Yes buddy she will be attending both :) unfortunatly i doubt the bodywork will have been done, this will be over winter hopefully
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rate so yest was time to hit the bodywork. gave it a wash and it was clear my mate had a long day ahead of him. it took a full day and two big bottles of t-cut to get it reasonable. still needs a good machine polish but for now it will do. bodywork is in need of work but that will have to wait!
here is a pic, the spoiler has like a white dusty layer on it that doesnt come off unless you scrub it for agggges.... and the roof is the finishd articl
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before its t cut, covered in that bodyshop layer.. was like a dusty tree sap :confused:
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The end result!
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:agree: great work Lee.
Looking fresh! :cool:
cheers lads :agree:
this also came today :)
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next day off includes fittin the t25, intercooler and re-jet the carb using my afr wideband (unless our lass pokes her big snout in :scared: )
You are a top chap :agree: i think a visit is in order before nat day :laugh:
bad news for Bajjer! Sorned and off road till next year :( Due to new job and saving for morgage, i need a daily and refuse to use the 5 for that purpose :sad2:
That's a shame but normal life sometimes dictates what happens to our little 5's :rolleyes: I took mine off the road too complete a loft conversion on me house and have another kid hopefully she will be eating tarmac in a month:D At least you haven't sold it
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nice one Lee,
I'll bring your old SLR and take some snaps of it.
Yeh we need a meet somewhere buddy, really glad you decided to keep your beauty!
I haven't updated this thread for some time...
Well, it now has a 2wd cossie front mount, t25 hybrid, a replacement carb (standard jetting, and boost, will be re jetting for efi rtoc rr day) I have a jonny5 twin pod 'A pillar' gauge holder to go on, a bms enlarged downpipe and side exit exhaust in the post :)
Using the car for work, and touch wood it's driving a1... Although it would benefit from some new top mounts.
Plans? Well over winter, it's black samco's, possibly change the wheels, full respray by next summer hopefully by a friend of mine
Trying to save for a house, run two cars, two babies and the wife is a full time mum, everything is against bajjer, but she will pull through gleaming in the end!
Here's a few pics on ND, also have a vid of it on the rollers, will try add the link later :)
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Bloody hell Lee. You've done loads to her since we last spoke. I bet she sings like a choirboy now lol.
I've got some standard speedlines if you were gonna swap bk to standard wheels? What wheels were u thinking of?
Latest pics look great
Just an update of some of the parts purchased recently...
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And a couple of cheeky pics! Car off for paint over winter, will be buying more parts in the process!
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My new doorcards came yest off member/former member topcat (davo) top chap :agree: :D
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Also started stripping Bajjer, having it painted, selling parts off, not sure it will be back on the road next year :laugh:
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built up my gaz coilovers today ready to fit over the weekend :D
check out my compbrake fixed top mounts :)
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Figured I'd update my thread, not much happening.
Got sidetracked with another 5 I bought over winter, put most of bajjers parts on it and sold it to my mate.
So I'm left with a 5 that's in bits.
I have just got a house with a garage so il be updating this more now. Stripping for paint job over summer.
I have purchased refurbed doors, new genuine wings, bumpers, skirts arches etc. hopefully be gleaming like new this time next year. Here are some pics :)
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Small adventure for BAJ today. Moved the 5 from my inlaws to my new house into it's garage! Only took since July last year to do... Anyways iv started removing parts in the engine bay ready for engine out job
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May have more progress soon :)
Good to see this one still being kept alive
I would personally be deleting that exhaust surround on the rear bumper though!
Goodwork mate, remember seeing this at Blyton last year looking very clean :agree: :)
Cheers buddy :) I have a love hate relationship with it... But found a local painter so the big strip begins, fresh paint this year for the old girl :D
Small update, had abit more time on stripping bay for paint :)
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Niceone, cheeky pre-summer freshen up in the bay, are you doing any meets when done? ;)
Not this year buddy but will be out in force next year :) waiting on the boss to lend me his engine crane..... engine and box will be out next week, subframe off for powdercoating :agree: the wife has been generous since i started stripping it so far, not sure whether to be grateful or worrid!
So managed to get the crane from work, engine and box ready for out... I'm missing the ilet on the front of the cylinder head to lift the lump out and I don't trust the tow rope either, so been and bought a chain, probably lift the engine out after work tomorrow, gunna lift the car up with the crane after and remove the subframe too.
Been busy collecting panels! Many thanks to my good friend johnP for the majority, new parts include new o.e front bumper, standard rear bumper, sideskirts in excellent cond. standard bonnet, early scorpion side exit, refurbed doors, off shot I have, new genuine renault front wings, 2nd hand arches in excellent cond. ermmmmm new rear lamps and indicators, so plenty to go at :)
Once subframe is back on it's off for paint
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Engine and box are out :)
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I'd say that was A LOT more progress :)
The quality of the engine build looks fantastic from the outside.
About time u mug!!!
So bit of an update to Bajjer. Sadly due to family commitments I decided to buy a finished 5. The wife agreed to this, but I had to break Bajjer to fund it, I also had to sell ALL my spares. So the majority of him was removed and sold as a rolling shell to a nice genuine guy called Geoff from Norfolk. He has mentioned he will start a new thread on here once he has joined. He has a 5 that requires a re shell. Anyways me a BAJ had a lot of good times and I was upset to see him go. I just didn't have the time or additional funds in the end to have him looking the way I wanted. Goodbye mate x
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