View Full Version : My 21t odd jobs ....
Roddy21t
21-05-2008, 08:56 PM
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Lee_R21Turbo
22-05-2008, 12:16 PM
Fooook me....a cast wishbone - I've been in 21 ownership for 10 years now & thats the first time I've actually seen one!!! LOL!
Keep up the good work mate!!!
Roddy21t
22-05-2008, 12:33 PM
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ahh look at those targets...havent had the joy of changing the fronts yet!
Where did u get them out of interest?
Roddy21t
22-05-2008, 04:31 PM
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DaveL485
22-05-2008, 07:55 PM
Cool beans. Plan a cambelt change while you're doing the belts. Exhaust valves are £118 each if it snaps....
Roddy21t
17-06-2008, 08:24 AM
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DaveL485
17-06-2008, 07:39 PM
Looks like your sump is leaking from the side, out of the bolt holes. Its running down the side of the sump you can see it, but its not running out of the lip it seals to the CC strengthener. Its gotta be the bolt holes (unless i'm missing something in the blurry pic lol)
I'm pretty sure anyway, that oil cant defy gravity so it must be coming from above and running down.
Roddy21t
19-06-2008, 08:24 PM
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Roddy21t
19-06-2008, 09:02 PM
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DaveL485
20-06-2008, 04:45 PM
You're ker-ay-zee. A Quick call and i'd have supplied you nuts and bolts for that lot in stainless steel for a quarter of the price!
Otherwise, good stuff. Keep it coming!
Roddy21t
22-09-2008, 06:57 PM
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DaveL485
22-09-2008, 08:37 PM
That bit of arch behind the intercooler mate.....just make one out of something a bit thicker than tinfoil like the original. It aint hard.
Got much left to do?
Roddy21t
22-09-2008, 11:25 PM
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DaveL485
23-09-2008, 09:34 AM
Are they known for going there then ??? ...
Very much so, yes.
Blah blah blah....also be bloody good to have a car with 4 doors again ... lol .. the Volvo's nice but it has a practicality rating of zero !!!!! ...
The Volvo's impractical? How about the Datsun lol
Roddy21t
23-09-2008, 06:34 PM
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DaveL485
24-09-2008, 07:28 PM
LOL .. The Datsun is a totally different game mate, when its finsihed it aint gonna be used for shopping, its pure pose :) ..... anyways, its SORNED and tucked away .... you seen this months Retro cars ?? .. :)
Nope. Aint bought it since it came back.....just havent got round to it!
Roddy21t
09-10-2008, 06:06 PM
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DaveL485
10-10-2008, 09:03 PM
Got the re-cored rad fitted back in today aswell along with the new fans .... cheers Dave ;)
No probs matey. Good bit of kit, not had anyone come back with probs, and mine are still sweet after being on for nearly 8 hours straight towing the scally last year lol
Andyquadra
10-10-2008, 09:20 PM
and mine are still sweet after being on for nearly 8 hours straight towing the scally last year lol
Was that only 8 hours! lol
Andy
DaveL485
12-10-2008, 10:05 AM
Was that only 8 hours! lol
Andy
They were only ON for 8 hours. LOL.
Roddy21t
16-10-2008, 01:29 AM
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DaveL485
16-10-2008, 08:38 AM
Good good. Going well mate!
Just a point though, the temp sensor for the fans should be in the return from the rad, not the feed as you have it. Think about where the Renault sensor is positioned....When the coolant returning to the engine from the rad gets over a certain temp, the fans come on. Its no crisis, but it'll cut your fans in a bit early under normal driving, and probably when you give it a bit of a caning when the coolant feeding to the rad is really hot.
Roddy21t
16-10-2008, 10:57 AM
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DaveL485
16-10-2008, 11:14 AM
If you put it in the bottom hose then surely the water has cooled down by this point thus defeating the point .... if the water coming out of the rad and going back to the engine is hot enough to put the fans on then surely the coolant at the top of the rad must be hotter ... you do have a point about where the Reanult sensor is though ....
