meet bajjer :)

right as you probably all know ive been looking again as always and luckily i found a cracking little 5 that i plan to keep for some good time :)

so firstly piccies
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...3/5341d8e1.jpg

inside

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...3/8ba0dc5d.jpg

drivers side

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...3/d4f2a416.jpg

front without grille

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...3/8a3d469e.jpg

and back home from camberidge after collecting from Graham (nice chap :cool2:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...3/7a983f48.jpg


Plans moving forward are:

firstly new grille
fuel pump as it kicks over straight away but then dies
indicators front
seats

Moving forward
i will be sourcing inner and outer sills anf having them re - done
bodywork is good but needs alittle tlc so all rusty bits removed and sprayed up and a good machine polish (anyone local with a polisher :) )

long term engine out and bay tidied up underneath wax oiled
and obviously making some meets

will update as i progress

Very nice mate, good bargain! She does look a cracker :agree:

cheers buddy cant wait to actually drive it :)

Ive seen this one in person. Went up to Grahams and had the interior from it.

Looked in good condition and I guess he just didn't go any further with breaking it.

I'll be watching the thread with interest ;)

Lovely car this! :cool: Considered it!

Hate to say it but the missing grill and indicators.... My fault :ashamed::(

looking good looks a very neat buy to$$er lol jokes
as you can tell im jealous

WTF is Babe the pig doing in the drivers side picture..........thought i was seeing things

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WTF is Babe the pig doing in the drivers side picture..........thought i was seeing things

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hehe just looked back through and seen this, :cry::cry: with laughter

New poster! (less than 10 posts)

Looking good :)

cheers guys :)

New pump fitted
Fuel + spark = IGNITION :)

Very happy boy when she started and ran like a dream :)

:eek:

Good result there then!

What spec is the engine in it pretty OE ?

not sure on spec of the engine looks pretty standard with a few twists will update with pics once the seats are in :)

Was this Biggs old car?

biggs??

I was second owner when i bought it of a gay nurse 15yrs ago,could of got
cheaper if i showed abit of flesh:laugh:

I sold my metro turbo:ashamed: and bought the 5 for £2600 with only one owner and bog standard with 38000mls, it was a big step up (well anything is from a metro)

will be looking forward to watching this thread:agree:

I see you've got a name for her,it was called the peach in my ownership, the name came from my mum:wasntme:

I like the name peach so will be named bajjer peach :)

More pictures / update needed. Love this car man :)

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biggs??

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biggs was a rtoc hero back in the day, he bought new and paid all the money and sold cheap to all the rtoc members.. this isn't his old car, i think marky b's missus had the car and it moved on.. it was spec'd to feck, had everything and wanted for nothing..:)

I've not Done anymore as yet due to funds but will start again soon :)

Same as me Matty, but daily isn't a patch on yours:smokin::agree::D

Was hoping to see a pic with the new leathers in though:cry::wasntme::wasntme:

You should see my new motor bought a wrx Sti its luuuuvly :)

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You should see my new motor bought a wrx Sti its luuuuvly :)

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PRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK:laugh::laugh::laugh: :wasntme:

:p

right an update as its been a while

I lost interest as i had the scoob so sold that and bought a diesel M sport 120D Bmw
which is cheep like the bird :)

so now with the extra cash i have spare on fuel shes booked in for the sills to be done long with the bonnet tidying up and grille

moving forward im purchasing some Ronal teddy alloys for it and i may put in bucket seats but unsure as the leather seats are comfy.
Im after a new turbo as mines leaking but until its been sprayed im not driving it

will get pics after the its been in the shop :)

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right an update as its been a while

I lost interest as i had the scoob so sold that and bought a diesel M sport 120D Bmw
which is cheep like the bird :)

so now with the extra cash i have spare on fuel shes booked in for the sills to be done long with the bonnet tidying up and grille

moving forward im purchasing some Ronal teddy alloys for it and i may put in bucket seats but unsure as the leather seats are comfy.
Im after a new turbo as mines leaking but until its been sprayed im not driving it

will get pics after the its been in the shop :)

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i need the teddys in my life but i should build the car first.. i've always wanted to have someone custom airbrush each teddy... :D

well car booked in for second week in jan (need to get xmas out of the way first :))
having the sills replaced, drivers side arch rust removed, bonnet repaired and grille sprayed and fitted.

