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argh... having lots of trouble removing the top of the strut in the bonnet area... got the allen key in there, goose neck spanner around the bolt, no matter how hard i turn it wont budge!!! any tips?! rock solid, is it a two man job?! :mad:

pretty sure of it anyhow... rear boot floor crumpled/slam panel, bumper cracked, light, rear quarter, bootlid, boot inner, front bumper and front slam panel... :dead: the rat has been a beast too, just fitted the new buckets as you can see from the pics the other...

ok, got me some bucket seats today, mk1 subframes, which apparently bolt on to the original sliders.... how the hell do i get the top of the seat off so just have the slider to bolt it too??? just cant see what to undoe etc...? thanks any other tips on fitting, pre tensioner shiz n stuff

ok, i am going to be dropping the RSi/1.8RT engine in to my 1.4... my insurance group is a 5 and the 1.8RT which the engine will be out of (;) ) is a insurance group 6/7 .... how do they work out the insurance for dropping in this engine, basically going to say my bottom end has gone...

need a pic of the engine pretty please.... thanks :cool:

i am seriously considering dropping the 1.8 8v engine in to my RT, as far as i am aware i will need the engine, gearbox, radiator, downpipe but other than that everything would be ok? how easy is this conversion to do, timescale, tools etc..? thanks alot, sam!! :D

needs something with a good spec, play mp3/wma etc... a remote would be a bonus! looking around the 100-130 mark :) thanks!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgPwGL1ebv0&mode=related&search= might be a repost, but good

yooo, saw you again dude! just off wilderspool causeway... i was in my mk1 with the black bonnet but you never saw, i beeped too! haha :D

how stupid is the design, where the exhaust mounts from the back box from there is goes over the axle with a mount there which is poor to say the least, then from the point on where it bends there is nothing there until the middle of the car to mount it so it just flops down!! what do you guys...

whats the usual cause, my clio seems to be loosing alot of coolant recently, have to keep topping it up!! just gave it a full oil change and filter change that it needed, topped up the coolant again... i know my timing belt needs doing as i have gone past 70k which is what it needs to be done...

roughtly how much are they to get sorted inc parts etc... for a mk1 1.4RT cheeerrrssssss :D

ok, on wednesday im getting my brakes sorted, getting the renault 5GT (RSi) brakes, brembo pads etc... is there anything that i need to bear in mind for fitting, like removing the brake lines, how can i stop the fluid pouring out of them and so on... also, for changing the discs, those...

as title, going to drop the old and in with some new, whats best folks. thanks

saw the yellow beast rasping past tesco extra last night :D looked ace

Pics of how you have mounted youre subs/installs please!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks :D **oops, how do i edit the title lol**

need some replacement 10cm for the rears, anyone reccomend some good value for money ones? cheers!!

posting this on behalf of a mate, basically he has just fitted a clutch in to his car, it will go in to gear when the engine is off, but wont when it is running?? (yes he is pressing the clutch) lol anyhelp appreciated! :D thanks

hello all, right going to give changing my hubs to 16v so i can fit my coilovers today!! can someone please break down in order what i exactly need to do, as in, which order do i remove things and loosen etc... i dont have the foggiest, and the haynes manual could not get more difficult to...

heres what it is looking like at the min! :) borrowed my bro's 350D n got sum shots!! :D opinions welcome! :approve:

saw youre mrs's driving the nanae down lovely lane today at about 2.15 - looked mean as fook mate, i was in my mates mini... started waving but dont think she saw :P looked mint

after a cheap amp to power my front components and rear speakers... whats the best for the money?? i allready have a decent HU but i think my speakers are restriacted by the 4x 50w output :( also might get a small 8" sub at some point... thanks!!!

ok, got my avo's delivered yesterday, had a god look at them today, thinking to my self, how the fook do i put them all together, so many little pieces, which way do they go!!!! also, is there anythin i need to know maintenence wise?? here is some pics, they wont be getting fitted until...

anything that can be done to help reduce it, i have brand new tyres on, still understeering...bearing in mind my car is extremely low which probably doesnt help it out handling wise, but i have avo coilovers coming tommorow, and koni rear shocks so that should help... what tyre pressures are...

how do i do it and what do i need, i need my RT brakes to fit as im runing 13" wheels.... do i just need the hubs and id it a hard job to do, spotted some 16v coilovers i would like but need to know what it is gona take to fit them? thanks alot

what to get, anyone got any info on what these are like for the mk1s, thinking about uprating the shocks as the rear ones are fooked... avo seem slightly dearer, but are they worth it? they are adjustable aswell unlike the apex? cheers

induction kit vs. panel filter what do you RT boys use?? :D

well, my mk1 seems to be very creaky at the back right, the torsion bar has been lowered and ever since when someone sits on the rear of the boot or stands on it the back right area creaks like hell, does it and can hear inside the car too... sounds like rubber. maybe the bushes? or a fubared...

basically i have very dangerous brakes, its a mk1 RT... i have had my brakes bled, new discs/pads but the brakes dont seem to have any give... it slows gently when pushing the pedal down but it gets to a point when they just lock on... it is not so bad in the dry but in the wet they lock up...

made a little vid of my car with its new zaust, tis a magnex full system (with cat as de cat would not fit)... sounds really raspy, cant really tell on idle, but with revs sounds ace! let me know what you think... Thanks to Bayliss for the exhaust, great meating you dude, top fella'...