5 GT Turbo Low mileage, 1 previous owner, pearl PH1

[Chris Smith]

Had some spare time this morning, I don’t get a lot of time to myself atm, what with work, childcare, building furniture etc.....but the I have been eager to clean the 5, quick polish and wax...

Started off with a heavily leaking jet wash...

Ready for some snow foam and brushed down..

Jet washed the snow foam, the set about cleaning the wheels - forgot to photo this stage, but they weren’t to bad.

 

[Chris Smith]

Then I clean the car down and rinsed, dried, then I hit the body work and wheels with bilt hamber korrosol- overall it showed the pint hadnt been carrying to much contamination .


So quick wash and clay mitt again follow ed by drying (forgot to photo but nothing major to report.

Then I got the trusty DA polisher out, only with a black pad as it was only going to be a quick fly over, I masked the up the car and get to work. You can really notice the flek in the paint work, but very hard to photo and as time was limited I didn’t take no photos, this was followed up with a layer of collinete 456 wax.

The end result

 

[Chris Smith]

Then I finished off by putting the old girl to bed, ready for some shows



Here are some of the negatives

Nothing terrible

 

[andybond]

Nothing a bit of time and money cannot fix.

Worth fixing though ? I am not so sure.

 

[Chris Smith]

Nothing a bit of time and money cannot fix.

Worth fixing though ? I am not so sure.

Tbh I think I will just clean them up and live with the blemishes... all very minor stuff and you have to be looking for them, some are only noticeable at certain angles... if I can get a 2nd set of mirrors I will get them painted but will try and keep the texture rather than go smooth... I think the mirrors only had a light dusting of paint, on a lot of pearls they are left black...

 

[Duncan Grier]

Looks lovely!

 

[gordini stu]

Looks good , in my opinion If it’s had no paint work and it is original I would leave them unless you can’t live with them.

 

[Brigsy]

Looks great. I would leave the marks they are nothing considering the age. Where do you start and where do you stop when picking at every little bit.

 

[Chris Smith]

Today I went to a local classic car show at rare breeds centre in Ashford, was a nice day out, various cars on show, I saw a lovely A610, the owner was a nice chap, don’t think he is a member of the forum however.

The 5 was parked was parked to a nice VW Golf mk1 GTi, a very nice car, and a Vauxhall Astra GTE was also nearby, so some different hot hatches, but some very nice cars.

The 5 got lots of attention and compliments, so overall was a nice day out, had my daughter Amelia with me, she loved the 5.

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Looks a winner @Chris Smith :as:

Still got a soft spot for those Astra GTE Exclusives... Hmmm... leather seats.... :ay:

 

[Duncan Grier]

Good to see it out on show Chris

Have to say have a serious soft spot for the mk1 astra gte with some kind of modern engine conversion and stock looks. Long time since seeing a mk2 let alone mk1

 

[Chris Smith]

Looks a winner @Chris Smith :as:

Still got a soft spot for those Astra GTE Exclusives... Hmmm... leather seats.... :ay:

The exclusive was very nice, a full restoration, engine bay was very tidy, he even had a Hornby diecast of his very car...

 

[Chris Smith]

Had some time today, took the old girl for a small drive just to keep things ticking over, I need to source a rear wheel bearing (anybody know they are still available from Renault), went through the paperwork under the seat and found the original bill of sale, finance agreement & pre delivery inspection paperwork.... happy days indeed.

The carcoon is doing its job, paintwork is still dust free, no surface rust on the brake discs... and it’s not leaking oil .

Wired in the trickle charger so I don’t have to keep disconnecting the battery to put on charge, so that should make life much easier .

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

:cp:

 

[Ricardo]

Are the wheel bearings pressed in the disc like the Clio's?

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Are the wheel bearings pressed in the disc like the Clio's?

Yes, I believe so.

 

[Ricardo]

I wonder if they're the same as the original Valver rear discs

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

I wonder if they're the same as the original Valver rear discs

Pretty sure they're all the same? 5GTT, Clio 16v, 205, 11T 19 16v etc..

 

[Brigsy]

Get a rear bearing from here Chris Wheel Bearing Kit for your RENAULT SUPER 5 (B/C40_) 1.4 Turbo (120Hp)

I recall oem was snr ? Snr or skf will be fine

 

[Chris Smith]

Spoke to George at RTR racing, he can source discs and pads all round with SNR bearings, delivered for £155... happy days, saved me the hassle of sourcing bits individually.

Next to order tyres, book in wheel refurb, oil and filter change and coolant flushed... will be done for Blyton