James5 with Yet another GTT

[James5]

OK I am back again with not one R5 GTT but 3 well I say 3 I am slowly downsizing. This all started back in April 2014 when I decided to sell my Evo 6 after having to replace the rear diff setup for just shy of £2k for the RS kit I thought it’s all working 100% and best time to sell it on so within a week it was sold. I then picked up a J Plate Tungy Grey GTT from Essex the plan was to restore it, so booked it all in for a re-spray got messed about by the sprayer with delay after delay. So whilst awaiting sprayer I attend the Retro day at pod and done a few run’s had a slight gearbox crunch before I started I ended up with constant crunching in first and 2nd gears. I was then on the lookout for a replacement box nothing local and then a cat c write off R5 GTT popped up not too far away perfect so I snapped it up. On the way back from picking this spare GTT up had a convo with a friend whom had lost interest in his R5 GTT and I ended up agreeing to buy his restored white GTT rolling shell this then solved the re-spray issue for me (re-shell). Thing’s now had to move quick as I had / have a moaning Mrs’s on my back. So pretty quick the spare white GTT was sold on, the Tungy 5 was stripped of goodies and engine. The tungy is pretty much in standard now ready to go to new owner. The white rolling shell now has most of my goodies fitted and is currently a work in progress; hopefully have road legal within the next couple of weeks.
A couple of pictures attached as to what I have done so far, I know it’s not to everyone’s taste but **** it

Please see this thread for the build restoration project history https://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=6285

JRP many thanks for the car

[James5]

Some more pic's as to where I am at and changes

[James5]

One piece downpipe with thanks to turbo renault forum (please don't shoot me good bit of kit).

Please ignore cable ties awaiting bolts and nut's

[James5]

Hoping to have car road legal for the next Surrey meet

[Jonny5]

That downpipe looks amazing

[R5MJH]

That downpipe looks amazing

it is ive seen it in the flesh mate, looks like a work of art

[R5MJH]

Hoping to have car road legal for the next Surrey meet

it better be there or otherwise matey grrrrrrr

[James5]

it better be there or otherwise matey grrrrrrr

MOT is booked I just need to finish the car by then and make sure all 100%

Only concerns is sorting the gearstick linkage as I am missing a few bits for it's assembly. Will get it on and see what I need to get hopefully Mike will be able to do some urgent postage if needed

[JRP]

I really miss it now.

[Goobie]

Looking good James! Are you going to get some side decals?

[James5]

Looking good James! Are you going to get some side decals?

Yep

[philr5t]

Looking great James good to see it finally getting some loving ready for road use

[Logg]

Dude you go though cars quicker than I cook my own hot dinners.

Glad you've got a settled hope there's lots of ELboostO in it futureO

[phase i 16 v turbo]

Not hanging around well done James.

[rabbitstew]

Looking good. I wish I had as much spare time to work on mine but with all the housework/cleaning/cooking, a full time job with a 3 hour commute each day, and a baby to look after I find I only get a couple of hours spare a week.

Im hoping to get mine finished before summer is up, but am now thinking I might be very lucky if that happens....

[Trevhib]

James, I can't keep up. Keep the pics coming.

Rabbit. A 3hr commute is a killer, a huge quality of life issue what with a young family

[James5]

Looking good. I wish I had as much spare time to work on mine but with all the housework/cleaning/cooking, a full time job with a 3 hour commute each day, and a baby to look after I find I only get a couple of hours spare a week.

Im hoping to get mine finished before summer is up, but am now thinking I might be very lucky if that happens....

It's not about spare time I literally have none but I am happy to work on the car late most of the work is done from 9pm - midnight over 3 day's a week (my allowance for car tinkering ) this time of yeah the weather is ok so I don't mind doing it. This is me also working full time (helpful only work 4miles away) doing the household chores, and the 5 kid's and a moaning Mrs's and she still moans even though I do it in the eve (never win whatever I do).

[rabbitstew]

James, I can't keep up. Keep the pics coming.

