Renault 5 GT Turbo: Restoring The Car To Its Original Condition I Wheeler Dealers

[@phil_nicholls]

This takes me back. Had a GT Turbo for a few years in the early 90's - cost me £1200 to insure! Got nicked (twice) from outside my bedroom window in Newcastle - even with an alarm and crook lock! Despite the reputation for reliability, mine never missed a beat, and I didn't treat it kindly - you could get the discs and the turbo to glow a dull red at the end of a spirited drive! Rear inside wheel would tuck up if you cornered a little enthusiastically with a good 'thump'. Makes me cry to know how little I let it go for to help fund my flying training - moved into a Dutton Phaeton for a couple of years for some super cheap motoring - a totally different beastie! Looks like it didn't last very long after I sold it - hasn't been seen since 1996! :(

[@nrvsauto8990]

i love how at 7:07 the guy just guns the wheel on cocked, and tells mike to hurry up....

[@ngkokwei6114]

My Family used to own a Red Renault Campus Back in 1989.

[@MrThegenral1]

Big up Ed China the realist G in wheeler dealers!

[@markgaffney8746]

Oh big up

[@jase6709]

Move on and watch his own boring channel. Elvis is a good guy.

[@tomsinagoga6883]

Love the way you gun the wheel on wonky the boast your quicker 🤣

[@hyweljones6277]

And the fact he guns the wheels on 😂😂

[@Youremywifenkwdave]

Was funny.

[@PBRmax1]

I like the grinding and sanding of the bumper then it cuts to an absolutely dust free workshop which “he’s doing the job in”. Would be a great show if some realism was put into it.

[@MsrAlaindeFerrier]

Ahh I owned one in 1990 a stunning black one 1989F reg I adored it it was my 3rd car and one of my absolute favourites of 15 cars I've owned. It was brutally fast and a total thrill to drive every day. It cost £1,300 to insure for the year, I past my test at 21 and I was 23 when I bought it. Dad helped me out with the insurance but caught me with all four wheels airborne tanning it down the lane as I drove over the railway bridge, he was driving up the lane at the time. Ahh happy memories. Drove one few years back and was astounded how hard it was to park no power steering

[@andrewmccullough9334]

Brewer going through mechanics like a machine

[@SurRon_OffRoad]

now hes doing back in the uk he should give edd a shout....might save the show..... then again 100% edd would tell him to "JOG" on 🍕🍔🍟🌭🍗🥵

[@ejej3000]

@@SurRon_OffRoad nah, Ed's got his own show and doing better than ever

[@boxstersjm69u]

This is one of the coolest car back in the 80s, an affordable turbo

[@trythinking6676]

Owned an 85 Dodge Shelby Turbo. Cheap power and torque.

[@cableguy786]

Yea, a bugger to insure if your under 25

[@leneanderthalien]

@@trythinking6676 pure US thinking, but impossible to use such car in Europe with the very high gaz prices (more than twice the US price in the 80'!)) and the very heawy taxes on big cubic engines...

[@fritsmolenaar05]

not so cheap anymore tho still you can get this car's Dutch/Swedish brother for a lot less

[@mick2d2]

The hot starting problem was sorted back in the day on mine by changing a fuse which had stopped the fan (which blew on the carb) from working. Never had any problems after that. I also swapped out the standard radiator for a better one, which made a big difference too!

[@samholdsworth420]

I would never own a French car I would be worried it would surrender at any moment

[@mick2d2]

@@samholdsworth420 Hilarious! 😂🤣😂🤣🤣

[@adamglover9927]

Glad to see to not all of there are gone my dad used to have the standard Renault 5 I loved it but it had to be scrapped unfortunately

[@SomeMadRandomPerson]

That looks brilliant guys, I miss my wee R5 GTT 😔

[@ignaziococco9279]

Paul verlaine

[@MrGrentch]

I had one back in the day. It was a bit of fun, though it was about as reliable as a baby's bum, you knew it would poo itself, it was just a question of when. The hot starting problem was a regular thing and it was in and out of a local garage so often that the mechanic eventually became a friend. 😀 I was the second owner and it had 30,000 odd miles on it, but in my care it needed a clutch, a new turbo, the fan switch died among other niggles. I even scrapped an otherwise good one for spares, most of which I still have in my shed all these years later. Got rid of the car though. 😀 Funny, I did think they'd be worth more than they appear to be, especially when you see the rising prices of other cars from the era and later over the last two years.

