Phase 1 Flamer Restoration Project

[Prestigechris]

Hello All

Thought i would start project thread for my phase 1 flamer

Bought it for a decent price and it was delivered last night at 9PM via a shipping company.

Wasnt sure what to do with the car and thought about a track/fast road project but after some research and some advice from people in the know ive decided to go down the restoration route, car has come with a huge bistory file including every mot, tax disc, receipt, service history/books etc.

ive got a lot of pics to follow for people to have a look at.
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Didnt really get a good look round it as it was dark, so been out with the camera this morning and taken pics of all over the car.

Enjoy :wave:

 

[Prestigechris]

 

[Prestigechris]

 

[Impuzzable]

Looked through all the pics with great interest. Quite a big project you have taken on! It would be fantastic to see this Flamer restored to former glory. Looking forward to project updates - Good Luck!

 

[Silent_Scone]

Looks well.

Well and truly raped.

 

[Prestigechris]

Update 07/03/16

Had a good tidy in the workshop today and made room for the clio, cant believe how different the colour looks under these lights.

Also found a decent genuine renault parts supplier online which should progress the resto :thumb:

The car appears to have quite a decent oil leak by the looks of it which is a bit annoying but i might even have the engine out to clean/refurb the bay.

Noticed a few more blemishes while i was in there

 

[Prestigechris]

Update 08/03/2016

Had a day in the workshop tidying and sorting some stuff out.

Whipped a wheel off the rear and had a look around the bakes/suspension etc to see what lies ahead. To be honest I am quite pleased at the condition of everything, especially being 15 years old! :thumb:

The calipers and discs appear to be in good condition as well as the brake lines, these will be coming off and just getting a rub down and satin black paint. (unless seals and rubbers are perished then they will get a rebuild)

The exhaust is looking like its going to need sorting out for definite, i reckon someones had a diy bodge fix a few times looking at the cable ties and knackered mounts

Also the heatshields are fairly tatty

The rear beam is rusty and i think i will pull it out when the time comes and get it blasted and coated

While i had the camera i thought id take a picture of my new cabinets :thumb:

This is one of the parts that made me buy the car, its full history and all receipts etc

A previous owner has even added to the service book with his own sections where he has serviced it himself :doublesho

It has every MOT certificate as well as every tax disc its had :thumb:

This is a good part of the history though, the second owner had kept a full log of his fueling and MPG, 26 pages of it!! fairly keen i would say

 

[joytodrive25]

So much project and garage jealousy. I'd like nothing more than a garage to strip the clio down to shell and build back up again, almost OEM but better. That fuel log is maybe a bit toooo keen though.

 

[Alastair.]

I was looking at this, was on ebay for like 1k but Gumtree it was £750?
Was to far gone for me, good luck.

 

[terryc101]

Looking forward to seeing your progress with this. Best colour for a ph1.

 

[Stay Puft]

And for a phase 2.

Looking forward to seeing your progress with this. Best colour for a ph1.

Good luck with the project mate.

 

[stonejedi]

Nice project:up:.I will be keeping an eye on this one,its pretty similar to my own Clean up project.ṢJ.

 

[corsarally]

Looks nice,may be worth drilling out the rivets on the side skirts and removing and checking that the sills are in good condition.

 

[GavC]

Every guys dream to pick up a motor with great service history like that!
I look forward to updates :blush:

 

[Alastair.]

@baysthebest , this is the one we were looking at on eBay.

 

[Jekyll]

This should be a great project. Certainly got your work cut out.

Good luck.

 

[Jekyll]

Might also be worth having a look in here for ideas/inspiration.

http://www.cliosport.net/threads/scotts-super-clean-ph1-172-project-thread.676255/

 

[Andyman]

Every guys dream to pick up a motor with great service history like that!
I look forward to updates :blush:

Going by the outlay needed to turn this into something mint it doesn't really count for much.

As someone mentioned, check the sills under the skirts or via the inner rear door cards. If these are shot it might not be worth the grief

 

[Stefan.]

Great little project

Flame red is amazing

Will keep my eye on this

 

[Austin-182]

Im in from the start with this one. Really looking forward to following the progress with this!

I would love to have this as a project.

 

[Prestigechris]

Update 15/03/16

Had chance to pull the clio out the workshop yesterday, wanted to start some of the jobs as i had a day off.

Started with removing the wiring from the sub and amp

Pulled the head unit out and removed the wiring

Pulled the wiring through from the head unit to the footwell

Pulled it all through to the footwell and removed it from the battery

Glad to get rid of that :thumb:



Next was start pulling the damaged parts off, also start to see what condition everything is in

jacked the car up to get the mass of bolts and torque heads

Quite a few were rusted unfortunately so these had to be drilled out

Cant beat a step drill to remove the heads and also rivets

Bumper was the first part off, plenty of hidden torx head screws

Next up the wings, looking at these im definitely going to need a pair

always amazed how much crap is underneath all the hidden parts

to get them off there are two hidden bolt heads behind sills and also one underneath the scuttle panel under the wipers.

That meant the skirts and wipers/panel needed to come off

First off the wipers, one was bloody stuck on so out with the bearing puller.

Also noticed that the bush has gone on the N/S wiper arm so its been rubbing the mechanism

with these off you can access the bolt heads underneath

Whipped the headlights out while i was on the front end

Started to build a decent parts pile as well

Everything off, the car is starting to look a bit sorry for itself!

A few people have told me to check under the skirts before i go too far money wise in case its too far gone rust wise.

Looking at it theres some surface rust thats going to need attention but doesnt look like its rotting

Next up was a look at the oil leak, its fairly bad looking at the engine from above, so off with the plastic guard underneath and the revealed this!!! :doublesho:doublesho:doublesho

Needless to say i thought bad thoughts

Anyway looking further into it and following the oil i think i found the issue (possibly) it looked like it was coming down from above the engine from the filter housing

reached down past the inlet manifold and checked filter and it was loose, like free spinning loose! Tightened and hopefully this is the issue. Will have to degrease and clean the sump etc so i can check when running


the rest of underneath is fairly clean which is a bonus! No knackered bushes or seals

So now ive got some parts to find, which is proving interesting!

update soon! :thumb:

 

[Djw John]

They rot from the inside out in afraid. Defo get those rear door cards off before spending any money on it.

 

[Prestigechris]

is that the best way of seeing?

 

[Djw John]

Yup. Be afraid, very afraid.

 

[Prestigechris]

best go whip those panels off now matey. will let you know

 

[Darren S]

OP - just out of curiosity if you ever get your wipers back to this state that you had them....

The bolts on that wiper arm - should have several metal washers between the bolt itself and the arm. There's also a third bolt that's off to the right of the picture - but I can't recall if that has any metal washers.

Could you let me know how many washers are on each bolt? I 'think' when I reassembled mine, I put the correct number back - but I'd like to make sure!

Cheers,
D.

 

[Prestigechris]

there were no washers? that could be why it worn like it has. there was just the arm straight onto the spline

 

[RSi_01]

Love flammersss. good luck!!!!

 

[leedsboy]

Didn't know they rotted so much, looks like you'll be doing a proper job of this though. Looking forward to seeing how you get on.

 

[Alastair.]

Any updates?

 

[Prestigechris]

Currently sat in the workshop in bits. Haven't had time to do anymore