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as above, bought it last year off of a fellow member on here, anyways, wanted to restore and
tune it up and just make it a nice, fairly standard exterior, will be adding pics of whats what and how its going.
so its started,lol pulled it apart and found some horrors along the way; some poorly fitted alarm. so outed that, sills on the outside were knackered along with a touch of inner and p/j/point, had these donr all pukka now, and started on the inside tidying it up
out with the screen to find if anything was rotten again and to my surprise it werent bad, starting pitting so got to it in time, and the inside was ready for primer, looks a bit better:)
then made a start with the outside, bodywork was pretty much much a1, just had a light crease like mark on passenger side above wheel arch. odd but then my mate had one which did the same but on the other side:scratch:
so got it all prepped ready for a bit of primer, all good so far:)
in primer, so now left it a couple of weeks, nothing worse than having it creep bk in places flatted thru,
got a set of these along with centres and key, a bit ropey tho:dearme: so sending those off to be refurbed propperly
next. pulling the engine out, never done mechanics really b4, so monkey see monkey do as they say:laugh:
missing a few pics of the engine bay etc, so straight up to the paint side of things again, werent missing much anyway,lol so i borrowed the booth from me gaffer for the weekend and set about it,
smoothed the rear bumper as its running side exit, and just tidyed up minor cracks ,chips,etc
more and more bits......... so many to do,lol
oh yeah, bought brand spanking new wings and bonnet as the others were just agg with rot. aqquireda tailgate as that was rotten also and deleted the wiper and washer jet holes
and more, i was wondering weather to change the colour a while bk back and asked to peeps views, i did the right thing and kept it 449, but as my sister and her partner run a paint company i fort id add my own twist with the pearl side of it, im not easily pleased with so mamy a trip on weekends making new formulations to get it right, and its in my opinion just right the way it flipps,;)
engine bay done and smoothed out some holes which wont be needed anymore, all good so far:) next the shell and doors
went well, im happy with it, just a nice flat and pollish to really get smooth finish, bearly any peal on it but its just me:coffee:lol
and more, the doors were already de locked but in certain light u could the shink marks around where the locks were!! annoys me, if u cant do bodywork, leave to people who know what there doing please, it wont bite u in the arse in 2 months time:disagree:
all done, just the bit fitting up session, looking forward to that with marking, scratching, losing me rag with it!!!!:mad::laugh:
got wheels bk, look cushdy , im well happy, powder coated in silver, and found other pics of the engine bay when i re seam sealed it etc
all in all im happy, any views or criticisms accepted,lol more pics will be added soon, new window screen, indicators,wiring looms( thanks mike at gttturbospares);) and other bits and bobs coming soon:)
Penfold aka The Dealer
29-01-2012, 20:40
Worst Project thread ever.......
WTF did you post sooner, looks lush, would have liked to have followed this thread as you went along.
Car does look nice, wheels are mint :agree:
Looking good mate, can't wait to see the finished result. :agree:
Markey Mark (BD)
29-01-2012, 21:10
Thats looking very good mate, nice to see Rich's (gttnutters) old Raider getting new lease of life :agree:
Be good to see it again once its done.
By the way are they the turbines i sold Luke little while ago? I can never keep up with who owns what now down your way! :laugh:
I would of done it sooner but moved house just before Xmas
And went thru 3 phones cos they kept breaking which had photos, just didnt work out.lol
And I would of thought so marky,lol I've got loads more pics to go on,
But takes a while loading them,lol will post more 2moz.lol
pretty much there now. vnow onto saving me monnies for the engine build,silicone hoses and other bits and bobs
and a couple more,lol hope u all like:)
Tony Walker
31-01-2012, 19:49
I wish i could paint :cry:
That looks amazing, fantastic job :agree:
amazing work mate! wish I could paint aswell so hard to find decent places around here
r5_scotty
31-01-2012, 20:04
propper job :agree: you dont want to paint my 9 turbo do you :D
Alastair
31-01-2012, 20:11
Very nice mate :agree: Great project.
pascal-GT
31-01-2012, 20:19
very nice raider!:cool:
Wow that's fresh very nice
car.crash
31-01-2012, 21:15
that looks epic. i always loved being in that car.
