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After I had picked up my car in 2009 it became soon apparent that the car hat been maintained constantly by the original owner, but the usual rust traps were present. I changed the chassis for a zinc coated and sealed one, but the body shell and doors proved to be rotten as well - certainly not...

Well, I'd have chosen the Renault 17, but that was only launched in '71, two years too late ... so I'd say ... Renault 16 :)

All is well ... looks like you have to screw down the steering wheel to disengage the lock ...

Seems I messed up big time ... I took off the steering wheel without the key in the ignition ... either the lock was engaged when I removed the wheel or it clicked into position when I wiggled the wheel off ... anyhow, if I put on either the old or another steering wheel, I don't get to turn...

uaz04 ... look for the "Hennessey hot up kit" on this site ... the thing about the Zenith 32IF as far as I understand it is this: It was used for the 849cm3 R4 as well as the 1100cm3 R5 using different jets. You would need one from a R5 (or change the jets) plus some bits and bobs to mount it...

Not nearly as effective, but twice as cute ... seen on last year's Rappel! Quatrelle R4 meet in Germany. It's also watching over my James on the right :) Kudos to the guy who made it!

... to a boat anchor of a vintage PC http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=299 The PC is located in Tonnay-Charente near La Rochelle, and I'm not :) If somebody is travelling across France to somewhere near the Swiss/German border and has a Little room to spare, please contact...

Patrick, I had my 1-2-3 fitted last week, and it's an absolute joy to drive since. Probably the issues that have been remedied by the exchange were due to a wonky electrical setup that any good dizzy would have cured, but you'd need to get one first. So ... I got the 1-2-3, Bosch blue coil and...

Patrick, next Thursday I'll have my 1-2-3 unit fitted to my GTL, replacing a Ducellier. As a lot of people here have been advocating to replace the Femsa units with Ducelliers, I don't see why it shouldn't fit your car if it is a GTL (1.1l) too. You can look up the motorcodes the 1-2-3 is...

Andy, you need to have a look at the type of the van. The R4F4 has the "shorter" chassis of the saloon, the R4F6 has a longer chassis, your saloon body will not fit it. It would probably be easier to transplant the engine from the van over to the saloon. Robert

Sorry Stan, I didn't read the forum for a few days ... give me a shout if you need help with German Ebay. Robert

Stan, take a look at that auction, it might cover a great part of what you need for your repairs: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Renault-R4-Reparaturblech-e-fur-Innenkotflugel-hinten-fur-beide-Seiten-/251364348284?pt=DE_Autoteile&fits=Make%3ARenault&hash=item3a867b917c Robert

Unless ... your rear windows are no longer glued in properly ... :)

The 480 was a great little runabout ... apart from the built-in aquarium in the back :(

The German R5 scene is touting Renault-derived Volvo 1.8 and 2.0l engines, e.g. from the 480 as drop-in replacements.

Sorry, haven't checked here for a while ... yes, it is a 1989 1.4 TR, already with a catalytic converter, so it's 58HP instead of 60 ... it's as nimble as I remember these cars to be. Both sides have some rust under the doors, but I got the side members, and they're currently being welded in...

... some think I am cuckoo :) James will get a nice well-earned rest in a garage, once the R5 TR Tiga is roadworthy. Robert

Azazello, could you please check the sizes of the various jets and pipes of the 32SEIA carb? It would be interesting for me to compare against the (decidedly sluggish and thirsty) example that came standard on my '78 GTL Thanks Robert

Hello Team, still looking for a good place to visit in the Nice region ... no ideas? There are still quite some R4's around in that region, Limousines, Fourgonettes and even what looks like a JP4 (shortened open car, dunno if the name is correct). Robert

Until someone more knowledgeable chimes in: The "small" engines turn in the opposite direction of the 1100cm³ ones, so the gearboxes are not directly exchangeable. If you've adapted the gearbox to drive the car correctly, maybe the speedo connection would have to be changed as well inside...