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    My new 5 ***now for sale***

    Hello!

    After many months searching for a half decent 5, I now have one!

    Thanks to Mike @ GT Turbo Spares. Really love this car, and apart from tidying up a couple of dents it's mint. Virtually no rust at all.

    It's staying completely standard. Looking at having it resprayed in the new year and the interior tidied up. All ready for next summer.

    She's safely tucked away in the garage.

    I have attached images to my profile cos I have no idea how to attach them on this thread.

    Davo
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    Re: My new 5

    Looks spot on

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    Thanks fella. Looking forward to getting it resprayed and the exterior perfect.

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    Re: My new 5

    There you go, was bored at work

    Looking great. will take a better look over the weekend when you pop it over

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    nice to hear you're working hard mate!

    Cheers for doing that.

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    Re: My new 5

    Looks great!

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    Re: My new 5

    Looks really good mate what plans you got for it then

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    Quote Originally Posted by chris View Post
    Looks really good mate what plans you got for it then

    Thanks mate. I cant take any credit for the condition its in. Thats all down to Mike.

    First of all its gonna get the once over from Dale (Bigfoot) for anything missing etc

    Then next weekend the torsion bar is being rubbed down and painted and the underside waxoiled.

    Then the front seats back to their former glory, Then the respray mate. The tungy in the restoration is gonna be my inspiration. I think Jonny5's one. Looks fantastic. If this one looks half as good as that by the end i'll be chuffed to bits.

    If you're from Shrewsbury u must know Dan Grier?

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    Re: My new 5

    Looks a beut I need a minter in my life is there many out there? I wouldn't even know were to begin looking for it? Plus this 5s killing all my funds lol using a 5 as a daily gets expensive to keep on top of..

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    Quote Originally Posted by TopCat View Post
    Thanks mate. I cant take any credit for the condition its in. Thats all down to Mike.

    First of all its gonna get the once over from Dale (Bigfoot) for anything missing etc

    Then next weekend the torsion bar is being rubbed down and painted and the underside waxoiled.

    Then the front seats back to their former glory, Then the respray mate. The tungy in the restoration is gonna be my inspiration. I think Jonny5's one. Looks fantastic. If this one looks half as good as that by the end i'll be chuffed to bits.

    If you're from Shrewsbury u must know Dan Grier?
    Yea i know him lol how do you know him yea i think jonny 5's is the best tungy in the club imo i have a tungy and i think jonnys is definatly the bench mark

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    Quote Originally Posted by chris View Post
    Yea i know him lol how do you know him yea i think jonny 5's is the best tungy in the club imo i have a tungy and i think jonnys is definatly the bench mark
    Grier's one of my best mates, known him since I was a kid. Had a few mad ones up in Shrewsbury with Grier and a few of his mates. Well out of hand!!

    U got any pics of ur 5? When I pop up to see dan i'll bring the 5.

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    Re: My new 5

    Nice car

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    Quote Originally Posted by TopCat View Post
    Grier's one of my best mates, known him since I was a kid. Had a few mad ones up in Shrewsbury with Grier and a few of his mates. Well out of hand!!

    U got any pics of ur 5? When I pop up to see dan i'll bring the 5.
    It does get messy when dans involved yea have a have a look on projects and restorations and its under my first renault 5 gt turbo project mine was a rite mess when i got it you will have to come round when ur nxt up

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nottswoody View Post
    Looks a beut I need a minter in my life is there many out there? I wouldn't even know were to begin looking for it? Plus this 5s killing all my funds lol using a 5 as a daily gets expensive to keep on top of..

    Thanks dude. It really is a tidy little piece of kit. I couldnt use it as a daily- The upkeep must be a nightmare!!

    Thanks for all the comments, Makes me so eager to get it ready for the summer

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    Re: My new 5

    Lovely looking tungy
    Try and keep it O.E, dont get carried away with the mods if you can help it
    There's not many unmolested minters like this left.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonny5 View Post
    Lovely looking tungy
    Try and keep it O.E, dont get carried away with the mods if you can help it
    There's not many unmolested minters like this left.

    Hi fella. Been stalking your restoration pics for the last hour or so...

    Its gonna be completely O.E. Standard everything. Its even got the original number plates and stuff. Just need the standard tape player and standard exhaust and its completely standard.

