Looking good!
Looking good!
cheers steve, is it a hard job?Originally Posted by Big Steve - Raider
Looking good mate!!
Now's the time to change any of those brakeline's if any of them look suspect??
cheers mikeLooking good!
This is looking nice, briggs had better not park his scrapper up next to yours now
phil
Lol cheers phil, briggsys is a clean example.This is looking nice, briggs had better not park his scrapper up next to yours now
phil
I always think there's something I can change and replace, I still don't think it's at the standard what some of the 5s on here are.
No not really, especially if you've got a brake pipe spanner/big bloody pair of MOLE grips!!
Just take the old suspect/rusty looking ones off & take them to a local garage & ask them to replicate them
Cheers steve, to be honest they look in decent nick really I think they may have been replaced beforeNo not really, especially if you've got a brake pipe spanner/big bloody pair of MOLE grips!!
Just take the old suspect/rusty looking ones off & take them to a local garage & ask them to replicate them
Well it's been a while since there has been any progress. Hired a van last nite so I could bring all the stuff from briggsys to mine, didn't take him long to get the ball rolling. Engines in now, just needs the loom/hoses all putting together so hopefully be all done soon
Here's a little pick a took off me phone il upload some off the camera later
Benj
Looking clean
Absolute minter, looking really good.
What type of air filter do you have, I want something similar to what you have, is it a K&N jobbie?
Cheers mate, yours is class
I got it off this website called autospecialists I noticed it in a fastford mag, cost £70 and came next day, well worth it
Engine bay is looking very nice, keep up the good work
Same people I got mine from in the summer great service very helpful company.Cheers mate, yours is class
I got it off this website called autospecialists I noticed it in a fastford mag, cost £70 and came next day, well worth it
Coming on nicely going to be alot of minty 5s on the road this summer!
Thanks mate, I'm aiming to get mine looking more like yours, OE!Cheers mate, yours is class
I got it off this website called autospecialists I noticed it in a fastford mag, cost £70 and came next day, well worth it
I think I'll have to get myself one of those filters too!
few more pics off the camera
hopefully have most of it done on sunday
Very Very nice and tidy.. nice bay
Looking nice and fresh, all the works paying off
At this rate you'll be back on the road before me
Enjoy starting it for the first time, such a wicked feeling
Keep the pics coming...........................
Very Very nice and tidy.. nice bay
Cheers mate
Cheers mate, yeh it's getting there now. Hopefully get quite a lot of it done tomorrow il keep the pics coming. How's yours doing is there much more to do?Looking nice and fresh, all the works paying off
At this rate you'll be back on the road before me
Enjoy starting it for the first time, such a wicked feeling
Keep the pics coming...........................
Not a great deal to get it back on the road - just come in from working on it -
Sort out: 2 x Oil leaks - Fiddle with Lights electric - get the bonnet back on and the front bumper
Theres still a long list of things that i want to do, but some if not most can wait till winter again......
Good luck tmrw, hope you get things moving
very nice work mate
Cheers lads
Well last Sunday got a some more work done, oil cooler and rad done, just needs the cooling system setting up with a few other things. Got the t2 back on for running it in, my t25 is probs going to need a rebuild there is a bit of play in it. The engine has had new liner seals fitted (cheers Briggs) so hopefully should run sweet. Iv bought a front mount cooler but not sure what I'm going to do with it yet, il be using my gttuning breadbin for the time being, iv painted it satin black it looks oem. Extended the filter as it's a very tight fit with the cooler there.
Here how it looks at the mo, not long now
Just bought some black boost hoses as well
Cheers Benj.
keep them coming
Looks mint mate
AGREEDkeep them coming
Are the boost hoses the ASI jobbies?
I've been thinking about getting some, but wondering what the quality's like?
It seems that with the other hoses its a lottery, you've either got a good batch or there a load of toss
keep up the good work
no problemo mate hopefully we will have it running if we get down on thursday
Rites mate! Buzzing like, forgot to mention the tricky fitting of the fuel regulator and briggsys gearbox sensor rage lol. Not long now like, il have to get her taxedno problemo mate hopefully we will have it running if we get down on thursday
Will do mate, when its at the garage getting the tracking done il get a few shots underneath of the powder coated sump and subframekeep them coming
Cheers Jonny, hows yours coming along mate?Looks mint mate
Not sure mate it's a uk seller on eBay but i think they are the same ones. My other hoses are spot on like, are yours ok no problems?AGREED
Are the boost hoses the ASI jobbies?
