Beating the ULEZ with a 1969 Renault 10. PART 3. Ramp time. How bad?!

[@noelward8047]

I am amazed at how good it looks underneath.

[@Safe-and-effective]

That's what he said.

[@richarddarsa6353]

What a great purchase, that design has aged brilliantly. We all need one of those, just love it.

[@mikerm715]

ULEZ, quick question; anyone measuring the pollution from all of those aircraft that fly over London's current and planned emissions control zones? Where does all the aircraft exhaust fumes go I wonder?

[@andy530i]

The Unicorns eat it all up , over night.

[@ebikescrapper3925]

The unicorns farts neutralise all the pollution from aircraft. The ying and Yang of the unicorn world.

[@AB-C1]

Worry more about the CHEMTRAILS they're spraying they ain't gonna worry about the emissions. They'll just use that to stop is flying aswell which they're doing anyway for no f"*king reason!

[@AB-C1]

They keep deleting FACTUALLY CORRECT COMMENTS AGAIN THAT GO AGAINST THE AGENDA!

[@AB-C1]

WEF SUPPOSEDLY so worried about clean air thats ALREADY clean! Yet not only IGNORE the underground! But theyre IGNORING 10,000 EXCESS DE*THS EVERY WEEK FROM THE J*BS! ... THEY DISTRACT FROM WHAT THEY'RE K*LL*NG US WITH to Lie and fake sh*t about what we are supposed to be doing but AREN'T! As an excuse to DESTROY our Lives! ..THEYRE GEN*CIDAL TYRANICAL MANIACS! NOW THEY are going to TAKE EVERYTHING we 'OWN' INCLUDING OUR HOMES! "YOU WILL OWN NOTHING..." - Klaus! WE MUST F*GHT THEM TOGETHER! & NOW! 🤬👊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@stum8374]

Jeff there's a company in the uk that refurbs callipers that might be a better route because the 10 is an old car and might not get them.

[@kieranokeeffe1363]

Cracking little car Geoff

[@johnwaga3702]

My Dad’s second car was a new Renault 10. I remember he carried a huge weight in the front during winter!

[@vinparaffin6082]

​.....you beat me to it !👌👍

[@1gerard47]

Your mum?

[@kingkong81icloud]

Heroin

[@ianhill4585]

Parallel universe to the Ford Capri, there ,extra weight was carried in the slippery rear of the car.🤗

[@explorewithgeoff]

That might have been me......The huge weight, I mean.

[@Tashmann]

Was great to see your little boy, and his idea for carpet was the best.

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Thank you! 😊

[@rustino666]

Preferred the full bumper on the front honestly. Cool little car though. When I was a kid my Grandad had a baby blue Renault 8.

[@ramblinonandon]

Back in those days, we would throw a vinyl roof on something like that. White would look good.

[@strongandco]

If that was a Hubnut car, the floor would be rotten, it would have a blown head gasket barely held together with head gasket sealant and it would have cost twice what is a worth. He would have also called it Robin the Renault or something equally butt clenchingly cringeworthy by now as well. If you can get some brake calipers and some springs, you've got a nice little motor there Geoff. I think some anti Khan/ULEZ stickers and a tour of London could be in it's future.

[@daintree2455]

Plus a couple of nice canvas straps to replace those rattley chains.

[@janicewatts5888]

My mum sold me her Renault 10 and bought a Mk1 Escort. The R10 was a superior car to the Mk1 Escort in every way. Disc brakes all round,, Cibie headlights, plush seats, The 1108 engine produced max torque at 2500 rpm and max power at 4,400 rpm. yet the car was quite capable of 80 mph, and mine averaged 45mpg. My mums Mk1 Escort 1100 was gutless with its BAT engine ( bugger-all torque) and averaged 38mpg. The recommended front tyre pressure on the R10 was only16lbs.

[@jellybean1976928]

Awesome Renault Geoff. Please keep it safe from the salt and British winter. My first car back in 1992 was a 1972 Renault 12, great little machine, got it up to 95moh once, slightly down hill of course. In memory I purchased and still own a gold 1979 Renault Virage, an Australian assembled Renault 12 finale version.

