My Project

[gtmatt]

Well after a long break , im back with a new five , i missed it so much and every 1 said u would get a new one , this is my thrid and its for keeps now .

I am goin to refurb this car back to its former glory , new paint ,seats,door cards nice engine the works standard wheels refurbed ,rebuild engine as its done 113,000miles
i will update the stages as i go along with the repaint, undersealing engine build ,my aim is to make it councours .

the tsw are for sale on the car

so i got this car today cheap ,it needs alot of work but it will look better once refurbed

I need some items ,
boot carpet
roof lining
seats
renault jack and nut wrench
centre cousole
clock hood
front bumper



here are some pics

[smithsgtt]

glad to have help matt hope you do well with her did you get it for that amount i told you?

[gtmatt]

oh i forgot to say thanks to smithsgtt for finding me a local five thanks mate

[smithsgtt]

not a problem iam allways getting them offered

but due to lack of space they have to either get sold quickly or find someone close to the car that want them .

[bye_all_c_ya]

i can help out with the parts mate

roof lining
renault jack and nut wrench
centre cousole
these are the bits ive got here now

[gtmatt]

i can help out with the parts mate

roof lining
renault jack and nut wrench
centre cousole
these are the bits ive got here now

how much ??
door cards u got any of them ??

[bye_all_c_ya]

just sold them lol im breaking 2 campus's so if there is nythink else just ask

[bye_all_c_ya]

roof lining £6
renault jack and nut wrench £10
centre cousole £10
collection

[bye_all_c_ya]

do you have the standard wheels yet?

[smithsgtt]

ive got passanger side if thats any good to you jim

[smithsgtt]

passanger side doorcard i ment to say

[Brigsy]

Looks like a decent base for a restore Matt

[Bushy]

Looks good matt, sorry i was struggling so badly to get information out of mate on the other 5!! (blood out of a stone springs to mind!)

Looks like your sorted though

[gtmatt]

yeah no worries mate , its goin to be a long time before finsh ,just in process of stripping it , pics to follow

[gtmatt]

Well today as i am on a four day weeka t work decided to do abit on the car stripping it for the the respray inside and out , came across some nasty rust in the same spots as normal ,does any any know what the best way to remove the rust ,should a weld in a new plate ??

[Rob@Backyardracing]

Looking good mate for the price you paid, Bumper mounts etc easy job for welding up on your own, just cut it right back tho, get your body man to do window sills id say... Ill pop over and check it out soon...

[Alex]

Looks like a good base Matt. Keep us posted on your progress

[Scoff]

I've seen much worse mate, looks like a good base good luck, if I can help with anything just shout.

[gtmatt]

I've seen much worse mate, looks like a good base good luck, if I can help with anything just shout.

thanks scoff for that ,yeah just getting the body work sweet respray inside out etc the works , then engine will be out for rebuild will give you a shout then lol

[Rob@Backyardracing]

thanks scoff for that ,yeah just getting the body work sweet respray inside out etc the works , then engine will be out for rebuild will give you a shout then lol

Scoff doesnt touch C1j`s you know where i am....

[Scoff]

quite, I ment if I could help you with bits / welding or whatever mate just shout

[gtmatt]

thanks guys long away until its mint

[gtmatt]

well just a bit of an update , got the engine out today ,so the engine can be rebulit and the bay sprayed nice and white
oh and a nice little oe treat for the inside snapped it up fast

[Rob@Backyardracing]

Your soon cracking on...

[gtmatt]

im goin start on the bodywork ,, there is quite a bit of suface rust , and deep rust , im goin to cut it out in the bad places and weld plates in etc , just want to know whats the best stuff to treat rust ,to make it does not come back ?? or whats the process of treating rust ?? thanks matt

[Kris M]

POR-15 is quality stuff for rust.......

[gtmatt]

where do i get that from does that remove it

[gtmatt]

or the best rust remover ie kurrust ?? rust primer ??

