Mar'04. I apologize for not updating my site
for the last few months... I was too busy with my house, so I haven't made any progress with R5 and therefore there are no
news yet for updating the site.
Jul'03. My job keeps me very busy, sorry for not updating the site... So far I've passed technical
control and got the car registered. So finally it's up and running "officially" though still a lot of work to be done (painting
at least).
12-May-03. I haven't registered the car so far
neither was driving it on a regular basis. As more than a year passed since I've bought it, I decided to register it and start
using it. I'll continue the work on the car but it's more decorative so it will not stop me from using the car.
I failed to pass technical control because one of the head lights was damaged by water. Bought
a replacement head light for 25 Eur.
Mar'03. Mounted the seats
Sorry for delaying the new photos, but I just don't have time! Coming soon!
Feb'03. I have finally finished the work with the passenger door:
- Mounted the loud speaker
- Decorated the panel with leather imitation and carpet
- Mounted tha panel on the door
The photos coming soon!
Jan'03. No
further progress. Too cold weather plus many other priorities. I plan to mount the seats as soon as the weather will be warm
enough.
01-01-03. Happy New Year!
Dec'02. I did not spend any time with my R5
- I needed to do some repair of my Citroen
- And then I went for vacations... Christmas, New Year - time for fun, not for work :)
Nov'02. Customised radiator grill
I am unhappy with the standard radiator grill, so I've decided to customise
it
- Sanded the grill, then covered with PU-foam (pressing by hands while wet, to decrease the volume
make it stronger)
- Cut the foam with knife to give grill the right form;
- Sanded the grill. then covered with 1 layer of fiberglass with epoxy resine;
- Sanded, filled the hiles, sanded, smoothened...
Nov'02. Continued the work with the interior/
dumping the noise
- Continued the work on the door panel (passenger side);
- Finished the work on the door (same side) - dumping the noise, covering the holes, putting the wires, installing the electric
lock;
- Unmounted the second rear wall panel (driver side);
- Started dumping the noise/vibration behind the panel;
23-30-Oct. Continued the work with the
interior/ sound system
- Bought the 6.5" 2-component front speakers
- Made wooden spacer for mounting the speakers in the door
- Bought the electric lock set (36 Euro)
- Completed the work with the right rear panel and the space behind it (decoration,
and protection against noise/vibration)
12-22-Oct. Continued the work with the
interior/ dumping the noise
- Sticked the poly-urethan plate at the inner surface of the door (over the
layer of felt);
- Sticked one layer of felt behind the rear side panel (below the rear side
window).
- Sitcked poly-urethan mat over the felt
- Sticked the felt and poly-urethan at the inner surface of the panel
- Decorated the panel with leather (imitation) and with the carpet
07-10-Oct. Continued the work with the
interior
- Replaced the lamps in the cockpit panel buttons, with the blue LEDs
- Sticked the felt and pieces of poly-urethan at the inner part of the right
door panel.
- Made a few adjustments of the floor carpet - the fitting is not yet completed.
05-06-Oct. Continued the work with the
interior
- Sticked two layers of the felt under the rear seat;
- Bought a couple of soft poly-urethan mats (not 100% sure that's
the correct term) in the touristic equpment shop - 11 Euro;
- Put the soft poly-urethan plates (cut from the mat) on the floor under
the carpet;
- Started to fit the carpet - the outline is done, but I still need to complete
a few places, particularly corners (to make the cuts and then stick the places to give the flat carpet a volume).
01-02-Oct. Started the work with the interior
- Unmounted the seats
- Removed the old carpet (ugly, damaged, and the color doesn't correspond the new seats)
- Purchased the new carpet (30 Euro)
27-Sep. Finally I've found the seats that I
like. Bought for 140 Euro. That's the biggest purchase since I've bought the car.
15-20-Sep. Started the work to dump the noise
- Bought synthetic felt (10 Euro)
- At first have started with one door. Enchanced the loosy metal plate (glued
3 mm aluminium strip), and glued one layer of thin synthetic felt at the inner surface of the door.
05-Sep. Purchased some parts (75 Euro)
- Have purchased used spoiler (original Renault, rubber)
- Have purchased openable tanned rear windows.
30-Aug. Spent some money again :)
- Bought and mounted used steering wheel (not quite sure, I think it's
one of Renault 5 GT models)
- Bought used bonnet (capot) - need to paint it, but it doesn't have any
bumps unlike my original bonnet. So instead of reparing the original I decided to replace it.
- Spent 60 Euro for both.
16-Jul to 22-Aug-02. Some minor work,
and vacation break :)
- Doing some little repairs of the body, smoothing the previous ones
- Finalizing the re-design of the dashboard panel. Changed the lighting to the blue color (with blue LEDs), added termometer
- Looked around for used seats, though not yet successfully
- Replaced the broken light unit in the cabin (3 Euro).
