gordini stu
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Had a quick look this morning kept an old door of a year old car for this reason memory is fading it’s from a Laguna , found a mint mk2 R5 tail gate though no wiper hole
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Clio Big Steve’s Clio Williams 2 (World Cup Williams) 🌍
- Thread starter Big Steve - Raider
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Wow that was very nearly VERY fortuitous for me!! Thanks for checking matey!!
Going to see if this door is still at the breakers I went to before:
gordini stu
Well-Known Member
Hi mate it was for the later R 5
I reckon they work though
I reckon they work though
clarky_gtt
Well-Known Member
I used a clio 1 set on hinges on the new door's on my 5
but my new doors were bolt on too.
but my new doors were bolt on too.
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DaveL485
Staff member
I had this with the passenger door on the 21, it defied belief. I had to cut the door off in the end and bent the hinge on the chassis trying to knock the body out even though I supported it underneath. Had to drill all the way through in the end.
Couldn’t bare the thought of missing out on this minty fresh door, so dashed over to Bury St Edmunds with a few tools and liberated it:
It’s in AMAZING condition, no rust anywhere, and the hinge pins just flew out!!
Am seriously considering a homage to the blues brothers police car with a pair of white doors on the Clio Williams with some sheriff star decals to get me mobile again whilst the sills also get done before she gets a bit of paintwork… will certainly bring out the haters
gordini stu
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That shell needs snapping up @Big Steve - Raider Great start for a maxi rep , non sun roof
Yeah good point Stu! The cars only done something like 25,000 miles (Last MOT was 19,753) so the car was definitely looked after well.
It’s in there because it’s suffering from rusty rear sills/arches, but nothing that couldn’t be fixed, and as you suggest, if you were doing a Maxi conversion, it would be a GREAT doner!
gordini stu
Well-Known Member
If the roof is mint I would consider chopping that off . I think the roof liners are all the same 4 hours round trip to get a part I don’t really need atm , but non sunroof models are rare
gordini stu
Well-Known Member
Have a litre of paint for the earlier Williams but must be 20 years old so probably f**ked few shade varieties but it’s not to bad to match . Got my name on a proper spray booth so watch this space
I dropped on the car very quickly as it arrived, but someone got there before me and whipped LOADS of stuff including the roof liner, roof trims, window seals, door seals etc… for sure there’s someone else in east anglia that was faster than me!!!
Go out into the garage this morning, full of vim and vinegar, with the aim to get the door back on…
Gave the hinge plenty of
and 
then more and eventually the last bit of hinge pin came out!!
The with a bit of finagling, I managed to get the door back on:
Turns out I’ve NOT fixed the droopy door syndrome, it still waggles about if you give it a lift at the end when it’s opened… but I’m pleased I’ve done the donkey work for the new doors when I decide to get them on.
Whilst I was in the garage, I took a few photos of how the sills look to help understand what work and panels would be needed to weld it back up... The worst is by far the front Near and Offside Sills:
O/S Front:
N/S Front:
People who just chew up sills with trolley jacks need a kick in the butt as far as I’m concerned…
Gave the hinge plenty of
and then more and eventually the last bit of hinge pin came out!! The with a bit of finagling, I managed to get the door back on:Turns out I’ve NOT fixed the droopy door syndrome, it still waggles about if you give it a lift at the end when it’s opened… but I’m pleased I’ve done the donkey work for the new doors when I decide to get them on.
Whilst I was in the garage, I took a few photos of how the sills look to help understand what work and panels would be needed to weld it back up... The worst is by far the front Near and Offside Sills:
O/S Front:
N/S Front:
People who just chew up sills with trolley jacks need a kick in the butt as far as I’m concerned…
Steve Swan
Well-Known Member
Remember to wear your sunglasses if it's dark.....
Duncan Grier
Well-Known Member
What's the plan @Big Steve - Raider patch repair, make solid, stop the rot or full sill/jacking point replacement?
Think I’m going to go for full sill/jacking point replacement mate. I owe it to the car to get it properly fixed..
Duncan Grier
Well-Known Member
Correct answer 
gordini stu
Well-Known Member
Full resto on the cards I reckon , you just won’t be able to stop yourself .
The later body shells had another strip of strengthening metal in the sills the first one I repaired was hit in the drivers door and sill , put a second hand side in it from a later car ,
Full recommend 3m spray sealer to replicate factory Reno look ,
The later body shells had another strip of strengthening metal in the sills the first one I repaired was hit in the drivers door and sill , put a second hand side in it from a later car ,
Full recommend 3m spray sealer to replicate factory Reno look ,
Proper boys and toys weekend has been…
Nipped over to one of my garages to fish the Clio 200 Raider out and give it a little freshen up for an MOT on coming days:
Then had a bit of time on the Williams this morning, trying to re-seal the exhaust down pipe which seems to be leaking. Jacked the car up:
Then for the first time, got myself under it for a looksie. OMG the front jacking points are absolutely battered..!
Discs are knackered:
Missing an air inlet pipe by the look of it:
Bit of corrosion on the subframe:
And the Aux belt looks tired
All fixable tho..!
Whilst I had both cars at the dojo, I couldn’t pass on the opportunity to have a back to back drive:
Clio 200 is all the car you want in this modern age… Air Conditioning, ABS, Cruise Control, great Euro NCAP results (so definitely the car you’d want to crash in..)
But the Williams just wipes the floor with it when it comes to feeling fast and driver engagement!
I’m still going a little easy on it because I don’t know the history of the belts, so that’s something I want to get into ASAP and replace them both.
WHAT A GREAT LITTLE CAR THIS IS
Nipped over to one of my garages to fish the Clio 200 Raider out and give it a little freshen up for an MOT on coming days:
Then had a bit of time on the Williams this morning, trying to re-seal the exhaust down pipe which seems to be leaking. Jacked the car up:
Then for the first time, got myself under it for a looksie. OMG the front jacking points are absolutely battered..!
Discs are knackered:
Missing an air inlet pipe by the look of it:
Bit of corrosion on the subframe:
And the Aux belt looks tired
All fixable tho..!
Whilst I had both cars at the dojo, I couldn’t pass on the opportunity to have a back to back drive:
Clio 200 is all the car you want in this modern age… Air Conditioning, ABS, Cruise Control, great Euro NCAP results (so definitely the car you’d want to crash in..)
But the Williams just wipes the floor with it when it comes to feeling fast and driver engagement!
I’m still going a little easy on it because I don’t know the history of the belts, so that’s something I want to get into ASAP and replace them both.
WHAT A GREAT LITTLE CAR THIS IS
Steve Swan
Well-Known Member
You cannot disguise the extra weight new cars carry. We do appear to have forgotten all about the laws of Physics- meaning car designers in general. Even modern F1 cars are very heavy.
