my "other" project

Gaz86 · 16-08-2008, 03:40

1.9 205 GTi ongoing project, heres some pics and some recent progress for anyone into these things

how i got it, pretty much standard apart from the terrible paint job

work started, stripped and some bodywork

started on the engine getting it ready to hoik out

some of the connectors were mint nearly all the hoses were factory and really showing their age so that lots gonna need replacing

Badger_Beater · 16-08-2008, 11:47

looks nice but i know what you mean about the paint job lol, i just sold my 205 gti 1.6 but with 1.9 conversion, ace wee cars and great fun.

rwdmad · 16-08-2008, 13:41

theese 1.9 engines are brilliant , i cant wait to see this project progressing always liked theese cars but misses wont let me have one

Rallycorsa · 16-08-2008, 16:07

Ive had 5 turbo, golf gti mk1,2,3 bm 328,225 tt the best of the lot was my 205 1.9gti loved it and it never disapointed when you took it for a spin.

Gaz86 · 16-08-2008, 16:45

i know what you mean they really are great cars it was the handling that hooked me on them, i knew they were good round the twisties but didnt realise how good untill some old guy cut me up on an island and i had to plant it to get out of the way, i must have been doing about 50 and it never let go.

Rallycorsa · 16-08-2008, 19:21

Just one word of warning i used to rally a 309 tarmac car after having the 205 road car and they both caught me out lifting mid bend

is a no no it will swap ends in no time

Nearly had the biggest accident of my life doing around 70 lifted spun 360 over the other side of the road missed two cars coming the other way, one of them mounted the curb and hit a wire mesh fence

i duly floored it and ****ed off

(mind you that was about ten years ago so hope there not still looking for me)

Gaz86 · 16-08-2008, 21:38

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Originally Posted by Rallycorsa

Just one word of warning i used to rally a 309 tarmac car after having the 205 road car and they both caught me out lifting mid bend

is a no no it will swap ends in no time

Nearly had the biggest accident of my life doing around 70 lifted spun 360 over the other side of the road missed two cars coming the other way, one of them mounted the curb and hit a wire mesh fence

i duly floored it and ****ed off

(mind you that was about ten years ago so hope there not still looking for me)

thanks for the heads up, ive kindof learnt to "accept" understeer and if it starts to go pair understeer is a hell of a lot better than oversteer, i dont mind spinning on a track but on the road ive learnt to just keep feeding it and not lifting, id rather donk a kerb than spin and probably smash into something else.

wayne451 · 16-08-2008, 21:52

Would love one of those as a third car, preferably in Miami Blue/Laser Green.

dj_woodster · 16-08-2008, 21:59

cool, loved my old 205 GTi, shall be watching this project

nuss · 16-08-2008, 22:01

A mate has one with the MI16 lump in, just had a full bare shell rebuild too and is in mint condition. Will get some pics next time i see it

dj_woodster · 16-08-2008, 22:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rallycorsa

Just one word of warning i used to rally a 309 tarmac car after having the 205 road car and they both caught me out lifting mid bend

is a no no it will swap ends in no time

Nearly had the biggest accident of my life doing around 70 lifted spun 360 over the other side of the road missed two cars coming the other way, one of them mounted the curb and hit a wire mesh fence

i duly floored it and ****ed off

(mind you that was about ten years ago so hope there not still looking for me)

tell me about it......

Gaz86 · 16-08-2008, 22:44

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Originally Posted by wayne451

Would love one of those as a third car, preferably in Miami Blue/Laser Green.

i wanted a whit one but people were asking over 2k for good uns, this one was a steal as the guy i got it off hadnt a clue what they were going for, i just made an offer and he ended the auction early

Badger_Beater · 17-08-2008, 00:16

my 205 had the 1.9 conversion running fast road cams, chiped ecu and rally clutch and i could not put the footdown round corners all it would do was spin the wheels, alot of people under estimate these cars.

**tathan** · 17-08-2008, 00:19

Ace cars.

Miami and Laser ones are wank Wayne, they've got power steering and cats iirc?

