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well after a long year i have finally got a 5.
yesterday i endured a 10 hour round trip calling at yeovil/taunton/Birmingham/liester then home. getting home at 3.25.
hears two crappy pics i have. its raining hear A LOT! so will get better ones up soon.
hope you like,
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Looking good
Are you keeping the wheels?
yes mate keeping them. i know there not raider alloys but i like them.
Look like a nice car. Good drive home?:agree:
Very nice :cool:
:agree: I do like a nice raider.
Well done smithy, she looks like a nice example. Does it need anything doing to it, hold up its a 5 of course it needs work :laugh:
Nice one chap - great drag stance.
thanks guys. i like the stance looks good. and nad lol of course lol
and the drive home was scary to say the least lol doesnt like puddles!!!!
No 5 dose I was coming back from hi 5glenns in Leeds down the m1 last year and it was pissing it down car full of wheels in the fast lane then aquaplaned across the motorway I was doing about 70 ended up in the gravel.. 20mph all the way back to Nottingham.. I will never drive in that weather again..Quote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
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Looks sweet mate, no sunroof model too with Williams rims cant be bad! looking forward to more pics ;) :agree:
!!! thats not good lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Nottswoody
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Originally Posted by Mr Raider
its aparantly going to be dry tomorrow. i have to fix the heater and an oil leak so will get more pics up then :)
Awesome wheels!!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
Car looks great. :cool:
thanks mate. :) cant take credit for anything its how i got her.
but she is cool!!!:cool:
having some issues though.
#heater fan doesn't work. i have narrowed that down to the resister! is there an easy way to replace or fix this??
#some little f@#cker pinched the trim under my drivers rear light cluster. :mad:
anyway hears some new pics.
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How the heck did they nick the under light trim? It's bolted in! Did they snap it out? :disagree:
I think it works like the Renault 21 one, usually if you bridge the smallest resistor it'll work again. When that one goes, the whole things stops working as the current runs through the small one for all speed settings, IIRC....ie it runs thorugh 1, 1&2, or 1&2&3 for the 3 speed settings, not 1, or 2 or 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
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trev. yeah i think they did. not happy. :mad:
dave thanks ill have a go at that. can you take it out without taking the dash out??? please say yes. :crap:
well nothing really to update apart from i moved the header tank today to the scuttle in front of the driver. this has freed up some space for the air filter relocation. now i need to change the gt tuning intercooler for a front mount to free up some more space. then ill be happier. im fed up with my air filter getting wet all the time, only took one pic as it started raining.:mad:
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after doing this i went to see a mate Gav, who has built a maxi turbo. and i can only say that this car is perfect in every way. not oe. just his eye for detail.
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crap pics but you get the gist of it.
hes going to help me do some of the bits i want to do. :cooter:
nice a maxi turbo with f7p/f7r engine 16valves win win
exactly! :cool:
and in theory itl be max 500 hp. but he will run it 350 day to day. i have talked him into coming to fcs in june. :cool:
On the 5 I think it sits under the fan itself? Not sure, thats a 21 one, but it should work similar in the five.Quote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
thanks mate. i have bodged it for now. so it works. as soon as the weather gets better i will sort it properly. or when i get my unit next month!! :) chuffed about this.
The maxi looks fantastic.
Any more pics of your header tank move?
ill get some up today mate.
well works quiet so thought id have a play and make a catch tank. what do you think lol
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^^:smokin:^^ That catch tank looks spot on Smithy :D
And that's the Maxi you were talking about, it looks awesome buddy, I bet he can't wait to get it on the road :smokin:
thanks fella. and he cant. i was over yestersay and he just has a few small things to do. i just wana hear it lol very:cool:
Nudge nudge got those pics of your header tank move please mate :smokin:
:laugh: sorry mate. i will get them up today. i now have 3 days off to sort some bits on the car:yeah:
well today i have been mostly cleaning. :cool:
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and bood can you see it from there?
Top man thanks for that.
looks good there think that will be the resting place for mine eventually.:smokin:
yeah its better there. for me anyway. i still need to sort a couple things but its working and not fouling anything so all good.
tomorrows jobs. changer cv boot. not looking forward to this. and look at oil leak.