Cheers Dave
Exactly. The fans come on when the water IN the rad is hot. By having the stat at the top, it'll come on when the water entering the rad is hot, which is all the time. You need the fans to work when the coolant after the rad is too hot, otherwise you're fans will come on way too early.
Even if i'm not explaining it very well, I forward the point of every single rad fan switch you see on an OE car is positioned at the point the water exits the rad. I'm not arguing with hundreds of billions of pounds of development and testing....:icon_biggrin:
gucci21
16-10-2008, 07:08 PM
hi mate u should run the car like that sound mint we all that stuff off hahaaaaaaa
Roddy21t
11-12-2008, 09:51 AM
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lewis
11-12-2008, 05:22 PM
Whats the price on a pair of fogs then, been meaning to get some for a while....
Roddy21t
11-12-2008, 06:10 PM
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lewis
11-12-2008, 06:14 PM
Thanks that price isn't too bad, about the same as what GSF used to sell them for, although I believe they cant get stock of the yellow fogs now only the clear/white.
By the way the new exhaust looks lovely I remember when I brought one a couple of years ago, I wish I could get a stainless copy made up with a larger bore.....
DaveL485
11-12-2008, 06:50 PM
Roddy- Hate to point this out after the fact but if you bolt the black plastic bumper retainers to the car first, then fit the bumper over them and put the 13mm in from the bottom on each side, it really, really easy.
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Larsson7
11-12-2008, 08:29 PM
I had that exact same problem when I fitted new fogs to a Clio I used to own.
Took me an hour to figure out they didn't come with bulbs, felt like a right idiot hehe!
What's left to do to the car now mate?
Taking my car to that Shotts place on Saturday so they can have a look at the exhaust and turbo, see what they can do.
I'm off work for two weeks as of the 19th matey, so if you have any free time around then to fit those seals, let me know!
Roddy21t
11-12-2008, 09:08 PM
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Roddy21t
11-12-2008, 09:11 PM
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Mine definetly were not bolted in place to start off with Dave, so that might explain it, or else i would have put bolts back in them .... Although the ones i have have clips that push into the bodywork to hold them in place, they just dont hold them tightly enough ...
2 man job when the little plastic clips are broken...fuffing things!!
swearing, swearing, swearing - but hey its a renault!
Larsson7
14-12-2008, 12:32 PM
Took the car to Free Flow in Shotts yesterday Roddy.
Taking it back next week to have the exhaust altered for some loudness and also to stop it hitting the chassis/bumper.
New custom 2.5" downpipe manufactured and fitted and the turbo fitted and setup.
So hopefully by the weekend will have a rattle free car with a shiny new turbo whistling away.
Now just that annoying clunk to sort out, he's going to have a look at that as well.
Roddy21t
14-12-2008, 07:45 PM
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Larsson7
14-12-2008, 09:43 PM
Yeah he's still got it but the engine is gubbed, he's planning to get it back on the road though.
Roddy21t
14-12-2008, 10:45 PM
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Roddy21t
29-03-2009, 11:58 AM
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DaveL485
29-03-2009, 03:48 PM
I read the first few things and thought "ain't so bad". Then I got to the latter part where the floor is falling out. Lol.
Good luck matey!
Roddy21t
22-04-2009, 08:36 PM
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Larsson7
22-04-2009, 08:57 PM
It's almost a year since you started this thread mate, I hope you get your baby back on the road soon!
Roddy21t
23-04-2009, 10:17 AM
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DaveL485
23-04-2009, 09:14 PM
That sound deadening does that by design I think lol. Check behind the pillar covers for signs of water mate it comes down the A or B pillars, usually A. If not it could be the windscreen seal, though unlikely as its bonded, it can even get in through the doors too, especially if the plastic cover bits are missing.
