New R5 Project II

As a few know on here I havent been on the site long but Im now onto my second R5, and here it is - Many thanks to Roger for sorting out the car and was a pleasure dealing with! Great cup of tea!

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Plans at the moment are just to enjoy the car - but with a full respray of the car at a later date!

James

Looking great James! Glad you found one, looks nice and tidy and she's in good hands. Enjoy it pal, happy boosting!

Don't see many silver ones... Looks like that thing needs a hell of a lot of work doing to it. I'll help you out with a job list

1. Wash it

Done.... :smokin:

Can't be many about with just one previous owner!;)

Nice purchase!

Love the original faded dealer sticker. Will be keeping a close eye on this. :agree:

What i do love aboutnthis car, its not mint, its not been restored to show room condition.... Its used.... Sure abit of tlc is need but please dont go ott and do a full restoration.... Keep it original & used.

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What i do love aboutnthis car, its not mint, its not been restored to show room condition.... Its used.... Sure abit of tlc is need but please dont go ott and do a full restoration.... Keep it original & used.

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My thoughts exactly, such an honest car and look at that engine bay! So honest and well used, in a good way tho :agree:

Looks sweet, I like silver phase 2s, I'm sure you will do a good job to :)

Had a spare couple of hours on the R5 tonight - fitted a sony cd player which took ages. Firstly old pioneer stereo had been spliced into the car loom so had to sort that out. Lots of soldering which I hate! Then when I went to fit the ariel cable in the headunit found out guy Id bought it off had split the old ariel in the unit. :mad:

So ended up having to strip down the head unit! But all sorted now.

Just cleaning the interior light circuit board tonight as its abit coroded!

However was good tonight to see all the dashboard switches light up :)

Next job will be to sort glovebox light and boot lights out plus change bulb in one of the front fogs.

James

Not much progress on the R5 but have managed to get the interior light and map reading light working again plus the glovebox light.

Just a couple of pics I took today before taking the car out for a spin!:)

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Looks stunning in silver :agree:

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Looks stunning in silver :agree:

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Cheers :agree: - car photographs alot better than it looks in the flesh, but at least its straight!

Looks cracking James :agree:

Well was bored tonight and didnt feel like watching the footie so decided to strip the rear of the 5 out so I can make a start on the sagging quarter panels - got abit carried away and ended up with a living room like this!

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Anyway next step of the project is to get these all nice and clean

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It was too dark to take a pic of the stripped rear but all I can say is its imaculate and I was in shock at how good a condition its in! Big thumbs up to Roger for keeping the R5 in such good condition! :)

if your fabric is comming away i can turn them into this for £60 + post, colour is matched to an original unbleached piece of door card cloth (taken from where it was covered by top trim)
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or if you want door cards to match i can do front and rears for £150

They look better than new! I so need to raise some cash to get all mine re-done from you guys. What is the durability like of the flocking?

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They look better than new! I so need to raise some cash to get all mine re-done from you guys. What is the durability like of the flocking?

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its very durable and wont pull away like fabric as its applied as individual fibres, i dont want to flood this thread with flocking info, if you have any other questions please post them in my thread
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and i will be happy to answer and advise, thanks, carl

Interior strip out completed today and doorcards given a good clean!

All seems ok although i need the passenger side sill panel inspection cover and a passenger side parcel shelf support.

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This needs a good clean!

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VIP carpet is now drying after a good blast with the pressure washer. Hopefully can reassemble the R5 over the next week!

Boot floor looks great mate looks like a good solid shell :agree:

Did the pressure washer work ok mate?

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Boot floor looks great mate looks like a good solid shell :agree:

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So far it seems to be a really good shell! I was surprised how good the boot was!

Hopefully will get interior reassembled on Monday - just got to wait for VIP carpet to dry.

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Did the pressure washer work ok mate?

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It seems to have mate but I wont be able to tell until its fully dry.

Will defo have to bob round for a nosey sometime pal, coming on nicely

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Will defo have to bob round for a nosey sometime pal, coming on nicely

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No probmate,come round whenever you want! Will be nice to see my old 5 :)

Just finnished putting her back together. Interior looks great now with a clean VIP carpet! Also fitted a better condition parcel shelf! Just a few small parts to get and interior is sorted. Then the next step will beto clean the engine - am not looking forward to that!

Some pics of the interior after a good clean. light was terrible so arnt the best pics

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Looks nice and tidy!! :)

If you want the rear doorcards to look like new, get yourself some spray glue and carefully stick the original fabric back on. I done mine and a couple of hours later they were like new, total cost of £4 ;)

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Looks nice and tidy!! :)

If you want the rear doorcards to look like new, get yourself some spray glue and carefully stick the original fabric back on. I done mine and a couple of hours later they were like new, total cost of £4 ;)

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Cheers :agree:

I had a try with some spray glue and hve sorted them best I can but there not perfect but will do for now. The main problem I have is on the passenger side doorcard next to the door handle where the card seems too have shrunk which isnt too great - No idea how im going to sort that! :confused:

Carpet looks like mine now lol u do a good job of cleaning them pal

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Carpet looks like mine now lol u do a good job of cleaning them pal

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Cheers Andy - you should see the amount of dirt that comes out of them its proper vile! This one didnt even look that bad but was full of crap!

To finnish today I now have working foglamps and rear boot light. Plus gave under the bonnet a very quick clean. Was good to see shes still on her original engine!

Decided today to tackle the engine bay. After a good clean it isnt uber spotless but does look loads better. Also got the bumper put on correctly as it wasnt held on very well! Speedo had also packed up but it was just the connector behind the clock that needed a clean, plus gave the tyres a good pump up. Next job is to replace the front driver seat and get a new steering wheel. Plus get some interior plastics that are missing.