WELLLLLL!!!!! cv boot job was a no go. spent ages getting a boot. then once i did and got home i find.... wheel bolts are held in with two turns! one bolt had snapped off in the hub. so the wheel was held in with 3 bolts and two turns each. hmmmm. then i find that the cv boot has a small hole in it and after feeling around the boot i find bits of broken metal in the boot . so the cv joint has collapsed. :mad:
so i try to find a cv joint. no not happening. i now have to find a hole shaft. find one at cgb. 79+vat. cant aford that at the mo but still need the car for work sat morning.
what now!!!!
i get a call from STEVO he has some bits i mite want. so off i go to his and he gives me two complete hubs. and some other bits. after an hour and a half chat i head home. then i get a call from a mate. (russ) after a long conversation this is the plan for tomorrow.
hes going to collect my car on a trailer. take it to his workshop and take the complete drive shaft from his r5 and put it in mine. give me his longer wheel bolts so i can drive my car safely for the first time!
its good to have friends!!! :cool:
That's top notch that. :)
That's some bad and good luck all rolled into one. He sounds like a great mate :agree:
Glad you got it sorted mate, seriously 3 remaining wheel bolts holding wheel on with two turns of thread?! :eek: take it they were miles too short and it was like it when you bought it? At least you know now and nothing really bad happened, new wheel bolts allround it is then :)Quote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
Sorry to hear that mate. fingers crossed it all goes well today
yep. two turns lol and yep must have been like it since i got it. bit scary to be honest. :crap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Raider
i also forgot to mention that when i jacked the car up the jacking point collapsed and found yet more rust!
first job of the day. referb the hubs STEVO gave me.
before...
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after....
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next!!!
Not good mate, couple of bits to keep you out of trouble and get it right ;) Can still get jacking point panels, think jacking on chassis rails is the way forward, just a bit crap you find these faults when only just bought it :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
yeah not good. but yeah it all can be fixed.
well on another note. while i had the day free before the work starting tonight i thought id look at some other jobs.
1. loose exhaust = fixed. just came off one of the rubbers.
2. fog lights = no wires and no bulbs. so will need to sort that later.
3. oil leak = was told it was just the turbo drain pipe where it goes to the sump. WRONG! its coming from the electrical spade connector from this.
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arrow points to where the spade is. but you cant see it from this photo.
solution = god knows!!!
while looking for this leak i was looking under the car at the front and found this!!!
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and my finger is moving this!
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its flapping around in the wind. now there are three threaded holes in the pick ( one just behind the pipe) what the hell is supposed to be hear covering this and why the hell isnt this done up? i don't have a trusty haynes so haven't a clue. is this yet another thing that could have killed me or at least the car?? any help would be great :cry:
That's the oil pressure switch. Fit a new one and that should solve the oil leak. Quite often they leak through the switch and out the connector.
There should be a tin shield covering the gap you've got to stop anything going into the flywheel. Think it's held on with 3 or 4 13mm bolts.
I could be completely wrong mate, but I think that's where the flywheel cover is supposed to sit
:agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by TopCat
this
thanks guys. i thought there was something missing. i have driven through massive puddles and everything while that's been like that and i never new, good one!!!!
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you haven't got one have you?Quote:
Originally Posted by phase i 16 v turbo
Yes have got some secondhand ones. :agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
how much mate? and by the sounds of things an oil pressure switch?
forget the cover mate. another mate has one for me.
I bet your loving having a five again :eek: :D
lol its not the work that needs doing its the fact i wasn't told bout any of this when buying it, not a happy chappy.
Its all part of owning a 5 mate. If u had nothing to do it wouldn't be a 5 ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
What work is left to do matey?
i know all fives are an on going project that's why i got one lol
jobs to do are.
sort heater fan.
sort out the cracked dash/door trims/
sort rear door card panles.
get parcel shelf.
sort slow windows.
sort central locking (sticky)
passenger seat belt clip has lost the cover.
drivers side door speaker cover wont stay on.
get a new plastic thingy for the accelerator peddle before it falls off.
sort jacking points and find all underside rust and fix.
fix front drivers side bumper mount rust.
find an inspection panel for passenger side wheel arch.
fix serface rust under paint on the drivers door/front drivers side wing/ bubbling around windscreen.
that's all i can think of that bug me. then ill start modifying it. :crap:
and thats not including what im going to fix in about half hour. :confused:
Central locking and windows are easy :) wd40 the hell out of it.
