5 GT Turbo 15 years in the waiting my Renault 5GT Turbo build

[chriscarine]

More pics

 

[chriscarine]

Well I think that is a market

 

[andybond]

Bit of an improvement there!

 

[chriscarine]

Bit of an improvement there!

yes it will do for now till I buy a genuine one

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Great work on the battery tray @chriscarine

 

[Will D93]

Good effort, I’m yet to try and create a piece/panel that complex.

 

[chriscarine]

Good effort, I’m yet to try and create a piece/panel that complex.

Thanks

 

[DaveL485]

Didn't turn out too bad that did it, certainly better than the old one. I did an intercooler bracket for my R9 in a similar fashion - bit of a chimera of new and old parts lol

 

[chriscarine]

Didn't turn out too bad that did it, certainly better than the old one. I did an intercooler bracket for my R9 in a similar fashion - bit of a chimera of new and old parts lol

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I'm glad you showed me them photos as my car never had that mounting bracket the aluminium intercooler was just strapped in place in the old car just another thing to make lol

 

[DaveL485]

I'm glad you showed me them photos as my car never had that mounting bracket the aluminium intercooler was just strapped in place in the old car just another thing to make lol

This is on my Renault 9 Turbo, not a 5GT....I dont recall if the 5 had one like this?

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

This is on my Renault 9 Turbo, not a 5GT....I dont recall if the 5 had one like this?

No that's R9/11 Specific.

Pinching @Alastair 's lovely photo of his freshly powdercoated parts, the Intercooler Bracket on a 5 is the part ringed below:

One bolt hole is for the front cross-member, one bolt hole is for the passenger side chassis rail.

It's sad that me and quite a few members of this club could identify where all those parts go on the car....

 

[chriscarine]

No that's R9/11 Specific.

Pinching @Alastair 's lovely photo of his freshly powdercoated parts, the Intercooler Bracket on a 5 is the part ringed below:
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One bolt hole is for the front cross-member, one bolt hole is for the passenger side chassis rail.

It's sad that me and quite a few members of this club could identify where all those parts go on the car....

Ok thanks

 

[chriscarine]

Windscreen surround repair time

 

[Duncan Grier]

@chriscarine is the plan to replace patches or replace the whole screen cradle?

Keep up the great work

 

[chriscarine]

@chriscarine is the plan to replace patches or replace the whole screen cradle?

Keep up the great work

can you get a screen cradle? Didn't no you can get them I'm patching it in 1 nearly done such a pane to weld

 

[chriscarine]

Here's a patch I started forgot how easy it blows out

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

can you get a screen cradle? Didn't no you can get them I'm patching it in 1 nearly done such a pane to weld

Not any more..

 

[DaveL485]

I'm trying to find a sample to replicate but nobody wants to donate one for copying.

 

[chriscarine]

What to mass make them or a 1 of?

 

[Duncan Grier]

I'm trying to find a sample to replicate but nobody wants to donate one for copying.

@DaveL485 you can have mine but prob a good 6-8 weeks until I build up nuggets to cut out and time to be ready

Having had to finish restoration of house works myself after sending workers home with COVID-19 woes def not planned and work even more manic than normal......oh and 3 young boys off school lol