Ive hopefully got some ronal teddies so having them airbrush white with pink paws along with the roof and wing mirrors wrapped in white carbon :)

well excited and the mrs is backing me :)

My seats are fixed so into garage she goes awaiting jan bodywork :)

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Good news Matty:agree:

Get some pics up:D

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Good news Matty:agree:

Get some pics up:D

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will have pics up once its done buddy :)

monday she goes in :) well chuffed

car got me all the way to the body shop then the fuel pump stopped working i was very lucky :)

so will await the results now :)

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car got me all the way to the body shop then the fuel pump stopped working i was very lucky :)

so will await the results now :)

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hope all goes well Matt. And if it turner out real nice I'll pop down and take some photo's for ya.:p

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hope all goes well Matt. And if it turner out real nice I'll pop down and take some photo's for ya.:p

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Sounds the perfect plan dude :)

upsetting news today the budget i had set aside has been wiped out due to the extensive rust underneath :(

pics
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...3/e4ab1835.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...3/ae178b63.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...3/b97cf57c.jpghttp://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...3/be390552.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...3/7e790963.jpg

however i will carry on with it may just have to do a side at a time with the new added cost :)

she will be road worthy soon tho trust me :)

ow and work now needed
A pillers both sides
inner and outer sills
floor panels both sides
jacking points
rear bumper mounts
totalling around £800 including materials which is a good price i think looking at the extensive corrosion

dont lose the faith matey keep at it :)

also i cant stress enough how important it is to underseal your car once or twice a year, i normally do mine start of winter and start of summer :)

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dont lose the faith matey keep at it :)

also i cant stress enough how important it is to underseal your car once or twice a year, i normally do mine start of winter and start of summer :)

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i wont lose faith mate maybe a mrs but not the faith :)

haha thats the spirit mate :agree:

plenty to go at there dude..

ill be honest im very very happy i didnt take this car when you offered it me now :cool:. But either way, do the shopping for the bodyshop buying the panels etc, and let them get busy.

I'm using the guy I used before he's a good lad and knows fives very well

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good stuff, just make sure it goes to a bodyshop and not a garage.. as the standards of welding between the two are usually very diffrent.

He's defo a Bodyshop :)

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good stuff, just make sure it goes to a bodyshop and not a garage.. as the standards of welding between the two are usually very diffrent.

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as i found out when my local garage tried to fix my jacking point was like sticky plaster welds as the guy said whos replacing them now said! they also butchered abit of the floor aswell :mad:

Plus the Bodyshop rang me to tell me to pop over to show me before they started which is good and honest :)

well the repair is on the way nicely
im hoping to have it all ready for FCS :)

stiil in the shop :(
however ive downsized from my 1 series m sport to a 1996 golf estate tdi so have more fundage to finish it off to a better spec plus play with the golf also :)

http://remkingston.co.uk/wp-content/...345-resize.jpg




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nice :)

did you take that?

Certainly didn't lol...

Trawling Google for black 5's and spotted a small picture of it...

This maybe some interest ;):agree:

http://remkingston.co.uk/2010/05/renault-5-gt-turbo/

Awesome buy the engine looks alittle different lol

Is this project still ongoing or on hold, have a interest in this as I owned this about 15 yr ago.

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Is this project still ongoing or on hold, have a interest in this as I owned this about 15 yr ago.

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On hold at present buddy

Is this due to the dreaded rust or funds:crap:

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Is this due to the dreaded rust or funds:crap:

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Funds mate just moved home

Well not saying you are,But if you ever did think about it can I have 1st refusal:agree:

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I may be tempted lol

How's the car going Mate? Have u had the sills started yet?

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Car is going to a new home had a few family issues recently and just needs it gone due to losing interest whilst focusing elsewhere gutted to sell it buddy as I love it to bits yet it's going to a good home and within the club still

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Car is going to a new home had a few family issues recently and just needs it gone due to losing interest whilst focusing elsewhere gutted to sell it buddy as I love it to bits yet it's going to a good home and within the club still

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Sorry to hear that fella, I got the impression you adored it when I spoke to u about it.

