up and at em, just having a spot of breakfast and getting ready then heading off to the garage to crack on with the car, fecking cold outside this morning oh the joys of working on cars
up and at em, just having a spot of breakfast and getting ready then heading off to the garage to crack on with the car, fecking cold outside this morning oh the joys of working on cars
Count yourself luckyOriginally Posted by BluntyR5GTT
up and at em, just having a spot of breakfast and getting ready then heading off to the garage to crack on with the car, fecking cold outside this morning oh the joys of working on carsyou could be in my shoes and be looking after two 20 month olds with stomach bugs all on my tod! I know what i would rather be doing right now
Got to credit your commitment as the rust appeared quite extensive, most would have either scrapped and given up or re-shelled.
Now that is commitmentup and at em, just having a spot of breakfast and getting ready then heading off to the garage to crack on with the car, fecking cold outside this morning oh the joys of working on carsI'm liking the look of the flocked interior
haha ill stick with the car on that oneCount yourself lucky
Got to credit your commitment as the rust appeared quite extensive, most would have either scrapped and given up or re-shelled.
cheers phil most people have said they have seen alot better shells scrapped etc, i couldnt bring myself to do that though.
cheers fella was a tad fresh saturday morning as well, flocked bits will really look well i reckon they look awesome in personNow that is commitment
update on the resto
got the carpet fitted,gearbox back in place, sorted a whole mount of messy wiring out, both seat mounts fitted plus both seats fitted. hoping get other bits and bobs done asap.
popped round the garage on way back from the gym got a couple of quick pics of the front seats back in the car (yes i know they aint in the best condition but my funds wont allow to buy new uns until end of the year).
i have also been spending some more money with my good mate mike at gt turbo spares, have bought a brand new genuine renault gear gaitor and new pedal rubbers. Will be getting a few more new bits soon eg new headlights,rear lights etc
how much where the rubbers? things like that really freshen up a car
defo agree there pal, they were £18.75
i forgot to add iv also got a new set of speaker grills and a new pair of rear wheel arch covers
does he have more arch covers? i assume you mean in the wheel well?
yes mate they are in his shop as Renault 5 GT Turbo Rear Wheel Arch Grille Covers
ah the ones inside!
i thought you ment the ones in the front arches
haha no probs mate, its been one of them days for me n all
Looking good! Blunts! Hopefully see her in the flesh all done soon although I have bin considering selling mine
cheers andy
dont do it fella, get the car out for a drive you will soon change your mind
Haha that's wot our lass sed andy, my heart isn't in it at the mo but I'm sure ill come round. Seeing yours getting sorted is changing my mind a little tho, makes me Wana strip the f**k outa it and do a proper job
well you know what to do then fella, get ur arse out there and get amongst it, and top marks to your mrs
Lol I tel her you sed that, it seems like she's more car mad than me at the mo!. Keep up the good wrk tho pal it's gona be a corker!! When's the respray happeningwell you know what to do then fella, get ur arse out there and get amongst it, and top marks to your mrs
defo mate, will be good to meet up with you both again.
hopefully sometime in april (fingers crossed)
Yeah u2 pal, will keep a look out for fresh paint pics!
me 2 haha, still got so much to do on the car
hoping to get up to the garage after i finish a little cash job im doing today.
would be nice do a few more bits if possible
Looking so much better, agree with the seats but Rome wasn't built in a day
You'll regret it bud, I've considered selling mine about a million times in the 10 years I've owned it, but have never gone through with it. If I'm not feeling it I just throw a cover over it. The longest I've gone without looking at it was 18 monthsLooking good! Blunts! Hopefully see her in the flesh all done soon although I have bin considering selling mine
exactly fella if i crapped money then new seats would of been bought, i wouldnt mind a set of rs turbo recaros but a good set is hard to find.Looking so much better, agree with the seats but Rome wasn't built in a day
received my new gear gaitor,pedal rubbers and speaker grills from mike, gear gaitor will make a big difference.
sorting out a few more bits and bobs with mike as said little bits all add up
Looks good mate i am looking for some recaros are the escort and fiesta ones are the same fitment i loved the ones i had in my s2 escort rs turbo
used to love my recaros in my old fiesta rs turbo, best seats ever put into a car as standard
also got a price on ceramic coating my exhaust housing, exhaust manifold and downpipe so looks like ill be getting that done sometime soon.
