how far off is the midget from being done fella? would love to see some pics etc of it.

one thing i can say is the oe manifold isnt restrictive at all really as i know guys running 246/262 and 280+ on the oe manifold.

im actually looking forward to this years progress especially with the mappable ignition going on there as the standard aei unit is pants on anything but standard boost/turbo

 

I have the cooling system and fuel system to finish off to actually make it run. I have fitted an intercooler behind the grill identical to the one you were initially going to fit. Inlet and exhaust manifolds are done, as is the stainless exhaust. Strangely an MGB Clutch plate is the right size and fits the Ford splines, but needs a paddle clutch like you have to cope with serious power upgrades. The last time I had it on the rolling road in the 11 it produced 179 Bhp at the wheels which the operator said was around 204Bhp at the flywheel. That was in 1997.

I'm interested to see the result of the mapped ignition. I was initially only going to use the Emerald for the fueling, but guess it would make sense to do the ignition as well.

I have some pics in my profile which show the throttle bodies and manifolds.

 

i cant stress enough how important it is to do the ignition as well, iv seen results of a few other people running megajolt and the torque gains especially between 2-4k are very impressive.

 

That is interesting...Are you going to use the original pickup or a fit a toothed wheel to the pulley wheel and fit a Ford EDIS?

 

going to 36-1 trigger wheel,sensor and bracket and no need for ford edis unit with the new nodiz ingnition kit also includes launch control

 

so iv booked a long weekend off work, got a little foreigner to do fri/sat then on monday i shall be going up to the garage to help my mate do the final bits of welding then its just the small matter of painting the car

cant wait to finally drive my car again

 

spent 4 hours helping my mate on the car today, were near enough done welding wise now though, some to be done at the weekend then its time to seal the inside and start fitting some interior

 

invested in a couple of new bits for my car from GtTurbo Spares new rear window seals and new rear number plate light covers (little bits add up to make a nice difference). also sending turbo off to wilky to get billet comp wheel fitted. Off to work on the car again next saturday we shouldnt be to far away from it going to the paintshop

 

nice thread m8, i have a reno 5 gt turbo ( raider ) its a long on going restoration ive owned it years

 

cheers paul , think its great that you are restoring the raider it seems like more people are biting the bullet and restoring what they have than just reshelling or breaking for parts.

 

Great reading your thread and good luck with your 1/4 mile challange.

I miss both my 5GTT and my 5 Cosworth from days gone past and have some great memories of the RTOC from the early 90's when it was first started.

 

thanks alot fella should be interesting to see how it develops

was you cossie 5 yellow by any chance? im now back on the rtoc committee trying to give it a kick up the arse lol

 

No mine was the Dark green one that was on the cover of Rev's. like my avatar.

My first 5 was a red phase 1.

 

ah yes i see now, nowt so blind as those who cannot see lol

rtoc had a red phase 1 as a raffle car in 2011 wasnt bad for a tenner.

 

turbo with wilky getting billet comp wheel fitted, should be a few more ponies on offer with this baby.




going up the garage to do some more work on my car hoping to have all the welding etc finished so we can start sorting the painting out

 

so i went up the garage today and did 4 hours with my mate all welding is now completed all seat mounts in place etc, he is going do some more on it through the week eg apply sealer/paint inside etc and generally get it ready for finishing.

 

received my turbo back from wilky today once again absolute top notch work been done cant wait to try out this new spec with the billet comp wheel.

 

will be going up to the garage this saturday to hopefully fit most of the interior back into the car, my mate has painted/sealed all inside and also all been undersealed with liquid rubber

im starting to see the light at end of tunnel

 

another morning working on the car yesterday, really starting come together now, put the new sound proofing in the car underlay ftw very light and looks really neat tbh.





i also then painted the handbrake lever and the pedals as they were a bit tired, got some new rubber pedal covers on order from mike to go on.
We were going to re fit the carpet and start putting some of the interior back in but i took the carpet home to wet vac it and my god was it filthy done it twice it was that bad.
My mate also has his r5gtt up at gt motorsport and is having a big engine build done hoping for similar power to what i have, he took a quick pic yesterday of the 2 together (rare sight nowadays)

 

Didn't realise this thread was still going, and also didn't realise how bad your car was with rust, nice to see its all coming together now.