Is it staying local to you?

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Sorry to hear that fella, I got the impression you adored it when I spoke to u about it.

Is it staying local to you?

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I do still adore it mate but it's going to a good guy who's finishing it shortly and getting it back on the road, the car will be in Castleford and I will keep in touch with lee so if he ever sells it I will hopefully get it back later on who knows

That's decent mate. At least you'll see it get restored to here former glory. It's a lovely looking motor.

Good luck with the sale dude

il update this thread lads over winter.. thanks again Matt for the sale :)

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...122_101049.jpg

this is its new home till next year... under a mk2 escort at my work :)

Ummm i love the escort, is that yours too:cool:

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Ummm i love the escort, is that yours too:cool:

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nooo its a work mates car..he has 2 mk2 escorts, another lad has an old mini and i have this 5 and my daily car is a mk2 golf gti so our car park at work looks very retro :smokin:

had half hour spare at work today so went over the engine bay with a cloth :)

before..
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...122_101234.jpg

after..
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...127_173456.jpg


day off work tomoro so rippin the carpet out and guna start tackling this rust! :scared:

Nice mate. I nearly bought this a couple of months back.

Gonna look bad ass when its done. Well like the wheels.

I miss it already

Glad you bought the car you want Lee! Love the old Escorts especially mk1 and mk2, just sold mk1 Escort couple of months ago, bit gutted with r5gtt gone too.

Will watch your project with interest!

Sean

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Nice mate. I nearly bought this a couple of months back.

Gonna look bad ass when its done. Well like the wheels.

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thanks buddy, soon as i saw it covered in dust at the bodyshop i could see its potential and had to have it! yes the wheels are nice but im unsure which route to go with it at mo... think its going totally o.e so the wheels will have to go!

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I miss it already

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im lookin after it dude, drivers sill is on and the drivers footwell is welded too... so just the passenger side to do now matt :)

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Glad you bought the car you want Lee! Love the old Escorts especially mk1 and mk2, just sold mk1 Escort couple of months ago, bit gutted with r5gtt gone too.

Will watch your project with interest!

Sean

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thanks sean, u need another classic car in your life!

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im lookin after it dude, drivers sill is on and the drivers footwell is welded too... so just the passenger side to do now matt :)

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nice well chuffed youve set to work with it

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...104453-1-1.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...9_150829-1.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...9_160647-1.jpg

one down... one to go!

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...129_154034.jpg

i have some work to do still :scratch:

Good work fella! Ur not wasting any time!

Are they genuine or aftermarket sills?

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Good work fella! Ur not wasting any time!

Are they genuine or aftermarket sills?

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Aftermarket panels go all the way across, genuine ones only go up to the join in the door

ok so set off at 6:30am this morn on the 250 mile journey to caerphilly in wales for some front seats! they didnt sell on ebay at 99p no reserve, so i msgd him after the auction and got them for free!! the bloke (marttn, not sure if hes in the club) thought i was mad for travelling so far... they are mint, except the foam has gone on the drivers seat leg bolster, so plan to replace the foam at some point :)


and on the way home i called to wolverhampton to a member on here called Carl, he sorted me some rear seats for a very good price of 40 quid very nice bloke who i plan to use in the future he has lots.of.parts new and used!

heres a pic :)

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...2-09175235.jpg

Bargain! :agree:
Glad to see this car getting the love it deserves.

Result mate! Good work. 250 mile round trip is hardcore enthusiasm.

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it wasnt a 250 mile round trip Davo, it was 250 just to get to wales! trip on my car says 532 miles and was zero this morn im ****ed only got back at 4pm :( if that isnt love for your 5 i dont know what is!

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Bargain! :agree:
Glad to see this car getting the love it deserves.

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thanks matey, was worth the 8 or so hour drive... i think!

You'll sleep well tonight! Fair play to u though mate. Tip of the cap

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it wasnt a 250 mile round trip Davo, it was 250 just to get to wales! trip on my car says 532 miles and was zero this morn im ****ed only got back at 4pm :( if that isnt love for your 5 i dont know what is!

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Good on you mate.Us west Yorkshire folk don't mess about.I went to guilford for my 5.

