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elcie

17-03-2011, 11:40

Bought this back in July 2010 as a project with the sole idea off just using it for the shell, It had a full re spray a couple of years back and both sills replaced recently, So was a good base to start on. Then I was away in Canada for a month so nothing happened to it for a while.

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I hadn't really touched it since I buying it and it just sat on my drive looking like this for the winter months.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03119.jpg

My plans where to fit a 180-200bhp Renault 5 GT Turbo engine I had and turn into a reliable track car. That then went out of the window when I was offered a complete F7P Turbo converted Renault 5 GT Turbo. It had only done about 1200 miles since the re build and had receipts adding up too thousands so I bought it !

One on the way back from picking it up.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/ebf214b7.jpg

The engine

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/user2797_pic15061_1298293683.jpg

Now that I had the new engine I thought I better start building the car up.

Over the last 6 months I have been collecting some parts for the build also cleaning up some others that I all ready had like:

Safety devices roll cage

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/bb336cab.jpg

Sabelt 6 point harness and seat

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/0144c7f5.jpg

Willwood 4 pots

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/9924d603.jpg

Carbon fibre bonnet

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/136a1d7f.jpg

15" Oz super turismo wheels

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/0084c6c2.jpg

Poly bushed sub frame with new wish bone's and ball joints

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Starting work on the good grey one

Day one - Interior

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Day two - Engine bay

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Day three - In the garage, I managed to remove most of the seam sealant and done some of the work getting it ready for painting, still loads more to do though.

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Day four - Carried on with the interior, dash, loom and heater out.

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Also some help from Daisy.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/06294e68.jpg

So that's it so far, I've missed loads of bit's like the 4 hours i spent scraping sound deading off and the roof lining, but all of those picture are on my camera as you can see these one are just the **** ones of my iPhone.

Got so many plans for it in the future, but I'm holding back on alot as i want it ready for Mallory Park 2011.

Will do my best to keep this updated. enjoy :) Lewis

Jonny5

17-03-2011, 12:26

Looks like alot of hard work gone it to getting where you are now mate. Car was a good base to start with its the one from the bodywork section on gtturbospares isnt it?

James5

17-03-2011, 12:47

elcie

17-03-2011, 13:21

Looks like alot of hard work gone it to getting where you are now mate. Car was a good base to start with its the one from the bodywork section on gtturbospares isnt it?

Thanks, yeah been trying my hardest as there is so much to do before Mallory. :crap:

Yes this is the car from the site. :)

elcie

17-03-2011, 13:26

Lewis looking good wondered whom had bought sammogtt's 16v turbo 5, as you say that engine should be good.

Keep, the pic's coming when you are able can you get a pic of the 16v turbo downpipe out of the car:agree::cooter:

Yes that was me :) Ok will do. I already looked at the down pipe and it goes all over the place but has been made really well.

elcie

23-03-2011, 11:58

Few more pictures,

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I bought the OE replica dails a new clear plastic front as mine had a crack in it.

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I had my clay bar and wheel wax turn up. So spent some of the afternoon claying my front bumper. Got a bit carried away and wanted to clay more stuff, so moved onto my wheel's, I only got one done as I've now have a blister on my thumb. :thumbdown:

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I was working like crazy all over the weekend until 1am most nights. There is so much work to be done and everything seems to take twice and long as planned. Still good fun though. :)

Bought a filler neck of a Renault 5 Campus to replace the second fuel tank found on the GT Turbo.

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I borrowed a welder to patch up a few bits, Lovely gas less MIG. Not ! hardest thing I have ever used. That's why it looks like this :p

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/f6cfca1a.jpg

Carried on though and done a patch in the engine bay after using Kurust on it.

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Also lost the last of the seat brackets.

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Finally moved onto removing more of the seam sealer.

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This stuff makes such a mess and get's everywhere.

HAndy

23-03-2011, 17:38

getting there :)

should look :cool: when done, and nice to see another f7p 5:D

philg

23-03-2011, 20:19

great work

elcie

25-03-2011, 01:12

Thanks for the comments :)

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03547.jpg

Done some more welding with the worlds worst welder I borrowed.

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The weldings not the best, but i will be grinding it back so you wont notice.

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Then moved onto removing more of the seam sealer.