    How much was your respray BTW??

    Love your Car!!

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    New poster! (less than 10 posts)

    very very tidy that matey you must be chuffed to bits

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    I really do love it fella. I didn't think I'd get one in this condition. Pressing on with the project already. Ill post pics as I go.

    Thanks for looking everyone.

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    Re: My new 5

    seen this in the flesh a few months ago and its every bit as nice as the pics. enjoy mate you have a lovely one there

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    Quote Originally Posted by bood View Post
    seen this in the flesh a few months ago and its every bit as nice as the pics. enjoy mate you have a lovely one there
    Cheers mate, I can't wait for the summer now. Really looking forward to seeing some of the other cars on the site

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    Good buy mate, was just looking at this earlier on the gt spares Fb page. The door cards look immaculate.

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    Re: My new 5

    Quote Originally Posted by TopCat View Post
    Hi fella. Been stalking your restoration pics for the last hour or so...

    Its gonna be completely O.E. Standard everything. Its even got the original number plates and stuff. Just need the standard tape player and standard exhaust and its completely standard.

    How much was your respray BTW??

    Love your Car!!
    Thank you for all your comments mate
    If you want any more pics just ask, i got alot more than is on here!
    Pm'd about Respray

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    Re: My new 5

    Ill PM you my email address, be great to see some more pics.

    As for my one, I've just zip tied up some of th harness as it was rubbing slightly, then I soldered in new wiring to the radiator fan (it had been crimped) so soldered up and then heat shrink over and some electrical tape over it an secured.

    Ran it up, the fan cut in fine. Happy days. I might get a low temp switch to get the fan to cut in a bit earlier than normal. Just for peace of mind.

    I'm off to Ipswich in her tomorrow (if its dry).

    It smells like it could be running a bit rich- any ideas?

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    Looks great, but you need some OE mats in there.

    Interior reminds me of how mine was

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    Quote Originally Posted by SALTY_BLADE View Post
    Looks great, but you need some OE mats in there.

    Interior reminds me of how mine was
    You got your 5 back yet fella? I kept tabs on your thread. Is it all sorted yet?

    I do need some carpets- any ideas where I can get them?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TopCat View Post
    You got your 5 back yet fella? I kept tabs on your thread. Is it all sorted yet?

    I do need some carpets- any ideas where I can get them?

    No news from insurance yet im afraid, The only person I know who has OE mats is Mike who you bought the car off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SALTY_BLADE View Post
    No news from insurance yet im afraid, The only person I know who has OE mats is Mike who you bought the car off.
    He has everything I swear. Lol. Looks like il be making a trip down to him in a couple of weeks. Im gonna take the door cards off the front this week and try and dye the material back to matching grey, one side is lighter than the other at the moment.

    I bet you're slightly relieved your car is in ok nick. Hope u find the ball sacks that done it and **** em up

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    Hi mate I have some pics of your new 5 if you want me to upload them to here for you mate there from a meet I organised this year there is a few of your car with mine and shaggys 5 as well mate

    Cheers Phil

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    Quote Originally Posted by philr5t View Post
    Hi mate I have some pics of your new 5 if you want me to upload them to here for you mate there from a meet I organised this year there is a few of your car with mine and shaggys 5 as well mate

    Cheers Phil
    Yeah man do it! Cheers

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    Here you go mate







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    They're great mate, that your red one? Nice house!

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    They're great mate, that your red one? Nice house!
    Yer the red ones mine mate and the black phase 1 is Daves, no not my house mate it's my parents where my car lives as I have a flat with no garage

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    Re: My new 5

    I was gonna view the black one, but fell for the tungy straight away. There's so much I want to do to it, just want to get it all done ASAP. Trying to source some mint door card fabric, but it seems impossible to buy. I might have to get it dyed charcoal grey.

    Not sure how it would come out though?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TopCat View Post
    I was gonna view the black one, but fell for the tungy straight away. There's so much I want to do to it, just want to get it all done ASAP. Trying to source some mint door card fabric, but it seems impossible to buy. I might have to get it dyed charcoal grey.