Gaz86 · 17-08-2008, 00:47

also does anyone know a supplier of quafe or similar quickrack kits, i cant find them anywhere.

hopefully have the engine out by next weekend then wrap it up and off to cornwall for a week, ive then got a month off work to get cracking, cant wait, getting bored of working on vauxhalls

dj_woodster · 17-08-2008, 07:14

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Originally Posted by GBE86

getting bored of working on vauxhalls

I'm the other way round lol

Gaz86 · 18-08-2008, 18:09

some more work done over the weekend refurbing some bits.

started ripping more bits out

laid everything out so i knew what i needed most is pretty ok

got a helper working on some bits

while i started on some other stuff

check out the corrosion blocking that pipe, absolutely nothing was going through it, not god

tried to take out the bleed nipple which sheared so drilled it and tapped the threads clean

some of the after pics, getting good at this refurbing malarky

check out the paintwork

**Benn** · 18-08-2008, 18:15

Why are you removing the engine?

Gaz86 · 18-08-2008, 18:22

freshen up the bay and some engine work,
belts pumps gaskets clips hoses, also getting a longer duration cam with a side of extra lift so the pistons are coming out for pockets.

**Benn** · 18-08-2008, 18:26

Ah cool. Good work, i gave up after just looking in the engine bay..

dj_woodster · 18-08-2008, 19:54

looking good mate, some top work

ecks store · 19-08-2008, 08:27

I converted my 1.6 Gti to a Mi16 a few years back, stripped and caged it
It was awesome, never met much that could look at it
I have a pic soewhere of the speedo right round and stopped by the trip meter button (private road obviously)
The conversion really is a piece of cake also, it drops straign in on the mounts, a wee mod to the exhaust manifold and the rad, swap the looms and away you go.

The lift off oversteer is caused by the rubber rear axle mounting bushes, I swapped these for some ally ones and ploblem solved, it could be provoked but was much more predictable.

It was however very troublesome and you were never out of the guts of it, hence I sold it to some bloke form London.

www.205gtidrivers.com is a great source of info

Gaz86 · 19-08-2008, 09:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by ecks store

I converted my 1.6 Gti to a Mi16 a few years back, stripped and caged it
It was awesome, never met much that could look at it
I have a pic soewhere of the speedo right round and stopped by the trip meter button (private road obviously)
The conversion really is a piece of cake also, it drops straign in on the mounts, a wee mod to the exhaust manifold and the rad, swap the looms and away you go.

The lift off oversteer is caused by the rubber rear axle mounting bushes, I swapped these for some ally ones and ploblem solved, it could be provoked but was much more predictable.

It was however very troublesome and you were never out of the guts of it, hence I sold it to some bloke form London.

www.205gtidrivers.com is a great source of info

the Mi was an option but i cant be bothered with it all tbh, this engine is known good and got a full service history, ill be lucky if i find an engine with that.
however im not totally dismissing it as a future option

in terms of conversions its one of the easiest available, cutting and shutting the manifold is the only real hard bit unless you use the rear mount to tilt it then its piece of piss.

have been out in a group A mounted car and was a bit too thumpy for my liking, especially for a fast road car, im on the drivers site already, its a real wealth of knowledge over there, never come accross a site like it.

Gaz86 · 17-09-2008, 22:18

not done an update for a while so ill start where i left off.

took off the rear beam which turns out o be seized... fooook big bill coming

so carried on with bodywork heres some pics

the other side has since had more filling and flatting done, these are merely progress

4mm polycarb windows

now an engine update
couldnt be bothered pulling it out yet so just stripped it down

some ROTTTT behind the drivers side headlight, i started repairing but got peeved off and only did one patch and ordered a repair panel

got loads of new stuff too will post some pics up of that in the morning.

**Melv** · 18-09-2008, 09:24

love the 205's. Had a black 1.6 as my second car when I was 18 and fooking loved it. I WILL have another at some point but i'm told that a wedding is more important

I believe the 1.6 box has closer ratios than the 1.9 box. Is that a mod / change you have considered?