Good project mate- remember to load pics :agree:
yeah wd40 is what i was going to try first lol thanks for that
and yeah don't worry im a bit pic happy sometimes lol
if I can help gary with parts etc , im not far chap....Quote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
thanks mate. where are you again? and what bits do you have?
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Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
better to ask what bits he aint got:laugh::laugh::laugh:
close to yatton, north somerset.... loads of parts.......:DQuote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
:laugh: good to know mate. ill be calling on you then lol
well last nite went well. ish:dearme:
new drive shaft is on. but now i have a vibration over 60????:scratch:
also when i took off all the bits i find the calliper extention for the bit brakes is only held on with one bolt!!! wtf!!!! i dred to think what else could kill me on this car :confused:
well what can i say. after investigating the knocking sound and vibration i find that the passenger side cv boots/joint has gone and the two bolts holding the outer part of the caliper on has been snapped off and aren't there. i have been driving round in a death trap! not bad considering the car was advertised at £3800!!!!!!
now i dont have any money left to fix and this is my only car. so im fu@ked!!! absolutely fuming!!!!!!
Did u buy it from a member on here? Contact whoever you bought it from & just voice your disappointment with the dangerous issues you've discovered. He may not even known about it if he doesn't carry out the work himself.Quote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
If he does know about it, go down and park it through his front door.
If he does know about it, go down and park it through his front door.[/QUOTE]
lol love it
Although you can't really tell for sure what a person is like from the other side of a keyboard, Nick always came over well. The first thing you need to do is get in touch with him and calmly ask him if he has any ideas. Its a pita but it all sounds relatively easy to sort. GL.
yeah thats the thing he did seem really genuine. he may not have a clue but i know he fitted the engine in the car. so everything that is wrong he must have at some point seen. i have txt him. its all easy fixed apart from im now skint and cant aford to fix it. plus what else is wrong with it?? i have found all this from going to replace the cv boot!
Agreed. Like I said previously- someone may have carried the work out for him and tucked him up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoolio
Main thing is that you've found the problem and can address it before anyone got hurt. Call him mate.
yeah thats also a factor. if someone else did the work. if he dosnt answer my txt by the time i go home ill call him. i know he works a lot and i dont have great signal at work.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RENAULT-5-...item23345e5ace
Second hand complete driveshaft mate with boots etc.
seen that one mate thanks. also mike has one for 35. so just the calliper to sort now and think STEVO has one for me.
Sorry but :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
Best check every nut and bolt around the whole car is on tight just for piece of mind if any. :agree:
that's the plan now. i have spoken to the guy i brought it from and he has suggested i give the mot center a call so will be doing that first thing tomorrow.
also i have managed to source the new/used parts from a very kind member on hear who live not far away. and the guy who sold me the other drive shaft.
my plan now is to take everything back off the car that i did two days ago and also the pass side drive shaft/breaks and hub and clean and inspect it all and put it all back on. need to tap the hole in the bell housing and sort a cover for the fly wheel. and the stabilizer. while im there im going to try and fix the oil pressure switch leak. not sure how though. :confused:
with any luck (not that i have had any so far) she will be back on the road end of the week,
well what a busy few days. list of jobs i have done.
re-fitted both front drive shafts.
fitted new drop links.
changed gear box oil.
cleaned and painted both wishbones.
cleaned up both discs.
cleaned up and painted both hubs.
rebuilt both front brake calipers and made good ones. also cleaned and re greased them.
fitted fly wheel cover.
fixed engine stabilizer and re-fitted it.
investigated oil leak. and cleaned all the oil off.
purchased a trim that someone pinched.
new air filter.
removed the internals of the one way valve. and re-fitted.
cleaned all behind the bumper and investigated any rust to see how bad.
re-fitted intercooler mounting bracket.
some picks.