Rabbit. A 3hr commute is a killer, a huge quality of life issue what with a young family

Well its 1hr 30 each way.... but yeah I was talking to the mother-in-law about it last yesterday and basically thats 3 hours a day just wasted, not to mention the cost... I do about 22k a year, diesel alone is £250 a month. At least its cheaper than my commuting car which was a Nissan 350z - that ended up costing me £1250 a month over the 18 months I had it.

Its the old trade off between money & quality of life.

It's not about spare time I literally have none but I am happy to work on the car late most of the work is done from 9pm - midnight over 3 day's a week (my allowance for car tinkering ) this time of yeah the weather is ok so I don't mind doing it. This is me also working around household bit's, work and 5 kid's and a moaning Mrs's and she still moans even though I do it in the eve (never win whatever I do).

5 kids?! kin ell.... at least we know what you get up to on the 4 evenings your not in the garage!!

Unfortunately im a bit restricted in the evenings noise wise in case I wake him up, so i find when I get in at 7pm I leg it into the garage to quickly do any angle grinding etc for a few minutes, then after I put him to bed I might be able to get an hour in there doing some welding which doesnt seem to wake him up. The missus is addicted to "true blood" atm so she dont mind me being in there as she can see another episode.

When I was working on my Ducati 996 earlier in the year, id get up at 5.30am and get a good couple of hours in before leaving for work. But, atm ive got to get up and feed him at 6.30am which kind of screws things up. Cant be sneaking upstairs covered in grease/oil/muck half way through taking the engine out.

Still when he`s older im hoping he can give me a hand, his hands would probably fit around the engine bay a bit easier than mine.

[Jeff Ninebar]

I had to read the first post twice to work out what colour the 5 is you are keeping

[James5]

Well almost ready for mot now:-)

Just need to do the following

Sort gearstick linkage (stolen setup of tungy) new parts on way,
Work out why headlight sidelights not working,
Work out why tailgate lights not working aswell,
Work out why fogs not working
Replace indicator bulb on dash
Plumb in AFR
Plumb in boost gauge
Sorting tracking out(will let garage do that prior to mot along with headlight aim)

Any tips for sorting gearstick linkage setting been a while since done one?

Also any tips on were to look for lighting issues??

[Jeff Ninebar]

my lights didn't work and it was due to a bad connection between the lights switch stalk and the big connector plug that connects to it off the dash loom, it was loose and needed a screw wedged in one side to hold it in place and make the lights work!

[James5]

Cheers Jeff will check it over iI am thinking earthing points


Quick bay PIC attached please ignore the blue and yellow hoses i have had ordered green ones but long delay due to colour and special order

[James5]

All done :-)

Ns electric window motor does not appear to be working is this an mot failure???

[LeeR5GTT]

All done :-)

Ns electric window motor does not appear to be working is this an mot failure???

No mate

[James5]

No mate

will leave it for now had enough of playing 5 for a bit now

[Goobie]

You've not hung about getting this one up and running, looking forward to seeing it buddy.

[James5]

Just to add that the tungy has not lost out on a gearstick linkage that is in boot along with all other parts for it to be a fully running gtt they were on order whilst I rushed to get white gtt running

[James5]

Forgot to add the car passed MOT on Monday with Nil advisiories. Couple of issue's I had to sort on ramp, nsr indicator decided to come on way brake pressed (was a bad connection cleaned and all good), also the AEI vacum line split so replaced and fine.

Since then though a couple of small failure's

Water pump replaced,
Top hose stat replaced,
Fuel pump changed,
New Fuel filter fitted,
Morrettes wired in fully now so 2nd lamps work on high beam (many thanks to Ian S for the custom loom),
New number plates fitted (wasn't keen on the black surrounds and plates screwed in place),


What left to do -

Side Decal's
Fog wiring,
Dash replacement,
Heater matrix replacement,
Small bodywork repair to NSR quarter (very fine hairline crack assume filla blown due to heat),

[Jeff Ninebar]

shaping up nice James

[Trevhib]

Looks absolutely lush. I think this particular car doesn't need decals, although adding certainly isn't going to be to its detriment.

