WOW, what a sweet looking motor mate!!!

 

Very nice fella, i had a mint standard pearl white 5 a few years back and i say mint, sold it to a renault sales man, then about 6 months ago this 5 flew past me in grey with a horid body kit on, looked at the reg and yep it was my old one, was heart broken the state it was in.

Morale of the story, good on ya for the way it looks! just like a 5 should do.

 

thats mint!

 

Cheers mate, or never thats devastating! Pearl whites are class, what was the reg il see if it's on rtoc?

 

Cheers everyone, havnt been on here for a while, thought I'd pop on and perv on a few saphs and rs turbos!

Been a bit busy with the old 5 lately, while the weathers been bad she's been in the garage getting spoilt

Iv got a spare engine goin in that has been rebuilt, new pistons, re ground crank, ported head, new liner seals etc

My old engine had a few oil leaks the whole bay was a mess, the good thing is though it's projected the subframe and other parts from rust.



The gear box was coverd as well, a bit of gunk and elbow grease soon made a difference





After







1 of 9 shades of tungsten grey, luckily I got the rite one lol









Powder coating can get addictive





New bush's, track rod ends and ball joints





Few new parts pretty much nearly everything















Rolled her out for a wash today, couldn't bare the dust anymore







Hopefully have more progress soon, thanks for looking

Benj.

 

This mint fella.Did you take the engine and box out from the top or did you drop the subframe down.Have you painted you engine bay with spray cans?

 

Cheers mate, the engine came out the top then the subframe after, yeh spray cans, thought I'd save my self a bit of money and do it my self. Got the paint mixed to the rite code 608, pretty happy with the results.

 

Thats probably the best looking 5 I've ever seen - keep up the good work.

 

how do passionford!

been a while since iv posted, iv just been looking at some fresh series 2s on here, iv been thinking about them a lot lately

engines back in, new liners fitted, had the sump powder coated as well. the bay is going to look oe with a few modifactions. even got the original rocket cover stickers.







got the standard t2 back on for running it in make sure everythings fine before the boost goes up. the t25 will probs need a rebuild anyway theres a bit of play and the seal isnt too clever

hopefully have her on the roads in a few weeks though

benj

 

Engine bay will look stunning when finished.

 

Itsnot a Ford but I do love these. Only look good standard tho!

Stupid bodykits ruin them!

Yours looks sweet tho!

 

That is absolutely stunning mate, my Brother used to own a Tungsten GTT a few years back and I've had a soft spot for them ever since then Keep doing what you're doing mate 'cos that's a perfect looking 5 and it just keeps getting better & better

 

lovely real credit to you

 

Cheers chaps! Il post some more photos soon

 

thats the cleanest 5 iv ever seen...

defo the best colour and defo the best wheels.

 

That is so nice, my bro's clio 16v had those wheels on it when he had it and i hated them, but now they look so good

 

Had the old girl running last weekend, started up first time running sweet as a nut. Just needs a few things doing now, retorque the head and a few other little jobs. Will be all done next weekend

Here's a few more pics,



Iv painted the intercooler satin black to make it look oem











Gave the old girl a clean



Benj.

 

minter,gotta keep these standard on exterior

 

That's a stunner mate!!

Full credit to you, i had one many years ago, not in such good condition but it was great fun, if a little fragile lol

 

wow just wow absolutely love it good job mate

 

Realy nice car, loving the interior such a better choice than the standard seats