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tidy looking motor this one :-)

Looking great James, really is a tidy motor, should really get my arse in gear and start on mine again lol. Are you going to the rolling road day this month?

Great progress mate, no rust too! :agree:

Looking good!
Sorry about the stereo didn't know that had happened! You did get it all for cheap tho!!;)
If you need anymore standard parts in good condition I've got a few bits!
Including rear speaker quarters that are very clean!
Rear parcel shelf will look nice too!

Well big thanks to Jon aka 5279 for sorting out and rebuilding my carburettor today.:agree:

It was in quite a state and looked like it had never been rebuilt, also the accelerator pump was completely seized.

R5 runs loads better now although I need to get the fuelling tweeked alittle for optimum performance!

I will let the pictures do the talking:

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looking good. will the carb rebuild save your fuel bill do you think? that is next on my to do list as mine looks like yours did.

Well past few nights ive been working on repairing the drivers seat, which was quite badly worn as can just be seen in this pic

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A donor seat (cheers Jon:agree:) has helped me make a good seat out of the two.

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looking good. will the carb rebuild save your fuel bill do you think? that is next on my to do list as mine looks like yours did.

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No idea mate as when it was put on the rollers i was told it was too lean so id imagine running richer will up the fuel bill!

Looks good so far buddy

Seeing my old R5 and how clean the standard speedlines were! It put the speedlines on mine to shame, so after abit of cleaning tonight I managed to make them presentable! Next job is to try and give the paintwork abit of a detail to make the R5 look presentable. Although it will require a full respray!

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That looks fantastic James, you've done a cracking job cleaning the wheels and the car looks gleaming!

Looking really good mate. :agree:

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Cheers for the comments :agree: - still along way to go, need to get an exhaust as mines blowing so looking for a scorpion with 3" tailpipe! :smokin:

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Try CGB i got a full Scorpion 2" system 3" Tailpipe for only £59 + £12 p+p really good condition and came the day after i ordered it.

Very nice mate, looks great in silver, great original paintwork :agree: :)

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Very nice mate, looks great in silver, great original paintwork :agree: :)

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Cheers, paintwork is actually pretty ropey and it needs a full respray.Car just seems to photograph well!

Ok this weekends project has been to give the rear boot panel a spray totry and make the car more presentable. Am quite happy with how its comeout, its not perfect by any means but looks loads better than it was before. Problem is it put the under light trims to shame so will prob tackle them next.

As it was

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Finnished

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awsome looking standard motor i realy like the silver ones:)

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awsome looking standard motor i realy like the silver ones:)

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Cheers,still along way to go and need to sort an exhaust out. But R5 is getting there! :)

Looks loads better. :agree:
Love the fact that you're not just replacing everything for new and ruining the cars originality. Top job :yeah:

Youve dun a cracking job on that James good work! :agree:

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Looks loads better. :agree:
Love the fact that you're not just replacing everything for new and ruining the cars originality. Top job :yeah:

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Cheers mate :agree: - its more down to me being tight on this one and not going mental spending money like on my old 5. Am trying to keep the car to a strick budget but will now think of it as keeping the cars originallity! :).

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Youve dun a cracking job on that James good work! :agree:

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Cheers Andy :agree: , have you got your new exhaust yet?

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Cheers Andy :agree: , have you got your new exhaust yet?

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No matey not shipped yet with it bin the bank hol, I've bin too pissed this weekend to sort it anyway even if I had it lol

Cracking car this mate i think it looks really tidy

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Cracking car this mate i think it looks really tidy

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Cheers :agree:

:agree: Lovely.

Really coming on this :) keep the hard work up.

Progressing nicely mate! :agree:

They look in mint condition mate! Nice one wot size are they?

Yeah they look mint. I think either of those colours would look mint against silver bud. Looking forward to having a butchers round the old girl tmoro

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Cheers Andy, remember to bring the steering wheel and blue hoses! :)

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No probs mate I've got them out ready :agree:

Good to see you today James, cars looking cracking, should defo get them together sometime :agree: cheers for the bits aswell, let me know about that bumper

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Good to see you today James, cars looking cracking, should defo get them together sometime :agree: cheers for the bits aswell, let me know about that bumper

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Cheers Andy, was good seeing you also, we definately need toget the 5's together :)

Cheers for the steering wheel, hope that boost hose will sort out your air intake problems

Looking good mate, will look great with all your new hoses on :agree:

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Looking good mate, will look great with all your new hoses on :agree:

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Cheers Andy, hopefully thats this weekends project ready for national day!

Got borred tonight so decided Id have a look at the condition of the battery tray and what other hidden surprizes id find underneath.

Well the tray is knackered and I need a new one! No surprize there, but with the amount of rust i was conserned id need to replace all the metal underneath but luckly it just had a little surface rust which has now been rubbed back, crust'd and then undersealed.

Few pics of tonights work.

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There is light at the end of the tunnel mate.....you'll get there :agree:

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There is light at the end of the tunnel mate.....you'll get there :agree:

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Hopefully, I have a house full of engine bay parts. Alternator cleaned up nice though. Doubt I will get this to the standard of your mint tungy!

Well after National Day and deciding to go OE - ive been busy cleaning up the bay of the 5. A troublesome water inlet on the manifold has stopped progress but after a few days work the car is coming together nicely.

Some pics as always

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Looking good buddie I even used auto glym under the bonnet not because I'm a shiny boy just because it cut through the greese :) hey I like the red one in front of yours :D

Looking great James, much fresher and new header tank really helps, good wrk buddy :agree:

Cheers Guys! Alot of autoglym got used on cleaning the bay up. Not perfect but 100% better than it was. Plus no rust :)

I managed to get one manifold inlet out but other has just chewed up, so will try an easy out later this week else its take inlet manifold off!

