Finally in a 5!

Weekend just gone I took a trip up to see Tim (caymanr26) and see his Raider that he recently advertised.

I remember seeing it at FCS but as I bought a Clio Trophy in June I didn't give it a good going over as I'd kind if dismissed getting a 5 til maybe next year.

When he advertised it it immediately caught my eye and the cogs started turning. A few PM's back and forth, loads if texts and a phone call later my train ticket was booked and I was on my way.

Tim very kindly met me at the station and we got back to his and the Raider was sat on the drive gleaming!

A check over of the body and underneath etc and I was ready for a test drive. Out we went and even on standard boost it pulled really strong. Everything felt tight and sharp so we went back and struck up a deal. Shortly after the money was transferred and I was on my way home.

Drove the 165 miles home on half a tank of fuel (taking it easy) and it didn't miss a beat! Drove faultlessly and the grin on my face all the way home must have been a picture!

Sure, there are some jobs to do however the time and money that has been put into this car is immense! It really is a credit to its previous owners and especially
Tim who put a lot if things right with the car after he acquired it.

Tim is a very decent chap who described the car very accurately and made me aware of what it needed to finish it off. I'm sure I'll put my own twist on it and change a few little things but it is about 95% there.

So far my to do list is;

Sell my Trophy :laugh:

Get carb set up to run around 16psi (adjustable in car)
OE bonnet
OE Grill
Couple of small touch ups on the body.
Wideband Kit
Better Tyres in correct 195/45 size (currently 195/50)

And after that it really is just little bits and pieces.

I'd like to thank Tim as he was a pleasure to deal with and he was genuinely gutted to sell his 5 but rest assured its gone to a loving home!

And now a couple of pics

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Thanks for looking and let me bore you with my story!

Very very nice!

Ill have the bonnet if u sell it mate.

Love the pics u loaded up too. What's the first mod then? ;)

Love this 5 :agree:

Cheers guys, Davo I'll let you know in due course and give you first dibs :agree:

Great buy really nice looking 5 :agree:

I might put an wanted ad up for a bonnet like that I think it looks really good

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Originally Posted by chris

I might put an wanted ad up for a bonnet like that I think it looks really good

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:agree:

It's a bit max power for me personally but also I don't think it looks too bad really!. I know Tim bought it like that and I think he had the same plan.

I'll do the grill first and see how it looks :confused:

Look forward to seeing an oe bonnet and grill. Pm robw on here if you need a local mint bonnet!

Get those wheel bolts black not green, unless its the picture?!

Whats the plan

Cheers CB I'll bare the bonnet in mind. The wheel bolts are like a sort if anodised finished and reflect slightly different colours, maybe the tweak to the photo makes them a bit more green :laugh:

Oh I did order some of the OE replica gauge faces and under bonnet decals from the shop tonight.

Just little things like that to chip away at :laugh:

Got a lovely 5 there mate I had good look at this at FCS Was a very good example
Enjoy :agree:

Thanks Dre :agree:

As said on eBay great looking 5, will get those items out to you as soon as I can and will let you know once I hear back about the rear window sticker.

Fantastic, well done gents :)

Bonnet, grille, tyres and dials - big thumbs up :agree:

Thanks Dale, thought it was better to order through the club shop and support that and save any fees on eBay too.

If you have no luck with the raider screen decal I'll speak to our internal sign department that is part of our company. They do a lot of things like vehicle wrapping etc so maybe worth trying if you have no luck :agree:

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Originally Posted by *MrB*

Thanks Dale, thought it was better to order through the club shop and support that and save any fees on eBay too.

If you have no luck with the raider screen decal I'll speak to our internal sign department that is part of our company. They do a lot of things like vehicle wrapping etc so maybe worth trying if you have no luck :agree:

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I can get them done if required- ill supply them to the club.

Cool I expect a few people may be interested.

Work us out a price Davo :agree:

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Originally Posted by *MrB*

Cool I expect a few people may be interested.

Work us out a price Davo :agree:

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I'd supply the club mate, as the club shop is the source for most of the clubs income. Ill speak to Dale later and get some prices knocked up. Shouldn't take more than a week to produce.

Yeah of course mate that's fine :agree:

Car looks fantastic.

Just a tip though. Not point in adding in car boost. A carb can only fuel for one given pressure. You will just rich it out if you wind down the boost.

Use the inbuilt turbo pressure regulator. Its called the throttle :)

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Originally Posted by andybond

Car looks fantastic.

Just a tip though. Not point in adding in car boost. A carb can only fuel for one given pressure. You will just rich it out if you wind down the boost.

Use the inbuilt turbo pressure regulator. Its called the throttle :)

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Yeah don't bother with adjustable mate, Andy is spot on with what he's saying. Run it about 12 psi and it'll be loadsa fun!

