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    bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration (SOLD 08/07/2014)

    as some of you might of seen via facebookmy car went in before xmas to begin what we thought would just be both sills plus a bit of floor pan, well it turned out to be much much worse than that and was if anything a driving death trap

    i wont upload all the pics individually as there is alot so heres a link to the photobucket album

    http://s428.photobucket.com/albums/q...20restoration/

    its not far off now just a tad of welding left to do then its ready for paint etc

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    wow your not wrong about it being worse


    Fair play though for cracking on despite that, a lot would give up and sell on (myself included I reakon)

    Once your back driving it,it'll all be worth it




    Good to see you back on the boards too

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    Christ that is a lot of rust to have to deal with I've seen sounder ones scrapped. So fair play to you and the effort

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    Well done for seeing it threw mate alot of 5's have been scrapped for less looks good what they have done who did the work

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    Very impressed as mentioned above, most would of backed away from that. So well done for the great effort.

    I'll keep an eye on this one

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    thanks for all the positive feedback fellas, i think everyone who has seen it has said the same things, it would of been easy to either reshell it or break it for parts but wheres the fun in that

    my good mate george at gt motorsport is doing all the work for me he has restored many cars down the years and i think it shows, im getting it done at mates rates but still an expensive job.

    i would of uploaded the pics individually but i didnt want it taking over the live board and thought it might be easier for you to flick through the album and id notify you via the thread when more pics are added

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    so iv booked a long weekend off work, got a little foreigner to do fri/sat then on monday i shall be going up to the garage to help my mate do the final bits of welding then its just the small matter of painting the car

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    Alright andy how's it going? Great to see u on the boards again! Looking forward to seeing the old girl fully restored

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    ay up fella im good cheers just plodding on as you do

    hows yourself ? you done much to that motor of yours? got another dyno day set for april if your interested?

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    I'm good thanks andy but not had chance to do much on the car due to other commitments, it's bin under cover on the drive most of the year lol but it ain't going anywhere, still got plans for it but time and money is going elsewhere like I say but I'll get back to it, ya know how it is sometimes lol

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    haha sounds like its in a standard place for a 5 then hope you get the car out for the summer (if we have one)

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    spent 4 hours helping my mate on the car today, were near enough done welding wise now though, some to be done at the weekend then its time to seal the inside and start fitting some interior

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    Quote Originally Posted by BluntyR5GTT View Post
    spent 4 hours helping my mate on the car today, were near enough done welding wise now though, some to be done at the weekend then its time to seal the inside and start fitting some interior
    Been down there today as well and had a look at your car andy while you weren't there! Looking good pal, I cant believe how bad it was especially the view of the rear tyres through the boot!

    You've done everything very well, the welding is excellent and I suppose its like a new chassis again.
    Once its painted it will definatley be like a new car. Well done

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    cheers for that ash alot of work going into it really cant wait for finished article.

    invested in a couple of new bits for my car from GtTurbo Spares new rear window seals and new rear number plate light covers (little bits add up to make a nice difference). Off to work on the car again next saturday we shouldnt be to far away from it going to the paintshop

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    Quote Originally Posted by BluntyR5GTT View Post
    cheers for that ash alot of work going into it really cant wait for finished article.

    invested in a couple of new bits for my car from GtTurbo Spares new rear window seals and new rear number plate light covers (little bits add up to make a nice difference). Off to work on the car again next saturday we shouldnt be to far away from it going to the paintshop
    good job

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    Cheers mate hoping get a few more pics next weekend. Think my mate is doing a few hours on it today also

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    so i went up the garage today and did 4 hours with my mate all welding is now completed all seat mounts in place etc





    my mate is going do some more on it through the week eg apply sealer/paint inside etc and generally get it ready for finishing.

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    a while back i purchased a pair of campus front door cards from gt turbo spares to replace my worn ones, im now sending these as well as my rears to phoenix autosport to get them flocked in original colour.

