my 205 gti. New pics!

[neil205]

i inherited this car in 2005 after my friend died, i plan to keep it for a very long time and have recently treated it to lots of new bits, at the minute its getting a full respray , its got all new bumper fittings, red inserts, gear knob/gaitor, heating system, 2nd hand rear beam etc etc etc, charged the battery after not having it running for ages and it started and ran like a dream... anyways, the pics arent great but heres a couple, will show the finished product in a couple of weeks

does anyone know how hard it is to fit a carpet to them? its not an origional one because they dont make them anymore

 

[neil205]

heres one of it before it got taken apart! was in great condition but far from perfect

 

[clinky]

Looks well lad love these motors RCT is the man for parts to if your in need any.

 

[Chris Mac]

Suitor also has a couple of them but im not sure what he is doing with them

 

[Lyons]

Looks excellent in white and lowered.

 

[Dan.86]

always loved pauls 205, great to see it still being taken care of neil

 

[Rover Repair]

Excellent in white. Will follow this along.

 

[banzai g]

Looks tidy ,White looks sharp !!!!!
Going to look at a 92 1.9 Gti tomorrow ,lots of money spent.
Hope its nice .

 

[pablo]

Excellent mate, its what they all need. Any not given a full respray are showing the signs (my own included )

 

[neil205]

thanks everyone , alot of 205 nuts hate the bumpers black (grey initially) but mine have been done and i think its gonna look really sharp (and also it was alot cheaper than the alternative of buying a whole new bumper set!)

 

[pablo]

done satin black is mint. Must do my own over the winter

 

[Big Andy]

Really like this Neil. Great way to remember your friend to.. The carpet should be handy enough to fit. Use old carpet as a template and a good sharp blade.You can get spray glue from Will Culls in Bangor.. I used it for a head cloth and triming my dash board

For new carpets for the Mini was £70 enough said!! I bought and under liner carpet stuff to quieten it down was really cheap..

 

[neil205]

cheers mate, fancy doing it for me? i can get the carpet from autofive in england its stitched but not moulded aparently 140quid delivered i think, would really improve the inside

 

[pablo]

not get one from a scrapper mate?

 

[neil205]

prob yea but its unlikely to be beter than the one ive got ! just want one that looks brand new

 

[pablo]

fair play mate be worth it in the end!

 

[LewB]

love the 205gti, looks great in the before picture, will it be going back to that after the rebuild?

 

[neil205]

yea pretty much, the car will have loads of standard origional parts, the only non standard things are lowerage and exhaust, k and n and cd player. it runs soo well but im gonna replace all the coolant and breather and water oil etc pipes, they are all twisted and might not be doing it any favours

 

[DaveM-sport]

Nice project!

Fella I know is completely rebuilding one with an Mi16
Brilliant cars to drive too. Don't think there is any car with under 150bhp thats as fun to drive as a 205GTi

 

[neil205]

my s3 would smoke it but if i give you a drive in both you would swear the 205 was quicker , thats the fun of 8valve, instant grunt

 

[Maxwell]

fecking gorgeous man!!

you cannot sell it after you done...too sentimental mate!

 

[pablo]

thats what its all about mate, enjoying the drive.

 

[DaddyCC]

Good to see your not cutting any corners Neil, will be worth it in the end

 

[ferrett]

lovely motors one of my all time favourites and what better way to remember your friend ... i hope all go,s to plan

health to fix up/drive/and remember

 

[DaveM-sport]

my s3 would smoke it but if i give you a drive in both you would swear the 205 was quicker , thats the fun of 8valve, instant grunt

Yep, blasting down a back-road in a 205 is one of the most enjoyable things in the world as you can feel like your on the limit and going at silly speeds while the speedo may not be much more than the speed limit if over it at all