The fronts been lowered on 35mm springs with new oe shocks and the rear has been raised to a few mm below oe height as she was slammed on her arse when jrp pick her upOriginally Posted by Hoolio
The fronts been lowered on 35mm springs with new oe shocks and the rear has been raised to a few mm below oe height as she was slammed on her arse when jrp pick her up
At the request of several people, here follows an update.
To those of you that are actualy botherd, and for those of vain interest and following this cars progress, MOT time is around the corner.
The car is now as it stands (due to hard work by the following James5, Dave..H, philr5t, Fido's got a raidar) Mot ready more or less... some more gear box oil and its ready..
All the tiny small bits have been getting done over the past few weeks to which i owe thanks to the above mentioned for helping.
Once Mot'd (sat 17th 9am) and assuming it passes the tracking set up, it will be road tested fully, then sat until monday 19th when it goes to the body shop for the few finnishing touches... this is assuming it passes mot.
What with some rather testing times over the past year, back opperations and the like.... silly drug things blah blah, i just wanna say thanks to all involved in helping; wether it by giving of parts, advice etc etc and for those close keeping me on the straight and narrow... even to the extent they talked about building an engine for my wheel chair.
If it was not for certain people on here my car would still be the 300 quid wreck it was on day dot.. not the multiples or k it now stands at.
cheers chaps.
Last edited by JRP; 08-04-2010 at 23:43.
How much do you want for the car?...
Your welcome matey loved doing it fingers crossed for the mot I can't see anything going wrong or it failingeverything is like new.
You got any pics floating about mate?
I wish I got some pics last night car was looking and sounding fantastic. Just needs oe side decals and a a1 condition tailgate badge to finish the old girl of but that can be done at a later date.
Hope jrp is pleased with the end results keep me / us posted on MOT results matey
Before I forget don't forget to get the tracking looked at JRP and get them to alighn your steering wheel up correctly aswell
The only things that can go wrong at MOT is the wheel bearings and co2. They should do the head light alignment for you.
JRPs petrol wheelchair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSHZh...x=0&playnext=1
its not jrp but hay
i dont think you will have any probs with the mot jerp especially when its my mate doing it
A few pictures.
Had a few issues. Main one being the alternator is KAPUT, car would start then run up road, idle then die.... then not turn over just click.... leave it 10 mins its just about starts.
Put volt meter across alt running and got 11.26 v and same across battery, our guess alternator....
any way once thats done, all shall be ok...
only other issue was heater matrix pipe blew off and slight missing at about 3k revs,
blah blah, blah blah
Ohhhhhhhhh also hand brake light is constantly on>>>> any ideas people?
another good night tonight jerp so close to being back on the road
re: the alt / battery prob. be sure to check and re check all earths are good
I had an rac guy tell me 130miles from home, that my battery and alt are kaput. only to get relayed home and find my earth had came loose slowly over a couple of weeks untill the bolt feel out and was no longer attached to anything
fixed that and still have the same battery and alt that the guy tested and said was at fault.
missfire ? or just bogging down ?
Handbrake light system on the 5 is pretty simple there is a switch on the hand brake that sends a signal when the handbrake is placed in the down position to the dash to turn off the dash light, I am assuming either the cable wasn't put back on for the handbrake off switch or the switch is broken (the cable is lilac/ purple in colour with a spade connection on it) or it got knocked off when the carpet was put back in.
With ref to the alternator - Check the earths are actually to bare metal and not on paint so maybe a case of removing a couple to check and sanding down then putting the cable back with bolt and going voer the top of them with some of your por15 to give it some protection. Maybe worth putting an extra earth in place you can never have to many earths but they need to go to bare metal and from a bare metal part of the engine could just be due to the car being painted that nothing is going to a bare metal part of the car.
3k missfire could be a few things, spark plug gap incorrect, knackered dizzy + Rota arm, HT leads, Main HT leads, AEI, Fueling related, Timing (Dizzy gear), TDC.
With ref to the heater matrix pipe just get it on an tighthen it up
But top work guys I take it you done the gearbox fluid now? Shame I couldn't be with you all yesterday
Last edited by James5; 15-04-2010 at 09:50.
This is a ready for MOT project renault 5 gt turbo.... by no means finnished yet!! but MOT reday.
Now i'll bore you with lots of photos
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john mate she looks ****ing sexy
Fingers crossed for tomorrow morning matey.
I like it mate. Good work
Congrats bud she looks proper tidy
nice
well nice , ,she is still waiting for her sister best pull my finger out , good work mate
Bloody nice that.
Can't wait to get mine doneNeed more weekends / time off work
Let me know how it goes tomorrow morning
Best of luck mate
FAIL
001. near side front (no beam image) needs adjusting (HOW?)