 

a close friend has 2 raiders which he worships and I pointed him at this thread, now he is scared to inpsect his cars too close in case its a resto job

 

haha cheers mate bloody taking alot of work but its getting there now. still cant get over how bad it was myself tbh

 

you cruel fecker showing him this thread tell him to expect the worst then anything is a bonus.

saying that the red one that is in with mine is totally solid underneath got 2 tiny bits of welding that has been done at some point.

 

When do you think you will have it up and running? You need to do a vid like the tne one lol

Off topic what do you think to a stripped out clio 172 with 300-350bhp for track use? I use to run in a sprint series and looking to do a cheaper car than my old Evo 8 and have fun.

 

i was hoping have it done before a rolling road day im hosting on april 20th but cant see that happening, i reckon it will be done early may. defo want get a few vids if poss.

on the 172 thing id say go for it pal, will be one of the quickest cars on track, have a look at chips one.

 

Ill do a search for him and have a look.

April 20th ill be competing at snetterton in the sprint can't wait. Look forward to the vids there is a guy on Mlr called jonny (carpromo)who did all the Mlr sprint promo vids check them out and seeing he would be willing to a pro vid session.

 

cheers pal ill check him out

do you compete against a fella in a yellow r5gtt? named dave clark.

 

Nah it's a Mitsubishi lancer ( Mlr) and Scooby (22b.com) sprint event but if I do the clio I would be in the guest class but just going for the laugh rather than get a trophy.

Chips mk1 clio with Honda engine looks crazy, the biggest issue I'll have is wiring and remap so think if I can build the car then see who I can help out with wiring in a ecu and that.

 

speak to chris (scoff) at efi-parts mate he knows these engines inside out, he owns the 10.1 sec 1/4 mile r5gtt.

 

The black one running 700bhp. As for that yellow one you said about I remember ages ago one on here I think running a Cossie engine in the back.

I know mwmsport have done a clio turbo on the cheap using focus rs and st parts and think chip mapped it. Just want a fun cheap car to hoon around a track plus be nice to do a run again my mate mark butterworths orange r5 turbo

 

yes it was 750bhp last dyno day, will be over 800 when it comes back again.

there is a cossie 5 on this site (stu21t) great combo of car and engine

i know mark from rtoc and fb he seems a top lad and looking forward to meeting him at a few shows this year.

 

had an update from phoenix autosport who are doing my flocking, my door cards and rear sections are virtually finished ill upload the pics once they are complete.

been buying a few bits and bobs, have bought new aerial mount,new clear front and side indicators and am looking into getting brand new headlights and rear lights.
think these bits will really finish the car off once its been sprayed

 

Cool build thread, liking the recent pics of the car going back together - on the home run now!

I used to have a grey 5 Turbo, reg was E966 DPL. I wonder where that is now, was tidy when I owned it I guess around 199/2000 ish.

 

thanks alot si appreciate the kind words should be some more progress made this saturday

that bloody numberplate rings a bell, let me check out rtoc and r5gtt owners on fb as im sure iv seen it recently.

absolutely love your car btw bet its a mentalist

 

Known mark and his brother James for years. Would like to more info/ideas on clio turbo projects. Do you think I'll regret building a clio turbo or are they that much fun to rival me buying another Evo etc?

Who was it that fitted a vag engine in a r5 gt turbo? Can't find info on it.

Sounds like all you last little bits are coming together and shouldn't take you long to finish it. Is your car gonna be used on track or just shows or just hoon around lol

 

i dont think you would regret a clio turbo fella, go for it

i actually know the guy who now owns the 20v turbo r5gtt its finally coming back on the road this year.

fingers crossed not much longer fella iv got some pics of the flocked doorcards and my new replica oe dials ill stick them up when i get chance.
the car will be used for all things track/shows and hooning a plenty

 

Tempting to do it now you said that lol thing is I tend to go o.t.t eg I did a spec for the clio and its around £6k without the car but that includes forging engine, head porting, valves, manifolds, suspension, brakes but not ecu and mapping and maybe a few other bits lol, want it reliable as I can make it.
Ps and a diff lol

What seats are in your car? Are they standard ones or buckets?

 

nowt wrong with going for a good bullet proof spec fella its how i like to do things tbh.

iv got cobra buckets in my car i was going get rid but they are really comfy.

 

here are the pics of my recently flocked doorcards, cant wait get these in the car









also i bought one of the last sets of oe replica dial kits from the rtoc club shop these will look great

 

Liking the flocking mate.