hi all

[Schakal]

hi everybody

just discovered your existance today while looking
on some info about porting cyl heads on the net .
i am into my retro renaults and driving them daily

recently fitted a complete EFI engine and system into a
renault 9 from a R19 16v and after 2k miles its still running
like a dream 8)

with 140 brakes under the hood now i am looking into
some mild mods (headwork ,cams ,suspension upgrades )
to give me a better handling + torquier daily driver .

cheers

 

[obi_waynne]

Hi Schakal and welcome to the site. I had a renault 11 TLE as my first car. I bet the car is pretty quick with all that power! You should definately uprate the suspension and roll bar. Have you done the brakes too? I seem to remember that the standard brakes are pretty weak.

 

[Schakal]

Hi Schakal and welcome to the site. I had a renault 11 TLE as my first car. I bet the car is pretty quick with all that power! You should definately uprate the suspension and roll bar. Have you done the brakes too? I seem to remember that the standard brakes are pretty weak.

i got 19 16v brakes on the front ,in fact i bought new
calipers ,pads and discs as well as new flexi hoses for that job .

you are right about the suspension ,not the best handling cars
at all these ,luckily it originally being a r9 1.7 gtx model ,
i got the same suspension setup as the turbo versions .

i have lowered the front on some -40mm stiffer springs on standard
shocks at the minute and it made a remarkable difference
over the standard units .i want to get some gas filled shocks
for it but its really hard to find parts for these cars of the shelf :cry:
may be some coilover setup for a decent adjustable ride someday .

i want to lower the back end to match the front but the torsion
bars are seized solid in the back and they are not wanting to
come out , i will have to drop the rear axle to do the job
which will be a real ball ache :?

i got 15" wheels on it with 195/50 toyo t1-r proxes opposed to the
standard 13" steelies and the handling has improved further .

with this setup she handles pretty well , and gives you that feel
of warning before she will give the back end away on fast corners .

the extra power with my diy group A style induction kit
and a 2" scorpion s/s system makes a nice roar over 3k rpm
and i mean its immense :shock:

here are some pics of the beast

 

[obi_waynne]

That brings back memories for my. Mine was the Gunmetal grey/green colour! The white looks great. You've done well there mate!