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does anyone have a picture/ or details of where these wires are meant to be attached to. im guessing the oil switch thats leaking?
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and this is the bugger that's leaking.
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also my trim turned up today from bob at CGB. they didnt have any in raider blue so had to have a normal blue one, and for a temp fix/hide i have carbon fibered it. i know i know. you dont have to say it. :crap::wasntme:
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Can of paint and lacquer and you'll be good to go................ otherwise i'm gonna peel off that carbon stuff :D
:laugh::laugh::wasntme:
after the other jobs mate this was my only option lol it wont be on for long lol
small update.
today i will be fitting my front mount with the help of gav. hes going to do some custom pipe work for me.
front mount polished up.
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Glad to see your getting to have fun with it now.
thanks mate. yeah ita all good-ish now lol the custom pipe work is looking good so far but rain ended the progression yesterday so will carry on tomorrow or Monday now. cant wait to have it fitted.
cool
got any in progress pics of the pipe work? is all all hard pipes?
yeah all hard pipes. with two small joiners to allow for engine movement.
all i have at the mo is these.
cut these ends off.
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gav cleaning up the ends on his lathe.
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poor car out in the rain. when we had the bonnet up the wind was so hard it broke away and fell of so gave fixed that so i could drive home lol
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Great work!
thanks mate. Gav's amazing with a welder and pretty much everything else lol
Looking good mate:agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
:cool: cant wait till its on!!!
well small update. today i have cleaned and polished the car. fitted a bleed valve and turned the boost up a bit. was running 14.2 psi now aprox 18/19 and to me made such a difference.
happysunnysundayboosting!!!!!:cool:
Glad you're getting some smiles from it all now it's sorted fella. :agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
me to mate. its not 100% there's still some small jobs to do but it drives and is reliable so that's all that matters at the mo. :)
although i have probably jinxed it now lol:crap:
:laugh: mate there is always something to go tits!
Did the replacing the switch sort your oil leak out?
no not yet mate. thats going to be done tomorrow when i have the front off. its not a bad leak at the mo. well since i took it off and cleaned it up and put it back on anyway. lol
I've got to do my timing cover and sump. I'm getting my mate I do it though lol.
what there leaking?
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10202885083989404
found this out today. miss it:cry:
lookin good , gav is sucha legend...:agree:, good to see he still has his puffa jacket...:)
lol i know he has had that for years. how do you know him?
past lover....:laugh:, a good friend from way back, meet him first through bruce, yonks ago, must catch up some time...Quote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
yeah definitely mate. pop over i spent the day there today and im back again in the morning. :coffee: you should see his maxi!
hes doing my intercooler and spotting problem after problem on my car and fixing them. and im painting his house :) good trade. i haven't a clue on half the things he says and he hates decorating. so works out well for both of us. i did mention you this morning and hes said he knows you from way back.
How's things coming along?
sorry mate just seen this. :ashamed:Quote:
Originally Posted by bood
intercooler is now on and looks lush. when i clean the car ill take some pics. also fitted a bailey header tank. moved oil cooler. sorted some dodgy pipe work. car runs better than ever now. but needs some new tyres. sorting that this week.
well busy day today. oil leak is now fixed. so thought id take the bumper/grill/intercooler/rad and bonnet off so i could get to the block and give it a bit of a clean and fix some crappy wiring. hears some pics.
before.
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look at the soldering that has been done. :mad:
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after some cleaning and repairing of some wires.
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back together after coolant change. came across some small problems. my fan relay has died so took the one from my fogs for now as they have no bulbs, o i also fitted a new tdc sensor.
also i have some questions. what are all these wires from?
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can anyone help with this i dont like loose wires.
also temp fitted my oil catch tank. :cool:
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Orange and brown near sump are for OE oil pressure sender unit.
