Looking to start restoring my raider to its original glory but need some advise on where the best place is to start as never under taken a restoration project before so all helpful advise will be much appreciated.
Thanks Jamie .
Looking to start restoring my raider to its original glory but need some advise on where the best place is to start as never under taken a restoration project before so all helpful advise will be much appreciated.
Thanks Jamie .
Strip the bodykit off and interior out to find any rot thats the biggest issue on a 5 mate
Track down all the parts you are going to need before you start so there is nothing holding you up when you start.
As Chris as said find the rot and remove it all.
Do it in bite size chucks, unless you're really confident.
When the engines in pieces in boxes, there's bare metal from all the tin worm you found and you can't find the £1500 for a full respray...
Anyone know best place to buy an engine stand from in surrey??
machine mart.Originally Posted by Jamraid5tt
but i've got one going.... pm for you.
Your welcome to borrow mine if you want
maybe I should read the whole thread firstYour welcome to borrow mine if you wantsee Gordon has offered already if you need it's here
I wonder how many gtt's started as projects got stripped and are now sat gathering dust, (like mine)
Don't bite off more than you can chew, a little a time is a much better way of doing it,
personally I would start with the bodywork, take the engine out and strip all the interior and kit off so you know where you are with costs for the body restoration. Once it's all sorted/sprayed you can build up slowly and replace anything that needs it as you go.
Some healthy sums of money can be spent also, take a look at some of the projects on here, the attention to detail on some is amazing......but costly!
[quote=GTphil;353041]I wonder how many gtt's started as projects got stripped and are now sat gathering dust, (like mine
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2 = Jerpa's
never rule out doing a re-shell.
Putting the car back together is easy if you have the parts, its the putting it back to its former glory is the time consuming part as trying to source the parts, even though not needed to make it run it, its just nice knowing you keep putting more original parts on there, or better condition items.
I still find parts to keep putting on my car including little clips / brackets in the engine bay which aren't found in a lot of them.
[QUOTE=James5;353042]LOL mine is a dusty hore! Maybe we should have a meet at mine, get it running and meet some new face??I wonder how many gtt's started as projects got stripped and are now sat gathering dust, (like mine
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2 = Jerpa's
Masking tape on every item and right where its from and what it dose..
Plus mobile phone pictures of what went were. Good refrences.. There not a hard car when in order.
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LOL mine is a dusty hore! Maybe we should have a meet at mine, get it running and meet some new face??
That's where I went wrongThough it might have been helpful getting a car with any of the items still on the car in the first place, much more fun trying to build them up from scratch from nothing. Never again though.
I have been doing my 5 for years....! Lol
I will get there one day. Maybe the wrong way round but I did my engine first and have now started on my bodywork..
Although I did check that the shell was in good nick and not rotten previous to this.
The best advice is to try and keep motivated. And if your losing the will to do it- have a break and go back a few days/weeks/months later
Lol I also learned the hard way but its still the best way to learn.. Adult macarno that's why I play with the 5s..That's where I went wrong
The best advice is to try and keep motivated. And if your losing the will to do it- have a break and go back a few days/weeks/months later
So true must learn todo this.
I'm another that's constantly repairing,replacing,renewing as I go......
Most important: what's your budget?
If you have endless pots of cash, then start striping it all: engine,brackets,interior, exterior kit etc etc etc......go for it........but do remember to mark up EVERYTHING!!! And take LOTS OF PICTURES!!
However, if your on a tight budget, or perhaps better put, have a few quid each month, then maybe consider parts of the car at a time.
Best advice I think is what has been said already, strip the kit off and the 'easy to remove parts' and asses what condition the body is actually in.....at the end of the day, it's the bodywork that will cost the most......that is assuming your not going for 10 second quarter mile
You will find that so many on here have experience so you'll have help all along the way
Good luck whatever you decide
Assemble a large pile of cash, and a lot of Valium.
You are now ready to begin.
leave the engine until last
make sure you back up your PICTURES I stripped my phase 2 then my phone died all pictures kapoof !!
Unless you are single , very rich and have no other interest that means you are twiddling your thumbs all day - dont do it.
Sell what you have to some that will do it and buy a £6k mint example, it will be cheaper and you can just spend your time driving and enjoying it.......!
That said it is very addictive and at times will drive you to the point of wanting to stick a hammer into it.
With all these tips and pointers his car will be in the classifieds come morning!
Thanks everyone for your advise and just to let you all know that I start this weekend and hopefully going to be ready for next summer will post pictures as I go on.
Best of luck.
....and always add +1 year and +50% budget on initial estimates
spot on advice....and always add +1 year and +50% budget on initial estimates
Love this advice.......and always add +1 year and +50% budget on initial estimates
5 years to get my 5 on the road!!! And im lucky i was a young single guy with only myself to play with at the time
5 Years worth too!!
His car way grey to begin with, now it's pearl.5 Years worth too!!
Started my R21 engine build before my daughter arrived.
She was 8 last month.
2 kids and a mortgage have, er, delayed proceedings somewhat, as has a target bhp increase of 200 brake over the initial aim.
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