Casper did u buy your 5 from a lad called Chris by any chance?

No mate,Tony.

Ah right. A mate Chris had a G plate tungy and he lived in Guildford. Thought it might have been his old one. It was in near mint condition

Mines fisheads old car.

ok so while i wait for some inner sills off ashy iv had time to freshen up the engine bay some more... samcos and a baileys d/v.... thanks to the club members on here for selling me them cheap :)

next up is fitting the wideband kit, turbo heatshield, cup mod, heat wrap exhaust and service the carb and i think its about done engine wise.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...212_174637.jpg

Yeaaaaah boii!!' Looking sexual healing.

Looking good mate keep up the good work

managed a few hours today so welded a few areas... all thats left now is passenger inner and outer sill :)

car should be ready in a few weeks, iv removed the carb to service it, ordered dizzy cap and rotor arm, genuine clutch cable, new throttle cable, engine service, amongst other things to do.. im just replacing items that could or look like they could fail... looking forward to April :D

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...117_095438.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...117_102329.jpg

looks good dude

If that's a piston d/v for goodness sake get rid. Not because it's a d/v, but because it's the piston type. Can't be bothered to type out why.

Also, if you haven't already replaced that seat bolster (and just in case you didn't already know), the inner bolster from a passenger seat (i.e. which are usually mint), will fit on the driver's outer side exactly...

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If that's a piston d/v for goodness sake get rid. Not because it's a d/v, but because it's the piston type. Can't be bothered to type out why.

Also, if you haven't already replaced that seat bolster (and just in case you didn't already know), the inner bolster from a passenger seat (i.e. which are usually mint), will fit on the driver's outer side exactly...

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il have a look at the d/v mate and see what type it is :agree: and thanks for letting me know about the foam... havent replaced it yet but you have just saved me 20quid :)

serviced the carb today...

before:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...118_133111.jpg

after....

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...118_173323.jpg

noticed the carb was fitted with a 140 main jet :disagree: so im in need of a 120 main if anybody has one before cgb has my pants down... :laugh:

What did you use to get the carb that clean?

looks goood lee i like that golf on your profile aswel :agree:

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What did you use to get the carb that clean?

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lots of elbow grease and a small wire brush bud :)

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looks goood lee i like that golf on your profile aswel :agree:

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cheers chris :agree: golf was last years project :laugh:

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il have a look at the d/v mate and see what type it is :agree: and thanks for letting me know about the foam... havent replaced it yet but you have just saved me 20quid :)

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Cool :)

A diaphragm dump valve to replace that one in the pic will do nicely. The pistons are susceptible to sticking open or partly open, causing various problems, some potentially serious. Or just do without one.

I'm not a fan of dump valves mate- but think a modded 5 with Samcos would look odd without one- I'd defo listen to what trev said about swapping yours for a diaphragm valve

Looking for ward to seeing this baby in the flesh

cheers for the advice guys :agree:

i just want it on the road now :(

its been a few weeks now and iv been mega busy at work but still making progress. iv decided to stop buyin things for the car as i have run out of storage space in my toolbox :laugh:

new parts are: clutch cable, throttle cable, genuine oil filter, more samcos, braided oil cooler pipes, new braided oil feed pipe, strut brace, k tec lobster, new auxilery belt, dizzy cap and rotor arm, standard thermostat, wideband kit, exhaust heatwrap, some new tyres and some waxyoil! might have missed some parts too...

also member mattv6 kindly gave me some standard speedlines which will be fitted later in the year!

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...105_111534.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps0d690e9c.jpg

clean up well, but their days are numbered once the standard speedlines are refurbd :)

How's it all going matey? U finished welding now?

You love that motor :)

arches waxyoiled but shes cryin out for some new shockers... discs should clean up :)

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps1df2f468.jpg

Get in touch with mike mate- he's got good second hand shockers at good money- I have a set from him.

Wish u had a pic of u after u wax oiled lol

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Get in touch with mike mate- he's got good second hand shockers at good money- I have a set from him.

