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Renault 11 Turbo Phase 2 Restoration
- Thread starter Big Steve - Raider
- Start date
Yeah it’s a concern of mine too, but I couldn’t find a better way of bringing the tank back to a good serviceable condition without it? Time will tell if it was a good idea I suppose
Duncan Grier
Well-Known Member
Possibly look to include check / replace of the fuel filter as part of yearly once over for piece of mind. Sure it will be fine 
In a few years stick a camera in the tank to check condition if still concerned
Now get the rest of it together, im coming round for the fire up test
In a few years stick a camera in the tank to check condition if still concerned
Now get the rest of it together, im coming round for the fire up test
DaveL485
Staff member
Interesting!
Spectacular stuff, will we ever see a Renault 11 with this attention to detail again (outside of Renault themselves anyway)? I think not!
I think Steve has gone far far further than Renault themselves would. I have seen their press 5 GTT and its a bit scabby TBH.
Kudos to Steve me thinks.
FOOKIN HELL!!! Fitted the complete braking system today with pads and fluid and everything was going well until I spotted this...
Got to send the bloody thing back to BiggRed now and get them to sort it. P1ssed that I got all the callipers refurbished ages ago and now here I am wanting to use them and they bloody leak...
Bumholes.
Neal R19
Well-Known Member
btw, here are some pictures of some refurb calipers I got refurbed by Biggred (albeit about 15 years ago) when I finally took them apart to find out why they kept sticking no matter what.
Yep, both the piston bores and the slider tube bores had been grit blasted. The actual slider tubes had also been blasted. They've probably worked out by now that you shouldn't blast any of these sliding surfaces?
Yep, both the piston bores and the slider tube bores had been grit blasted. The actual slider tubes had also been blasted. They've probably worked out by now that you shouldn't blast any of these sliding surfaces?
Hmmmm..... further deepening my suspicions...
gordini stu
Well-Known Member
Great work as always .
Must be proper piss off . The momentum was flying along, regular up dates with lots of progress making the rest of us look like amateurs, and the a job you didn’t do your self let’s you down, buy two new ones and be done with it . I don’t know about any one else but Have not had great success with refurbished rear callipers on Renaults .
Must be proper piss off . The momentum was flying along, regular up dates with lots of progress making the rest of us look like amateurs, and the a job you didn’t do your self let’s you down, buy two new ones and be done with it . I don’t know about any one else but Have not had great success with refurbished rear callipers on Renaults .
Turbell
Well-Known Member
Rebuilt/refurbed hydraulics always a lottery, I've rebuilt masters, calipers, wheel cylinders etc with no new seals and they're still going strong, other stuff looked bob on and had new seals etc and leaked like a grannies bladder......
Bigg red seem to be a bit hit and miss, although the rebuild kits I've had have always been fine.
Bigg red seem to be a bit hit and miss, although the rebuild kits I've had have always been fine.
Yes I’m wondering if BiggRed can do anything to fix this knackered read Caliper. I’ll give them the option to respond, and then if I get no luck, I’ll consider my options..
You need a press to compress the bevel washers back there don’t you??
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