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elcie

27-03-2011, 21:20

Spent some on friday night in the garage cleaning of the glue left from the head lining,

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Cut away some of the bottom of the front bumper to try and save some weight from it,

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And then spent the afternoon wet n' drying the front end down ready for painting.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03602.jpg

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Just can't wait to start building the car up now.

elcie

01-04-2011, 01:16

Got the most of the front end in paint now. It was going to go to the body shop to have the inside and engine bay painted gloss black but time is tight before National day so I decieded to do it myself. I was given 6 can's of Ford matt black for free so thought why not, It was only meant to be a quick job to protect it from surface rust, but you can't seem to ever do a quick job on this car. :rolleyes:

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The yellow stuff is filler primer, then I used some hi build primer.

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1200 grit wet n' dry

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Cleaned down the surface with some panel wipe

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Matt blacking, the bits little bit you see are seam sealer that flicked up as I took the pictures later in the day.

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As I'm running bonnet pins on the carbon bonnet I cut away the catch.

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Removing more seam sealer.

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Wire wheel disc after about 6 hours use :p

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Mates turned up so got them to sanding and scraping on evan more seam sealer.

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I got bored at this point, So I put my 15" OZ wheels and my mates Clio 182, Coilovers want winding down now though.

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elcie

01-04-2011, 12:10

Had 6 cans of 3M under seal turn up today, The 6 should hopefully do the whole of the underside of the car.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03641.jpg

mattk

01-04-2011, 17:13

Looking good mate, look forward to see it round mallory on ND :)

elcie

02-04-2011, 00:27

Looking good mate, look forward to see it round mallory on ND :)

Thanks, me too. :)

elcie

05-04-2011, 17:33

Painted most of the front end and just trail fitted the wing.

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Then gave the bonnet a clay and polish and cleaned the catches.

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elcie

05-04-2011, 18:06

Started on the rear end at the weekend as the front is done for now.

Had some pleasant surprises when I took the rear bumper and arches off though :crap:

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Wasn't happy at the weekend and really wanted to through the towel in with the whole project, it's just turning into such a big job ! Wished I had just bought a newer car something like clio 182 or something.

Penfold aka The Dealer

05-04-2011, 18:12

James5

05-04-2011, 18:14

elcie

05-04-2011, 18:16

So after my little sulk :sad2: I started up the other car with the F7P Turbo engine still in, and that put a massive smile back on my face. :)

Next day I got the car back out and winched it up the garaged to ready to do the underside.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03671.jpg

And that's how it still stands. :)

djinuk

05-04-2011, 18:19

elcie

05-04-2011, 18:20

Some of ashy's rear bumper mounts section will help you...

Why do people take the bidykits off.... all you will ever find is rust.... 5 years ago you may have found a nice suprise... now days.... not so much :(

Good project tho :)

Thanks, yep planing on getting the rear repair panels now.

I know I know, but it just had to be done, I was to inquisitive :ashamed:

elcie

05-04-2011, 18:26

Not good and very surprising considering that car had an apparent full restoration by the previous owner whom was a car sprayer, looks like he sorted so it looked good but was hidding things underneath bits.

Keep at it Lewis if you do it right it will last along time before anything happens.

I know james, :agree: I said the same thing weeks ago when I found all the rust holes inside of the car. :(

Really, it was just a blow over on the outside ! and that still wasn't the best job in my eyes.

Owl well, it can only get better from now on. fingers crossed :cooter:

TNT Tricky Nicky

05-04-2011, 18:36

elcie

05-04-2011, 19:04

have no fear, thats all normal stuff.

check my project, might help with places to check for rust.

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=7962&page=3

also them sections of ashys are great.. might be worth investing in some por15 at this point.

Thanks, yeah I have been following your project thread and I see you have used the repair sections. I looking good can't wait to see it come back from paint. I think I have found most of the rust now though but I know the screen will need doing, I'm going to leave that to maybe next year when the car get's sprayed inside and out.

