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    Raider is reborn ( well it will be )

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    Hi people

    Being new to this site and being talked in to nut and bolting a Raider which hasnt turned a wheel in years i thought it would be a great idea to join a club for help and advice.

    Ive been told that the raiders are like rocking horse pooh dose anybody know how many there really are and what there worth? i paid £400 for mine.

    cheers

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    Committee, Shop Manager, SE Regional Rep Bigfoot's Avatar
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    Re: Raider is reborn ( well it will be )

    Last report from DVLA somebody did on this site there was just over 300 left on the road. Good luck doing a nut and bolt restore, thats going to take a lot of time and money. £400 though, good price to pay depending on condition. I picked my Raider up which hadn't been on the road since 2003 for £200 it definately aint all there, trying to source parts is the hardest parts for these cars if going back to original. Good luck. Welcome to the club as well.

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    Re: Raider is reborn ( well it will be )

    Welcome along mate!!

    You've got a good starting point there but make sure you strip it all down & see what's underneath before you going spending any money on it.

    There's a few rot spots (like under the back bumper) you should check out before you go buying all those nuts & bolts.

    Good luck!

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    Re: Raider is reborn ( well it will be )

    I don't know a great deal about r5 turbo's but some one once told me the raider was a 1.7 turbo, some old boy racer had one years ago near me, dark blue looked slighty kitted up and claims it was a 1.7..

    Is this true ?

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    Re: Raider is reborn ( well it will be )

    Quote Originally Posted by TURBO'D CLIO View Post
    I don't know a great deal about r5 turbo's but some one once told me the raider was a 1.7 turbo, some old boy racer had one years ago near me, dark blue looked slighty kitted up and claims it was a 1.7..

    Is this true ?
    The German version of the Raider was called the GTE and that came with a 1.7 engine but non turbo'd.

    However it's often lawded about that the Raider was a 1.7 Turbo (Or Twin Turbo eh Bill??? )

    But all the UK Raiders were 1.4 GT Turbo's with fancy blue touches, there were no changes to the performance.

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