Hello from Stockport/High Peak

[BILLY-R5GTT]

First post!

Morning everyone...

I am a new member from the High Peak just outside Stockport.

I currently drive a 1 owner Renault 19 16v cabriolet in black on 18's as my daily driver and luckily just got my hands on a 1988 low mileage pearl white Renault 5 GT Turbo, totally standard and un-modified. The 5 has no tax or MOT and has been sat on a drive for 12 years so could do with a part restoration which I am looking forward too.

5 years ago I was the mechanic at PCS Scotlands Renault turbo specialist's working on 5's, 9's, 11's, 21's etc...

It was a good job but working doing your hobby in my opinion just ruins it so I decided to leave and join the Railway instead. 5 years on I now live in a small village just outside Stockport and I am the Senior Techinical Officer for Network Rail's Manchester East section taking care of all the surveys/designs/clearances across Manchester and the High peak.

I have owned numerous 5's, pearl white, tungsten grey, gold, driven a good few and broke up even more (unfortunately), I still part own a Phase 2 Renault 9 Turbo aswell which is sat in PCS gathering dust and half way though a build.

I am in the process of getting my own workshop in Marple just outside Stockport to take on the 5 project which hopefully won't take that long. My 19 16v cabriolet will be sat along side where it will stay over the winter as my little 106 diesel becomes the everyday car.

Once the workshop is up and running anyone's welcome to come in for a bit of Renault chat and a coffee on the passing, it would be good to make some friends in the area.

Looking forward to hearing from you

Billy

[markg]

Welcome to the club

[TrixNFlix]

Good morning and welcome to rtoc.

[Andyturbo!]

Welcome to the club buddy

[Haz]

Welcome to the club. Pcs, that's mike Wilson ain't it? there's a few members in the north west but we're all dotted about

[BILLY-R5GTT]

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Thank you for the welcomes, yes it's Mike Wilson. I haven't seen many 5's in the area, only a white standard ph2 a couple of times possibly a member on here, looks like a minter and well taken care of.

[BluntyR5GTT]

hi welcome to the club fella, look forward to seeing a few pics of the motor.

if you would like a chance to meet up with quite a few members then we have a rolling road event at efi parts in runcorn on the 23rd september

mike wilson is not very well thought of in this club as far as im aware (was a bit before my time)

[BILLY-R5GTT]

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Yeah I am aware of that blunty, I am still good friends with him but I have nothing to do with anything he has said or done in the past so I wouldn't like to be tarred with the same brush...

I hope I am not judged before people get to know me, I went to work did my job then went home that was it, and it was way before I started working with him when there were problems between him and members on this forum.

Yes I would like to attend the rolling road day, I'll bring the cabby along not for a run but just to see what everyone is running these days. I haven't had a 5 on the road for 5 years now so I recon things have come along way itb's, F4r's etc... I am pretty old skool so I'll be sticking with the good old carb

I'll get some pic's up of the 5 when I collect it, here's a picture of my cabby in the mean time on track at FCS this year, some of you may have seen it.

[gtmatt]

Hi and welcome mate , there's a few of us round here ,will be good to see the five if u need any help or advice just ask

[BILLY-R5GTT]

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Cheers for that Matt, I may have worked on 5's for sometime but like us all I don't know everything there is to know and all hint's and tip will be welcome, i'll try to help out where I can too.

[Alex]

Welcome to the club mate, look forward to seeing you and your car at EFI Parts next month 👍

[Tony Walker]

Sounds like your gonna fit right in think we need a few more members round here, the rr day at Scoffs should be a great one, deffinetly one to attend

[BluntyR5GTT]

Billy you certainly aint tarred with the same brush fella. Its nice to see a new member with so much enthusiasm for the renault scene.
We also have an event at santa pod on sun 2nd september which should be great and looks like it could be a bit of a weekend session.

[Coops]

welcome over fella

[BILLY-R5GTT]

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Alrite Coops, spoke to you a few times on the clio16valver forum. Decided to buy another R5 in the end rather than do an engine conversion on then 19 16v for now. Missing the turbo buzz and the R5 was the easiest option to get back in to it

[BILLY-R5GTT]

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Billy you certainly aint tarred with the same brush fella. Its nice to see a new member with so much enthusiasm for the renault scene.
We also have an event at santa pod on sun 2nd september which should be great and looks like it could be a bit of a weekend session.

Cheers Blunty

[BILLY-R5GTT]

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Cheers for the rest of the welcomes to, looking forward to meeting everyone