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205 gti restoration thread
- Thread starter rory182
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Ph1 Clio V6, Ph2 172
Ill get some pics up soon but ive been helping my best mate fully rebuild/restore his 1.6 gti. We've fitted a 3.0 v6 up front aswell as every upgrade possible in the suspension and brake departments. Its the most stunning example ive ever clapped my eyes on now and am just jelouse its not mine. Its basically a new car. Will be quite funny to see how it behaves next to my Vee. We both have plans to fit DP engineering turbo kits to them which touch wood, should make make two ballistic road legal missiles.
tiTTy & SV650
Yes, defo these ones are less than a year old but pretty crap quality. Ideally want yellow ones!
tiTTy & SV650
Sounds a bit mental lol I hope you widened the rear track too?
tiTTy & SV650
cheers, hopefully in 2-3 months it'll look pretty mint and be ready to sell
Un chaved corsa c
i fancy doing something like this to a classic hot hatch such as the clio willaims.
LY182/NHB CTR
lovely work and brought back lots of happy memories of my first car 1.6 205GTi big mistake selling that car 
but I couldnt afford to run the GTi and the 172 at the time.
Now I can I have been on the look out for another one but its not easy finding a good example of a GTi 1.9 these days.
My 1st car - I believe she is still going too
but I couldnt afford to run the GTi and the 172 at the time.Now I can I have been on the look out for another one but its not easy finding a good example of a GTi 1.9 these days.
My 1st car - I believe she is still going too
The Beast MK4
Very cool matey!
tiTTy & SV650
Cheers.
Spent a few hours under the bonnet this afternoon and as a result I have knackered my back lol getting old.
I removed all the air intake and air flow meter and breathers and gave them a good clean I swapped the air flow meter for a refurb'd one. Also gave the throttle body a good blast with carb cleaner.
Added some new coolant as the bottle is split, I have a new one to fit but it's in a box under my desk at work and I forgot all about it. I bolted the new battery down too with a new genuine gti battery clamp off the bay of e.
Will tidy up the exhaust with some wet and dry soon and try and get a new SAD, although after a few blips of the throttle it idles pretty happily at about 900rpm anyway.
I need to have a go at fitting the new ignition barrel and fit the matching locks to the new doors and tailgate, also have the fuel cap and white trim to fit to get that back to standard.
Spent a few hours under the bonnet this afternoon and as a result I have knackered my back lol getting old.
I removed all the air intake and air flow meter and breathers and gave them a good clean I swapped the air flow meter for a refurb'd one. Also gave the throttle body a good blast with carb cleaner.
Added some new coolant as the bottle is split, I have a new one to fit but it's in a box under my desk at work and I forgot all about it. I bolted the new battery down too with a new genuine gti battery clamp off the bay of e.
Will tidy up the exhaust with some wet and dry soon and try and get a new SAD, although after a few blips of the throttle it idles pretty happily at about 900rpm anyway.
I need to have a go at fitting the new ignition barrel and fit the matching locks to the new doors and tailgate, also have the fuel cap and white trim to fit to get that back to standard.
Ph1 Clio V6, Ph2 172
Yeah the rear has been widened using the 309 set up but the torsion bars have been remade thicker along with thicker anti roll bar. To be honest, im not sure if its woth while with the ammount of weight upfront but we'll see. Its got bilstein coilover up front and dampers at the rear so hopefully it won't be an understeering monster.
tiTTy & SV650
ideal, I've never driven one with 309 rear end but I think the 309 was more stable as a result of it being wider, not sure if the wheelbase was any longer?
The 1.9 sure does step out if you lift off and on crappy tyres it can spin you at as little as 15mph lol notorious for good reason!
tiTTy & SV650
Supplementary Air Device (Auxilliary Air Slide valve) basically part of the bosch fuel injections closed loop feedback system the valve closes when the engines hot but is open to allow more air in when cold and as a result more fuel is sent. So if its faulty the car will use more fuel.
The air flow meter between the air box and the throttle body can be tempramental too
tiTTy & SV650
Having had a wee holiday and bought a 3rd vehicle, in the form of a Suzuki SV650, project Pug is a priority so I went to my folks to give it some attention today, the tree above it had dropped stupid amounts of blossom on it and plenty of bird crap too.
Washed, sratch x'd, polished and waxed it then left it covered up, oil change is imminent and got a bodyshop taking a look at the work required to get it pretty much mint.
Hopefully it'll be finished in the next month...
Always scrubs up quite nicelt considering its 19 years old!
Washed, sratch x'd, polished and waxed it then left it covered up, oil change is imminent and got a bodyshop taking a look at the work required to get it pretty much mint.
Hopefully it'll be finished in the next month...
Always scrubs up quite nicelt considering its 19 years old!
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So, has the pug cost you the same (or not far off) as the 172?
tiTTy & SV650
aye it has but the 172 is going to cost me far more so it's not the same at all. Plus I like returning a classic to the roads.
Fitted new fog lights the other day and today drove the car for the first time in a while to drop it into the bodyshop for the doors and tailgate to be fitted, should get it back in a week or two looking pretty healthy.
Fitted new fog lights the other day and today drove the car for the first time in a while to drop it into the bodyshop for the doors and tailgate to be fitted, should get it back in a week or two looking pretty healthy.
tiTTy & SV650
And both my cars plus my motorbike still cost a lot less than your car lol
Touche
I'll get you some (hopefully) good pics of the Pug once it's all back looking healthy if you want?
:evil:
tiTTy & SV650
OK driving lights then
