project raider restore

[Markhall]

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hi all

used to be on here years ago when i had an r5 which looked like this



after that had a load of cars like evos, s4's a6's and sensible cars (the wife made me do it) then 4 years ago bought a buggered ax gt and rebuilt it from the ground up
it ended up looking like this and is tucked up in my shed








so now its finished i wanted to get another project . i love my french hatchs and r5's are very rare in northern ireland , this came up on gumtree so i had to have it














its a raider but has been tastfully ruined
on the plus side it has a 205 bhp volvo engine with alot of money spent on it
ill be putting it back to standard looks and have just bought a set of clio turbine alloys for it
plans are fix all rust strip all kit off and replace with standard stuff and a full respray in raider blue
try and source a set of raider seats and door cards . i still have the black carpet
it will get new coilover suspension and fully rebuilt suspension and brakes
if anyone knows this car and can provide me with some info as the last owner lost the folder od paperwork that was with it

[Matt Cole]

That looks a good project matey. Would love to see that restored to standard looks. Lots of help and info on here so get cracking!

[Woznaldo]

Nice project! Bodywork will probably be your main issue or you could be extremely lucky.....

B18FT engines are great and with 205bhp you wont be short on smiles!

[Trevhib]

Welcome back. I loved the AX GT detailing/resto thread you did a while ago

[Benjibrady]

Saw this for sale mate. Looks good, Best of luck with the project, loads of info here.

Several of us have b18ft's if you need help.

[B18ftMOJO5]

As above theres a few with the volvo engine. So far touch wood a most reliable motor never had an trouble from it yet.

[Markhall]

started the stripping and have found quite alot of rust



















the boot lid and sills are knackered
a few patches in the floor and new bumper brackets she will be good as new
wheres the best place to purchase new inner and outer sills, jacking points and the bumper brackets from ?

[LukeRobbo]

see my project and Mike at gt turbo spares for your parts
it looks a good project and I love that AX let me know if you ever decide to sell it my mate had a gti powered one

[Markhall]

see my project and Mike at gt turbo spares for your parts
it looks a good project and I love that AX let me know if you ever decide to sell it my mate had a gti powered one

Thanks Ill give mike a shout
I dont think ill ever sell the ax
They are going to be the rarest of all the french hatches and ive a real soft spot for them .

[Matty]

Looks like you've got nice repairs to do that. Keeps the pics coming.

[wilton_warrior]

fair bit of work to do however well worth it

[Markhall]

Ive ordered quite a bit of stuff which ill get photos of up soon but can anyone help me out . I need the material from the bottom part of a raider seat . Just the bit your arse sits on . If anyone has a drivers or passenger seat thats fubared and would sell me that bit that'd be fantabulous

[Markhall]

ordered alot of stuff . its not all arrived yet but this is part of it
genuine steering wheel
genuine mint condition leather gear gaiter
rear badges
two front seats which will be used to make one good one with raider material
2 x new headlights
set of new clear indicators
battery cover
full set of engine rubbers
two mint roof rails
2 rear quarter plastics
two mint doors
full lock set
rear bootlid in perfect condition
two mint wings
battery tray in good condition
1 x raider headrest
1 raider rear bench
set of clio turbines with centre caps

still waiting on standard rear bumper and spoiler arriving
also a mint raider full rear seat another raider headrest a mint raider passenger seat and the material for the top part of a raider seat and a set of locking bolts for the alloys caps

















now if i can get a standard front bumper and grill then all the replacement sills etc when mike gets back to me ill be ready to rock .
as above if anyone can sell me the raider material from the bottom part of the seat that would be great . i bought the spare rear bench thinking i could use the material for the drivers seat but it aint gonna work .

[Markhall]

Raider interior is mostly sorted now
This came in the post today . Mint passenger and rears material for the top of a drivers seat and 4 headrests plus spare rear bench
Now if i could just get a raider bottom material piece

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Also a set of lock bolts for the 16v turbine alloys caps

[Matty]

The new seats look mint! Were they from gt turbo spares?

If you have some spares seat parts after repairing your raider seat, I know someone after a few missing or broken parts.

[Scoobykilla]

Cracking project keep the pictures coming I too love my ax gt's and have had 13 of em!!

[Markhall]

The new seats look mint! Were they from gt turbo spares?

If you have some spares seat parts after repairing your raider seat, I know someone after a few missing or broken parts.

