5 GT Turbo Another Red Renault 5 GT Turbo On It's Way Back To The Road

[Leigh5t]

fookin meltfest, absolute dog shite.

Great advice there mate, thanks. Appreciate you guys taking time to comment

 

[RJH288NHP]

keep up the good work mate this is giving me motivation to finally get round to sorting my campus and getting it back on the road.

 

[Leigh5t]

keep up the good work mate this is giving me motivation to finally get round to sorting my campus and getting it back on the road.

That’s good to hear. Keeping momentum going on a project is not easy. Like a few of the guys have said on here, any progress is worthwhile, no matter how small.

 

[RJH288NHP]

That’s good to hear. Keeping momentum going on a project is not easy. Like a few of the guys have said on here, any progress is worthwhile, no matter how small.

Exactly mate ive had my car for 2 years so far and ive attempted to get it running but its having a french electrics dilema and i kinda lost interest for a bit but these threads are bringing the interest back 100%

 

[DaveL485]

That weld looks like it needs a bit more power, it should melt down into the metal a bit more. When doing thin stuff, its much easier (I find) to do a 1 sec blast, let it cool for 2 secs, then another and another with a little overlap. Basically little buttons of weld. If you try and weld a constant seam it'll just blow thorugh and make a mess. I didnt even grind this back, just primed and undersealed it. Once you get in the rhythm its quite theraputic!

 

[Duncan Grier]

Showing off now @DaveL485 does look spot on mind

What I said before wanting a touch more heat but sounds like his current welder and gas setup not giving him as much control as needed

 

[Leigh5t]

@DaveL485 that looks awesome! My next one will look exactly like that

I’ve ordered a new regulator and I’m fetching a new bottle tomorrow so I’ll hopefully gave a play at the weekend

 

[DaveL485]

@DaveL485 that looks awesome! My next one will look exactly like that

I’ve ordered a new regulator and I’m fetching a new bottle tomorrow so I’ll hopefully gave a play at the weekend

Just practice, use some of the metal you cut out with some of the new material to set the welder up before you hit the car. You'll have loads of scrap lying around and its far easier to set up on the bench with scraps than it is getting pissed off lying under the car.

 

[Leigh5t]

I've managed to get a few hours in this weekend

Firstly, my regulator arrived and I collected a new 10l tank of Argon 5% co2.



Wow, what a difference that's made! My regulator clearly was not working properly. Still need to get some practice in, but it's an improvement.



Back side.


Wire brushed.


I used the method that @DaveL485 suggested, tnanks.

 

[Leigh5t]

I then started cleaned up along the joint between the floor and the inner sill.

 

[Leigh5t]

Then the wing needed to come off. It put up a fair old fight. What a pain that adhesive is!

It looks pretty sound overall. There are a couple of areas need attention.



Where it joins the scuttle


And obviously the front bumper mount

 

[Leigh5t]

Next, off came the front jacking point.

 

[Leigh5t]

Then I drilled out all the spot welds on the lower lip of the outer sill.






Lastly, a damn good tidy up!

 

[DaveL485]

I used the method that @DaveL485 suggested, tnanks.

Buttons Good work, well done! It will be harder on the car material but you have the idea now.

 

[Turbell]

You're rolling now, looks like you'll get repairs done mostly hidden by skirt, advice for you, get some thick cardboard or plastic sheet they protect floors on building renovations and tape it on the parts of the panels above where you working......I know sounds a bit flighty when hot stick is involved, but a kick on the grinder and it skittling across good paint on bottom of door or lower quarter churns your guts.....I've done it
Obviously keep an eye on it when welding, but I reckon you'll get away blowing sills in with a quart of paint.

 

[clarky_gtt]

if it's any help, all be it a bit ott. I have a pair of genuine new old stock inner sills from renault i'm going to sell if you are replacing yours?

 

[Leigh5t]

Cheers @DaveL485 I don’t think I’ll be short of scrap bodywork to practice on. Granted, it’s all rotten!

Thanks @Turbell I’m hopeful that will be the case so I can retain the original, visible overlap between the two parts of the outer sill. It’ll probably depend on how far up the inner sill has gone.
Good idea with protecting any good paint. I was using the knotted wheel the other day and decided to flip the grinder over so it would skip away from the paint if I had a mishap, so it is something I’m conscious of. It makes more sense to just cover it up though and I’d not considered that, thanks.

Thanks @clarky_gtt for the offer but as you say, it’s probably a bit ott for my needs. I’m hoping my inner sills can be saved. Time will tell. Thanks anyway.

Cheers for your comments guys, much appreciated.

 

[DaveL485]

Thanks @clarky_gtt for the offer but as you say, it’s probably a bit ott for my needs. I’m hoping my inner sills can be saved. Time will tell. Thanks anyway.

If it were me I would nab these now in a flash, then you can re-sell if you dont use them. Stuff like this doesnt come up really so you wont struggle to sell them on if not used. And then if you do need them you have them there.

 

[Leigh5t]

Hey @DaveL485 I’m on a budget here!……but it is a good idea.

How much do you want for them @clarky_gtt ?

Cheers

 

[clarky_gtt]

£185
I've never seen a pair available in 20 years