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[Asimo]

Clutch slip is going to make anything feel doomed. And is just as likely on a Diesel.

If you need more torque, change down. Third should be good for 60mph in the 18. 

Carbs. are vile things to fault find, fix and set up. Persist, you'll get there.

Have you seen Keith Adams R18 blog at AROnline?

 

http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/ar-cars/our-cars/keiths-renault-18/our-cars-renault-18-500-miles-on/

[dollywobbler]

Well, if the clutch is slipping that badly, that'll be your problem then!

[derskine]

I didn't mean I wanted the diesel to sort this problem, I do think it would help slightly though. But I really want an economical car as all of mine are pretty terrible.
I know where theres a r18 diesel donor too.
Ive rebuilt and cleaned the carb with new seals, diaphragms etc so that should be okay.
Will adjust the clutch cable and see if it helps but as said I want a car that does decent mileage and is supremely reliable.

You may think why not just buy a diesel car in the first place but I like the 18, if I bought say a diesel bx, I would have to get rid of the 18.

 

Also I have looked at that blog, very good read.

[Mike D]

I made this for my living room... it was meant to double as a wine rack too but it spoils the lighting when filled so the wine has been relegated back to the cupboard

 

 

[vulgalour]

That's awesome!  I want one several.

 

Got the handbrake cable and brake hose fitted to the red Princess.  I also have temporary garage space and helper to get things moving faster.  Cheers for the good karma, Spiny Norman, it has come in useful today.

[trigger]

I hate to say it but I'm starting to like the Acclaim a bit now   , I've managed to adjust the drivers door so it closes a little better, I've sorted the worse of the wind noise also from the drivers door rubber, The new discs and pads have transformed the braking power of the car too.

 

It cruises along at 70-75mph very well and it seems to be getting nicer to drive strangely. The sunroof still has a small drip right above the drivers head which is a pain but i can live with that, it could do with a a new set of tyres ideally as the old one's are old and squeal badly and offer no confidence in the wet what so ever and i still think it's pretty dull to look at. 

 

Best of all Mrs Trigger like's it too! People at her work keep chatting to her about it as it's the oldest car in her works car park and it's not a Audi or BMW like all the other cars.

 

[HMC]

Great pic! I always try to take a pic of a car and make it look in period but my efforts always looks crap. How do you do it?

[trigger]

Instagram app on my phone! I was round the sister in laws and popped my head out of the door to take it!

[HillmanImp]

Having new age fun with a retro feel.

[cort16]

Been spannering hard today. Rebuilt the front calipers on the cortina and got them fitted with new flexis. A bit of a mare to bleed but got there in the end. I also fitted a new speedo cable, which was about 5 inches shorter than the old one, which was a bit challenging. Also the gearbox side of the cable was fitted with the bastard of all clips which I eventually managed to get out but not before breaking a bit off the end. I managed to get it back in after another war but I'll need to buy a new one. I also re-assembled the interior and found that the likely cause of the drivers door not shutting right is that the door is a mk5 door with a mk4 frame welded on to it so the frame is bent in a bit. I've bent it back back it doesn't close properly. Closer to being driveble though.

[fordperv]

A bit of mild spannering on the mk1 sierra today in between rain showers today, fitted longer wheel studs and fitted my new copper cored radiator with my new pair of 12" cooling fans today, that bugger isn't going to overheat in a hurry when it's finally on road

[stuboy]

been back in rover diesel again popped over to mates garage to collect the trailer but had to remove the 2.2 vx engine sitting in it..

then bring the trailer back to mates house..

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I've actually been doing some shiting today believe it or not.

 

The Doblo has had a battered front wing the whole time I've had it, looks a mess and makes a racket when you open the passenger door.

 

 

Well I found a wing on ebay the right colour so lobbed it on today.

 

 

 

Hells bells, what a difference, the whole front end of the van fits together much better and the door opens and closes properly at last!!!! Perfect paint match as well. The wing was £40 delivered so not mega cheap although I don't know what it costs to courier a front wing, must be a tenner so i shouldn't grumble really. Also:

 

 

New cam belt!!!! I bought this about 6 months ago and never got round to fitting it. surprisingly straightforward to fit although access to a couple of bolts is very awkward. Just the small matter of an MOT next, and this van will be going up for sale.

[vulgalour]

Been window shopping for the beige Princess' new interior retrim I want to do now I've got good quality components installed that unfortunately don't match properly.  I'm going for a chenille which is essentially a modern velour but harder wearing, easier to get and is easy to acquire in beige and purple and will be about £50 to do the cabin.  I've got some spare seat covers to use as a pattern so I don't even need to strip the seats in the car until they're ready to retrim.  That's the easy bit and as seats go, they're not too horrendous a design to retrim.

 

My problem is finding suitable carpetting.  I can find purple carpets but they're either very cheap kids bedroom type things or very flat automotive stuff.  I want something akin to the carpet that was fitted from new but in royal purple rather than brown.  Just dying the carpet a uniform colour will look cheap, a bit of variation in the pile of the carpet helps lend a better quality look to the end product, particularly with very artificial colours like brilliant purple.  I want something that's middling, if it's top end quality carpetting it will make the rest of the fixtures look very cheap and if it's bottom end it'll wear out, be a waste of money and make the rest of the fixtures look very cheap.

