digit

Sorry guys that it isn't a ford but thought I would put up progress of my first car - a renault 5! (I can hear use laughing frome here lol) Its only a 1.4 non turbo but I am only 16. Anyway heres the pics-





todays progress-







the plan is to strip it right down to a bare shell and respray it all (inside outside underneath arches etc) and powdercoat all the suspension components. Keeping the outside fairly subtle just delocking it and smoothing a few things then lowering it 60 mm on a set of black 15s. Engine plans are bike carbs and lots of chrome hope yous like.

Stavros

renault 5s are cool as fuck, and when nicely stripped weigh properly nothing.

ive had a few 5 turbos, and what you sound like yiour doing sounds cool too

digit

you work for redline eh? my dream job but Im a bit far away being up in Scotland lol

Stavros

Aye, I do.

You got Fast and Modified up there, can work for them!

BTW, get hold of a GT Turbo steering wheel, that ones horrible!

I think I got one here somewhere, im sure i didnt throw it away...

digit

yeah f and m is good got every issue lol aswell as redline lax flower and slow car lol yeah sorting out a momo steering wheel mate cheers anyway tho and it was my gran who got me the steering wheel cover btw

Munch

sounds/looks like a good project mate

Twins

iTrader: (18)

Looks a nice little project ,looks to be pretty solid under the carpets ,are you sticking with the red or going for something different ,euro look?

digit

yeah sticking with the red mate and having the suspension components etc powder coated gloss black and going for a slight euro look ie. slammed on its ring on a set of these 15s-

digit

Got the dash out today (what a b@stard that was) and also got the door cards out (also a b@astard as someone decided to stick them on with half inch thick sealer) got some of the wiring loom out too and also removed the battery to check the battery tray for rust (all is mint ) and removed all clips from the interior. Tommorow looking to get the bumpers off and make a frame to bolt to the car so it can be turned on its side. Will get pics up later.

digit

pics-

rich p xr2t

goog luck with ur project mate keep the pic comming

digit

cheers again mate lol

Munch

keep up the good work mate

digit

cheers

Stavros

Looks MEGA solid

People always think Renaults rust, but do they fuck, most 5s have fuck all rust compared to most cars their age

I think this has the potential to be such a coooool project

digit

yeah was pleasantly surprised to find only 1 tiny bit of rust round a hole in the rear cheers mate

digit

update
realised its not really worth doing the bike carbs as im only keeping this engine for 2 years cos i can get insurance on a turbo when im 19. Got a few bargains tho a brand new never fitted GTT front bumper, a standard front bumper and a rear bumper also 2 clutches lol got for the price of a bottle of whisky also on a more deppressing note - found out i need to weld the inner wing cos ive found a hole and another where the rear bumper attaches. Will get pics up on sat.

digit

right big update time-
al let the pics do the talking


















not got alot more to strip now lol will need to whip out the welder tho and sort the holes in the pics lol keep forgetting car is 15 years old

KnoxyGtt

looks really good, m8, iv had millions of 5 turbos, well 7 lol, made a little change and got a fiesta turbo, but wot ur doing is making me want another one now , dont fit any mad body kits, they look hard as fook with delocked doors, nice open grill and lowerd to the deck

craigp

looking good mate

making me want to get another one as well now

GazzaG

Looks solid that does

cool project mate i don't like 5's standerd i like em nicely suited

ali G's springs to mind lol

my mate had a D reg 5 for his first car was solid hes selling it think he wants Ł150 but its a 5 door

rich p xr2t

looks a solid shell mate, keep up the good work

digit

cheers folks

digit

well today started to strip the underside. getting the tank out proved ti be a right coont as every bolt was rusted to fuk lol got their eventually tho after soaking my mate in petrol haha pics-





some of the wiring loom (oh dear lol)


back box off too (nearly new!)

random underside shots-




random car shots-



cheers for looking

GazzaG

looking good mate

keep it up

Stavros

Personally, as its so solid, id GTT that rather than sell it on.

GTT rear beam and so on just bolts on no problems.

Its the same C1J engine etc, just different internals.

Even the waterpump and most the bloody pipes are the same.

Seen the newest performance GTI mag? Got a Raider on the cover.

Has two awesome GTTs in it, the aformentioned raider thats full of carbon and is the bollocks, and an equally cool and mega subtle silver one with a fuel injection conversion

digit

plan is to turbo it when I can afford the b@st@rd insurance lol have no intentions of ever selling it

AGAR-COSWORTH

Looks pretty damn tidy for a car of its age underneath

Stavros

Good lad

Ive got loadsa GTT bits n bobs still, manifolds, ign ECU, etc

SafeChav

Renault 5's are a favourite of mine, especially after my one of my best mates bought a Raider a few years ago and he's VERY power hungry so it was RAPID

If i could offer you one tip when you turbo it, make sure its EFI, the amount of headgaskets he put on his was ridiculous, the 1.7 Turbo volvo engine would be

Have fun when you lower it aswell that rear axle looks like its going to be fun to pull the torsion beams out of

Keep up the good work

Stavros

Whats EFI got to do with blowing head gaskets?
Fuck all.
Blowing head gaskets is due to the car not being tuned right, makes no difference if its carb or injection.

Personally on a GTT id stick with a carb, the money and trouble to go to EFI makes it not worth it, just use somebody that actually has a clue how to tune carbs.

SafeChav

the fact that on the standard carb its extremely difficult to get it to fuel well on high boost and pass a basic emissions test. He was running over 20psi of boost........................

Calm down dear!

And if you source the 1.7 volvo engine with loom it drops straight in as its the same basic construction as the 1.7 GTX lump, with the added benefits of being OHC crossflowetc etc not a primitive pushrod engine......

SafeChav

Stavros being from cheltenham you should know the car, it was rolling roaded at your place!!!

Stavros

Calm down? Disagreeing dont make someone not calm dude

Its not hard if done right, my last one was running 23psi held and was rich still at the top end, yet still passed emissions easily, as did mates that was holding 25psi, and jocks that used to run 33psi on a carb, and he ran soo many satandard parts it was wierd how that thing held together for even 2secs

Carbs are basic is one sense, but if you know what you doing you will be just fine.
Unless you got fully mappable managment (ie not the standard 1.7 turbo shite) you cant do much anyhow.

What benefits has a OHC engine got? Technically its safer to rev due to no pushrods to bend, but that isnt an issue with the engine so barring 300cc more, there no real advantage.

Its no co-incidence all the fastest ones are still using the C1J lump!

SafeChav

Hmmmmmm well admittedly he did a lot of his carb work himself and i think as hes learnt now you can't do this sort of thing at home, without the right equipment especially when its carbs!!

I do agree with you on the push rods engines actually there is no belts to snap, the main benefit really being that the bigger engine would be crossflow. Renault 5 engines are quite incredible being that they are so old yet they achieve so much power and can be quite reliable, head gaskets were his downfall but that was as a result of running lean.

Anyway we better stop clogging this thread up now

Add me on msn if you like, chances are i know you anyway

Stavros

Never use MSN dude, soz.

Anyhow, lets let this lad get back to his motor

digit

lol hoping to get fuel lines off tonight...

digit

well done what must of been the most awkward thing av done on this car to date - the fuel lines! what a b!tch they were. obviously never been changed lol anyway pics-





one off

all 3 off

cheers for looking

SafeChav

Pffffffft FUCK THAT

What you planning to do with them? Sprayed? Powder coated?

I hope you remember where evrything goes

digit

lol was a right coont going to make up new ones out of copper pipe or similar n got a rough idea where it all goes lol put all nuts, bolts etc in labelled bank bags