5 GT Turbo 11 years later silver bullet comes home

[Duncan Grier]

Not really impacted by water/muck ingress with arch on and rubber strip seal, but will have a review with wing on and extra width of wheel placement

I can convince myself both options are best atm lol

 

[Duncan Grier]

Ok suspect related to anti perc as only on one and the same side? Its about to get chopped out so wondering if any purpose as do not have on the other side and not on either side of non turbo 5

 

[Duncan Grier]

Well between messing about with is it staying or going.......its all gone



Few tacks and couple of runs and be solid until off car and weld the rest properly



Then took a decent cut out the arch just below inside lip on car ready to get the suspension on and check travel, steering lock and full droop etc. Once this is done can get playing with arch positioning and fit the missing metal

 

[andybond]

Ok suspect related to anti perc as only on one and the same side? Its about to get chopped out so wondering if any purpose as do not have on the other side and not on either side of non turbo 5

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Thats 100% anti perc hole /mount point

 

[DaveL485]

Sheet it, you can cut out or add rivnuts or whatever at a later date if need be. The OE holes are all for stuff you wont have in the car, save for routing side repeater wiring to the back edge of the front wing.

 

[Duncan Grier]

Yesterday's power hour

Car was absolutely full of metal dust from cutting and grinding, about 100 snips of welding wire and general mess so got the hoover and brush for a quick once over......garage needs same treatment this week



Got on with removing brace bars and checking wishbone full movement, then wheel back on and check / measure max droop before hub maxes out and wheel fouls inner arch.

Looking promising also with full lock both ways clearing also.

Damper measurement between pickup points is 28cm and 37.5cm (leaving a bit to not max out wishbone on hub)



Looks something like this



Iirc the wheel to damper travel ratio is 1.5 front mad 1.3 rear but this does not take into account the spring resistance. Will wind springs off amd check damper travel

Fitted front suspension

 

[Duncan Grier]

Question for anyone with their Renault 5 in easy access.

What is the stock/lowered clearance on front subframe to floor as per measurement point above? Or further back if easier and np for me to measure again

 

[Duncan Grier]

Last update missed my very basic 98kg bounce check on subframe while checking wheel movement just get initial view

Keep in mind the height wants raising a bit to match left side on solid brace bar

With me standing on subframe


Bounce test


Planned height

 

[Turbell]

I'll measure Campus later, it's low though, struggle getting a normal trolley jack in

 

[Duncan Grier]

In absence of the wider fronts I need to try and work out a way to take this into consideration

The current front wheel is a 5.5J x 17 ET26 with 175/55/17 tyres

New ones will be either 7.5x17 or 7.0x17 both ET20

205/45/17 or 215/45/17 tyres

 

[Turbell]

Measures 120mm, thats straight part of sub to floor, but that's on 250mm free length springs iirc, they're short enough to put lower wishbones off level, which isn't great I reckon.

 

[Duncan Grier]

Thanks @Turbell