Luckily my sills have all ready been done not to long ago, I'm sure they would have looked the same as yours otherwise. :crap:

elcie

05-04-2011, 19:14

alot of effort going into this, would be a shame to give up on it now. makes me want to get going on mine again but it can wait.

i took all my body kit off and stripped down before i started doing any repair work just so i knew what i was dealing with before i started, i didn't want to spend time and money to find the back end was shot, but it's all fixable just dishearting when you find more bits that need repairing.

don't want to worry you but i'm sure somebody has said that matt paint in the engine bay isn't a good idea as it hard to keep looking clean

Thanks, yeah I'm not going to give up just yet, got to drive it first ;)

I did rush into it a bit but I'm such a tight time scale I wanted to get it done, and having already had a restoration I didn't think it was going to be this bad. But like DJINUK said I think all 5's have the rust just that most of it is hidden and when you see it it's to late.

The matt black it only a temporary job to stop the worse of the surface rust, as the paint was free and I don't have time before mallory to get it painted properly. But already is proving to be a bitch to keep clean. :dearme:

djinuk

05-04-2011, 19:17

thanks , mew neither, funny you mention the screen , i went to the bodyshop today and they have just took it out, just updated the thread with pics

elcie

05-04-2011, 20:40

I'm going to be replacing all my brake lines with fresh copper stuff, not to sure what size to use though,

Maybe something like this ? 3/16" in size as that seams to be the most common.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-16-X-25-FT-7...#ht_1922wt_907

Obversely I know I need a cutter, bender and flairier

Thanks

Tony Walker

05-04-2011, 20:50

restoration?? or respray??? mine was worse when i bought mine, similar story, recently resprayed looked mint..... a year later bubbles bubbles bubbles. Your doing a great job though so dont be too disheartened it is worth it trust me.

James5

05-04-2011, 21:08

TNT ANDY

05-04-2011, 21:18

I've just done this on mine - cost me £60 to have all made up at Motor factors. I have been told by a few people now, that it is just not worth making your own lines up. Apparently the cheap formers etc make hard work of it, so I took mine off and handed them over to recieve some shiney new ones for just £60.00.

djinuk

05-04-2011, 22:02

id argue its definatly worth making your own.. enough copper pipe to do the car is £7, a few ends about 30 p each..

I use the laser brake flaring tool and it works a treat.

Also once you got the tools you never have that issue of doing a job on a car only to get to a point where that 20 year old brake lines ready to break at the tiniest bit of movement , as you simply crack the tools out and make a fresh one.

youngscottie

05-04-2011, 22:17

make your own brakepipes
made thousands over the years
all you need is a flairing tool and thumbs on your hands
:)

elcie

05-04-2011, 23:24

Thanks everyone.

So going to make my own using the 3/16" stuff

Will let you know how I get on.

TNT ANDY

06-04-2011, 06:35

elcie

10-04-2011, 11:54

Not really done a lot over the last couple of days, as I felt I've been working on the car every day and night since I started on it. So went out clubbing friday night and turned up to the RTOC meet down Southend seafront by mistake last night :p

I did get my willwood disc's painted though, as they have been sitting around the attracted some surface rust, and rusty disc's do look **** !

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/71c219f1.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/9b9b8830.jpg

Rubbed them down lightly with the angle grinder wire wheel, then gave them a light coat of very high temp paint (the pads will just wear out the paint on the face)

elcie

13-04-2011, 00:37

Stared the job today I have been putting off for the last week, wire wheeling the underside of the car ready for underseal !

I had to go and buy a new grinder first as I killed the last one.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03703.jpg

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Holding the grinder in the air for any length of time kills your arms, so kept stopping and done some other jobs

Stripped down the rear beam

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http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03711.jpg

Cleaned up the rear disc's ready for painting like the front ones, They look **** and eat through pad with the grooves In, but I might as well get some use from them before getting new ones.

Also took the bottom of the boot lid off as I wanted to change the badges over to an original one I had on my other car, the cars are different shades so I can't just clip the other strip back in.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03705.jpg

It does have some laquar peal but I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it yet, as I don't really want to paint it.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03713.jpg

I made a right mess taking the old badge of as it was all bonded on. It's going to be to visible with the new smaller badge fitted, so I't really needs re-painting. The problem Is, the paint is a non OE paint and a mix of a few different colors so will be really hard to match. I think I'm just going to do it gloss black for now or get it carbon wraped to kinda match the dark black bonnet. :/

elcie

16-04-2011, 13:15

Slowly getting there with cleaning the underside down, Done about half of it now.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/DSC03748.jpg