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    Quote Originally Posted by BluntyR5GTT View Post
    a while back i purchased a pair of campus front door cards from gt turbo spares to replace my worn ones, im now sending these as well as my rears to phoenix autosport to get them flocked in original colour.
    Should have my cards back soon from the same place, there going to look mustad.
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    yeah iv been really impressed with the work iv seen uploaded on here and fb. defo a nice upgrade

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    will be going up to the garage this saturday to hopefully fit most of the interior back into the car, my mate has painted/sealed all inside and also all been undersealed with liquid rubber

    im starting to see the light at end of tunnel

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    That's great news andy, noticed on fb you have a shiney new turbo to go on the old girl too so should be a beast!

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    cheers fella its still my old turbo just got a nice new billet comp wheel fitted and new bearings again. and of course a clean up.

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    How long u think til she's back on the road? U having a full respray too pal

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    would be nice to have it back on the road before aprils rr day, yes mate having a full hit

    quick question how easy is it to replace the rear window seals? got a new set from mike and going to fit them this weekend

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    flocked door cards in standard colour are the mutts nuts


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    They look billy badass chap!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bood View Post
    flocked door cards in standard colour are the mutts nuts

    They are stupidly sexy... Very nice mate

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    yer that will be the way to go when the standard ones are past it

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    they certainly are sexy feckers cant wait to get them back in my car think they are a great oe+ mod

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    iv just decided to purchase a set of the lockwood replica dial sets for the car from the club shop, should make a nice difference compared to the faded old ones

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    Put some in mine - never looked back - still looking good 2 years on, much better than the white yellowed ones I used to have.
    Last edited by TNT ANDY; 22-02-2013 at 17:01.

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    thought it would be rude not to seeing as the car is getting alot of work done on it

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    Just seen these £90 on eBay with postage

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    no way really? good job rtoc sorted us out eh

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    love the door inners so much, and the ICE setup. Looks OE just better.

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    another morning working on the car yesterday, really starting come together now, put the new sound proofing in the car underlay ftw very light and looks really neat tbh.






    i also then painted the handbrake lever and the pedals as they were a bit tired, got some new rubber pedal covers on order from mike to go on.
    We were going to re fit the carpet and start putting some of the interior back in but i took the carpet home to wet vac it and my god was it filthy done it twice it was that bad.

    Ash (redoctober) also has his car up at gt motorsport having alot of engine work/nodiz install etc being done and he took a random pic of the 2 motors together, both cars have attracted alot of attention according to the guys who run the garage as they are such a rare sight nowadays.

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    looking good

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    cheers mate its getting there now, hoping have all interior back in asap then going strip all exterior stuff off ready for painting.

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    looking at getting new rear light clusters,new headlights,new clear side repeaters and new front clear indicators. little things all add up

    been to buy amp wiring kit today and purchased a set of beefy 7x10 speakers for the rear. going to wire amp in whilst nothing is in the car

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    hey man what did you use as the sound deadening?

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    Hi mate its just a certain style of carpet/laminate underlay. Get it from.any flooring shop

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    sorry i ment the the bitumen type stuff? is it just flashband?

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    That is liquid rubber goes on dead easy and dries solid. My mate swears by it.

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    any links for me to look at?

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    I aint got any links fella as we buy it from a local.place. Ill find the name of it and send it you over

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    Google it mate they sell it at screwfix if thats the stuff i think that andys probably useing ?

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    Re: bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration

    had an update from phoenix autosport who are doing my flocking, my door cards and rear sections are virtually finished ill upload the pics once they are complete.

    been buying a few bits and bobs, have bought new aerial mount,new clear front and side indicators and am looking into getting brand new headlights and rear lights.
    think these bits will really finish the car off once its been sprayed

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    received pics of my finished door cards and rears cant wait to get these in the car









    also received my new replica dial set from the rtoc club shop


    looking forward to fitting them and seeing the difference.

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    Off to work on the car again this weekend am hopefully going to have most the interior back in and do a few more little jobs if possible.

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