[@slasher9883]

So a typical Renault then? Wouldn't say no to one though, great fun to drive by all accounts.

[@MrGrentch]

@@slasher9883 Badly needed an LSD though. I found they could be lairy at the limit and gave little warning. Grip, grip, grip.... hedge. 😀 Pretty practical car though as the R5 platform was. Wouldn't like to have been in any sort of collision in one mind you.

[@slasher9883]

@@MrGrentch Great info, thanks for sharing. I had a Peugeot 205Gti 1.9 once, wonder how they compare (aside from both being fragile frenchies).

[@MrGrentch]

@@slasher9883 In my humble the Pug 205 was/is the better car. Peugeot were at the top of their game suspension ans dynamics wise back then. Less fragile too. Better seats in the Renault.

[@slasher9883]

@@MrGrentch The 205 was a hoot to drive and the engine quite punchy. Certainly lived up to its reputation dynamics wise but it was like driving a tin can and interior bits were always breaking/warping etc (I am in Australia, french plastics hate the sun here). Still I wish I held onto it! Renaults 5's never officially sold here so they are a rare beast and I have never have had a chance to drive one unfortunately.

[@Malpriorvids]

Can’t believe a so-called professional mechanic would put a wheel on like that and then walk away like it’s perfectly fine!

[@rimax82]

lol 😅

[@artpereira]

The wheels that you took off looked better than the ones you put on

[@Hinchy1a]

Agreed

[@lewisfisher3566]

I believe the alloys come from a Renault Clio 16 valver, nicknamed "Turbines" as per look etc. I also agree I think they look better than the standard alloys on the R5 GT here.

[@paddyjsheridan]

100%

[@rpw2003]

Yes much better, I find the oe wheels dangerous, much needed upgrade on the GTT

[@stitcha123]

Maybe if you’re a chav

[@Inactiveaccount358]

Look at the wheel when Elvis spins it at 7:10 😂😂

[@rulebritannia1553]

Thanks 🙏 Loved these car’s but opted for the Mk2 Astra GTE. Shout out from Oz

[@davidpalin1790]

Never had a renault, always fancied one

[@paigerich04]

Best episode.....ever!!!

[@WAXANDAWAY]

What a video 👌🏽 really enjoyed that guys and also give some good pointers for my own R5GTT but mine’s definitely not staying standard.

[@monty6545]

The anti percolation fan had a factory re call and an in-line fuse was fitted , around 1991. I had car 12 years from nearly new in 1990 .

[@RHauto]

7:08 Look when he spins the wheel, it's about to fall off lol!

[@kelo0ne]

Fairly going through the mechanics now

[@jimmysaliu6903]

i had reno 5 turbo to 89 the best toy ever

[@yorkietokemk3]

Loving the hugga dugga on the rear wheel . Wonky asf 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Rant_Drive]

Used to own one of these; mental little car.

[@DoubleOSeven007]

Always a good show when the cars go back to standard, looks so much better. Those jubilee clips should be expansion clamps though for a 10/10. Shame the R5 was so unreliable; he says still driving a Mk2 Golf today, a mere 31 years young. Never needs anything. Cars always go wrong when you start messing with them, 'standard' is the way to go!

[@rpw2003]

No disagree, I've have had oe and modified, still have an R5 GT turbo and modified is much much better. Its got so much more potential than in standard form.

[@boxstersjm69u]

This car is the coolest Renault in 80s

[@markweaver5872]

I can't believe Elvis didn't replace float or even clean the carburetor. Cheap insurance.

[@calibrazxr750]

He did clean it, maybe watch the full episode and you will actually see what he did. When it was finished, it ran pretty damn well, so he obviously did a good enough job on it.

[@crazyjoedavola9002]

There is a whole episode on KZbin, and there is a scene where Michael tightens yellow fog lamp screw and it looks stupid 😂 That and the wheel swerwe scene is ludacris.

[@bazzer621]

It looks to be too straight to be a genuine 5 turbo! All the one's I remember had a distinct resemblance to Rod Hull's Emu when he was angry!

