Re: Djs second R5 Tungy Jplate

**djinuk** · 18-08-2010, 10:45

Well the car always has a change ticking sound, a little lit tappets but difffrent, Sparkie mentioned it could be in the inlet gasket. When my engine decided to fire off its oil cap i washed it with degreaser and water, and when i started the engine back up after the ticking sounded even worse, i decided to take the plunge and last night removed the inlet/eghaust manifolds, its missing 3 studs, 1 beign closest near the turbo and it does appear thats its been blowing.

tonight i plan to get it back together with fresh studs and nuts and a fresh gasket, fingers crossed it will be better.

**djinuk** · 21-08-2010, 22:18

Well fixed the inlet, and the car still has a very slight knock..

ahh well

decided im not a huge fan of the carbon bonnet, so im gna take it off in replacement of a standard one.. so ive just speant a hour sorting out areas of rust on one of my spare r5 bonnets, hopefully by next week it will be ready to paint.

**djinuk** · 23-08-2010, 08:07

As the sun came out yesterday i decided i needed to do somthing,.. So i began work on sorting out the standard bonnet that came on the car and preping it for fresh paint.. I also fitted a pair of speakers and crappy cd player to the r5. And gave the carpets a damn good hoover out.
Whilst doing all this and working damn hard the mrs decided to give him a hand in the form of watching.

**IANMM** · 23-08-2010, 09:02

nice body work...............

**James5** · 23-08-2010, 09:05

Originally Posted by IANMM

nice body work...............

Beat me to it

**djinuk** · 23-08-2010, 09:49

hehe cheerS

, ive removed it now, thought better of it.

Think ive also sold the carbon bonnet

**rs250nut** · 23-08-2010, 09:54

What have you removed it for? In for more pics of your missus

**djinuk** · 23-08-2010, 10:26

Im sure you are,

rs250nut could you reccomened me a decent seam sealer to use on the underside of the bonnet, theres a few bits of sealer than have began to come away and whilst its getting treatment i wouldnt mind replacing it.

Ive seen grey stripe at halfords if its any good.

**rs250nut** · 23-08-2010, 10:48

I try to stay away from anything that halfrauds sell, only using them as a last resort. You want some proper stuff from a bodyshop supplier and it will probabley be cheaper too.

**djinuk** · 23-08-2010, 10:51

aight then, generally i stay clear of halfords, but its damn local and occasionly a life saver, ill grab somthing from morleys when im next down that way then, this bonnet aint half took a decent batterying of stone chips cross the front.

**djinuk** · 28-08-2010, 22:15

update,

sold the carbon fibre boonet n grabbed the original out..

began working on the rust and found a hole the size of a 50p, bit of work later and its gone.

Then i attached the rust on the underside, and etched primed the bits.

then up went the gazebo/spraybooth and on went the high build, ..

then on with basecoat and clear,

after finishing this the compressor made a bang and then rattles lots...!!!

the result

ah well, it spray the bearing out that connects the conrod to the crank.. easy fix

Anyway , happy with the bonnet, will get flatted and compound and hopefully be nice and shiny

**5alldaway** · 28-08-2010, 23:25

looks good! that carbon bonnet was proper kindygarden stuff!

**djinuk** · 30-08-2010, 20:23

speant the best part of 4 hours wet sanding this morning.. the bonnet had a lot of crap in it as it was windy, lots of crap managed to land in it, i attacked it with 1500 and then 2000 , could of done with somthing a bit more brutal i think to speed things up.

Anyway after many hours the result, a nice matt bonnet, with 99% of the crap sanded out.

I then removed the bonnet from the car and used a g3 polish with a hard compound pad and this was the result after 1 pass,

then i went on with a soft polish and a softer mop head, the polish was very cheap and called encore , reccomended by the local bodyshop supplier, i really cant fault it.

I then fitted the bonnet to the very grubby car - dont worry its just lacquer run off from when i wet flatted it earlier on the car and all washed off.

