R5 GTT, project car!!!!!

[footlongstrong]

New poster! (less than 10 posts)

Hi everyone,

I am going to start a build thread on my R5 turbo which i bought with fire damage on the front end (please see photos).
The fire took out parts of the loom and as you can imagine everything within that area e.g Grill,Headlight,loom,fan,indicators,bonnet,wings etc.
The reason for buying this fire damaged one was because the shell itself is really tidy with barley no rust on it at all and to repair the damaged parts wouldnt be that hard of a job (easier then welding the shell back together).

The car itself has only done 41k so has had a fairly easy life untill someone tried to make a bonfire out of it

Photos from the first day.





The day after i got the car i stripped out all damaged parts to asses how much damage the fire had caused.




It seemed the fire hadnt done to much damage, only cosmetic really. as stated above parts of the loom were burnt so needed to make all of this safe before i tried to get it started.
Trying to start this car seemed to be a challenge as it had so many obstacles in the way, it hadnt been started in 2 years, it had been set alight and i didnt know if it was a runner when buying it so fingers crossed
I started by making the burnt loom safe and tracing the wires back as fair as they were melted, most of them were only melted locally but i came across 1 wire which was proving a problem so i had to take the dashboard apart and find out its destination.





After rewiring the melted cable it was time to try and crank it over, so fill with oil,water and build up the oil pressure, then i went for gold and tried to start it................................................ ............................
Nothing happened so further investigation was needed.
1-no spark
2-fuel pump not firing
3-i found a alarm hiding under the dashboard



So next step was to remove the alarm and try again. still no fuel pump. took the relay out to find out it wasnt working, so with a little tickle on the battery i managed to make the relay open itself again and now works perfect

so attempt 2............. after a few turns of the key and checking various things while turning it over..........boom it started and sounded surprisingly good. (video below)



As you can imagine i was over the moon it started and sounds amazing considering its been sat for 2 years.

so next step was to start getting the odd jobs done ready for a MOT (hopefully)




So thats as fair as ive got up to date, BUT i have lots planned for this car during the winter months (the photo below may give you some ideas of what i have planned for it)



More to follow...............

[Big Steve - Raider]

Good old C1J's, even a fire won't kill one

[footlongstrong]

Haha, cant believe it started if im honest. gotta love the R5s.

[bod 182]

Us sparkys love a birdsnest of wires

[footlongstrong]

Us sparkys love a birdsnest of wires

cant beat a good bunch of melted wires,

[Slammed 66]

Was it your fb turbo that I was swooning over at the gathering last month?

If so I'm very impressed and I'm sure big things will come of your new toy

Ross

[bood]

nice one, looks like it will be a rewarding project.

[Tony Walker]

Is it wierd that i actually like the way this looks?? extreme rat look lol.

[footlongstrong]

Is it wierd that i actually like the way this looks?? extreme rat look lol.

funny you should say that tony, as im going to make a rat out of it but with a solid shell underneath. Ive kept the grill in a safe place as i love the way it looks.
The problem with doing this is you either get it or you don't. But i love the rat camper vans.

[phase i 16 v turbo]

Nice to see another one being saved. If you need help with any parts please ask.

Thanks
Mike

www.gt-turbo-spares.co.uk

[footlongstrong]

Nice to see another one being saved. If you need help with any parts please ask.
H
Thanks
Mike

www.gt-turbo-spares.co.uk

Hi Mike,
I've had a look on your site, it's perfect and I shall be placing a order some point today.

[phase i 16 v turbo]

Hi Mike,
I've had a look on your site, it's perfect and I shall be placing a order some point today.

Not a problem, always happy to help.

Thanks

[Tony Walker]

Cool :-) I quite like the dripping headlight too.

[REBEL GT TURBO]

Lovin the black and white picture with the red fire bucket!! Love black 5's! Look mean!

[TNT Tricky Nicky]

Number plate looked familiar, must have come from the same dealer as barnyard bob.

Looks like a good starting point, I couldn't have helped myself and would have given it a good clean before I started working on it

[footlongstrong]

Cool :-) I quite like the dripping headlight too.

Would love to keep the headlight on but think my MOT centre might having something to say about it

[footlongstrong]

Lovin the black and white picture with the red fire bucket!! Love black 5's! Look mean!

Cheers mate, ive got some more like it i might post.

[footlongstrong]

Number plate looked familiar, must have come from the same dealer as barnyard bob.

Looks like a good starting point, I couldn't have helped myself and would have given it a good clean before I started working on it

I think the car used to be on here by the previous owner.

[TNT Tricky Nicky]

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthrea...t=barnyard+bob

That's barnyard bob.

Wouldn't suprise me if yours has been in the club before, most have a rtoc sticker by now

[footlongstrong]

Decided it was wise to change the door locks but instantly regretted it when i got to the drivers door and found that they hadn't used the right clip to hold the door lock in place but instead used car window sealant and if you know this stuff your know its like concrete once it sets so 1 hour later and alot of swearing i managed to get it out and this what i found......







Also gave it a good clean inside and the carpets have come up really good.

[footlongstrong]

https://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthrea...t=barnyard+bob

That's barnyard bob.

Wouldn't suprise me if yours has been in the club before, most have a rtoc sticker by now

Barnyard bob looks ace
My car and this car must of been from the same garage (sister car), and your right just noticed mine does have a RTOC sticker in the rear window

[footlongstrong]

Was it your fb turbo that I was swooning over at the gathering last month?

If so I'm very impressed and I'm sure big things will come of your new toy

Ross

Hi just released i hadnt replied to this message, Its my mates SA mazda RX7 and is a serious bit of kit, We have big things planned for my R5 over the winter.