, had to get the OxyTurbo out Out she comes for the first time in my ownership (which started in 2002). Dropped the box off, then the turbo before I decided enough was enough. As an aside, this...

Evidence of old patches to pacify the MOT tester lol Found a bad bit on the OSF sill :( The intercooler bracket had disintigrated so I made a new one

Over the holidays I fancied getting the spanners out as a break to the bodywork on the 21, so this happened It's not mint, but it's not as bad as most I have seen

Oooof, thats not pretty. Typical, but pretty.