Mid engined Twingo

[DaveL485]

OK OK So the title is a little provocative but its actually a 2015 MK3 999cc 3 cylinder Twingo with the engine under the boot floor - I believe a shared platform with a Smart car?

I got this off copart for fairly cheap, its got a broken front bumper and needs a clutch. Its for my son, currently 16, to learn to drive in, and we are going to make it a little project between us to have done for December when he turns 17.

It was also previously owned by the DISGUSTINGEST HUMAN BEING ON THE PLANET.

Grim but wait till you see the drivers seat

999cc of snarling POWAH

PS my other threads are here, yes I like to stay busy
Renault 9 Turbo https://cliosport.net/threads/phase-1-renault-9-turbo.823533/
Renault 21 Turbo https://cliosport.net/threads/1988-red-r21-turbo.842581/
Renault 21 Quadra https://cliosport.net/threads/my-renault-21-quadra-supershed.821989/
Clio V6 https://cliosport.net/threads/my-clio-with-the-engine-in-the-wrong-end.820665/
Clio 200 Trophy https://cliosport.net/threads/liquid-yellow-220-trophy.840797/

 

[DaveL485]

First off, yes I went through full hazmat biological decontamination after being in this thing.

Why would you do this to your car? The seats are supposed to be the same colour as the door cards.

Filthy pigs!

 

[DaveL485]

We were considering a new interior all together but I thought i'd just give it a shot taking the covers off and giving them a wash in the machine. 3 hour anti-stain wash with a liquitab and some vanish.

Would you believe it?

Good or what?!

Reassembled with zip ties instead of those horrig little metal rings that i had to cut out to get the covers off.

Absolutely staggered these have come up like this.

 

[Matt Cup]

Night and Day difference between those pics of the seats 👍

 

[DaveL485]

Got him removing the carpet next

As previously mentioned - filthy pigs!

We bashed the loose stuff off, hoovered it, pressure washed it, then soaked it in hot water with a liquitab and vanish dissolved in it, then hit it with one of those drill brush things, then pressure washed the soap out. Its currenlty hanging up to dry, they take days! We then jetwashed all the interior trim too.

Finished up with a mega-hoover of the floor, Seems better now, ready for the carpet to go back in.

 

[Cads]

I’ll be honest I came in for some custom, highly modified, engine swapped Twingo.
But your threads are always quality reads, this’ll be no different and lovely you’ve got your lad involved. He’ll cherish it all the more if he’s lost blood and sweat over this project. 👌

 

[DaveL485]

I’ll be honest I came in for some custom, highly modified, engine swapped Twingo.
But your threads are always quality reads, this’ll be no different and lovely you’ve got your lad involved. He’ll cherish it all the more if he’s lost blood and sweat over this project. 👌

Thank you - yes I am delighted he is involved. He's never shown a lot of interest in car stuff until recently (and I never forced it on him) and he's been helping me service, change brakes and bits like that so this seemed like natural progression.

I have to say though... wouldnt an 11,000rpm Hayabusa go in the back quite nicely? Maybe that can be a future project to launch our Dad/Son YouTube channel

 

[Matt Cup]

Check out Candy Machines Twingo on YouTube, he’s messed around with one of these and to be honest it got an awesome engine note.

 

[DaveL485]

Check out Candy Machines Twingo on YouTube, he’s messed around with one of these and to be honest it got an awesome engine note.

 

[DaveL485]

Everything had dried out so we reassembled it

He fits - just! (6'2" and still growing)

 

[DaveL485]

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