they have got a couple of tail end jobs to finish off first, i popped back around after work earlier as i needed a word, and 2 of the jobs they had are now finished. Id imagine they will get cracking tomorrow or friday

 

so iv got today off work and am going head up to the paintshop to drop a couple of little bits off, i will report back on if anything has been done yet later on.

 

Any progress yet?

 

Them R5's on the previous page at the rolling road sesh look amazing! not buyist or anything but grey is by far the best colour for the R5! lol red looks nice as well! some cracking cars!

 

nothing had been done when i went to the paintshop at 1pm on friday.

 

id have to agree haha

there would of been another 5-6 r5s there as well if they were ready still didnt get a bad turnout though

 

Cant wait to get started on mine and drive it!

 

whats gotta be done on yours fella, if you need any contacts for bits etc give me a shout

 

Hi mate how are they getting on with the 5?

 

hey up fella funny you should ask as i popped around yesterday in between jobs.

they are really cracking on with it and he tells me it should be finished back end of next week or very early the following week.
iv had to order a few more bits, passenger rear arch kit/drivers underlight trim/front grill and all required bits to refit kit.

 

Cool, should like they are now getting on with it. Can't wait to see the new pics of it finished.

 

yes i was really impressed with how they were doing, they are such a busy place there was another 5 vehicles in there being done. They have also got my mates supra going in today for a blow over down one side

 

Hi mate any pics yet?

 

hey up fella no pics as of yet but painter tells me it will be done back end of next week now, hes going in all this weekend and bank hol to work on mine and an mgb

 

Nice, I'm in the process now of saving for my new car, ill give it till 2015 then get a car as I should have around £7k+ by then. Didn't you say you went to a car show/dyno ?How did it go?

 

cool matey what are you thinking of going for?

defo not me whos been to a show/dyno fella, i did go a small jaguar/classic car meet last monday. will be taking my car on the dyno once its all finished and got pageant of power next month

 

Not sure what to go for, spoke to you about the clio turbo idea, and had a chat with chip and mike about it, all in we think its gonna cost between £8k-£10k. A few peeps on MLR have said buy another evo, the mrs said buy what ever car you'll be happy with but think about expense so I don't have to find money each week to live. Looked at r32 golfs and mk5 golf gti, bmw etc but ill write a pro and cons list and find out more info before I choose, got two years yet lol.

When is the next big show? Japfest, rs central day etc? Like to go to a show this year

 

Nice project you have on the go there mate

I just noticed at a recent RR day you were at my old R5 was there, white trophy wide arched one. I used to own that back in the day when it was pink. its fairly changed

 

cheers fella

hes a good lad who owns your old car, its not to everyones taste but its each to there own i say.

 

id say go with whatever you want matey, you never know something totally different might take your fancy, on that note i was never in the market for an r5gtt but i got one and things have been downhill ever since haha

show wise theres loads going on

ford fair in august
japfest has already happened earlier this month
rs owners club national day in july
goodwood fos in july

thats just to name a few off top my head

 

and back onto topic

i popped around bodyshop from work, not much more been done but he tells me hes back on it tomorrow and should be done by end of next week, im not holding my breath too much and have actually told him dont worry if its not done for cpop in june as i dont want him rushing it

 

This is the 3rd time I've written this lol

Glad he is taking his time on it so finish should be good with little or no issues.

Was expecting pics of it painted ready for you to build it bk up

I'm gonna have to wait till i have the cash in my hand then decide what I get depending in amount of money I have at the time.

Can you tell I'm fed up having to write it all again lol, stupid phone.

 

haha i had a similar thing happen the other day and ended up throwing in the towel and saying bollocks to it.

would be real good if i get it back next weekend only problem is im now renovating a narrowboat along with my normal day job so its taking up alot of my time im sure ill sort it though

 

Sounds like your busy at mo, have you got all the bits now? What are you gonna do once the car is back together? Find another project to do or continue to develop your r5?

 

yes as far as im aware i have all the required bits n bobs, ill want to underseal the car then send it for mot and tax it once its finished.

haha theres no chance of another project, this is my one on only project and it will always be ongoing :0

 

Does that mean more power lol

 

oh yes theres always room for a bit more poke, although it certainly has a tad more since last on the dyno.

over the coming winter ill be stripping the engine down and checking it all over, will probably fit new pistons/liners etc as it will be getting alot of abuse once i get it back.

then gotta fit and map the nodiz mappable ignition and im looking into getting another cylinder head and sending it to cnc heads to have them work there magic and also fit enlarged valves.

 

Sounds good to me, look forward to seeing a vid of it in action, drive by, static etc, no pressure lol.

The one thing I miss and everyone says once you have had turbo power you'll always want turbo power lol. What to you think to focus st's? Scc performance are about 600 yards from my place and they kind of know me from the evo I had.

 

of course mate should be able get a few decent vids.

i think they are one of the best buys out there atm, alot of car for the money and limitless tuning options, defo worth considering. They can also be made look really nice with a few subtle mods

 

A 5dr mk2 st sounds like a option then, might have to do some research lol.

I think I have a mag somewhere with a 340bhp r5 turbo using the 1.4 engine and carb, bet that is nuts.

 

so i received the last little bits from gt turbo spares on friday and popped up to paintshop to drop them off, still no more had been done on my car so im not too confident of it being ready for cpop on the 15th this month.

that car must of been running quite a bit of nos thats for sure.

 

That's annoying, you never know they might get it done it.

Looked at my mags yesterday and it was in performance French cars mag, it's a red r5 actually it's running 440bhp on a gt30 turbo

 

ah i had an idea you were on about glenns old car.

was a very impressive spec still a c1j converted to efi etc etc


he now owns what will be a bonkers b18 turbo honda civic running 756bhp rumour has it there will be a few more horses coming from it

 

Just watched those vids, INSANE springs to mind. Two mad cars, that Honda with more power is crazy it can't get traction now lol

 

i went up to see if any progress had been made on my car and a bit had been done, he tells me it will be in primer on saturday, so iv now resigned myself to the fact that my car wont be ready in time for pageant of power next weekend .
Even is the paint is finished at some point next week its still got to be m.o.t'd and taxed plus need to fine tune the fuelling all of which i will have no time to do due to being at work, ideally it needed be ready for at the latest this weekend so i could of sorted all of the above

 

That's shite you were looking forward to that as well. Do they still have loads of other work in to finish? You never know he might get it painted early next week and by some luck you'll be able to m.o.t and tax it and get the fuelling sorted, but like you said your busy and trying to fit it in in a few days will be lucky.

 

he is so busy its unreal mate. even if its painted/finished at any point next week there will be no chance of me getting anything done as i just dont have any time spare

 

Must be a good bodyshop to be that busy.

 

the painter tells me it should be in primer on saturday and has told me to go up and see for myself, hopefully it will be. Iv also sorted a way of getting my car for mot if my car is finished at some point next week, so who knows we could still make pageant of power in the yesmobile

 

That will be cool if they can get it done by then, a few extra long days for you thou lol