Cleaned up the the rear beam a bit, looks a lot better than I thought, considering how rusty it was.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/DSC03754.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/DSC03755.jpg

Cleaning up the rear arch,

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/DSC03747.jpg

Then Cut away some more unneeded weight, also the rear compensator bracket andd spare wheels cage hangers.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/DSC03746.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/DSC03752.jpg

That's it for yesterday.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/DSC03753.jpg

Bass J

16-04-2011, 13:53

Awesome work! ..i like what your doing with this! ..will be watching this project ..wish i had the time to do what youve done :smokin:

elcie

17-04-2011, 13:15

Thanks,

As I wont be running a heater, I filled in the hole's for the fan and heater matrix will some thin aluminum sheet.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/DSC03759.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/DSC03761.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/DSC03758.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03767.jpg

I also made some new mounts for the bonnet pins, Again out off some aluminum strip.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03762.jpg

Mk 1 vs Mk 2

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03763.jpg

Finished, Cut away unwanted thread as well.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03769.jpg

rs250nut

17-04-2011, 17:45

I like threads like this one, good job bud. Also, nice bike;)

dizzeeR5

18-04-2011, 11:13

awsome awsome project matey, im glued to this thread now lol

elcie

09-05-2011, 19:47

I like threads like this one, good job bud. Also, nice bike;)

Thanks, I've sold it now to fund this :rolleyes:

elcie

10-05-2011, 18:09

What is this bracket for bolted on my anti roll bar ?

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03810.jpg

gimme5

10-05-2011, 19:03

scott 5gtt

10-05-2011, 19:05

What is this bracket for bolted on my anti roll bar ?

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03810.jpg

strengthens it up mate and stops it flexing in the middle ;)

elcie

16-05-2011, 23:56

acts as a stabaziler against the twisting force from one side of the anti roll bar to the other

were did you sell my old car to, G898 BAJ, is it not looking so good now
looked allright 15 year ago:cry:

Cheers thought it might be that.

A kid that lived up In New Market way. shame as I see it go back up for sale 2 weeks later. :crap:

elcie

16-05-2011, 23:59

strengthens it up mate and stops it flexing in the middle ;)

Thanks :agree:

elcie

17-05-2011, 00:19

Right, not done a lot over last month really, as I figured I was never going to make Mallory Park in June and I didn't want it to be a "that al do" project, to get it finished.

On the plus side, after weeks of research, phone calls and haggling I got a myself a new welder.
If you know about welding you will know how good Lincoln Electric welders are! I went for the 191c model with the new Al bee gas.

Also bought some campus rear window seals, as a mate Is looking into getting templates made up for 4mm Lexan poly carb windows. Plastics for performance wont silly money for there window kit, so im just going to make my own.

Will get some pictures up tomorrow.

Lewis

djinuk

17-05-2011, 08:07

that inner rear arch looks to be in really good nick.. keep at it, im watching this project all the time .

James5

17-05-2011, 08:15

Cheers thought it might be that.

A kid that lived up In New Market way. shame as I see it go back up for sale 2 weeks later. :crap:

Looks like it's back up for sale on Pistonheads
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2640529.htm

By the way Lewis project is looking good matey:agree:

elcie

23-05-2011, 22:38

that inner rear arch looks to be in really good nick.. keep at it, im watching this project all the time .

Yeah it's not bad, I have cleaned all the seam sealer/underseal of it though, has 1 small bit of welding to be done and the usual bumper brackets.

elcie

23-05-2011, 22:40

Looks like it's back up for sale on Pistonheads
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2640529.htm

By the way Lewis project is looking good matey:agree:

Cheers

Yeah I see it the other day, Johnson18 was interested in it.

elcie

23-05-2011, 23:52

To start with I've done away with my Photobucket account and gone over to Flickr, as it so slow and always sticks my photo's in different albums. I'm hoping I doesn't mess my pictures around much from the thread though.

Done some work on the boot lid at the weekend, mainly weight saving and just cleaning it up.

Firstly removed the glass as I'm going to use perspex windows and the glass had a big scratch on it.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5752600480_a0fb621fb3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63246818@N06/5752600480/)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5022/5752062699_c99baee62b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63246818@N06/5752062699/)

A lot easier than I thought.