[@timkelly5602]

should be able to recondition the brake calipers you already have, then paint them gold... my fave too... :)

[@andrewm514]

I'm 70 years old and I could fix that in a few minutes! Old school.

[@cornishhh]

Same here. Getting up off the floor is the hardest bit.

[@ColinWatt-b1z]

Looks like there is a hand crank, so who needs the battery! Meant cranking handle. Never had to use one myself on a car but did a coventry climax water pump. Hard work and be careful of your thumb

[@shuggienus319]

Hillman imp engine

[@brianiswrong]

What a fantastic little french heap I bet there is more character in the renualt 10 than all the ev's on sale today combined.👍👍

[@Aircooledflat4bug]

Looks solid. Those the drive shaft boots are bilstein swing axle boots for a VW beetle. Cheap and easy to get hold of from a VW supplier. An easy fix.

[@jackwilbur9419]

Great old car. You’re turning into a collector of oldies but goodies.

[@nygelmiller5293]

So you've got a MECHANIC in the boot, in case it breaks down! Amazing! One of my favourite cars!

[@johnmoncrieff3034]

That boot is massive, just right for carrying a couple of flag stones to help the weight distribution & handling! Built in the era when function ruled over styling, so we get a very practical if a little bland vehicle! You could make this into a super stealth machine by fitting a Subaru flat 6 motor out of the Outback, 240hp in NA form or about 300 with turbo! The Body looks good enough to carry that level of power!

[@Mr.0.007]

She is looking good and she sounds great. Thanx Geoff

[@DanRobards]

Glad to hear you're also a Mat Armstrong enjoyer. Met him at a chavvy car show in Brum. Seemed like a lovely chap

[@smiffy5467]

I preferred the full bumper on the front with the 4 spots, that roof would do my head in I would have to get that repaired… Nice looking bit of vintage though… 👍

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

Lydon is a treasure, love him in the videos

[@Lyndon110]

😂 thank you

[@Lyndon110]

I'm in Upton upon Severn, but I don't tend to do work for other people anymore, all the projects you see around are my own, Geoff is just a special case 😂 and there's some weird bromance shit when the mood strikes

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

@@Lyndon110 Geoff is a special case should be on a T-Shirt

[@pixie706]

I think you are both probably enjoying this project.

[@neiljarvis8911]

New calipers, the french will have a piston and seal kit for them, its only a dust seal thats gone. I bet if you pumped the pistons nearly all the way out on the pedal using plywood spacers and popped them out is in compressed air you could clean up the pistons and rebuild them.

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Great comment thank you!

[@TomTwain]

@@GeoffBuysCars Rebuild them, Geoff... easier, faster... and if the pistons are shot, they're easy enough to get turned on a lathe if you can't find replacements...👍

[@richrdlewis6278]

Still going to be good with an all steel 1.4 Gordini motor. Swansea car to.

[@claymore2k1T10]

the spot lamps are actually a pair of Oscar reps and a pair of Ring rally Giants on up and down brackets

[@ArmandoLoni]

Send the calipers to Bigg Red in Worcester for rebuilding. They cover all sorts of classics 👍🏻😀

[@lesklower7281]

Good to see the Renault getting some love well lots of love l found out something about the Renault 10 it has four wheel disc brakes safty feature and those mirrors they a very 1960s nice also a great demonstratoin of front boot space or the froot a perfect project car cheap and easy to fix

[@TomTwain]

The roof... ahh... now I remember where I saw this car... it was sandwiched between a Morris Oxford and a Humber Sceptre...🤣🤣🤣

[@TheSpuggy1965]

Is that a hole for a starting handle?

[@levelcrossing150]

A great little car and something really different Geoff.

[@PaulRebel78]

Absolutely gorgeous little car! Never seen or heard of these before your video. It's a stunning little thing I'd love one those. Also love the channel thanks for all the great videos

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Ah thanks for the great comment!

[@terraplane49]

I remember driving one of those. Decent little cars. We've got thoughts on a Morris Minor traveller.

