Hello
Im Luke I made it to one nationals day in my r5 about 5years back and done only 10,000 miles in the car over a year before the engine started knocking.I stripped the motor down and seen I had scored a piston but instead of just putting a new set of pistons and liners in I decided to do a full restoration.I said that about 5year ago and have been travelling,bad luck with various jobs etc so have only now found a cheap unit where I can begin to restore it with my father.I have always loved the renault 5 from a kid I had a small model and loved the shape.Anyways I now have the car stripped down and it needs quite a bit of welding,new sills,new door and the usual rust but not too bad.Apparently the car was once owned by David Coulthard but I am yet to prove this and I bought it from Kelso In Scotland.I will keep you updated with my project and any input and help will be greatly apreciated. Apologies to the purists im taking it down the stripped out performance track route.My friends said the project would never happen but I am now proving them wrong with my dads skilled engineering help and a few knowledgable friends