I have been around Renault 4s since I can remember. I am portuguese, but i live in the UK. There are many R4s in my country. I came across this forum while searching a replacement engine for my Renault 4, because I "melted" my previous 845 cc while on a raid to Morocco.
My Renault 4 is a 1980 , with the "new" grille in the bonnet, but still with the old stile dash, and the ubiquitous 845 cc engine. I was thinking in what could I use to make it more reliable and desert-resistant. I will miss the 2011 raid that will start tomorrow, but that leaves me with a year to prepare my steed.
This R4 was given to me some years ago to...( get ready for this)...get cut in half to make a trailer! Unfortunatelly, and due to the great number of disposable R4s in Portugal, this is a common practise. But because it was a vintage model, I decided to restore it, and install a winch and a roof rack, to go to Morocco to the sand dunes. I made my trip back ( about 600 Miles) on 3 cylinders, and adding water in the petrol stations.
I would like to bore you to death talking about R4s, if you dont mind, and learn a bit with you too. Thank you.
My Renault 4 is a 1980 , with the "new" grille in the bonnet, but still with the old stile dash, and the ubiquitous 845 cc engine. I was thinking in what could I use to make it more reliable and desert-resistant. I will miss the 2011 raid that will start tomorrow, but that leaves me with a year to prepare my steed.
This R4 was given to me some years ago to...( get ready for this)...get cut in half to make a trailer! Unfortunatelly, and due to the great number of disposable R4s in Portugal, this is a common practise. But because it was a vintage model, I decided to restore it, and install a winch and a roof rack, to go to Morocco to the sand dunes. I made my trip back ( about 600 Miles) on 3 cylinders, and adding water in the petrol stations.
I would like to bore you to death talking about R4s, if you dont mind, and learn a bit with you too. Thank you.
Which one starts tomorrow?
