Topics

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General Chat / hi guys. thinking of returning

« on: 11:03, Sun 15 May 2011 »

well long time no see for any one that remembers me, i had a r5 gtt raider, unfortanly the acuator pipe failed and it ate its head gasket at anything over 30psi as the gauge just shot round the gauge,
 any way im up for another, ive had a e36 and currently so far a 306 xtdt, which has pump mods running 18psi. so this car will go to the gf in a few months and im looking for a r5 to keep me happy again!

main qestion, what price am i looking for the following
1. needs work, but drivable while doing so
2. half decent, not much needed, maybe bit of rust
3. good condition hardly any ifat all rust but standard as far as possible

 (havent got cash fora mint one)

last time i was around mint ones were circa 1k and one looking sorry for its self around 400 quid, mine was good condition but not mint and would have got 700, ifit were not for the pipe


hope you guys can help, look forward to being around these cars again thanks

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Events/Shows/Cruises / rolling road day/meet in essex

« on: 23:46, Wed 10 June 2009 »

ok basicly going to be sorting out a rr day cross meet.
so if you want to come along enjoy the sights/sounds or get on the rollers and get some figures then come along, so bit of both realy,
so if you dont fancey going on the rollers, still come along as i want this to be not only a rr day but also a chance to meet others if you just want to say hi for a few hours or more, of course if you all get on the rr's then great!

the date it to be comfirmed but will likley be 25th saturday or 26th sunday

if your intrested put your name down

place of meet/rr is
track 'n' Road, Rainham, Essex  (close to Jct. 30 off London M25 Orbital just before the Dartford Crossing)
http://www.tracknroad.com/

hope many of you can come
will update with price think it was 30 or 40 quid with full print out and boost and afr readings

also if guys from rtoc come then this should be a good turn out

(hopefully)

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Your cars / R5GTTRaider project

« on: 01:50, Sat 06 June 2009 »

been on here a while now, and thought id put up some pictures of what ive got done,
applogise for all the pics!

this is how i got the car, not running with a burnt out wiring loom







all caused by this wire routed round the intercooler


after 2 weeks of searching for the looms i came across rtoc, and got the dash loom and o/s h/l loom

dash going back in




dash mostly back in, but had been ripped apart by previous owner, most clips are broke, so new dash will be next after body work


engine bay after routing some wires better


and unfortantly has bad body work, but 99% rust free,so happy with that


started sorting out the ornge peel on the drivers door




and after few weeks of polishing etc, and brightening up paint work
not there yet but will be (if weather holds up spaying the bonnet and front wing, and finnishing off the door





more to come when i sort out the bonnet and wing

think final goal will be to have a respray, but for now id like to make it look more presentable!

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General Chat / dyno runs

« on: 03:39, Sun 19 April 2009 »

whats the intrest in dyno runs?


http://www.rapidchariots.co.uk/test_d.htm


im thinking of seeing if admin/area rep etc can get a meet together in two weeks time 2/3rd of may but may prove a problem for poele thinging of going to hastings mayday run on the 4th

just wondered what intrest there would be, im going to book a power run on that weekend so if theres other to join and see what there running with upgrades etc

just a idea!!
 :?:

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General Chat / fao: Antj2k9. PLEASE READ

« on: 14:31, Sat 18 April 2009 »

hi mate wondered what happened friday evening, i was heavily relying on you turning up.

your not awnsering you phone, was turnt of all friday night. no reply to txts
pm's

then you end my call today after 2-3 rings then the 2-3rd time i ring it goes to awnser phone so i know your there.

whats the point realy..

i was depending on your say so that you needed to pass sevenoaks any way

well what ever was the problem of not comming down a pm or txt would have suficed

if i can still come and get it then id be happy to

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Spotted / Was It You? / grey GTT G reg in sevenoaks

« on: 14:57, Thu 16 April 2009 »

pulling out sevenoaks/otford mcdonalds about 12:45 today side exit exhaust looked slow
na didnt realy see it go,sounded nice no wheel spin
was behind some black french thing, think you call it a saxo

looked fresh outta ripspeeds tuning centre

any way it was grey G reg think the last bit of the reg was some thing like GAT

if your local wouldnt mind having a chat mayte

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Renault 5 GT Turbo / clutch and gearbox

« on: 15:30, Mon 13 April 2009 »

how can i find out what clutch i have, i want to know also how much wear it has, is the only way to find out what it is by taking it apart? which by then you may as well have a h/d clutch to replace??

didnt know if there was a inspection plate?

also with gear boxes is there other boxes that fit to give a little bit more rev range? i feel it revs out so quick, yes it accelirates fast or maybe its coz im used to a e30 with long gears!

cheers

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Renault 5 GT Turbo / leccy windars and blinky things!

