Slowly getting there!!!

[FurioKid]

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Bought my 5 roughly 2 years ago now, had it on the road for 3 months then when I blew the headgasket and realised the sills were like swiss cheese I decided to take her off the road and try and restore it.

What she looked like when I first bought her


Decided to strip the engine and start from scratch


Cut the old sills away and rewelded new ones in including inner sills



Then didn't really touch it for over a year due to work etc. but finally managed to see light at the end of the tunnel lol

Resprayed recently although only got pics in primer so far



I'll hopefully get some more pics soon as the interior is now back in with a new windscreen and the bodykits been refitted

[BriC]

You did the paintjob yourself?

[FurioKid]

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yeah I converted my garage into a spray tent and borrowed my mates compressor. Its by no means perfect but cost no where near as much as all my local bodyshops wanted lol

[BriC]

Fair play. First time, or have you done bodywork before?

[FurioKid]

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it was my first time spraying to be honest so was a little nervous, but hasn't come out too bad, gonna see about some graphics to hide crappy bits lol

[BriC]

Cool, cool! Take some piccies of it and get them up on here

[FurioKid]

I'll get some recent pics posted up of the car and the engine. Just gotta finish rebuilding the engine and get my wheels refurbed plus fit my door cards and she should hopefully be finished

[Mr 5]

should be like new when your done,cant wait to see the end results

[FurioKid]

Well basically everythings been replaced, even dropped the rear axle off cos the N/S/R chassis was rotten where the axle bolts too, so had to weld in a box section and redrill it lol. Also undersealed all the underneath aswell as replacing all the brake lines etc.

I'm hoping once shes done there'll only be a few niggly problems to sort..........but I think thats wishful thinking lol

[BriC]

Lol, my car is being painted too - check out my thread in this Project section.

[FurioKid]

I know its been a while since posting up about progress but been busy in the garage lol.

Heres just a few pics that I took tonight although hopefully get some more soon once its fully finished!!

Please forgive the mess in some of the pics, as I say haven't quite finished!









Please let me know what you think?

[BriC]

It's erm.. Loud

[FurioKid]

You can see it in the dark pretty well

[Misky]

Is enough air going to reach your rad with that HUGE intercooler at the front?

[FurioKid]

Did wonder that myself but the rad fans gonna be on a switch anyways and plus my way of thinking is that the air goes straight through the intercooler so it'll hit the oil cooler and the radiator behind

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Little ldea also, make some plates and attach them to the front panel next to the intercooler so it directs air which hasn't gone through the intercooler round it and into the rad

[Bigfoot]

Is the cross member joined behind the intercooler or has it just been cut?

[FurioKid]

Gd idea mate, might have a go at doing that!

No the crossmember is still joined, no need to cut it. Only thing that has been cut is the bonnet brackets as they would've caught the intercooler, so gonna be running bonnet pins instead

[FurioKid]

Well shes almost finished now, not just the finishing touches to do. Refurbed my alloys and reprayed them, fitted them this week but now my brakes arten't working correctly (query in GT Turbo forum). Also gotta set the the engine up cos its not running properly when revved, think its the mixture screw.

Also had to cut the bonnet due to the intercooler but where i'm running bonnet pins it doesn't matter too much

[FurioKid]

Got a pic today of the newly cut front bumper and bonnet, they just need spraying up. Also got my newly refurbed alloys on. Refurbed them myself and sprayed them up.

Please give me your opinions?

[OLLIe]

good job matey

can i ask, how are you reattaching your skirts to your sills? did you replce the entire sill or just patch it?

ive noticed that the replacement sills dont come with the shoulder rivets to refit the turbo skirts.

[BriC]

Very nice! I so wish I'd bought a single wiper conversion

[FurioKid]

good job matey

can i ask, how are you reattaching your skirts to your sills? did you replce the entire sill or just patch it?

ive noticed that the replacement sills dont come with the shoulder rivets to refit the turbo skirts.

I replaced the whole sill cos both mine were rotten. To be honest all i did my measure the height of the stud for the sideskirt on the front wing, then measured the idstance between the attachments on the side skirt. Dot punched where they should go and drilled holes then riveted them new clips in and attached the skirt on. I find it doesn't fit back properly but its secure which is fine for me

[FurioKid]

Heres a couple of new piccys from the weekend, currently reshaping the front bumper and hopefully have it resprayed soon, along with the trims that go under the rear lights.

[JRP]

my opinion, move where you bolt the harneses into, behind you that is.

try to get them as high/ i guess level with your shoulders, as where they are you will bugger your back in a crash

[FurioKid]

Noted thank you mate, i've now moved them upto the rear seat belt mouns so they're higher up

Fitted a new water pump tonight after finding mine had a small leak from it

Just waiting for my new clutch ratchet to turn up and then vroom vroom, time for MOT me thinks

[FurioKid]

Well so far done about 450 miles on the new engine and thought i'd get a new pic up of the car, only of the front so far though

[Theros]

Nice project

[FurioKid]

Nice project

cheers

[Chris Hebden]

Are you going to run it without the grill all the time?

[FurioKid]

Got no choice, the intercooler sits out so the grille can't be fitted, however i am going to mesh down the sides and bumper

[Chris Hebden]

Got no choice, the intercooler sits out so the grille can't be fitted, however i am going to mesh down the sides and bumper

I like it , are you going to use a fine mesh?

[FurioKid]

It certainly gives an agressive look for anyone looking in their rear view mirror lol

Yeah a fine mesh will be best, to stop anything fly up into the engine bay

[Junglist]

hello m8 that rad looks like its off a truck lol ..
did you get your new brake lines (metal ones) from renault ? do you remamber how much they were

[FurioKid]

I made them all myself using a brake flaring tool, think it cost me £20 for all the pipe and nuts

sad news is that i had to part with it due to needing a more sensible motor!!