[@robgreenhill1426]

Replica cities Oscar spot lights would be the dogs bollocks. Was looking at some on eBay

[@danpatterson8009]

No problem getting that caliper in the States- about $35 from Rock Auto.

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Postage is killer 😂😂

[@vinparaffin6082]

​@@GeoffBuysCars...fly over then !👍

[@geoffhoughton7064]

i think it looked better with the full bumper on but its not my car

[@millimetreperfect]

I dont think the slave cylinder boot being split is the main reason for the lack of brakes…it might be that rusty disk x2. Fun vid.

[@keithpvt]

😂Queensland work boots.. standard fitting over here! Love the Renault 10 mate! Loads of fun. And will look cool with a surf board rack. Sweet as bro!

[@pbr549]

Another great video. The bolts that hold on the tire rim is very interesting. Also like the 3 bolts triangular. Keep up the great work!

[@SimonCoates]

Reminds me of 'Starsky & Hutch', but it's more like 'Car Key & Clutch'

[@industrialmonk]

Great video & love the Renault proper old school & no electronics so repairable & have you stripped the callipers to see if they are repairable?.

[@Darth_Chicken]

Having a background in motorcycles my first thought was just 'restore the calipers'. You can always machine pistons if need be too.

[@cliveadams7629]

Loved my Reanault 12. I would have another one in a heartbeat.

[@kylekaye9147]

What a fantastic car! I want one!

[@davetate9814]

I had one in the mid 70s, I think mine was only 1100cc, but we dropped a Gordini engine in out of a R8 as in Renault R8. Almost anything I did with the engine, I dropped it out of the car, my record was 15 minutes to take the engine out. Your South African version is quite different. Overall it was a very comfortable and reliable car.

[@Anthony-vm1jc]

Would love to see you hand cranking it 👍✌️

[@alamocannon3791]

Good job its MOT exempt !!! And you need to paint the drivers door.

[@terraplane49]

Chain anti-tuck? SAH used to do bolt-on systems for Triumphs, so might be worth a bit of research.

[@neiljarvis8911]

Ahhh! Thats what made Corvairs roll over!

[@peterhenning9648]

That car belonged to me in South Africa years ago. Sold it to my brother and changed hands a few times thereafter. Then it was exported to UK

[@mell3109]

Looks solid enough, you should spring for some disks as well though 🤔

[@scaryfakevirus]

I REALLY like that car. Even though. as I said before, cars of that era were prone to rust it really is still a car worth saving. Is that negative camber on those wheels?

[@neiljarvis8911]

Yes it is but it'll soon turn positive when he gets the brakes fixed or goes round a corner a bit quick!

[@scaryfakevirus]

@@neiljarvis8911 LOL

[@The_Irish_Volunteer]

Or it could also be that the suspension is collapsing!!

[@alistairmcdonald2382]

Back to the ARK if we have to 👍👍 it’s about time Arks appeared up the river Thames again ! 😊👍💪👍

[@jackrussel853]

Imagine how fast it will be with the brakes sorted 😀 Would be a good candidate for some Lanoguard or similar product to keep the old girl in sound condition.

[@TomTwain]

How d'ya know it's an "old girl"... the way Geoff was fiddling with the gear lever, it could be gender- in-neutral... I would'nt doubt anything after seeing Geoff trying to s**g his dashboard...🤣🤣

[@dominicbaylis2538]

Chains around your axle and beauty rings sells that car to me.

[@bonp3502]

Love the rumble - makes me happy. Can you make a t shirt for this one?

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Oooh yes! good idea!

[@chasevans7171]

Bigg red are a good supplier of caliper rebuild bits, new pistons and seals not hard to fit as long as the old pistons come out without too much of a fight. C.M. Frost in wellingborough would be a good shout for new Yorker brakes.

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Thanks for that i'll tell Lyndon, Big Red aren't sure so I need to drop the calliper to them so i'll do that Monday.

[@jamesdecross1035]

I think you should chrome mirrors right at the front end of the bonnet/wings.

[@kroonloon8201]

There is a crank hole under the rear bumper, you can crank start it please Geoff get a crank and crank start it!

