Tartan58 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 13 minutes ago, mcmolloy1 said: There's a R11 on copart at the moment if anyone's interested Phwoooorrrr - beige, sherk plates, giffer stickers - i think I've just had a little accident. Last taxed 22 years ago, looks like it's been carefully stored over that time as it looks like it will just drive away. privatewire, Crackers, LightBulbFun and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 FotU 2022?Saw a F reg 21 saloon the other day. Looked to be in use by the way it was parked. Always interesting to know how the tiny number of survivors of cars like this have dodged the bullet, so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruttyFrutty Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 Another update on the dirty innards, the boot this time. Very dirty as expected... But as per the rest of the interior, VERY solid Just some rust in the bottom right corner in the recess section which the bottom of the jack sits in, so applied a bit of Kurust. Looks like water is getting through a small hole by the boot rubber. Next a bit of tidying of the wiring... Then onto the trim sections, a bit of before and after... I gave these sections a deep clean, cut new carpet for them, splurged on with the evostik and they look a whole lot better. Then tackled the grubby and fragile parcel shelf The front section was warped, so I used an offcut of oak flooring screwed underneath to bring it back into shape Then ripped off the old grotty covering and got to work gluing on some new carpet Not the tidiest job I've ever done but the overall look is a million times better than it was... One finishing touch... Might not get chance to do much more this side of Christmas, hopefully I'll tackle the anti roll bar bushes over the break and then make a start on tidying the engine bay. Fabergé Greggs, captain_70s, Soundwave and 37 others 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 On 12/9/2021 at 10:17 PM, wuvvum said: I think the TC was the base spec on that year. That had no rear wiper, a 4-speed 'box and the 1237cc engine off of the R12 (albeit turned through 90°). Interesting...my TC had a rear wiper and 5 speed box. mk2_craig, Rab and FruttyFrutty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 First owner must have hit the options list then - you could have both at extra cost on the TC according to my sources. Did yours have intermittent wipers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 11 minutes ago, wuvvum said: First owner must have hit the options list then - you could have both at extra cost on the TC according to my sources. Did yours have intermittent wipers? Honestly can't remember on that count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Do I spy sheepskin seatcovers? Classy FruttyFrutty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruttyFrutty Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Fabergé Greggs said: Do I spy sheepskin seatcovers? Classy Indeed, the seats are filthy and the wrong colour, so we're going back to the old school with the plush man made fibres Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruttyFrutty Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 On 12/10/2021 at 2:26 PM, Tartan58 said: Phwoooorrrr - beige, sherk plates, giffer stickers - i think I've just had a little accident. Last taxed 22 years ago, looks like it's been carefully stored over that time as it looks like it will just drive away. Bloody hell, It's in Wolves too, just down the road from me. Anyone want to buy a kidney?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbraith Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Ooh lovely, I do fancy an 11 to go with my 19, except I've just gone the other way and got an early Laguna. Very nice. FruttyFrutty and Matty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaTom Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 On 12/9/2021 at 10:17 PM, wuvvum said: I think the TC was the base spec on that year. That had no rear wiper, a 4-speed 'box and the 1237cc engine off of the R12 (albeit turned through 90°). Did that engine make it into the TC? Always thought the TC was 1108. That 1237 was only available in the GTC model we never got. Great to see a TL surviving. The trims look like the ones on a Phase 1 TXE we had back in the 80s. Like the R18 TX, I knew they existed but had yet to see one except in a brochure. tooSavvy, FruttyFrutty and cort1977 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 renner 12 never had 1237cc 1289 cc 810 I4 1397 cc 847/C1J I4 1565 cc C2L I4 (RA/TR) 1565 cc A2L/807-20 I4 (US/Gordini) 1596 cc 807-G I4 (Gordini) 1647 cc A2M I4 (USA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaTom Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I think we were both thinking of the C1G. Weren’t the 810 and C1G related somehow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Pretty sure R11 TC would have been an 1108cc donk. I nearly bought a 9TC which was a 1.1. As far as I recall the 1237 was originally only offered in the 5 in the UK (TR model). Should