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Looks nice mate. What make of carb lobster is that ???? Never seen one like it ??
Also, get yourself a thermostat in the top rad hose ;)
Nice car, shame about the camera.
not sure what sort of lobster it is as it was on when i got the car and was also on before the previous owner had it, i was told it has a low temp thermostat fitted ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kris M
lol pics have been taken in pretty shabby conditions/light and taken on my phoneQuote:
Originally Posted by RoboEK
Look at this pic, https://www.rtoc.org/boards/album.php...pictureid=6108
you should have another jubilee clip just in from the end of the top rad hose, secures the thermostat inside the hose. You might have a stat in there but without a jubilee clip they have a habit of getting pushed further down the top rad hose and getting stuck !
Youl be able to feel if theres a stat in there or not
It looks like a snake thats eaten a tennis ball when that happens :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Kris M
lol i will check that out then iv got a few jubilee clips about anyway :)
cars going back into GT Motorsport this friday to get a new sump fitted along with all required gaskets from cgb :)
Really nice looking car matey.........Love the number plate too YES!:)
cheers fella i love the number plate as well its the yesmobile haha
is it only me that cant see your latest pics dude?
hmmm for some reason they have been deleted they were on tho ?? any mods shine any light on this ?
iv stuck em back in now dunno if they will be deleted again
nice car m8 :agree:
if i was you my first job would be to relocate that big blue air filter , its only sucking hot air there ,will defo have a negative affect on what power your 5 makes .
how can i relocate the filter fella ? i know if i had a fmic then its an easy job to stick it where the old i/c was
easiest way for you would be to fit the oe air box back in , or if your feeling up to the task relocate the water bottle up behind the firewal/scuttle :) then use the space behind the headlightQuote:
Originally Posted by BluntyR5GTT
hmm this is something ill have to look into for sure :agree: i could poss be getting a fmic in the summer so that could be prob solved, what sort of pipe would i need to get it fit where the old ic was ?
You can also fit your Gt tuning filter back into the oe air box as it's supposed to fit. Or you could move your header tank behind the drivers side headlight, if you chop a few hoses.
just been to pick up the louvered bonnet up off allan 100 this will be going on my car in the new year :)
my new investment well happy with getting it virtually half price
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...fvi%3D1&_rdc=1
ktec 2.5" downpipe ill have this fitted the same time as my hybrid t2/t25 turbo :)
good buy buddy , its a worth while mod that in my opinion , in very good nick for the monies too....:agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by BluntyR5GTT
cheers pal :) i hear that they give a bit better spool up which will be great when i add my bigger turbo as it will take the lag down a tad,
is it worth fitting this whilst i have my standard t2 on or is it a bit pointless on that turbo ?
It will make a difference actually even on the smaller t2 but if you doing it soon, putting the other turbo on that is...id wait..;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BluntyR5GTT
right ok fella cheers for that got have some work done on it next month and in feb then turbo go on around march/april time ready for summer
get the ole girl ready for national day mate ....its a must, she will thank you....:DQuote:
Originally Posted by BluntyR5GTT
lol defo mate its got have a bit of work done here and there ill list what i want done before summer
take car to bodyshop and have following done
paint louvered bonnet and fit
get 2nd hand drivers door paint and fit
have bits where starting to show bits of rust sorted
also take back bumper off and sort the panels under that
get new front tyres as the federal supersteel 595 are terrible (will be getting uniroyal rainsport 2s)
have brakes checked and see which need replacing
new plugs and leads
new timing chain cover and gasket
new timing chain and tensioner
get this oil leak repaired have tried a few things now and still no joy (coming from left hand side if looking from the front)
fit hybrid t2/t25 turbo set @ 16psi
fit ktec downpipe
have fuelling set up with wideband
when in national day and where is it being held this year ?
sounds like a good plan..16psi is a nice setting for boost , relaible and much fun...see here for national day plans etc .... https://www.rtoc.org/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=36 , good luck buddy...:D
yeah should be nice once all done not sure on what power it will make and tbh im not exactly a figure chaser im more into how good it drives and on road manners than saying my car has x amount of power but drives like poop lol
iv been keeping an eye on nat day on the forum but nothing confirmed as of yet
Looks super sweet matey!! Nice one! :niceone:
It does look as though it's in some sort of dream scene of a movie due to the cloudy pictures!! :laugh:
My only comment would be to peel off the Renault Diamond stickers on the wheels, check out BRIGSY's profile & the pics of his Tungy with his Turbine's for an idea?? :D
lol the joy of camera phone pics
cheers for the good comments fella :) think ill be keeping them stickers on the wheels tho as they look like they were made to be there lol
Mate your car looks sweet, but do us a favor:
http://www.hotcourses.com/uk-courses...60216/page.htm
:innocent::p
It does look very tidy :agree: I've spent so much time making the engine bomb proof my shell has become shabby lol.
