My red 5

[Markey Mark (BD)]

hehe , i dont miss anything.. tell him to invest in some 2k high build primer through, that rattle can high build is toss , to thin to actually to a great deal and just often reacts like buggary when applied over the top.

it will look really good when complete me thinks

Cheers for advise mate, the high build primer was out of a rattle can but not the normal brand so hopefully won't have too much of a problem. Most of it will be rubbed off as its only there for guide coat so i know where it needs work.
Hopefully its off to painters soon so will let him knwo whats gone on there.

Yeah the holes down in the inner wings are for the boost pipes, i modified the panel below so it angled away from wheel.

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Right bit more today, the welding on the shell is done now!

This afternoon after work i made the screamer pipe, modified the new wing to accept the pipe and then welded the pates to the floor for the rest of the cage.
Done little more filler work on the engine bay to finally smooth the last little bits out.

Its off to painters on thursday evening so i'll be takling all the parts off the car again, i'll get some pics of the new additions before i break it down.

Its getting there, getting excited now!

[philr5t]

Right bit more today, the welding on the shell is done now!

This afternoon after work i made the screamer pipe, modified the new wing to accept the pipe and then welded the pates to the floor for the rest of the cage.
Done little more filler work on the engine bay to finally smooth the last little bits out.

Its off to painters on thursday evening so i'll be takling all the parts off the car again, i'll get some pics of the new additions before i break it down.

Its getting there, getting excited now!

Great stuff mate pleased for ya keep on it and keep the pics going to

[Brigsy]

Good work mate

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Well its gone to paintshop now, won't see it for few weeks now although when i do it'll be a nice shade of red again! Won't be a Renault red though.

Sorry i promise pics before i took it apart but i forgot in the mad rush to get it stripped down ready to take it today.

Over the next few weeks i'll be getting on with the freshen up of the engine and few extra bits too so may have some pics of those soon.

[Bass J]

as said ....you dont half work quick mark cant wait to see the finishing product

[SCHWARTZ]

Looking ace mate cant wait to see some pics and see it at the meet. Gona be rapid

[Rob@Backyardracing]

Good stuff Mark....

[Spooky]

Sweet. Will be good to see the beast back on the road

[Tim B]

Looks like you have got the bit between your teeth now looking good. You may even beat me to getting a Renault back on the road. wow ill have to pull my finger out.

[bigbadboytank]

Looks like you have got the bit between your teeth now looking good. You may even beat me to getting a Renault back on the road. wow ill have to pull my finger out.

lol do you know what Tim, i think he will have his car and my car on the road before you get the van going again lol

[Gttnutter]

lol do you know what Tim, i think he will have his car and my car on the road before you get the van going again lol

Make that 3 tank

[5teve L]

Looking good for end of March/beginning or April Mark ?

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Looking good for end of March/beginning or April Mark ?

Won't be back from paintshop till end of March so prob be looking at late April/early May time.

[5teve L]

Won't be back from paintshop till end of March so prob be looking at late April/early May time.

Chop chop, be good to see it on the rollers if poss.. PM for ya

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Well had abit of a shock today, been told by painter that car may be done by next monday so i will have it back a few weeks early!

I haven't even had chance to freshen engine up yet , best sort other bits first like paint gearbox and cage so they can be bolted to car once its back.

[bigbadboytank]

bang goes £50...... you may actually win this bet mate

[mattk]

Well had abit of a shock today, been told by painter that car may be done by next monday so i will have it back a few weeks early!

Can't wait to see the pics when you get it back

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Will stick pics up soon as cars back mate

Tank - best get cheque book now as the bet is mine!

[5teve L]

Will stick pics up soon as cars back mate

Tank - best get cheque book now as the bet is mine!