[gtmatt]

ive started on the bodywork today , and ive noticed to big holes in the outer sills on both sides, goin to get some new ones ,whats the best way to fit them on as ive not done it before ?? do i tack them on over the old ones

[gtmatt]

ive started on the bodywork today , and ive noticed to big holes in the outer sills on both sides, goin to get some new ones ,whats the best way to fit them on as ive not done it before ?? do i tack them on over the old ones

any one ????????????/

[Alastair]

any one ????????????/

You can but i wouldnt, the correct way is to either patch them or cut the entire old panel out and replace with the new one... if you tack over them the rust will still be weak underneath any you have just welded to that.. and the rust will soon attack the new panels. Do it right and cut out the rot - its a pain but worth doing properly, especialy if you think that most of the stregnth in a 5 shell comes from the sills...

[gtmatt]

thanks mate i will cut it out then and patch them up

[Alastair]

You can see here what mine looked like before i started. If you look through the first little bit ive cut out at the rear end youll see the inner sill (vertical plate) that also looks quite rusty, be sure to check this bit when you are chomping out the rust. If your lucky they will still be solid and only suffering from surface rust which you can treat with a good grinding and then a suitable anti-rust (I used De-Ox Gel by Built Hamber - top stuff). In the end most of this sill came off and got sorted properly. It is easier to do if you buy a sill panel to chop up to make the patches from rather than 'forging' your own from 2mm mild steel plate, which takes ages!



Good luck

[gtmatt]

i will crack on tomorrow cutting it all out thanks again just ordered that ox gel as well

[gtmatt]

right the car is ready for spray shop now its getting picked up and it will be in there getting the welding and prep work and the spray work , getting sprayed in 389 white the way it was from the factory few picks stripped

next up dated will be when its been sand blasted and preped and sprayed in some stages thanks for reading matt

got some de ox gel thanks alastair


dash out




sound deading off

[BriC]

Forgot to reply to your text mate.. The windscreen bonds in, and to remove it you need a tool that is basically like cheesewire and it has 2 handles on each end, so you use that to cut through the adhesive. Pretty easy job if you have someone to lend you a hand. I borrowed one from my Mums work, but you can get them off ebay

[gtmatt]

thanks dude will look on ebay now cheers matt

[Mart]

[Tiny Tim]

Calm down Mart.

Matt, you might want to look into dry ice if you want to be lazy removing the sound deadening.

[gtmatt]

Calm down Mart.

Matt, you might want to look into dry ice if you want to be lazy removing the sound deadening.

ha ha heated it up got most of it up , theres only residue left , that will come off with thinners thanks though tim

[gtmatt]

right the car is in the garaged getting painted ,it will be not sprayed in a booth just a big unit , now the problem is that do i paint the car in 2pack paint or base coat and clear ??
which one should i go for ?? its goin to be painted in white as well any advice thanks matt

[gtmatt]

little update , just a few pics of repairs should be ready for paint in the next 2 weeks , i have gone for base coat and clear , audi ibis white ly9c ,so it should be a nice white

rear bumper mount plated up


rear window seal area fixed


getting preped in warm garage


some nice rot here


all welded and fixed now will post pics later on

all brackets and calipers etc have been sent to zinc platers and powder coaters pics to follow
thanks for looking matt

[smithsgtt]

looking good mate if you need anything let me know

[gtmatt]

got a little further this weekend got the inside preped and sparyed in primer , getting sprayed in base coat and clear next weekend ,then start on the outside engine bay etc

any way he is some progress pics


rot area fixed.

inside preped and sanded




inside in primer

[JamesF]

New poster! (less than 10 posts)

Looking good mate, im missing mine now.

[BriC]

Fook me mate.. You'll be finished before me at this rate! Looking good

[gtmatt]

well got the inside painted today and the engine bay came out well , the colour is ly9c audi ibis white

took the subframe off for power coating ,starting on the outside next week ,with the body panels



subframe off for power coating


inside car in base coat


and some clear coat

[Wallace]

Looking good

That glossy finish looks fantastic........spot on

[Bushy]

your definatly cracking on mate! Paint looks like its come out nice, any timeframe on getting it finished?

[gtmatt]

thanks mate , im looking into winter really , just time and money as it has become expensive little project but it will be worth it , how is yours doing ??