Renault 4

2cv

Hi All,

Here's a few pictures of my latest acquisition... Needs work, but is fairly sound...

kasper

well wear i like it , love driving the renault 4 ,lots of fun 48mpg and top speed of 70 mph all from 845 cc , maybe some day again i will get one

2cv

kasper wrote: »

well wear i like it , love driving the renault 4 ,lots of fun 48mpg and top speed of 70 mph all from 845 cc , maybe some day again i will get one

This is a 1.1 :-) That'll probably mean a top speed of 75 hey? LOL

Grimreaper666

Looks alright, a quick lick of paint and it'd be a minter!!

2cv

Grimreaper666 wrote: »

Looks alright, a quick lick of paint and it'd be a minter!!

Well this is what she needs: (what i've discovered so far..)

brake overhaul (kinda wanna make the car safe to drive:D )
new radiator (it looks ok but you never know, and at €65 for a new one.... who cares)
new headlights

The engine is a sweet as a nut, starts on the button! Exhaust seems ok....

Body wise, she needs a bit of welding at the back (the little gutter thingy at the side of the roof).
The two rear wings are a bit dodgy but they're dirt cheap so they'll be replaced.

And of course once that's all done, she'll be resprayed.:D:D

Grimreaper666

Should be ready around 5 on Saturday so......;)

unkel

Nice

Late-ish model? Mid 80s or so?

Xlaxeo

Dave it looks well. I have two pretty decent headlights if you want them. I still say metallic blue!

2cv

Xlaxeo wrote: »

Dave it looks well. I have two pretty decent headlights if you want them. I still say metallic blue!

Shout me a price and i might be interested in those headlights..... ;-) Are they RHD though?:D

FearDark

Posted a pic of this [I think exactly this car] in the thread "took a pic of a classic today" or whatever its called. Did it come from the Tipp/Limerick area by any chance?

2cv

FearDark wrote: »

Posted a pic of this [I think exactly this car] in the thread "took a pic of a classic today" or whatever its called. Did it come from the Tipp/Limerick area by any chance?

Nope I got it in West Cork

2cv

Grimreaper666 wrote: »

Should be ready around 5 on Saturday so......;)

That would be a bit optimistic... maybe sunday afternoon :P

2cv

2cv wrote: »

Shout me a price and i might be interested in those headlights..... ;-) Are they RHD though?:D

Right, looks like i'm sorted out in the headlight department

RoundyMooney

Nice one!

One of the few Renaults I'd have, these yokes were a workhorse for many for decades.

2cv

I know.... they're great little yokes...

It is possibly the most difficult purchase i've ever made, car wise that is... It belonged to a friend of mine that refused to sell it. It took more than 5 years of negotiating to finally get the car

RoundyMooney

Looks fairly solid too, I assume thats filler on the front wing?

There's a fairly comprehensive restoration site that helps with the bodywork side of things, IIRC the guy had one fitted with a 5 Gordini engine, lemme see if I can find the site.

RoundyMooney

That wasn't too hard to find, I had bookmarked it.

It's comprehensive, but probably not updated much:

http://www.renault4.co.uk/

2cv

RoundyMooney wrote: »

Looks fairly solid too, I assume thats filler on the front wing?

I'd say so yeah... But she needs a respray anyway, so i might just look for a good replacement wing

RoundyMooney

The good news is, you can take the whole car apart with a socket set anyway, so changing panels is très simple.

2cv

RoundyMooney wrote: »

The good news is, you can take the whole car apart with a socket set anyway, so changing panels is très simple.

simples

RoundyMooney

That too!

Dermo123

What happened the Peugeot (sig)

2cv

Dermo123 wrote: »

What happened the Peugeot (sig)

The Peugeot is gone :-) surplus to requirements at this stage

Dermo123

So that means for the first time ever..... I have more cars than you do.

2cv

Dermo123 wrote: »

So that means for the first time ever..... I have more cars than you do.

Not really... I still have a car sitting in my granddad's garage, which is not included in the list

ti gui

Hello, I see... we gone have to meet again and set up the r4 club of cork !!!
got a 2nd one a few month ago.
a+

2cv

ti gui wrote: »

Hello, I see... we gone have to meet again and set up the r4 club of cork !!!
got a 2nd one a few month ago.
a+

have we met before? :rolleyes:

2cv

2cv wrote: »

have we met before? :rolleyes:

Ah of course, now i remember :D

Dermo123

2cv wrote: »

Not really... I still have a car sitting in my granddad's garage, which is not included in the list

You are forcing my hand here, I now have to go out and get something else...

2cv

Dermo123 wrote: »

You are forcing my hand here, I now have to go out and get something else...

LOL. Wanna make this a race? :-)

ti gui

2cv wrote: »

Ah of course, now i remember :D

If you need any help or part let me know, will call you to get some news
take care
see my 2nd http://www.r4-4l.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=18039

2cv

ti gui wrote: »

If you need any help or part let me know, will call you to get some news
take care
see my 2nd http://www.r4-4l.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=18039

PM me your number :-)

peasant

2cv wrote: »

This is a 1.1 :-) That'll probably mean a top speed of 75 hey? LOL

134 km/h ...if I remember correctly

2cv

peasant wrote: »

134 km/h ...if I remember correctly

wow that's a whopping 82.5 mph

peasant

That's what the paperwork said anyway ...the speedo said 140 :D:D

2cv

peasant wrote: »

That's what the paperwork said anyway ...the speedo said 140 :D:D

I'll be done for speeding on the Ballincollig bypass

Do-more

Ahh the memories! My first car was a Champagne yellow R4 back in 1986, early 70's vintage bought for the princely sum of ir£575 from the local main dealer.

The drivers front wing gave out to tinworm along the top and leading edge and folded back across the drivers door whilst travelling at about 50mph, I can still see the jaw dropping of the driver of the oncoming Hiace van at the time. The running repair with 2" sellotape and some old speaker wire that was in the boot at the time lasted two months.

Genuine wings seemed dear at the time so I got some spurious ones but they were a very bad fit. Be sure to try and get genuine panels for yours.

You could throw it into corners and after the initial body roll the suspension would be on the stops and it would corner like it was on rails!

It got a full respray when the wings went on and was quickly sold as the rust was starting to come out through the new paint after only two weeks

It only lasted another two weeks before the new lady owner wrote it off.