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My Renault 5 GT Turbo

Postby Fast5 » Tue, 24 May 2011 1:18 +0000

My other car is a Renault 5 GT Turbo.
It is almost set for the road, after a long time getting it restored.
As with the car, what could go wrong, will go wrong and take every other part with it.
I had one time when I went to get it NCT-ed and it decided to act like a scared dog and leaked petrol all over the test center.
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Re: My Renault 5 GT Turbo

Postby sidewaysreilly » Tue, 24 May 2011 8:36 +0000

nearly bought one years back, feckin quick car.
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Re: My Renault 5 GT Turbo

Postby Fast5 » Tue, 24 May 2011 9:17 +0000

They are quick. But a bog standard one is fuel efficient and quick. I do have another one, over modified. Its too quick, once the turbo lag is gone. So much so, it minced one of the drive shafts.
The best thing is that its not known with the younger boy racers. So they get a small shock at the lights, when the turbo takes a big gulp of air and leaves them guessing what just happened!
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My Renault 5 GT Turbo

Postby mx5ash » Tue, 24 May 2011 11:03 +0000

She looks mint mate. I'd say it surprises a few people all right
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Re: My Renault 5 GT Turbo

Postby leamyj » Fri, 27 May 2011 8:30 +0000

My very first car was a renault 5...a l o n g time ago !!!
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Re: My Renault 5 GT Turbo

Postby Fast5 » Sat, 28 May 2011 4:55 +0000

True, the Renault 5 is old and there is not many about these days.

My first car was a mini, many years ago, before the NCT, it did have a nice rust hole in the passanger floor. I guess the Renault 5 is a small upgrade :)
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Re: My Renault 5 GT Turbo

Postby mx5ideways » Thu, 02 Jun 2011 9:16 +0000

i love these cars, was mad to get one when i was younger, yours looks super clean, must get a spin some time :wink:
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Re: My Renault 5 GT Turbo

Postby Mel Walters » Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:51 +0000

I once drove a Renault 5 Long time ago ha !! My son has a 91 Mini lovely little thing it is ,. My first car was a Triumph Herald 1200 Then a 3.5 LHD Range Rover and then some in between I now have a Navara Pick up but nothing makes me happier than my 5 !!

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Re: My Renault 5 GT Turbo

Postby Fast5 » Fri, 03 Jun 2011 8:55 +0000

I am hoping to have the weekend fixing a few bits on the Renault and get it back on the road soon.
The car is mint on the outside the engine looks that too. Just it has a few small worries.

Its old but it holds.
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This is my other car, a project that is forever a project. My aim is to have the engine running again. Just as soon as I can source other parts.
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Re: My Renault 5 GT Turbo

Postby Fast5 » Fri, 02 Dec 2011 1:55 +0000

The fun never ends with the Renault. Another failed NCT cause of unsuspecting holes in the floor. Anyone got any ideas on what it will cost to repair.
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The sill is where the most rust is on the bodywork. The Outer arch has surface rust.
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I have cut out sections of the rust and the Jacking point to get a better attack on the sill.
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I am hoping to do some of the cutting and welding myself but I am wandering about the cost of a mig welder for the job.


As for the other Renault, the engine is put back together again and it will not start yet. The starter motor gasped and stopped and the oil pressure is very high.
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Re: My Renault 5 GT Turbo

Postby sidewaysreilly » Mon, 05 Dec 2011 8:13 +0000

Lotta welding to do , better off re-shelling it. It'll break your heart.
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Re: My Renault 5 GT Turbo

Postby Fast5 » Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:24 +0000

Well the heart is already broken, all that is left to do is pick up the pieces.
But I relish the experience.
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Re: My Renault 5 GT Turbo

Postby fez » Thu, 10 Jan 2013 9:41 +0000

I know this is an old topic but jaysus thats gorgeous. My dad never let me forget that he had to sell his renault 5 alpine turbo when I was born!
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Re: My Renault 5 GT Turbo

Postby Fast5 » Tue, 07 May 2013 11:02 +0000

It’s being a long time since the car has seen tarmac. But I hope to get to drive the black Renault soon, a rebuilt cylinder head and refurbished brakes and soon some tyres.
I hope to have it on the road very soon, just to give it a good drive.

As in a few months I get to give the keys back to the previous owner, who chased me down and wants it back.
I suppose the question for everybody, is there a car you owned that you would like to own again.
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Re: My Renault 5 GT Turbo

Postby johnv » Wed, 08 May 2013 8:30 +0000

a 1969 triumph vitesse 2 ltr i seen it a few years after i sold it, in a garage on the long mile road on top of another car waiting to go to the scrapper .it broke my heart
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