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Kit sold to Leonardo from Italy, sorry! I have one more anti roll bar but no brackets. I decided that I don't like the look of mudflaps on a R4 after many hours of thinking :-D .

Only major change was during 1981 model year, when the upper door hinges became hidden and the bulkhead layout became different. Then in 1983 another change in the inner bulkhead took place, to accommodate the new style of dashboard. Basic shape and dimensions of body and panels were always...

It was not an optional fitment, it was factory fitted to poor road and special equipment R4s, as well as on all Fourgonettes, along with a thicker front anti-roll bar, and a number of altered suspension components. Ride is not much firmer but body roll is noticeably less compared to a good road...

It's an 8 if you look carefully. Evident from oval plate, too.

Ironically, these "handles" were never fitted to French market R4s during the '60s and '70s. They were reserved for "poor road" and "special" equipment cars.

They are interchangeable, in fact it's always the same bumper with different surface finish.

I think it has been transferred from an earlier car, the screw type fixings for the front part were used up to 1981.

There is a better trick that works for receiving FM only: don't fit an aerial at all, just take a length of double cable (the type used in loudspeakers, for example), connect each cable to an aerial plug (look for good insulation between these two terminals) and run the cable across the bottom...

The 17-digit VIN number was first used by Renault in 1980 model year. From your oval plate number your car seems to have been built in 1979, so it has the earlier format of chassis number. The plate showing the chassis number should be diamond shaped, not rectangular. The E digit is rather...

The canvas part itself is really easy to make. The pivoting frames and crossbars are doable but time consuming. The hardest part is the body aperture and its surroundings, I think. And of course, you have to find a sunroof equipped car to use it as a guide for dimensions etc. On the other hand...

The easiest way is to find a sunroof from a 1st generation Twingo and have a competent car body shop fit it.

New old stock rear anti roll bar - part no. 77 00 554 727 . Genuine Renault part. 80€ Set of four fixing brackets, part no. 77 00 578 448 with correct thread fixing bolts (not pictured), also genuine. 80€ Anti roll bar can be fitted to both types of rear suspension arm but early (pressed steel)...

You are right, it's definitely a later car decorated as a replica of the Iceland expedition car.

This could well be a real ex-Routes du Monde car. Interesting!

I can ask at some motorcycle breakers here if you are interested. Some Honda CB50s had a mechanical front disc brake, too, is it maybe the same caliper? Do you have a picture of your existing caliper? Since the mopeds have a disc thickness of 3-4 mm and the Renault disc is 10mm, how are you...

The gear on the mainshaft is actually a nut. There are two flats for an open end spanner between the gear and the bearing - visible on your photo. The spanner size is 29mm if I remember correctly, but needs to be ground down until it's about 3mm thick. This nut is also staked on the mainshaft at...

Correct part number for the RHD cover is 77 00 708 643. It's different between LHD and RHD. The difference on these two covers is on the lip where the steering column exits: there is another one on the instrument panel cover and a circlip ties them together. I think this is the arrangement on...

I think your problem is more related to the outer CV joints being larger in diameter than factory ones.

Renault 5 Alpine or TX / Parisienne, if you can actually find them nowadays. Most seats from modern cars will not fit, and if they do, they need modification.

There is no "usual" 32DIS, they were fitted to a variety of engines and three digit code refers to jetting and other settings according to engine it was built for. Your 806 was an original fitment to 1108 R5, so should be spot on for your engine. In fact, if it's coupled to the correct R5...