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Posted By: exploding_penguin easy fix?? - 5th May 2009 8:32pm
right im looking at making an offer on this car
its had a shunt to the rear, would just like a few opinions if poss

1996 clio 1.8 16v

http://www.mypicx.com/uploadimg/1952461364_05052009_5.jpg
http://www.mypicx.com/thumb/511079198_05052009_6.jpg
http://www.mypicx.com/uploadimg/1665778458_05052009_1.jpg

(carnt post direct img stupid web site!)

thats the damage, is it a case if cut the rear lam pannel out and weld a new one?? mite it bend back on a jig or somthing?
i aint looking at it being a show car just want it to be functional.
hit buy a van to the rear so impact point was quitehigh, hench the rest of the car being fairly straight.

easy fix??

pingu
Posted By: chris bmw M3 Re: easy fix?? - 5th May 2009 9:50pm
links do not work mate...
Posted By: exploding_penguin Re: easy fix?? - 5th May 2009 9:58pm
http://www.mypicx.com/05052009/Clio_16_Valver/

Posted By: Sanchez Re: easy fix?? - 5th May 2009 10:01pm
hard to tell sean, i would like to pass judgement as the pics dont show the damage much frown
Posted By: exploding_penguin Re: easy fix?? - 5th May 2009 10:04pm
he wants 400 for it???
he done a fair bit of work to it reading through the members topic on the clio fourm confused
Posted By: chris bmw M3 Re: easy fix?? - 6th May 2009 12:09pm
up to you...if you can do it yourself and have access to another car to cut the appropriate section out from,it would seem to be an ok price. But if you are paying someone else,I think it will end up too expensive to be viable...
Posted By: exploding_penguin Re: easy fix?? - 6th May 2009 10:56pm
mite have to wait till a non runner comes up for sale.
as i would have to get some one to do the welding and could turn into a mare if the boot is more warped than in the pic's??
save entering the unknown with accident damage.
Posted By: exploding_penguin Re: easy fix?? - 19th May 2009 9:36pm
right ive got 2 options with clios at the mo

1. a twin webber carbed 1.8 16v with at and mot till the end of the month on a 1995 plate but quite high miles

2. standard clio 1.8 16v 1993 average miles on clock no tax or mot

option 1 is gonna cost a bit more tho ???
im tempted by the carbs
Posted By: MGCraig Re: easy fix?? - 19th May 2009 9:41pm
Have to ask yaself, whys the Older car got less miles?

What sort of condition they both in?

Tbh, Id be tempted by the carbs, unless its cheaper to get the older car, and put carbs on yaself?
Posted By: MattLFC Re: easy fix?? - 19th May 2009 9:47pm
I had a 1994 Clio with a Weber Twin, they go like the shit (ask Scott lmao) and I took the air filter off mine haha the noise was wonderful when accelerating.

Id go for the Weber but it depends what its gonna need for the MOT?
Posted By: Dave100e Re: easy fix?? - 19th May 2009 10:01pm
Parp paaaarp

Need i say anymore?

Carbs FTW!!!!
Posted By: exploding_penguin Re: easy fix?? - 19th May 2009 10:17pm
i was swayed buy the carbed up one. the non mot is in south whales
the carbed one is in southampton
Posted By: MattLFC Re: easy fix?? - 19th May 2009 10:29pm
southampton lol... i was put off buying a car just this afternoon because it was in fleetwood, and when I realised it was further north than blackpool i though i cba!!

southampton... i feel for ye mate haha!
Posted By: exploding_penguin Re: easy fix?? - 19th May 2009 11:33pm
well for the right car eh!
Posted By: StuyMac Re: easy fix?? - 20th May 2009 8:07am
Originally Posted by MattLFC
I had a 1994 Clio with a Weber Twin, they go like the shit (ask Scott lmao) and I took the air filter off mine haha the noise was wonderful when accelerating.

Id go for the Weber but it depends what its gonna need for the MOT?


Im pretty sure the one Pingu is looking at has a pair of twin choke webbers fitted, not a single "twin" choke carb wink

Carbs make a lovely noise, but need a lot of specialist setting up to get good power from them - especially if its an engine designed for fuel injection - Throttle Bodies are the way forward - carbs is backwards technology, and they can give problems due to the conversion required frown
Posted By: chris bmw M3 Re: easy fix?? - 20th May 2009 8:32am
Originally Posted by MattLFC
southampton lol... i was put off buying a car just this afternoon because it was in fleetwood, and when I realised it was further north than blackpool i though i cba!!

southampton... i feel for ye mate haha!


...travelling for the win...I bought a £101 car and then travelled 400mile round trip to collect it !! lol
Posted By: exploding_penguin Re: easy fix?? - 20th May 2009 3:52pm
Originally Posted by StuyMac

a pair of twin choke webbers fitted, not a single "twin" choke carb wink



wots the diffrence there then stu???

i just assumed that twin webbers where just that??

any way looks like the carbed one is just out of my price range now frown


Posted By: MrPhil Re: easy fix?? - 20th May 2009 4:00pm
single twin choke carb like the one below....

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Twin carbs...

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Posted By: exploding_penguin Re: easy fix?? - 20th May 2009 4:16pm
ahhh i see, well the clio i was looking at looked like it had 4 inlet ports??? like the second pic
Posted By: MrPhil Re: easy fix?? - 20th May 2009 4:19pm
so in that case they are "twin 40's" or whatever size bore is.

Posted By: MGCraig Re: easy fix?? - 20th May 2009 4:42pm
God Bless twin 40s bananalove
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