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Newbie Mk1 Clio thread (part mod - non turbo/non 16V)

DaveL485, thank you for that, the speedo listing points to an ended eBay listing though :( And 888mm seems too short, I might try and have a go at removing the cable, measuring it and getting one made up. It might of fallen out actually, come to think of it as the lights are blinking. However, if thats happened, that is a first.

Small update and a request. The update is the car is now back on my drive in an incomplete state. The garage got someone to trailer it and drop it off to the house, as they wanted it gone, charged me for it. :( But I have been doing small jobs here and there. (I'm not going back there) Plus there is more damage on the car when it came back then when it went in with. Good job it needs a repaint.

Now the request and its a long shot. If anyone finds this car on a photoshoot in Havant Station on the internet anywhere, could you link me to the article please? I'm not saying what for or why for certain reasons, but I'll be very interested to hear from anyone. Its taken from my own Dashcam from the green Clio although I know the carpark has CCTV as well (I'm going to talk to a certain body about that).
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Time for an update.. good news and bad news.


Good news, after months and months, I got the engine working, it starts and drives, one side effect is that even the automatic ECU is compatible with manual cars - we tried it accidentally after finding out the ECU I put in originally and was watching the smoke was actually a manual one. The engine also was full of water from where it was stored at the garage that failed to finish the engine change. The loom which was an E7F 601 loom also interestingly worked without any issues, although I had to cut the wires out and change them for the automatic loom as the alternators were different. I took it to another garage and they started the engine without any issues.

HOWEVER!

The body is now scrap! As I write this, its still in the garage where it went to the second time. So 10 1/2 years of ownership and 21/2 years off the road has taken its toll. Why you ask? I thought I had a semi decent body, just a small patch of welding here and there and it would be fine. I knew about the wheelarch which was starting to go like mad, which I started to also try and limit, but then came a big one:


See these areas (attached)? That is where the rear axle bolts to on 2 of the photos. The nearside has corroded so much, its not worth saving. The nearside is nearly as bad. So bang goes my ideas of using it as a van. Of course, I've put a lot of time and effort into this car over 10 years and learnt a lot from it. :-( The other areas is nearside sill about half way down and 2 parts of the nearside rear wheel arch,

However, all is not lost. A lot of garages will not accept the work to weld the Clio as they think its not worth the time and effort doing so. What I have done instead is decided to keep the green one (seen in a few photos)for the time being and swap the parts over that are of any real significance. It also means I have a couple of stored parts I can no longer use as its a 5 door not 3 (which makes things easier in one way when I carry passengers - I did want a 5 door from the outset but then I decided to make a van out of the 3 door which is going to be harder for a 5 door) and my sides skirts are no longer usable! Unless anyone knows where someone is selling 5 door skirts for an RSI? Oh yeah, it ain't blue and its an automatic. On the flip side, a 5 door van does sound tempting, but what do I do with the 2 extra doors?

I've said on a facebook group I'm signed up to about this issue but if anyone wants any 1.4 RT parts from an interior or someone wants to strip out the parts I've swapped over/not retaining (It will be a virtually complete car minus steering wheel, possibly gearbox/clutch and engine loom), then you are free to PM me. I'm not going to charge a lot. Online valuation is £122 scrap (although I don't wan't to part with it :'( ) so as long as I make a little more than that, I'm happy. Or if someone wants to take the whole lot away. Just beware, its not drivable. Engine starts and moves, but that rear axle is too deadly and it doesn't have an MOT.

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... well, one story ends, another one starts.
Loads of bits for a MK1, what do with them? Put them on the green one, already started and the seats look better in the back already.
I got some 3 door side skirts I now don’t know what to do with, I would get rid of them if I had some 5 door ones, is there anywhere where I can find the 5 door ones?

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That looks pretty bad rust, but everything can be fixed if you have the time (and money). If its got to go its got to go though! Gutted.
 
That looks pretty bad rust, but everything can be fixed if you have the time (and money). If its got to go its got to go though! Gutted.

Thats the funny part, I do have deep enough pockets (I do expect a few zeros on the end), but the garage wants to be responsible with my money and they don't want things to go out of control like it often does - both of my Espace's, particularly the diesel one is like that. The V6 I often expect it as a cambelt change is £1,500 MINIMUN. A lot of others are concerned where it goes next though. I could have rot here and appear somewhere else.

At least on a good note, I can make one good car out of 2 bad ones. Even now have a spare speedo cable which was easy to take out.

The experience of this has lead me to think about protecting the underside more, so that will be my next task. Then put the bits I've collected on it. I'll probably whinge a lot, but if only I could find some 5 door versions of the RSI side skirts. I'd happily swap them for my 3 door ones. The garage have also allowed me to take a photo, which I thought was nice of them, so they've been brilliant in that respect.
 
If its got rust like that there, there WILL be more, so yeah you have to expect the worst. Just look at my 21 thread!

Thats a good point and something I worried about.

As for a photo, this was taken with a Canon 350D and touched up in photoshop. Is the blue too dark after I touched it up? I know its not a good photo, could of given it a clean! Before you ask, the numberplate fell off! I've retained that as well.

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Is the ABS working? its standalone or need an ecu or any other connection than 12v and ground?
I think all it needs is 12v and ground, plus a connection to the dash lights, I’ve checked all the looks, none mention about ABS as being an optional extra. It’s the entry point on the body I’m wondering where it is and it’s not where Inthought it was.
 
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