What about a Euro rear light cluster?

[James5]

shaping up nice James

Many thanks, I can't take credit for the bodywork condition as that was JRP

Looks absolutely lush. I think this particular car doesn't need decals, although adding certainly isn't going to be to its detriment.

What about a Euro rear light cluster?

Cheers Trev, Euro clusters is a very good idea I will look into that

[Trevhib]

You only need one and you have two choices. Delete the reverse light by getting a Euro fog light cluster, or delete the fog light by getting a Euro reverse light cluster.

I found that deleting the reverse light was easiest because a reverse light is not a requirement for an MOT (last time I checked). You simply have to remove the reverse bulb and it should go through.

On a white GTT it might look cool to have two reverse lights though. That means not having a fog light during the year and having to replace the UK cluster for the MOT. Hardly a bind as how often will you be out in the fog in your GTT and how long does it take to remove/replace a cluster?

Either way will look cool.

[JRP]

Miss it

[James5]

Miss it

I know mate I am looking after it

[James5]

Some more updates, had a little issue with temps on the car and a few other small issues to sort -

So I have done the following

New complete water pump fitted,
New low temp thermostat fitted
New low temp rad stat fitted,
Alloy rad installed,
3rd spal fan fitted,
Yet more Renault Type D green antifreeze,
New fuel pump fitted,
Front fogs sorted (Needed bulbs),

[Trevhib]

Pics!

[James5]

Pics!

Bit's added (ok not all added as I have spare brand new water pump). New plates ok the car had new plates are just didn't like the black surrounds and fact they are screwed in

[James5]

Couple of more pic's of car.

Next fault on cards, rotational noise OSF not engine based, horrible rotational squeak / squeal, fades when the brakes are used.

Will be looking at this tomoz eve

[Jimmy5]

Loving morettes

Makes me want to get some.

Wish I was progressing my project as fast as your doing with yours!

[Tutuur]

Looks like a minter, glad you're back in the Gtt scene

[JRP]

Thanks for using the elf sticker

[James5]

Loving morettes

Makes me want to get some.

Wish I was progressing my project as fast as your doing with yours!

Cheers, Morrettes are cool love them also but they are a bit of a Marmite thing you either like or dislike not cheap unfortunatly either.

Looks like a minter, glad you're back in the Gtt scene

It's very clean (Cheers JRP), can't believe how many gtt's I have had over the last couple of months

Thanks for using the elf sticker

Currently trying to get the other one aswell(yellow) "lives better with a Renault"



Couple more pic's attached

The Current to do list,

To do list

1. Heater Matrix replacement,
2. Dash replacement,
3. Replace door speakers,
4. Side decal fitment
5. Fit bling bits

[James5]

Small update been buying loads of parts recently, got the following for the gtt

Side decals,
Chrome alternator arm,
Chrome inlet heat shield,
Chrome crank pulley,
Chrome engine to gearbox bar,
New Zinc accelerator brackets,
New driveshaft o/s
New front wheel bearings fitted,
Tracking sorted,
T28 turbo,


Now need a decent cam

[LiamR]

We want pics

[Tutuur]

Car is looking mint mate! Is that the turbo you're selling? Looks mint too!

Don't know if i like the military green hoses though but each to there own

[James5]

Car is looking mint mate! Is that the turbo you're selling? Looks mint too!

Don't know if i like the military green hoses though but each to there own

Cheers, yeah the same turbo I am selling,. The hoses are OK look better in the flesh they are a Marmite thing samco British racing green.

Got more on way to replace yellow and blue pipes

Will upload some pics later for some reason it won't upload on a thread but will upload to my albums from my phone

[James5]

couple of pics

[markg]

Looking good

[James5]

Looking good

Getting there slowly, many thanks for the bling bits

[James5]

T28 fitted now just awaiting new oil feed with filter to arrive and more British racing green samcos should be here tomorrow to replace some of the yellow and blue, still a few more left on order