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Published by qwerty
6th December 2006

My Project

I bought this car of ebay very locally after having a quick look around it. I think i got carried away because I basically fell in love with it.

Well as the seller described it won't start. Still haven't got it running but i'm working on that.

Well I got it home and started inspecting.

Bit of light rusting nothing to worry about so I keep going....

hmmm getting worse

Random hole in the roof.

Bumper support

Bit of prodding of the drivers side inner arch revealed....

which developed into.....

So I was depressed!!

So I dropped the oil out and replaced it along with the oil filter, and whipped off the carb which looked like....

after much wrangling I finally recieved a 2nd hand carb and fuel pump which will be fitted on Monday. So updates coming up.

I also bought a welder. I've never welded before so am going to teach myself.
This pretty much exactly what the car is about me learnng new sills on a car I just happen to adore even though its a rotten heap

Car Details

Year, Make & Model:

1986 Renault 9 Turbo

Date vehicle acquired:

6th November 2006

Price:

327

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By Roger Red Hat on 8th December 2006, 03:03 PM

got your work cut out for ya there.

id recommend just welding bits of metle together first untill you get the hang of it.

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By Neal on 8th December 2006, 03:40 PM

yep, lots of practice first, you'll just be blowing holes everywhere otherwise.

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By qwerty on 9th December 2006, 06:40 AM

Yup the plan is to go an buy a bit of scrap metal and practice first.

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By JB on 11th December 2006, 10:11 AM

you already got that

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By qwerty on 11th December 2006, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JB

you already got that

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By Roger Red Hat on 11th December 2006, 08:27 PM

that rust spot on the roof is reallyquite bad.

never seen that before.

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By bidderman1969

on 11th December 2006, 08:42 PM

a CB'er??? with them magnet aerial thingy's ?

Last edited by bidderman1969; 12th December 2006 at 07:30 PM.

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By qwerty on 12th December 2006, 02:01 PM

Its now for sale :-(

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By Chris H

on 14th December 2006, 01:02 PM

bit off more than you could chew then?

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By qwerty on 15th December 2006, 07:43 AM

Pretty much exactly Chris

. Bit ambitious for a first project.

If it had been in the summer I would have kept it.

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By f7r on 21st March 2007, 08:50 PM

is it a turbo? having a brainwave, i'm gonna have a spare 5turbo engine complete, and with a rebuilt and skimmed head.

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By Chris H

on 21st March 2007, 08:52 PM

yes it was an 11 turbo and its long since been sold

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By qwerty on 9th May 2007, 02:32 PM

It is a 9 turbo, and it lives, although not in my ownership. Sold it to a guy from Scotland and I got a speeding ticket for it last week so its made it back onto the road!!