R5 gtx

[GTX F2N]

Hello, I was pointed this way from RetroRides, Here is my pretty standard
'89 R5 GTX. With a throbbing 1.7 engine and what is essentially a piece of scaffolding for an exhaust.

 

[Wicked Neo]

Welcome to retro-renault

 

[srmunden]

'scaffolding'?

Hi anyway.

 

[Larry]

welcome and hey a 5 shell is quite the attractive piece of scaffolding for just about anything, again welcome to the forum

 

[GTX F2N]

"scafolding" Meaning the exhaust is straight through! Just a pipe.

 

[Prab]

Being a gtx, all the mounts etc will take an F7 engine, conversion ftw

 

[tob123]

welcome..i have also a gtx did you notice a differents after removing the center boxes?

pretty sure i have seen your gtx about a few times.

 

[GTX F2N]

Alright tob123, Removing the two centre boxes and swapping over to 2.5" bore all the way has made quite a difference, that F2N engine is not X-flow, so any halp it can get breathing is going to be appreciated. I have a Weber carb rather than the solex too, which helps. I would like to drop in a Volvo turbo engine rather than the 16v, keep it retro.
The car is now lowered about 60mm all round.

 

[tob123]

thanks for the info gonna get a bit of scrap pipe to remove the center boxes sometime then maybe go for 2.5 system e.t.c.
60mm drop sounds good!! :mrgreen: you might need camber correctors tho?
been thinking about dropping mine, it sits a little to high in the arches for my liking.

then an engine swap sometime aswell, but not for a while yet.

cheers :mrgreen:

 

[GTX F2N]

Check out my thread on RR, I need to go lower than 60mm!! it's to high.

Retro Rides - 1989 R5 GTX (new pics)