My Cool Retro new toy :0)

My Cool Retro new toy :0)

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Notanotherturbo

Original Poster:

494 posts

206 months

Friday 9th January 2015
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I bought this a while back but its been in storage until now. Having some Sabelt seats fitted and a half cage at present. Going to lose the red wheels and the 'dini stripes and badge as A5 as per the original French version and a Turbo R badge on the back - sort of R26R inspired style. Has an intercooled engine but not sure on the internal spec, polybushed and AVO suspension, lots of other nice touches. Completely rust free. Will post some more pics when I collect it.




selym

9,539 posts

170 months

Friday 9th January 2015
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Looking forward to more pics. Nice purchase!

bstark

204 posts

132 months

Friday 9th January 2015
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Oh wow - that takes me back! I used to dream my 1st car 5GTL was a Gordini :-)

Two questions:

1/ how can it possibly be rust free?
2/ how heavy is the steering?

Bob

Killer2005

19,595 posts

227 months

Friday 9th January 2015
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Cooler than a polar bears testicles cool

Vincefox

20,566 posts

171 months

Friday 9th January 2015
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had a gordini turbo. in its day it felt bloody rapid.

Notanotherturbo

Original Poster:

494 posts

206 months

Friday 9th January 2015
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2 owners ago built the car a few years back and never got it quite finished. Spent shed loads on it - even had Turbo 1 seats in it when last owner bought it which he sold for more than the car cost him! Has been stripped and resprayed I would assume and dry stored ever since. Need to track down the guy who built the engine, have been told it was built buy a highly reputed competition engine builder but no receipts or anything so got to go careful with the boost at first. Has a Saab intercooler and GT Turbo carb fitted . With GT Turbo internals which I'm hoping would be the minimum upgrade this engines easily make 200bhp with some decent boost. They really struggle to put that much power down. I'll start at 10 psi and go carefully to about a bar which will make about 170 bhp , more if the cam has been changed which was always a good mod on these engines.

Its got standard 'dini wheels so can't see the steering being overly heavy , my old one wasn't too bad. It's got 175/50's at the moment but going to change to something a bit higher profile and track focused like an A008 or R888.

Edited by Notanotherturbo on Friday 9th January 21:11

alolympic

700 posts

196 months

Friday 9th January 2015
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Glorious!
These look better each year. Good buy, keep us posted....

HAB

3,632 posts

226 months

Friday 9th January 2015
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More pictures please!

e46acs

548 posts

190 months

Friday 9th January 2015
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LIKE! A lot!

waynedear

2,157 posts

166 months

Saturday 10th January 2015
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Cool as ****

crystalmethod

1,146 posts

178 months

Saturday 10th January 2015
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Fantastic car. Achingly cool. Please post more pics as you make progress.

TheAngryDog

12,394 posts

208 months

Saturday 10th January 2015
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Epic car, dont see any of these now-a-days!

Don't put a Turbo R badge on it though... please!

Notanotherturbo

Original Poster:

494 posts

206 months

Saturday 10th January 2015
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TheAngryDog said:
Epic car, dont see any of these now-a-days!

Don't put a Turbo R badge on it though... please!
Maybe just an R then :0)

DeanR32

1,840 posts

182 months

Saturday 10th January 2015
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I love that. And I hate you for having it and not me

Notanotherturbo

Original Poster:

494 posts

206 months

Friday 27th March 2015
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New pics, home cleaned new wheels, stripes removed , definitely looks better imo.














grkify

366 posts

119 months

Friday 27th March 2015
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Thats a whole heap of awesome!

g7jhp

6,959 posts

237 months

Friday 27th March 2015
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And QW highlighted these as the one to have on Classic Cars this week! wink

Beedub

1,954 posts

225 months

Friday 27th March 2015
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thats so cool!

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,230 posts

234 months

Friday 27th March 2015
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thumbup

Vincefox

20,566 posts

171 months

Friday 27th March 2015
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Be honest, how many people have you caught out with it?