Renault 18 GTD

[derskine]

Nope!

I'll change the clutch when I get another gearbox.

[derskine]

[chaseracer]

Do the Triumph wheels fit?

 

[derskine]

Those are Datsun stanza wheels

[chaseracer]

Just testing... 

 

[derskine]

I wouldn't know what they were if I didn't know the car they were on don't worry

[vulgalour]

I think I like the dark green more than the maroon, sorry* to anyone that offends.  Super work on eliminating the brown stuff too.

[derskine]

 

Painted the drivers door, passengers wing, bonnet and passengers rear arch.

Almost ready for the road again.

[320touring]

Nice work! Seeing this in camo explains why the french have a reputation for less than formidable war time efforts

[derskine]

Cheers!

Slightly off topic but not sure I've mentioned this before.

I pulled into Aldi and this guy older guy was looking at the car, I then went into the shop and was looking at the rolls and this guy says "Is that ex forces", he had a massive lisp though so it sounded more like "is that ex forhththrssszzzzph" I couldn't understand what he said so I just said yes, and when we got out of the shop my mate asked why I said yes and explained what he said.

[danthecapriman]

Cheers!Slightly off topic but not sure I've mentioned this before.I pulled into Aldi and this guy older guy was looking at the car, I then went into the shop and was looking at the rolls and this guy says "Is that ex forces", he had a massive lisp though so it sounded more like "is that ex forhththrssszzzzph" I couldn't understand what he said so I just said yes, and when we got out of the shop my mate asked why I said yes and explained what he said.

Sometimes it's just easier to agree with people. I really can't be arsed getting into conversation or correcting stupid people sometimes!

I've had someone ask if my Mercury was a Cadillac before. There's a perfectly legible badge on it, so if your not up on yank cars that could well be a good clue. So I just said yes, and then left!

 

And believe it or not someone stopped me in the petrol station once and asked if my Capri was an old Triumph! And I thought a Capri would be very obvious what it was! So again I just said yes.

It's really not worth the time and effort sometimes.

[derskine]

Not too much to report, I've been enjoying the superb mpg which is even better now that the thermostat is fixed and oil has been changed.

Only slight issue is the battery goes flat every couple of days, I'll need to change the alternator but I need to fix the 340 first, so I've been carrying a spare charged battery around.

It's possible to bump start it if you get it right the first time, but the game's a bogey if the battery doesn't have enough juice to heat the glow plugs.

 

[320touring]

What mpg you getting out it? I'm nearly through the first tank in the olop-hoping for 50..

[derskine]

Around 65mpg...

It really is the perfect car, extremely good on fuel, comfy, looks cool and is very rare, the only minus point is the slowness but that doesn't really bother me.

[320touring]

Around 65mpg...

It really is the perfect car, extremely good on fuel, comfy, looks cool and is very rare, the only minus point is the slowness but that doesn't really bother me.

 

The N/A lump in the olop is not as efficient as a TDi, but it seems a decent lump TBH.tiny little 45L tank too-so wont take long to find out what it does to the gallon.

 

65mpg is bloody good-cheaper than walking!

[CortinaDave]

it was always ridiculously good on fuel. I genuinely thought the gauge was broken and was tapping the dash often, but no.

[Felly Magic]

Chuffing nora that's good MPG, and they say we've made progress. I'd like to see a modern dizzler equivalent do that kind of mpg without shitting its self

[Lacquer Peel]

Is that on a rolling road with no wind resistance?

[derskine]

Is that on a rolling road with no wind resistance?

 

No, that's with a boot full of baguettes and a crosswind.

I've ordered a new alternator from misterauto, £36! decent.

[derskine]

The N/A lump in the olop is not as efficient as a TDi, but it seems a decent lump TBH.tiny little 45L tank too-so wont take long to find out what it does to the gallon.

 

65mpg is bloody good-cheaper than walking!

 

Veg frindly?

[320touring]

Veg frindly?

It has a Lucas pump but It'll be getting whatever I;m hauvin for tea- nae way i'll be cookin twa dinners.

 

I.E, I shall work up the non derv content over time

[derskine]

18 is rotodiesel so also shit, I would do the same but its already cheap enough.

[320touring]

18 is rotodiesel so also shit, I would do the same but its already cheap enough.

Polo cost bridge money,and was bought for a station car.plenty other working sheds-fancy seeing what i can get it to run on:)

[seacow]

Spotted you the other day coming off the motorway at dunfermline/rosyth - looking' good!!

[derskine]

Decent! one thing is it does stand out.

[Richard]

Spotted you the other day coming off the motorway at dunfermline/rosyth - looking' good!!

 

So did I, exactly there!

[derskine]

Apologies if I didn't notice anyone - I failed to notice Nisfan waving at me from the only other 18 in Scotland once.

[Felly Magic]

Blimey you didn't even spot that????? Should have gone to Specsavers LOLOL

[derskine]

It was raining reasonably heavily as I recall, at this point I had the gold one and he had this one, so perhaps it was camouflaged in a background of shrubbery, I'm not sure.

Before and after work I'm not in the mood to notice stuff.

[nisfan]

Excuses excuses, you were heading south on m90 so not working, thought to myself whats that sad old looking thing coming the other way ah its derskine in my old 18