I rubbed the oil feed pipes from the radiator down with very fine sand paper as they are alloy and they came up sweet.. And the fan motor cover.. You could take the actuator off to and spray it black to tidy it up abit.. Or get another actuator I'm sure johnny5 was selling one cheap.. See if you could get that boost up a touch :) I took all my manifold off when I did the headgasket it would be a pig to get off on its own I think.. Once you start cleaning it's hard to stop :)

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I rubbed the oil feed pipes from the radiator down with very fine sand paper as they are alloy and they came up sweet.. And the fan motor cover.. You could take the actuator off to and spray it black to tidy it up abit.. Or get another actuator I'm sure johnny5 was selling one cheap.. See if you could get that boost up a touch :) I took all my manifold off when I did the headgasket it would be a pig to get off on its own I think.. Once you start cleaning it's hard to stop :)

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Stop it or i will be getting the wet and dry out lol :)

Actuator does let it down a tad but will make do for the time being, unless i can get one cheap. Difference from when i first got it is unreal!

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Speak to johnny mate I'm sure he only wanted £20 and you have done brilliantly bud.. It was the most honest untouched 5 Iv ever seen and in very dry condition... Not too many of them around mate

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Speak to johnny mate I'm sure he only wanted £20 and you have done brilliantly bud.. It was the most honest untouched 5 Iv ever seen and in very dry condition... Not too many of them around mate

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Cheers mate, appreciate that. Once I get the offending water inlet out then it wont take me long to get her back together again!

No progress of late as been busy with other things.

However Mike GT TURBO SPARES sorted me out with some top quality parts this week the gem being the hot air feed below cant thank him enogth :agree:! Thought id never get one!

so hopefully next month she will be all back together and OE under the bonnet.

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Big thanks today to Jon 5279 for getting the 5 back together today - top guy :agree:

Car is now running a couple of issues found but may have sorted these but will have to wait till i take car out for another run.

Looks lovely and OE under the bonnet :)

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Somebody's had there marigolds on :) so much cleaner now bud so what you two been doing to old silver? General service? Looking great bud :agree: blue was never your color anyway. What's next?

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Somebody's had there marigolds on :) so much cleaner now bud so what you two been doing to old silver? General service? Looking great bud :agree: blue was never your color anyway. What's next?

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Well we - well minly Jon drilled and retapped inlet manifold for new inlets, changed all manifold bolts to new binx ones. Fitted enlarged turbo elbow. Then put all breather pipe system together, refitted carburetor and then bled the coolant. Took her for a run which was good. Had an issue with top radiator hose where the bleed nipple is leaking :(. Will try a new bleed nipple in and see if that cures it.

As for future plans - an under bonnet lining is required next.

Looking really good mate :agree:

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Looking really good mate :agree:

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Cheers :agree: Am really pleased with how the bay looks now

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As for future plans - an under bonnet lining is required next.

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Im trying to find a supplier to see if i can get these reproduced, bare with me ;)

you have been busy mate its looking really good so what you planning on doin next

Little bit of ptfe tape on the bleed screw should sort it.

Will chase up hoses from Roose motorsport, he has some very good bled pipes in the pipeline.

Big thanks to mike aka GT TURBO SPARES for getting me these!


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Under bonnet linning and a correct model OE stereo next on the list!

I'm sure I sore the lining on eBay today think its cgb for £99:eek:

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I'm sure I sore the lining on eBay today think its cgb for £99:eek:

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Ai has been on there a while - think last one auctioned was under half that

The one i messaged you about James sold for £16 + £15 postage but was very tatty!
Nice find with the mats mate, its all about the little details :agree:

love this it looks great, i have not seen many silver ones but really like it :agree::agree::agree:

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The one i messaged you about James sold for £16 + £15 postage but was very tatty!
Nice find with the mats mate, its all about the little details :agree:

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Yep definately - trying to keep the car as OE as possible!

Its a shame that I never got a reply from the renault dealers who originally sold the car - youd have thought they may have had an interest in a car they sold 22 years ago!

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Cheers Mate :agree:

Nice find there mate, it's gona be a lovely oe example with all these bits on it :agree:

oh and i forgot to say if you are considering the grey flocked door cards i have a full set in my car and its one of the best parts, they are nicer than standard and if you were not in the know about Renaults you would think they came from the factory.

Hi James, I am pleased you are happy with them. I maybe able to help with the Under bonnet lining and a correct model OE stereo after this weekend.

Thanks
Mike!

Mats fitted after a quick clean!

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Did you buy this car from Roger in twickenham?

Edit. I just noticed you mention Roger in your first post. He lives the street behind my parents house. He owned that car from new and took pretty good care of it, it's good to see it staying standard and not being ruined by modifications.

Well was woken up at 7:30am this morning with the return of my R5.

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So today was spent, stripping the kit off plus removing the interior.

Steering collum is completelly knackered plus theres a really weird smokey smell in the car. No electrics work - possibly flat battery.

Thats progress no for the time being, probably new year now before any restoration work is carried out.


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Good luck with it all mate. I hope to see it nice and gleaming at the nationals.

Really love the originality of this car

Glad she's back with u pal all safe and sound, wots plans for restoration then? Full paint

Cheers, its such an original car hence why I saved it from the crusher!

It will be a long term project, but will be done right. To be honest im not aiming for a completion date at the moment.

Will be full respray, any welding needed doing and then going fully OE.

But when finnished wont be left on my drive!

Sounds like a good plan pal, will look awesome with fresh paint and decals :agree:

Full restro mate. Glad she's back

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Full restro mate. Glad she's back

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Cheers :agree:

Dead chuffed she is back pal

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Dead chuffed she is back pal

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Cheers mate!

Now R5's back, its time to start getting parts for the restoration.

