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Topic: Clarke Impact Wrench Review.
AmDaMan

Replies: 1
Views: 4624

PostForum: Product Reviews   Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:53 pm   Subject: Clarke Impact Wrench Review.
Right folks, this was a fooking bargain at £23 from machine mart. It's the clarke CIR13C. There were other ones around that more or slighly less but were shitty makes such as cosmic etc. According ...
Topic: Magnecor KV85 Energy HT leads
AmDaMan

Replies: 5
Views: 4199

PostForum: Items For Sale   Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:54 am   Subject: Magnecor KV85 Energy HT leads
bollocks, either way that's a bargain!
Topic: Magnecor KV85 Energy HT leads
AmDaMan

Replies: 5
Views: 4199

PostForum: Items For Sale   Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:28 am   Subject: Magnecor KV85 Energy HT leads
bargain mate, might have these in a week or so if they've not gone... will fit the clio 16v you say?
Topic: Creeking from the front?
AmDaMan

Replies: 1
Views: 3265

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:28 pm   Subject: Creeking from the front?
Ok i noticed the clio was creeking when dry turning (i know i shouldn't) At 1st i thought it was coming from the steering wheel but then I got out of the car and pulled and pushed the wheel and when t ...
Topic: Parts to salvagable from the 16v to the 1.4?
AmDaMan

Replies: 15
Views: 5016

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 3:17 pm   Subject: Parts to salvagable from the 16v to the 1.4?
damn right it is Razz Only young and tasteless once dude.

Cheapest quotes for the valver were coming in at £600 due to the jugging it would require, screw that.

Got a local bloke with a willy R5 ...
Topic: Parts to salvagable from the 16v to the 1.4?
AmDaMan

Replies: 15
Views: 5016

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:38 am   Subject: Parts to salvagable from the 16v to the 1.4?
odd, i tried both of em from the valver and neither worked, even though they did on the valver. The crap one i've got will do for now i suppose.
Topic: Parts to salvagable from the 16v to the 1.4?
AmDaMan

Replies: 15
Views: 5016

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:02 am   Subject: Parts to salvagable from the 16v to the 1.4?
cool, are the horns different? I tried to swap the valver one across as mine is crap but it didn't work Sad

Just swapped the clutch cable over to replace my snapped one and my god it's a pain in th ...
Topic: Parts to salvagable from the 16v to the 1.4?
AmDaMan

Replies: 15
Views: 5016

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:22 pm   Subject: Parts to salvagable from the 16v to the 1.4?
nice one mate. Never knew that about the track though, thought it was wider that the 1.4. Is it wider at the front then or same? On the beam is the handbrake still cable operated?
Topic: Parts to salvagable from the 16v to the 1.4?
AmDaMan

Replies: 15
Views: 5016

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:05 pm   Subject: Parts to salvagable from the 16v to the 1.4?
cool, i'll do the dash and the clocks tomorrow then, not the loom yet though as i'll be swapping the engine is a few weeks. Is the suspension a straight swap then aswell?

Just this minute my shite ...
Topic: Parts to salvagable from the 16v to the 1.4?
AmDaMan

Replies: 15
Views: 5016

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:17 pm   Subject: Parts to salvagable from the 16v to the 1.4?
Hi before the engine gets done I was just wondering what parts I could nick off the 16v to put on the RT. I thinking about things like the shocks, and general suspension and possibly the rear beam de ...
Topic: Wiring Involved in a RT to 1.8?
AmDaMan

Replies: 7
Views: 4130

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:27 am   Subject: Wiring Involved in a RT to 1.8?
it needed more work than i thought, the inner panels were bent so the bonnet wouln't align properly nor would the lights.

I've got someone to help me now that knows a bit (got a williams R5 van) bu ...
Topic: Wiring Involved in a RT to 1.8?
AmDaMan

Replies: 7
Views: 4130

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:04 am   Subject: Wiring Involved in a RT to 1.8?
I've got both cars on my drive so the parts arn't a problem. Why can't you use the 16v rear beam? Because of the handbrake?

It's the wiring that might mess me up.
Topic: brake calipers
AmDaMan

Replies: 10
Views: 3603

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:01 am   Subject: brake calipers
well i'm selling the damaged valver and maybe the Dimma, but if I don't sell the Dimma i'll valver it or possibly turbo.
Topic: brake calipers
AmDaMan

Replies: 10
Views: 3603

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:09 am   Subject: Re: brake calipers
difinately mate if I get a 16v or put em back on mine if i convert to 16v or a volvo turobo.
Topic: brake calipers
AmDaMan

Replies: 10
Views: 3603

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:13 am   Subject: Re: brake calipers
Good luck with the brakes mate, I've just taken mine off and swaped them with valver brakes when I was going to sell my car and tbh the valver brakes suck compared to the 21T ones. I'm so used to not ...
Topic: unfair bank charges
AmDaMan

Replies: 6
Views: 4403

PostForum: Retro-Renault General Chat   Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:09 am   Subject: unfair bank charges
that thing really works, tried and tested by many including me Very Happy
Topic: Wiring Involved in a RT to 1.8?
AmDaMan

Replies: 7
Views: 4130

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:47 am   Subject: Wiring Involved in a RT to 1.8?
Hey all, if I don't shift my car i'll be keeping it and fitting a valver in. Got someone to help with the mechanical side so that should be fine, but how different is the wiring? It's a carbed 1.4 b ...
Topic: clio 16v front drivers caliper needed - ASAP
AmDaMan

Replies: 0
Views: 2877

PostForum: Items/Cars Wanted   Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:19 am   Subject: clio 16v front drivers caliper needed - ASAP
As title, can travel from Sheffield so the closer the better and the cheaper the better too.

thanks.
Topic: Best way to remove brake disk torx screws
AmDaMan

Replies: 7
Views: 3001

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 6:39 am   Subject: Re: Best way to remove brake disk torx screws
right got them off with a decent chisel but now my problem is the bloody brake line to caliper on the drivers side, The bugger is sheared and mole grips won't do it.

http://img149.imageshack.us/im ...
Topic: Best way to remove brake disk torx screws
AmDaMan

Replies: 7
Views: 3001

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:40 am   Subject: Best way to remove brake disk torx screws
yup i guessed, the only chisels they seemed to have were the b n q ones though unfortunely :/ I've been working at it all day, got 2 off 2 to go :/
Topic: Best way to remove brake disk torx screws
AmDaMan

Replies: 7
Views: 3001

PostForum: Tech Questions   Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:55 am   Subject: Best way to remove brake disk torx screws
ok cheers. Well the last extraction set i got just snapped anyway, and i've just been to get a metal chisel from b n q and it was blunt within a minute! Always pissed me off.
 

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