    Not sure how it would come out though?
    If you can't find any through mike where the car come from the only thing I can think of is speak to the flocking company in here think it's Phoenix autosport or something like that his work looks very impressive and I bet he could almost colour match and re cover your door cards mate

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    Quote Originally Posted by philr5t View Post
    If you can't find any through mike where the car come from the only thing I can think of is speak to the flocking company in here think it's Phoenix autosport or something like that his work looks very impressive and I bet he could almost colour match and re cover your door cards mate
    Yeah I'm gonna take the van and load it up with spares I need. I think I'm gonna do the door cards tomorrow- take them off and clean them up and re glue them back on. Ill do some before and after pics.

    U got much planned for ur 5 or u happy with it now?

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    Yeah I'm gonna take the van and load it up with spares I need. I think I'm gonna do the door cards tomorrow- take them off and clean them up and re glue them back on. Ill do some before and after pics.

    U got much planned for ur 5 or u happy with it now?
    No I have decided to sell it only joking it will stay as it is for now have a couple of things to do on it when I can but then when I have more funds I'll look in to a few more Tweeks to try and get a bit more power

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    Quote Originally Posted by philr5t View Post
    No I have decided to sell it only joking it will stay as it is for now have a couple of things to do on it when I can but then when I have more funds I'll look in to a few more Tweeks to try and get a bit more power
    I'm really looking forward to seeing other people's 5's. roll on the summer

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    Great pics!

    Phoenix Autosport, do the flocking. Look up the threads with the door card pics, they are awesome, certainly the next best thing to OE and much better than most OE door cards out there!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trevhib View Post
    Great pics!

    Phoenix Autosport, do the flocking. Look up the threads with the door card pics, they are awesome, certainly the next best thing to OE and much better than most OE door cards out there!
    Thanks for the info there, ill get onto them first thing Monday. I'm going to re glue my door cards shortly and underseal it.

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    Front door cards (which were in good nick anyway) have been re glued and look great.

    Rear door cards unfortunately are buggered, so I'm going to get them replaced.

    Then i spent ages rubbing lots of old mud and crap from the bottom and I then wax oiled it. It's possibly the messiest job u can do.

    Just got to remove the exhaust and finish a second coat of wax oil and fit the OE exhaust and the underside and arches are finished.

    Undersealing has transformed the car underneath- it looks like new. Ill add some pics after the exhaust has been replaced.

    Next up is the rear door cards to be re trimmed. Then onto the front seats being re upholstered. Then that's the interior finished.

    The dent/scratch man is coming Tuesday and doing his magic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by philr5t View Post
    Here you go mate






    the pictures with all 3 look ace

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    After the sucess of the underseal and the front door cards looking tip top, I decided to remove my steering wheel, as the paint was peeling off in patches.

    I rubbed it back but quite liked the polished look so polished it right up and the pics show the end result. Took me about 2 hours to rub the front and back and the fiddly bits, but i think it looks quite good.

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    Bad News! I decided to polish my car today as Iwasnt busy And thought i'd remove the alloy caps and buff them up with some metal polish. To my shock & disbelief I found that one of the wheel bolts had been snapped off by someone.

    Just another thing to add to the ever growing list of things to do. Oh well.


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    Looking good, hopefully weather is better next weekend so you can pop it over and have a good look over it.

    Is that front or rear which has gone?

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    I'm in Braintree Saturday picking my niece up so I could pop over in the morning and show u?

    I got a rear bumper to pick up from mark in Aylesbury tomorrow, so that should be fitted by then.

    It's the passenger rear.

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    Good job on the st wheel. They don't always look great when polished but yours looks really well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trevhib View Post
    Good job on the st wheel. They don't always look great when polished but yours looks really well.
    Cheers mate. It took me forever to get it rubbed down front and back. And about half hour polishing it. I didn't have the heart to spray it after it turned out like that.

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    Last edited by TopCat; 21-12-2012 at 23:04.

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    Re: My new 5

    The interior has been stripped out- In the Interior specialists to get fully retrimmed.

    The front doorcards are also off now as well getting retrimmed.

    Wednesday its having the Car Alarm/Immobiliser fitted & a new CD Player.

    I'd say the project will be 75% complete by Friday.

    Next Step is the Brand new front bumper, Grille, arches & Tailgate trim to be sprayed.

    I'll add pics of the interior once installed

    Getting there!

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