First arrived today, big thanks to James :agree:

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ooooooooooooooooooh gotta be £500 worth there lol ;)

What a lovely knob:laugh:

Is that a resin copy mate? Looks mint

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Is that a resin copy mate? Looks mint

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Cheeky, its a genuine one!

Jel

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Cheeky, its a genuine one!

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Lol must have cost a packet!!!!

Well big thanks to the legend that is Jon (5279) for sorting the steering collum on me r5 today :agree:

However we did find out that the dashborad and dash loom are junk so some more new parts required. All the wiring is burnt out :cry:

Heres how 5 stands now

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and this is what the low life did to the previous collum

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As said before this is going to be one major rebuild :eek:

Blood hell! Mate they done a number on that have t they, scumbags! Keep up the good wrk tho mate it's well worth it :agree:

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Blood hell! Mate they done a number on that have t they, scumbags! Keep up the good wrk tho mate it's well worth it :agree:

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Yep will be worth it, but its a long term project now! No dash in the car and a living room full of parts!

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Yep will be worth it, but its a long term project now! No dash in the car and a living room full of parts!

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Lol my mrs would go nuts lol she went mad when I wo rebuilding the carb on kitchen table lol

they(brainless scumbags)nearly got mine but for my cutout switch!!and 2 passenger doors have been bent!so i removed the lock buttons and fitted LED's and i also fitted a snapoff steering wheel!hope this works:(

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dave we need one lol halfs haha

Project is still ongoing, just at this moment getting together a few parts.

Have made my seats mint after buying a donor interior from Barnsley.

Thanks to coop for the soft clutch conversion

Andyturbo for turbines and 3" scorpion system

And of course Jon - Thundercat for his help and a rather mint steering wheel and rear lights!

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old school scorpion system - same as mine

Glad the wheels went to a good home mate, will look mint on yours when it's done

Cheers, will be great once it's finished! Nice seeing you today Andy. Hopefully you decide to keep the 5.

Huge thanks to Thundercat for sorting the wiring looms out in me 5!

The 5 lives and sounded uber sweat! Amazing since it has'nt been run since October!

Pics for anyone who maybe interested

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Also carried on parts buying, got some OE Decals, new indicators, and various other parts. Also just ordered some OE Dials from the club shop!

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This is gonna be seriously good when its finished.

Glad your getting it back together well done mate. And fairplay to mr thundercat thats the second person he has helped in as many weeks top bloke :agree:

Purchased a few parts again this weekend, big thanks to Johnny 5 for these parts!

Also dropped off parts of the bodykit for fibreglass repairs and turbines to be refurbished!

Finally got some replacement dials and towingeye cover from the RTOC shop.

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Todays arrival

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Nice mate!!! Fitted mine yesterday

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Nice mate!!! Fitted mine yesterday

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Nice one, hows it sound? Just temp connected mine up to see if it worked.

Not bad for 1 Euro lol!

Wots that old mankey! Thing!!! Lol gota hand it to you oe boys your dedicated to the cause :). Glad to see your still getting on with the project James :agree:

They sound pretty good mate. As far as 80's stereos go! Lol.

Typical crackle if its not tuned perfectly.

I got mine for £40 and thought I got a deal. What model is it?

Cheers Andy, its getting there - at least r5 runs now!

Dave its a Pioneer KE-3090, which is the Pull out version of the original stereo fitted to my car. Original stereo would have been a KE-3060

Wow you are keen i love the little facts that you oe boys know very dedicated. Keep the updates comeing :agree:

Think mine is the same- looks a bit different though. Ill check again tomorrow.

I only know that's the stereo cos dale told me. Lol

Lol I only know original stereo as instruction manual came with car history folder.

Yea yea lads:laugh:

No progress on the 5, but have been collecting required parts.

Went to see Mike last weekend (top lad) and spent a fortune.

Anyway cleaned my replacement VIP carpet. has come up well and no clutch hole :)

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Looking good pal! Proper VIP! Style

Great Progress :agree:

First post!

Excellent progress mate and glad you got it back :)

Spoke to you at Blyton, I live just outside of Sheffield.

Cheers for kind comments.

GtTurbo - are you from killamarsh?

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Yep that's me pal :)

Only just joined but spending more time reading than posting ;)

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Out of interest, is that 3rd seat pictured up for grabs?

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Out of interest, is that 3rd seat pictured up for grabs?

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Sorry I traded the remaining interior parts for replacement wiring looms. Have you got a 5 now?

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Got 2 buddy, phase 2 black and a phase 2 white. Black one is nearly done :) white one is still work in progress - waiting for decent weather!!!!!

Trying to keep them oem+, standardish, lowered with 15" alloys. But getting standard parts that are cheapish is a challenge, lol.

Got some pics from Jonny5 showing great work him and his dad have been doing on my bodykit and steering wheel!

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Nice one buddy, wot have they done to your steering wheel?

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Sprayed the centre oe black

Ah yeah it looks spot on pal, I went out in mine the other day made me Wana keep her lol but seeing all these resto threads makes me Wana do a full job on her lol

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Used to look like this

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Hope you dont mind me replying James :)

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Leave her as is mate, wait till you've got a garage then do a proper job!

Looks great jonny proper oe!. I may have solved the garage thing lol so will see if the missus let's me spend ;)

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Used to look like this

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Of course not mate - your hard work and dedication that sorted these parts out :agree:

As the car stands today - speedlines off for a refurb!

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Who is doing the refurb mate? fully recommend metal magic at Barnsley pal.

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Who is doing the refurb mate? fully recommend metal magic at Barnsley pal.

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I've got Jonny to do the refurb, the ones he did hair his own car look amazing

Got you mate :) have you gone off the idea of the turbines?

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Can second that. Mine looked stunning when I got them back.

