Renault 20 restoration update

[doubleyeller]

Many months since I posted an update on this old pile of shite!

We finally got hold of some obscure Girling rear brake cylinders for her - getting the rear drums back together after so long seeing her in pieces was a boost!

I took the opportunity of the access provided by rear drum removal to fit a new back box - pleasingly only £20 for a brand new genuine Renault one, but many hours of wrestling to get the rusty old one off!

A new master cylinder was just £15 and far less hassle to fit than the back box!

[Squire_Dawson]

Good progress. A tip given to me by Morris-men is to dismantle wheel cylinders and apply red rubber grease then re-assemble them, this stops them from seizing up and failing prematurely which can be a problem on cars left standing or having little use. Especially when genuine wheel cylinders are getting hard to find.

[RayMK]

More updates please.  Your R20 is the same colour as the one I had in the late 1980s (Reg. BCF225T).  I did not like the rate at which it dissolved but the homely brown, spacious interior and the fabulously absorbent ride more than compensated for the rust.  It also hauled our heavy old Robin caravan without flinching.

[doubleyeller]

More updates please.  Your R20 is the same colour as the one I had in the late 1980s (Reg. BCF225T).  I did not like the rate at which it dissolved but the homely brown, spacious interior and the fabulously absorbent ride more than compensated for the rust.  It also hauled our heavy old Robin caravan without flinching.

 Your R20 reportedly only lasted until 1987 - even that was a good innings for one of these. Progress has been held up royal by the obscurity of the brake cylinders, on the other hand I have been able to use the time to drive about accumulating the spares I need! Now the master cylinder is on, it's a case of bleeding the brakes and taking it for a massive - fail MOT, after which the great weldathon begins!!