Understandable.

 

well I had a massive fail at a Car Limits day with a few friends due to the bloody 182 intermittently cutting out on Friday...so I went home and finished the clutch bracket mule.

Mo popped over on his way back from Car Limits and gave my botch-job the thumbs up and suggested we test it...so we bled the clutch and it works; put the car in gear for the first time in six years!

Photos to follow later

 

 

 

It's later....



Oopps wrong gif

 

Jesus christ, it's running..... and moving?

 

It's just as well I am sat down after reading this ! car running

 

Ha, I wish...no its just testing the mule for the clutch bracket so static still!

It doesn't look much but it work perfectly; no flex and nice and square on the clutch fork. Going to get it made up in steel with the cut tube spacers welded in place.


Also work out the mounting point for the PS tank. To get it in the right place I need to add another connection 180 degrees to the current location and reverse the top inlet. Expertly modeled by Mo who knows a man that ca...hopefully be done in a couple of weeks.



I need to make a new list...sorry to disappoint you all but it will move under its own steam very soon...awesome smilies by the way

 

Glad to see progress you trying to out do me in terms of time to build it lol

 

I think I've even beaten Tim...lets just hope it last longer once running

 

 

Will it be ready and running in Yorkshire on the 15th? Or will you be taking the surrender monkey?

 

No chance on the wagon sadly...the surrender monkey still isn't firing up either, looks to be some sort of intermittent fault so its going to a specialist...then I'm selling the bloody thing; it steals so much time from the wagon. So there is a chance I may be a passenger only 😬

 

Stick to boxer engines and push bikes.

Hope you can still make it, in some capacity.

 

Its being collected on a flatbed tomorrow night by a local Renault specialist...I officially give up


I'll be there, even as a passenger mate

 

Glad that piece of French cr@p is finally getting the push, might actually see this get finished

*edit* just over 7 years since this thread was started!! Since then I've moved house (and country) 4 times, owned 12 cars and completed 1.5 projects! Amongst other things

 

Oh I'll get finished; currently driving Dawny's 1.4tdci Fusion and its not much fun...may have to scratch zee German 4.0 V8 itch though

 

Oh, bracket went off to fabricators and should be back in a week or so.

PS can will be done this weekend too

 

I wouldn't bother you'll only be underwhelmed If you do, just make sure you've finished this first

 

I was almost totally overwhelmed by the one I drove at Goodwood last weekend; it was pretty dire conditions and it tried to kill me by going sideways at every roundabout...been better if the owner had told me the traction control was faulty

 

One of my mates has a 2008 M3 for sale......

 

Gotta finish the wagon first

PS can done I'll get it back on Thursday when I meet Mo for the drive up to Elvington

 

See you Friday. Will drop you a text when I get there.

 

See you tomorrow big boy

 

Good to meet you and Mo today.

Well done on your times in the Clio! Beat many an Impreza.

 

You too and Lisa

Pretty pleased with my times...shame I didn't have a bit more life in the tyres I'm sure there was a low 27

 

You too, and Lisa

Pretty pleased with my times...shame I didn't have a bit more life in the tyres I'm sure there was a low 27 in me

 

Great to meet you today Trails, I'm so sorry if I came across brash or rude mate. I was up to my eyes in it, to top it if I then snapped a second one lol. Anyway my apologise mate, would be great to have a proper chat at some stage

Joe

 

No drama Joe I fully understand that feeling and focus

Car looked cracking even with a broken shaft

 

A couple of photos from Si's day...28/43, so not too bad when you consider the other cars. I beat a stripped out caged 'Teg and the only FWD faster was Si's old stripped, caged track 205, which I think has an Mi16 lump in it...so very fitting






Bracket back...just needs a gentle fettle to fit perfectly then I can paint and install it.


Also got some sheet ally from the fabricators so I can make the bracket for the PS tank. Slight change in plans for cooling; I'll be swapping out the single fan for a pair...think I'll stick the OE fans back in so I don't need to mess around getting a new hardpipe made up for the rad crossover...anyways, this is how its looking...