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flat-eric
19-09-2007, 20:11
had the willy for 3 weeks now, here's what i've been up to.


a good clean up.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/rballantyne/willy001.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/rballantyne/wheel003.jpg

new fogs

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/rballantyne/wheel006.jpg

and now a few new bits to sort the engine bay out.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/rballantyne/100_0563.jpg
Tullyvernon
19-09-2007, 20:50
8) nice
wavy
19-09-2007, 21:36
looking good m8 8)
Lunner
19-09-2007, 22:33
Have fun getting that inlet manifold on lol, its hard enough to do with everything still on with engine out, let alone with engine in!
flat-eric
19-09-2007, 22:53
Have fun getting that inlet manifold on lol, its hard enough to do with everything still on with engine out, let alone with engine in!

i gota learn sumhow eh lol :roll:
Bailey_1260
20-09-2007, 00:19
Do you get much help/support doing this on base and what restrictions are applied?

Cheers Bailey
AndyFielder
20-09-2007, 10:09
how much were the bits?
flat-eric
20-09-2007, 21:00
Do you get much help/support doing this on base and what restrictions are applied?

Cheers Bailey

we do have a motor club where we can do work on our cars but i'm not a member yet. my mates do help now and again with the od bit of work though.
flat-eric
20-09-2007, 21:03
how much were the bits?

the header tank was £24 delivered "ebay" "very well packaged"

the rocker cover was £31 delivered "ebay"

and the inlet manifold was £15 from Matbrown on the forum.

should tidy the engine bay up a treat i think, i'm going to have a go at polishing my old one up on the buffer when the new one is fitted.

next up is a full service/ fluid drop/change.
Bailey_1260
20-09-2007, 21:08
What trade are you in mate?
flat-eric
20-09-2007, 21:27
What trade are you in mate?

driver in the raf. you?
schakal
20-09-2007, 21:54
good to see one of my bottles being used
for a good cause 8)
Bailey_1260
20-09-2007, 22:29
driver in the raf. you?

Not yet, just passed selection for the army, got to sort out some loans and am waiting for a dtae of entry. (going for REME or RE)

Where are you based mate?

(sorry for the thread hijack, to be on topic it does look smart mate you are doing exactly what should be done with a willy: making it mint! :D)
northy
21-09-2007, 08:09
looking miles better mate !

Ps - u own a 2 not a 3 :winkey:
Clio_GTT
21-09-2007, 11:57
looking miles better mate !

Ps - u own a 2 not a 3 :winkey:

he said he's had it 3 weeks, not that it's a 3 :lol:
FATBOY
21-09-2007, 18:45
thats northy skimming posts again!!!! :wink:
cliolord
22-09-2007, 19:19
Have fun getting that inlet manifold on lol, its hard enough to do with everything still on with engine out, let alone with engine in!

Whimp :lol: Yeah can be abit of a fag smoker that one! Looks nice, Mind me asking how much you paid for it?
flat-eric
22-09-2007, 20:06
Have fun getting that inlet manifold on lol, its hard enough to do with everything still on with engine out, let alone with engine in!

Whimp :lol: Yeah can be abit of a fag smoker that one! Looks nice, Mind me asking how much you paid for it?

cost me £15 from Matbrown

i've just painted it up with temp paint, gota get a gasket and then i can fit it!

8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
cliolord
23-09-2007, 13:42
Nice! It's amazing what the Expansion bottle, rocker cover and inlet do to the engine bay. Also worth getting a new exhaust manifold heatsheild, new ones just make the bay look brand new! 8)
flat-eric
23-09-2007, 14:12
Nice! It's amazing what the Expansion bottle, rocker cover and inlet do to the engine bay. Also worth getting a new exhaust manifold heatsheild, new ones just make the bay look brand new! 8)

my sisters fella does sheet metal work on the side so he's gonna make me a custom mirror finish jobbie! :D :D :D :D :D :D

