R5GTT Restoration

[Barron]

Well ive gone and bought it. Its a Renault 5 GT Turbo on a G plate with 79k on the clock. Its had 2 previous owners with all tax discs present, and possibly a fully service history. The car was bought from a lady who had a troubled divorce with her husband in 1999 so the car has been stored for 11 years.

Before i started on anything, i gave the car a quick wash and went over it with a rotary and some G3. The car has faded quite badly but i am happy with how it has turned out so far. I may need to spray some bits such as the rusty rear quarter and the bootlid (which is bent and will need replacing)

Obviously its not immaculate yet as ive only had it a few hours but i am pleased with the progress so far.

How it looked at 10.30 this morning.





How it looked at 15.00 this afternoon













Next jobs:
- Get it running!
- Finish polishing and paint if needed
- Clean interior



Carl

[chris_t]

Looks like a different car now, added hundreds to its value I bet.

[benj88]

Great work, them rotarys work wonders, would of been good if you done a 50/50 to see the difference

[Penfold aka The Dealer]

Great work, them rotarys work wonders, would of been good if you done a 50/50 to see the difference

You mean like this..

[benj88]

You mean like this..

Lol yeh like that!

[Big Steve - Raider]

FOOK!

That looks like a different car now!!

You can certianly see where a little elbow grease has been spent!? Good ony you!

[markey b]

or this:

[Yellow]

After seeing the first pics I would of put money on it not coming up as good as it has. Good start fella. https://www.rtoc.org/boards/attachmen...4&d=1265667533

[Barron]

Started on getting the car going today.

- Fixed the wiring in the car so it would turn over (car turned but would not fire)

- Repaired the TDC loom/plug
- Removed each plug, re-gapped them
- Check fire order and check for spark.

After doing this the car would not fire so knew it was fuel related. Checked the carb and no fuel was there. Sprayed brake cleaner down the carb and the car fired !

Checked all the wiring and relays and everything seemed ok. Checked the wiring under the car and there was no fuel pump/filter haha! Problem... :P

Going to get a second hand fuel pump and new filter and the car should be a go-er.

Carl