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I'm in Cov and based on my >25 years in the Renault scene I wouldnt take it anywhere around here. i wont even leave my car anywhere unattended for tracking or tyres. Best I can recommend is my friends garage in Redditch, about half an hour away, Lakeside Service Centre. Ian is a fantastic...

Shelsey is also a consideration in the same vein, Retro Rides was always great there. Didnt float my boat last year when it moved to Mallory, felt like a different vibe.

Not far off, correct save its front drivers (note the steering rack fitting top left). You can look at the entire shambles in this thread, you'll be amazed how comprehensively it turned itself to iron oxide. https://cliosport.net/threads/my-renault-21-quadra-supershed.821989/

Oh, I also passed my CBT yesterday :) Woot!

I tarted up the fog surrounds as well, and bolted them in. Had to make some new screws for the fogs also, pain in the arse but the old ones were yukky and rusty.

Still plugging away, was flaming cold this weekend and heater ran out of gas so I didnt stop for many pics. However, I did get the exhaust completed, welding in a gasketed flange join for the back cos a really hate sleeve joints. new downpipe gasket / old downpipe gasket Got a bit...

Numberplate wanker.

Great work for a beginner, really really good. Good job you caught all that before it got serious/terminal. Believe me!

When I got the brakes back together I filled the res up with fluid and bled some through the system, then bled up the clutch. I go no pedal at all, great! Bled the port on the master, got some yukky fluid through, still no pedal. Bled from the slave again, STILL no pedal. Another dreaded...

One of the plastic tabs that holds the control cables in to the control arms of the heater panel was broken, seriously, f**k these things they suck. Can't get em new any more it seems (surprise surprise). I employed an M5 bolt to secure the cable end in.

End tank swap. I sank the end tank in on some sealant after a good clean, put it in a furniture clamp and tapped the tabs back in gently. I sat that to dry off and went and did the thing in the next post, then once that was done came back to this and dropped it in the heater box

Ive been away from the garage for a while, Skiing in France and Christmas getting in the way (hard life eh!) but got back on it this weekend just gone. Got the front brakes back together, struggling to find new front discs at the moment so put on a set of used I had on the shelf for now...

Bike is done and riding :) shame I dont have a license really innit!

I found some left over heat wrap so I wrapped the downpipe Fitted in loosely ready for the midsection. Tank straps done, rubber sheath fitted and on the car Axle positioned ready to roll under On she goes Brake pipe connected and handbrake cabled also fitted up with the...

While the straps were drying I started assembling the axle on the bench. Wheel bearings on... Tapped out the torx scew holes for the brake disc retainers, look at all the grot! Taps are great for cleaning out threads. Caliper hangers and calipers. The infeed brake line goes to a funny...

Sunday, again, I spent an hour on the other car bleeding brakes and so on, then carried on with the tank straps. This time, the drivers side ends. Doubled it over, plug welded it then angled the top. Did the same for both. You can see here how much stiffer the T-bit makes it along the bottom...

I cut 2 x 30mm strips then a thinner strip which I cut up and welded to the straps where the bottom of the tank sits. This will stop the middle of the tank sagging when its full of fuel. I got to here and it was 8:30 and freezing so I knocked it on the head.

Saturday morning I spend working on another 21 Turbo, but after it got dark I headed in the garage and got cracking. I kinda feel like i'm further into this than I wanted to be, but isn't that always the way? Note to self/everyone, these are 14mm hex, M10 heatproof nuts, makes refitting the...

Mine was flawless, but then I did the conversion myself so it was done properly. If its hurled in by an idiot I would imagine not.

Threw some paint around All the innards cleaned up Paused this, went over the axle with bonda primer. Each coat takes AGES, its fiddly to paint. Back to the calipers Threadlocked the bleed insert into place Pleased with these, new pistons and seals fitted, good to go back...

Got the axle blasted so all the shananigans revolve around that this update. Treated While this dried off I cleaned some other bits up, and attacked the calipers I also stuck the calipers in my little sand blast cabinet, before prepping for tapping by drilling the hole out to 9mm...

Pre-winter wash, wax and interior deep clean. Nothing else to report, going to do a service soon, its nowhere near due but - y'know.

I dug the powdercoated caliper hangers out of the spares box, chucked the used ones in the spares bin just in case. Then I decided to have a look at the calipers themselves, having bought a rebuild kit with new piston recently to see if it would fit. Some interesting workings around the...

I wanted to just take the beam to be blasted, so I needed the ABS sensors out, as per usual this didnt go well for the sensors. What a waste, as these were testing OK.

OK then time to retorque the head bolts and set the valve clearances. I found a temporary crossmember in roof storage so stuck that on and fitted the new rubber woggle things for the intercooler Once that was done I ran it for a few mins, topped up the coolant and then pondered the...

Indeed, almost eight grand of free goodies. Given i'm about to drop the engine out of mine, sign me up for some of that! I'll go create a youtube channel now lol

More cleaning and painting Got the cooling system together (HOLY s**t jubilee clips have got expensive!) Shiny new Mikalor's for the boost pipes And then I ran it up for 20mins, up to fan temp. Let it run with a fan on for a bit, heater seems to work OK, no issues to report...

One has been busy of late, including a blast across France and Germany for laughs. Saw a raft of 21 Turbo at a French show, been so long since I saw them in these numbers. It felt GOOD :D This white Ph2 made me pine for mine a bit, I have to admit. Aaaaaanyway. I have also continued the...