I was going to try and find a decent French Renault 4 and bring it with me, but I had to bring my camper van for logistical reasons and driving that around for a bit completely put me off driving a lefthand drive as a daily driver. Vans are worse with their limited visibility and I know lots get on fine with a lhd, but I didn't like it. So I've taken the camper back to France and sold it and bought a Renault 5 campus 1.1 rhd in very good nick as my only vehicle. It goes quite fast enough, is comfortable and has all the advantages of a modern vehicle (hatchback design and reflective number plares) with none of the hinderances, which are too numerous to list. Once I've finished all my other jobs, I hope to convert it to electric power. But for now I am enjoying it as it is. It's 1990 so transverse engine, 4 speed gearbox. Does anyone know what gearbox this is and if it was used in the 4 or other Renaults? I'll clean it, the car not the gearbox, and post a couple of pictures.
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Moved back to UK and bought a Renault Super 5
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jcarruthers2
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The R5 Campus was a reliable, no thrills model, easy to work on. The gearbox is different to the R4. It should be the same as other Renault 1.1 transverse engines of the era such as the Renault 9 and Renault 11 basic models, if I remember correctly.
The R5 Campus was a reliable, no thrills model, easy to work on. The gearbox is different to the R4. It should be the same as other Renault 1.1 transverse engines of the era such as the Renault 9 and Renault 11 basic models, if I remember correctly.
Thanks for the reply. Looking at adverts selling old gearboxes for the campus, I think it's the JB 4001. What I'm wondering is - are all cleon fonte engines the same mating surface for the bell housing? Would any gearbox bellhousing fitted to the CF engine give me something I could make a template from which would match my bellhousing?