1997 Renault Extra Van - 249hp - RRG prep 2024

Ahh you're right, it was the camera angle and the shape of the strut brace that was confusing me

nice one!

Hello m8 love the van I used to have one a little 1.6 diesel LHD which I took out to portugal while I lived there for 2.5 years and it never let me down.I want another fancy sellin it to me what you looking for it??

Well its been a while since last update.

Pulled motor out a month ago & changed cam for one more suited to a big boosted motor, dialled the cam in with 4deg of retard to make more top end power. The boost is set at 20lbs & fuelled up to suit, pulls really well.

Took it to york raceway for a few test runs, had a few carb problems so didnt do too well. The traction was poor as weather was damp & horrible. My run was B170 on the left, 14.8@104.63.





My terminal speeds are up 5 mph from last time so making more power, could be higher if I had a clean run with no misfires.

Gearbox didnt fair so well though, syncro on 2nd gear is shot so pulled it all out again to change the box..good job its only a 2hr job to remove all of it.



Also offered my m&h 22x8" drag radials up, look like they will fit with no arch chopping, Waiting for a set of 7.5j x 13" banded steels to turn up so I can get them fitted.

Small update

Got my rims back yesterday, gtt spares banded to 7.5". Cant wait to try these out at the pod.

Welding is superb on the rims, tig welded on a positional welder, rims are straight as a die. In the hurry to got my tyres fitted i forgot to take pics of the inside of the rims.



Banded steel vs cup steel





Test fitted them this afternoon, with a bit of work they fit They actually fit better than i expected, don't hang out the arches too much & i can still get full lock even with bumper on.

First try with the konis, about 5mm gap between tyre & arch.



Dug out my old avo coilovers & raised it up an inch (does anybody fit coilovers to raise a car) I'm hoping an inch will be enough, it passed the catch test on the rough alley outside my unit OK. The springs are 250lb on the coilovers so its pretty firm. I was tempted to test them out in the alley, don't think the neighbours would like it though

Cant help looking at your Reg number R***NOU.
This is sad I know but Rene ArNOU was an old RENAULT F1 driver from 1979! Spooky or what¿
I'm a saddo I know. Still bloody spoooooky tho........ ;D
curse word just noticed its a 1979 VAN!!!!!!!

Made it to pod & back, done loads of runs. Broke into the 12's with a 12.8@106, done loads of 13.0 runs with a random misfire, could have been down to the temps was about 28 deg!

Grip with the m&h racemasters is awesome, it still wanted to bog down when sidestepping the clutch at 6800rpm!

Congratulations on breaking into the 12s in a 4 cylinder van! That's just fantastic. This is one of the coolest cars on RR in my eyes.

good skills