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Bit more done tonight . Front shocks on and wax oiled . Seem to be getting somewhere now. Might be on the road for before winter
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Been a while since the Clio been out the garage. Thought best pull my finger out and get a bit done . First was to fit the new springs.
Lick of paint on the rear shocks also bit of under seal around spring mounting . Ignore the condition of axle will be removed soon and power coated . Just...
Can anyone help with a part number gen or non gen . ? In need of replacing my n/s handbrake cable. I have order ones from euros And my local factors but both are to short ? Help
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Been a while since the old girl got some attention been flat out at work. New exhaust fitted and whilst I was in that area removed heat shields , under sealed and cleaned heat shields.
took me a while to align tips not 100% but seen worst. In need of replacement bumper as previously been cut...
Afternoon guys just received some polishing pads for my drill. I’m going to do my headlights tomorrow. Got some wet and dry paper for sanding. When polishing what pad would you recommend ?
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Spent most of the day cleaning the old girl. First off was to protect the dreaded fuel flap corrosion. So good clean off then under seal.
First time I ever clay bar a vehicle. Was surprised what a difference it was after a polish. Scrubs up well. Ignore the dent . When lock down ended will...
Feel your pain. Just did my water pump and had same issue with bolts. Wished I removed engine would of been a lot easier
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Very productive day yesterday and this morning. Replaced cam belt kit,dephasor pulley , water pump and auxbelt kit. Was al going well till I tried to remove dephasor pulley cap was tight as f#%k . Also had issues with water pump bolts rounding off. But all rewarding in the end ran vehicle up to...
Had the day off so kicked my arse into gear and dragged her out of the garage. Cam belt etc have arrived so prepping for belt change. Cleaned a few items and gave a lick of paint. Will b doing belts on Wednesday hopefully my work decides to shut end of the month
Cheap labour
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Just an update funds are non existent at the moment holiday to pay for . So just a bit of tidy up carried out , front door trims and bullets fitted and gave the seatbelts a good clean Hopefully get the
belts done before winter and sort my garage out so can put it away for winter
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I need to get a replacement bonnet or painting eventually going rusty and paint badly faded on my to do list [emoji106]
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The old girl got a bit of love today , fitted n/s wing just been painted as you can see in the first pic being stood in the sun destroyed the lacquer . Also gave the headlamps a polish not the best but will do. Will give them another go when she road worthy .
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Also got a bit done to the interior today . Was a bit damp/mouldy inside . Cleaned up better than expected forgot to take some before pics will upload the after when complete. Also found bolts missing from the front and rear seat belts , if anyone breaking or has pics / knows what bolts I need...
Rear side trims fitted . Missing when I got it . Fronts have been painting just deciding what to do with the bullets
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Unsure how long but to be honest not bad at all it’s on jacks down my drive side skirts removed all good going to give it a good underseal before winter tho
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Hi all bought another Clio after selling my 172 over a year ago. Been looking for a while but this come up cheap been stood a while advertised as head gasket gone, thought nice little project. Here are some pics of it .
Got her home and treated to a wash
Paintwork didn’t come up to bad ...
Anyone else had this issue what a ball ache to remove fuel filler door. Need to drill rivets off tomorrow to remove the neck is there anything else to remove want to get rid off all the rust.
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