Renault 11 Turbo Phase 2 Restoration

[Mart]

That little wooden stool likes making an appearance

 

[gtmatt]

Amazing work Steve wish I had a garage like that ,the effort is amazing ,where's the st coupe gone

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Amazing work Steve wish I had a garage like that ,the effort is amazing ,where's the st coupe gone

ST Coupe has gone to one of my garages to await it's moment in the sun

 

[gtmatt]

must of been my pantene shampoo lol

 

[DaveL485]

Same happened to me Steve, once I redid the bathroom and replaced the couple of grand it cost, my fecking boiler packed up and I had to throw a shitload of cash at that too. Lucky @dip21 and @am21t are plumbing pimps and hooked me up a staggering bargain!

 

[Dre5gtt]

Coming along mate yeah I'm with you with sucking all my money kitchen and boiler have sucked me dry lol
Look forward to the finished bathroom
Mine still needs doing

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

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So, bathroom is now finished (I'll update the home thread for those member interested in my bathroom in-time ), so lets get cracking with this 11 Turbo project again!

I've had a couple of days in the garage again this week to have a fiddle with the Power Steering gear @Nick Kettle helped me source and think I have got it figured!! Yes with a bit of jiggery pokerey the plan is for the 11 Turbo to have power steering. :i-m_so_happy.gif:





It appears that I can use the existing alternator and it's adjustment rod rather than the Power steering adjuster. I've believe I've found the correct drive belt for the power steering pump as well. I plan to use a R19 16v or Clio 1.8 16v Power Steering rack (when I can get one).

I've got a painter coming to have a look at the car tomorrow night (hopefully) to give me an idea of the cost for the work I want doing.

Have been scouring the internet over recent weeks and managed to source a couple of original "RENAULT 11" badges off ebay Germany this week which I'm delighted about as that now means I have all brand new badges for the car.

 

[TNT Andy]

Looking good Steve, and the prospect of power steering is a +ve one, you don't realise how nice it is until you drive a car without it LOL.

 

[gtmatt]

Nice work steve , wheres the pics of the bathroom that more important lol , so whens it of to the body shop ? same colour ? plans with engine ? you going full o.e ?? o.e wheels ?? keep it up mate

 

[Brigsy]

When i seen the pump i expected to see aircon going in. Looks like a tidy enough setup Steve, whats the pump off? A base spec 5?

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

so whens it of to the body shop ? same colour ? plans with engine ? you going full o.e ?? o.e wheels ?? keep it up mate

The plans for the 11 is to make it OE+. I want to make it as modern as I can with Power steering (now Brigsy's got me thinking of Air Con....) etc. I've sourced R19 16v rear axle and Front subframe that I'm putting on which will make the tyres fill the arches a little better and give the car a tougher stance (and hopefully even better handling..?)

Yes i've got a set of 14" OE wheels already refurbished ready to go on, and also a set of 15" Clio 16v Turbines power-coated in shiny silver which I think will look great!

The body will be resprayed in Silver Metallic like before, I really like the Silver. I've got brand new bumpers, and Bonnet, a load of spares from the Red 11 I broke (Including some great doors). A painter is coming round tonight to have a look at it and give me some idea of the cost/timescale. I'm seriously considering to get the shell dipped/stripped to remove all of the old paint/sh1te/underseal so I can make it a proper job and better than the Raider.

Engine is just going to be fully dressed. You wouldn't believe just how well it runs & sounds so I'm going to take some of my own advice with this one and not strip it down to rebuild it. New OE Rad, Pipework, new plated brackets, etc the whole shebang..

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

When i seen the pump i expected to see aircon going in. Looks like a tidy enough setup Steve, whats the pump off? A base spec 5?

Dam you Briggs.... you're giving me even more ideas now...!? The trouble is though, where do you put all of the condenser, air dryer, evaporator etc...? I missed out on an auction for a full R5 Aircon Kit and you can see there is plenty of kit involved to fit Air-Con:






Power Steering stuff came off a 1.4 Monaco that was broken and someone had the foresight to strip all the parts off and keep them together in a bag, and thankfully it ended up in my lap. Unfortunately there aren't any instructions so it's a little bit of a suck it & see, but I'm enjoying that part

 

[Brigsy]

Im sure it could be all rammed in place somehow..i seen it fitted to a gtt, looked a bit pikey lol

 

[Chris Sadler]

Only just found/seen the thread Steve, well impressed mate with the restoration project Nice one on sticking to your guns on the original price
Bathroom looks good aswell lol
hope all goes well with the restore though

 

[DaveL485]

Keep going Steve, once the 21 is done my 9 (in the same colour) will be having the same sort of treatment. Been stashing bits for it for years, including a brand new sparco strut brace

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Lol, I did a stocktake of parts yesterday and found loads i'd forgotten buying!

 

[DaveL485]

Lol, I did a stocktake of parts yesterday and found loads i'd forgotten buying!

I do that ALL the time. Sometimes, after buying the same part a second time lol

 

[LowiePete]

This reminds me of a small cartoon I saw in a local New York newspaper in the
mid 1960's - depicting a traffic jam in the heat-wave - caption read: "Mabel,
don't wind the window down, we don't wan't everyone to know we don't have
air-conditioning"

All that kit, extra weight, drain on the power and extra fuel consumption. On a
fun car car like that - what is the point?

Regards,
Steve

 

[gtmatt]

Didn't the japan r5 have air con fitted

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Seriously tempted to fit EFI to the 11 now..... what do you think chaps?