Renault were pretty good for keeping part numbers the small sump washer has only recently changed part number. I had a look at my PR900 this morning and it is from '93 but still has some 16 stuff (not the R1150 though) It is basically a quick reference for most common parts and used to be so much qu...

I do love a good 16 but the parts supply thing isn't ringing any bells. I was parts manager in a Renault / Vauxhall dealers in the mid 80's and you just went through the PR900 and stocked what you thought you could shift. Ordering parts from Vauxhall was computerised for VOR stuff where you called a...

There are less and less coach builders now and they tend to specialise in one make rather than just about anything like they used to. This is a good video of how they are made with a bonus Rover 75 hearse halfway through. Different countries have different styles. Some of the south American stuff is...

A nice quiet day today means I can fit this. seat 1500 087.JPG It looks too nice to hide it inside the bell housing but never mind. I was hoping to get it finished today but a bit of crap measuring by me meant I got the wrong gearbox tail seal. At least I can get the box back in now it has a new fro...

Please take this MGB to a professional. You really should not be having this much trouble with the brakes. I work on my own and never use a pressure bleeder and have always got a good brake with just gravity. It sounds like the handbrake levers might not be fitted correctly or you have the incorrect...

I think you mean Prescott rather than Shelsley as that is the Bugatti owners club and they have the French and Italian weekend this weekend. I normally go every year but with the hearse playing up I didn't book it this year.

I thought they all had a vent? I'll make sure I remember in future though. They usually do, but it's a tiny hole. If the reservoir is full up and you don't remove the cap, it makes an excellent brake fluid atomiser. When pushing back caliper pistons the best practice is to open the bleed nipple to ...

How exactly does one replace bolts made from unobtainium? Originally you could buy all the parts of the clutch cover seperatly. Now you just buy a complete new cover that should all be set up correctly to just bolt on. Why the previous idiot decided to take it apart I have no idea. I suppose becaus...

Ok that will be the problem then. seat 1500 081.JPG seat 1500 082.JPG It isn't easy to see in the picture but one of the fingers is lower than the rest. It appears that the Spanish twat who had this clutch apart broke a couple of special bolts setting the cover up. According to the manual you should...

I was following your thread over the fence and now glad I've found it again. What a fabulous car I really should stop buying tat and save for an American purchase. It is a nice old thing but Yank tat is bloody expensive and spending nearly 4 grand on a blind purchase was pretty scary. I have been p...