Hello everyone Not posted alot on here but thought i would start a thread on my accidental purchace of this Renault 5. Alot of you may have seen it for sale on ebay and i missed out on the final bid so emailed saying if the sale doesnt go through i will have it! Well i never thought anything of it and didnt really need another car as i have 3 sd1's (one of which is 90% restored and just needs putting together) and 5 other cars so as you can imagine it was a silly Saturday night question that i never expected anything to come of it. So.....a week or two later got a phone call saying the no responce from the winning bidder am i interested so after persuading my wife that i should buy it off we went. Well its a 1 owner 36k mile car i was a bit dissapointed to be honest, off the road for 13 years in a poor garage had taken its toll but being me and a hoarder of anything motorised i said i will have it. So this is where I'm at. Car in its found state: 
The key snapped off in the ignition when the owner switched it off so bought a clio and left the car in the garage!
I got it home, assessed the car and found 4 places it requires for welding, behind the headlamps, n/s/r sill end and windscreen panel. Got her running (sounds lovely) and even started machine polishing the body. Stripped the disgusting interior out and pressure washed it. Need advise please as where to go with this one. Its a lovely little thing and could see myself driving it but not sure at the moment. It needs 4 wheels/tyres and i will give it a full service. This is what I've done so far.
Stripped interior/cleaned.
machine polished bonnet n/s/f wing 
I would like to keep the car, but need advice if i can make it retro enough on a budget so steel wheels and lower it and thats about it. Its a 950cc and 6 registered on the road. Its not worth much but like its low mileage. Even have original bill of sale. Cheers. Will.
The key snapped off in the ignition when the owner switched it off so bought a clio and left the car in the garage!
I got it home, assessed the car and found 4 places it requires for welding, behind the headlamps, n/s/r sill end and windscreen panel. Got her running (sounds lovely) and even started machine polishing the body. Stripped the disgusting interior out and pressure washed it. Need advise please as where to go with this one. Its a lovely little thing and could see myself driving it but not sure at the moment. It needs 4 wheels/tyres and i will give it a full service. This is what I've done so far.
Stripped interior/cleaned.
machine polished bonnet n/s/f wing I would like to keep the car, but need advice if i can make it retro enough on a budget so steel wheels and lower it and thats about it. Its a 950cc and 6 registered on the road. Its not worth much but like its low mileage. Even have original bill of sale. Cheers. Will.
And finally need to get this old girl into action, new welding wire, not a problem, small gas bottle from halfords=expensive. Will.