will take pics when done.
flat-eric
23-09-2007, 18:27
new plugs and leeds are in, along with my new rocker cover!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/rballantyne/100_0568.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/rballantyne/100_0569.jpg
oh and here's a picky of my second hand magnex rear box
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/rballantyne/100_0567.jpg
MAXIBOY
23-09-2007, 18:55
my sisters fella does sheet metal work on the side so he's gonna make me a custom mirror finish jobbie! :D :D :D :D :D :D



won,t have much heat shielding properties though :oops:
flat-eric
23-09-2007, 19:00
my sisters fella does sheet metal work on the side so he's gonna make me a custom mirror finish jobbie! :D :D :D :D :D :D



won,t have much heat shielding properties though :oops:

anything is better than what i have at the moment!!!!!

and it will look good to!
MAXIBOY
23-09-2007, 19:16
new ones are 45 quid.
flat-eric
23-09-2007, 19:26
new ones are 45 quid.

thats about £35 more than what itl cost me to make a custo one.
Budji
24-09-2007, 09:01
looks nice and shinety mate, but you have the wrong cap on your expansion tank?
MatBrown
24-09-2007, 17:42
looks nice and shinety mate, but you have the wrong cap on your expansion tank?

Nope.


Mat.
MAXIBOY
24-09-2007, 17:48
i,ve a blue one...
MatBrown
24-09-2007, 17:52
I have never even come across a blue one yet!


Mat.
flat-eric
24-09-2007, 19:25
thanks for your views people, but i think it has to go! its doing my head in now as things keep going wrong on it, it blew the oil filter seal today and dumped its oil, fixed that but now has a tappety noise!!!! :evil: :evil:

so should i cut my losses and get rid?

make me an offer!
Daz.
24-09-2007, 19:29
^^^ Bloody hell mate - if its pissed you off just by those tiny things your never gonna cope as a williams owner!
Lunner
24-09-2007, 21:14
Welcome to clio ownership lol

Run it on mineral oil for a few hundred miles, think thats a trick to cure it, do a search for tappets
richy
24-09-2007, 21:15
^^^ Bloody hell mate - if its pissed you off just by those tiny things your never gonna cope as a williams owner!

SO TRUE!


:lol:
flat-eric
24-09-2007, 22:00
Well i've just had the worst hour or so of oil and sweat arguments with the clio! and it all turned out to be the wong oil! went from 5w to a thicker semi sythetic and its running like a kitten purrrrrrring!!!!!!!

all i have to do now is sort out the arches and the rotten sill and touch wood all should be ok.

fault list now stands at

- drivers side electric mirror dont work.
- rotten drivers side sill.
- arches have started to go.
- steering columb has a lil bit of play and squeeks.
- tracking is out a lil bit.
- oil level guage stops working after a minute or so.

things to do are as follows

- finish engine bay and steam clean.
- fit new glovebox cover.
- fit new centre console after removing crook lock.
- re carpet the boot.
- sort rust on the botom of the doors.
- try and track down previous service history as previous owner lost it!!!
- fit new headlight bulbs.
- sort split cv boot on passenger side.
- get cam belt changed.
- sell it!!!!!!!!!
Daz.
24-09-2007, 22:07
dude did you test drive this car before you bought it??! :lol:
flat-eric
24-09-2007, 22:22
dude did you test drive this car before you bought it??! :lol:

yeh but not far. i took it in part ex with cash for my 200sx sx.

for what it was costing me "not a lot" i though fook it take a gamble.

any ideas what it will be worth when i'm done and have put it through a good service?????
MAXIBOY
24-09-2007, 22:24
oil level gauge stops working after a minute or so.

they all do that mate so cross it off your list. when you start it it shows the oil level for a few minutes then goes off.
flat-eric
24-09-2007, 22:26
oil level gauge stops working after a minute or so.

they all do that mate so cross it off your list. when you start it it shows the oil level for a few minutes then goes off.

"bimbles over to work bench with red pen in hand" crossed that one off the list!! cheers.