williams 3

memsp1 · Nov 26, 2009

got the wing in primer with a quide coat today, still got to finish off the sill panel but i'm pleased with how the wing came out, suprised myself a little

cant see very well in this picture but the wing is pretty straight

2 live · Nov 26, 2009

memsp1 said:
got a cam belt kit from renault as it worked out cheaper than a after market one, £89 about £20 cheaper.
and the water pump was a little noisey and had a bit of play in it so got an after market one came to £30 with a rocker gasket

put a dti gauge in number one piston got it to dtc,removed the covers and pulleys, put a big nut on the bottom pulley and put the bolt back in, then marked the cam pulleys as the rocker cover was off so could'nt see the marks.

then i got the belt out the box and all that time i spent marking up and using the dti gauge was a waist of time, as the new belt had the timing marks on it, but i suppose better safe than sorry.
it timed up nice and easy
crank shaft pulley with the mark on the bottom

and the marks on the cam pulleys

then started on the water pump, all i can say is the french need to start making cars easier to work on, there is no way you could do this job without dropping the engine, anyway had to take loads off to get to it, then two bolts broke taking the pump off
lucky i could warm them up and they broke off in a way i could get hold of them with mole grips

and the pump fitted, managed to find two bolts in the workshop, what a weird thread size they are, lucky to find them

ran out of time tonight so as far as i got, ready for covers and pulleys

nice thread mate. dunno how iv missed it tbh lol. cars lookin well.

btw...water pump is a couple hour job with engine in situ.

and gsf supply most parts, belts etc ...cheaper than reno......and they even come in a reno box

JonniP · Nov 26, 2009

looking really good mate. i was lucky i didnt have too many problems with seized bolts on my engine - but it was from a newer ph3. the car however...talk about making bolts from cheese!

Ziiga · Nov 27, 2009

may i ask you what is a color code of your willy?

memsp1 · Jun 8, 2010

not been on here for a while, and only just started work on the car in the last month.
i've got most of the panels now in primer, just the nearside door and the front wings to prep!
just a few pictures how i left it tonight!

pictures were taken on my phone sorry about the quality

Camble · Jun 9, 2010

Get back to work!!!

Cars looking awesome dude

Waitey · Jun 9, 2010

Awesome!

Daniel · Jun 9, 2010

Did you replace any inner sills? Or just the outers?

My inners are going to need to be done in the next 12 months I think.

ali-ham · Jun 9, 2010

just come across this thread, great work going on here. theres been a lot of time and effort here, and will be worth it when done, looking great so far. Good to see a williams been restored!!!

chriscummins7 · Jun 9, 2010

where are you based mate? sure i have seen this!

Djw John · Jun 9, 2010

Had been wondering what was happening with this, glad to see its still being done

memsp1 · Jun 9, 2010

Daniel said:
Did you replace any inner sills? Or just the outers?

My inners are going to need to be done in the next 12 months I think.

i repaired the inners when i cut the sills off, not too bad to do with them off

ali-ham said:
just come across this thread, great work going on here. theres been a lot of time and effort here, and will be worth it when done, looking great so far. Good to see a williams been restored!!!

thank you, on a roll with it at the moment as i've been busy at home

chriscummins7 said:
where are you based mate? sure i have seen this!

i'm in hoddesdon, it's been in the garage for nearly a year so if you've been to our garage you may of seen it

Djw John said:
Had been wondering what was happening with this, glad to see its still being done

it's still going, just been busy at home, it's getting pretty close to paint now

.Stevo.C. · Jun 9, 2010

great work mate will look sweet when it's finished, get mine on the road next weekend cant wait!

memsp1 · Jun 9, 2010

StevohC! said:
great work mate will look sweet when it's finished, get mine on the road next weekend cant wait!

hope everything goes well!

.Stevo.C. · Jun 9, 2010

Cheers mate. Did or does yours have rust on the fuel filler hole btw?

memsp1 · Jun 9, 2010

no, i was pretty lucky there, why was yours in a bad way

.Stevo.C. · Jun 9, 2010

Nah it's not too bad it's starting to form a little bit hopefully it doesnt get any worse or i'll have to cut that out along with the rotten arch lol

memsp1 · Jun 9, 2010

i dont understand why the williams go so rotten, the normal clio's aint that bad, i've MOT'd a few and there never as bad

.Stevo.C. · Jun 9, 2010

I know it's wierd eh my brother has a 1.4rt runabout and the arches are completely solid strange one like.

memsp1 · Jun 9, 2010

theres a clio deisel the same age and colour as mine that parks near here, the bodies perfect, and it looks like it isn't even looked after

memsp1 · Jul 8, 2010

just an update
the car is all rubbed down apart from the n/s door, that i'll do tommorow, then more primer on some bit i'm not happy with!
i've sprayed the sill panels with the front wing removed with a water based stone chip so they can be overpainted.
i mocked up the front so everything lined up, the grille was a bit of a pain, but happy with it now.
i wasn't going to paint the roof but thought it's only one more bit and found one tiny bit of rust so sorted that as well.

as you can see i removed the rear screen and spoiler

oh and what do you guys think of the front indicators, not sure if i like them

cliort75 · Jul 8, 2010

Just read from the start, looks awesome dude. Great buy for £300. What are you upto so far in costs? Indicators are gonna get cries of 'Silver visions' shortly on this forum..

Daz. · Jul 8, 2010

don't mind the indicators too much, are you getting fresh headlamps? they make such a difference!

robbo49 · Jul 8, 2010

Just read the thread in full mate. Absolutely amazing what you have achieved.

I look forward to seeing the finished article mate. Keep us updated please.

gogsie · Jul 8, 2010

Excellent work fella.

No wonder she was a bit crusty coming from Buckie!!

mugglesquop · Jul 8, 2010

Daz. said:
don't mind the indicators too much, are you getting fresh headlamps? they make such a difference!

or get them machine polished

Looking good

Daz_RT_04 · Jul 8, 2010

Absolutely love this!!!

Awesome work fella!

danzman1991 · Jul 8, 2010

Great progress mate! What's left to do?

Gaz_ · Jul 8, 2010

Looks ace. Keep it original, that includes the indicators

New set of headlights too

Chop chop!

Daniel · Jul 8, 2010

mugglesquop said:
or get them machine polished

Looking good

Mk1s are different to mk2s. They're glass so don't respond to machine polishing and the silver inserts tarnish with age. New is the only way!

memsp1 · Jul 8, 2010

thanks guys, i think the indicators will have to go, the headlights aint too bad the indicators make them look bad! the fog lights do need replacing on the other hand!

once painted just got to tidy the underside, paint the rear suspension and repaint the calipers as the yellow does clash with the wheels, which by the way i will refurb with the polished rim, can't wait to be at that stage!

Daz. · Jul 8, 2010

mugglesquop said:
or get them machine polished

Looking good

Not worth it, they're cheap for genuine valeo units, the insides always look fresher too.

memsp1 · Jul 28, 2010

small update, the car is very close to going to the spray shop!
i've primered the areas that needed doing again, and started flatting with 800 gritt wet, it'll be ready with a couple more hours of rubbing down, so painted very soon!