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Very kind of you. After I wrote that guide and fitted mine, the bloody custom radiator wouldn’t fit, so I had to take it all off. 🤦‍♂️

You’re very welcome. 😊

Nothings changed really. It’ll be getting rebuilt and kept on the road, just under new ownership. It’s all I wanted for the car. I always put 100% into everything I do, but I never get too attached to anything. I change my mind like I change my socks.

I’m still rolling at your new handle 🤣

The time has come to close the chapter on my Renault Clio ownership. My little blue Clio will go to its new owner on Sunday. I’ll let them share their identity if they choose. I’ve loved restoring these little cars to their former glory. Every car I’ve owned has been cherished, and that will...

That's a good shout.

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The car runs fine when hot. I noticed the symptoms getting worse when starting from cold. If I let the car tick over for 5 minutes after the cold map has switched, you’d honestly never notice anything - unless you floored it and looked in the rear-view mirror.

From the leak-down reports: Cylinder 1 – 45% (Major leak) Cylinder 2 – 10% (Good) Cylinder 3 – 15% (Good/Fair) Cylinder 4 – 95% (Catastrophic) Likely causes: Ring/bore issues Intake valve issues I’ll just get the whole lot refreshed and future-proofed. There can't be many - if any - Racing...

I'll keep the thread updated. Just part of the car's history.

I’ve only briefly chatted to the techie, so I’ll wait until I see the full report, but I think it’s a lot worse than that. I'm keeping the car, so I'll get whatever it needs to future-proof it. The upside is, I don't have to listen to “kick its head, it'll be right,” or “needs a piston soak...

Just waiting for the full report. I’ve got some video, but I don’t understand any of it - not mechanically minded, unfortunately. Cylinder 3 is good 🤣 If you start the car, it’s perfect. If you drive it sensibly, it seems perfect. The only way you notice oil is if you take it to 4,500–5,500...

Leak-down test complete. Bad: My little car’s engine is shot. Good: She’s about to get some TLC. #OldCarLife

Mine did that at Croft. Turned out to be the tube guide coming loose, which destroyed the release bearing. Luckily mine happened coming down the pit lane. Horrible noise, a puff of smoke and that’s all she wrote. No other damage fortunately. It’ll be amazing with a diff in it.

I’ve been having some fun in old Bluey lately — blasting around the North Yorkshire moors and commuting back and forth to work (not for much longer). Last Tuesday, I was coming home on a properly windy evening - Storm Floris, if my memory serves me right - and noticed smoke swirling around...

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Want to share the link? It would be a useful resource for folks who don’t want the faff of making their own.

Have you checked the ABS sensors? Poor connection or broken wires can affect the speedo.

Thank you. I've seen your recent posts regarding your latest purchase. I don't envy you at all. But good luck with it.

It'll cost you more than a few beer tokens. I can hear the screaming and shouting already 🤣 It's one of those situations where learning to work on your own car is essential. A garage won't really want your car sitting on their premises while you send your gearbox off to Mark. If you can...

When I purchased my 182 FF and began the restoration, I had already bought a full set of new dampers, so I removed these from the rear. They were purchased new by the previous owner and are unused. Here’s a picture of them on the car during restoration, but I wrapped them up and stored them. I’m...

A car like that should easily fetch £16,000. I wouldn’t take a penny less.

That looks tidy. As mentioned above, those wheels really suit the car in that colour.

@SharpyClio just sold a similar car but with a few extra bits like Quaife, roll centre correction kit.

I bought V1.99 last week. I thought I needed it, but I don't. £20 and it's yours.