love this car.engine bay looks really clean and fresh :)
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Originally Posted by J8TRO
lol mate am not interested in becoming olan mills :laugh: they are just taken off my phone spur of the moment ;)
cheers guys appreciate the comments, bodywork on this is not brilliant but will be once i get the bits sorted out
took advantage of the decent day we had yesterday to give the car a good going over and mini valet inside plus pumped all the tyres up as they had lost quite a bit of pressure whilst standing, but on a sad note iv discovered it has hgf http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...s/icon_sad.gif whats got to me the worst is that there are receipts for the head gasket and bolts from september last year so it must of been done on the cheap.
heres a few new pics with a pic of the filler cap
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It may have been done correctly after that last head gasket failed.
There are plenty of reasons why the head gasket can fail.
It could be running sightly lean at the top end. when your fueling was set up was it on a rolling road or a real road?
its defo the head coolant is dropping big time and iv fount the oil leak peeing out the rocker cover looks like the last owner did a d.i.y job on the head, just had a price to do it £180 :) plus iv ordered a top rad hose thermostat
fuelling was set up on the road mate
While the head is off make sure the liners are checked for condition:) better safe than sorry.
yeah thats defo going to be checked, just a shame iv not got a nice full t25 go on there because this would be the perfect chance drop a 285 cam in
Come on be honest! :wasntme: You broke it on purpose so you had the perfect excuse to do the latter!;)
lol if only that was true mate i wish i could do it but funds wont allow this has set me back big time now as well :(
Olan Mills..........but he does the best pictures...........Quote:
Originally Posted by BluntyR5GTT
http://www.sexypeople-blog.com/2008/07/zack.html
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How ****in random is google!
wtf lol
well im going go to town with the car now i was going to get a 285 cam and get the head ported but funds wont allow so am getting all the basics as i have the feeling this car has been a bit neglected its getting the following
new group a head gasket set
new plugs
8mm lucas ht leads
new dizzy cap and rotor arm
new fuel filter
uprated fuel pump
new fan belt
new timing chain and tensioner
If your gona go to town I'd seriously think about checking the crank, new shells all round. From my experiences I would take the liners out to check for cracks, and hone them if they are fine and get new rings. Also check the piston sides for melting marks. Obviously it's more money, but your list is what I consider a half job.
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Originally Posted by TrixNFlix
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Unfortunately my funds wont allow to go that far I wish I could but times are tight this time of year and iv just paid an holiday to ibiza off which as you know is not cheap lol. Id love be able get all that you stated done
bit of a clearer engine bay pic :)
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"new group a head gasket set"
Not sure what the "group a" part is all about but I would personally save your money & just use a standard h/g with the 12.9 head bolts......
As long as everything is ok fueling/ign wise it will be fine. ;)
nice very nice taidy original mint looking 5 mate i like alot :)
took a few more pics of my car last weekend this was just after id topped the ag high def wax up on it (light was not the best)
also got a pic of the ported/bored turbo elbow that mark at gt motorsport is doing me my car is up there now and should have it back today iv had all the fuelling set up by wideband he tells me it was running very lean so good job its being set up ill let you know what alterations he made to the carb etc when i speak to mark 2nite.
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got my car back at 3.45 today and iv just come home so you can say im bloody happy with the results
Did they take any material from inside the elbow you know mate?
Did he say what your AFR's were by any chance?
i forgot exactly what he said they were but they now at 11s i think lol i just wanted my car back so wasnt paying too much attention, am back up there in the morn so ill ask then.
yes he ported both ends then worked on the throat etc
well iv been out in my car all morning bloody loving it more than ever as its alot better than it was before especially now all the fuelling is bang on it just runs sweet as anything and is miles quiter . iv just been order 2 uniroyal rainsport 2 tyres for next friday and also been get a price on the bodywork i need doing which was £800 so looks like i need get a few foreigners on lol.
engine wise this is staying the same now as i want get the bodywork and other little niggles sorted eg the heaters that work when they want and also want remove the centre heaters and fit mechanical oil pressure, afr meter and boost gauges in its place then ill stick the original digital clock back where the boost gauge is now. Another thing is the passenger window jams so thats got be sorted. overall tho i think for a car thats nearly 20 years old thats not bad going at all.
bloody hell just realised iv not updated this thread for a while the car has been spot on tho apart from my horn deciding to stop working lol. and obviously my knackered old t2 is virtually dead.
