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    Quote Originally Posted by Mattv6 View Post
    Where was the exhaust from mate?

    Car looks great btw.
    CGB....it was cheap, sorry mike!

    Cheers for the comments guys, wish it would stop raining so i could use it!

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    Re: Back from Respray

    looks nice buddy wish mine was done now lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by matty j View Post
    looks nice buddy wish mine was done now lol
    Thanks mate. Yours wont be long! How is the welding coming on? Yours looks really nice in black.

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    Looks amazing fella, was keepin tabs on yours while doing mine,it really has inspired me to crack on with it,lol not long now

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    Quote Originally Posted by TOMTOM View Post
    Looks amazing fella, was keepin tabs on yours while doing mine,it really has inspired me to crack on with it,lol not long now
    Cheers mate. How is yours coming on? looks really fresh from your project pics.

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    Re: Back from Respray

    Got it bk home all fitted up. Just on the engine build side of things now. Torsion tuning getting stuck into it at end of the month, just waiting on head bolts carb kit, hose set and rad now, will update mine soon,lol it's nice when it's all paid off after the amount work we put into them.lol I just want to drive the poxy thing now.lol

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    Had a quick hour on the car this afternoon. Finally sorted the idle afr to 13/14's with a new carb base gasket and a cleaning out of the idle jet. Got the new stereo fitted too

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    I need to get my carpet like that, looks really well especially with retro stereo - Ive just taken the pioneer out of mine in favour of a sony cd player. I cant be doing with tapes!

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    Re: Back from Respray

    Quote Originally Posted by SALTY_BLADE View Post
    I need to get my carpet like that, looks really well especially with retro stereo - Ive just taken the pioneer out of mine in favour of a sony cd player. I cant be doing with tapes!
    I used a pressure washer and some carpet shampoo. It even needed a soft wire brush in some bad areas, takes ages to dry tho! I hope you have put your pioneer into storage. I wouldnt have wanted to remove one from a car as original and un touched as your new one, but i do understand about tapes tho if its your daily

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    Fantastic car you have here mate, and love the touches like original stereo plus I see you got a little section in PFCM

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    Quote Originally Posted by mattk View Post
    Fantastic car you have here mate, and love the touches like original stereo plus I see you got a little section in PFCM
    Did i ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonny5 View Post
    I used a pressure washer and some carpet shampoo. It even needed a soft wire brush in some bad areas, takes ages to dry tho! I hope you have put your pioneer into storage. I wouldnt have wanted to remove one from a car as original and un touched as your new one, but i do understand about tapes tho if its your daily
    pioneer in mine wasnt the standard one- may have been an upgrade as it was one you pulled out and had been spliced into the loom!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonny5 View Post
    Did i ?
    Yes buddy it's in the spotted section page 82 titled "silver bullet"

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    Quote Originally Posted by mattk View Post
    Yes buddy it's in the spotted section page 82 titled "silver bullet"
    Not seen it lol. Its not silver its tungy

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    Re: Back from Respray

    Looks sweet Jonny. Uber jealous of your interior! O.e gear knob ftw

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    Quote Originally Posted by mattk View Post
    Yes buddy it's in the spotted section page 82 titled "silver bullet"
    Just looked in smiths page 82 is a megane, not my car! Think you're confused mate!

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    Quote Originally Posted by GT Josh View Post
    Looks sweet Jonny. Uber jealous of your interior! O.e gear knob ftw
    Thanks mate. Loving your phase one, you will hopefully be able to enjoy it now you have sorted out all your little problems.
    Last edited by Jonny5; 23-04-2012 at 19:38.

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    Re: Back from Respray

    Quote Originally Posted by Jonny5 View Post
    Just looked in smiths page 82 is a megane, not my car! Think you're confused mate!
    Its your car for deffinate in the latest PFC magazine mate, its only just come through post so might not be avaliable in shops yet

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    Quote Originally Posted by Markey Mark (BD) View Post
    Its your car for deffinate in the latest PFC magazine mate, its only just come through post so might not be avaliable in shops yet
    Ah ok! Could anybody with an issue possibly scan it for me? as im not a subscriber but would love to see it before the 26th.....Please
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    Re: Back from Respray

    Quote Originally Posted by SALTY_BLADE View Post
    pioneer in mine wasnt the standard one- may have been an upgrade as it was one you pulled out and had been spliced into the loom!
    Might still be original. Think they had an option of a pull handle or like mine little snap on covers on each side.

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    Re: Back from Respray

    Quote Originally Posted by Jonny5 View Post
    Might still be original. Think they had an option of a pull handle or like mine little snap on covers on each side.
    Hmm could be an original then (model no is KEH-2430B) Instructions though are dated 1991. I took it out ok all nice and neatly plus tidied up all the wires - owner of mine didnt take up the option of rear speakers. Although wiring is there but with cardboard inserts where the speakers go!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SALTY_BLADE View Post
    Hmm could be an original then (model no is KEH-2430B) Instructions though are dated 1991. I took it out ok all nice and neatly plus tidied up all the wires - owner of mine didnt take up the option of rear speakers. Although wiring is there but with cardboard inserts where the speakers go!
    Same as my rears mate
    How is everything else coming along with the your new minter? Really pleased with your old springs btw.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonny5 View Post
    Same as my rears mate
    How is everything else coming along with the your new minter? Really pleased with your old springs btw.
    Cars coming on ok, I need to really take all the interior out and give it a really good clean to the standards of my last R5. Then replace the parts that need attention (which is very little). What is great on this new R5 is how all the switches light up as they should etc

    Glad you like the springs - I couldnt get on with them and called the car at the time the boneshaker! Jon sorted that with some -30mm springs which made the ride much better!