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I want a picture of you driving it round there with no drivers seat though :icon_biggrin:
Roddy21t
24-04-2009, 05:54 PM
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front passenger jacking point is almost as good as mine...fooking things, if mine rusts much more the missus will be able to barney rubble LOL
pretty messy but glad you are forking out..
maybe you should have taken up welding lessons instead LOL
Roddy21t
24-04-2009, 06:22 PM
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good on yer Roddy, it's easier to say fook it :icon_biggrin:
DaveL485
24-04-2009, 06:52 PM
Come on......how much matey....spill! :icon_lol:
My Jacking points are on the way, i'm gonna replace them with new ones and then reinforce them with 5mm plate steel to jack on to. No worries about damage then!
Come on......how much matey....spill! :icon_lol:
My Jacking points are on the way, i'm gonna replace them with new ones and then reinforce them with 5mm plate steel to jack on to. No worries about damage then!
I agree, my plan is to use them as rough templates and make up some militant copies LOL
Roddy21t
17-05-2009, 11:13 AM
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DaveL485
17-05-2009, 07:20 PM
Ouch, I swear they issued rust with these things from the factory....
Ouch, I swear they issued rust with these things from the factory....
the secrets out lol
roddy will be worth all the grief im sure
Roddy21t
24-05-2009, 03:35 PM
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very nice roddy, looks like a very good job on the rear arch...and your interior looks minty =D
Larsson7
24-05-2009, 05:34 PM
Roddy, how much did the welding set you back?
Roddy21t
24-05-2009, 06:32 PM
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thats a mint job need 2 sort those bits out on mine just tryin 2 find somewhere i trust 2 take it! interior is really clean seats look new!
Roddy21t
24-05-2009, 10:19 PM
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DaveL485
26-05-2009, 12:37 PM
Give me a shout if you get stuck Dale.
Roddy, the metal is quite thin for decent welding. It's not a disaster on that welding to be fair. I'd say seam welding/grinding it all to a flat finish would have cost a fair bit more, it's very labour intensive.
id travel anywhere as long as they did a gud job had 2 cars done an both are really poor quality! startin 2 think there ant any1 out there that can do a gud job anymore! :icon_sad:
Give me a shout if you get stuck Dale.
got 2 get it sorted for the mot unless they turn a blind eye! :icon_wink:
DaveL485
26-05-2009, 07:05 PM
id travel anywhere as long as they did a gud job had 2 cars done an both are really poor quality! startin 2 think there ant any1 out there that can do a gud job anymore! :icon_sad:
got 2 get it sorted for the mot unless they turn a blind eye! :icon_wink:
Bring it over mate, i'll sort it out :icon_biggrin:
Bring it over mate, i'll sort it out :icon_biggrin:
sound ill bring the beer! better get the engine built now me thinks!
sorry 2 thread hijack! :icon_redface:
Roddy21t
24-06-2009, 09:32 PM
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Andyquadra
24-06-2009, 10:03 PM
but just be prepared to drop your trousers and get ready for a right shaftin !!! .... £36+vat !!!!! ..
F##k me! you must be walking like John wayne!
Andy
Roddy21t
24-06-2009, 10:05 PM
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£36+ vat bloody hell! i need 1! glad i looked at this b4 i go down in the mornin wud ave prob fell over the parts counter!
Roddy21t
24-06-2009, 11:19 PM
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Roddy21t
13-08-2009, 02:24 PM
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andybond
13-08-2009, 02:57 PM
I refuse to believe you are in Scotland.
Last time I went to scotland I needed a canoe , as it constantly rained.
Lee_R21Turbo
13-08-2009, 03:08 PM
Roddy - that radiator can be repaired no problems - just needs soldering properly!!!
New alloy rad looks nice though mate!!
sexy rad!!!
and Dave is a pikey LOL
Roddy21t
13-08-2009, 05:03 PM
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DaveL485
13-08-2009, 10:47 PM
and Dave is a pikey LOL
Got him home didn't it? Couldn't leave the poor chicken stranded there with his new rad in and a hole in his cooling system.
You're just jealous lol
Roddy, that running temp is fine mate, that's where I run the quadra (Well, it runs lower but that is where I like to run it lol)
Fans should cut in a needles width before the second line up.
Roddy21t
14-08-2009, 07:52 AM
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