17-06-2014, 09:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 17-06-2014, 09:54 AM by londondan86.)
Well I have been a bit quiet on the forum over the last few month, mainly due to working a 9 to 5, trying to finish and run a supercharged monster and co-running a small business on the side to top up wages.
I have been buying accident damaged, spares/repairs or classics in need of TLC to make some cash. The first few have not been that exciting, 2010 twingo, mondeo, combo van, etc. Then this little beauty!!!
Its a 1994 renault clio dimma!! Genuine model as verified by dimma themselves (just up the road from me in Runcorn)
We won it on ebay for a very reasonable price due to a typo fail (dimmer???
) The engine is the 1.8 16V 135bhp with 80k on the clock, big folder of reciepts but the body work was a mess, a failed respray had left runs on the doors, bubbles on the bumper and a really poor finish.
When we picked it up:
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And the next day:
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The decision was made to respray the entire car so the strip down began. Not sure how well the picture shows it but look at the water on the inside of the roof lining!!
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Unfortunately during the prep work we started to find the clios weak points - rust. Both of the bottoms of the A pillars were completely rotted through, the bottoms of both doors were ruined as was the bottom of the boot. Replacement doors and boot would be needed. At least this meant we cold use a bit of one of the doors to repair the rusty panels
There was also an issue on both sides at the top of the C pillar where the fiberglass kit is bonded to the shell where cracks had started to show, this meant getting handy with the grinder and cutting it all out and filling it all again
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Hit the picture limit, more to follow
Masked up, prepping for paint:
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Welded A Pillars repaired along with lots of filler everywhere!!
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Primer goes on:
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[attachment=16891]
And first coats of red
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[attachment=16893]
Picture limit again
I have been buying accident damaged, spares/repairs or classics in need of TLC to make some cash. The first few have not been that exciting, 2010 twingo, mondeo, combo van, etc. Then this little beauty!!!
Its a 1994 renault clio dimma!! Genuine model as verified by dimma themselves (just up the road from me in Runcorn)
We won it on ebay for a very reasonable price due to a typo fail (dimmer???
) The engine is the 1.8 16V 135bhp with 80k on the clock, big folder of reciepts but the body work was a mess, a failed respray had left runs on the doors, bubbles on the bumper and a really poor finish.When we picked it up:
[attachment=16874]
[attachment=16875]
And the next day:
[attachment=16876]
The decision was made to respray the entire car so the strip down began. Not sure how well the picture shows it but look at the water on the inside of the roof lining!!
[attachment=16877]
[attachment=16878]
[attachment=16879]
Unfortunately during the prep work we started to find the clios weak points - rust. Both of the bottoms of the A pillars were completely rotted through, the bottoms of both doors were ruined as was the bottom of the boot. Replacement doors and boot would be needed. At least this meant we cold use a bit of one of the doors to repair the rusty panels
There was also an issue on both sides at the top of the C pillar where the fiberglass kit is bonded to the shell where cracks had started to show, this meant getting handy with the grinder and cutting it all out and filling it all again[attachment=16880]
[attachment=16881]
[attachment=16882]
[attachment=16883]
Hit the picture limit, more to follow
Masked up, prepping for paint:
[attachment=16884]
[attachment=16885]
Welded A Pillars repaired along with lots of filler everywhere!!
[attachment=16886]
[attachment=16887]
[attachment=16888]
Primer goes on:
[attachment=16889]
[attachment=16890]
[attachment=16891]
And first coats of red
[attachment=16892]
[attachment=16893]
Picture limit again