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youngscottie
03-12-2011, 22:23
well where to start
ive had the helmet(so called cause its bellend purple) for seven years
and was in two minds to sell or restore
but when the crunch came i crumbled and couldnt sell it
so the plan now is to restore back to the factory red and remove all the rust
all on a budget of ride all
the nsr quarter is the worst part
the jacking points are rotten as well but the sills are in decent nick
a little rust round the screen but shouldnt be to hard to put right
looks like uve got a wee winter of welding to do :laugh: ..will be worth it when its finished :smokin: will be watching this ...as its a smart as fook 5 :D
youngscottie
10-02-2012, 13:46
between work and a 4 month old chewing the amount ive bitten off is very hard:cry:
youngscottie
26-01-2013, 22:28
well its been along year and ive missed the 5 very much ideed
so the decision was made in october last year the helmet was scrap:cry:
however mat@codered was kind enough to sell me a very clean shell which required very little doing
a deal was struck and i dragged my ass to kent and back a happy bloke indeed
since the ive repaired the screen surround and a little of the osf (behind the headlight)
also got the shell inside and out in primer
all being well it will be at national day this year wish me luck
Matt@CodeRedMotorsports
26-01-2013, 22:33
Hehe! Brilliant to see that shell bring used. It was a pretty good one.;)
Big Steve - Raider
26-01-2013, 22:34
a deal was struck and i dragged my ass to kent.........
F..... That's a long journey! :eek:
Fair play to you mate! ;)
youngscottie
26-01-2013, 22:37
with the arrival of our son in october 11 i somewhat lost intrest
but everyone needs a hobby and the 5 is cheaper than smoking:)
youngscottie
26-01-2013, 22:43
the plans changed slighty on colour
j45 dynamo blue (same as my clio rb182) with the white stripes
its going to be marmite!
but everyone needs a hobby and the 5 is cheaper than smoking:)[/QUOTE]
Lol you must be a very heavy smoker then :wasntme::wasntme::wasntme:
glad you have found something mate so whats next now you have done the little bit of welding?
youngscottie
27-01-2013, 06:36
but everyone needs a hobby and the 5 is cheaper than smoking:)
Lol you must be a very heavy smoker then :wasntme::wasntme::wasntme:[/QUOTE]
A long time ago
Wouldn't touch them now
youngscottie
27-01-2013, 06:42
glad you have found something mate so whats next now you have done the little bit of welding?
Well my painting experience amounts to hee and haw
So over the next few weeks ill flat the primer back then get the top coat on
I just wanted to be able to say I painted it so its a very steep learning curve
The prep takes forever and you can't spray at home as the paint travels
Don't want to cover the local cars in over spray
Good work, that's a fair trip :agree:
I was the same boat after my pride and joy went up in flames in 2005, I was ready to throw the towel in, but like u say everyone needs a hobby :)
Matt@CodeRedMotorsports
27-01-2013, 09:01
Good work, that's a fair trip :agree:
That's 'cos it was a good shell at cheap price:laugh:
youngscottie
09-03-2013, 21:58
Marmite colour
Matt@CodeRedMotorsports
09-03-2013, 22:01
Fook! That's looking tidy!:smokin:
That does look really tidy mate:agree:
Nottswoody
10-03-2013, 04:35
with the arrival of our son in october 11 i somewhat lost intrest
but everyone needs a hobby and the 5 is cheaper than smoking:)
:confused: lol I smoke aswell :)
Nad-5GTT
10-03-2013, 11:47
That looks gorgeous, what colour is it? Did u do it yourself? More pics please :D
youngscottie
10-03-2013, 16:14
That looks gorgeous, what colour is it? Did u do it yourself? More pics please :D
Clio gordini racing blue
It's the first time I've sprayed anything and its worked out ok
Thanks to the guidance of or painter
Don't have much of an imagination on these things so when it came
To colour choice it's eventually going to look like my clio
Nad-5GTT
10-03-2013, 18:41
:niceone: even better knowing you did it yourself, more pics still though :D
youngscottie
06-04-2013, 22:42
A sad day indeed
youngscottie
06-04-2013, 22:45
Gone to the great big car heaven that is Graham's scrap yard
youngscottie
06-04-2013, 22:48
New shell stripped
youngscottie
06-04-2013, 22:49
Now rolling and home
Matt@CodeRedMotorsports
06-04-2013, 22:51
:smokin:
Penfold aka The Dealer
06-04-2013, 23:02
New shell looks familiar :)
Awesome project!!! Bookmarked :)
Non standard GTT resprays always require the right wheels to pull off the look and I think it's going to look great on those :agree:
youngscottie
07-04-2013, 16:54
Non standard GTT resprays always require the right wheels to pull off the look and I think it's going to look great on those :agree:
I've just carried the wheels over from the last car
Ideally I'd like clio Williams wheels
Thanks trev
youngscottie
07-04-2013, 19:52
New shell looks familiar :)
I seriously considered breaking this lot a couple of weeks back and buying yours
I've been put onto nightshift and our house has just when up for sale
So spare time is null and void
Can't believe no one has bought yours it looks sweet as a track/sprint car
Slammed 66
07-04-2013, 20:06
Love the colour. It looks great.
'The purple helmet' has morphed into 'The Blue Vein' :laugh:
:agree:
youngscottie
25-11-2013, 20:51
Tucked up in its new garage for the winter
Need to get the paint finished now
youngscottie
20-06-2014, 21:51
A little progress
youngscottie
20-06-2014, 21:52
And
youngscottie
20-06-2014, 21:55
Getting there slowly
Benjibrady
20-06-2014, 22:50
Paintwork looks awesome!
youngscottie
02-10-2014, 15:58
Right wheel/colour ?
JP Racing
02-10-2014, 16:21
Really nice colour that and the wheels suit it down to the ground looks good.
youngscottie
05-11-2016, 21:22
30829Oops
Thats less than ideal :crap:
Ouch!! What happened there then?
Look on the bright side - at least it failed approaching winter and its a perfect opportunity to upgrade while your at it..
youngscottie
07-11-2016, 14:26
Track night @ knockhill
actuator pipe blew off went from 12 to 18 psi never noticed in time(passing mx5)
ran lean:cry:
said I'd never give up on the c1j but I've just bought an f7p feels so wrong
onwards and upwards! As long as its a turbo f7p then it will be all good!!
n/a GTT = :disagree:
Yes, if it's naturally aspirated then you could as well pry off the last T from the 5GTT.
youngscottie
14-09-2017, 23:02
Coming along at snails pace3161331614
youngscottie
28-01-2019, 22:18
Been awhile since I updated this as it kind of mothballed for abit
Anyway bursting with new found enthusiasm I'm back on it
Hopefully up and running for summer
It's good to see you still have this, when do you think it will be running?
Matt Cole
02-02-2019, 01:49
Excellent Scottie. Keep us posted!
youngscottie
03-02-2019, 23:07
It's good to see you still have this, when do you think it will be running?
Really hoping this summer Chris
The fundamental essentials are almost done
The wiring and megasquirt will be the test for me
I'm pretty competent with electrics however electronics and computer interaction with them are alien to me
Would like to make some shows this year but I'm realistic enough to say I've got two 40 birthdays this year
That will consume all fre £££
Have you still got Emma's lpg 5 on the go?
Always wondered how things went with that
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