Renault 1929 RY1 Monasix

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The right  side rear engine mount takes shape.

6-28-2015

Having almost completed the right side rear mount, today it was simply a matter of building a mirror image for the left side. Working completely on my own and without drawings or any pre-existing parts it was simply a matter of using my imagination virtually desiging the structure in my head. This is something I have done over probably 50 years of rebuilding cars from a collection of loosely related bits. Having said that I think that this Renault has been the greatest challenge yet. I would love to be able to walk away from it but something compells me to keep going.

If I make any mistakes I have no one to blame but myself. The one good thing about working in my miniscule "office" there is only room for one person and no one to tell me what I "should" be doing.

Bj.

7-3-2015

A tiny step forward with tires fitted to four wheels I will now be able to lower the chassis from the two saw-horses it has been sitting on for the last six months. I can also fit Depanoto's 'Enjoliveurs', French for hub caps but a much more descriptive word.

Hello Roger

Of course you are correct. The'Enjoliveurs' were simply fitted for the benefit of the photograph. The other recent discovery was a pair of head lamps found by a friend and fellow Light Car enthusiast in the UK. These come with the extremely rare original  factory glasses complete with the Renault logo. It is highly unlikely that there would be any more than five or six pair of these almost 90 year old glasses surviving anywhere.

Once I have the chassis down on its wheels, I can move it making life/progress so much easier.  With the engine with my friends at Crankshaft Rebuilders, I can think about making a start on the body frame.

Bj.