i now also have a head unit that iv fitted its nice to have a bit of music on longish runs :agree:. Another thing iv finally managed buy and fit is the smaller boost hose in blue and also have front strut brace fitted (will get pics of engine bay) bay is much tidier now all wires/pipes etc neater
car is being dropped off to ian nixon 2moz evening to get my replacement t2 turbo fitted and oil/filter changed of course.
future plans are as follows
end of sept will be fitting new drilled rear discs and pads
october is m.o.t time so fingers crossed it does ok i shall be having a pre mot check done by ian nixon so hopefully ill get anything sorted that needs doing before it goes in.
then as winter comes car will be taken off the road covered up with battery disconnected until the time comes to take it the bodyshop to be treated to a respray and louvered bonnet fitted, also want a replacement drivers side door as mine is goin at the bottom and also has a dent in it where some scum bag tried bend the door back.
new year will bring a few changes engine wise eg getting inlet/exhaust manifolds ported/de burred and keep my eyes peeled for a full t25 turbo and maybe more headwork and a change of cam.
Like the colour, and the wheels :cool:
cheers fella looks like our cars are twins :laugh:
goin pick car up from ian nixon a bit later its now got the replacement t2 on there and he informs me am goin need get 2 new hoses ( excuse for a couple more samcos) http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...icon_smile.gif. i shall be having a nice sunday drive i think and the sun is out 4 once lol
got car back at 1pm spent a good couple hours driving its spot on again now, i also had boost turned down to 12psi as i dont wanna wear this t2 out as i wanna sell it in new year to put towards a t25 :)
bored of 12psi :laugh:
just been out and re set the boost on my car to 16psi took 3 diff attempts the first time it was hitting 20psi second 18psi then bang on the 3rd time. my god what a difference it makes as well was bored at 12psi plus the fuelling is set up for 16 so its miles better now and certainly the quickest since iv owned it . had some great a roads round crewe to give it a test.
next engine plans are port inlet and exhaust manifolds
Well done for getting it back on the roads. I take it the carb has been setup for the increased boost pressure?? or you will be having problems sooner than expectedQuote:
Originally Posted by BluntyR5GTT
yes mate carb was set up by ian nixon a bit ago it was so groggy at 12psi like it was overfuelling as soon as i put it back to 16psi it was spot on.Quote:
Originally Posted by James5
little update
taking car upto Ian Nixon on the 25th Sept for the following
fit new rear brake discs and pads
port inlet and exhaust manifolds
carb rebuilt with solex 32dis service kit (only one thing needs doing but going get the lot done as its done 110k cant do it any harm)
Got tax it end of this month then M.O.T time next month fingers crossed it will pass or only fail on minor things.
Ill be taking it off the road start/mid December for the winter and getting the bodywork sorted at a place called Turning Heads in Stoke On Trent.
then the plans everyone likes the most the engine well ill be looking to add a hybrid t25 running @ 20psi and a possible change of cam to compliment the bigger turbo, also going look into Ian Nixon doing me some proper headwork on the head i already have as its only a very basic porting job thats been done. If funds will allow am looking into getting a set of Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 in black as well and maybe a set of perspex windows apart from the windscreen
were is ian nixon nowadays?
i went to him many many years ago at eurocar when he had the twin engine jobbie but that place is long gone:cry:
does he still have his own place then?
He works from home doing few 5's now, works at a local garage too so not full time on the 5'sQuote:
Originally Posted by boysie
ah the good old europarts, he works at a local garage and does 5s from home (stoke on trent) as a side job
swine beat me to it :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Markey Mark (BD)
good to hear hes still about then:agree:
small update
iv now taxed my car for another 6 months
got a carb service kit to freshen the carb up a bit
new rear brake pads
new horn compressor
blue silicone turbo to water hoses
o.e top rad hose
getting the above done and also the other bits i mention a few posts before this wkend.
on another note had a great day at the world series by renault at silverstone got a few pics as well was good to see a few 5 gtts there
had put my car being done back for a week as i need the car this wkend and ian couldnt do it last wkend. on another note i managed get a standard air box feed for really cheap off the bay so happy with that :)
stuck in a bit of a dilemma atm im considering 2 options turbo wise
either going get the t25/t2 with .63 rear rebuilt or am going get a t28 front and fit the t2 .63 rear to it what do you guys think ?
gave the yesmobile a much needed valet this afternoon before i take it up to ian nixon 2moz evening :agree: got a quick pic for you all, you can see my dad in the reflection off the back quarter :laugh:
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i last nite decided to take the car off the road for winter so will not be taking for mot or having other bits done until jan/feb next year.