be punchy enough though in a car that weighs nowt Rab 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruttyFrutty Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 On 12/9/2021 at 7:21 PM, Tenmil Socket said: I’ve got this if of any use for the cost of postage? Received today, many thanks! Tenmil Socket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Mine was definitely a 1.2, remember specifically looking for that as me and my folks were both pretty sure it was a 1.5 based on how nippy it was. We were well surprised it was only a 1.2. Goes to show what keeping the weight down can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruttyFrutty Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Mine was definitely a 1.2, remember specifically looking for that as me and my folks were both pretty sure it was a 1.5 based on how nippy it was. We were well surprised it was only a 1.2. Goes to show what keeping the weight down can do. I must admit to being pleasantly surprised by how nippy the 1.4 feels when it's bouncing along the back roads. Handling feels pretty good too, given that some of the bushes are past their best mind. A suspension overhaul will be on the cards at some point next year. To lower or not to lower, that is the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 38 minutes ago, FruttyFrutty said: I must admit to being pleasantly surprised by how nippy the 1.4 feels when it's bouncing along the back roads. Handling feels pretty good too, given that some of the bushes are past their best mind. A suspension overhaul will be on the cards at some point next year. To lower or not to lower, that is the question. Don't would be my vote. You would lose far more comfort than you would gain handling precision. It's just not that sort of car. In the real world with the state so many roads are in these days I'd take nice long travel French suspension any day. With a decent set of tyres and the suspension in good order these cars should handle pretty well anyway. fatharris, wuvvum and FruttyFrutty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 This looks pretty nice. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-11-Turbo-Diesel-LOOK-/224737944291?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 cobblers, wuvvum and FruttyFrutty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Don't forget, my GTA is still for sale. 1.4 not nippy enough? 2.0 on fuel injection! Would sir like to purchase the additional spare engine mount kit? And no, the ride should be French and squishy and compliant yet still accept being thrown into corners with only minimal understeer. If it rides like merde in the corners check the shocks aren't tired, particularly up front. With 195/45/R15 rubber on mine (with the wide alloys) the skid pan figures are impressive, 0.98G and it really feels like it. It's got a particularly stiff bodyshell. Not bad cars but the galloping rot got most of them, weird electrical faults got some more and the stupid differential housing design got the rest. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 1 hour ago, 500tops said: This looks pretty nice. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-11-Turbo-Diesel-LOOK-/224737944291?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 Ah ha, so that will be the one I saw when I was on the way to the MOT with the Jag a couple of weeks ago then! Small world. 500tops and FruttyFrutty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruttyFrutty Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 Afternoon all, small update today. Working from home and it's very quiet so took an extended lunch break to do a few bits. Replaced plugs, leads and dizzy cap. Definitely made a difference, started quicker and settled to idle with less choke. Happy. Also took the opportunity to clean up the coil and inner wing to see if any horrors lurked under the filth. Before and after. Nothing there that I wasn't already aware of, you can see from the above images the seam where strut tower joins the inner wing is starting to blow. Will treat it with Kurust for now and see how it develops. When I got it all the air cleaner ducting was missing, bought some for an air cooled veedub which did the trick, almost. Renault in their wisdom made all the connections for 50mm pipe except the one on the air cleaner box which is bigger. Beer can, grommet and some spare rubber edging can to the rescue. Why is there is always a random cut off wire in old engine bays? Will investigate. That's it for now, more to follow in the new year. phil_lihp, juular, Matty and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruttyFrutty Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 On 12/18/2021 at 1:36 PM, PhilA said: Don't forget, my GTA is still for sale. 1.4 not nippy enough? 