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    Non-member 5teve L's Avatar
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    well i'm back...

    had enough of modern boring cars (evo excluded) & am now back in the seat of a little renault 5 gt turbo.
    Got a little project that i bought off chris (fido got a raider) just at the mot bay now so fingers crossed...
    Looking forward to modding the engine but leaving it as standard looking as poss.

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    Re: well i'm back...

    Good to hear it fella.

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    Re: well i'm back...

    Quote Originally Posted by Logg View Post
    Good to hear it fella.

    Good man, new you'd be back everyone comes back at somepoint

    As said via pm matey if you need a hand doing things let me know and I will be down, in fact I may pop over on my way home from work tonight if ok with you

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    Re: well i'm back...

    has it passed the mot yet mate

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    Re: well i'm back...

    Thats the game Steve

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    Re: well i'm back...

    just got back, failed on the following

    Rear fog tell tall lamp not working
    centre seat bealt missing
    offside rear belt clip missing
    both rear tyres
    front brake flexi hose damaged **dangerous**
    offside balljoint
    front brake pads nearside **dangerous**
    arb bushes

    adv

    rear pads, front discs rusty, slight corrosion on rear brake pipe.

    Not to bad for a car thats sat in a garage for ages I suppose....

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    Re: well i'm back...

    Thats feck all, happy days

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    Re: well i'm back...

    what happen then criss give up then?

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    Re: well i'm back...

    I think he wants to start again..... with new problems

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    Re: well i'm back...

    out the fat and into the fryer

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    Re: well i'm back...

    Quote Originally Posted by 5teve L View Post
    I think he wants to start again..... with new problems

    To right.

    That list isn't bad at all really Steve, I may have a few seat belt bits around in my garage matey if yo want them from when we stripped my neighbours gtt

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    Re: well i'm back...

    i gave chris the set of rear seatbelts cant rember if he had the middle one off me as well tho if not it may still be in the shed.

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    Re: well i'm back...

    Slowly getting through the list, done the clocks, rear belts, got ARB bushes on order, pick up pads, flexi & ball joint tomorrow from motor factors, picked up some tyres as well today. Should be mobile by the end of the week with any luck.
    Insurance sorted as well £362 f/c with the missus on as name driver had a cheaper quote but wouldn't allow me to drive other cars which I find handy so went with the AA.

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    Re: well i'm back...

    OK, slight set back, snapped the brake hose off in the caliper
    Also daft MOT man put ball joint instead of track rod end, there is fook all up with the ball joint but the rod end is FUBAR
    Still on track for the weekend I hope....

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    Re: well i'm back...

    im so happy im finally through all those little jobs, now im breaking big stuff like me t28 and lambda sensors

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    Re: well i'm back...

    Yeah next one is ARB bushes, I know I'll be replacing some sheered bolts there, then at some point new wishbones, not looking forward to that...then there will be the need to rip the lump out to change the standard clutch

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    Re: well i'm back...

    and so it begins .....................

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    Re: well i'm back...

    sorry, only just read this thread but with regards to your mot failures, i can't see that the missing centre belt would be a failure as the log book lists the 5 as a 4 seater. so by that logic, as long as the other 4 are there and in working order it wouldn't need a center belt.

    things like that bug me, not saying i'm right but it seems that common sense leaves via the window in a lot of situations.

    anyway good luck getting it back on the road

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    Re: well i'm back...

    Quote Originally Posted by car.crash View Post
    and so it begins .....................
    Oh how I've missed it

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