Wish u had a pic of u after u wax oiled lol

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haha Davo last week mate i had it all over my arms hands and even on my chin :laugh: its not so bad in the arches but the underside is a messy job :(
not done any more welding at the moment mate, need a full day off so i can start the passenger sill, but the missus keeps gettin in the way :rolleyes:

Ha I got caked in it when I done mine.

I got it everywhere. Sticks like **** to a mattress lol. Does the mrs like the car? I'm lucky mine loves going out in it. She thinks its uber comfy.

She gonna be ready for the summer?

Love it :agree:
Another 5 going back on Speedlines :)

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haha Davo last week mate i had it all over my arms hands and even on my chin :laugh: its not so bad in the arches but the underside is a messy job :(
not done any more welding at the moment mate, need a full day off so i can start the passenger sill, but the missus keeps gettin in the way :rolleyes:

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plenty of room and its not to bad.did mine under jacks,i covered the area where the spare wheel sits,but im a painter so its not to tricky for me.
as for the g/f........................give her some money and tell her to get a pair of shoes or a dress,they might not need one but cause it looks nice in the shop she will buy it wear it once then prob never wear it again ..............:rolleyes::laugh:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psf1f8b81d.jpg

braided oil cooler and oil feed hose(s) fitted

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps44e36c6b.jpg

engine bay coming together at last

plans for the end of the year are to remove engine etc and get the bay lookin pristine, buy some black samcos... but for now the noddy style colours will do :laugh:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps923d20ab.jpg

welded the lambda bung in ready for the wideband kit... big thanks to a customer at work for the lambda bung, came off a nissan almera, just before the pikeys took the scrap metal :)

cleaned up the weld today on the downpipe

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psa0b21af6.jpg

and then wrapped ready to fit!

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps0be7064e.jpg

fitted the downpipe looks great then disaster struck :(

started removing the front struts and one of the 13mm bolts snapped... ok not the end of the world but to top it off i then decided to clean up the spark plugs (it had a 140 main before so i guessed they would be in poor condition)

plug nearest the water pump was insecure and had signs of it blowing past, and suprise suprise it wont nip up :( so i have bought a thread restorer but if that doesnt work then i will be very very gutted :( here is what iv bought that will hopefully save the day....

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps6ab66d6c.png

I once Helicoiled a spark plug hole with the engine still in and bolted together :D Selotaped a straw to the end of the hoover and sucked all the swarf out the bore :laugh: rough as but did the job :) that engine died shortly after for some strange reason ;)

:laugh::laugh:

thinkin of renaming the car Noddy haha

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psaf78119e.jpg

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I once Helicoiled a spark plug hole with the engine still in and bolted together :D Selotaped a straw to the end of the hoover and sucked all the swarf out the bore :laugh: rough as but did the job :) that engine died shortly after for some strange reason ;)

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haha thats rough Nick... I like it :laugh:

ok sorted the spark plug issue, my mate came over and hellicoiled it Nick K style :laugh:

so back to the welding now...

stripped passenger side sill today and jacking point.. plating the floor pan with thicker steel where i left a hole :laugh: it was too soft to save

heres a few pics

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psc12793c1.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps308678e7.jpg

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Good good :D glad it was ok:agree:

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http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps6bed066a.jpg

couple of recent pics....

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Ooooh gangnam style mate :) proper pushing it through now son! :)

Did u drop the fuel tank to do the rear bumper stop?

Good to see new metal welded in making it solid again :):agree:

cheers lads, if there is one thing iv learnt from this restoration, its to never do one again! im sick of cutting and preppin... give me a spanner anyday... :laugh:

Davo, its easier with the filler neck out the way but i left the tank in sitchu :)

[QUOTE=LeeR5GTT;320426]cheers lads, if there is one thing iv learnt from this restoration, its to never do one again! im sick of cutting and preppin... give me a spanner any day

:agree::agree::agree::agree::agree::agree::agree:

Lol. It's done now mate. You'll be eating e Tarmac in it soon. :)

Top work fella. You've given it a new lease of life

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seat bolsters?

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Yep I'll agree, I did wonder:laugh:

where from, ebay, mike, bob? Somewhere else?

haha i did think afterwards "will anybody know what the hell that pic is?" :laugh:

I bought them off ebay for £10 each and £5 postage... just a regular ebayer... il let you know how well they fit and can give you the persons user name if you need any :) they are usually more expensive from cgb etc

floorpan plate fitted today and jacking point

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps5cee077c.jpg

its amazing how soft the floor was... had to cut right up to here to find any decent metal to weld to...