« on: 23:32, Thu 09 April 2009 »

excuse the title lol

what would cause the drivers window to drop forward and have trouble going up

i thought it might have poped out the runner on the front

and the passenger dosnt go up or down and can be pushed down or up with some trouble, would the motor be at fault there? busted?


also front left side and front indicaters havestopped working for no apprent reason! only noticed tonight maybe fuse/bulb!

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General Chat / mayday run

« on: 02:09, Mon 06 April 2009 »

any one intrested or even going to hastings to enjoy the yearly mayday run

would be cool to get a few r5's lined up down there anyone intrested?

could all meet up at the bp garage thats at the end hastings road , kippings cross round about

which is 24 miles from hastings

(cant find the bp garage postcode so search this on google maps
51.135148, 0.352925)

or can park in the carpark just by the entrance to the garage,(51.134723, 0.352558)

im defently going

is on 4th may being the first bank holiday in may

any one gone down on the mayday before

and any intrest for this year???

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Events/Shows/Cruises / mayday run

« on: 01:57, Mon 06 April 2009 »

any one intrested or even going to hastings to enjoy the yearly mayday run

would be cool to get a few r5's lined up down there anyone intrested?

could all meet up at the bp garage thats at the end hastings road , kippings cross round about

which is 24 miles from hastings

(cant find the bp garage postcode so search this on google maps
51.135148, 0.352925)

or can park in the carpark just by the entrance to the garage,(51.134723, 0.352558)

im defently going

is on 4th may being the first bank holiday in may

any one gone down on the mayday before

and any intrest for this year???

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Renault 5 GT Turbo / boost controler help

« on: 01:40, Mon 06 April 2009 »

im wonderig if ive set the boost controller on the right side of the acuater, 5tevel said some pipes are wrong

heres it when i brought it with the manual controler here



and this is now as i removed the boost controler but now putting it back on is causing boosk spike and back firing with it in or out, but relised i have had it on the left had side,

so what side does it go and are my pipes wrong??



any advice is cool becasue atm its running 9psi!! and to be quite honest its quite tame , tho it pulls i would like a tad more maybe 15psi


is there any other r5ggt's near me or any meets soon say at lakeside or others

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General Chat / engine change.

« on: 16:16, Sun 05 April 2009 »

how easy is it? im talking about having a track day engine along with track tyres and discs and pads (front) and id have the half rollcage in all the time so people can still sit in the back then id only have to remove rear seats if i felt like it

i mean i could swap over night before, go to the track day rag ti silly knowing its not my daily engine then change it back that afternoon or next day.

i know this sounds like a half arsed way of doing it but ive wanted a track car but cant afford two cars insurance etc as id drive to the track which is a mere 9 miles from me (brans hatch)

how long would it take to take out and fit another engine or am i talking out my arse again?? :?

im talking the same 1.4 t r5 enigne, just a tuned one

or should i just tune the enigne i have and look after it as a daily??

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General Chat / cool cars

« on: 03:39, Sun 05 April 2009 »

some cool cars and also a custom kitted r5 turbo 2 replica

looks almost the same imo

http://forums.twatuning.be/showthread.php?t=10006

some shocking cars!!!!!

enjoy

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Renault 5 GT Turbo / few teething probs. hesitaion, no rear brake lights

« on: 00:26, Sat 04 April 2009 »

when i got the car it had a set and forget boost controler, didnt want it on there incase it was too high so put the normal pipe back on,

am i better off putting it back on maybe its the oem pipe causing this?

i was told it was set at 20psi and re jetted to suit

if ive put the oem vavum hose back on and running stock levels would this cause mid range in boost hesitation if its jetted to 20psi?

if i drive qauter throttle it dosnt hesitate, only does if w.o.t


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also noticed bov isnt working and im getting compresser surge which isnt good!

took vacum hose off and reved it and there was no vacum once throttle off, maybe bov is buggerd, or vacuam hose blocked?? im not sure how much vacum is suppose to be there!


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also brake lights are not working, but was working before changing loom over maybe a relay?? tested switch works fine

checked bulbs by turning them 180 and re inserting in to bulb board

any other things to consider

and what realy is the rear brake lights (if there is a relay for this switch)

just to note indicators, reverse, fog and tail lights are working

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and one more qestion (easy one if you know) whats the incraments on the boost gadge???

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this is all thats wrong now and im realy hating this hesitation thing

cheers mat

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General Chat / any one here own this mint gtt???15k miles!!!!!!!

« on: 12:52, Fri 03 April 2009 »

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... otohosting

nothing else need to be said lol



but any one here own it?