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Now on ebay. Starting price £200 for both. No reserve.

I've just posted this advert in the Cars for Sale forum... A change of circumstances has resulted in me deciding to sell my two Renault 4 GTLs. You can see more photos in the Projects thread called A Tale of Two 4s. They are both GTLs with front disc brakes. Both are partially dismantled...

A change of circumstances has resulted in me deciding to sell my two Renault 4 GTLs. You can see more photos in the Projects thread called A Tale of Two 4s. They are both GTLs with front disc brakes. Both are partially dismantled. Both were running prior to being laid up a few years ago...

I've renamed this thread as it's as much about the blue car as the white one now. The wings of the blue car are both replacements and were riveted on on their vertical edges and bolted on on top but they were also held on very firmly with gunky black gum which was very strong and was not...

My wife likes a gravel drive. Me, not so keen. The next photo has nothing to do with Renaults but I have to post it. I saw it tonight in Stourbridge and it's something like this that will probably happen to my Renault 4 if I ever get it all back together.

Well, I didn't get it out, I just unlocked it. Previously I had removed the door lock in order to get a key cut but I had not got around to getting it cut, which was lucky.

Congratulations! What a journey! Each wire I disconnect and each part I remove makes me wonder whether mine will ever run again! I'm sure I'll be rereading your posts time and again.

This has surprised me... As I said in my last post I received the registration documents and keys for the blue car. It turns out that the blue car which has chrome strips on the side and vinyl seats is the newer of the two! The following is taken from my blog (www.beambreaking.wordpress.com)...

I started work on the blue car today and got quite a lot done. Bonnet and doors off, seats out and everything disconnected inside the engine bay in preparation for lifting the body, all except the brake pipes going into the master cylinder which was I cannot undo. It was a pain on the white GTL...

The second car I picked up to serve as spares for the first one has no keys and the steering lock is on. I've disconnected the steering column but it would be nice to be able to maneuver it around more easily with the steering wheel so I took out the driver's doorlock and took it to a locksmith...

I got another Renault 4 at the weekend - another C reg GTL but with vinyl seats and a chrome grill. It hasn't been run for years and it was my intention to use it for spares - some of the panels are better than mine - but I have a sneaking suspicion it is altogether better than mine and now I'm...

Those drive shafts... As I understand it I am not removing them, just disconnecting them? 'And if I do pull them out too far, I am in a lot of trouble?? (I don't even understand what i've just typed because they must be completely pulled out, no?). I'm now even questioning why i'm taking the...

I'm embarrassed to ask as I'm sure this is obvious but as you know I'm no mechanic... I'm working in my garage cos it's always raining outside and need to disconnect driveshafts and upper ball joints to remove the engine. If I do this inside, will I be able to then push the car outside? (I...

That is my dread!

What can I say? Thanks guys.

In preparation for removing the drive shafts this weekend I am looking at what tools I will need. I see I need to remove roll pins and there is a special Renault tool for the job (Bvi. 31-01). Can I assume any 5 mm pin punch off ebay will do the job? Also, I a not sure whether I will need other...

Is a cheap £10 clutch off ebay going to be any good I wonder? Link to - ebay ad. Bob

Obviously I should have drained the oil long ago, after I got the engine running, but I didn't and now we are so far away from getting it running that I had to drain it cold. Black sludge came out of the engine and this wonderfully aromatic stuff slopped out of the gearbox. I know Malcomb is...

Yes I got the idea for the wooden frame from you and was very relieved when the body fitted onto it correctly. I was going to add wheels like you had but they were £10 each from B&Q so I didn't. Yes I will make the dolly higher before I tackle the bodywork. Thanks for your advice. Bob

This is what we did today.