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S10GTA
Original Poster
2,664 posts
37 months
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Following on from this thread http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...I am now blessed with a delightful sun-fade red Peugeot 405 Mi16, which I purchased blind on eBay for £255. I then paid a further £260 (£5 whole pound more than the car) to transport it 444 miles from Irvine to Southampton. It arrived at 7.30am this morning, and it managed to move itself all of 200 yards onto my driveway where it currently resides under a cover because the  leaks. This also included negotiating a precarious drop curb, which was at least 6 inches in height. Does it look like a bit of a banger...yes  Can I open the drivers door...no Has it got water in the footwell....yes  Did I have to remove the water with a glass...yes  Has it got a pink rear quarter, and excessive lacquer peel on the bonnet....yes  It is gash inside...yes  Can I drive it....no Does it rock....f k yeah  Let the restoration commence, and get this back on the road! 
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khevolution
1,410 posts
65 months
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looking forward to watching this thread grow.
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carlove
3,753 posts
37 months
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Yay, finally. Hope to see some good updates in the future.  Pretty please can I see a photo of the Alfa?
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JFReturns
2,564 posts
41 months
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Awesome. Looking forward to updates.
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Life Saab Itch
34,221 posts
58 months
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 Brilliant. A nice honest appraisal!
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johnnyBv8
800 posts
61 months
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Seats look good! Hard to tell from the pics, but it actually looks pretty straight. Is there much history etc?
I've recently bought a cheap runabout and found there to be something quite satisfying about going to a scrapyard, buying loads of bits of trim etc for next to nothing, and in a flash getting your car looking much better and replacing non-standard bits. I guess the struggle with this might be that there probably arent that many 405s left in scrapyards!
Good luck with getting it back up to scratch!
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velocemitch
1,407 posts
90 months
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Can't be many 405's left with the Mi16 intact, considering the number of 205 running about with one.
I used to have a 93 face lift 2.0 Mi16, brilliant car
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deltashad
2,869 posts
67 months
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Sublimely interesting shed. Drill a hole in the footwell, give it a polish and it'll be a minter.  gonna follow this thread. Very cool car indeed.
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Hyde
210 posts
18 months
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Cool, now hurry up and get started 
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Podie
38,598 posts
145 months
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When I was a kid, our friends parents had one from new. Was quite a car in those days - be nice to see this back on the road
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pwrc
1,396 posts
22 months
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well done op. now get busy!
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Keyser Soze
10,997 posts
61 months
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S10GTA
Original Poster
2,664 posts
37 months
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After giving the car a proper going over with my mate Rich, I have concluded that it is awesome, and deserves many hours of love and attention. The list of jobs is as follows. 1. Make drivers door work 2. Transport to Southways Automotive 3. Purchase MOT failure sheet 4. Make passenger door work 5. Prevent precipitation from encroaching on cockpit area 6. Remove gash wheels, kill with fire. Fit original 405 Mi16 15 inch alloys. 7. Replace timing-belt prior to annihilation of 16 large valves. 8. Replace leaking fuel pipe before it kills itself and me with fire (hot fire) 9. Replace front and rear discs and pads 10. Service 11. Fill French holes with metal 12. Purchase cone air filter to bring more noise (most important) 13. Fix remaining MOT failures 14. Take for 2nd test (having missed free retest within 10 working days) 15. Contact Woman to seek forgiveness. Cat misses her  16. Drive of my life What could possibly go wrong....
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W00DY
7,848 posts
96 months
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Good luck! I look forward to seeing it finished.
I hope the work doesn't involve removing the delightful 4-spokes.
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DHE
2,099 posts
60 months
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the original alloys will look a lot better. Subscribed.
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GBTurbo
212 posts
41 months
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Not seen one of these on the road for a while now, can't be many left?
Good luck!
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crofty1984
9,926 posts
74 months
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Man, those alloys are grim.
The rest of the car, however...
Awesome!
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MrB1obby
560 posts
20 months
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S10GTA said: What could possibly go wrong.... Ahh s t. You've gone and done it now 
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Another Fluffer
3,607 posts
35 months
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Mad story, good luck with everything!
Bookmarked.
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Simes205
1,690 posts
98 months
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Have fun, looks like it's worth saving.
I've got the guts of a written off mi16x4 in my 205!
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