[@ep91monster]

The wonky wheel really sets this classic hot hatch off

[@paulthompson5416]

Just needs balanced 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@trevorturnbullt8670]

I used to have one , honestly the best fun I've had with my clothes on , brilliant wee car

[@harjitsingh8445]

Any perculation system was on the untouched ones...love that wobbler of a wheel lol

[@mreguest1000]

hello - please can you tell me who refurbished the wheels? looks like they did a great job, I htink one of mine needs straightening, and might as well get them all checked/painted etc... many thanks! :)

[@adrollason7220]

I can’t wait to drive mine again

[@readit945]

That rear wheel going back on, 7.09 needs a balance i think

[@GravyBones1875]

Enjoying the pies Mike’s boy? You almost took up all of the front seats….. 😂 Wish you’d reunite with Ed…… You 2 make Wheeler Dealers…. Wheeler Dealers! 👍🏻

[@woodyr5gt113]

Still got mine 👌🏻

[@Masted-dy7xl]

🇫🇷Renault 5 gt turbo 🇬🇧Vauxhall nova 🇮🇹Fiat Uno turbo These cars deserve to be saved

[@daang_16v]

I do need those weels that came off the r5 fore mij clio mk1 16s/16v/valver

[@scapa3031]

when you not cleaned that carburettor and put everything together with new parts .. a french mechanic just died..

[@clubrenaultsuper5algeria515]

beautiful GTT

[@broken12367]

Look at the size of Mike in that passenger seat. Jesus give the food a break.

[@ficnearis]

Fitted a pringle on the nearside rear

[@reecemarlow8231]

Love this😩

[@philippeimac]

Nice job. It isn't easy to restore a GTI in its original condition as so many guys customized their cars.

[@jason21jburg]

Wrong Managua tired there mate. It’s not a gti

[@Bobblenob]

Not a GTI

[@seadog9534]

GTT

[@24nov67]

identical to the one i had in 1990 even the same colour. had they been fuel injected they would have been bloody lethal. i remember a friend of mine who was a mechanic with Arnold Clark at the time telling me about a salesman taking one out to see what it could do and sadly wrapped it round a tree killing himself in the process

[@jason21jburg]

That was the biggest issue made like absolute foil.

[@macstar8317]

Great job! Not sure it's the right car for Mike though...

[@yuvallahmi]

Just uno turbo mk2 😁❤

[@Jamie-Evo]

I had one in exactly the same colour many years ago, cost me £500 and was a great car until it blew up lol

[@philippeimac]

My brother always preferred the 5 GT turbo while for me the Peugeot 205 GTI is the best GTI of all times. Sadly you had to pay £500 for ceramic treatment to fix the bad conception of the engine bay of the 5 GT Turbo: I never heard about the same concerning the 205 GTI...simple facts :/

[@alanwayte432]

The 5 was so much better than 205 ...I had both in 80s handling on 205 was always tricky on limit

[@waistcoatwines6460]

Wouldn't it be a nice feeling if every time you took your car to the garage you knew the person working on it was thinking like this guy

[@dapurmungil8852]

this is beautiful

[@boastyy]

What the hell happened to the back wheel when it was tightened up , spun the wheel a bit and look at the wobble, cross threaded?

[@iritantNL]

with a workshop like that you obviouslly have an ultra sonic cleaner why didnt you clean the carbs that way ?

[@prospermiss7939]

I love this cars renault 5 gt turbo

[@watch-box]

The original condition of these was upside down in a field, at least that’s where you saw them most!

[@ryno9732]

The man can atleast freshen up that carb lol looks like it came out of WW2

[@DSPrints_]

Did he use to work in Formula 1? Didn’t quite catch any info if he did or not…

[@jaggass]

I wonder if it still has an aftermarket exhaust and gauges.

[@chimponzo]

Man….Ed is the original g!

[@rhys180606]

Yeah float looks fine. No measurements on float height .

[@calibrazxr750]

So because it wasn't shown, it wasn't done? This isn't Edd China's new channel, where every tiny turn of a screwdriver, every crimp of a wire and every boring detail of every tiny part, is shown and explained. This is a professionally produced television program, not feckin KZbin amateur night. This is restoring a car for a profit, not patching up your mates pile of crap.

[@michaelb2388]

How can you tell that Elvis used to work on F1 cars? Don't worry, he'll tell you! 🤣

[@TimeTraveller3256]

Why remove a larger intercooler ?

[@Jan07362]

Brilliant how much it cost u to cemramic coat it?