[@Therenault5nut]

Same calipers used on r8 r10 and alpine a110. You can get recon ones, but they aren't cheap. But you can rebuild the set for less than the cost 1 recon/new one. I rebuilt my whole system

[@andrewpoules9109]

Great cars the 8/10 series first mass production cars with discs front and back hence squeezing and poor handbrake and didn't rust like other contemporaries a toolbox in the front helps with braking and handling wish I still had mine with a r12ts engine happy days ❤

[@gilleyb1900]

Its not an oil leak its a constant corrosion prevention system.

[@bonp3502]

Wonder what the bearings look like. Love an old fashioned hand brake for when the brake seals or master cylinder goes 😁

[@davetherin2524]

HI geoff is the reno 10 a gordeno as it has the wide wheels had a few of those back in the day.

[@andyaustin6489]

Geoff I have a pair of Two up Two down pukka 70's rally spot light brackets brand new in box happy to donate to the Renault mate would take those spots from the mini nicely......

[@RonnieM]

Is it a single carb, if so you could do a duel Weber set up, you get some lovely gobbling sounds from a setup like that.

[@BusbyTreeSurgery]

Hi Geoff hope you don't mind and great video , but desperate times need desperate measures. i am looking for, anyone got the windscreen wiper linkage off an RB44 i think the dodge 50 series is the same. or know if it comes off another UK thing, or know of one similar that we could hodge in there with sticky tape and yogurt cartons. again sorry and great video.

[@philapps3805]

i know a brilliant renault mechanic of over 40 years he loves these classics

[@GeoffBuysCars]

oooh based where?

[@philapps3805]

worthing west sussex

[@chillierdavro]

My Kitcar is ULEZ free because it has a Hayabusa gen1 motorbike engine that is under the Euro 3 motorcycle emissions.

[@AB-C1]

Nice! I need one! Lol 😂

[@AB-C1]

Theyre so worried about clean air thats ALREADY clean! Yet not only IGNORE the underground! But theyre IGNORING 10,000 EXCESS DE*THS EVERY WEEK FROM THE J*BS! ... THEY DISTRACT FROM WHAT THEY'RE K*LL*NG US WITH to Lie and fake sh*t about what we are supposed to be doing but AREN'T! As an excuse to DESTROY our Lives! ..THEYRE GEN*CIDAL TYRANICAL MANIACS! NOW THEY are going to TAKE EVERYTHING we 'OWN' INCLUDING OUR HOMES! "YOU WILL OWN NOTHING..." - Klaus! WE MUST F*GHT THEM TOGETHER! & NOW! 🤬👊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@dancarden72]

Geoff. whats the lubricant you use for sliding windows please?

[@TheWalrus-c2l]

How about a bit of paraffin wax?

[@theoriginaldylangreene]

I tend toward silicone spray lube. Safe for rubber seals and helps to stop them cracking/perishing too!

[@alansmith934]

Back in the 60's my brother in law had one in South Africa and could handle the dirt roads with ease

[@alxgu198]

I think I’d be considering removing the chrome bits from the wheels and painting them white to match the go-fast stripes 🤔

[@garryhills8648]

Jeff are you keeping the Italian steering wheel I hope so it looks great!!

[@mickcooper8605]

Has the bottom of the drivers door been painted, it looks like a different shade of Red.

[@GeoffBuysCars]

I think it's the whole door,haha

[@derekoetting4245]

The brake calipers are like motorcycle ones. Just single piston.

[@jamescoleridge7368]

Apparently they put the camera in the end of the gearstick

[@Rapid_GT]

You definitely need fury dice in the window Geoff!! 😂 it would also be funny af if you had a friend called Lez and stick them in the boot - Lez Friendly 😂 ULEZ get in the boot 😂

[@JohnDavies-jt6my]

MCY Swansea area reg no.Possibly supplied by Gravels one of the oldest Renault dealers

[@dungareesareforfools]

I’m impressed that it has disc brakes all round. I think the 1966 Ford Zephyr (much bigger and more expensive) was one of the first cars to feature all round discs.