:hump::hump::hump::hump::agree:

Fair play guys, it has an in car adjuster so was just gonna go with that :confused:

Thought it would be nice to knock it down to 10 for cruising and I think the KTR180
Is good for 16-17 psi?

Maybe as its just a weekend toy I could run it at 15psi all the time?

I get get a trouser tent looking at that.

:laugh: :laugh:

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Originally Posted by *MrB*

Fair play guys, it has an in car adjuster so was just gonna go with that :confused:

Thought it would be nice to knock it down to 10 for cruising and I think the KTR180
Is good for 16-17 psi?

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yeah, and you've got a slightly better intercooler in there too.
as long as the carb's tweaked you'll be good for 16psi all day long.

Sweet, thanks :agree: need it set up though and I don't know of anyone down in Devon /Cornwall really ? :confused:

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Sweet, thanks :agree: need it set up though and I don't know of anyone down in Devon /Cornwall really ? :confused:

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Not sure. Message yo' area rep.

If you're getting a wideband anyway then this is a good chance to tinker with the carb yourself.

Otherwise, you've got k-tec near Ringwood.. Not sure how much they do on the 5GTT these days.

Yeah I want a wideband but not sure if want to start tinkering just like that yet!

Some guidance and a bit more knowledge would be good :D

Looks mint in those pics - gutted to say the least! nevermind (ive said that alot this week!!)

Those wheel bolts are polorised so 30% stonger than normal steel - like forging I guess, they actually look like a heat treated or titanium finish - i Love them personally, even looking green - very common on Meganesport.net now!

Picking up a standard 182 this weekend so all is not lost - though having a standard car is going to be a little weird!

Anyway glad the 5 went to a good home and will be loved - hope you enjoy mate

Nice buy Chris, Glad you ended up with a decent 5 in the end:D.

Thanks Jim :agree:

Nice couple of little jobs done tonight.

Sorted out the sticky central locking motors so now they have full extension and nice and quick and smooth.

Also sorted the power supply out to the clock as that didn't work.

Only little jobs but ticked off the list now :cool:

Hopefully my oe gauge faces will be here soon and ordered a nice Alpine cd/mp3/iPod unit with Amber display so might be fitting that lot at the weekend :D

Cat 1 alarm going on Saturday so things are starting to happen!

Next on the list is a wideband and some tuning.

Anyone in the Devon / Cornwall area people can recommend ???

Really good clean raider, that engine bay is sexual!!! :) :agree:

Thanks Mr Raider :agree:

White dials gone and club shop reproductions fitted :cool:

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That's looking much better - fair play mate not hanging about!

Will be a minter very quickly at this rate - top work!

These dial kits are flippin' awesome. A credit to the member/s that sorted them out. :agree:

Cheers guys, Clifford alarm/immobiliser fitted today so now have remote locking!
Could save climbing in the boot to get back in haha!

Wideband and tune up wanted desperately !!

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Originally Posted by *MrB*

Cheers guys, Clifford alarm/immobiliser fitted today so now have remote locking!
Could save climbing in the boot to get back in haha!

Wideband and tune up wanted desperately !!

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Nothing like doing the plip when u walk away :)

Dials look fantastic must get some off here ASAP

Looks awesome with the bad boy bonnet in that colour :cool:

Cheers guys, still divided on the bonnet. Sometimes I think it looks quite cool and other times I see an oe car and really prefer that :confused:

Think I'll get an oe grill and decide from there

Nice looking car but bonnet not to my taste, looks max power

There isn't any tuning company to do your carb mods here, don't goto alan jefferies or you will regret it! Ask one of us to help you. I can help or 45cb, Alistair.. we've all have done it many times :)

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Originally Posted by robw

There isn't any tuning company to do your carb mods here, don't goto alan jefferies or you will regret it! Ask one of us to help you. I can help or 45cb, Alistair.. we've all have done it many times :)

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:laugh::laugh:

Funny you saying that as I recommended you after recently doing 2 or 3 in the last few weeks but that you wouldn't be around for a while.

Blandy if you haven't got the time to pop up to see robw perhaps just hold out until you have your AFR set up and get turning those screws and watching that gauge until its :agree:

Thanks guys, well I'd defo be up for some help with it once I've got my wideband in :cool:

Not a massive update today but had a set of Toyo T1R's fitted in the correct 195/45 15 size.

Noticeably better ride quality and handling over the previous tyres.

Deemed it cheapest/easiest to stick with current wheels and change tyres rather than source a set of OE 13's then have to buy something like 888's anyway.

Next up, wideband :cool:

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Originally Posted by *MrB*

Not a massive update today but had a set of Toyo T1R's fitted in the correct 195/45 15 size.

Noticeably better ride quality and handling over the previous tyres.

Deemed it cheapest/easiest to stick with current wheels and change tyres rather than source a set of OE 13's then have to buy something like 888's anyway.

