well where to start
ive had the helmet(so called cause its bellend purple) for seven years
and was in two minds to sell or restore
but when the crunch came i crumbled and couldnt sell it
so the plan now is to restore back to the factory red and remove all the rust
all on a budget of ride all
the nsr quarter is the worst part
the jacking points are rotten as well but the sills are in decent nick
a little rust round the screen but shouldnt be to hard to put right
Nice one. Go for it!
looks like uve got a wee winter of welding to do..will be worth it when its finished
will be watching this ...as its a smart as fook 5
between work and a 4 month old chewing the amount ive bitten off is very hard
well its been along year and ive missed the 5 very much ideed
so the decision was made in october last year the helmet was scrap
however mat@codered was kind enough to sell me a very clean shell which required very little doing
a deal was struck and i dragged my ass to kent and back a happy bloke indeed
since the ive repaired the screen surround and a little of the osf (behind the headlight)
also got the shell inside and out in primer
all being well it will be at national day this year wish me luck
Hehe! Brilliant to see that shell bring used. It was a pretty good one.
F..... That's a long journey!Originally Posted by youngscottie
Fair play to you mate!
with the arrival of our son in october 11 i somewhat lost intrest
but everyone needs a hobby and the 5 is cheaper than smoking
the plans changed slighty on colour
j45 dynamo blue (same as my clio rb182) with the white stripes
its going to be marmite!
but everyone needs a hobby and the 5 is cheaper than smoking
Lol you must be a very heavy smoker then
glad you have found something mate so whats next now you have done the little bit of welding?
but everyone needs a hobby and the 5 is cheaper than smoking
Lol you must be a very heavy smoker then
A long time ago
Wouldn't touch them now
Well my painting experience amounts to hee and haw
So over the next few weeks ill flat the primer back then get the top coat on
I just wanted to be able to say I painted it so its a very steep learning curve
The prep takes forever and you can't spray at home as the paint travels
Don't want to cover the local cars in over spray
Good work, that's a fair trip
I was the same boat after my pride and joy went up in flames in 2005, I was ready to throw the towel in, but like u say everyone needs a hobby
That's 'cos it was a good shell at cheap priceGood work, that's a fair trip
Marmite colour
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Fook! That's looking tidy!
That does look really tidy mate
Very lush
with the arrival of our son in october 11 i somewhat lost intrest
but everyone needs a hobby and the 5 is cheaper than smokinglol I smoke aswell
That looks gorgeous, what colour is it? Did u do it yourself? More pics please
Clio gordini racing blueThat looks gorgeous, what colour is it? Did u do it yourself? More pics please
It's the first time I've sprayed anything and its worked out ok
Thanks to the guidance of or painter
Don't have much of an imagination on these things so when it came
To colour choice it's eventually going to look like my clio
even better knowing you did it yourself, more pics still though
A sad day indeed
Gone to the great big car heaven that is Graham's scrap yard
New shell stripped
Now rolling and home
New shell looks familiar
Awesome project!!! Bookmarked
liking the colour alot
Non standard GTT resprays always require the right wheels to pull off the look and I think it's going to look great on those
I've just carried the wheels over from the last carNon standard GTT resprays always require the right wheels to pull off the look and I think it's going to look great on those
Ideally I'd like clio Williams wheels
Thanks trev
I seriously considered breaking this lot a couple of weeks back and buying yoursNew shell looks familiar
I've been put onto nightshift and our house has just when up for sale
So spare time is null and void
Can't believe no one has bought yours it looks sweet as a track/sprint car
Love the colour. It looks great.
'The purple helmet' has morphed into 'The Blue Vein'
Tucked up in its new garage for the winter
Need to get the paint finished now
A little progress
And
Getting there slowly
Paintwork looks awesome!
Right wheel/colour ?
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Really nice colour that and the wheels suit it down to the ground looks good.
Oops
Thats less than ideal
Ouch!! What happened there then?
Look on the bright side - at least it failed approaching winter and its a perfect opportunity to upgrade while your at it..
Track night @ knockhill
actuator pipe blew off went from 12 to 18 psi never noticed in time(passing mx5)
ran lean
said I'd never give up on the c1j but I've just bought an f7p feels so wrong
onwards and upwards! As long as its a turbo f7p then it will be all good!!
n/a GTT =
Yes, if it's naturally aspirated then you could as well pry off the last T from the 5GTT.
Coming along at snails pace
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Been awhile since I updated this as it kind of mothballed for abit
Anyway bursting with new found enthusiasm I'm back on it
Hopefully up and running for summer
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