The youtube algorithm brought me here. The respect and enthusiasm for this awesome rare car (rare even over here in europe ), is awesome! Can’t wait to see the progress you all make! Awesome channel 😎👍🏻
Good to know the algo is working in our favor for a change, haha! That's really great to hear, thanks for that Ian, plenty more to come on this car; it's really starting to move along!
Every American we've talked to LOVES these little things, but it's really rare to see them shell out American muscle/classic car build money to make an R5 project happen!
Amazing car for what is very likely an amazing build! Really cool that you guys got the opportunity to do this! I can't wait for the coming videos to see what you guys are able to do with this shell
Wings etc are all available here in France. And Gemini Racing supply all suspension parts plus interior pieces for the rear. They are fabulous to drive with the balance running right through the driver. It was important to keep the engine at 6000rpm to get the best out of them. I have driven and raced many of them! A workshop manual is also available. 160hp for the road version, up to 350hp(!) for the Maxi Turbo.
That's really great info and cool to hear that you got to drive these often. Despite having this project in our shop over the past year, I've never actually ridden in one, so I'm very much looking forward to this firing up. We should be right around the 450HP mark with every handling, suspension and chassis reinforcement mod we could throw at it!
@@patiencemetalfab of course, it is the customer's choice to make so many modifications to the car. But that loses its authenticity (they're only original once) and would probably reduce rather than enhance its value. Although in the USA I guess that is not important. Why do you not have a drive in his Pearl White version? By today's standards the car is not fast at all, but is the experience of driving a correct, unmodified car from the 80's that is the real buzz.
@@a310man Restomodding cars is definitely a point of contention and pertains heavily to American Muscle/classic cars here in the US. The trouble with keeping things period correct, is that you're using 50+ year old technology that's worn out, tired and often obsolete. In the case of this Turbo 2, the plan was to keep the engine and its components as original as possible, but it would have been nearly impossible to get to the power and reliability goals the customer wanted. We say to each their own and we'll build it to whatever spec the owner pays us to! Unfortunately I did not get a chance to ride in that one, but I'll do my best to hop in it next time it comes around our shop ❤
I wouldn't have cut the rear arches off like that, i would have de bonded them from the bodyshell. I have a Renault Clio V6 which has a mid mounted 3.0L V6 engine which was built in the same way as the R5 Turbo and my rear arch extensions are mainly stuck to the bodyshell with a body panel bonding putty.
That's definitely the way to go if the panels were cleanly-bonded, but we also had to deal with cutting out some fiberglass work. Luckily, Ben has a steady hand and with the clean cut, our body guy will be able to adhere it back on nicely. Good work on your Clio!
You can find Renault 5 Turbo/Maxi Turbo body parts quite easily in France : MC Racing (French polyester spare parts manufacturer) sells rear fenders for 230€/part, front hood (not engine hood of course!) for 245€, and rear hatch for 200€. They also have polycarbonate lateral and rear windows. There are other manufacturers like Politecnic, Axauto Parts and 3S Développement. Renault only produced 20 "real" Group B version of the R5 Maxi Turbo (with specific body panels, aero kit and bumpers) in addition to the 200 road legal 8221 versions that kept the standard body panels and bumpers of the Turbo 1 and 2. Artcurial is a good source for pictures of the street legal 8221. And the rally version competed against the Lancia Rally 037 Evo, the Stratos last win was in the 1981 Tour de Corse because Jean Ragnotti's R5 Turbo 1 had a mechanical failure near the end of this rally. BTW, if one day you have the opportunity to work on a 205 Turbo 16 it might be way more hard and expensive to find parts because Peugeot only produced 200 street legal version in addition of the Rally version.
REALLY good information to have, thank you very much for that! We're hoping after we finish this one up, we'll start getting more of these type of cars through the shop; would love to see a little 205 Turbo in person one day!
@@patiencemetalfab I'm happy if I can be helpful in any way with your nice project. Don't hesitate to ping me on this thread if you're looking for some other info. There's a great video about Meliard of London company where its boss Olly Meliard is showing a great knowlegde of every R5 Turbo model : ruclips.net/video/qatmJtIJAPw/видео.html His website under construction is showing the phone number and address of his company. You did a fantastic job with the rollcage you built, it's probably the best crafted of any R5 Turbo, Renault Alpine Dieppe factory included. I think there are a few 205 T16 in rally configuration (IDK if they are modified street legal versions or not) because I saw one in a video about the LA Petersen Automotive Museum. And its also quite possible that there also might be some 205 GTI Dimma (front engine 180hp 205 GTI with a 205 T16 style body kit from a Belgian car tuning company).