No bud gt spares said they didnt have any for sale
Theres two bases for a raider on ebay at the minute pretty cheap . Check em out

[Mr Raider]

Raider seats look excellent, just the drivers seat base to source, good find! Great feeling when all the parts start to come together, reminds me of the full set of raider seats I bought for £100 in 2006 lol

[Muzza]

Markhall nice project you have goin there. I'm from Northern Ireland too and there not too many about. Where about you get ur 5 there was one that looked like that just outside Newcastle??

[Markhall]

Markhall nice project you have goin there. I'm from Northern Ireland too and there not too many about. Where about you get ur 5 there was one that looked like that just outside Newcastle??

Hi muzza . Yea this is the one from newcastle .
Theres more about than you'd think in ni
I know of 4 gt turbos fairly locally

[Muzza]

Hi muzza . Yea this is the one from newcastle .
Theres more about than you'd think in ni
I know of 4 gt turbos fairly locally

I just work down the road from newcastle. Seen that car a few times now. He had a 19 16v in his yard aswel but that was ages ago now. Where abouts you from?? Good to hear i only no of two others.

[Markhall]

A bit more progress
Sanded off all the isopon and bonding stuff that had been used to attach and smooth in the 3 piece spoiler
I took it right down to the bare metal then gave it a lick of primer to protect it till im ready to work at it again









My mint original rear bumper and spoiler arrived



I took the fuel tanks and exhaust off the car and started stripping the rear interior out





Then today i loaded her up and took it to get all the rot cut out and repaired and two new sills fitted



The next job to do is fix the petrol tank
The tanks not that old cos the receipt for its in the paperwork folder but they are notorious for leaking at the yellow bung and this ones no different . God knows why it even has it



So i cleaned it all up with thinners then used a solder to melt the join and fold it over to seal it
After that sanded it to give it a bit of roughness .



My mate has some seriously strong black glue stuff he uses so gonna give it a good covering with that and hopefully will be problem sorted

[Trevhib]

Great pics. I've heard so much about this blasted yellow petrol tank bung but never ever seen a pic of it.

[Markhall]

I was lucky enough to find a fella on ebay selling raider cloth for the top and bottom of the seat . I had previously bought two normal front gt seats that had really good frames but were in bad condition . I took them to arek interiors last saturday and got an email thursday to say come and collect it

From this





To this







Massively impressed with their work

[LiamR]

Wow. That is impressive. How much did that set you back if you don't mind me asking.

[Matt Cole]

Don't hang about do you! Impressive work rate.

[Markhall]

Wow. That is impressive. How much did that set you back if you don't mind me asking.

Front seats were 40 quid each for the material and frame
£32 for the two new bolsters
Top material section was 40 quid and the bottom piece was 30
Arek charged 100 quid for making it
So my drivers seat was £282 but its like a brand new raider seat so happy enough with that

[Markhall]

Back from getting welded . Im going to try and get it into my friends body shop this week and get all the welds smoothed out

[robx1r]

looking good mate where up north are ya? there is a fair few of us down south

[Markhall]

Hi rob
Im from limavady if youve ever heard of it

[LiamR]

Cracking pics and great progress mate! it's a good save. Keep up the good work.

The seats do look great. Am impressed. Have heard horror stories about side boosters not fitting but I want some- where did you buy yours buddy?

[Mr Raider]

Excellent progress, great to see it all solid now. Did the guy who did the welding not prime the newly welded parts? Raider seats look as good as new!

[turbo ted]

Why is all the plate steel rusty was car left outside in the rain with no paint or primer on,get a 4"grinder mate get grinding them welds down get some paint on it quick before it ends up where it was before

[Markhall]

Cracking pics and great progress mate! it's a good save. Keep up the good work.

The seats do look great. Am impressed. Have heard horror stories about side boosters not fitting but I want some- where did you buy yours buddy?

i got mine off ebay and they were about half an inch too big but the trimmers shaved a bit off them
as for the rusty bits
i think he did a bit then took it outside then another bit then outside again
ill get it cleaned up and into dry dock this weekend so shouldnt be a problem

[Markhall]

Dont have the time or energy to give this project the attention it needs
Im gonna find a good mk1 clio and build a sleeper . Something that doesnt require a pile of bodywork
So the raider interior badges new lights indicators raider carpet bodykit . Phase 2 grill unpainted, plastics panels and fully welded shell are up for grabs
Also a full grey and black leather interior
Ill add pics and post all in the classifieds later

[Goobie]

Keep at it, looks like the hardest parts are done.

Top job on the seats, they look awesome!

[Mr Raider]

Keep at it mate, come along way already and will be well worth it when its done, those raider seats are proper mint. .

[Markhall]

Parts now on ebay 😢