2.0 on fuel injection! Would sir like to purchase the additional spare engine mount kit? And no, the ride should be French and squishy and compliant yet still accept being thrown into corners with only minimal understeer. If it rides like merde in the corners check the shocks aren't tired, particularly up front. With 195/45/R15 rubber on mine (with the wide alloys) the skid pan figures are impressive, 0.98G and it really feels like it. It's got a particularly stiff bodyshell. Not bad cars but the galloping rot got most of them, weird electrical faults got some more and the stupid differential housing design got the rest. Phil I have been looking at a set of 15" R25 wheels on FBook, was thinking about 195/50/R15 tyres as the diameter is pretty much the same as I have now. How is the fit of the 195s in the arches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 1 hour ago, FruttyFrutty said: I have been looking at a set of 15" R25 wheels on FBook, was thinking about 195/50/R15 tyres as the diameter is pretty much the same as I have now. How is the fit of the 195s in the arches? Tight. I went look and mine are 195/50/R15- I had 45's on my Cinquecento and that got in my mind. Fronts not so tight a fit but the rear arches will snag the edge of the tire on a bump+cornering because the suspension bushes are 30+ years old. That is pretty much the widest wheel you can put on and not have catch or act weird. It tramlines with 195's too. They are a little bit wide for the car, really. Grips really well though. Mine has front and rear suspension both with anti-roll bars off the Turbo. Phil FruttyFrutty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruttyFrutty Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 Some ICE tinkering today. Managed to get a Blaupunkt Renault tape deck from FBook marketplace which was just round the corner from me and cost the price of a pint. But would it work? Best way to find out is to rig it up to an old CB radio power pack of course Sorry, should have said Powerpak. It lives! and it was making noises And the cassette player works, really well actually. Some dodgy wiring to sort. And some manky speaker wiring to sort Speaker grilles cleaned and refitted I didn't have the aerial convertor I needed so rigged one up with some ghetto cabling And it all works a treat. Just need to buy some 80s cassettes now to replace the ones I ditched many moons ago. Dan302, JuridicalGrunt, tooSavvy and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruttyFrutty Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 There are four cassette slots under that there stereo. First ebay purchase to fill slot one... AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Might have some 80s tapes here that you could have for a few quids postage that are surplus to my collection. If I can find them, that is. FruttyFrutty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruttyFrutty Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 As the R11 has no brakes, I think it's tinkering time. Here come the the very retro, past their best axle stands. Update time. The brake pedal goes straight to the floor and just about works when stamped on, so my thoughts turned to master cylinder seal. Thought I'd get a new master cylinder as autodoc had a good deal on a Ferodo one. Reservoir removed, access is terrible. Broken wires, of course. Brake lines were a bitch to get the spanner on but came out surprisingly easy, just takes a long time when you can only do a third of a turn at a time. Same goes for the nuts holding the master cylinder in place, access was bloody awful, took some effort to get them off, but get them off I did New vs Old So just the refit to do. All went reasonably well at first, bottom nut was a bugger but a bit of blutack in the socket held the nut in place so I could get it on, all good - until it came to getting the brakes lines back in place. The one circled has caused me problems. It would NOT screw back in, I think I must have tried to tighten it up whilst slightly cross threaded, it just would not play ball, could feel it trying to start but would just bind then spin freely. Bugger. Time to remove it and sort a new one. Think it might have actually done me a favour as it was badly twisted at the calliper end, it was stuck fast so just twisted, ended up as below... So, tune into the next update when I learn how to make brake lines... Datsuncog, Fabergé Greggs, mk2_craig and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruttyFrutty Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 I didn't bother learning how to make brake pipes, this one was a tenner of t'bay made to size. Also, it's made from a Cunifer of copper and nickel which is better for reasons. Fitted it during my lunch break. I don't have any brake fluid though. What I thought was brake fluid turns out to be very old 2 stroke oil. Hopefully will all be sorted this weekend as it looks like it will be dry and storm free. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 11 hours ago, FruttyFrutty said: I don't have any brake fluid though. What I thought was brake fluid turns out to be very old 2 stroke oil. There's a joke in there somewhere about stopping smoking, but it's too early for me join the dots I'm afraid Fabergé Greggs and Fumbler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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