Unforunatly one of the repairs on the lower corner began to bubble though, i fear this was becuase i repaired the bonnet and painted it all in the same day

, possibiliy sealing the filler in before it had fully cured, either way i will see if the problem gets worse, its barely noticable at min, however you can see the small bubbles here. If it does get worse im going to use the exercise to teach myself how to blow new paint into exisiting as its not somthing ive done yet.

If at any point anybody wishes me to stop posting pics etc please say so, ive learnt everything i know to do with cars from the internet and unforuantly its very difficult to find the info so i like to try to make as much of it avalible to people in my threads aswell as detailed.

**djinuk** · 04-09-2010, 22:29

ok quick update, ive got o.e interior now, curtosy of matt from ilkeston.. thanks mate, before any1 mentions, i know they are both passenger seats but for now they will do, no real major rips, just tiny wear holes, and saggy bolsters, forgot how comfy o/e stuff is.

Began flatting down my turbines for paint..

And the biggest ball ache.. I brought 2x delocked doors a while back, they had m3 carbon mirrors on.. I got one ready to flat for paint and then noticed the carbon mirrors didnt have a baseplate as such... and was surpirsed they bolted straight to the doors oirignal brackets.. then i looked again and realised a plate had been welded in and filted over the original.. I began the crap taste of grinding the welds back to remove it and the result was below

I was ready to scrap the doors but then like a fool gave myself the bodywork taste of seeing if i could rebuild them to accept the original mirrors.. I got a few spot welds in to hold the remaining now very week metal, and fibreglassed the holes remaining.

i will continue.

**Wallace** · 06-09-2010, 19:37

Defintley keep the pics coming

As you say, it's interesting for people who haven't much experience with body work............like me

**djinuk** · 13-09-2010, 07:35

gota a few more hours in on the car.. Preped up a set of turbines and gave them some paint..
managed to borrow a room at my friends bodyshop as the weather was so hit and miss, with sunny spells with rain :S

also removed the sump and timin cover to reseal, however had a nightmare.. first time round i found a snapped bolt, this took hours to remove and required the engine dropping of its mounts to gain access.. then i found i coudlnt get oil pressure.. anyways about 8 hours later and its back together..

noticed some pretty fresh marks in the timing cover.

**djinuk** · 13-09-2010, 21:10

whilst pushing the car this morning my mum managed to catch the door, this bent it down... a bottle jack and 5 mins later i managed to bend the hinges to make it close again however theres now a huge dirty crease which made me push harder to get the doors prepped and ready to paint..

slowly getting there

**matty j** · 13-09-2010, 21:19

looks sweet dude

**djinuk** · 24-09-2010, 16:29

picked up somthing to try on the car..

bbs rms, 15 x 6.5

**dangerous dave** · 24-09-2010, 16:47

the look lovely, in the right colour they should look wicked, and i think they grey they are already might just be the one..

Sy on here had polo gti split rims on his 5 and they looks great, im pretty sure these will look just as good

**Markey Mark (BD)** · 24-09-2010, 19:03

Looks like someone is stealing my idea of those wheels!

I do like them alot, am after a set myself.

Won't let too much of my plans out.

**djinuk** · 24-09-2010, 19:10

didnt realise you were after a set of these mark, to be fair the onl reason i had them is i was after some splits , and these were very local (within a mile) and although not cheap, compared to the prices on ebay etc they were good..

Mark how serious are you about having a set.. reason i ask is a guy down near me gets through a lot of wheels (wheel whore) and he may have a few more special wheels..

bbs rm, oz turbo, that kind of thing.. hes not cheap cheap, but hes reasonable..

**Brigsy** · 24-09-2010, 19:18

If they are the set bbs i seen for sale a couple of days ago you got them for a very good price

If i had the ££ i would have bought them for the van.

