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Right! All assembled with new belt, tensioner,, pump, thermostat etc. Need to fit the pulley then unbolt from the engine stand and fit the clutch then it's ready to go back in.

Also cleaned up the engine bay.

Well, most of the past couple of weeks has been spent with a toothbrush and degreaser wiping off 35 years of grime. Pretty grotty.

Plus, brushing up the rocker cover and giving it a bit of a spruce up. Got my '12V' sticker ready and waiting to go on.

And my clutch arrived in correct period packaging.

Next step is to wait on a couple of replacement hoses and then reassemble water pump, thermostat etc.

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I did this, plus some more scotchbrite rubbing, plus a dab of oven cleaner. Then I went to town and blew the whole thing out with compressed air. Several times. I also cut a groove in a head bolt to clean out the threads. Then finished up with lint free cloths on a stick. Before realising that I was probably into the law of diminishing returns and I had an aura of carb cleaner about me.

In other news after trying to compress the valve springs with a set of mulgrips like they do on YouTube, I quickly realised that was going to end badly so ordered a cheap compressor from amazon and had that done on a lunch break.

Head now on, new bolts in and I'll bust out the aldi torque wrench middle aisle special later to finish up. I'll then move onto the repainting the rocker cover and cleaning up the grime off the engine block.

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In chronological order.
KEEPER:
Clio 182, had it for a few years, and Intend to keep it another few years, been my daily on and off for a while, love this car. Took it out today to blow the cobwebs off the dephaser. Need to plead with @Dave_Qat some point to sort me a spare key.
OMG ready for cambelt change.

AQUIRED:
Hugely shonky Citroen AX GT, looks mostly solid bar the area behind the headlight.
Went to see it on hottest day of year at Mathewson's on my way back from Scarborough, and put a crafty provisional bid on it, and won.
Not done anything to it since I got it in August. I could do a thread on it if there is any interest. Watch the you toob vid for lols.

SOLD:
Had to sell this, been in the family a few years, but surplus to requirements. Shame as it was ultra reliable, always ran and started when everything else didn't. Still local so should see it around. Live long Shitetron.

AQUIRED:
Boring modern. Decided to dip my toe in the EV cesspit. So decided to rent an Ovlov XC40 Recharge through NHS lease for 3 years, only took 13 months to get built 🤦What it lacks in character and range it makes up in getting a lick on.

 

Not a car but a bike, just lifted off gumtree.

Not a car but a bike, just lifted off gumtree.

Not a car but a bike, just lifted off gumtree.

You can't post that without pictures of all the Méganes

What happened to the c3? Was it a Tu engined one?

The MOT man was sound though, it's the nearest place to my house but I've not been before as I normally take them to a place near work. 
On the numberplate he said I need to get a legal one 9x7 made and show it to him, but he's not even bothered about it being attached to the bike at the time. He had a big shelf of spare MOT numberplates that other customers have had made and left with him.

I'm surprised and disappointed at the same time that no one has posted the vid of the Clio with a dolly pulling a Renault traffic. Hilarious and frightening simultaneously.
 

Maybe not popular on here but this is fucking lovely, and it looks like a real one. 


Kudos to him for actually using it. He must have deep pockets. That turbo probably needed a ferry ticket of its own😳

Nissan Serena?

I'm surprised and disappointed at the same time that no one has posted the vid of the Clio with a dolly pulling a Renault traffic. Hilarious and frightening simultaneously.
 

I'm surprised and disappointed at the same time that no one has posted the vid of the Clio with a dolly pulling a Renault traffic. Hilarious and frightening simultaneously.
 

Is that @Kiltox filming?
Also, what a cluster fuck of shit Rennow. 

I want this image printed on a ten foot canvas for my garage wall, but I don't have a garage

I'm surprised and disappointed at the same time that no one has posted the vid of the Clio with a dolly pulling a Renault traffic. Hilarious and frightening simultaneously.
 

Or this classic  
 

I think the people videoing that chap are/were on here. 

I followed this, this evening. Made me chuckle. Nothing like embracing one's sexuality.
Sorry about the rubbish picture as it wash pishing it down.
 AM63GAY

Taking advantage of the snow, I made a 4.5ft snowball. It got so heavy that I was unable to move it any further. Had to be well over 100kgs at the end, wouldn't be surprised if it had a couple of dog shits in it too

And just like that it's back!

July saw these up for the "giveaway"





 

I came to this thread expecting one of these:

Knowing this forum contains the kind of mad bastards where such a fine* automobile would be lauded. 
A close recompense was to find it’s “the Xantia of not many shitters” continuing its rapid journey into ironic naming.