had a really good day working on the car today got all interior back in apart from front door cards as no point fitting them until after paint, its starting to come together and feel like a car again now i actually had a sit in it today for the first time in ages
my mate reckons he can crack on with it this week as he doesnt have much booked in
been putting together a list of things to do (off top of head) still apart from full respray
remove all exterior trim,glass etc ready for paintshop
fit new dials
fit new gear gaitor
fit new pedal rubbers
fit rear strut brace
fit full polybush set and poly top mount
fit new cupro nickel brake lines
fit braided brake hoses
fit various new engine hoses and alloy breather/swirl pots
re fit all exterior trim have got and will be buying mostly new bits
re fit turbo/downpipe and exhaust manifold then adjust fuelling hopefully lean out a tad.
Looking good andy
cheers matt not the best quality pics but gives you an idea, hopefully have a few of them things crossed off list this coming week/weekend
Are you going to remove all bumpers and bodykit for paint?
yes matey everything will be removed all trim,glass lights etc etc
Would it not have been easier mate to fit the interior back in after your full re spray just think of over spray dust getting on all your nice clean interior mate its a sod cause it can still get through the paper once taped up looking quality either way mate another great project saved from rusting away
I see what your saying there fella dont worry though as iv got a load of polythene sheeting that ill be covering everything with before it goes in.
Thanks for the kind words its nice that people can appreciate whats being done.
will be heading off up to the car again this coming saturday to do a bit more on it, would hope to have 3-4 things crossed off that list and who knows maybe my mate would of already done a couple
been up to the car for an hour today got a few jobs done and crossed off the list, fitted new gear gaitor, fitted new pedal rubbers and fitted the last bits of trim in the boot.
was hoping to get rear strut brace fitted but needed another pair of hands to help out, going whip the dials out and fit the new ones next week sometime
Good man! Andy the list will soon get smaller, went out in mine for the first time this year and it did the trick! No longer Wana sell just gota find time now to crack on with it lol
its going in the right direction thats all that matters
good on ya fella i told you that would change your mind
blunty well done dude, you have saved a r5, and the work looks good, you should be super happy..
Imo i think the seats are a bit to red for your car and eventually maybe a better fitting sit, but of course thats my opinion only, and please only take it as that
cheers dj appreciate that
i know what you mean about the seats but for the moment they can do the job
it was defo a scrapper as you can see it was fecked
First post!
Hello mate, I used to own your 'yesmobile'! Glad you have restored it, I just re-joined RTOC today as I was thinking about getting a GTT again sometime.
I had the car for 4 years, bought it off some idiot who didn't tell me the clutch was on the way out (I should have figured it out really!) so first job owning a 5 was taking the engine out and changing the clutch. That was 8 years ago now!
It also came with some chav wheels, so I bought some turbines and painted them black, which I thought looked great (and still does judging by your pics!).
I sold the car early in 2009 as it needed money spending on it that I didn't have, only got £900 for her, but unfortunately I needed a more sensible car for work. I saw it on ebay a few months later, with some additional modifications, and with the water injection removed, I don't know why that was removed it did a top job of cooling boost.
It was a great car to drive, and I am really glad it is in good hands, your hard work will pay off when you come to sell it, they seem to be appreciating a lot.
I apologies for those horrible seats, the originals were wrecked and I found those buckets on ebay for 50 quid, which was a lot cheaper than fixing them.
I bet it is quick now you have tuned it up! It's good to see an original bodywork 5, there are a lot of bodykit ones on ebay, I never saw the need to change the bodywork as Renault did a great job on it!
Tom
fantastic piece of history
hi tom firstly welcome back to rtoc
nice to hear a bit of history on the car and when iv looked back at the history you seem to have looked after the car well, thank god you changed the wheels
it was an absolute nail when i bought it dont think the guy had got a clue tbh.
you would win that bet, its an absolute animal now and might just have a few more bhp when its up and running again.
good news a couple more jobs have been done on my car
braided brake hoses are now fitted
cupro nickel brake lines are now fitted
bad news iv had to get 2 new front brake calipers but got them for £55 each which i thought is not a bad price.
Every little helps mate... Not tesco
very true, bloody big job the brake lines are, especially with this nickel stuff as its alot harder than copper
took a quick couple of pics for anyone interested
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