**Markey Mark (BD)** · 24-09-2010, 19:28

Originally Posted by djinuk

didnt realise you were after a set of these mark, to be fair the onl reason i had them is i was after some splits , and these were very local (within a mile) and although not cheap, compared to the prices on ebay etc they were good..

Mark how serious are you about having a set.. reason i ask is a guy down near me gets through a lot of wheels (wheel whore) and he may have a few more special wheels..

bbs rm, oz turbo, that kind of thing.. hes not cheap cheap, but hes reasonable..

Its not at the top of my piority of things to get but if a good set come along i would be interested at the right price.
If you can get pics of any of the wheels that'll be cool mate if you find any for sale.

**djinuk** · 24-09-2010, 21:59

yea ill keep ,y eyes peeled mark.. btw do me a favor and pm me your num, ive lost all contacts on my mob and not having your num to hand for when i next brake dwn outside pizza hut could be bad news

**djinuk** · 26-09-2010, 21:30

Nothing special here, but really just a few pics to show as a final where the car is as progress will slowl massivly as i get cold and drunk over xmas ..

but here she is, and also a monkey started cleaning my bad up.

**djinuk** · 05-11-2010, 22:36

purchased myself another 2 seats 2nite, these ones are driver/passenger so the correct subframes..

Here are the repairs im going to attempt.. drivers seat

bolster already off, just a sieres of silly clips, easy enough though
the main back peice needs swapping as its worn at the bottom also it has this saggness but ill work out whats up with that once its off.

and also just a small wear hole

so , bolster swap, rear material swap, and small hole repair, (not sure how ill do that one yet)

passenger seat is pretty mint

just a saggy bolster ill swap but no rip

**Brigsy** · 05-11-2010, 22:58

Looks well on the black turbines mate

**djinuk** · 12-11-2010, 08:35

Decided to whip my carb off for a rebuild before i go into any finer tuning to help eliminate any possible problems im having due to hard gaskets etc..

1 cleaned carb, usinga bucket of vinegar , warm water and 15 mins.. plus a nice brush

modified carb top, choke removed but cam still fitted so i can put it on fast idle in the mornings.

and done

**djinuk** · 15-11-2010, 21:16

little update

fresh front suspension

fresh seats.. got a couple of rips in the leather to tackle

alcantara is a little fuzzy aswell

and heres the subframes im knocking up..

**modfather** · 15-11-2010, 21:30

i like those seats mate. they would look good in my 5

**benj88** · 16-11-2010, 00:02

nice work mate

**5alldaway** · 16-11-2010, 03:37

**Jonny5** · 20-11-2010, 19:01

What are those seats out of? Or are they just recaro aftermarkets they look really nice mate.

**djinuk** · 20-11-2010, 20:19

out of an alpha 33 i believe matey..

Thanks, subframes are a bit of a ball ache though

**djinuk** · 30-01-2011, 23:19

tom came over today and this year the r5 is coming off the road for a revamp, to start with im tackling the rust in the boot, now the previous owner was a big fan of mdf floors, carpet and sound deadening , unfortunatly this had the effect of trapping any water in the boot and therefore rusting it, now the rest of the car is pretty damn mint especially the floor pan, however the boot was another story.

Also removed the factory sound deadening , what a job , but my god some weight there.

Also took a few pics of various dents etc i need to tackle in the bodyshop

And the new summer wheels

**rs250nut** · 30-01-2011, 23:24

Originally Posted by djinuk

tom came over today and this year the r5 is coming off the road for a revamp, to start with im tackling the rust in the boot, now the previous owner was a big fan of mdf floors, carpet and sound deadening , unfortunatly this had the effect of trapping any water in the boot and therefore rusting it, now the rest of the car is pretty damn mint especially the floor pan, however the boot was another story.

Also removed the factory sound deadening , what a job , but my god some weight there.

Also took a few pics of various dents etc i need to tackle in the bodyshop

And the new summer wheels

Those wheels are mint, you work in a bodyshop now?