Blue purple and black… mmmm think they are perc fan, will have to check the book first though…
thats great thanks mate. i did think perc fan but wanted to check before removing them totally.
with the oil pressure wires how does it work as i have 2 sensors. one in the block and one in the oil feed for the turbo ( as seen in first clean picture ) bu each has only one connector,
and i was told the two wires are a pair that go together. :scratch:
Good effort there, must of took some time getting the grime off! :agree: Should help with future tweaking as won't need glove to keep ya hands clean, or at least that's what I tell myself when scrubbing away. :laugh: :cool:
:laugh: yeah i still need to do the rest of the engine. but wana make sure i have no leaks what so ever. then it may stay clean..... for a bit lol
Good work there mate glad to see it coming along well
thanks mate. its getting there slowly. want to make sure its ready for french car show in june.
well went over to see me old mate stevo today after work to "play with he cars" got a few bits done. so hears some pics.
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hope you like. :cool::cool::cool:
:cool: I'm liking both the silver and the black Willy Wheels.
Niiice:smokin:
Double trouble....nice;)
thanks guys.
the wheels do look good. apart from my front pass side one. im not going to go into it as it upsets me:cry:
some stupid bint run me off the road and its curbed to fudge. so im going to sort that and polish the outer lip on mine.
and woznaldo there gray. i forget the actual colour.
Great pics, both cars look great :agree:
Edit - having used some Autoglym tyre dressing for the first time this week, I can thoroughly recommend it for your wheels Smithy. :agree:
:laugh: i wasnt happy that my wheels/tires looked crap :cry: ill be getting some of that then mate.
Damn they look good :D
totally agree!!!!:cool::cool::cool:
It took me about 30 seconds to apply to all the wheels on my Mrs' Focus, they were dull/brown to begin with and came up great. I used about half the amount this guy does here, no need to rub in or anything:Quote:
Originally Posted by smithyr5gt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im09qiSCa40
Looks like it's about £6 though:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_sa...essing&_sop=15
I usually spray some into a small cup and use a paint brush to apply, less waste and chance of over spray getting on alloys and paint work. :D
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nice!!! ill get some tomorrow and put some new "cleaner" pics up :laugh:
thanks guys.
Looking wicked smithy. Loving it?
Good pic mate. They look awesome.:agree:
thanks guys. means a lot. :agree:
cant wait for fcs. its gona be epic!! really hope as many people come as pos!
not much to update really. oil leak has stopped.car runs sweet as now. love driving it everyday. just two things to concentrate on now. stevos carb rebuild. and getting my car clean and tidy for FCS.
after FCS i will be concentraiting on getting all the bits for the new project. f7rt conversion. i will be picking up the engine friday. and will start stripping it and sorcing parts straight away. my not do the conversion till winter as i want the car for the summer. all depends on how fast i could change over the engines.
also spent the my day off yesterday with Gav. painting and playing with his beast. some pics.
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for anyone that is interested in Gavs car it has a 7 page spead in this months Performance french car mag.
That colour is gorgeous!
it is isn't it lol love this car!
Looking nice there smithy, and your mates car wow that is lovely. Oh and I wish I only had to wash me car ready for fcs :cry:
:laugh::laugh:
better get cracking mate. :p
I shouldn't have said that. something will no doubt go wrong like a week before lol
if I have to push it there I will.
few more jobs done.
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jobs to do.
fit new tubular mani when its hear.
clean and port inlet mani.
clean and refit alternator.
fit new water pump with new sensor.
and fit campus pulley (when i find one)
sort all brackets and clips.
find some more blue hoses and get rid of the red ones.
clean polish drive to FCS! get drunk get burnt have a laugh.... done, :cool:
well small update. more new bits. (small but new)
http://i881.photobucket.com/albums/a...0_130025-1.jpg
also started cleaning up the f7r engine. pics later.
well after a very long 2 days of hard graft on the car she is ready for fcs!!!!! bring on the boost!!!!!:cool:
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You could have washed it smithy :laugh: looking good bud. See you soon ;)
Now then, subtle wheel mods, decent tyres and some dressing. What a difference! Ace. :) :agree:
lol see you there fella!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nad-5GTT
there not decent tyres mate. think i have 3 different types on her lol no budget see. tings are looking up though. may have a new job with lots of money!!:smokin: