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Clio Williams 0131 Restoration



16v_paddy

ClioSport Club Member
  Valvers & 172 Cup
I've paid for access to this section of the forum so might as well use it, especially since a few other Williams projects have started to appear on here recently.

At the end of 2013 I went to see a guy about buying some roof trims for my Valver, ended up buying the trims and a Williams while I was there

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Dropped off at my storage yard with the parts donor car for my track car build https://cliosport.net/threads/another-mk1-coming-out-of-the-woodwork.744480/

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It then sat there for 3 years whilst I played with my track car, my Accord Type R and grey Valver

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16v_paddy

ClioSport Club Member
  Valvers & 172 Cup
Had the engine soda blasted then painted before being sent off for rebuilding

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Managed to get my hands on an actual brand new & unused cylinder head that had been sat on a shelf for about 20 years, had it refreshed anyway, valves relapped & new stem seals

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16v_paddy

ClioSport Club Member
  Valvers & 172 Cup
Photos of some of the new & rare parts I've managed to find from abroad

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Actually bought these gaskets from a guy in a van in a field at the Nurburgring whilst the Oldtimers GP was on in 2017
I also managed to get a brand new Genuine Renault splitter for the front bumper from the same guy at the same place & same event the following year

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Tracked down a pair of original & unmolested door cards along with some Genuine rear discs from Lithuania that cost £27 delivered

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Managed to get one of the very last genuine windscreens in existence thanks to @renaultpartsdirect
I also got 1 of the very last new bonnets thanks to @MicKPM having a source of them - annoyingly I've got no photos of that :mad:

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Genuine clutch that came from the Czech Republic for about £50

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This starter motor heatshield was an incredibly rare find when I got it in 2015 & I paid about £100 for it. Fast forward to today & Renault started having them made again & they cost £65 now :rolleyes:

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And a couple of new knock sensors that came from Dubai. Also got a genuine dogbone mount and gearbox mount from the same seller but got no pics


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16v_paddy

ClioSport Club Member
  Valvers & 172 Cup
Sat at work with Dialogys & ebay opened is how I spend my work time, find obscure part in some random as f**k country, click on "see sellers other items" and fall into a rabbit hole of the 800 other Renault items they've got listed 🤩
 

Crayola

ClioSport Club Member
Sat at work with Dialogys & ebay opened is how I spend my work time, find obscure part in some random as f**k country, click on "see sellers other items" and fall into a rabbit hole of the 800 other Renault items they've got listed 🤩
Pretty much what happens here mate🤣🤣

There's a few Renault branded boxes that turn up at my house each week. I show the Mrs, tell her it's going up in the loft and then it stays there🤣
 

16v_paddy

ClioSport Club Member
  Valvers & 172 Cup
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16v_paddy

ClioSport Club Member
  Valvers & 172 Cup
Another selection of new genuine Renault parts

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Some before & after of the wheels

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I know I said I got some bargain rear discs earlier but I had to nick them for the 172 Cup so bought some more from RPD

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16v_paddy

ClioSport Club Member
  Valvers & 172 Cup
2020 Lockdown kicked in & having to work through all of it :rolleyes: meant that my Lockdown Project ended up being just a refurbishment of the rear axle

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Absolute massive b*****d of a cnut job to strip apart, getting it cherry red hot with the oxy and 2 of us swinging like fcuk with a slide hammer for several hours to the point of collapsing with exhaustion 🥵


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All sent off to be blasted & powdercoated and new axle bushes

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16v_paddy

ClioSport Club Member
  Valvers & 172 Cup
Put the Cup to work to get fresh tyres in 185 55 15 fitted to the fresh wheels, gone for Avon ZV7 as I have them on the Cup and they're good but more importantly available in the correct size

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The engine has been built & sat on the stand since 2016 it was due a cambelt on age 🫣 so chucked a new Gates belt on it


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Gearbox is currently away being rebuilt but ran into problems with a busted speedo drive & damaged casing where the speedo drive lives which is currently taking ages to get fixed

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And this is the current state of the car, getting the subframe stripped down so it can be refurbished and have all the new suspension & steering stuff fitted to it and the engine will be going in from underneath when the gearbox is done

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Cookson

ClioSport Club Member
  Mk1 Audi TT 3.2 V6
This is going to be amazing when done. You're going to get hounded at petrol stations by all manner of 40+yr old men
 

16v_paddy

ClioSport Club Member
  Valvers & 172 Cup
This is going to be amazing when done. You're going to get hounded at petrol stations by all manner of 40+yr old men
Hopefully they'll have deep pockets & money to burn so I can sell it to them 🤞🤑
 


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