Good news mate, fingers crossed we may both be @ the next Surrey meet in our 5's (Bet Phil will be still on his dash )

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Good news mate, fingers crossed we may both be @ the next Surrey meet in our 5's (Bet Phil will be still on his dash )

Won't be next surrey meet for me mate, too much to fit to it for that date. Will be May one more than likely

[5teve L]

Won't be next surrey meet for me mate, too much to fit to it for that date. Will be May one more than likely

There's me thinking you were motivated

[Markey Mark (BD)]

There's me thinking you were motivated

I am mate but the amount needed to be done needs more time then i can possibly give to it over the month.

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Had the phonecall today, its all painted now!

Full 3 weeks early which is good but also means i haven't even had chanve to do the engine freshen up or paint roll cage yet.

As a favour my brother is rolling the car to his workbay at his work (next door to paintshop) so i can go refit all the panels and have abit extra time to do the bits i needed to do before car gets rolled back into my garage. I think i'll refit most bits there then bring it home next weekend.

I'll grab some pics tomorrow but from sounds of it brother says it has come out spot on!

Can't believe i may actually get it done soon!

[5teve L]

Had the phonecall today, its all painted now!

Full 3 weeks early which is good but also means i haven't even had chanve to do the engine freshen up or paint roll cage yet.

As a favour my brother is rolling the car to his workbay at his work (next door to paintshop) so i can go refit all the panels and have abit extra time to do the bits i needed to do before car gets rolled back into my garage. I think i'll refit most bits there then bring it home next weekend.

I'll grab some pics tomorrow but from sounds of it brother says it has come out spot on!

Can't believe i may actually get it done soon!

Good news, can't wait to see what this can do once up & running.

[Wallace]

Happy days Mark

Can't beat fresh paint...............look forward to some pics and seeing it in the flesh

[TrixNFlix]

Wow, could be ready for national day?

[bigbadboytank]

Will stick pics up soon as cars back mate

Tank - best get cheque book now as the bet is mine!

my only hope is i have seen the wiring for your all singing all dancing ECU...... thats a lot of wires there mate lol

[Markey Mark (BD)]

my only hope is i have seen the wiring for your all singing all dancing ECU...... thats a lot of wires there mate lol

One wire at a time and nice and slowly!

[J8TRO]

Looking forward to the pictures mate. Good to meet you at the weekend.

[bigbadboytank]

One wire at a time and nice and slowly!

Im please im not the one connecting it to the Battery.........

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Right i cracked on with the car today, was lovely weather so made most of it.

I rolled it out the garage today and decided to attack the interior and paint the subframe and start fitting the parts to the car.

Due to the rules of the 'Outlaw Shootout' i have to have carpet so decided to fit underlay and a black raider carpet to the car, the freshely painted rollcage went in too and the fitted the seat and dash back in. Just got to fit the wiring loom to the dash now and then i shoud be ready to see if it all works in there.

Engine bay was treated to a clean and some black paint to the subframe to freshen it up abit, fitted new master cylinder and fluid resoviour and started to run the speedo cable and fit the header tank in.

I'll be finishing the interior off first then i'll be fitting the freshened up engine, once i get round to doing that.
Here's some pics for everyone to have look

Before anyone ask's, the car is not ornage, its just the light was so bright today and for some reason the car does shimmer orange abit but it is red!

[Wallace]

Any progress is progress

Like the look of the clio dash too mate.........keep the pics coming looking good

Weather has been glorious today hasn't it

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Well was nice weekend again just gone so the car rolled out the garage again for more work, i only did a sunday on it as i was working on my F7P powered 5 on sat (may do build up thread on that soon)

Not many pics taken unfortunately but have now managed to fit the new Clio 16v hubs with new bearings, spare clean front calipers with new pads, new steering rack gaitor and then sprayed the inner archs with underseal again just to keep the rot at bay

At the back i fitted the refurbished calipers i bought off here while ago with new pads and then undersealed under there too. I had to cut the handbrake cables off as they had siezed solid in the old calipers so looks like another part for the shopping list

The engine was treated to a clean up and lick of paint again and started to build it up slowly. Didn't manage to fit the new painted sump before pic was taken so engine still sits on oversprayed sump
Will be ordering new clutch this week, once thats here the engine can be matted to the freshly painted and rebuilt box and then dropped in the car.