**phase i 16 v turbo** · 30-01-2011, 23:28

"Those wheels are mint"

RS 500 cosworth rings a bell

**djinuk** · 30-01-2011, 23:36

hehe thanks guys glad you like the wheels

, cant remmber what they originally came on to be fair, was after a set for agesss..

The bodyshop whom fitted the sills on the r5 pretty much allow me to do my own thing up that way ( a few sprays now and then) in return i help them prep a bit of work, ive been offered to do a few spray jobs, but instead i point them to the bodyshop and do some of the work and take a small cut, aswell as gaining invaluable experiance and as said being able to do my own little project up there is a bonus (this will be going up on a month or so).

Im sure im coughing on the fumes from melting that sound deadening with the heatgun.

**rs250nut** · 30-01-2011, 23:42

They are bbs rm's off a mk2 golf, worth in good nick about £800. Well nice wheels

**phase i 16 v turbo** · 30-01-2011, 23:43

"Im sure im coughing on the fumes from melting that sound deadening with the heatgun."

I know that feeling, also got a blister in the centre of my palm.

**djinuk** · 30-01-2011, 23:45

ah yea thats the one, i remmber now you mentioned, these do have small nicks around the edge but hardly noticable.

I did pay for them though to be fair

no major bargain.

Indeed mike, i and tom both have that same blister, quite rewarding sticking it all in that bucket thoguh

next job will be to weld in some plate and make in look damn near o/e spec welding.

**rs250nut** · 30-01-2011, 23:56

Originally Posted by phase i 16 v turbo

"Im sure im coughing on the fumes from melting that sound deadening with the heatgun."

I know that feeling, also got a blister in the centre of my palm.

cheers for the help dude, **** job

**djinuk** · 06-02-2011, 00:45

just a few bits ive picked up.. cheapo aftermarket water pump, came with an adapter for the outlet to screw in, almost removed the remains of the water pump bolts from the rear of the body, and began to clean it up.

also a couple of chomie bits.

also grabbed a pic from last sunday night, this was the second time the car chucked the fan belt that night (alternator bush had gone), the first time it chucked it off at a less desirable place, needless to say i have 30 mins of conversations with coppers as they attempted to prove i was racing, even tried to give me a £30 fine for pushing the car onto the pavement, (sooner me repair it in the middle of the road).

**djinuk** · 19-02-2011, 20:24

today i began stripping the r5 down ready to take it to the bodyshop, i tackled the dash, what a horrible job..

anyway a few pics.

now the reason of taking the dash out wasnt for the fun of it..

im having this sorted

and presumed it would have gone through to the other side
fortunatly it hadnt

**djinuk** · 20-02-2011, 20:45

today i tried out this por 15...

marine clean, metal etch and the product gave the following.

and the car just got barer

and and i damaged a skirt on removal and started repairing it.

**R5TURBORON** · 20-02-2011, 20:53

You got more done after we left it was freezing lol good on you

**djinuk** · 20-02-2011, 21:31

Originally Posted by clio16vgt

You got more done after we left it was freezing lol good on you

haha yup, about another 3 hours.. god damn hardcore me mate

**djinuk** · 23-02-2011, 22:58

speant a bit of time tonight, removed the aux fuel tank and wont be refitting it.

Ground back some of the rust to see the full extent, i think i now have a clear idea of how i will tackle this however i have somthing far more worrying.. this rot, caused from all the mud and crap stuck behind the filler neck, its very tight for access and im really not sure how to make a panel and weld iit in well up there.. Im half tempted to get it back to fresh metal, por 15 it, then do what i know how to do best and fibreglass it (matt/resin) , that way i can make the shape correct and i will be able to rust proof it well.. thinking this would probably be a better option than making a hash job of welding in a patch only for water to get back in at it.

**Ashy** · 24-02-2011, 10:56

Good job you're keen mate, most people would of scrapped that shell by now!

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