Gttnutter
01-02-2012, 01:09
Yeah my best 5 i've owned...and the quickest too...that engine loved full chat @ 23 psi... I remember when i had marks afr linked up for a few weeks to scope the engine. the day we put it on i ran up a duel carrige way with mark screaming at me saying "dont change upto 5th keep going..keep going" Theres me in 4th at 6500rpm...that went to around 7000rpm that did...ok the cam engine carb handled it perfectly but as mark will vouch here...i drove it like a granny 80% of the time !
Great work there! This looks awesome, its so cool to see all these 5's being resto'd back up. Keep it up! :agree:
Lovely looking 5 you have there mate.
Well done- you should be proud.
Hope mine looks half as good as yours!!
Gttnutter
02-02-2012, 00:40
I'm well Gel...:sad:
Little update, got pretty much all parts for the engine build now, pistons,liners,water pump, oil pump refurb kit, all gaskets, mains, high output starter and alternator, head skimmed and oil gallery now done, wideband kit, full sfs kit in blue:) carb service kit,clutch kit, crank pollished, block etc painted up all nice, all service bits and bobs, cost a pretty penny so far:cry: lol, anyways it's off next week to mr Metz to work his magic and I can't wait now as it's nearly there:D I'll update on progress on how things go. Still debating on weather to put a cage in it, bolt in pref as I've painted the inside. Don't want to be welding.lol it's being done for say fast road and prob the odd track event at a show. What u reakon fellas? :scratch: if not I'll source new door cards etc for factory-ish look.lol:)
Forget a cage, factory ftw. And if you can't get mint door cards, have Phoenix flock some duff ones :agree:
Don't forget new headlights, grille badge, tow eye cover, Raider rear window sticker and door badges for the outside!
Headlights are good, tow eye I've got, raider badge already in window and as for the raider badges on the doors, I'll have a pair when people stop dreaming stupid prices for them, it's a joke that people will cash in on these things. I ain't paying £40+ no way, rather it go in me tank,lol
Gttnutter
23-04-2012, 22:22
You've done her well tom. did i not give you the tow eye cover i had?
sounds like the engine took a punch...pistons\liners etc. the rad i replaced with a new valeo one so i'd of thought that would of been ok to still use??
I replaced the waterpump pistons+rings+shells with the rebuild.
Gotto keep it more oe... might dsound weird but if i were to have a cage i'd prefer it the colour of the car i reckon.
That rad was tested and the flow rate was down 20%, and I thought, oh.lol anyways, got oil cooler,so will be replacing with an alloy item now, everything is new, anything let's go or dosnt perform how it should will be going bk, ( over there heads):D bet u fort when it went, I wonder what's really gona happen to it,lol na u didn't thrown in the tow eye also!! Still got it?:)
I keep putting my Raider badges on eBay, a lot closer to original compared to what Bob is trying to sell. Speak to Mike on here as he got a couple of sets off me, only problem is that I have 1 set left and a spare, so wont be putting them back on eBay as nobody wants them for a few months even though I keep getting watchers. I will get another batch made up if I get the demand but I see no need to do so really.
Nothing quite like putting lots of brand new items on a car :)
Be good to see it out on the road round this way :agree:
SO much WANT for this car, i need a Raider in my life and the ONLY 5 'd have... ish :D :cool: :agree:
Well done :)
Update, engine is built, tidied up engine loom, mr Metz is workin his magic and big shout to him in what he's doing for me, top top man:) still waiting on me hoses from sfs tho, so when there here all systems go baby:D will upload a pic of engine on stand all together,looks well, can't wait now, next 3 weeks I'm hoping along with other jobs like interior, door cards, boots trim fixings,etc then wheels and rear cage. Then get it on the road running it in after tax and test. Me missis can't want either :sad2: nag nag nag.lol
hello again, another update on how things are going, engine is in, all pipework fitted, engine loom tidyed up, etc, so happy with what mr metz has acheived for me, cant praise him more so thankyou fella,;) here's some pics to set yr mince pies on.:laugh:
Amazing work , John is also a good at what he does , where did you get your SMS hoses from price for full kit thanks matt
Very nice mate looks very smart good job :agree:
car.crash
23-06-2012, 20:00
looks epic, well done fella.
