Renault 11 Turbo Phase 2 Restoration

[Turbell]

Really pleased this is progressing, is it 'gris argent ' IIRC, I still have some basecoat on the shelf from my old 11T, used it on the wheels of my '55 750, it's a really good shade that can be bright popping in sunlight but 'steelly' in shade.
It's an absolute must for me to see this car when it's finished.
Keep up the excellent work, think I've still got the original cassette holder/stereo surround somewhere from E23 TTH, you're welcome to it, if it it's any use.

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Been a few weeks since I updated this guys, but work has continued to progress in the background and some funny stories also... this being one.

So many months ago I made a start to repair the roof lining, as it was torn when I removed it from the car:

Unfortunately the repair didn't seem to work as well as I'd hoped and the rooflining looked like a dogs breakfast after I'd finished..


Although I don't need one yet, it was at the back of my mind of things I will need to fix when I start the rebuild, and I was wondering how I was going to get round this problem.

Those of you who know me well, will know I travel all throughout Europe for my work (Sales) which gives me a chance to see what's for sale in all other countires... thankfully in Turkey... there continued to be lots of things for sale for the old R9/R11 models, as it's still a common sight on the roads out there.

After a bit of Googling, I found an advert for a brand new R9 roof lining in Turkey, so I asked my local guy there to help me track one down. Thankfully he managed to get hold of one, but the next problem was getting it back to the UK. I couldn't find anyone to ship it, and it was too large/expensive for Postage... So looked like my last option was to try & fly it home with me during my next trip there. I did some homework and found that "theoretically" it was within the sizing to allow it to fly....

Following another fun week in Istanbul travelling with my team there, I turned up at the airport with one of the guys with the roof lining all packaged up and ready to travel:

First we had to get it X-Rayed to get INTO the terminal... which took some time, and then finally we got to the check in desk. As you can imagine the check in team were thinking I was having a laugh and told me no, so I was so plesed to have one of our Turkish team there to "discuss" with them in the local language...

Eventually, they accepted the parcel and I caught my flight home. Few hours later I arrvied back at Stansted and then waited to see if the parcel caught me up... IT DID!!


So squeezed it into the back of the car:

Drove Home:
And then the final unwrap..... IT'S FINE!!


God the lengths we go to restore these old sh1tbag Renault's eh... :ag:

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

I also took a load of parts to a plating company in Sandy (Bedfordshire) to see what they could do for me... Many of them were in REALLY bad condition... so I was chuffed when I got them back looking not too bad at all!!:



Got a few bits I want to get re-done, as the coating is not thick enough for me, but 90% of what was done I'm pleased with!

If anyone knows of any other platers to recommend, please let me know?

Thanks for Reading

 

[Duncan Grier]

Steve only you could get a bloody whole roof lining from Turkey to the UK in one piece and through airport politics.....epic stuff

Zinc looks better than I thought knowing you were not 100% happy another 10 sessions and sure they will be up to Big Steve status :bt:

 

[DaveL485]

Steve only you could get a bloody whole roof lining from Turkey to the UK in one piece and through airport politics.....epic stuff

Un-Believable. Mine has totally collapsed in the 9 so knowing Steve has a brand fecking new one... Oh my god, I don't know whether to love him or hate him!

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

I don't know whether to love him or hate him!

As usual... :bs:

 

[DaveL485]

As usual... :bs:

What upsets me even more is I know that there is zero chance of me getting one either lol, even if I could justify the cost i'm not super anal enough to deal with the hassle you just went through! I'll spray-glue some flock material to the roof instead hahaha

 

[andybond]

One word : Incredible.

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Zinc looks better than I thought knowing you were not 100% happy another 10 sessions and sure they will be up to Big Steve status :bt:

Now then, now then, jewellery, jewellery, jangle, jangle :by:

 

[andybond]

Gucci!

 

[gtmatt]

Can't believe you did that , that's epic with the roof lining great work steve

 

[TNT Mr Raider]

Thats awesome fella to source new roof lining, defo going the extra mile and not a kebab in site lol

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Thats awesome fella to source new roof lining, defo going the extra mile and not a kebab in site lol

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Progress continues, even though it's pretty slow because it's flippin cold outside.. but with a pair of winning gloves, and a heater the march goes on! :cg:

I dug out my carb today and packaged it up for our very own @sparkie to rebuild & refurbish for me. Will be posting it to him this week. Will share some pictures after he has worked his magic, but at the moment it looks like this:



Next thing I wanted to do was try & refurbish some of the carb' control cables that were looking a little tired

As you can see, one of the Accelerator cables, had already lost it's sheathing, so I bought myself some gloss black heatshrink from eBay and thought I would see if that would work? First I just gave the cable housing a little tickle with a scotchbrite pad to remove some of the surface rust & muck:

Next I cut a piece of the heatshrink to length, and then started shrinking with my gas bottle:

Chuffed with how it came out!!

The next one still had a bit of raggy sheathing around it, so I cut it off, and re-shrunk another piece on:

Now I have two winners!!

Last thing I wanted to do was choose the best choke cable I had, in the end the decision was easy, based on the printed graphic on the top of the knob:


Thanks for reading

 

[DaveL485]

choose the best clutch cable I had

Thats a funny looking clutch cable

 

[Duncan Grier]

Thats a funny looking clutch cable

Dave stop 'Choking' this thread up

 

[DaveL485]

Dave stop 'Choking' this thread up

I thought my funny quip would "enrich" the "mixture" of posts

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Thats a funny looking clutch cable

Glad you're paying attention @DaveL485 :dn:, ahem Choke Cable..

 

[Andyquadra]

I thought my funny quip would "enrich" the "mixture" of posts

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

@sparkie has made a start on the rebuild on my carb and noticed a few things:

• Main jet = 120
• Air Corrector = 100
• 1st stage enricher = 70
• and 2nd stage bush . 100 sized air corrector.
• The Venturi is stamped with 25mm, but it's been bored out to approx 27mm (I asked if it's got a "Group A" kit, but he said it's not got the special brass secondary venturi, so has just got the bored out venturi with jets to match)

Thanks for reading!