I had all ready taken out the wiper motor and arm then worked out what I was going to cut off.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5148/5752633344_8afbe11f9e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63246818@N06/5752633344/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2686/5752682534_15c466c630.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63246818@N06/5752682534/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2541/5752642560_29150f1a78.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63246818@N06/5752642560/)

Cut away the cables for the motor and heated screen.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5304/5752075375_a4e6008c79.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63246818@N06/5752075375/)

Forgot to get a finished picture.

Also bought a couple of meters of CDS as I'm going to ad a few bars onto my roll cage.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2683/5752145423_8b3bfcb257.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63246818@N06/5752145423/)

elcie

05-06-2011, 23:30

Pretty much finished seam welding the spare sum frame, Welding looks s**t but I just been practicing with the new welder.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03917.jpg

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http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03922.jpg

Just need to get it powder coated now when I send the VW Beetle floor pan off.

Decided I'm going to paint the inside of the boot matt black like I'm doing the rest of the inside so it doesn't look to out of place.

So started some of the prep work.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03920-1.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03921-1.jpg

elcie

07-06-2011, 23:30

Painted the bonnet hinges.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03911-1.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03943.jpg

Also finished the steering rack tonight as I got the new gaiters this afternoon.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03909.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03940.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03942.jpg

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http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC03959.jpg

elcie

04-07-2011, 00:28

Selling up, :cry:

Just lost interest and patience with the project, needs a lot more money and time spent on the car and realistically isn't going to be finished for another year yet. Can't wait that long so I'm looking at getting a myself Clio 197 for the time being, maybe come back to 5's in a few years time.

All parts will be going up for sale, If you see anything in this thread you like PM me. I mean anything and everything. :p

Lewis

elcie

31-07-2011, 23:12

Right......

What seems to be months without working out on the car, I have to say I've missed it! After quite a few debates and a lot of thinking I'm going to carry on the Renault project! I've spent all this weekend away with Cliosport.net and as much as I would like a nice new modern reliable car, the Clio 197 is just too boring for me!

Annoyed that I did sell a few parts, but they all can be easily replaced. Glad I never let the engine go but then the advert was pretty bad.

Spent this evening putting a spare interior loom in and got the engine turning over. I'm going to do things a bit different to what I originally planned, so watch this space.

Lewis.

5teve L

01-08-2011, 09:40

Bigfoot

01-08-2011, 09:47

Good to hear mate, you won't regret it, the valver lump is so much better than the C1J.

:agree: totally agree, drove mine to the MOT station this morning :D just hope it passes first time so I can enjoy it again :)

James5

01-08-2011, 15:45

Good man Lewis, glad to hear you are sticking with. You will love it once up and running :agree:

Ricardo

01-08-2011, 21:58

Was good talking to you on the Saturday and glad you're sticking with the project. It can be hard at times, sometimes it's good to leave it a while, regain the enthusiasm and crack back into it :)

elcie

16-08-2011, 00:02

Thanks everyone, Dale I have to see your sometime soon :)

Yeah was a really good day I thought, you should have camped at Tony's, was a right laugh.

Lost my camera for the last 2 weeks thought so not been able to get any proper pictures only ones of my phone.

But been doing some welding today, also painted the rear beam and started striping the engine out over the weekend.

Bigfoot

16-08-2011, 07:21

Yeah just doing some work on it again, sorted out all problems for the MOT apart from adjusting the rear handbrake, need to put on the ramp or lift car a lot higher, damn exhaust is covering the whole area under there and sort out the bit of welding needed for it then will be on the road again :)

James5

16-08-2011, 08:27

Lewis, keep up the good work matey and find that camera love all the pic's you have been takeing it's what makes a good project thread:agree:.

elcie

16-08-2011, 22:20

Cheers James :agree:

Few pictures of some bits I've been doing, I lost my camera for 2 weeks so there a bit all over the place.

Started stripping the engine out off the other shell.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04083.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04087.jpg

Rust treated the rear beam and painted it.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04090.jpg

Got my Spal fan back off a mate that I gave it too when I wasn't guna use it anymore.

