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1968 Renault R8Adey
@adey1984
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Apr 10, 2024 18:52:06 GMT
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few more pics miles are rolling on and nothing major to report. Does seems to be a little moan/groan at the rear, sounds rotational. I may look into wheel bearings next.
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Adey
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1968 Renault R8Adey
@adey1984
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Adey
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1968 Renault R8Adey
@adey1984
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Adey
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1968 Renault R8Adey
@adey1984
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I remember when it was a up for sale a few times before geoff got hold of it. Not my cup of tea, they look a little "long"
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Adey
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1968 Renault R8Adey
@adey1984
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I think there has been a U-Tube/Webbie about a guy 'banned for filling up' with the bonnet/bootlid open.... U OK 👍 OVIMOR ive never had a problem with this r8 or the previous dauphine tbh
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Adey
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@adey1984
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Fitted a new rocker cover gasket this afternoon along with setting the tappets. Doesn't sound it in the video but it's loads quieter and smoother.
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Adey
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@adey1984
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Mar 24, 2024 16:11:37 GMT
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Adey
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1968 Renault R8Adey
@adey1984
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Mar 23, 2024 19:06:03 GMT
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I've been tinkering some more though I've not documented it with pictures as much as I should have. So lets have a quick run down of where I am. Wishbones were dropped and the subframe redrilled to take out the factory positive camber and to add a little negative. I also added some spacers to the bottom shock mount so that the shock had a little more usable length. Looks good now, and still clears getting on and off my drive ( I need to get some decent pictures of it) I have got a horn fitted, now initially I was stumped by this, more so than I should have been tbh. I was reading a switching 12v on the wiring though when adding any load the voltage would drop off to 0v and nothing would work. I tried a few different bulbs and horns to test it and always got the same result. After a few days of thinking I decided to start chopping the wiring back to find black instead of copper.... high resistance. Chopped nearly a foot of the wiring out and bingo it works. Fresh cable laid back in and we are onto a winner. New pump has turned up also (the correct one with the heater take off on it) so first up was to test the pipework to the heater matrix. Popped the hose onto it to flush it all out, some rusty water flushed through but no where near as much as I was expecting tbh. Ran it through at varying pressures for a good 5 min. The valve under the dash works fine, the control cable has come out of its clip though so didn't actually actuate it from the dash, that part is still on my list of things to fix (hopefully tomorrow) The old pump has been whipped out after about 50 miles so came off nicely and its been replaced with the correct one. New pipes have been connected to the old heater hoses too. Tomorrow I will hopefully refit the rad and test the system for leaks. Fingers crossed all is well and we have another creature comfort that will make using it more comfortable. Whilst its apart I have also whipped the rocker cover off. I have given it a few coats of wrinkle finish black, just to hide the crustiness and to make it a little more presentable when it goes back together. Thanks for taking the time to read, here's some pics
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Adey
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1968 Renault R8Adey
@adey1984
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Mar 14, 2024 10:44:14 GMT
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Don't normally like yellow headlights - must be cultural ! - BUT it just seems right on a French car oddly ! its a lot less obvious with them switched off tbh.
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Adey
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@adey1984
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Mar 13, 2024 20:03:25 GMT
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Not looked into the ignition issue yet, but I did get some yellow bulbs fitted
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Adey
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@adey1984
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Mar 11, 2024 15:59:37 GMT
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Last Edit: Mar 11, 2024 16:00:00 GMT by Adey
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@adey1984
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Adey
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1968 Renault R8Adey
@adey1984
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did it make 100..... this one struggles at 65 currently
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Adey
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1968 Renault R8Adey
@adey1984
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Mar 10, 2024 18:04:16 GMT
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Adey
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@adey1984
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Adey
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1968 Renault R8Adey
@adey1984
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Adey
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1968 Renault R8Adey
@adey1984
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really like your youtube channel! nice to see the car in the metal and hearing it. All the luck!! Thanks for watching
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Adey
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1968 Renault R8Adey
@adey1984
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New starter has arrived today, and has also been fitted. It spins strong and fast, is brand new, so should last a while. Its also smaller in size than the one from 50+ years ago which makes its easier to fit and work on. Car started instantly on it too so win there. I also managed to trim the battery a touch, shaved some off the plastic with a flap wheel on a drill so it clear the bonnet hinge. Got a few more bits to do on the weekend (it never ends lol) including making some brackets to hold the fan shroud and hopefully the horn. Once I get it into use I will need to get one of the tyres looked at as it'll go down over 24 hrs. Here's some pics, not much to show though
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Adey
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1968 Renault R8Adey
@adey1984
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Good day and a not so good day.
I realised I haven't changed the gearbox oil after yesterdays first test drive so that was first on the agenda for today. That was a massively slow process with it being super cold and then filling takes an age through a little tube. If I was doing it on the regs id be tempted to get a pressure filler. Any way job jobbed, no major issues there.
Onto the drive, and wow, I'm shocked at how smooth and compliant it is. That and it also makes me very happy to start using it. Took it for a short run and briefly stopped in to see @jezer101. Brakes were still a little spongy and the revs were hanging high at idle. But other than that it was a great drive, 50comes up ok, didn't push it past that though.
This afternoon saw me clean the carb abit and all the linkages. Hopefully this will stop the revs hanging high. I flushed out the cooling system now its proven itself and filled back up with coolant. And this is where we got into a little bother. After the carb clean I needed to get the car going obviously to check it over, but it wouldn't catch. So kept cranking, not excessively I don't think but the "new/refurbed" starter has started going slow, got hot and now wont turn long enough to actually start the car....
I did have plans of running it to work this coming week but that'll depend on getting a new starter and getting it running sweet.
Another side thing I've noted (and now confirmed by @paulyventuri) the wheels were made staggard. Half inch wider on the rear. I had one on the front and kept looking at it thinking it needed a decent alignment. Looks loads better now the wider wheel is back on the rear.
Overall a good weekend on the 8 and a huge step towards getting it back in use.
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Adey
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1968 Renault R8Adey
@adey1984
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OK... I did it... now I can relax a little. More miles on the car coming soon 😁
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