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their final place of everlasting rest. And what simple job! It may look a tight fit when you firs show admirers what lies under a Kindred spirit nose cone, but in reality the snug fit is achieved with ease. This is another illustration of thoughtful. Designing by Roy Webb, the head of Hudson; am a chassis that is built with noteworthy accuracy ii his factory. Acting on buildup manual advice, a new\ gearbox mounting bracket was bought for the' forward fixing. This rubber mounting takes a fair amount of weight and since your donor car will have passed its tenth birthday, it's more than likely that the unit's plates have started ti separate from the bonded rubber block in the centre of the sandwich. Unfortunately, however the genuine Renault part is reasonably priced a over thirty pounds; a copy component from another automotive agent gave change from £20. Exhaust system In a kit of many parts, a down-pipe to suit a engines except Gordinis is one of the few item; sold as an 'optional extra'. At £17 ex VAT I seems daft not to buy this tailor-made product On the other hand, it takes several attempts to position the downpipe so that it doesn't hit the shock absorber mounting plate. When I got this; just touch the downpipe on extreme left-ham steering lock. The other point to remember is to rescue the' original Renault manifold clamping bracket - if another item which wasn't included on the list c bits needed from your donor. And mine had gone Exhaust specialists couldn't help because the' clamp is completely captive on a new Renault downpipe. I ended up sleeving a short length of. larger bell end over the hudson pipe This came fromKwik-Fit's dump, complete with a cast coupling from a Ford. The rest of the system can be built using the incredibly inexpensive Mini single box silencer system. This muffles rather than silences, coughs obscenely on deceleration and gives a purposeful rasp when you leave the pole position on the traffic light grid. As a tip, keep all the rejected bands from this pipe because they can be used when you make up the serpentine lengths of radiator hose. And if you want to make your pipe a thing of beauty, buy a couple of 13oz spray cans of pfj fast black from a motorcycle shop. Once the 1400 degree Fahrenheit paint is dry, slip on a chrome end piece and this final appendage will attract even more approving adulation. Drive shafts On a rainy day when the action moves indoors, both drive shafts were give new rubber gaitors, new grease and a general inspection The Haynes Manual for the Renault 5 model: from 1972 to 1985 shows quite clearly how to d( this renovation work, and it includes diagrams o different shafts fitted to models of different vintage. One thing that you'll certainly learn I: that Renault made a multitude of alterations t( their 5 over the years, which can lead to frightful frustration when faced with a microfiche screen at your friendly Renault dealer. Whilst it had been extremely easy to fit the< engine and gearbox, the drive shafts were ; different matter. Normally you precede this task by cracking open the ball joints on the upper end of the wishbones. But possessing neither the tool for the job, nor the skill of a mechanic friend .....