[@andrewmack2161]

The R8/R10 was the first MASS Production car with 4 discs in the early 60s. IIRC Volvo were the second. Stuff like some Jags did have them before but they weren't built in Large numbers.

[@TomTwain]

@@andrewmack2161 I thought Jaguar developed the disc brake for production cars in a joint venture with Dunlop...🤔

[@andrewmack2161]

@@TomTwain They did, but by no stretch of the imagination was Jag considered "A Mass Production Car" back then.

[@dungareesareforfools]

Hmm, my last reply appears to have vanished... But basically I did some research and the Citroen DS was actually the first mass produced car with 4 disc brakes.

[@andrewmack2161]

@@dungareesareforfools I had forgotten about the DS but you'd need to use 'Mass Production' in it's widest sense for it to apply here. It was predominantly an executive car (even the cheapest model wasn't cheap) and only really hit large numbers because it had such a long production run. But yes, on that basis it could be considered the first.

[@class27]

Leave the Sump alone, it'll be leaking from the side gaskets, the crank seal and probably around the fuel pump, not an easy fix in Situ, liable to make it much worse instead of better. Fit the missing nut on the N/S lower axle cup, it holds the axle on. It looks pretty sound tho. Loads of potential for an Upgrade..

[@2pintsofcremedementh]

30c in England in September? And this despite the "haze"? That's as rare as a rust-free Renault! 🤔🤔🤔 It's already hit 21 a few days here in Whangarei NZ this spring, and the sea temperature never really dropped below pleasant for a brisk swim over winter, I feel like we are in for a whopper of a summer

[@davidiand7]

Looked like it needs new brake discs also?

[@peterchapman8357]

i think its a stylish car, you could smooth and wrap the roof in white would look good

[@markchambers9415]

DONT TRY DEFEATING IT .JUST DONT PAY IT. PEOPLE NEED TO GET A BACK BONE AND ALL STICK TOGETHER.

[@rappers5719]

I made various gaskets in the early 70's (as an apprentice) for a 50's Talbot.

[@highpath4776]

were not sump gaskets thicker than paper ?

[@rappers5719]

@@highpath4776 Cork I believe.

[@nygelmiller5293]

Oh, no ! Please DON'T! I know these side mirrors are racing mirrors, BUT NOT FOR A SQUARE CAR! I do agree though, and the actually PAINTED white striping - and I do also like the cracked patina! The quarter bumpers will make it so unique, and are nice - but I like the front how it was in the first place place, too! Love these! And please don't put any extra lights on the front. That would ruin the designer look! If you WANT a racing car, just buy something that ISN'T designer, and plain, like an Escort !

[@TheWalrus-c2l]

How about a vinyl roof Geoff?

[@Wayne-Jones]

Can’t you rebuild your callipers Geoff? Or can you not get a piston and seal set for them.

[@johnanthonycolley3803]

😢 ( I was worried you'd lost the plot ) However.. welcome back to sanity 😊

[@entropy5431]

My uncle's friend has a farm. He really needs a car like that. Let me drive it there for you.

[@David-xd3hw]

Reminds me of the moskvitch, are they related?

[@mrkenfu]

Fill the roof then stick a black vinyl roof on

[@jfro5867]

Cool car 👍

[@stevenclarke5606]

Fit 4 spot lamps it will look great

[@TK42138]

I can smell that car interior from here. Old vinyl, trim glue, waxoil, probably with a cheeky top note of petrol. My old '68 Beetle smelt like that and I miss it.

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Spot on!!!

[@philroyle9032]

The chains is an old trick , to stop the (swing)axles dropping away from the body in corners, stopping the wheels from tucking under :)

[@johnanthonycolley3803]

There called " Check Straps " Series Land Rover's also them ( but in stylish Leather ) 😅

[@cornishhh]

The Australian assembled R10s had leather straps. They probably all did.

[@johngibson3837]

Alfa used to do a strap thing also

[@grahamherbert3612]

I've simply cloned some plates from a Slough councillors vehicle.

[@system11yt]

I wonder how much it would cost to have the roof straightened up and restored, it's a shame as everything else looks very straight.

[@juliegwilliam8503]

I love this little car😊

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Me too!