Winter plans

Well time for the Gta to go into hibernation for the winter again but will be having a fair bit of work done ready for next year. Engine will be out to have the crank seal replaced. Bigger injectors and a bar of boost to get over the 300 bhp mark again. Then have the body detailed to get her looking her best again. If AZEV reappear may go for a new set of wheels too. Have recently bought another GTA with some superficial damage which I have an interesting plan for. Would like to try and get a 3.5 Vel Satis (350Z) lump and and adapt to fit. Or alternatively an early V6 24v Clio lump. Appeal of the 3.5 though is bulletproof japanese reliability and more tuneability - bolt on forced induction kits off the shelf to give 380 bhp!

For me:
1/ ignition work
2/ brake work
3/ new wheels too
4/ suspension work as well.
5/ other ???

if you want any help with paint and body give me a shout

this one turned out ok

for this winter i've aquired double garage, so its a waxoil coat and a fleecy car cover , currently thinking what to put in the other half of the garage

Tony, I recommend a gearbox rebuilt from GTO cos when that engine finally achieves its goal, it will break things.... (according to Kevin)

[phildini]

"jules" .........currently thinking what to put in the other half of the garage

Get a dini in there Jules!!

My Winter Plans:

Get my black GTA back on the road
Finish A610, "not far now"
Move forward with T2
Sell one of the Dini's
Get 5 Cabrio in a Garage before it disolves into the ground.

Over the winter I will be replacing the clutch slave cylinder and wrapping it and the hydralic pipes in protective heat wrap and adjusting the handbrake.

ive done the slave on mine if you need any tips let me know

Get car working again, tidy up and enjoy at last!

fix cental locking which has totaly packed up, repaint and recover steering wheel the cracked leather has been doing my head in for a while,.and remanufacture exhaust box can't afford £400 for a new one
going to be busy.

[BIG_MVS]

Got a half decent 2nd hand OE one Andy or single exit stainless if your interested, all at very reasonable prices

Mmmmm...tempted but im interested to see the internal construction of the std exhaust box. plan is to cut it open, clean it out, remove any restrictive wadding and look at making it more free flowing.reskin box with sheet steel coat with anti corrosive compound ,refit and start it up.

Andy,

Did you remove the Turbo to do your clutch slave? I am going to try and attempt mine with the heat shield removed but the turbo in place?

Cheers
Brad

i used to work at renault uk leeds in the bodyshop so i rang and got the recomended method from a machanic friend.
remove turbo heatshields.slacken the unions between exhaust manifold and turbo inlet so that they are loose.remove bolts that secure the turbo mounting plate.at this point you should just be able to pull the turbo and mounting upwards about 2 inches, underneath there is a heat shield,remove this stick your head in right up to the bulkhead and you can just see the slave .remove bleed pipe and hydrolic feed pipe. remove 2 bolts that secure the slave.fit new unit,bleed,test clutch.engin not running.
it would be good at this point if poss to inspect the connecting pin between the clutch pushrod and pivot arm as these have been known to snap, mine had replaced it with a 10mm bolt and nylock nut.sorted
this is a real back breaker of a job and its real tricky spanner work in thr confined spaces , just give yourself plenty of time and dont forget to refit the slave heatshield

good look

andy

sorry brad forgot to ask why are you wanting to replace the slave?