Post 741465 by Ettienne on 2014-10-11 14:32:27
Around march time this year I purchased a gul manual estate, showing 19k miles, (the speedo was replaced by previous owner although I have both its around 115k) from the back of harlow in Essex. It had been parked up for 6 years on concrete in a garage yard / car park. The owner had used it for a few years and had some issues, firstly a head rebuild, then a turbo rebuild, then a smoking issue which myself and oblark believe to be rings. He abandoned the car at the Renaults workshop after he moved to france to live, it took about 18 months to actually arrange the sale with the workshop and the owner (mark). After the car was transported back to my house myself and oblark started the rebuilding process. We pulled the old engine and replaced it with blackys engine from merc and many other jobs that needed doing: new cambelt water pump rebuilt driveshafts with new joints and gaitors wishbones poly'd low mileage original suspension front leg replaced 1 hub replaced new 302 hangers, pads, stainless braided brake lines anti freeze brake fluid gearbox oil new 850r clutch complete with bearing poly'd top mount replaced the turbo for a lower mileage one. one piece exhaust gasket fitted driveshaft oil seals inlet gasket new rear main seal new pcv system fitted new drop links new cat back exhaust system fitted new rear bumper hanger brackets fitted 4 x new tyres and refurbed (powder coated wheels) under sealed / rust prevention all 4 wheel arches, floor and underside of the subframe basically anywhere possible mopped the paint cleaned and leather fed the interior The car passed the mot with no advisories, so we must have done a few things right. The exterior has a few scabs around the window rubber, which ill get addressed once steve has finished with my 854 gul manual. I have covered approx. 500 miles in the car since may, so its well used. oh it used to belong to the flying banana and has had 3 previous owners, it was very much boarder line if it was going to be scrapped, but luckily we found it was all superficial bits that needed doing. ill just upload a few pics of the work we did, not that i'm much of one for taking pics, i'd rather just get the work completed.