002. offside front drives seat insecure (after a total tug)
003. off side rear fuel system leaking (WILL NEVER FILL UP AGAIN)
004. exhaust emmissions too high(DONE)
005. engine idle speed to high (DONE)
006. offside front tie rod nut loose. steering locking device insecure (DONE)
007. offside lower ball joint nut/bolt loose locking device ineffective (DONE)
008. offside rear inner wheel arch not welded to outer sill...(tiny gap)
009. nearside front inner sill one little hole
010. near side outer sill not welded to inner suspension comp (tiny amount)
Thing is i didnt bother with inner seals as they all appeared fine!...
I HAVE THE FECKING NEEDLE
although the things wrong are very small in comparison to things that potential could be wrong.
Big thanks to all in volved to this point, your hard work has shown, and these silly fails are my piss poor fault.
Last edited by JRP; 19-04-2010 at 13:33.
Good luck with it geez, sure you will have it sorted in no time
At least we have a list
Last edited by James5; 17-04-2010 at 16:36.
Strange seeing jrp behind the wheel of a gtt been a long time
Nice thread mate
At least we have a list
leak is coming from fuel tank bung mate
006. offside front tie rod nut loose. steering locking device insecure
you were told about that when i sorted the brakes out
glad to see nothing to report on the brakes but that dont suprise me as I sorted them out
006. offside front tie rod nut loose. steering locking device insecure
you were told about that when i sorted the brakes out
glad to see nothing to report on the brakes but that dont suprise me as I sorted them out
No, what you did was spot on. Iam sorting bits out as we speak... hmmmmmm gotta get it to body shop wednesday, should be a fun drive
Ok, i have done a fw of the bits, track rod, ball joint, emissions, idle speed.
Well i think ive done teh emmisions assuming the gas o tester is accurate.
Need to get a small thing for the drivers seat front screw, as the tiny block has gone missing. (not the big black things for the rear bolts on drivers seat)
Just burnt feck out my hand, saw heater matrix hose popping off again (after tightning) and as i poped hand down to nick it up it popped off! CNUT!
anyway im getting there
Good man almost there then Jrp Jerpa jihad
when the body shop return the car, its going down weds... depends what work needs doing. things are getting thereGood man almost there then Jrp Jerpa jihad
With ref to the fuel tank leak I remember markeyb saying he got some kind of putty that he used on his fuel tank to stop leaks and it worked fine. Not to sure that Halfords will do this but a local motor factor may.
Could be a case of getting it online and getting it delivered and when you pic your 5 up putting it on then
Last edited by James5; 19-04-2010 at 15:26.
car looks amazingalmost like its just driven out of the showroom!
!
so jelous you wouldnt belive!
Drive to body shop...
1. A new oil leak has sprung, and its a real leak not a drip. (possible the oil pressure sender thingy)
2. gearbox oil leak still... where the feck is it comming from.
3. need tank repair putty stuff!!! i belive the bung is to blame for my leak, lost alot of fuel on the road.
Apart from that it drives real nice, just needs some tracking doing.
Looks like when i get it back (errrrrrhhh) i'll remove all hoses from teh bay and find the leaks
Drive to body shop...
1. A new oil leak has sprung, and its a real leak not a drip. (possible the oil pressure sender thingy)
2. gearbox oil leak still... where the feck is it comming from.
3. need tank repair putty stuff!!! i belive the bung is to blame for my leak, lost alot of fuel on the road.
Apart from that it drives real nice, just needs some tracking doing.
Looks like when i get it back (errrrrrhhh) i'll remove all hoses from teh bay and find the leaks
I'll be up my lover to give you hand
The garage is soooo empty
Means i'll have a tidy up and paint i think.
I read a thread on here, the stuff to buy was from jewsons i think, i wrote it down on my list, i will have a look for you.
Someone did a plastic weld job with a soldering iron, might be worth a go.
Mine leeks so its a repair or swap with my campus.
phil
Any progress new's matey from the bodyshop??
Wont have car for pod... stuck at body shop... All because im stupidly picky...
So apart from my birthday weekend being ruint... i shall get over it... nothing vodka skittles cant cure.
Looks like i'll be in the Merc ohhh joy... can i have a german corner?
Just a quick note.. Tomorrow night at mine is off to those who were going to attend... back problems have arised again
A great day had by all i think... nice little turn out AND some pukka photos!
Long arse day in the end but well worth it.
Managed to pop the engine bay back together after finding a few leaks and get alot of other things sorted.
oh well enjoy
Thats a fantastic pic matey
https://www.rtoc.org/boards/attachmen...8&d=1275339851
Well done to you boys sorting out the leaks
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