[@slowsteadysteve6565]

When’s the new series on tv please

[@xxxp4ndaxxx]

It’s out on the discovery app 😄

[@slowsteadysteve6565]

@@xxxp4ndaxxx cheers

[@CuiZinieR7]

0:45 That's what she said!

[@stage3muppet]

Missing most of the phase 1 parts that make a phase 1 special 😬😬

[@fluffstar_]

I’ve still got a brand new bumper never been opened

[@thomasmulhall4873]

That woman needs to hug and thank her man before getting into her present.

[@СергейЗахаров-е2с7к]

Very good, job....

[@frederikgirard345]

Ou peut on trouver un collecteur céramique ? Cela permet il de supprimer le cache thermique ?

[@leneanderthalien]

ça ne se "trouve" pas: il faut démonter le collecteur et le faire revêtir chez un spécialiste...et non faut conserver le cache thermique, le but c'est d'abaîsser la t° sous le capot et éviter le vapor lock du carbu...mais pour ça on peut aussi investir dans une injection programmable genre megasquirt (injectrion monopoint) à la place du carbu (multipoint est possible, mais là il faut faire un nouveau collecteur d'admission= pas à la portée d'un bricoleur et nettement plus cher...

[@_chenn]

That wonky wheel 😂😂

[@JohnThomas-ey1hx]

where's the rest of the episode?

[@adamwhitaker9579]

Hope you put that wheel on properly elvis, it wasn’t sat up flush with the hub when you span it 😂

[@fredmertz8538]

Why use the same float? Replace it while you are there.

[@richp2938]

Love how you told people to cut a bigger hole then you needed bec because you can't add more back on 😂😂

[@MrSifter]

Did he used to be an F1 mechanic? He never mentioned it

[@honeymonster1980]

Had a white pearl one the late 90s paid £650!

[@sjackson2212]

Yeah, i hope you reattached that wheel Mr

[@blarkdexture8899]

Full episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqPGlGB_rLWdobs

[@lordmmx1303]

Elvis looks like discounted MasterMilo

[@peterdeacon4628]

I wish you could turn off the background music or noise

[@SteveBalfe]

Brilliant show and job. Well done guys!! Would love to buy a car from you guys at some point. So add me to a list of potential buyers for what you have. Thanks 👍🏻

[@michaelb2388]

You think they're on KZbin reading these comments? 🤣

[@cpallot1]

@5:20 Cut the piece too big to start with, you can always take more material off as you go, but can't add it back afterwards"... That makes no sense!

[@stevejones9788]

Hope the new diaphragm is E10 ( ethanol ) proof or it's going to harden and split in no time

[@johnstonlee]

Just stick with e5 then 🙄

[@interceptor213]

Why the golden wheels??

[@ant2312]

all the armchair experts saying he did this wrong, he did that wrong. thats just in the camera shots, obviously it was done properly

[@immygora]

Look good but the old wheels look better and the over spray on the bumper lip 🤔

[@skylineXpert]

Would prefer the mid engine group b

[@daverome8855]

7:05 😂😂😂😂 Surely this has to be a joke...?

[@calibrazxr750]

It clearly was. The wheel was perfectly fine when it was sold.

[@wafoo81]

And it's not turned a wheel since, no tax or mot since it was aired

[@speedoy2k]

Did I just watch a guy take off a modified bumper, cut up a traditional bumper then bond the cut out piece onto the modified bumper to make it look like the traditional one??? 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

[@MrMucciacito]

Buonanotte ai fratelli Bosco di Lucera (FG) che a fine primavera del 2000 ci misero nella casa di via Kolbe i condizionatori

[@Dennis-AQ-140]

Why different rims? Original isn't always better...... Mike!

[@spacedust2270]

Suprised Elvis removed the bigger intercooler?

[@turquoisecat761]

It looked silly, much better stock.

[@philipcoleman8167]

Where did you find one for £6k?!

[@hi2lenduffy837]

Is this a factory colour

[@s_s_s_cars]

Yes Electric Blue and very rare on a Ph2 5GTT

[@sfgssa]

How soon before “Meatball Mike” drives this guy off the show?

[@Gbonejohn1974]

fuck me mike makes it look like a toy car ....how big is he ,i was an 18 stone shot putter back in the day when i had mine and didnt look like that in it 😂😂