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Rear bumper is back on, bonnet back on and aligned, all welding is now done (thank the lord :laugh:) all thats left is throttle cable, finish undersealing, clean and fit interior.. car on road 1st April as planned :) :agree:

Looks good mate i hate welding especially cars loll

New poster! (less than 10 posts)

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I bought them off ebay for £10 each and £5 postage... just a regular ebayer... il let you know how well they fit and can give you the persons user name if you need any :) they are usually more expensive from cgb etc

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Got my right bolster through the post today from this ebayer and is too big :( see how you get on.

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Got my right bolster through the post today from this ebayer and is too big :( see how you get on.

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Yeah you gotta cut them to size mate. Bummer. My upholsterer done mine.

Pain in the bum though eh

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Yeah you gotta cut them to size mate. Bummer. My upholsterer done mine.

Pain in the bum though eh

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the phrase "if its too good to be true, it probably is" comes to mind :laugh:

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Lol definitely

Looks good mate i hate welding especially cars lol

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Those jacking points are almost a carbon copy of what mine were like last year! Fred Flintstone would have been proud of that hole that's for sure:laugh:

I to was amazed how the metal actually looked ok until you touched it and it just fell apart:disagree: 20+ years of rain mud and salt had defiantly taken it's toll.

Good work:smokin:

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Those jacking points are almost a carbon copy of what mine were like last year! Fred Flintstone would have been proud of that hole that's for sure:laugh:

I to was amazed how the metal actually looked ok until you touched it and it just fell apart:disagree: 20+ years of rain mud and salt had defiantly taken it's toll.

Good work:smokin:

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cheers Phil :agree:

:laugh: the holes only started off small! before i knew it im stcking my head thru the footwells!!

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cheers Phil :agree:

:laugh: the holes only started off small! before i knew it im stcking my head thru the footwells!!

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Sounds like my 9 lol

At least it's solid now :agree:

had some spare time today between mot testing to sort the drivers bolsters out...

ok so as mentioned before they are a little on the large size, i decided not to trim them and just ram em home :hump: its something i can sort later, for now it'l do. (cant be any worse than before)

seats are guna be deep clensed next before fitting :)

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Sounds like my 9 lol

At least it's solid now :agree:

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:) :agree:

How did you get the bolster in? Did you take the pocket completely off or just the one side?

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How did you get the bolster in? Did you take the pocket completely off or just the one side?

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flipped the seat upside down, snipped the relivant metal rings off, ripped the whole bolster off. rammed new bolster into seat material, flip seat round, ram bolster into postion... flip it back over, pull the inner side of the bolster material rod/bar with some long nosed pliers and tie wrap were the old metal rings used to be... then the outer bolster bar/rod, put a long screw driver through it, and pry it round till the bar/rod sits under the metal frame like it used to. I am ruthless, if it breaks it breaks attitude, so if your material is weak you'l defo need to take more care than me :laugh:

thought id give baj her first bit of fresh air of 2013 :)

works car park is old school cool :)

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fair play mate - coming along nicely! Loving the noddy Bay!

You fancy selling your old wheels? Ive got a set of Raider Speedlines with mint 195/55 13's I could swap with you for starters

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Rear bumper is back on, bonnet back on and aligned, all welding is now done (thank the lord :laugh:) all thats left is throttle cable, finish undersealing, clean and fit interior.. car on road 1st April as planned :) :agree:

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Well done mate, good job hard bit done now you will start to see progress real quick now, I'm getting my car out beginning of may I will have to pop down and see my old car if that's ok:agree:

It didn't turn to ash when the sunlight hit it then mate? ;)

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fair play mate - coming along nicely! Loving the noddy Bay!

You fancy selling your old wheels? Ive got a set of Raider Speedlines with mint 195/55 13's I could swap with you for starters

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il be selling the wheels later on in the year mate once i have purchased new standard bumpers bonnet and decals so i will pm you :)

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Well done mate, good job hard bit done now you will start to see progress real quick now, I'm getting my car out beginning of may I will have to pop down and see my old car if that's ok:agree:

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yes matey you are more than welcome to call over and see your old 5 :) it isnt a patch on your current 5, i will be slightly embarrassed!!

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haha no Davo, but i find myself staring at it now instead of fixin customers cars :laugh:

my new compensator valve came today from france! purchased on ebay.fr for 43 euros delivered :) bargain...

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whats the part no.? in case i need one!

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whats the part no.? in case i need one!

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I will check the invoice for you tomoro bud

I got one last week, from gsf via eBay £30 to my door! :D

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I got one last week, from gsf via eBay £30 to my door! :D

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I paid £140 for one last year.........#muggedoff:ashamed:

sometimes i just can't be arsed to shop around:sad:

I wasn't looking for one, just stumbled a crossed it and its a no brainier at that price :laugh: even got a pair of indicators for £10.44p delivered :laugh: :D

"Edit to add photo's"

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Bit of an update... bought some rear doorcards off Brigsy and for the money they are great! so just waiting on my mate now with a carpet cleaner. managed to get 18months worth of bodyshop dust off the dash but still needs more cleaning ... its always nice when your nearly there :D

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Turbo technics stage 3 ready to fit when i next get chance, cheers again JimGTT :)

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lads at work think im sad for painting my spare wheel cage :laugh:

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Those hand prints on the wall make it look like someone's been buggered

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its for when the apprentice ****s up :laugh:

So my mate set about the carpet and seats with his carpet cleanser and im really happy with the result! cant believe how much dirty water the machine collected!

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this is the water collected from the passenger front footwell.... :laugh:

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micro drill bits (ebay) and a/c jets (Mike :agree:) ready for when the new turbo is fitted :)

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Blimmin Eck mate. Almost there! Good stuff! Bet u can't wait to get in her and boost. :satan:

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Blimmin Eck mate. Almost there! Good stuff! Bet u can't wait to get in her and boost. :satan:

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aye nearly there now Davo, taxin her tomoro, passed its MOT today, all the hardwork has paid off :)

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:agree:

Nice 1 time to enjoy, is Nat day/ retro show on the cards:agree:

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Yes buddy she will be attending both :) unfortunatly i doubt the bodywork will have been done, this will be over winter hopefully

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: )

:agree:

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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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I'll see you down there mate.
I can machine polish, I have all the gear to remove over spray etc, free for a fellow RTOC

You are a top chap :agree: i think a visit is in order before nat day :laugh:

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You are a top chap :agree: i think a visit is in order before nat day :laugh:

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No prob's :agree:

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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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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haha yep, least the boss hasnt had the " you need to sell that bloody cheese wedge/door stop looking car to buy a house/feed the kids" convo... :D

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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:

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and who was i kidding? Bajjer back on the road.. see you all at ND/Retro show :agree:

:agree::agree::agree:

nice one Lee,

I'll bring your old SLR and take some snaps of it.

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and who was i kidding? Bajjer back on the road.. see you all at ND/Retro show :agree:

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Haha sorn'd for a 2 week spell!?!?

I love this motor- I was gonna buy this from Matt originally before my tungy off mike. Defo gotta sort a autumn meet up somewhere before the end of the summer!

Get some more pics up mate :)

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?

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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?

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Standard I think pal, pm sent anyways :cooter:

Latest pics look great

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Cheers buddy, although close up she is a little tired :( hopefully funds will allow some tlc over winter :)

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!

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Good to see this one still being kept alive

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Thanks dude :agree:

It's going in the bin matey, I have a Side exit to fit :)

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? ;)

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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!

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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!

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I got engine crane if you need it ASAP 👍

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Thanks Sean! If my boss is a no go, me and Chris will pop over to yours thanks mate!

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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A bit more progress :)

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I'd say that was A LOT more progress :)

The quality of the engine build looks fantastic from the outside.

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I'd say that was A LOT more progress :)

The quality of the engine build looks fantastic from the outside.

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Thanks trev! I am over the moon with how it's coming together :agree:

About time u mug!!!

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About time u mug!!!

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Haven't you got the dagenham dustbin forum to annoy? :cooter:

P.s love you ;)

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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