 

Then there's the door cards.  I know I want them beige to match the planned interior retrim but I don't know if I want to dye them as Trigger did his Cortina seats or if I want to retrim in fabric to match the seats with purple piping following the original stamped-in detail on the vinyl to make it look more professional.

 

The dashboard will remain standard.  Purple dash vinyl in place of the black will look tacky and beige will likely create too much glare.

 

Anyway, advice on carpets is the thing I'm after.  Regardless of the price, can anyone suggest a supplier for good quality not-tacky looking purple carpet with a bit of plushness to it that's suitable for use in a car?

[ShiteRider]

Re the princess carpet, how using a light coloured carpet from a dead luxobarge like a jag and dyeing/trimming it to match?

[Wilko220]

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Anyway, advice on carpets is the thing I'm after. Regardless of the price, can anyone suggest a supplier for good quality not-tacky looking purple carpet with a bit of plushness to it that's suitable for use in a car?

 

Funnily enough, I just bought some purple carpet for my daughter's bedroom. You would be very welcome to the off-cuts - it's decent quality but I suspect it is a paler shade than you're after.

 

This place:

 

http://www.123floor.co.uk/

 

appear to have every possible colour of carpet, in a variety of different styles, displayed around the walls of their shop going from one end of the colour spectrum to the other.

 

A bit out of your way for you, I suppose, but they may be worth a call.

[vulgalour]

@Shiterider: I tried this with a Lexus LS400 rug but it was too small.  Trouble is, most luxobarges are RWD so the carpet tends to have a big bit missing down the middle and/or be moulded and are therefore of no use.  It's a good idea, but I'd need a donor with a flat square floor and the only things that seem to have that are busses and I don't want to fit rubber matting.

[vulgalour]

@cobblers:  "saxony shaggy pile.  Perhaps in purple, for girls..."  London is a long way to go for carpetting.  Whenever I've asked for carpet from carpet shops in (comparatively) tiny quantities they've rarely responded favourably even when I outlined precisely what I wanted the carpetting for.  Apparently, it's an odd request.

[barefoot]

Have a look at customclassicretro.co.uk

Give Vaughan a ring, tell him what you want and ask for, and insist upon, barefoot discount.

He will be able to get you exactly what you want.

It won't be the absolute cheapest.

Bloody good though and the discount should bring it into line with other stuff.

[vulgalour]

Great link, this carpet is exactly the type I'm after so now I have reference to go from to make describing it easier.  Leicester isn't too far away either.  I shall give them a call at a more sociable hour once I've measured what I need doing.

 

[TagoraSX]

Tagora collection organised for Tuesday!

[derskine]

Decided to set about repairing the rotten jacking point on the 18.

Here's how it started

 

 

Heres how it ended up

 

 

 

And heres the panel I made for the cross member part, I've stopped for today though.

I used 2mm steel to negate the need for the strengthening panel.

 

 

The lower part of the wing was also pretty rotten so I'll make a replacement panel for that too.

Hopefully have it all welded up by next weekend/during next weekend.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I took the dash apart on my Toledo today in an attempt to get the charging light working properly. Theres defo a dry joint in there somewhere.

 

 

Annoyingly I got the bloody lot to pieces (without breaking any clips, get me) then found I needed a microscopic torx bit which i didn't have, there was flip all i could do so I put it all back together again. A good hour and a bit wasted!

 

[Lankytim]

Hey Boll, is that a JTD in your Doblo? I need to do the belts on our Multipla, is it a straightforward job?

[Mike D]

My wanky old sj/jago came home yesterday after I leant it to my mate who replaced the engine and tested it up as he needed some transport... it was running a bit rough, so I had a fiddle and got the timing all spot on, and it actually ticking over, and it seems to have repayed me by shitting its OMGHG, it's missing like a bastard and chuffing smoke out now... I think these sj motors are renowned for it though, and it's only an old school 8v effort so shouldn't be too much hassle to change

 

 

[Barry Cade]

The Geordie Clio, which came North with me this week is now in rude health, with all the mad electrical gremlins sorted, apart from the airbag system which is a mess.. according to the diagnostic computer it has been in a shunt, and fired off the seatbelt pretensioners and the drivers side,side airbag. Not to worry, I just shut the whole system down

 

It is actually a great drive,and economical too. OMG shock. All Rennos are NOT shite. Warming to them fast.

[Asimo]

Tagora collection organised for Tuesday!

Is that what the metric tyres are for?

[Pillock]

Vulg, I live near Leicester and got quite a few days in Sheffield coming up. If you need any Shitely action for carpetty stuff let me know.

[TagoraSX]

Is that what the metric tyres are for?

Yes.

[rml2345]

^ Tagora collection thread when jt happens PLZ.

Had a play with the new toy today which went well. Except that it wouldn't start because I'd left the interior light on all night like a clot and flattened the battery.

Fortunately FATHA_RML was around so I jumped it off his Omega and all is well again.