Hi I'm new to this forum I've not long got hold of a rusty clio williams 3
and im going to be bringing it back from it's neglected state and seen
this forum as every bit of help would much appreciated thanks
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Hi I'm new to this forum I've not long got hold of a rusty clio williams 3
and im going to be bringing it back from it's neglected state and seen
this forum as every bit of help would much appreciated thanks
How far does the rust go
Send some pics!
Welcome. I've got a not so rusty W3. Where you based?
Welcome. Rusty ish Williams 3 owner here too 8-)
My williams 3 had a few is getting a waxoyling to prevent and stop any rust at the moment
What's amazing is its all surface corrosion, peel off a paper sticker and its rust free underneath
Until it gets too deep I guess
Ive always wanted a clio williams then a mate said to Me last month that his friend
had 1 on his drive well apart from the sills sitting on the floor and wheels oxidised to hell it was all there
and not abused so we towed it home with the biggest smile on my face that was till I got the sills off and seen that the inner sill had gone to rust heaven lol but getting there with it all the rot was cut out and replaced ready to refit new sills but thats where I need a little help
as the rust taken some of the inner rear arch and I was after trying to find out the measurement from the inside torsion bar to the outside edge of the sill detail line just to get the correct flare will get some pics posted
Welcome to the club! Another local car! I'm from the derby area too ;)
Dunc
Do you still use it much can't wait to get mine back on the road
yeah I do during summer months. tax if march till around October time. Might even tax if Feb this year....I just want to get it out again!
where in Derby are u?
Dunc
Hi there,
Hopefully the measurements that I took before I started ripping my car to pieces will help you. The measurements below were taken from the NS sill, but you can just reverse for the OS. The measurements were taken from an original unmodified sill.
The image below shows where I took the measuremets from.
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The following are the actual measurements
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These should be useful to you as they show the increments of the rear sill flare
That's a really big help as there has been a bit of a bodge and needed to get the right flare did you use the
standard sills and work on them I'm also after this measurement http://williamsclio.co.uk/forum/atta...tid=7415&stc=1 from the shock bolt to the detail line at the top of the sill cheers
I'll have a look tonight for you and report back.
I used a brand new Genuine Williams OS rear 1/4 (very lucky to get hold of)
I Repaired the NS sill which needed a minimal repair so was able to keep the flair detail no problem.
Hello :) All 3's rust, more than others I hear. Nothing that cannot be sorted though, and they are a very rare breed of Williams :)
Although the site has gotten quieter over the years, there is a vast array of info here still specifically for the Williams.
My car is so non-standard now that I use many forums to get info, personally. But here is where you need to start :)
As for the issue and info you need, I would look at getting hold of a rear quarter from a scrapper 16v as OEM ones are now completely sold out. I think I had the last one from France. You can use the standard sills and modify them to fit, the part is cheap.
A good bodyshop with experience can so them properly.
Cheers for that guys will try and get the pics up 2moro I've just got my
welder back from being fixed did anybody know the length of the Williams sill compared to to poverty spec
cheers
HI,
The williams /16v sills are the same length. Just the rear part flairs out slightly I think
Dunc
I have checked the measurement that you were after, although my car does not currently have rear shocks installed so I have measured from the bodywork just below the bolt to the outer point that you requested and its 27cm.
The poverty spec pattern sills are longer than the Williams/16v ones so they will need to be shortened and as previously detailed the Williams ones are deeper and flare out at the back, so need quite a bit of modification work to make them match - good luck with the project.
Anybody know the guy in Hinckley matt brown I'm seeing if he breaks clios still
lol, Mat Brown, yeah he is still very alive and kicking and breaking clios like a mo fo!
Dunc
Cheers for that I've spelt it wrong a few times I wondered why I couldn't find him lol
fingers crossed he can help any chance of me popping up to have a look at your clio just to check a few things
before I start welding and getting it wrong lol I work in alfreton so not to far
Yeah no probs. My mate live right near with 3x 16v clios so u can check his too if need be!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wshaw85
hi, wow another willy 3 owner :)
i live in burton.. any updates on your car?
Getting there with it now 1 side is fully fabricatored and welded in had to re do floor inner sills and outer sills rear arches and just started the other side so not much longer
but was thinking of turning it into a maxi just trying to find the parts to do it
Bit of an update all the welding has finally been finished and its solid 😀
Time to start getting it back together to see daylight again just got to rember where all the bits go
and prep for paint I was after looking at another Williams just to check the rear arches to make sure mine are all correct
if anybody had 1 near derby thanks
I do! Im Belper way!
Only round the corner but yeah would be great to see 1 in true form
spent countless hours on the old girl it's going to feel weird not grinding or welding
but polishing instead :-D
Yeah, i see your only Allestree. Could meet you at Shell garage sometime?
Dunc
that would be perfect let me know when your free cheers