Next up, wideband :cool:

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I got some speedlines if u ever want them mate

Cheers fella, I'll give you a shout if I decide to change plan and go that route :agree:

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Cheers fella, I'll give you a shout if I decide to change plan and go that route :agree:

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No problem mate. Got 2 sets of speedlines now, so ready whenever u are :)

You and your wheels!!:laugh:

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You and your wheels!!:laugh:

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Wait intill you see his hand bag and shoe collection! :eek:

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Wait intill you see his hand bag and shoe collection! :eek:

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:wasntme: its true. I'm high maintenance

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Delighted!

Got my AEM wideband fitted and replaced the white gauges in the vent pod with a very nice stack boost gauge and voltmeter.

Initial AFR readings are way too lean on idle so will tinker with the mixture screw later.

Driving on boost WOT mid 11's up to about 15psi but need to do some further conclusive testing and log some proper runs at varying boost in 3rd and 4th WOT but certainly from initial tests it's not leaning out too much by upping the boost a bit.

I wouldnt worry too much about afr readings on idle. A slight air leak on the exhaust will cause lean readings - also if the sensor is quite far away from the turbo will cause lean readings. Assuming the engine idles ok and runs ok then leave it be. I adjust idle mixture by ear ;)

Cheers Brigsy, yeah it idles spot on and isn't popping and backing on over run, just burbles.

Will do some more reading on AFR's and set boost accordingly for the time being

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Good man

A lot more satisfaction in a self tune dude ;)

Didn't go for the self tune Chris, too much potential to go wrong and lack of knowledge and experience on my part so went up to see Mike & Tony at GT turbo spares, they've worked some magic and it's running sweet :cool:

Bit more to get out of it yet but also had a full health check and identified some small jobs to do so it's going back up in the new year to finish the tuning and sort a few things

Not much to report but got myself a couple of grills, both of which need minor repairs plus got myself a nice original bonnet. Waiting for my painter to get some time then hopefully we'll be back to an oe front end :cool:

Big updates for the people not on the Facebook page;

Oe front end fitted up including new bonnet, grille and headlights.

Nightmare matching paint but got there in the end

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Also fitted new sideskirt seal strips (not shown)

Coat of wax today, should have dressed the tyres tho :(

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Quick spruce up of the interior

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...1DAFAB00BA.jpg

Now got a set of Turbines I'm doing a custom refurb on and as ever picking through the list of niggles.

Bloody hell - that looks better from the front now! Funny you had trouble with the paint as I had that campus grill painted and thought it matched perfectly! Different suppliers I guess
Surprised you've gone for the standard badge - I loved that carbon one - or wouldn't it come off?
Side skirt strips must look better - could see daylight through them from some angles so bet that finishes the sides off nicely
Glad you went for turbines - can't wait to see them fitted now!

Oh and don't fret - my 182 has significantly more issues to sort!

Thanks Tim,
The campus grill wasn't bad but under fluorescents it was way off and your right out supplier sent out a few variants for us but I'm the end we had to custom tint it to get it about right.

Looks loads different with the oe front and those strips make a massive difference.
Going to have a nice custom twist on the Turbines, kinda like an oe raider wheel with a twist!

Anything french always has an unfinished list I think :D

Hope all is well, let me know when strut brace is ready and the other bits :agree:

Oh and couldn't get the carbon badge off :crap:

Looking very nice bud.:agree:

Another evening on the 5,

New FAG rear wheel bearings fitted,
New handbrake cables fitted and routed correctly (old ones were on wrong)
Freed up rear compensator ( now have a brand new spare for the future)
Had a thorough inspection underneath and all is well.

Did identify new pads F&R are required as there are pads from Halfords in there :rolleyes:

Everything looking really good :cool:

Also had a new battery last night. A nice Bosch S4002

Another productive couple of hours this morning re-wiring the number plate lights, cleaning the earth point behind the nsr light rectifying the fault where the heated rear screen light comes on with sidelights. All as it should be now :cool:

New additions to report!

GT Tuning ninja oil cap, brand new (last ever) breadbin intercooler, rad top plate cover and turbo Heatshield!!

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...C946DA027B.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...1377694891.jpg

Now keep thinking of selling up :crap:

Thats an awesome looking five!:agree: ctedit matey youve done a great job!

Thanks fella,
Can't take all the credit but it's pretty sorted now!

another amazing 5 gtt:smokin:

really loving the detail, and those seats.........:cooter: they are what renault should have done back in the day :cool:

That interior is awesome :agree:

And black rims are just made for 449 blue:agree:

How good do o.e grills look:smokin: I can hand on heart say I didn't used to like them...:laugh: I can't wait to get my o.e grill on now, I will be glad to see the back of my 19 16v style one.

:agree: Those seats are proper slick! :cool: