matt black track r5 gtt

[TrixNFlix]

A few pics from my mot today

Failed on about 6 things, so not bad for a car thats not been driven for about 2 years!



Its far to low at the back though!!!!



Ridiculous!


I only realised how low the car was when i put the gaz dampers on the back as it had been in storage with non on.

Few more pics







So i need to raise torsion bar about two inches

Change front brake flexi hoses

Change wiper

Change front struts to coilovers

Sort out handbrake and rear calipers so they are actually working

Thats about it. Any tips on the rear torsion?, realy not looking forward to that.

I may just make mallory on track if i actually grasp an ounce of motivation!

Also i drove it about 20 miles to the mot and was surprised how nice it felt, gave me the smile factor

Even the mot tester was impressed with its general solidness and how nice it sounded.

[J8TRO]

Sticker Bombed cage -

[philg]

Nice one steptoe, get on it man

[James5]

Andy, that looks awesome

[5 turbo]

Beastie...Feckn luv the bombing of the cage

[TrixNFlix]

The mrs started stickerbombing the cage, it's about half done as she ran out of stickers. Fellow member devilish Dave saw the cage and said "uhh I don't like that, is that what u youngsters are in too?!"

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

The mrs started stickerbombing the cage, it's about half done as she ran out of stickers. Fellow member devilish Dave saw the cage and said "uhh I don't like that, is that what u youngsters are in too?!"

..just what i would of said..., well done andy , good to see you cracking on with the ole girl!!!...national day it is then....

[J8TRO]

ha ha ha the sticker of the Naked balaclava wearing dude right in your face as your driving..........

[TNT ANDY]

Unbelievably awesome - I absolutely love that car, very brave to do it, but wow. Don't tell the missus but I've fallen in love with another 5.

Don't tell Fluffy either.

You gotta be chuffed to bits. Well done - another one back on the road.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OxJwsKN8wk

Every time you open the door I think

[Tony Walker]

looks ace love the megane decals too. cage looks brilliant and i love the reg painted on the bonnet.

[Guybrush]

Loving the colour, decals & wheels as for the tailgate and cage......

[Trevhib]

"So i need to raise torsion bar about two inches"

Steady on, maybe an inch and a quarter

Car looks smart.

[Logg]

Looks very nice mate loving the little details like the cage and megane style stickers.

Oh I hope spooky don't get wind of a torsion bar be raised it'll break his heart.

[TrixNFlix]

ha ha ha the sticker of the Naked balaclava wearing dude right in your face as your driving..........

Ha ha , I'm sure she did that on purpose!

[TrixNFlix]

Thanks for all the comments guys, I'm feeling the Rtoc love
The motivation is flowing back

[Big Steve - Raider]

Like this!!

[elmof1]

Really like the colour

[devilish dave]

Can't believe you've bought a 5 that i can't buff and make you keep clean

[Alan]

Megan stickers

[dangerous dave]

i need to see this car sometimes, it looks i have a massive pile of money that im to scared to spend on a top respray as im worried i'll get mugged off

its half done in matt black, just needs finishing then im building the car up.. respray can wait, as i think its easier to find a woman to rim your butt than it is to find a top painter..

[Brigsy]

Wondered where this had gone, seen it ages ago on renault5gtturbo.com. Days work them few jobs, get them sorted and ready for mallory

[TrixNFlix]

Well much to my own amazement I managed to motivate myself to do a couple of hours on the old girl. Just torsion bar to adjust (I've settled on raising it by just an inch now) and rear calipers to fit and we are ready for another mot.

Started first time again after a long period of neglect!

Got new ph1 gaz coil overs on the front. Need some advice into what size springs and poundage I need for occasional road and track use. Not bothered about it being a hard ride. The springs had stamped on them 8 250. Am I right in thinking they are 8 inch long with spring rate of 250 pounds. Also didn't have anything to measure them, are they 1.9 or 2.25 wide? How low can I take the ph1 gaz coil overs as I want it really low.
Would like it slightly lower than the back after the rear is lifted about 1 inch.

[philg]

Sound like they are 8" 250lbs, my standard springs i think were 8" 275lbs, i could not get the drop i wanted with the 7.5" wide rims, the bottom collars where so close to the tyres it meant using spacers, instead i got some spring from James which were only 6" long, that slammed the bitch.

Its going to be down to the wheel clearance on the front Andy, you are going to have to just look at, willy wheels will probably be ok.

Give me a buzz if you want a chat about doing the torsion bars, its a pig of a job getting them out but dead easy to set up and refit

[philg]

just looking at the pictures again, leave the back alone and just drop the front, if you can get the bars out ok then yeah, but i like them spooky style

[TrixNFlix]

Sound like they are 8" 250lbs, my standard springs i think were 8" 275lbs, i could not get the drop i wanted with the 7.5" wide rims, the bottom collars where so close to the tyres it meant using spacers, instead i got some spring from James which were only 6" long, that slammed the bitch.

Its going to be down to the wheel clearance on the front Andy, you are going to have to just look at, willy wheels will probably be ok.

Give me a buzz if you want a chat about doing the torsion bars, its a pig of a job getting them out but dead easy to set up and refit

Are they 1.9 or 2.25 wide springs on the front Phil?
Still need to know what poundage of spring to use, was thinking either 6 inch or maybe 4 inch!
It's currently sat as low as it wil go as the prima wheels rub on the collars also. Doesn't look slammed at all!

[SCHWARTZ]

Looks ace matey, looking at temp gauge guess its still c1j. Any plans to b18ft it?
Love the color looks spot on.

[TrixNFlix]

Looks ace matey, looking at temp gauge guess its still c1j. Any plans to b18ft it?
Love the color looks spot on.

Hi Gary, yup it's c1j, now if it didn't have a vnt bolted to the side of it it would be long gone. Plan is to mot it, and rag it to death, with the b18ft with t28 ready to drop in when it gives me grief!

[James5]

Hi Gary, yup it's c1j, now if it didn't have a vnt bolted to the side of it it would be long gone. Plan is to mot it, and rag it to death, with the b18ft with t28 ready to drop in when it gives me grief!

Is that the VNT I built / converted ? How's it doing? Maybe use the VNT on the B18ft when you go that b18ft route

[SCHWARTZ]

sounds ace matey. having a short ride in james late 5 I know how well the c1j's go with a vnt, but defo have a b18ft lurking in the shadows just in case

[TrixNFlix]

Is that the VNT I built / converted ? How's it doing? Maybe use the VNT on the B18ft when you go that b18ft route

That's the one James.
Yeah thought about the vnt route on the b18ft. What sort of boost pressure can this turbo take, obviously I will have to monitor for det, should timing be fully retarded on the standard crank sensor?

[James5]

That's the one James.
Yeah thought about the vnt route on the b18ft. What sort of boost pressure can this turbo take, obviously I will have to monitor for det, should timing be fully retarded on the standard crank sensor?

I would automatically with a VNT retard the TDC sensor, anything over standard GTT boost matey I would defo also monitor for knock and look to set fueling for max of 11.8 @ WOT.

Boost wise I would say go for what you feel it's basically the same spec as the turbo developments vnt I would go for 20psi manifold myself and increase to what you want but monitor charge temps aswell

[philg]

Are they 1.9 or 2.25 wide springs on the front Phil?
Still need to know what poundage of spring to use, was thinking either 6 inch or maybe 4 inch!
It's currently sat as low as it wil go as the prima wheels rub on the collars also. Doesn't look slammed at all!

Mine are 2.25 im sure, measure the top of the collar the spring sits in, or the id of the sprig itself.

300 lbs is probably best, im sure james have 450s or something

[bigdur]

Great car this, I see you've stripped some of the passenger side of the dash out, would you be able to post some more pics please to satisfy my curiosity?

[Ashy]

Looks good, did you get the decals made up yourself?

Why is the roof shiney?

[TrixNFlix]

Great car this, I see you've stripped some of the passenger side of the dash out, would you be able to post some more pics please to satisfy my curiosity?

Hi Jack, all being well I shall be up at the car on sat! So I'll try and get some pics up then, it's work in progress still though, like most of the car!

[TrixNFlix]

Looks good, did you get the decals made up yourself?

Why is the roof shiney?

The roof is gloss black. This car was originally red, then white with gloss black roof then Matt black. Engine bay is a mess as is still red with the Scuttle panel done in white! Bits like the engine bay won't really be messed with until the engine is swapped to b18ft. As always with these r5's they tend to look better in pictures! Don't get me wrong though this is the most solid r5 I have seen, but I'm not gona make it a minter as I don't want to be in the same boat as philg and be scared to drive it!
Decals were done by the previous owner, think he got them off eBay. Think they are megane r26 decals? With r5gtt in place of r26?

[bigdur]

Thanks, I've got a stripped out black track one too, fiddling about with the last few jobs atm, welded some door bars in etc, be nice to see how much can easily be removed.
Thanks Andy.

[philg]

[REBEL GT TURBO]

Thats looking soooo awesome mate!! so glad you have done something different than just a standard 5!

Top job mate and that sticker bombed cage is the sh*t mate!

[bigdur]

Hi Jack, all being well I shall be up at the car on sat! So I'll try and get some pics up then, it's work in progress still though, like most of the car!

Did you take a pic for me in the end?

[LiamR]

This 5 looks great

[TrixNFlix]

Did you take a pic for me in the end?

Not been to it due to the ****e weather over the last 3 weeks.
Basically all that's left of the original dash is the centre grey plastic part.

[TrixNFlix]

This 5 looks great

Cheers Liam.

[philg]

Not been to it due to the ****e weather over the last 3 weeks.
Basically all that's left of the original dash is the centre grey plastic part.

Slacker, i was out all weather, you big wuss

[bigdur]

Agreed, get up there, I want to see a photo

[TrixNFlix]

well alot has changed in the last year. Bought a house got engaged blah blah blah.........
With the house came a garage. which ive kitted out with lighting, heating and sockets. Most of my tools are sorted just need some decent welding gear. Ive got a little apprentice (a fellow rtoc member) and work has started again. Got some nice ideas and instead just bodging a few things to get it on the road its having a full overhaul. All my C1j stuff is going straight away, replacing with all my b18ft goodies. Work has started on engine bay and dash. Anyone after a c1j with vnt?

[tubbyG]

Swap you my t28 with .49 rear for the vnt!

[TrixNFlix]

Swap you my t28 with .49 rear for the vnt!

he he, .49 is baby size for my b18ft

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