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Had nice little package turn up yesterday, opened it and found this inside!

Now i can crack on with the engine bay

[Os8472]

Had nice little package turn up yesterday, opened it and found this inside!

Now i can crack on with the engine bay

Nice, now swap it with mine

How much did that lot cost you?

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Nice, now swap it with mine

How much did that lot cost you?

No its ok i kind of like this one mate!

It cost me £816 mate

[sieger]

looks good, i can't w8 to hear what BHP it's gonna make.

[dave r5]

It looks very fresh mark. That clutch looks awesome Altho a tad expensive lol.

Off the top of Yr head do u know how many splines the gearbox has. The Volvo 215 mm isn't holding up to my power and need a 4 or 6 puk

[Markey Mark (BD)]

It looks very fresh mark. That clutch looks awesome Altho a tad expensive lol.

Off the top of Yr head do u know how many splines the gearbox has. The Volvo 215 mm isn't holding up to my power and need a 4 or 6 puk

I think its 26 mate but will check on this for you, i had to double check myself when i ordered my clutch

[BabybluGTT]

New poster! (less than 10 posts)

£816?! It cost me £1 less than that to have my whole front end repaired!

[dave r5]

I think its 26 mate but will check on this for you, i had to double check myself when i ordered my clutch

Cheers mate. I've looked on the site were u got yrs from.The spec is awesome. But as I'm a tight ****er I won't be buying The same 1 as you lol. Well until I've tested it haha

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Right its been little while since updated this, main reason for this is i've hit a major problem with the clutch which has stopped me fitting the engine bay up.

After a cock up with having the wrong flywheel machined to accpet the new clutch (), once i got the right one machined and clutch fitted it seems the fingers on the cover plate are compressed in so much once the release bearing touchs the fingers it sits about 1mm away from the friction plate
Once i fitted it to car and clutch cable fitted the fork arm sits so far back it almost touchs gearbox and cable has so much slack pedal doesn;t even work. All i can describe it as it looks like clutch is always depressed the arm sits so far back.

Turbo Ted has same clutch, after checking out pics of his all looks the same but am going to see his one close up as his cover plate fingers sit further away from friction plate more than mine.

So looks like Pod Day is out now as don't think i'm going to have enough time to sort this out and then fit it all back up and map it.

For everyone to see here's pic of the clutch on the engine.

[bigdur]

What a shame Mark, I was really looking forward to watching this one up the strip.

[Markey Mark (BD)]

What a shame Mark, I was really looking forward to watching this one up the strip.

I know, real shame as was looking forward to running it. Its even more of a pain as i can't even see whats causing the problem.

I will be at Pod Day in something though

[Scoff]

Not sure I know what you mean Mark. You saying the fingers are already 1mm away from plate before there's any release pressure on it ? That would suggest plates are too thick or something ? Or is it just the angle of the release fork thats screwed it up ?

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Not sure I know what you mean Mark. You saying the fingers are already 1mm away from plate before there's any release pressure on it ? That would suggest plates are too thick or something ? Or is it just the angle of the release fork thats screwed it up ?

It is hard one to explain mate

Bit of both mate, with clutch bolted to engine as it should be if i hold release bearing up against the fingers the bearing is about 1mm away from friction plate.
Yes the release fork sits too far back but i think this is down to the fingers being compressed soo much.

I think your right mate but i can't see what bit wrong, i'm going to Robs (Turbo Teds) wenesday to check his clutch as he's got same one but his works fine.

[Tony Walker]

Maybe your clutch is meant for a flywheel with a slight recess where the friction plate sits? could you make some sort of spacer for the cover?

[Scoff]

Yeah, as tony says or your plates are too thick for the cover ?

Hopefully if robbies is in bits (I heard he broke his gearbox "running in" !) then you'll be able to measure stuff up ok.

[Scoff]

of course, there's the old favourite but I didn't want to mention it : the plate is in the right way round isn't it ?