Sold Renault Fuego TURBO project for sale

[doubleyeller]

Hi folks anybody want to take on this mega rare Fuego Turbo? Full restoration needed (16 years dormant) £500

[Junkman]

It's actually not that fucked.

I mean, it's fucked, but it wouldn't take too much to unfuck it.

[doubleyeller]

Maximum shite points for the Masochist with big enough balls to take the job on!

[purplebargeken]

Bargain. These were the nuts in the day. Lovely looking cars.

 

Would if I had the money, skill, ability and energy. Sadly I don't.

[strangeangel]

Ace car. Hope it finds a good home.

[dollywobbler]

Hot diggity. That's got my wiper fetish twitching.

[drum]

What's wrong with it?

[Junkman]

It's been sitting for ages.

However, it's surprisingly solid. I couldn't find anything seriously rusted underneath.

The only rot is on the NS front wing underneath the bonnet, a perfectly straight panel, easy to fix.

The wings are bolted on.

 

It needs front and rear brakes completely rebuilt, obvs. new tyres.

 

The engine isn't seized, oil and spark plugs look actually good. But the carb is totally fubared.

 

We couldn't get it to run since we can't get the impulse to the starter motor. The ignition comes on, however.

But presumably there is a fault in the starting circuit, since the dash lights and fuel pump also don't come on.

Could be as easy as the ignition switch and as complicated as some relay circuit related shit.

Or the Renault wiring loom smoke has escaped.

 

Most other electrics work, windows, lights, wipers, etc.

 

Given a halfways decent infrastructure to work on it, it wouldn't be too difficult to get it back on the road.

[Dirk Diggler]

It's the cheapest Fuego I've seen that didn't need to be brushed up tbf

[Junkman]

As I said, it's basically sound. It does need major recommissioning work, but it will not be a weldathon.

IMO it's well worth doing and worth every penny of Twotimesyellow's half bag asking price.

[Dirk Diggler]

And being a turbo it's a rare as they get; I've no figures but I reckon the turbo was a fraction of what was sold new; I've never even seen one and Fuegos weren't rare here in the 80s

 

It's a 1647 turbo rather than the 5s, isn't it? Anybody know how they compare power wise? Why did Renault use a different engine in a similar series of car? (Ive owned 5s, 9s, 11s, 18s and 19s in slower flavours and their shared history's shone through)

[cort1977]

Oof, that's a sexy beast. And comes with a herr junk seal of approval. Someone jump on it quick.

[warren t claim]

I know just the lady to fix that.

 

 

As long as it's not the turbo that's fucked. Hers is a 2.0 GTX.

[hairnet]

Pippa vale Bergerac fantasy ftw

[chatsharris]

This gives me the absolute horn for some reason.

[Timewaster]

This gives me the absolute horn for some reason.

The red fuego or WTCs gurl?

[doubleyeller]

It's a firm price, as it's an absolutely brilliant bargain at this silly low price, I am pained to have to do this as it is my dream car. But I have a lot invested in my R30 project already, so I will keep hold of that and let this one go ????

[chatsharris]

 

The red fuego or WTCs gurl?

 

 

Both.

[tooSavvy]

 is there a danger.. I'm just, like, murmuring to myself here.. that 'For Sale' in Classical Circles will result in a flood of

 

'Take It 2nite £50 M8, do for spares/breaking'

 

Gahhh...

 

 

TS

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

I know this was hauled around from collection to current hiding point - so where is it located at the moment?

Not* that I'm contemplating a cross border rat run at all* (the previous statement may be open to interpretation of certain such thoughts crossing an otherwise empty and unstable mind)

[doubleyeller]

Sorry to any interested parties, I have just agreed sale on carandclassic and taken a deposit.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Hasta la (l) fuego!

[Six-cylinder]

I so wanted this but there was opposition and with so many projects another was daft, wasn't it! 

 

In 1980 at the Motorshow I saw a Fuego for the first time, it was love at first sight and I was in a position to buy one. So off to the Renault dealer in High Wycombe in January 81 and decided I would buy a 2.0 TX but needed a rear parcelshelf and they wanted £58 for something I felt should be there. As it was a new model no discount and they would not even chuck in the parcel shaft, so I didn't buy it.

 

Fast forward to 2004 - I had a Fuego, beautiful 24k miles, but just a GTS with no power steering. The car was living outside and Mrs6C was concerned with how quickly it would rust away so I sold it and thought I would buy a 2.0 TX with power steering one day!

[Dick Cheeseburger]

No trace of it since it’s last clean MOT.

[Six-cylinder]

No trace of it since it’s last clean MOT.

 

Just 2,000 miles from when I had it. I think it was so good, so if it is under cover it is a great project waiting to be found.