I've been thinking about getting some, but wondering what the quality's like?
It seems that with the other hoses its a lottery, you've either got a good batch or there a load of toss
keep up the good work
Speaking of lottery I was in the car earlier looking to see if I had any euro tickets lying about because there is an unclaimed ticket from county Durham lol, thought my luck was in but it wasn't
Not sure mate it's a uk seller on eBay but i think they are the same ones. My other hoses are spot on like, are yours ok no problems?
Speaking of lottery I was in the car earlier looking to see if I had any euro tickets lying about because there is an unclaimed ticket from county Durham lol, thought my luck was in but it wasn'tif you win billions...........remember my efforts on my 5
My hoses have been spot on, i have fiddled with the bleed nipples - added a better washer to the inside and a drop of silicone....so fingers crossed no probs what so ever
As said keep them pics coming, and keep up the good work - from those pics the car is looking mint
Cheers mate!
My hoses have been spot on, i have fiddled with the bleed nipples - added a better washer to the inside and a drop of silicone....so fingers crossed no probs what so ever
As said keep them pics coming, and keep up the good work - from those pics the car is looking mint
My intention was to do a nut and bolt job but its too much hassle lol, iv had quite a few of them replaced though
Yeh Briggs is doing the same with my water hoses
Il keep the pics coming
Not bad at all mate, bout 95% done just tidying up odds an sods an waiting for a few last bits to finish interior off. Dont want to take it to MOT half done.
Nice one mate, yeh best wait till is all done like. This engine bay restoration has bled me drylol
Sexual.... Great work mate, looks fantastic.
Fantastic work mate
Well done on building such a great 5, how did you get the carpet so clean
Cheers lads
The carpet was re newd at some point there's a recipt in my history, but I always keep on top of it hoovering and conditioning it
evening chaps
had briggs round yesterday putting all the last pieces back together, started up first time
its had a lot of time and money and its finally there, well the engine bay ha, theres still an on going list.
rolled it out tonight with the weather been nice, gave it a wash and a few pics in the light.
heres a pic of the bay when i first got the car, the bay was absolutely coverd in oil and muck, the pic doesnt show how bad it was.
i wanted to keep the bay looking pretty oe with some subtle mods.
nice subtle mod with the breather system, used the bracket for the degassing pot to hold the oil catch tank fits in nicely
was nice to see it with out a ton of dust lol
just needs a few little things doing now, change the choke bracket clip, raise the header tank a bit, re torque the head, add more coolant and think thats about it. also think il cut down the dumpvalve piece a bit its a bit long lol. going to tax it on friday
massive thanks to briggsy, hes been a big help with this car! also scott hes gave me a lot of help as well, bob and trev too. thanks to mike for helping out with parts and being reliable.
cheers, benj
absolutley stunning!! great work
Looking beeeeeeautiful mate
Looks prittttyyy, dont forget your jubilee clips on you carb to intercooler though mate although you probly already know..
Mat
Coming along nicely mate, looks real nice and subtle, looks OE + under the bonnet, keep it up!
Cheers chaps, not sure Jonny I mite put it on and yeh done away with the degassing pot and some of the water pipes. Yeh I no there's no clips mate
Spot on
Looking foooking sweet
Cheers mate, i no, should be on the roads next weekend I can't wait!Spot on
Looking foooking sweet
Excellent work, some of the effort that goes into these cars is awe inspiring.
Awesomeness!
Spot on mate love it looks absolutely mint again great work
Not sure if this has been mentioned before Ben but in the winter you might find that the lack of water through the carb base can cause the throttle to stick open partially. It usually goes away when fully warm but it's a right pain in the process.
It has to do with the carb base and throttle spindle being made of different metals and warming/heating up at different rates. The spindle gets pinched and sticks.
See how you get on. If it happens, at least you'll know what it is.
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