Coming together now mate. D you think it will be done for summer?

Great project, love seeing you keep it original and giving it a real spruce up :cool:

Unfortunately wont be done for summer, needs a small bit of welding and a full respray. Jonny's sorted out the front bumper and skirts. If I could get welding done then that'd be a big problem sorted. Problem is I can't weld!

Turbines will be refurbished at a later date as they need 45 profile tyres

Small update - speedlines off for a refurb and turbines temporarily fitted

got back my bumper skirts and steering wheel from Jonny5 and what am amazing job him and his dad have done on them. :agree:

Also went to see Thundercat and traded K+N's :agree:

Looking like a 5 again!

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Well nice weather today, and some nice work done on the 5. Replacement door fitted by Jonny5 - top lad and huge thanks for sorting this :agree:

Also Jonny brought over my refurbished battery tray and bb tuning lobster.

Progress is good and its nice to see the 5 straight again.

Also ran the 5 up for first time in a few months and she sounded sweet!

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Was a good day mate, cheers for the pizza :D

I met Roger nearly 10 years ago when he owned this car in the local Shell station, very nice old chap. I used to really like this car back then and I'm glad someone bought this car on here and is using it as a resto project. Well done.

Glad you enjoyed the pizza Jonny! :)

Adam has the car always been standard? As there was a lot of info on aftermarket parts in the receipts folder?

Its a good 5 (in supposeably the rarest colour) and will be fully restored with a nice helping hand from Jonny5 and Thundercat! - Top lads!

Few pics of parts purchased this year so far

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And how 5 stands at the moment

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Ace.

The radiator looks like it might have a damaged core. Halfway down on the left hand-side.

Getting there mate :)

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Ace.

The radiator looks like it might have a damaged core. Halfway down on the left hand-side.

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Will have to have a look at it, just opened it when it arrived for a photo. It seems no different to for sale pics of it on here.

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Yep very slowly but with help from Jonny5 and Thundercat

Todays purchase from Renault

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Looks good mate... Well done

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Cheers, it's getting there, very slowly

few updates

no r5 progress but a few parts purchased!

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I like them shiney turbines pal. Have you had them done or have you bought them like that?

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I bought them like that, but had to do centre caps to match the rest as they were still painted. Really pleased how they came out.

Nice mate ,where did u get alt from and fan motor

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I bought them like that, but had to do centre caps to match the rest as they were still painted. Really pleased how they came out.

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Look really good mate :)

How's the body of the car coming along?

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Hi mate Alternator I got from JR Richard Surplus

Fan motor was off ebay item 230579698068 - still some available.

Cheers

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Look really good mate :)

How's the body of the car coming along?

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Cheers mate - Really like looks of your white 5 :)

Nothing done body wise apart from fitting replacement door and having bodykit fixed.

No-where to get bodywork sorted under cover at the moment

Thanks mate.

Always had a soft spot for silver GT's and this will be lovely when it's done mate, just takes time, money and determination.

Let me know if you decide to stick with the OEM look and want to offload these :)

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no r5 progress but a few parts purchased!


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You maybe too late ;)

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...pictureid=9661

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You maybe too late ;)

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What tyre size is that?
I dont usually like turbines but they look really good :)

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Too late mate, I exchanged them with Paul for a mint refurbished set of turbines.

They will look better on Paul's mint 5 than my "work in progress one"

and thanks James for the exchange, just finished removing the red paint from the 3rd and 4th wheel today, next job is to spray the fins and fit the other 2 tyres.

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Hi Jonny, tyre size is 165 50 15, the wheel width of 6.5J allows a bit of stretch but not too much.

A little more part progress in the end of 2013

Cant decide weather to go 100% OE or OE+

Anyway at moment have parts to go either ways.

As mentioned before exchanged my polished turbines for a refurbished set with tyres.

Bought OE leads and fan belt - plus managed to get hold of very good condition doorcards.

Under bonnet lining also purchased.

Plus managed to get hold of a really good condition bosal centre section - hopefully I have a matching bosal backbox on its way.

Pics for anyone interested

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You should do what you want to do at the end of the day, oe is ok but once you've seen one it gets a bit mundane. I think Johnny5 has the best of both worlds. Obviously these are just my thoughts ;) nice car though.

Doorcards look great buddy :agree:

Looks like your making great progress now :D

Love OE plus :agree:

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Well big thanks to Jon aka 5279 for sorting out and rebuilding my carburettor today.:agree:

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Can you please describe the process of how you got from grotty to clean?

Cheers :agree:

Regards,
Steve

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Can you please describe the process of how you got from grotty to clean?

Cheers :agree:

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Steve

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I believe Jon used Wynn's carb cleaner and a very fine brass wire brush.

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Top work looking tidy

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Cheers! I'm struggling with getting mine clean.

Regards,
Steve

Bosal backbox to go with the centre section.

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Bit of progress from last weekend when we had a little nice weather.

Started engine strip down and started cleaning engine brackets ready to zinc plate them later in the year.

Also ordered another load of parts off Mike! Excellent as always!

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Have u won the lottery mate? ;)

Get building! Lol. Looking forward to seeing it being done

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Get building! Lol. Looking forward to seeing it being done

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I wish - just about got all parts I need now for the rebuild. Just a case of starting the rebuild proper.

Nice 1 James. It will be good to see another Silver one back on the raod some. Keep up the good work. :agree:

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Get building! Lol. Looking forward to seeing it being done

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Lol Great collection of parts mate, love them being allover the kitchen floor, the mrs must have been out! ;) Good work :agree: :)

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Lol Great collection of parts mate, love them being allover the kitchen floor, the mrs must have been out! ;) Good work :agree: :)

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Cheers all

Luckily I have an understanding wife!

