Auto campus to manual F7p

[WZA]

First post!

My renault 5 Monaco 1.4 auto, part 1

Having started my conversion 3 months ago I am now itching to get it completed. There are only a few vital stages left before shes back on the road!!

I started taking photos from day one, So i thought why not join RTOC and share my project!!

Stripping down!!

First task was to take then engine out and give the bay a good clean. Now with me not owning a engine crane I managed to drop the engine out by taking the sub frame off with the removal of four bolts and little help from a freind. Once the engine was out the full exhuast system was removed along with the pedal box and gear selector.

Once the bay was clear I got a freind of mine to clean her up

Heres the result!

[B18ftMOJO5]

Welcome to the club pal. look forward to your project thread. its same colour as mine.aybe we can hook up. sometime when your on the rd.

[WZA]

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Cheers mate, yeah for sure when shes ready!!
loving the retroness of the interior of the monaco!! sad Its looking like this at the min

[WZA]

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Having completly stripped the bay the next step was to get a few parts ready to install back to the subframe so we can get the F7p installed

Few parts I had to gather were
A set of MK1 clio hubs, shafts, brakes and a non pas steering rack from a gt turbo

After a lick of paint to the rack it got installed to the sub frame along with the engine. and the car was lowered into position, I couldnt belive how easy it went in had it bolted in position within half an hour!!

[WZA]

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After fitting the new bushes to the anti roll and installing the new wishbones it was time to fit the hubs. I put the suspension on, disks and brakes to realize I have the wrong hubs!! The abs ones are slightly larger than the non abs. I now have the correct wheel bearings!! It turns out that there are two kinds of bearing sizes, non abs and abs making these smaller ones a real problem. Once the nut was tightened up the drive shaft wouldnt move so off it all comes again!!!

[WZA]

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So the new lower section of the column is now installed, the 1.4 auto had power steering the lower section of the column is shorter than the non pas, swapping it over was really easy took 5 mins

Plummed the radiator in after a battle to get it in, I almost gave in and got the grinder out but one more try turned out to be a miracle!! Just need to order a fan then ill be good to put the mount the front bumper.

Alternator belt on and tightened, previous owner of the engine had the mount made. The space availabe to move the spanner was minimal, the engine really is a snug fit!!

Thought id remove the fronts seat, they need a bit of TLC the leathers really stiff and they could also do with a clean.

[WZA]

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[sean5gtt]

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Ah, my old Monaco.....welcome to this group 👍

See link below, haven't update it after I finish this project and sold to you Mike 😳

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=36944

Sean

[wilton_warrior]

great effort to date

[WZA]

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Cheers mate

Nice thread 👍

[WZA]

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Had some good news yesterday, my hubs are ready to collect!!

They have been a big problem with the progress due to them being seized in!!

Now the winter is drawing in, I need to get a move on. This weekend It will be off the axle stands and on my new pro race wheels then she will be ready to get wired up!

I should hopefully be getting my new exhaust bolts so I can put the scorpion on and some fuel hose to conect the new fuel tank up.

Will there be any issues with the 16v loom conecting to campus wiring??

I do know i need to get a a fuel pump conector, is there anything else I should watch out for?

Thanks in advance

[Trevhib]

F7P conversion and related threads

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=86

[WZA]

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Ill be having a look later

cheers mate

[WZA]

Hubs are on!!

the beast is finally coming together now. Took a bit of time making the r5 suspension to fit the valver hubs but i got the in the end.

[Nad-5GTT]

Good work going on here, car looks really clean from the pics

[Trevhib]

well done

[WZA]

Brakes on, flaring sorted!

The kit I purchased was a treat took a while to get to grip with how to use it, after that it was really easy to do

Was a bad idea to do the brakes after the engine drop the room for spanner movement was not to great! They now need bleeding, the pipe that goes from the vacuum servo unit to the engine needs extending then brakes will be sorted.

I borrowed a brake pipe flaring kit that Halfords sell. It wasn't very good and the die lost its end in one of the pipes!

[WZA]

The 5 has been on the wheels for a day now loving the stance, nice bit of camber!!

I have the arm installed for the clutch,the air box needs cutting up to clear room movement.

[smithyr5gt]

Good work bud. I'm doing the same-ish after winter. Question. Are u using the campus suspension? Also what about the rear brakes?

[B18ftMOJO5]

Wow its really coming along, you don't hang about mate. looking forward to the finished article. Keep up the good work.

[WZA]

Cheers mate Its my daily driver need it done before winter sets in!!

I dont actually know whats on the front, it has lowering springs on what ever suspension it is Ill be getting coilovers soon.

For the rear i think ill give them a refurb, posibly an upgrade ill see how it is when I install the fuel tank.

[sean5gtt]

Cheers mate Its my daily driver need it done before winter sets in!!

I dont actually know whats on the front, it has lowering springs on what ever suspension it is Ill be getting coilovers soon.

For the rear i think ill give them a refurb, posibly an upgrade ill see how it is when I install the fuel tank.

