To lighten the mood and get back to what really matters even ...

.... if it's not an upsidedown skip :p

Martin Faulks tweaked heads just landed at RATS' HQ ...:eek::devil:

Flowed with bigger valves ,balanced chambers etc etc etc .
This is going into a rather special project that has been here for some time but is now starting to go back together with all the major mods done ...ish .
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very nice lee, have you got a power figure your aiming for?

Yes and within sensible limits .
Not possible to run on std Renix so will be up to Runcorn at some point for standalone .Turbo matched by MF and we are aiming for 350 road useable .Car will most likely never be driven in real anger and we are trying to avoid any major box upgrades at this point so 350 should be nice and safe .
UN1 starts to get twitchy over this and upgrades whilst available do come in at a hefty wedge ...
Engine bay needs to look OE but there will be a mishmash of 610 and GTA components to give best results .
In the best Blue Peter tradition ...hers's one .....
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You'll be after another a/c pump soon then mate ;)

Awesome looking machine.

A/C yes mate will need to look at that nearer the time and also look into wht y the OE system is so shite ;)

...fully stripped engine at 50k odd miles but some signs of wear and poor oil schedules .
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All running gear refurbished with new bearings,bushes and balljoints throughout .
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When you're ready I'll come up if you like and fit it and we'll do a system clean up, fit the new pump and get it running right. :agree:

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I have another 610 just finished that needs the system sorting ..We think one of the main problems is the ducting in the dash though as it couldn't blow the skin off even at full chat .

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I have another 610 just finished that needs the system sorting ..We think one of the main problems is the ducting in the dash though as it couldn't blow the skin off even at full chat .

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Have you had the dash out? It's unusual for the ducting to come off. Although, it is a renault lol.

Whenever you're ready mate. Be better in e winter rather than the spring/summer cos obviously summers are our busy time.

It would be a dash off job, is it just air flow or is it just not getting cold?

Badly designed is the general thought ......RHD bodge .Only 68 ever made and a lot of loom stretching and general shoulder shrugging going on :wasntme:

Theres a renault 25 on ebay with the v6 turbo engine and a manual gearbox.:)
Is that the same engine in your model clee? Are they any good?

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Badly designed is the general thought ......

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Gta's or just the rhd versions :cooter:
Liking it in yellow, look forward to the build thread :)

Very nice. Makes a nice change to see something different being put together :agree:

Pm me when you want to arrange it mate. :agree:

Love it really tidy. So is it just these cars you specialise in or do you do other models/makes?

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Yes and within sensible limits .
Not possible to run on std Renix so will be up to Runcorn at some point for standalone .Turbo matched by MF and we are aiming for 350 road useable .Car will most likely never be driven in real anger and we are trying to avoid any major box upgrades at this point so 350 should be nice and safe .
UN1 starts to get twitchy over this and upgrades whilst available do come in at a hefty wedge

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The un1 might not be as weak as you think. I'm running mine at around 400bhp & l&b/ft and it's been fine.
And It only ever gets used in anger lol.
Most of the horror stories of them breaking at 350lbs is when they're in a heavy v8 with massive slicks putting much more stress/strain on them.

I guess mines a bit lighter but I do have 235 wide rear tyres so get plenty of grip.

Good to know .I think it's 5th that causes the worry but we'll just have to see .
I only do these atm Chris but need to get into something else as well ....

5th can break off if put under a load of stress. The gearbox was origionally designed as a 4speed and they literally bolted 5th onto the end of the shaft, there's also a step in the shaft and that causes a weak point.
The other main problem is the joint in the input shaft, mainly the step again as for some clever reason renault put these weak points in the system.
Generally speaking if you don't have a huge torque spike and loads of grip from a diff/slicks you should be fine.

Those valve spring setups look very similar to the 21....I should have a supplier of double springs should sir ever require some (and they are the same of course)

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I think the fan belt needs tensioning a little more mate :laugh::laugh:

Input shaft ...I have another version somewhere I think that is a bit more robust ,cant recall what it came from ?


GTO eng have all I would ever need but I don't need them gold plated ;)

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sounds good mate and a nice hike in power and keeping it at a safe level is a win win defo keep us updated :agree:

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Gta's or just the rhd versions :cooter:
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GTA seems better but it's all relative ..still crap ....I have A/C in my black turbo that seems to do someting so may well get TC to give that the once over as well ...It's on r12 I think so will need conversion .....

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GTA seems better but it's all relative ..still crap ....I have A/C in my black turbo that seems to do someting so may well get TC to give that the once over as well ...It's on r12 I think so will need conversion .....

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No problem theye mate- I carry a R12 replacement refrigerant on one of my vans- it'll just be a reclaim if the old refrigerant- vac out, pressurise and replace with the at replacement refrigerant. :) won't need to change valves or the oil.

Wow how nice , good work lee , do you know what ever happened to the m faluks c1j head project

No idea .I'll ask .

Looks great!

porn... nice car lots of money/ work going into it buy looks of things good luck wish I could pull my finger out and do my gtt sometime this year.

Sorting out all the bits for build ..
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Headers etc will be going off for coating .I've got to pull the manis off that Mr F aligned ...
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Some new Special bolts .
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Cherry picking the best of the rest where there are no new available ...I have a few shelves full ...
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Hubs all assembled with new bearings .
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Half term next week and I'm now primary carer for the monsters as Me-Dawny has gone and got a proper job :sad2::D

Finding stuff to do at home and shall be mostly polishing ....I bet my fingers will hurt but have ordered a bench polisher that should be here early next week .
All the heatshields to do + ali inj rails etc etc etc ....
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All the exhaust system is going off for coating ..Alaskan Blue .
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