For sale today is my Renault 5 GTT, which I have owned for over 5 years. I took it on as a project and over that time have brought the car up to a running state, with current MOT and tax - but due to time restraints I no longer am in a position to finish it and consequently would like to sell it on to someone to use, enjoy and further improve.
The car is a 1989 F-registration Phase 2, in black, with a sunroof, and has covered a relatively low 108,000 miles. It has a current MOT until Feburary 2011 and tax until July 2010. The Renault also benefits from having a CAT 1 alarm, CAT 2 immobiliser, new tyres all round and more.
With regards to history, the Renault has service stamps in the booklet until 70,0000 miles (1995) and a folder full of receipts for everything after.
Mechanical:
The GTT was recently run on an rolling road where it put out 125bhp - and at the time wasn’t holding boost at higher due to a faulty bleed valve, so it is now running standard boost via the factory actuator for reliability and driveability's sake.
The car has:
- Standard carburettor and jetting.
- What appears to be an aftermarket turbocharger due to a larger than OEM housing.
- Strapped and flowed OEM intercooler.
- Lightened and balanced flywheel.
- Cone air filter.
- GT Tuning carburettor elbow.
- GT Tuning downpipe.
- Magnex exhaust.
- Red Samco boost hoses.
- New radiator fitted about 3k miles ago.
- New starter motor fitted around 1k miles ago.
- New brake master cylinder less than 1k miles ago.
- New spark plugs fitted less than 1k miles ago.
- Volvo 440 turbo clutch.
- Gearbox fitted from a car with approx 60k miles.
With regards to suspension, the car is lowered approximately 30mm all round. The suspension and bushes are all in good order although the rear left shock absorber would benefit from replacing - this, however, being a relatively inexpensive part and easy to change.
The front brakes have been refurbished, with the rears being partially done as necessary (and the rest of the remaining refurb kit is supplied). New bleed screws have been fitted all round and new handbrake cables were fitted less than a thousand miles ago. The brakes would probably benefit from bleeding and being used, as such they are not as sharp as they should be due to standing.
A new steering universal joint was fitted, removing much of the excess play from the column - there is still a little slack but after all, it is a 21 year old FWD performance Renault!
Interior:
The interior is standard and in good condition for its age, with only a few minor tears in the driver's seat and a small hole in the passenger seat. All the trim, doorcards and instrumentation are in good order and on the whole it would not take much to bring the interior up to perfect condition.
Exterior:
Considering the age of the car, it is in relatively good condition - with only some minor rust around the aerial mounting and under the rear driver's side window. For the last MOT it needed the battery tray replacing and some minor welding to both sills, which was completed to a good standard and as a result the car passed without issue.
The Renault has a new front bumper which is currently unpainted, and fog lights are fitted but no loom is present for these at the moment. The car also has a new unpainted grill. The majority of the paintwork is in good condition but the bonnet does need respraying.
Summary:
Overall this would make a great little project for someone as the majority of complex and expensive work has been done - and it is obviously a running, driving concern that can be used and enjoyed whilst undertaking the minor jobs and paintwork left to bring it up to a completed state.
The car also comes with:
- Carburettor service kit (minus one gasket that I recently fitted to the carb)
- New wishbone poly bushes
- New unopened Goodridge brake hose set
- New water pump
- New clutch cable
- Second hand throttle cable
- Radiator cowling/ducting
- New brake fluid reservoir cap and seal
I have also placed an order with R5GTT parts for radiator cowling/ducting and a new brake reservoir cap and seal.
I am trying to be as honest as I can because I'd rather you know as much as possible about the car before coming to look - but if you do have any further questions or queries, please don't hesitate to ask.
