5 GT Turbo wheels

[Clio_fool]

Spotted these while browsing ebay.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/122882891902

 

[Chris_Beer]

Hopeless at getting any power down and 13's don't always fill the handling with confidence lol.

I pretty much threw a set away, can't believe what parts are selling for now even without the centre caps. Original seats and grills to name a few earners!

 

[mossyv6]

Centre caps are so rate for these.

But yes you're so right about parts Chris.

 

[Clio_fool]

Grills have been rare as fook for years now. Someone need to start printing stuff like that.

 

[cat171]

Aren't they hard to find tyres for too ?

Talking of R5's I saw a not new rear Renault 5 badge sell for £50 on eBay as they'd put GT Turbo etc in the title. The bloke who didn't only sold his one for a fiver!

 

[Chris_Beer]

I have a set of centre caps if anyone buys them

£900

 

[R3k1355]

Aren't they hard to find tyres for too ?

Yea finding decent tyres for 13's has been a pain for ages, few options still around but not much new to the market so it's old favourites.
Yoko A048R is plenty sticky, but pretty sketchy in the wet.

 

[Brigsy]

Parts prices went supersonic a while back. Original sized 195/55/13 are only available from vintage tyres now at £££

Still plenty of 185/60/13 around though which is next best & a few semi slick options. A048 or R888R are both decent, can get the power down quite well with 200+ hp in the dry.

 

[Ant1]

These alloys matched with 888s put the power down just fine.

 

[Chris_Beer]

Pffft...

Turbines, Williams, early R19 16v, or Alpine GTA wheels for the 5 ?

 

[Mark.B]

I was just about to advertise the Spax lowering springs I found off the GT turbo I sold about 16 years ago as I'm moving soon so having a clear out.

I'm sure I've got a box somewhere with most of a bottom end in it, pistons, liners, camshaft, oil pump, etc. Is that lot likely to be worth anything?

 

[Ant1]

I was just about to advertise the Spax lowering springs I found off the GT turbo I sold about 16 years ago as I'm moving soon so having a clear out.

I'm sure I've got a box somewhere with most of a bottom end in it, pistons, liners, camshaft, oil pump, etc. Is that lot likely to be worth anything?

Yes, I would of given my left nut for that lot when my engine popped.

If it’s all low mileage and not damaged I will put you in touch with a man that builds fresh engines that would make a fair offer. Even better if you have the crank ?

 

[Mark.B]

I'll try and dig it out in the next day or so and have a look, I think the conrods are all there but not sure about the crank. I know I binned the block a few years ago as it was in the way ?

I'm a bit of a hoarder, I found a load of Cavalier Gsi bits too!

 

[Sash]

I’ve got a spare set of these with alloy centre caps somewhere I think... looks like they’ve been quite a good investment, I bought them for £50!

 

[Mark.B]

I've just got back from digging it all out and I had more bits than I thought, no crank though and unfortunately one of the pistons has scored the liner.