Much lighter compared to the s**tty standard one.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04093.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04091.jpg

Relocated the Charge cooler tank and cleaned up the welds as I looked like a blind chimp had made it, Going to get it powder coated black then it should look Ok

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04094.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04098.jpg

Cars a bit dusty and scratched already from all the grinding, cutting and welding, But I'm going to redo the engine bay gloss black along with the interior once I've trail fitting the engine. Also going to change the rooting around of the water pipes.

Some of the welding

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04100.jpg

Looks a bit **** in places but it's really hard to get the grinder in those tight angles to smooth it off, not too worried as It will be covered up buy the thick under seal.

That's it, I've took more pictures on my phone but the Photobucket app isn't working atm.

The new target is to get it running ready for the road by the end of the month. :/

Sounds good Dale, where did you say you got your new brake fluid reviseiour from?

And I'm after some campas rear window if any body has any? Already got the seals.

James5

16-08-2011, 22:29

Lewis looking good matey, end of month:agree: you gotta make it to the next surrey meet:cooter: will be an RTOC conversion meet:D

elcie

16-08-2011, 22:36

Haha, what't the dates? get Dale down as well.

James5

16-08-2011, 23:09

Haha, what't the dates? get Dale down as well.

:agree: Next one is wednesday the 7th Sept be good to catch up with you guys

elcie

16-08-2011, 23:31

Ahh It want be insured by then, I've got a policy that runs out on the 11th and want to use the extra years no claims.

elcie

17-08-2011, 22:13

Got some more welding done before it started to rain.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04108.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04110.jpg

Took out the pedal box, save painting around it when I do the inside.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04106.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04107.jpg

The weldings crap, getting fed up TBH and its really awkward to get under there when the car is on the floor.

James5

17-08-2011, 22:58

Lewis keep up the hard work you will love it when you have finished it:agree:

elcie

09-10-2011, 22:13

Thanks James :)

Time for an update,

Took the engine out a couple of weeks back, borrowed a crane as I've taken the winch down.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04157.jpg

Wouldn't normally jack on the sub frame but it was guna be scraped anyway.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04154.jpg

Bought a OMP steering wheel of a mate that I've nagging to sell to me for nearly a year, well pleased with it just needs a Lifeline group N boss.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04161.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04162.jpg

Finally this afternoon took the clutch off and chucked the engine on the stand,

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04186.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04192.jpg

Not really done a lot else other than messed about with the new daily, put a new head gasket on and replaced and few other seals, just waiting on another carb gasket then It will be back on the road.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04189.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04190.jpg

Can't complain really it was free. Plan is to run it to work so I can put everything into getting the Renault on the road.

elcie

27-10-2011, 23:45

Still not got the Mini finished but I have decided I'm not going to use it as a daily, the weather has just got too **** down here and I don't want to be scrapping Ice from both sides of the windscreen, :(

Been working from dust til dawn recently so have most of the money together to finish the car, soon as the welding and underseal Is done, It will be going of to the bodyshop and having the interior and engine bay painted gloss black.

Picked up a set of Polycarb windows, fitted the rear already but I'm not to sure what I'm going to do with the sides as I want to convert to campas rears (non opening)

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04214.jpg

Wasn't sure about the tint at first, but I like It now It's fitted. Just needs a polish to remove some of the swirls.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04204.jpg

Bought some bumper repair brackets.

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04201.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04202.jpg

Finally, I moved the drive around and got the beetle back In the garage as I don't think that I'll be finished this year either :/

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04200.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04195.jpg

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04196.jpg

modfather

28-10-2011, 12:59

Finally, I moved the drive around and got the beetle back In the garage as I don't think that I'll be finished this year either :/

http://i910.photobucket.com/albums/ac305/LewisCunningham_badass/Grey%20Renault%205%20GT%20Turbo/DSC04200.jpg

dont worry you aint the only 1 who not going to get their car done. my mate across the road has 1 of these beetles, its been sat on his drive for months and nothing gets done.this is his 2nd vw now, his last 1 was a camper (which had more holes than a colander) that never got done he ended up selling it.

Tony Walker

28-10-2011, 16:05

Your not hiding that body very well.....

elcie

30-10-2011, 21:26

Ah the beetle.... it will be on the road for next summer for sure.

That dead body gets everyone, started it a couple of months ago. we just leave it around under that cars and stuff and the amount of people that turn up and either start talking to it or just look really confused. :p