My R5 GT Turbo track car project

[sonic-jdm]

New poster! (less than 10 posts)
Thought ill post up my build thread that ive done since i got her back in march 09
here are some more pics when i first got the car and towed it home.


Renault meet Warrior, Warrior meet Renault :lol:




thought ill post some pic up from last weekend when i used my uncles hoist/crane.
managed to take the engine out and replace flywheel and starter motor.
also picked up myself a spaire engine in the background, was cheaper to get a complete engine then buy the parts seprate :wink:
just waiting for the weather to clear up so i can put her back in :P



Finally put the engine back in today, Big thanks to MO for lending me his engine crane :thumb:
Also uprated the clutch to a heavy duty one.
Should have her up and running tomo depending on weather :P


After been under the car a few times i noticed i needed a bit of welding done for a MOT, so i went to a local garage that does welding to check it out and give me a price. he put it on the ramps and quoted me £20 cause it was only a little bit needed, OK ill bring it in monday, good see you then.
The guy ended up ripping off the side skirts to do the welding as they was burning
Unfortunatly my Renault 5 bodykit has all been smoothed in (NOT BY ME) by previous owner
So im going to have to take every thing off, Sand all the filler,fibre glass out back to original and start from fresh as there is crackes every where :evil: Talk about 2 steps foward 10 steps back :evil:

[sonic-jdm]

Started ripping of the the standard bodykit today as it was smoothed into the body, look at the amount of fibre glass was used :shock: it was all over the car, think ive saved about 10kg in weight removing it :lol:

Arch trims put back on after resraying the arches underneath with matt black.
This is a little update but ive Still got loads to do.


One side complete.


Here i go again, stripped the car down removing windows, lights, plastic trims, ect ect... and preped for spraying Matt Black


Spraying in progress.



Then (Leigh200sx) turned up to do my perspex windows for me, Top bloke very helpfull and full of advice, was good to meet you fella :thumb:
The Man himself at work :wink:

Rear window perspex fitted :P

Front windows in perspex, driverside has the fixing point moulded to it so i can use the driverside window if needed :P

Also fitted my tow hook in the end.

finishing off the spraying

[gtmatt]

welcome to the club mate ,good project u have there ,take it the car has been resprayed at one point ,where bouts you from in manchester if you need a hand with out give me a shout ,matt

[Blick]

nice job on the windows

[sonic-jdm]

My current position at the moment is doing a full rebuild

[sonic-jdm]

welcome to the club mate ,good project u have there ,take it the car has been resprayed at one point ,where bouts you from in manchester if you need a hand with out give me a shout ,matt

cheers fella, im in rochdale but work on Talbot road, not far from sale.

I go gym in sale LA fitness

[sonic-jdm]

Sorry if the pics are too big, my bad

[Adey aka Ewok]

i want a matt black 5 lol

[J$£5GTT]

i want a matt black 5 lol

i have almost got one...

nice mota mate lookin cool!!

[Wallace]

i want a matt black 5 lol

Me

[Wallace]

i want a matt black 5 lol

Me too........

Love that bonnet!! Not sure it would suit my 5, but would look good in my lounge... - and please the girl friend

[minty83]

i like matt black.. here's my clio

[Alex]

I'm loving the matt black finish I must say!

I went over a few areas of my car car in matt black (as a primer) and I'm almost tempted to spray the whole car now!

Did you just use rattle cans?

[sonic-jdm]

I'm loving the matt black finish I must say!

I went over a few areas of my car car in matt black (as a primer) and I'm almost tempted to spray the whole car now!

Did you just use rattle cans?

Cheera fellas, Liking the clio mate, so need to get myself a front mount intercooler, but not sure what one will fit behind the standard bumper with abit of modification

Yeah i just used Halfords rattle cans, i used X 7 cans in the end
you will probly need x 10 in toltal if you was going to do the inside.
I will be doing the inside when i finish putting my engine back together, exspect serious finger PUMP!!!!

[raj]

what protects the matt black paint.?

i get the impression that if you were to rub your nail on the paint it would leave a white line.?
does it get marked easily?

[minty83]

in regards to an i/c i managed to get this monster behind a standard bumper

[minty83]

what protects the matt black paint.?

i get the impression that if you were to rub your nail on the paint it would leave a white line.?
does it get marked easily?

then spray over it again get rid of most marks unless they have gone into the metal

[sonic-jdm]

what protects the matt black paint.?

i get the impression that if you were to rub your nail on the paint it would leave a white line.?
does it get marked easily?

Or just wet and dry it down, wipe off then spray, Jobe done looks like new again

But in my situation its only a track car but i do understand where your coming from.

[sonic-jdm]

Minty83,

that is abeast is that from a Nissan Pulsar???
was looking just a little bit smaller so i dont have to cut the bumper but thanks any way.

seen a few on ebay, universal ones, has anybody gone down that road??

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Minty83,

that is abeast is that from a Nissan Pulsar???
was looking just a little bit smaller so i dont have to cut the bumper but thanks any way.

seen a few on ebay, universal ones, has anybody gone down that road??

I've fitted quite a few of those universal intercoolers now in various sizes, quite easy to do once you know where you want to route the pipework.

[Rob@Backyardracing]

In Pics below of my universal FM....

My old White GT THS005 300x600x100

My ph1: THS004 300x600x75

Civic: 300x600x75, not THS but cost £80 brand new of ebay from a performance company of some type... take a look at projects for that one....

[Andrew Cooke]

for the responsive 170hp you're talking about you won't want anything as big as these guys, there are a couple of threads showing intercoolers behind the standard grill.

[sonic-jdm]

The rebuild is Finished

Finally finised, Had to put the rebuild on hold for abit as i was building a base for my workshop/shed to do the rebuild in

sorry not many pic's doing the work

here is all back together after having new.......
crank regrind & polish
big ends
main big ends
piston rings
honed bores
botton end full gasket set
oil pump
uprated head gasket
ect, ect, the list goes on.



also got myself a 8 point bolt in roll cage, but i have to see if i can get some backing plates made up before i fix it in


also fitted some guages nothing interesting.


heres a small video of it running after i poped to the shop so things are still warming up, nothig great put have a looky

[sonic-jdm]

took of the big spoiler and replaced with a standard one yesterday, cant realy see it in the picture.
also painted the rollcage red, and also i sold my Warrior 4X4 and got me a brand new Merc
Meet my ladys :lol:

Things left to do....
1. Run Engine in
2. fit Alloy Radiator
3. Fit oil cooler
4. lower the front more. (waiting to see wayne at chip wizared before i lower it as i want it to get on the rollers ops:
5. Replace with new turbo (as this one is on his last legs) when engine is ran in (VNT Turbo).
6. Fabricate exhaust down pipe to fit VNT Turbo. (may need local help to get pipe work :roll: ).
other than that shes ready for a good thrashing 8)

[BriC]

Nice Merc

Bet you can't just sling an engine in the back of that though

[sonic-jdm]

Nice Merc

Bet you can't just sling an engine in the back of that though

nope, i hate on board electrical computer sh*t wouldnt need to touch it anyway as is under warrenty

Bric, does that engine block look familair above

[BriC]

No mate.. is it the one you bought off me?

[sonic-jdm]

No mate.. is it the one you bought off me?

yep

[BriC]

Cool

[gtmatt]

Nice work mate ,good job where did u get your mains and big ends from ? Did u have to use oversize because of regrind ? Matt

[sonic-jdm]

Nice work mate ,good job where did u get your mains and big ends from ? Did u have to use oversize because of regrind ? Matt

I got the work and parts from MSE in Failsworth. yes had to get oversize shells to fit crank.
his name is simon and he's is very helpfull with me in my rebuild.
if you need anymore deatail drop me a PM

[sonic-jdm]

finally finished spraying the interior matt black. just wating to get my backing plates from Mike (top man) to bolt down my roll cage.

[TrixNFlix]

yum yum

[sonic-jdm]

Right guys ive got these vinyl graphics made up to fit my R5 with logo, witch is for track days only.

What do you think???

[sieger]

like this striping

[TrixNFlix]

Wow! Compliments the matt black beautifuly. Lovely job. You better be coming to national day with it.

[tom t]

that looks smart that does. was thinking of doing something like that.

[bernard]

You have done a top job on that, from what it used to look like when you first got it, I like the stickers to.

[dickiegtt]

Stickers are a nice touch!! Top job mate!! Love to see that at ND

[James5]

Mate that is looking brilliant am loving the stickers and the willy wheels

[sonic-jdm]

cheers for the comments guys. to be honest the pictures do the car justice as in the flesh it looks abit rough here and there.

[scratcher]

I'm feeling the new stickers dude They look really cool.
Its come a long, long way from when you got it. Keep it up mate

[djinuk]

the car is looking real good man, they only thing id love to see changed is the bucket, its a bit dated and not really the most supportive.., end of the day a decent bucket is a great investment, get somthing made of diolin as they have came dwn in price big time..

[Big Steve - Raider]

Loving that

Can you let me know where you got the stickers becasue i could be looking for something like that for my clio

[sonic-jdm]

Little up date
new ally rad now fitted.


1.Got a standard front bonnet fitted with graphics
2. Fitted front oil cooler, mounted behind front grill

[raj]

that looks alot better than it started off

where did you get the towing ring from? and how does it actually fit?
and who made you graphics for you?how much?

[Chris Hebden]

Love the car especially the graphics! Good work!

[sonic-jdm]

that looks alot better than it started off

where did you get the towing ring from? and how does it actually fit?
and who made you graphics for you?how much?

i got the towing ring from a group bye when i had my Honda Integra typr-R,
i drilled the the sub frame and bolted it to that.
i got the graphics done from a guy on ebay, cost £22 deliverd!

[Wallace]

Love the car especially the graphics! Good work!

I'll second that

Did prefer the "boyed" up bonnet personnally - sure i'll grow up one day

Mate spot on love it

Should you get bored and decide to sell the car..............give me a shout

[g10far]

Looks awesome mate, such a huge improvement from when you bought it. Loving the R26R style graphics too, they look real good against the wheels!!!