M11 GTT

[Coops Mk1]

Didn't even know you had this! Looks good, so what happened in the 7 years and whats the plans now?

Had her 12.5 years now matey, part of the woodwork

Plans currently are refit standard none turbo engine, get it running and take it for muchos welding, hence the repair panels. Got a couple of outer sills too somewhere to pop on the pile!

 

[Coops Mk1]

Right, time to start this one again. Unpacked the shell for first time in 5 years, inventoried everything and reorganised into stuff I need and stuff that's not currently required.

Dug out the front suspension stuff almost in it's entirety and will make a list of stuff I need to complete the job this week.

Few pics of progress, firstly dug everything out the car and laid it all out on the lawn to see what I have

Then cleaned the interior up

Pop out rear windows, one of my favourite mk1 features, old skool cool

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

What's the plan for this one?

 

[JackJack]

Pop out windows are

 

[Coops Mk1]

After sifting through all that lot I've found most of the bits I need, then I delved into the sheds to get the shiny bits for the front end build.

Powdercoated subframe with 172 arms and arb (not in pic), powerflex purple bushes all round

FK coilovers

ACS roll correction kit

172 Hubs with mod to fit mk1 struts

Phase 1 172 Driveshafts (and carbon dress brace)

William's manifold and downpipe, coated and heat wrapped

Cambelt kit, front wheel bearings, 172 dogbone engine mount and type d coolant

172 calipers and HEL braided lines

 

[Coops Mk1]

And brake servo cleaned up and painted with new master cylinder

 

[Coops Mk1]

What's the plan for this one?

Standard engine for now, full interior and few nice goodies, get it running then welding and bodywork

Pop out windows are

Knowsit, mega cool ain't they

 

[Daniel]

Had her 12.5 years now matey, part of the woodwork

Plans currently are refit standard none turbo engine, get it running and take it for muchos welding, hence the repair panels. Got a couple of outer sills too somewhere to pop on the pile!

Didn’t you do a load of bodywork one this already?? Why does it need welding so soon?

 

[Coops Mk1]

Didn’t you do a load of bodywork one this already?? Why does it need welding so soon?

I did the pretty stuff, 11 years ago now think it was, and at that time sills were solid enough and jacking points were still there.... now they're not. Plus storing outside undercover has not been kind to the roof.

 

[mossyv6]

Great to see these posts mate.

Always loved this car from clio16valver forum

 

[Coops Mk1]

Set of silicone hoses acquired for bargain price, so they'll get a good scrub up when they land

 

[Nafoff]

Good to see this is coming back....

 

[DomP182]

Lovely! All the valvers I'm seeing on here at the moment reminds me of the RetroRenault forum. God I'd swap a lot of stuff for my old valver

 

[Brigsy]

Good to see this getting some loving, can remember it well when it had the turbo lump in back in the day

 

[Nafoff]

Lovely! All the valvers I'm seeing on here at the moment reminds me of the RetroRenault forum. God I'd swap a lot of stuff for my old valver

Ditto, way preferred it to my ph1 172

 

[Coops Mk1]

Caliper pistons removed for checking seals and cleaning/painting

Rack cleaned and painted. Need to remove rods and rod ends to hopefully fit mk2 stuff

And hubs cleaned up and painted ready for new bearings

 

[Coops Mk1]

And bearings in

 

[Coops Mk1]

Calipers painted

 

[Optimista]

Me likey!

 

[Coops Mk1]

Bit more progress, cleaned up the bargain samco hoses, autoglym engine degreaser first, then soak in washing powder bath and quick scrub. Then many many rinsings

Come up lovely

Then trial fitted the 172 inner rods to the mk1 manual rack and all good, so just need to acquire some new boots and then I can mock up the roll kit and check lengths to ensure it'll track up right.

Cheers

Ben

 

[Coops Mk1]

Built up the front hubs with calipers, discs, roll kit etc etc to test fit it all plus easier to store now too!

New Brembo disc fitted to hub, and cleaned up the grub screws

Caliper carrier fitted, cleaning up bolts and thread holes as we go

Caliper bolted up, sliders etc all cleaned and regressed

Then mocked up the roll kit onto first one hub..

And then both.

Ordered two new rack boots too so they should be here in the week along with the subframe bush......hopefully !

Cheers

Ben

 

[Coops Mk1]

And for a giggle, fitted the wheel too the assembly, or perhaps fitted the assembly to the wheel? Either way, mock up complete

Cheers

Ben

 

[Crayola]

Every time my mrs says anything about me having too many car parts I'll show her the pics of your garden and tell her "This came from just 1 of those cars" 😂 😂

 

[Gray]

I can remember seeing this fresh from the body-shop... Must be 12yrs ago?