@@chucku00 Very cool, I'm glad to know that we've got you as a resource, you seem incredibly knowledgeable on the topic! Thanks for the info, I'll be checking that out and doing a bit more research into it all shortly ❤
Can't wait to see this build - what a phenomenal car this is going to be (again). I hope when it's finished Brian lets you post a link to his youtube channel for his rally exploits... 😉
Absolutely, we're just excited as you are! Brian is the kind of guy that will be at the track the day after this thing is finished and we'll be right there filming him.
I worked for an Importer in Northern California back in the 80’s and I had the opportunity to drive a R5 Turbo and it was the most fun car to drive. Raced and beat a 911 Turbo up Hwy 1 on Mt. Tamalpias in Marin County. May be that the 911 driver sucked but it felt good.
Wow, what a cool opportunity to drive one of the all time classics, let alone race one alongside a 911. We're hoping we get some seat time in this one with the owner once it's finished up!
Dommage vous aurez jamais le clios v6 24s passera en twin turbo c est un moteur genial Peugeot sport Renault sport et volvo 🙏😑🤲🇫🇷👉👤et oui c est 3 constructeur se sont retrouver pour faire ce magnifique v6 qui ne développe que 170 ch stoc mais si on lui monte des turbo c est un avion de chasse le clios v6 😢🙏😑🤲🇫🇷👉👤
That would be incredible to drive, there are a lot of engines we never got to experience in the US Market that we would kill for! We just have to hope that our customers continue to be creative, import engines like that in and let us go wild with the swap ❤
Vous êtes jaloux c est ca nous on les aime c est pas nous qui avons fait la guerre ou il fallait survivre à la pire choses la 1 et 2 guerre mondial nous on les a fait pour seclater apres la guerre poind 🙏
The youtube algorithm brought me here. The respect and enthusiasm for this awesome rare car (rare even over here in europe ), is awesome! Can’t wait to see the progress you all make! Awesome channel 😎👍🏻
Good to know the algo is working in our favor for a change, haha! That's really great to hear, thanks for that Ian, plenty more to come on this car; it's really starting to move along!
Cool project. I’m a Renault 5 Turbo 2 owner for more then 20 years now and mine is also in black. Very rare car and fun to drive.
That's awesome to hear, I'm glad you found our build series on this one. Hoping we do this classic justice; enjoy!
Americans and a Renault 5, never thought I'd see the day
Every American we've talked to LOVES these little things, but it's really rare to see them shell out American muscle/classic car build money to make an R5 project happen!
Now if we can just get them to stop calling it the Le Car 😂
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Amazing car for what is very likely an amazing build! Really cool that you guys got the opportunity to do this! I can't wait for the coming videos to see what you guys are able to do with this shell
Absolutely right! We appreciate the enthusiasm and the follow, can't wait to throw up the next video on this beauty ❤
Wings etc are all available here in France. And Gemini Racing supply all suspension parts plus interior pieces for the rear.
They are fabulous to drive with the balance running right through the driver. It was important to keep the engine at 6000rpm to get the best out of them. I have driven and raced many of them! A workshop manual is also available. 160hp for the road version, up to 350hp(!) for the Maxi Turbo.
That's really great info and cool to hear that you got to drive these often. Despite having this project in our shop over the past year, I've never actually ridden in one, so I'm very much looking forward to this firing up. We should be right around the 450HP mark with every handling, suspension and chassis reinforcement mod we could throw at it!
@@patiencemetalfab of course, it is the customer's choice to make so many modifications to the car. But that loses its authenticity (they're only original once) and would probably reduce rather than enhance its value. Although in the USA I guess that is not important. Why do you not have a drive in his Pearl White version? By today's standards the car is not fast at all, but is the experience of driving a correct, unmodified car from the 80's that is the real buzz.
@@a310man Restomodding cars is definitely a point of contention and pertains heavily to American Muscle/classic cars here in the US. The trouble with keeping things period correct, is that you're using 50+ year old technology that's worn out, tired and often obsolete. In the case of this Turbo 2, the plan was to keep the engine and its components as original as possible, but it would have been nearly impossible to get to the power and reliability goals the customer wanted. We say to each their own and we'll build it to whatever spec the owner pays us to! Unfortunately I did not get a chance to ride in that one, but I'll do my best to hop in it next time it comes around our shop ❤
I wouldn't have cut the rear arches off like that, i would have de bonded them from the bodyshell. I have a Renault Clio V6 which has a mid mounted 3.0L V6 engine which was built in the same way as the R5 Turbo and my rear arch extensions are mainly stuck to the bodyshell with a body panel bonding putty.
That's definitely the way to go if the panels were cleanly-bonded, but we also had to deal with cutting out some fiberglass work. Luckily, Ben has a steady hand and with the clean cut, our body guy will be able to adhere it back on nicely. Good work on your Clio!