Hey matt, I got them thru a motor store round the corner from me, I could get them cheaper from them than sfs direct, there pretty much the same as samco hoses, ie the bleed nipples are the same, I paid 650 for a complete kit. Still mega for some pipes but sfs wanted 688 with the discount.lol wont be using them again I know that.:crap: hope it helps.:)
Well people its running and will bk and on the road tomorrow, mot wise, straight thru, no advisories, not a bean.lol all insured, just tax now, which will be done tomorrow morning :), over the moon with Jon Metz and what he has done for me!! TOP MAN!!!!! So yeah, all done for the time being. Will put more pics up when I give it a good valet:D
it is lookin good man mountain now get it out my unit so i can put my 5 and new toy in there :laugh:
its on the road big boy. been rolling all over essex today getting miles under before it goes bk in for fueling setup and bit of boost.lol drives so solid and tight. sounds amazing also:D
thats good then mate gota love the sound of a side exit lol my 5 should b on the road soon just gota do cam belt and engine mount then start work on the pulsar :devil:
Nad-5GTT
14-07-2012, 22:17
She looks very clean fella top work:)
Stunning mate :agree: Nice to see her finished :)
Just a little update with it all cleaned up properly and on the road now. Still need to finish the interior. Had he turbo rebuilt by CR Turbos with a -34 Actuator and wideband fitted. Just waiting on my micro dynamics rev limiter and launch control now :)
Quality is that lad.:agree:
Just a little update with it all cleaned up properly and on the road now. Still need to finish the interior. Had he turbo rebuilt by CR Turbos with a -34 Actuator and wideband fitted. Just waiting on my micro dynamics rev limiter and launch control now :)
Yyeeeahhhh boi! Picked up mine and she flies!
The pics look really good mate, still looks better up close though. :cooter:
jesus in the seat of a 5
22-02-2013, 20:46
tom, thats fantastic.....:eek::agree:, can i ask buddy, whom did your wheels, i need to do them on my raider... ta.
@jesus I did them fella, inside and out, I had a set a set turbines to put on it, but I didn't fit them in the end, now topcat has them on his 5, suit his car to the T!! :)
some of the rebuilt turbo and down pipe
Looking really nice...top car mate!
that is :smokin::smokin::smokin: looks great. good work
These pictures are of just the turbo and downpipe bolted together to check there is no gaps after machine work on the face of the exhaust (no blows for example lol)
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=15562&d=1361552309
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=15561&d=1361552215
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=15560&d=1361552022
MAGNIFIQUE !!!!! :niceone::francais:
Thanks xenon, how did you get the pictures up? I'm not to smart with pc's.lol
Awesome looking raider. Engine bay looks fantastic :)
Epic Raider!!!!!
Great read and project pal :)
Just liked a few of your pics in Instagram, looks superb :cool:
smithyr5gt
25-03-2013, 13:45
wow! very nice! :cool:
caymanr26
27-03-2013, 19:29
I picked up a raider at the weekend - engine bay looks very similar and bodywork much the same - got some dodgy wheels on it though but did come with the original wheels, Ive got 285mm discs on it though so think ill have to just sell them on
Yours does look very well finished - youve got a few things I need! A grill being one of them. Mine came with a new Campus grill though so Ive dropped that off today to be painted.
I think Ill have to do a progress thread too - bodywork is A1 but engine needs lots of TLC - sounds like a bag of spanners at the moment!
Who sorted your engine? A friend or a Garage?
Hello, my mate Jon Metz at torsion tuning, no longer going but the man is truely awesome at what he does, was at the forefront of 5s 10 years ago, he knows his stuff, start a thread up dude, will be great to see another 5 getting love :) and thanks for the comments guys!!
Little update on mine as I've not bothered lately.lol had the front screen out as a useless window man didn't fit it well at all, so had a new seal put it, from a ford transit, not original bit looks nice and dosnt mist up now!! New discs with wheel bearings standard rear and brembo grooved front, bf good ridge brake lines, wideband to be fitted also, head unit and speakers finally.lol next up, to see Jon to setup the turbo and fuelling, then rolling road to see what it's doing, power wise and a 4gas printout to be certain. And Will be for sale soon.
Look forward to the updates Tom, be interested to see how you get on on the rolling road :)
Can't believe you're thinkin about selling it mate. :/
GARAGEMSANTOS
25-04-2013, 09:22
I have to admit that i have never been a die hard of the RAIDER version of the gtt, but yours looks amazing :agree:
gttjames
26-04-2013, 23:00
can you get a picture of the windscreen seal area, il be having mine fitted soon so might use this
I have to admit that i have never been a die hard of the RAIDER version of the gtt, but yours looks amazing :agree:
I have to agree with you on that one! Top marks. :agree: :cool:
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