15-Jul-02. ***
I have passed the technical control today! ***
The first phase of the restoration is completed.
In total I have spent:
- 599 Euro for car purchase and repair
- 310 Euro for consumables (oil, filter, primer, anti-corrosion, cleaner, additives, sandpaper,
etc.)
The summary of what has been done:
- Replaced front bamper
- Both bampers smoothened and painted with the primer
- Replaced front left turning light
- Repaired rust holes on the body
- Replaced one rubber support of the motor
- Replaced rubber cover of the steering axe
- Replaced the main braking cylinder
- Replaced rear shock adsorbers
- Replaced the light switch on the steering wheel
- Modified dashboard: added tachometer
- Installed electronic ignition
- Replaced spark plugs
- Replaced the cover of the distributor
- Replaced the front tyres
- Replaced air filter
- Changed oil and filter
- Tuned the ignition phase, tuned carburetor
05-13-Jul. Finalizing basic
things for passing technical control:
- Replaced the rear shock adsorbers with the new ones (88 Euro)
- Replaced the lights switch on the steering wheel (13 Euro second-hand)
- Replaced the spark plugs
(10 Euro)
- Tuned the carburetor in the garage to comply with the pollution restrictions
(20 Euro)
04-Jul-02. Front
bamper and headlights:
- Painted the new front bamper with the primer
- Smoothen the surface for the future painting
- Replaced the old broken bamper with the new one
- Tuned the headlights (direction of the light)
01-03-Jul-02. The front bamper:
- Sandpapered to make the surface smooth
20-24-Jun-02. Dashboard:
- Finalizing, fine tuning, giving final touch and updating the lighting
- Click here to see the old and the modified dasboard!
- I am very happy now with how dashboard looks like in the day light, but I don't like the night lighting, so I plan to
rework it completely (but later).
10-11-Jun-02. Dashboard:
- Unmounted the dashboard in order to mount tachometer and to modify the lighting
- Created some pieces for the modified dashboard
08-09-Jun-02. Some
minor work:
- Has added carburetor cleaner to the gas, and driven about 80 km around
- Continued to smooth the body above the rear right wheel (using mastic and sandpaper)
07-Jun-02. Tuned
the carburetor and the ignition:
- Tuned the carburetor
- Tuned the phase of the ignition
- These actions resulted much more stable work of the engine, and the spark plugs aren't black anymore.
- The motor is pulling the car quite well despite it's small :)
05-Jun-02. Installed
electronic ignition:
- Purchased and installed electronic ignition (15 Eur) that
is a simple add-on to the standard electro-mechanic system, i.e. I don't need to replace any part of the existing system,
but just break the circuit and connect the electronic one.
Now it's much easier to start the engine, and it works more
stable.
01-04-Jun-02. Various
items:
- Continued to work on the body (filling and sandpapering the bumps) near the rear right weel.
- Painted bottom side parts of the body with bitum anticorrosion paint.
27-May-02. Various
items:
- Purchased electronic tachometer (36 Euro), modified the lighting inside
of it.
- Continued to work on the body (filling and sandpapering the bumps) near the rear right weel.
- Looked at carpets and noise absorber materials in the shop (didn't buy yet).
- Started to look for a painting system (air brush and air compressor).
24-May-02. Various
items:
- Changed front tyres (Mabor, 72 Euro)
- Replaced the cleaners of the windshield (Valeo, 25 Euro)
- Changed oil and oil filter (purshased some time ago).
20-23-May-02. Continued
to work on the body:
- After the rust and the holes are repaired I am smoothing the surface and
work on the bumps and scratches.
18-19-May-02. Worked
on several items:
- Removed the air from hydraulic circuits of the brakes - for all 4 wheels.
- Replaced the rubber cover on one of the steereing axes.
- Replaced the broken left front turning light
- Mounted the rear bumper - it's temporary as it is yet to be painted, but the work on scartches and bumps is finished,
and it is covered with primer.
- Continued to repair the bumps and holes on the body with epoxy resin and plastir. Getting closer to the end, but there
is still some work to do.
11-17-May-02. I
was in business trip so can't work on the car.
03-05-May-02. I
wanted to complete the work on the brakes, but it was raining whole weekend... so I have done just a little work indoors
- Just repaired the shelf from the trunk (epoxy resine and fiber glass)
28-29-Apr-02. Worked on the brakes
- Mounted the new main braking cylinder
- Checked the brake servo (vacuum braking enchancer): I am happy that it's
working fine.
- The next step will be to mount back the braking cylinder on one
of the rear wheels, and then to put the new brake fluid to the system.
24-27-Apr-02. Worked on the brakes
- Unassambled the rear wheels and checked the brakes, one is OK and one is
suspicuios
- Using the opportunity that braking drums are taken off, I have cleaned them from
the rust and painted with protective paint.
- Unassambled suspicious brakes, unmounted braking cylinder, disassembled it and cleaned.
- The main braking cyliner doesn't seem to work very well, so I have unmounted it and bough a new
one for 45 Euro.
- Have bough the grease for the wheels and break fluid - 13 Euro.
- Purshased some primer, filler, protective paint. sandpaper - all for about 50 Euro.
20-23-Apr-02. Continued the work on the car
- I was finishing the work on the main damages on the body
- I have found and cleaned up a few new rusty spots
- I was finishing up the rear bumper with sandpaper and primer. Yet to
be completed.
19-Apr-02. It is one month since I have bought
the car
- It's too early to make any summary, because there is still a lot of
work in progress and not that much is completed. Most of the things is easier to be done in parallel - something here, a little
bit there...
11-17-Apr-02. The weather is cold and rainy, so there
is very little progress
- I have repaired minor damages of the radiator grill that I have bought some
time ago to replace the broken original one.
09-10-Apr-02. Work on the body
- Almost completed the work on the hole under the drivers's door
- Filled a couple of little bumps on the left site at front
- Cleaned and protected from rust several spots behind the rear bumper and on the bottom of the car
03-08-Apr-02. Continued to repair the holes in the body
- Completed the repair of the large hole after a former metal patch
- Almost completed the holes on the other side
- Now need to make it look nice (with sandpaper and other similar tools)
02-Apr-02. Additional purchase and some work
- Bought the new rubber support for the motor (30 Euro)
- Bought the new rubber cover for one of the steering axes (30 Euro)
- Replaced the old broken rubber support of the motor
- Unassembled (partly) and clean the carburetor
30-Mar-02. Performed some work:
- Repaired the rear bumper (yet to be painted)
- Repaired the minor damages of the radiator grill
- Washed the engine and most of the bottom of the car
27-Mar-02. Purchased additional materials&parts:
- New distributor for the engine - 25 Euro
- Used front bamper in excellent condition - almost like a new - 30 Euro
26-Mar-02. Performed some work on the body:
- Removed the metal patch under the driver's door and cleaned the area around
the hole from the rust.
- Started to repair that hole using epoxy resine.
- Sprayed anticorrosion liquid inside the holes on the other side of the body.
- Cleaned the silencer from the rust.
25-Mar-02. Purchased additional materials&parts:
- front break pads
- anticorrosion spray
- spark plugs
- all for 45 euro
23-Mar-02. Started the work and identified few more
improvent areas:
- found 2 more rust spots on a side at the bottom - cleaned and covered with
primer
- detached rear bumper and repaired (using epoxy resine)
- found that one of the rubber supports of the motor need to be
changed
- Breaking pads need to be changed (yet to check if only front, or both
front and rear)
- There is oil at the bottom of the motor, so I need to find there is
the leak
- Need to check electric circuits, e.g. front lights don't switch on though
I can flash the far light
- There is some rust on the silencer that need to be cleaned for silencer to live longer...
21-Mar-02. Purchased some other materials:
- oil filter
- tube for air filter
- fuel additive for fuel system cleaning
- altogehter - 25 Euro
20-Mar-02. Have purchased some spare parts
- Bought the radiator grill and the front left turning light (in the car wrecking) - 20 Euro
- Purchased semi-synthetic oil (Shell 10W40), oil flush and oil additive, and air filter - about 70 Euro
20-Mar-02. Identified the following work as the 1st priority
- change air filter and it's connection tube
- clean and tune carburator
- clean and paint the rust spot at the bottom
- change the oil and the oil filter
- change the rubber cover on one of the steering axes
- change the front tyres
19-Mar-2002. Bought Renault 5: grey metallic 1.1L motor, first run in Jan-1990, total 155,000 km.
Paid 285 Euro.
- Overall good painting without rust. Rubber details are in a very good shape.
- It seems that the car was well maintained for the first 10 years, but then used heavily and neglectful during the last
year.
- Broken front bamper (needs to be changed).
- Damaged rear bumper (can be repaired).
- The radiator grill is damaged.
- The front left turning light is damaged.
- There are few bumps and scratches here and there...
- The body is badly repaired at one place - there is a rusty metal patch on the body under the driver's door.
- The mounting of the front passenger seat is partly broken.
- The seats are dirty, the back ones are folding but not split.
- No radio, but has 2 loud speakers.
- Air filter detached and needs to be changed with it's connection tube.
- Front tires need to be changed.
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