Hate to think where im going to put remainder of engine parts - am quickly running out of space!

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Cheers all

Luckily I have an understanding wife!

Hate to think where im going to put remainder of engine parts - am quickly running out of space!

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DONT YOU DARE GO IN THE LOFT AGAIN!! :):D:ashamed:

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Lol - I don't want to have ceiling replastered again.

Bit of progress today as Blades weren't on TV - But as we won will watch highlight tonight.


Starting with my refurbished Koni sports thanks to my good friend Mr Smith - this just need a top coat now.





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And so on to todays progress removed turbo, radiator and a few other parts.


Doesn't seem like much but took me all afternoon.





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Also found me spare has a brand new MXV on it


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Great progress and a good read

What's with the name change?

Yer would of thought itd be salty5 lol

Bit more progress today - shame I don't have BT Sports as would have watched another historic blades win!

Anyway today was tank removal - what a fun job! Got all the brackets to clean up now.

Next is engine out - remainder of interior stripped and then she's off for new sills.

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Nice one James, soooo wanna take my fuel tank off and have a route around......one day I will

Keep it up mate, yours is clearly gonna be a lovely car when it's done:agree:

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Nice one James, soooo wanna take my fuel tank off and have a route around......one day I will

Keep it up mate, yours is clearly gonna be a lovely car when it's done:agree:

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Cheers mate, taking tank off is loads of fun. not looking forward to putting it back on

Well a productive day thanks to Jonny5, Thundercat and Paulo

Engine removed from the 5 and gearbox split off.

Just to get 5 fully stripped for welding.

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Good team effort there getting the engine out :)

Keep the updates coming - it's looking to be a good un :agree:

Car has gone off for welding - few pics of the final completely stripped shell!

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Nice thread, Have you been doing the stripping out outside on your drive?
I have thought about doing this as I have no garage at the minute :scared:

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I have thought about doing this as I have no garage at the minute :scared:

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Yes all work so far carried out on my drive.

A garage would be the dream!

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Yes all work so far carried out on my drive.

A garage would be the dream!

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Ha Ha tell me about that one mate, its definetly given me the inspiration to do it on my drive though seeing you doing it, I guess the missus would have a grumble at me cleaning bits up in the dining room though :D , I guess she would get over it :laugh:

Got some photos from Simon who's doing the welding on my 5

Car is now rot free - and this was a 5 that looked pretty solid when I bought it.

New inner and outer sills plus jacking points and a few other areas repaired - totally quality work.

Here the photos for anyone interested - hopefully get the 5 back later in the week.

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Great work, good to know it will be all solid when it returns! :agree: :)

So cool. Desperate to get mines started :)

Quality work that James. All the best for the rebuild :agree:

Great stuff James :niceone:

Looking good matey :)

Cheers all:agree:

Hopefully back on Tuesday night. Think next step is to tackle rear beam.

Great work. That trip to the bodyshop has just prolonged the life of this GTT by miles :) :agree:

great stuff a full strip down is the way forward:cool:

Some top work there. :agree:

Just goes to show how much seam sealer is hiding on some of these cars no matter how solid they look in areas. :)

When i had my jacking points done the rotten floor pan was amazing, looked decent all paint still in tact until you tapped it and it sounded crunchy:disagree:

Had to replace right up to half way up the clutch pedal. The amount of hidden rot was unreal.

Good effort for getting it all sorted. :agree:

All these minty underside of gtt's is making me want to get busy on a bare shell resto......shame the bank manager says no:laugh:

thanks james..glad your happy with work done, its gave me big motivation to crack on and finish mine. thanks mate.

Little Update

5 now home - so have started working on some of the brackets.

Also decide to get water pump off block, only two dodgy bolts which came out with mole grips - not bad to say its original water pump!

All brackets have been U-pol Acid 8 and then Engine enamelled except pedal box which was satin black'd.

Few photos for anyone interested

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Looking great pal! When's she getting a fresh coat then?

Good work its coming along well

The pedal assembly looks brandnew! :cool: Also, liking the light lamp dryer set up. :laugh:

Nice job Jimmy5 :agree:

Great stuff, keep at it :agree:

Cheers all - starting to get a few things sorted.

Need a new heater box and need to source new fuel and brake lines.

Not looking forward to overhauling calipers but they will need doing.

Not sure Andy when shes going for paint. depends what quote is when I get it.

You really need a garage lol my mrs would kill me..

Little short of cash at the moment so R5 part spend has been curtailed.

However have been refurbishing a few more parts.

Had to get a new heater box as the control tabs are broken on the original. Sorted all that and when I tried connecting heater controls the housing snapped so now need a new heater control unit!

Anyway Ive carried on with parts overhaul Completed the rocker cover today and my koni shocks which are now in OE Black!

Pics for anyone interested.

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Nice work fella, re-furbing parts mostly time and paint so great way to keep things moving until payday, look like new! :) :agree:

Love seeing parts being refurbished like this, nice mate :agree:

Bang up :agree:

I could read threads like this all day :)

Keep up the great work :agree:

That light blue sticker with the spark gap instructions is a nice touch. If I had a standard 5 I know I'd be a nightmare for getting things just right :ashamed:

Awesome James :)

One question on the new radiator fan motor, mine never didn't come with the locking fan nut and it has been a right pig finding one as they are reverse turn and 1.0 pitch :( I couldn't get mine of the old one :( where did you get yours?

Nice progress James :)

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Awesome James :)

One question on the new radiator fan motor, mine never didn't come with the locking fan nut and it has been a right pig finding one as they are reverse turn and 1.0 pitch :( I couldn't get mine of the old one :( where did you get yours?

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Try Renault, Part number 77 01 205 080. It's a kit of bits and bobs for fitting the blade to the fan. I don't believe its all needed but it does include the nut.

Cheers for all the nice comments :agree:

Little bit more progress

Had fun today stripping sub frame down.

Some pics as usual for anyone interested.

Going to have fun next month refurbishing subframe.

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Can't believe how much rust was on that well done for saving it. Looks great now :agree:

Little bit more parts progress

Started on subframe and bare metalled/prepped a few small brackets.

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Jim going to try to get some photos for you tomorrow, shout if you need any any of anything else.

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Ok sound mate :agree:

Great work again Jimmy, i must pop round and have a look at all the hardwork pal.

Sometimes the R5 really pisses me off and I wonder why I started doing this project.

The parts overhaul seems never ending.

Anyway a little progress over past week. Painted hubs and driveshafts. Also overhauled steering rack and fitted new gaitors. Big thanks to Thundercat for getting track rod ends off.

Also had spare took off the tyre ready to go to powder coaters - subframe and a few other parts will be off there as well.

Cleaned up tanks ready for refitting.

Also prepped my first lot of parts to be zinc plated.

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I see it as a big jigsaw get your corners then work Inward and when it's completed you have a cracking picture.. It will all come together in the end..

Looking good Jimmy, stick with it pal.

You need to keep me updated how the diy zinc plating goes.

Had a spare few hours today so tackled a job i've been putting off for a while.

So it was windscreen out. Needs a little welding but overall quite good.

Also trial fitted me doorcards

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Little Progress yesterday

Cleaned and prepped all inner wings and then refitted front wings after a bit of bonnet alignment everything is all good.

Also got a front windscreen inner seal - new old stock. So should be able to have a complete OE seal for the windscreen.

Few pics for anyone interested.

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Few parts purchased today including a new pair of genuine Renault wings and a few other new parts.

Also got an Oil pump date stamped 2002 and a steering gaitor that I was missing. Cleaned up really nice!

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Where did you get the drivers side front wing from? I've been trying to get one with no luck. :(

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What do you mean? Pictures of parts are better than pics of cars. :)

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Found the wings on eBay. Made the guy an offer and collected yesterday.

Hasn't mike got any in stock?

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Well very true. Sometimes post on here and it's as if no one is interested.

Forgot I picked these up this week from Renault also.

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See, that's a picture of a washer and I'm sitting here wondering where it goes and wishing I had it :laugh:

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Isn't it just the label ;)

Lots of people want to see pictures of all the little details, it's just that not everybody posts up to say so :)

This is a great project and one of the bigger ones on RTOC atm. It's great watching the progress :agree:

Seeing your thread James makes me want to start mine up again. Wouldn't even know where to begin now but your thread is great and so it the parts collection.

Those new parts were a bargain; especially the wings.

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Found the wings on eBay. Made the guy an offer and collected yesterday.

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Nope, only passenger side and I've got that off him. :(

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:agree: And not to forget, update with no pictures = :banned:

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Lol. Mmmm, not likely to need a washer for the windscreen.

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I'm interested ;) just might not tell you I am :D good project keep it up.

Jimmy, can you post the part number and brief description of what the part is mate, really difficult to tell from the photo :) thanks mate.

Oh and great work as always :)

Do new stock renault 5 front wings not have the side indicator holes then? Are you going to cut them James or leave them without side indicators?

Nice to know people like the thread will keep you all updated. A few more parts should arrive this week. Really need to get car off for paint.

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Jimmy, can you post the part number and brief description of what the part is mate, really difficult to tell from the photo :) thanks mate.

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What parts you want numbers on Paul?

Unfortunately new wings don't come with indicator holes in them.

Looking good!!!!

Few more parts arrived this week.

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I like the fact that you made a cup of tea to sit down and enjoy the new parts.

Glad they arrived safe

Little Progress

Decided to take a load of parts to Powder Coaters - So £150 later and I have loads of Powder Coated parts.

So set about to fit the first refurbished parts to the 5 (have nowhere in the house to store the subframe) - Re assembley has started at last!

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Great work mate, many new mint parts allover the house, love the front subframe in the front room, your Mrs must be very understanding!;):agree:

Looking great! :agree:

Looks awesome!

Love the rear badge on that black 5 in the garage :smokin:

Powder coaters done an epic job again, sorted my ph1 rims in the past and all underside parts ready for my ph1.
Sneak pic of my valver ph1 with its new badge of eBay.

Next stage is getting all brackets ready for Zinc Plating

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Little progress - Stripped front bumper strips

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This weekends job is underseal arches all ready to reassemble front suspension.

Bit of a parts spend

Lightened and balanced flywheel

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Morettes!

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Erm those lights don't look very oe.. What wheels you going for? I think euro style would be mint like djs but you'd be the silver king :smokin:

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Always liked Morettes and these came up at right price in excellent condition.

Its going to be more fast road than OE - but with ability to go 100% OE in future if I ever decide to. This is idea on look. Will be running Turbines

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Keep trooping on bud coming on nicely :agree:

Looking great! Are the plating company doing any prep work on the brackets to remove any pitting or anything?

If you need someone to look after them bumper strips let me know. ;) lol

Silver, lowered on silver/polished turbines? :worship:

looking good loving all these morrettes coming back out on 5's :D:agree:

Cheers, am hoping to make abit more progress these coming months before winter sets in.

Yes will be silver turbines on a lowered 30mm stance.

I need to speak to plating company but I've prepped alot of the brackets myself to remove pitting and rust. Have a box of bolts and nuts I'm going to take also. Have been told price is based on weight and reckon I've got 15kg of stuff to goto platers.

You've got to love morettes - although getting decent condition ones is very very hard. If I get chance at weekend will mock front up with morettes on.

Did you mark up the suspension tops for near-side and off-side before you painted them?

