The start of a new project :)

[Ross]

Right thought i'd start a little progress thread, altough i think progress will be slighly slow this time of the year. picked up my latest 5 3 weeks ago now its in need of some tlc but the shells solid and so's the engine which is what i wanted as its my daily driver.
my future plans are really to just tidy it up cosmetically make sure brakes are good and suspension etc fit some bucket seats harness's and maybe a cage and make it ras relaible as i can as i want to do some trackdays next year in it. gonna leave the power as it is which is just standard as its still plenty of fun for the moment.i gave it a clean this morning so decided it was time for some pics. cleaning a black car is a nightmare!!!


http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x38/ross009/P1011243.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x38/ross009/P1011245.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x38/ross009/P1011244.jpg

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Looks nice mate, like the look of that :agree:

[Ross]

thanks im gonna paint my wheels very soon thinking black

[RoboEK]

That looks cleeeean mate, i think maby just some better quality wheels would tidy it up rather than spraying those ones :) all imo of course.

[TommyB]

Should lower the front alittle, Paint the wheels satin black.:smokin:

[Gttnutter]

Should lower the front alittle, Paint the wheels satin black.:smokin:

Looks good chap. and i agree with tommy :ho:

[Allan_100]

painting the wheels anthracite would look better than black so they wouldnt blend into the car so much, red calipers aswell to set the wheels off. Nice tidy car though pal! Youve found a nice on there!!

[Ross]

thanks guys! rather than go lower at the front i was actually thinking a bit higher at the back? may have some anthracite clio tubines lined up will know in the next few days :)

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

ross, the car is nice buddy , i love black 5`s...in fact i love all 5`s...:laugh:, got to agree with the other boys , a little lower on the front and if ya get them , turbines for the win....now were cooking...:)

[Ross]

would anyone like to hazard a guess at what springs it has on the front? 30mm go down to 50?

[Spooky]

thats a not -50mm spring, the top of the tyre would be sitting closer to the arch.

so i'd go with saying you more than likely have a -30mm spring set :)

[Ross]

ah i worded it wrong was saying is that 30mm i have shall i go down to 50? so yeah that confirms it cheers spooky.

[Ross]

Right finally a small update not done loads recently as i dont have a garage and im a fair weather modifier but anyways got some new wheels at the wkend thanks to j8tro! and some new seats its also had new rear discs and bearings currently working on re-fitting my side skirts as they look terrible any way heres a couple of pics

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x38/ross009/P1012039.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x38/ross009/P1012042.jpg

no harness's yet as im gonna wait till ive got a cage i think for safety reasons. next plans are to polybush the front end and new suspension components top hats bushes etc make sure everything feels nice and tight and as it should :agree:

[dangerous dave]

looks tidy, just about any renault wheel seems to look good on a gtt:smokin:

[Wallace]

Does Glimmer mate:agree:

Daaaaymmmm i love black 5's:cool:

[J8TRO]

Ross,

They look 10x better on your car than they did on mine! nice one dude :agree:

Black on black looks shweet, just keep the tyres glossed.

They way you talked about your car it sounded like it was rough as...........the pics look good. I wouldn't go matt black :disagree:

[Ross]

cheers for the comments. its goin to be satin not fully matt its quite a nice black and its only temp in winter i want it painting properly gloss again! i love the wheels on it though its improved it no end!

[J8TRO]

instead of spending money and time on paint, wouldn't you be better going to a local place that can give it a good mop and paint recondition, this doesn't cost alot but might give better results than you think.

Your not doing it before POD right? get d6n to have a look at it. he knows all about paint correction etc. i'll ask him to bring some products, you could try it on one skirt etc to see how it comes up?

[Ross]

well was gonna maybe do it this wkend ive got a rear quarter in primer at the minute so something needs doin with that but worst case scenario i could rattle can that gloss just to keep the elements off it and then get a bodyshop to do it. hmmm you've filled me full of doubt now i was all set for the matt black look.

[Ross]

plus the thing is like the paint is flaking off like the rear bumper in places and its red underneath :sad2: it looks rubbish. it would need a seious paint correction with a da polisher which would prob cost the same as getting some panels sprayed professional detalers charge a fortune

[J8TRO]

Fair enough dude, i haven't seen the paint so took it on the merit of your photo's i'm guessing they were took carefully as it looks fine in the photos :D

In that case go for it

[HULK]

I have those seats!

if your gunna travel any distance buy some cushions!!! :laugh:

[Ross]

Yeah photos taken at the right angles have the inept ability to polish Turds as the saying goes! Hulk I love the seats its my daily driver I find them quite comfy!

[spinner]

New poster! (less than 10 posts)

Im sure i know that car did you get that from a guy in colchester essex by anychance?

[Kris M]

I have those seats!

if your gunna travel any distance buy some cushions!!! :laugh:


Pah, ive been to the ring and back in those seats Jim !! :D:D;)

[Ross]

No mate it came from swindon dunno about before that though

[Ross]

Right quite a major update painted the car matt black this wkend im really happy with it! its not gonna win any awards but its better i did it with rattle cans but i like it so much im gonna do it again later in the year with a gun to hopefully get a more even finish as you can see some spray lines. im sure it wont be eveyones cup of tea but ah well

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x38/ross009/matt1.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x38/ross009/matt2.jpg

[J8TRO]

:eek::cool:;):D

[Os8472]

WHAT it looked great in gloss black, why did you paint it matt?

[Ross]

it really didnt mate it had paint all peeling off the rear bumper a rear quarter with primer on it and loads of other bits.

[Os8472]

it really didnt mate it had paint all peeling off the rear bumper a rear quarter with primer on it and loads of other bits.

So get those bits redone in gloss black.............




sorry shouldn't be critasising your project as its your car and you can do what you like to it but sorry I don't like it

[Ross]

its cool mate i know a lot of people arent in to the matt finish and i can understand why believe me i'd rather have a mint gloss black car but im saving for a house and my car is my daily driver so it cant be off the road for weeks at a time nor could i afford it so this was the lesser of 2 evils for me i know its not perfect but i like the track car look and i like it:D

[Os8472]

its cool mate i know a lot of people arent in to the matt finish and i can understand why believe me i'd rather have a mint gloss black car but im saving for a house and my car is my daily driver so it cant be off the road for weeks at a time nor could i afford it so this was the lesser of 2 evils for me i know its not perfect but i like the track car look and i like it:D

Well thats whats important, as long as you like it, just ignore me, everyone elese does:D

I don't have a problem with matt black cars, just don't think R5's work in it

[TNT Tricky Nicky]

i like it :agree:

[jimmy_b]

im liking the matt black. maybe some nice bright wheels to really set it off?