For your info, it was standard suspension with gtt lower springs fitted for 1.4 auto Monaco that I sold it to you before the conversion you did on the engine 👍

[sean5gtt]

For your info, it was standard suspension with gtt lower springs fitted for 1.4 auto Monaco that I sold it to you before the conversion you did on the engine 👍

Oh and if you're selling the front suspension with lower springs, can I have the 1st dibs? Lol

[WZA]

good stuff!!

I wasn't to sure what you had done tbh, but yeah no problem mate ill let you know when there going!!

[Jeff Ninebar]

just found this thread, car looks great

[WZA]

Almost there now, little more progress today!!

Ended up swaping my gt disks to stock clio ones as they were to small. Front bumper on and lights, maybe needing some new indicators to as the clips have broke!!
Seats are also back in, finally starting to look drivable!
Off to hinkley to pick up a few finall parts tomorrow, then ill be puting the clio tank on exhaust then she will be ready for wiring up.
Thingers crossed all goes well then a trip to efi parts to get her running next week

[wilton_warrior]

fair bit of progression. seing your doing so well wanna come and continue mine lol. looking forward to your end result WZA

[WZA]

With the weather being so bad not much work has been done, treated myself to a car cover made up with the fitment.

[B18ftMOJO5]

Loving the car cover how much and where do i get one

[WZA]

Heres the link for the cover, half price to!!

Indoor and Outdoor Car Cover for Renault 5 Hatchback 1972-1996 RRR313

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/291246857947...=1102164526019

[B18ftMOJO5]

Thanks mate i will proabably be needing it now. Some plonker revered into my passenger rear quarter tonight. Gutted arch pushed into the tyre cant drive the car.

[Matt Cole]

Great project!

Should go really well with that engine.

What are your plans for the car when complete?

[WZA]

Cheers mate,

hoping to slowly get it fit for the track.

I rekon suspension kit is going to be the next thing for sure dont think the standard suspension will cope!!

Also thinking of getting a stand alone ecu and a complete rewire for piece of mind, most of the conections have seen better days!

[Matt Cole]

Cheers mate,

hoping to slowly get it fit for the track.

I rekon suspension kit is going to be the next thing for sure dont think the standard suspension will cope!!

Also thinking of getting a stand alone ecu and a complete rewire for piece of mind, most of the conections have seen better days!

Most recommend the Koni kit we sell in the shop. It's a good half way between road and track. PLUS you get big discount!

[sean5gtt]

Thanks mate i will proabably be needing it now. Some plonker revered into my passenger rear quarter tonight. Gutted arch pushed into the tyre cant drive the car.

Not good mate, hope you can get it repair with insurance and let me know if you need any Monaco parts, got quite few collection of Monacos in my driveway 😳

Sean

[B18ftMOJO5]

Thanks sean let you know gow i get on. Might need a new quarter panel. Send me a msg on whatsaap as ive got a new phone lost your no.

[WZA]

Yeah koni will be the ones for me then, I have a lot of camber at the minute on clio hubs and standard suspension with lowering springs. Will I be needing clio mk1 suspension kit with top mounts and camber bolts?

B18ftMOJO5 some people need there licences took of them, fools!!

[B18ftMOJO5]

Yup the dude was a right prat. I was so looking forward to meeting you on the rd aswell bud. Oh well once shes fixed hopefully.

[WZA]

Very productive day today!!

Exhaust on, tank fixed into position, speed sensor!!

Almost ready for efi to get her runing

[WZA]

Had a little trouble with the gear linkage need to drill it out as its a clio gear linkage and renault 5 Gear stick.
the conections are different but nothing a drill cant fix!

[WZA]

Gear stick now drilled out and ready to go on!!

[Trevhib]

Great stuff, you're moving along nicely

Keep the pics flowing

[WZA]

Nice easy day today, gear linkage on, selector on looks the part now that the huge brake pedal has gone.

[WZA]

Cgb done a good job with my fresh indicators very quick delivery, I do like the clear ones but I rekon nice fresh orange ones will look a treat once ive wrapped my fogs in this yellow film!!

Also got my new radiator fan to fit on the weekend, that should be fun finding a free spot in that tight space.

[Trevhib]

Eggs

[WZA]

Perfect day for a bit of work on the 5 yesterday!!

Got the fuel lines all conected up just need to put fill her up.
The only place for new fan was behind the radiator by taking the air box off. Fitted the orange indicators to look a lot better than the clear ones.

Hopefully the weather starts getting better soon I can here the welsh roads calling!!

[WZA]

found a set of avo coilovers going for cheap, had to mooch to london but was definatley worth the drive as they are still adjustable!! Winner!!

Managed to get both rears on and one side of the front today.
The top mount on one side was completly seized to the suspension.

Another part to the list, roll on pay day!


Next challenge is to settle on a decent ride height!!

[WZA]

Well the car is ready for picking up!!!

Its finally running, just need a new lamba sensor and somehow take some of the slack of the clutch cable as its a big to long!!

off to pick it up on saturaday to bring her home its been a long wait!!

[B18ftMOJO5]

looking good think i need to re mot mine too

[Goobie]

That's a proper stealth machine!