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Unfortunately I didn't although when placed side by side you can make out which is left and right by position of bolt holes. I took references photos before they went for powder coat. As I have with just about everything in this build.

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As you say hard to find a good set, I grabbed mine a few months back on ebay pretty much brand new, not cheap to buy and then I had the covers professionally sprayed again not cheap, but end result look great and night time driving so much brighter

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Unfortunately I didn't although when placed side by side you can make out which is left and right by position of bolt holes. I took references photos before they went for powder coat. As I have with just about everything in this build.

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As long as you know :):agree:

Little progress this weekend

All brackets have gone to zinc platers.

So in preparation to getting front end sorted I decided to underseal both front arches and then under seal up to the handbrake mechanism - will do rest of car when rear beam is off.

Also mocked front with Morettes on. Really happy how that all looks, cleaned up fuel pumps and fuel pipes and finally refurbished handbrake as it was a tad rusty.

Few pics as always :)

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Fantastic work :) Love the refurbed handbrake! :agree:

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Always liked Morettes and these came up at right price in excellent condition.

Its going to be more fast road than OE - but with ability to go 100% OE in future if I ever decide to. This is idea on look. Will be running Turbines

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Hehe, thats my 5 :agree:

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Looks quality! Took me ages to find pic of a silver 5 with turbines on!

Definitely made my mind up that silver turbines on a silver 5 looks brilliant!

Got my parts back from the platers - pretty impressive how everything has come out.

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That's dedication to the oe theme getting all the nuts and bolts zinc plated :agree: top work.

Brilliant James :)

Who did the plating mate?

Little bit of progress - overhauled quite a few parts and assembled some brackets - pics as always.

Also assembled front suspension but cant get inner arb bushes on. No way will they go on.

Ordered 21mm ARB with 33mm height - which are smallest bushes.

Temp assembled carburettor to inlet manifold to see how zinc plated parts look.

Also had to rebuild horn compressor as bushes had died. Fitted bushes of a spare compressor and all good again.

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This is all looking nice and shiney :cool:

Something doesn't quite look right with the shape of the inner ARB bushes, they look squashed, isn't there a 23mm ARB on some models?

Having just browsed from page 1, gotta say looking sweet, only hope one day I can pay as much attention to detail on mine :agree:

Cheers for comments ARB bushes sorted they were too long. they now fit nicely.

So front end suspension sorted, R5 turned and back beam stripdown commencend

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Bit more progress





Managed to get rear beam off and clean all underneath up so I could underseal everything.





Then stripped down the rear beam got torsion bars out and cleaned up the rear brake calipers and old fuel pipes.





Finnished overhaul of tank heat shield and them commenced to give the gearbox a clean down. However when I took the end cover off to paint I found these small metal rods in the thick oil? Anyone know what they are?





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Hi progress is amazing and great quality alot of effort has gone in and it shows. The little bars look like the inside of roller bearings thats givin up what were gear changes like and was there any noise from the box

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Hi progress is amazing and great quality alot of effort has gone in and it shows. The little bars look like the inside of roller bearings thats givin up what were gear changes like and was there any noise from the box

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Cheers mate, its taken alot of effort and expense to get this far.

The gearbox was fine before. Only issue was sometimes when you put car in first you got reverse. However after strip down it was noticed that gear linkage was bent. So assumed that was causing that issue.

Little bit more progress

Checked driveshaft and that was the culprit for the needle bearings in the gearbox

Bought a piper 270 cam uprated valve springs and vernier

Got a replacement gear linkage as mine was 10mm out of shape.

Been working on the front calipers that Jon kindly had blasted for me.

Also got a replacement upgraded Garrett Turbo and purchased a fuel filter and carb kit.

Rear Beam has gone to powder coaters.

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right time to update!

All Callipers overhauled and ready to go on.

Rear beam powder coated but in process destroyed rear bushes - replacements fitted and beam now on car.

Brake pipes fitted as are fuel pipes and fuel tanks.

New Retro number plates and dealer sticker purchased.

Also got a replacement rip free rear seat and an enlarged intercooler

Should bring things upto date. Rear beam needs setting to correct height.

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Lots of detail in this. I especially like all the brackets and bolts being coated. Great build!

very jealous of your dedication and refurb skills!

Stunning!!! love the period number plates and sealer sticker, nice touch :agree: :).

Cheers for the kind comments. Hoping to get some big progress done this year.

Starting with getting the car a rolling shell again.

Big thanks to Jonathan Smith for helping me out with rear beam.

We had loads of hassle with torsion bars but back end is all sorted

New bushes seemed to have held up well!

Just sills to drill sideskirt mountings and its ready for paint.

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Looking fantastic that! Excellent effort. :agree:

Excellent attention to detail!!

Great project thread.:agree:...quality work looking forward to more updates:)

Not updated for ages but today decided to tackle the engine strip down.

Some pics of the stripdown

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nice work, coming along nicely.

Made a start on cleaning block up, came out well!

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Not much progress on five its not high on the priority list at the moment.

Plus cant really do much until five is painted.

Anyway a little progress

Bought a genuine tow eye cover off James that cleaned up really nice.

Also bought new front brake discs and pads plus found old brake reservoir cap inner rubber had disintegrated so a new one of those was purchased and a new reservoir off ebay.

Sump has been powder coated and looks quality - still to be picked up from Jon

Also cleaned up inside of the block and gave it another coat of high temp black paint.

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You git!! Now I have to buy a new reservoir :cry: more parts!!

Great project, coming on really well :agree: :).

Perfect job :smokin:

Little progress - five finally under cover after 3 years

Have stripped down front suspension to get all the bolts plated - rear was showing old bolts up!

So get bolts plated and then car can go for paint.

Thanks for looking

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:agree: love getting a car back freshly painted.:) great work so far pal:agree: