Hats off mate your attention to detail is spot on! Out of interest where have you got replacement cv joints from? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Cheers Paul It's all coming together nicely. The CV joints i ordered off eBay. Item number: 132186379030
King bearings fit if you dont mind aftermarket. I have the racing ones in mine with the locating tang, but sure the "normal" ones dont if your on standard rods still. I have the normal ones as my main bearings. I think I remember seeing u ask for torque values in another thread, if your still after anything let me know and ill see if I can.help Sent from my FRD-L09 using Tapatalk
Hi bud I'll look into getting some King Bearings then as i checked with Renault again today and still no stock in UK or France. Bloody shame as there only £28 + vat Yeah ive been looking for torque values but just can't find anything anywhere. Below is what I need Cylinder head bolts Mains caps Conrods Timing belt set up Cam pulleys Aux belt tensioner Sump bolts Crank pulley Cam cover Breather cover Crank end plate/cover Exhaust/inlet manifolds Turbo to manifold Oil cooler insert Oil Pump That's all I can think of for now
Few more parts arrived today from Auto Doc in Germany. Great service by these lot and very good prices [emoji106] Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Anyone tell me what this seal is for as im stumped as to where it goes [emoji1] It was in the cylinder head set Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Also these seals that were in the lower crank case gasket set??? Any ideas so I can label them up Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Blasted the hub carriers today ready for the powdercoaters. Bit of a difference as they had 17 years of shite on them and took some blasting clean. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Bit of a small update as been so busy with work etc Few more parts arrived including decat pipe, genuine water pump, King big end bearings, CV joints & Brembo seal kits. Managed to paint the exhaust manifold & turbo housing etc with Eastwood Factory Grey High Temp paint. Made a start on painting the CV joints and water pump to give them that extra protection against the elements. Also picked up all my nuts, bolts, clips, brackets from the zinc platers. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
seriously you have got to much time on your hands, but its looking good so far, going to be a shame to take it out when it completed
Cheers Ian Thing is I dont have much time at all. Just do bits when I can really. Just waiting for the mains bearings too arrive then I can start building up the block. Any idea on a good assembly lube?? I'm sure I seen a bottle of Torco Engine Assembly Lube by the engine assembly station over at RS Tuning so must be the stuff to use.
When i put mine back together i just used a good dose of good engine oil, i have rebuilt a lot of engines in my time and have only used this method each time and have had no problems, i normally use an oil can and fill the oil holes in the crank etc, that's what i will be doing when i start putting mine back together when the parts get here
Cheers Karl Haha yeah just a bit and will be the first & last one I do although have been asked if ill do another 225 for a chap local to me who has 2. Even after doing all the work myself apart from machining, the costs are way above what I expected and its not even forged lol. Gaskets, bearings, rings, injectors, seal kits, plating, powdercoating, paint, Ren parts etc etc just took it out of proportion but then i don't do things by halves haha. If it was a standard 225 id of just dropped another engine in and sold it on and cut my losses but with it been a trophy edition and limited in numbers i thought it's worth restoring and who knows, maybe it could be a classic in years to come. Also, ordered one of these to check my crank end float. £11 delivered on eBay so will use it once and let it gather dust on the shelf lol Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
I really think it would be worth keeping the trophy, anyway you have done the work, why sell it unless you wanted another project I can only imagine the cost if you added it all up, anyway your doing a top job I definitely need to take a leaf out of your book with the presentation! Was that £11 with the clock or just for the stand??
Yeah deffo worth keeping mate as i really do love the car. Will love it even more when its done. Just gonna keep it as a summer toy as i have a van to rag to work & back Yeah that price was including the dial indicator & holder so cheap as chips Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Couple of small jobs done while I had a few hours spare today. Painted up the cam pulleys in zinc phosphate. And a job I totally forgot about was the stripped threads on the cam cover where the coil packs bolt into so drilled them out, tapped and M6 Helicoils inserted. Next job is to finally start building up the block now that my engine stand has finally arrived after a load of shite went on with the eBay seller lol. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Bargain just check its repeatability as the chinese ones can be a bit dodgy! Good job as always on the painting, how did you get the pulleys so clean!?
Yeah will do bud. Me being me it'll get checked half a dozen times haha That old saying... 'Measure twice, cut once' Cheers pal, I silver zinc plate most metal parts prior to painting. Cleans them up, makes them shiny and gives a good etch for paint.
I know that saying very well Plating is something I would be interested in, but I dont know much about what platings work well for what, or what is doable at home.
There are small DIY playing kits on the market and ive tried a few but ill be honest there not much cop and take forever as you have to wire up/ hand each individual part into the solution and you can imagine trying to wire up and hang a box full of nuts and bolts There's a plating company right next to where I work and just drop the lot off as there have barell rollers where you just chuck the lot in and straight into the process.
Yeah I dont fancy spending 30 mins on each bolt Pretty sure there is a plating company in Rugby where I live ill have to enquire and see if they will do small jobs!
Hahaha that's exactly what i was like Karl. I mean there ok if you wanted pulleys doing or the bigger brackets etc but nuts & bolts..... deffo not Cool, if you struggle give me a shout and I can have them done at my platers.
Only a minor update to my build as I've been crazy busy at work due to the run up to xmas shutdown Managed to fit the decals onto my engine cover and will give it a final lacquer. Also managed to drill and insert the grease nipples to my hub bolts while the miller was free at work. Next update should be the block rebuild once I'm back from holiday [emoji41] Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Hi all Been a while since i updated this as I've been so busy with work and no megane time. Due to my work circumstances changing and requiring to work abroad a lot ive had to sub the engine build out as i just don't have the time. Chap who's building it is Carl over at Mersey Clio Sport (username: Bloke on Clio Sport forum) and he's going to build up the block & head and give it me back on an engine stand where I can then take a week off work, bolt everything back on inc manifolds, turbo, ancillaries etc and drop the engine back in. He's doing me pictures of the build when he starts it next week. Anyway, managed to get a few pics of other bits I had done at Xmas so it's basically ready to bolt back. Some parts cleaned, blasted & painted. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Picked up all the suspension parts from the powdercoaters. All done in satin black as per original. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Looks suspiciously like mine nice work as always mate! Might be worth taking the paint away from the centre of the counter ballance where the bolt and washer make contact, I left mine clean there when I painted it, just to avoid any possible chance of slip!
