Project TD....

I was looking for a nice cheap Diesel to do up... and I spotted a Renault 19 advertised on Donedeal.ie.... I rang the guy, and turned out it was only 20 mins from my house, so my dad and I took a spin up over Christmas to have a look at her.... We got there, and it was covered in moss and hadn't been started in nearly a year..... (never a good sign...) we got inside and she wasn't bad, tidy interior, and all elecs.... even sunroof.... I Jump started it, and it fired 1st attempt with only a light puff of smoke from the tailpipe.... Dad drove it down the road, and she was driving well... just no power, and there was an awful wobble from her..... so I bought her for €70... and we drove her home!





I brought her straight into the garage and started stripping her, and found 90% of the problems straight off... the accelerator mounting was broken, hence the lack of power, fixed that, Changed the timing belt.... that was a hell of an awkward job! then I ordered new Discs and Front shocks on ebay...
I turned my attention to the interior, and electrics.... the sunroof was jamming, so using the tech guide here, I took it out and overhauled it Finding a problem with the switch, I dismantled the drivers window, and found it needed greasing, so sorted that, and got the locks working... the central still isn't working, but thats for another day... the wiring to the bootlid was frayed, so I attacked that, and re-wired it, getting the wiper and demister working along with the foglight...

The parts arrived from ebay, so hammers and all sorts were applied to the discs to remove them (they were VERY BAD) and Dad overhauled the calipers while we were at it, the whole lot was fitted, and we turned to the Shocks, which were removed, and all the bearings renewed and greased as they were well shot, when All that was done, I took her down to my uncles tyre centre and had 2 new tires and the tracking done, along with the 4 wheel balancing... She suddenly was driving like a dream, really smooth and even more power than my old BMW 3 series, so I was delighted with her!!

There's more work to be done on her... Ideally I'd like to renew the rear shocks, and get the Central locking done, and maybe get some of the dings and dents out of her... oh, and get some new switches... and sort out the interior lights... and put some new bulbs in the dash clocks!!

So yea, she's driving... now I've to get it through the NCT... that should be fun!!