You can find Renault 5 Turbo/Maxi Turbo body parts quite easily in France : MC Racing (French polyester spare parts manufacturer) sells rear fenders for 230€/part, front hood (not engine hood of course!) for 245€, and rear hatch for 200€. They also have polycarbonate lateral and rear windows. There are other manufacturers like Politecnic, Axauto Parts and 3S Développement.
Renault only produced 20 "real" Group B version of the R5 Maxi Turbo (with specific body panels, aero kit and bumpers) in addition to the 200 road legal 8221 versions that kept the standard body panels and bumpers of the Turbo 1 and 2. Artcurial is a good source for pictures of the street legal 8221. And the rally version competed against the Lancia Rally 037 Evo, the Stratos last win was in the 1981 Tour de Corse because Jean Ragnotti's R5 Turbo 1 had a mechanical failure near the end of this rally.
BTW, if one day you have the opportunity to work on a 205 Turbo 16 it might be way more hard and expensive to find parts because Peugeot only produced 200 street legal version in addition of the Rally version.
REALLY good information to have, thank you very much for that! We're hoping after we finish this one up, we'll start getting more of these type of cars through the shop; would love to see a little
205 Turbo in person one day!
@@patiencemetalfab I'm happy if I can be helpful in any way with your nice project. Don't hesitate to ping me on this thread if you're looking for some other info.
There's a great video about Meliard of London company where its boss Olly Meliard is showing a great knowlegde of every R5 Turbo model :
ruclips.net/video/qatmJtIJAPw/видео.html
His website under construction is showing the phone number and address of his company.
You did a fantastic job with the rollcage you built, it's probably the best crafted of any R5 Turbo, Renault Alpine Dieppe factory included.
I think there are a few 205 T16 in rally configuration (IDK if they are modified street legal versions or not) because I saw one in a video about the LA Petersen Automotive Museum. And its also quite possible that there also might be some 205 GTI Dimma (front engine 180hp 205 GTI with a 205 T16 style body kit from a Belgian car tuning company).
@@chucku00 Very cool, I'm glad to know that we've got you as a resource, you seem incredibly knowledgeable on the topic! Thanks for the info, I'll be checking that out and doing a bit more research into it all shortly ❤
This is such a rare and SUPER cool Car. You guys get some interesting stuff to work on!
Definitely, we're excited to have something different like this at the shop. Best part of working here, you never know what's going to roll in next!
Very cool video! I grew up around these cars in Europe. Nice to see them back :)
Thank you! That's awesome, I can't imagine going out for a drive and running into a Turbo 2 in the wild.
Can't wait to see this build - what a phenomenal car this is going to be (again). I hope when it's finished Brian lets you post a link to his youtube channel for his rally exploits... 😉
Absolutely, we're just excited as you are! Brian is the kind of guy that will be at the track the day after this thing is finished and we'll be right there filming him.
I worked for an Importer in Northern California back in the 80’s and I had the opportunity to drive a R5 Turbo and it was the most fun car to drive. Raced and beat a 911 Turbo up Hwy 1 on Mt. Tamalpias in Marin County. May be that the 911 driver sucked but it felt good.
Wow, what a cool opportunity to drive one of the all time classics, let alone race one alongside a 911. We're hoping we get some seat time in this one with the owner once it's finished up!
Don't fuck this one up you got history in you're shop good luck with the build greetz from the Netherlands.....and have a nice weekend ....greetzzzzz
You know we won't! Can't wait to show you everything we've done so far in the next few vids. Thank you very much for the support!
@@patiencemetalfab youre welcom
Pronounce it Renno. Ignore the AU and the T.
Hard habit to break for us Americans! -Art
Dommage vous aurez jamais le clios v6 24s passera en twin turbo c est un moteur genial Peugeot sport Renault sport et volvo 🙏😑🤲🇫🇷👉👤et oui c est 3 constructeur se sont retrouver pour faire ce magnifique v6 qui ne développe que 170 ch stoc mais si on lui monte des turbo c est un avion de chasse le clios v6 😢🙏😑🤲🇫🇷👉👤
That would be incredible to drive, there are a lot of engines we never got to experience in the US Market that we would kill for! We just have to hope that our customers continue to be creative, import engines like that in and let us go wild with the swap ❤
Haaa sa c est du serieux
Pourquoi vous les aimer pas c est des voitures de rally et aller la semaine aux boulot si on veux
We love these things! This is a car you can drive to work in the morning and to a rally in the evening.
Vous êtes jaloux c est ca nous on les aime c est pas nous qui avons fait la guerre ou il fallait survivre à la pire choses la 1 et 2 guerre mondial nous on les a fait pour seclater apres la guerre poind 🙏