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    Re: Back from Respray

    Was you running just on lowering springs or the uprated shocks too?
    I cant tell much difference in ride quality between 35mm and 50mm springs on my apex shocks if im honest.
    Im sure it wont take you long to sort the new car out if your last resto is anything to go by.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonny5 View Post
    Was you running just on lowering springs or the uprated shocks too?
    I cant tell much difference in ride quality between 35mm and 50mm springs on my apex shocks if im honest.
    Im sure it wont take you long to sort the new car out if your last resto is anything to go by.
    Cheers, with there being so many original parts on this one Im just going to sort the car out slowly and take my time.

    Yes was running on standard shocks with lowering springs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonny5 View Post
    Ah ok! Could anybody with an issue possibly scan it for me? as im not a subscriber but would love to see it before the 26th.....Please
    Sorry bud i should of said, it came through the post and its not on the shelves yet. Couldn't but took a pic instead


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    Thanks mate. They could have took the time to correct the errors and punctuation mistakes from my email. The spec sheet is just a cut and paste from my profile off here! Ah well cant complain

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    Re: Back from Respray

    You be buying a copy of magazine make sure you keep it safe. I had a featured escort some years back and lent or lost all copies. Nice feature mate, one to tell your kid about when she grows up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonny5 View Post
    Thanks mate. They could have took the time to correct the errors and punctuation mistakes from my email. The spec sheet is just a cut and paste from my profile off here! Ah well cant complain
    No problem mate, when i had a flick through it on saturday, i thought i know that little beast

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    Quote Originally Posted by 5279 View Post
    You be buying a copy of magazine make sure you keep it safe. I had a featured escort some years back and lent or lost all copies. Nice feature mate, one to tell your kid about when she grows up.
    Cheers Jon

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    Re: Back from Respray

    Lovely stuff the thing I love about these motors is the respect u get from the older generation etc, people who had them new etc, and was out in me mates pearl white one one time, driving thru town on a sunny day, windows down, caught up in a bit of traffic, we see a fella cutting trees with his young- ish son and said to him, " look at that boy, I had one of those, it's was the bollocks" lol we laughed. Still respected today. Good times.

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    Ive had my 5 about a month now and ive had loads of people my dads age saying. I used to have one of these lol. Or this was my dream car when i was your age! Does this make me cool? lol

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    I remember an old buying guide article that was in the back of a copy of Redline or Max Power magazine from probably 10years ago,it was before i could even drive. I thought the last line of it summed up the 5GTT perfectly,

    "Make sure you own or drive one before you die"


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    Re: Back from Respray

    that bodywork looks seriously straight, got a few bits to touch up on mine but seeing that makes me just want to get mine fully sprayed

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phoenix Autosport View Post
    that bodywork looks seriously straight, got a few bits to touch up on mine but seeing that makes me just want to get mine fully sprayed
    As with any 5 Gtt mate its not without its ripples, which frustrate the crap out of me.Cheers for the comments.
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    Re: Back from Respray

    Awesome weather so far this weekend. Had a whole day putting more miles on. More driving to come tomorrow.





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    Loverly mate! Probs one of the cleanest tungys on here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by benj88 View Post
    Loverly mate! Probs one of the cleanest tungys on here.
    Cheers mate

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    Basking in the sunshine.

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    Re: Back from Respray

    Wow, that paintwork is flawless !

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    Re: Back from Respray

    Love it!

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    Re: Back from Respray

    Had a bit of a tidy up of the engine bay this afternoon. Finally got round to doing the cup mod and tweaking the fuelling further too. Getting near enough flat 12s at WOT now so quite pleased and she pulls like a train in any gear!

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    Loving the light nights, cheeky pic from last nights ride out. Car is filthy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonny5 View Post
    Thanks mate. Yours wont be long! How is the welding coming on? Yours looks really nice in black.
    he hasnt started it yet

    its currently covered in compound from other jobs and somebody has drawn a face out of the dust etc

    but hes starting next week so all coming along lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by matty j View Post
    he hasnt started it yet

    its currently covered in compound from other jobs and somebody has drawn a face out of the dust etc

    but hes starting next week so all coming along lol
    Nice one! The familiar sight of compound/filler dust along with the usual face drawings or "clean me" lol

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    Cars been running good for a while now. Its set at roughly 15psi but the standard actuator is struggling and doesnt seem to hold it well.
    So i've purchased an Ebay bargain used -31 actuator off a saph cos for £10! Im waiting for it to turn up so i can fit it this weekend. Then aiming to hold 17psi ish, maybe more if the fuelling allows and det stays away
    With the car getting used more, obviously it was getting dirty. So i asked for an Autobrite Snowfoam Lance for my birthday off my parents



    Before, Dirty!





    During!

    Still playing with the bottle mixtures and settings. Im getting a good foam but not much dwell, but it did do a really good job of getting all the crap off before a normal wash.





    No afters as it p1ssed it down
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    Love that first pic

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    Congratulations on your win! After all the work you've put into this car i'm glad it got recognised.

    Wish I could have got up to see it and meet everyone, next year I hope!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steevo View Post
    Congratulations on your win! After all the work you've put into this car i'm glad it got recognised.

    Wish I could have got up to see it and meet everyone, next year I hope!
    Thank you. Really appreciate your comments.
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