BeArDy
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Well as some may know i treated myself to a Uno Turbo Mk1 as it was the first turbo car and first real quick car i owned from passing my test along time ago 
At the time when i was 18 and had the uno my mate pete had a renault 5 turbo phs1 with the rest of the lads having fords.
Well ever since i got my uno pete who is now my buisness partner has wanted to get something old. I have had the flu for about 2 weeks now so have popped on and off ebay where i found the old skool classic.
So my mate put a cheeky bid in and we won it, he got it for a really good price. The bloke who was selling the car on ebay really slagged it off saying it was this and that (think he just got pissed off with it in the end) but then it arrived on the back of the truck we was expecting a nail but we was very suppirsed the car isent in bad shape at all no real rust problems nothing. The bloke had the car for 8 years with is being off the road for 4 years where he replaced the engine an couldent get it to run. Withing 5 mins of it being in are unit we found the timing was 180% out swoped everything around an if fired first time
The car is a 1983 Renault 5 gordini turbo with 88,000miles.
As you can see from the photos the engine is a differant way, its mad the gearbox is on the front of the engine.
It has NO intercooler which is how it came from the factory
Fuel input is a carb which feeds the turbo which feed the inlet  its all the wrong way but it works
Car has come with loads of history.
Plans are to total restore the car in the same way i plan on doing the uno
I will let the photos do the talking Enjoy
Some shots the the renaults mad engine setup
The renault has NO exharst tunnel at all as standard to the ran it threw the wing and just under the car
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Corsa_Scotty
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Stunning beardy 
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--DAN--
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 Only ever seen one Phase1 5 turbo. Enigine bay and exhaust are a frickin mess!! Great project
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deano87
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SportBoy
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the french always seem to like doing things differently to every1 else
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BeArDy
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quote:
Originally posted by --DAN--
Only ever seen one Phase1 5 turbo. Enigine bay and exhaust are a frickin mess!! Great project
Its funny as this is how the came as standard
red hot exharst right next to you tyre
What was going threw renaults mind when they build this
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--DAN--
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Is the Uno a runner?
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JM_16v
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they are so cool
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Fad
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Very cool 
French cars have so much more soul than most stuff though...you can see it even in cars as recent as the Williams
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Ste L
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gonna say is that pete's unit where the pictures was taken..
then i read the text, never knew you was bussiness partners with him
2 proper old skool cool motors there
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BeArDy
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quote:
Originally posted by --DAN--
Is the Uno a runner?
the uno has 63,000 miles full service history MOT till Jan '09 its runs and drives like brand new 
i am going to restore the car to like new even when its in near mint anyway
[Edited on 02-05-2008 by BeArDy]
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--DAN--
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quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
quote:
Originally posted by --DAN--
Is the Uno a runner?
the uno has 63,000 miles full service history MOT till Jan '09 its runs and drives like brand new
i am going to restore the car to like new even when its in near mint anyway
[Edited on 02-05-2008 by BeArDy]
Good find!!!
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SXI - Matt
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quote:
Originally posted by --DAN--
quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
quote:
Originally posted by --DAN--
Is the Uno a runner?
the uno has 63,000 miles full service history MOT till Jan '09 its runs and drives like brand new
i am going to restore the car to like new even when its in near mint anyway
[Edited on 02-05-2008 by BeArDy]
Good find!!!
I'll secound that look's in mint condition
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16V_1600
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My uncle had a renault 5 Gordini Turbo, although his was the wide arch beast. I love R5 Turbos
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SVM 286
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That's not a Gordini then. That's a Turbo or a Turbo 2.
Both jaw droppingly brilliant little cars.
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16V_1600
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quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
That's not a Gordini then. That's a Turbo or a Turbo 2.
Both jaw droppingly brilliant little cars.
he had a pic of it. Was a wide arch R5 MK1 with "gordini turbo" badge on the back.
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SVM 286
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That sounds rather weird. Any chance of posting the pic? 
The FWD models were badged as Gordini and Gordini Turbo. The RWD wide arched beastie was badged Turbo and Turbo2 For the later edition.
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ed
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I really want an Uno Turbo. They look fun
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Robin
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The 5 is ace, still not sure on the Uno
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16V_1600
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I'll try and dig it out, he moved to Australia and may have taken the pic with him. Looked a right beast
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Mattb
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quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
What was going threw renaults mind when they build this
Garlic Garlic Garlic oh he ohg....
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Marc
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Both Prefer the Uno though.
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Chris Bingham
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amazing - good work! These are proper classics.
I kinda wish I'd kept my Punto GT cause one day they will be seen in the same light as the Uno Turbo. A good one is pretty rare already.
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Nick-S
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old school
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Nick-S
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quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
What was going threw renaults mind when they build this
Garlic Garlic Garlic oh he ohg....
FLOL
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