re-building a 19 16v

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

hi all, im rebuilding my ren19 16v and was wondering if anyone had any tips on cleaning at the moment. like what can i clean the head or indeed the whole outside of the engine with, to bring it up almost like new? and i want to clean the inner water channels of the cooling system, and as i have got a new radiator and expansion bottle, i dont want them contaminated with the crusty old brown stuff that was going round the system before. as im sure you all know what im talking about. also, im thinking of making up a website of my restoration, anhyone think its a good or bad idea? and can i post my website here if i do it?
cheers all

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

yes you can post it here, you can start a members project thread.

if you want to do it properly get it chemically dipped after stripping it down.

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

do you have any idea where to get this done, and how expensive it is? and is that the outside, or inside? cheers, Baz

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

most paint sprayers can do it or shot blasting place got my block and sump done for a tenner Smile

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

and do you think the car will run ace once this is all done? thats my objective, as for the money, this is the best handling car i've ever had!! tried finding shot-blasting places before, but not in the Yellow Pages, geeze, im such an amateur!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

erm depends on what your doing.

it will need a lot of money and work to get it as new again.

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

im just trying to get the car back to mint condition original looking, with some subtle tweeks, can i add a picture of my car as it was went i pulled it out the carport, and as it is at mo? and how do i do it?

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 1141

Are you the guy with the black phase 1 who was advertising for parts on eBay?

Do you have any pics to share? Maybe start a project report in the projects section?

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

i am indeed Addie, and got lots of pics to share!! i am hoping people can have an input into the restoration!! have to find this projects section!!

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

cant find the projects section...............

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

http://www.retro-renault.com/viewforum.php?f=13

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

the PH1 with some PH2 bodywork and black wheels?

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

is it easy to add pics? i have tried to add a pic of my ren upto now, but no luck

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

no, straight PH1 3 door hatch, metallic black

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 1141

If you need to add pictures go here http://imageshack.us/

Upload the picture, it will provide you with a link - use the hotlink to forums option to link into your post

[IMG:1000:683:62894dcec8]http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7366/r1963dc.jpg[/img:62894dcec8]

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

man i like this place, everyone is so helpful, cheers Addie, i shall do this probably over the Bank holiday, get the engine apart, get pics then have an awesome amount of pics to display

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

Rebuilding a black phase 1 hatch eh?

http://www.retro-renault.com/viewtopic.php?t=5959 Wink

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

man that must have been a bitch to see the toerags damage..... i'd have help give 'em a taste of their own medicine......

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

Yeah it was upsetting, when Stan first told me on the phone "your 19 has been vandalised" I had images in my mind of all the panels being battered in, interior destroyed, lights smashed and so on, but it was just the windows thankfully.

I think there would have been blood if someone had put one of them in front of me at the time.

Retroholic Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 1000

really impressed with your project at moment, getting through it slowly