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Yes, anything having a bellhousing is for the Cleon engine (right hand turning). However you may end up with a less than perfect final drive ratio if you don't pay attention to the 3 digit suffix.

This has been discussed many years ago here. Yes, you can change gearbox rotation by flipping the crownwheel but - because it's a pair of hypoid gear cut to run in one direction - it will cause premature teeth wear in the long run.

I think that in 1983 they unified the bonnets and they put the later style one even on 845cc engined cars, so it won't be necessary to change it. The 845 radiator can be kept - you have to be creative with the hoses - but it's too small for the Cleon engine. If you fit the Cleon radiator, you...

Steering shaft length protruding out of steering column tube is indeed longer on post-83 R4s and "phase 2" R5s, the spline diameter, taper and number of teeth being always the same. Maybe this hub is longer at its rear end and would foul the dashboard or steering column covers on earlier models...

All Renault splined steering column ends are the same from 1960s to late '90s, so it's very simple finding a suitable steering wheel hub.

It's soldered, not brazed. If you have access to a soldering iron (the old style block that you heat over a flame), it's the most safe way to do it.

Note that the connecting rods must be fitted in a particular way, too: the big end bearing caps should be towards the camshaft side of the engine.

May also be both rear brake hoses. It's usual to act as one-way valves when they clog inside.

I have seen three cars modified like this. It is possible since door shape is the same but some modification needed on the A and B pillars - it's not possible to just drill the hinge fixing holes.

08 21 662 900 or 77 00 506 353 are part numbers for the early crankshaft, there is no difference when the camshaft is gear or chain driven.

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'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.

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