Looking forward to seeing it back on the road mate.

 

[Coops Mk1]

I can remember seeing this fresh from the body-shop... Must be 12yrs ago?

Looking forward to seeing it back on the road mate.

yeah must be about that now, honestly can't really remember when I had it all done. had the car since 2007

 

[Coops Mk1]

oh for a bit of interest, the original for sale advert is still on here from when I bought it from Matt waaaay back

https://cliosport.net/threads/mk1-16v-clio-turbo-£4-500-ono-px-considered.198522/

cheers

Ben

 

[ajracer]

Awesome! Following this resurrection.

 

[Sam16v]

Nice work! And some nice bits going on there. Inspires me to get cracking with my mk1 again!

 

[Daz.]

Glad this is still in your possession, I wish I still had either my valver or willy - missed the boat really with how picky I am. And of course.... as you know.... needs side trims

 

[Coops Mk1]

Glad this is still in your possession, I wish I still had either my valver or willy - missed the boat really with how picky I am. And of course.... as you know.... needs side trims

if you note good Sir there are side trims on the lawn air fix picture, they've been in the car about 4 years so that's enough side trim, dosage complete

 

[Coops Mk1]

Nice work! And some nice bits going on there. Inspires me to get cracking with my mk1 again!

Yes matey I think you should, original J plate is an enviable one to own

 

[Daz.]

if you note good Sir there are side trims on the lawn air fix picture, they've been in the car about 4 years so that's enough side trim, dosage complete

FFS! I mean I'll send you some double sided tape if it helps?

I wonder where my old Willy 2 is these days? lost track of it a few years ago and not seen it pop up anywhere like ever!

 

[Coops Mk1]

FFS! I mean I'll send you some double sided tape if it helps?

I wonder where my old Willy 2 is these days? lost track of it a few years ago and not seen it pop up anywhere like ever!

You mot history checked the reg? Maybe it's alive or laid up somewhere. Miss both my William's, should of kept them too, lol

 

[Coops Mk1]

Also found my old carbon fibre engine cover set, appears my cf obsession was engrained way before the RB 182

 

[Coops Mk1]

Few more parts sorted this evening, track rods, rear shockers, oil cooler and driveshafts.

All checked, cleaned, wire wheeled, hydrate 80 treated and painted.

Cheers

Ben

 

[Daz.]

You mot history checked the reg? Maybe it's alive or laid up somewhere. Miss both my William's, should of kept them too, lol

Oh it's back on the road again!

M838 BCC has done 1,300 miles in 11 years lol.

Dammit should have kept it and done that myself. Would love to get it back....

 

[Coops Mk1]

Right, reality just came and slapped me right in the f**king plums. The underside is just not pretty at all and there's little point going any further until it's sorted. I was getting too excited about refurbishing and buying new bolt on parts when in truth I was avoiding what I knew deep down awaited me 😭

As such, quick chat with mate about it and he's going to sort it.

Plan now is strip the entire underside of the car, remove rear beam, fuel tank, all lines, heatshields, everything.

I'll then refurb the beam and get the chassis rolling before sending to get sorted. Phase 1 will be engine bay and underside, then get her back, get her running and road legal. Then following at some point cosmetics on the rest of the chassis/panels.

I know I'm mad to even consider fixing it really, it'll cost waaaay more than its financially worth but the car means more than that to me, so it's getting done.

Anyway, here's some pictures from today's poking that led to this rethink on approach.

So panels off

Bay area still relatively full of crap

Front inner arches I painted up with waxoyl a decade ago still pretty good

Little patch on front cross member on passenger side, not too serious and easy patch up

And then the real issues, front jacking points gone, taken floor with them and substantial amount of sill gone too, more than likely including inners.

 

[Coops Mk1]

So proceeded to pop everything out the bay

And that's progress so far, rear end and underside next to strip.

So refitted the lights and panels so the cover doesn't snag, wrapped her back up and went in for a consolidatory beer...... and a cry

Things are about to get pricey.....

Cheers

Ben

 

[Crayola]

Easier and better to repair your shell than buy another one mate

They all have rot in some way or another

 

[Sam16v]

Shame the rot has set in but guess thats the nature of these old cars. Good on you for getting stuck in and getting it sorted. ill be getting back on my welding in the next week or so!