My Peugeot 205gti (Dimma) Restoration

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Spent a little time on finishing the brakes and getting them bled up and sorting a few small leaks out but all seems good now so have fitted exhaust and wheels and tyres and got it outside for first time for a while was hoping to get the interior done a bit more today buts its raining and cannot do work in garage as need doors open.
away with work again soon but on return will be engine and box going in and seats will nearly be finished at the trimmers aswell also purchased some new seat foams.

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Managed to do some smaller jobs on car interior allmost complete just got lower dash to finish and my remote central locking wiring and door internals and seats will be finished end of march.

Going away with work for 3 weeks soon so engine pencilled in to be fitted on my return.

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Engine and gearbox going in when I get back from work in a week or so seats been dropped off at trimmers have changed my idea with the seats but all will be revealed soon.

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Had a couple of constructive days and have got all dash now fitted and door glass is all fitted front and rear windscreens being fitted tomorrow. I have managed to get engine fitted and gear links fitted and driveshafts in as well will start to fit all pipes and wiring loom over next few days.

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Another constructive day had new front and rear screens fitted, managed to find where all of the pipes go in the engine bay so now just got to tighten them up connected all wiring up just waiting for a new reverse sensor and that will be all complete. I also got the new oil cooler and rad fitted to the housing all going well and fingers crossed will be going for a start on the engine in next week or so just got to get oil and few other bits then I should just be waiting for the interior to come back.

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That's how they are from standard fan on the left of it for radiator and the cooler just has air passing through.

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Finally got the car running just needs a bit of a tune up took time to finish a few hobs off so really bow waiting for interior to come back then its mot time.

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Finally got the first glimpse of my interior should all be finished by next weekend.

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engine was vapour blasted and all bolts nuts and brackets were electroplated.

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Finally have the interior back so all thats left are to fit it couple of small jobs then its mot time.

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fitted interior today have a few jobs to do to finish it so will do them tomorrow

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Brand new bolsters fitted so hopefully they will be ok for a while and as for dash its a 2nd hand one but took me overva year to source mint dash parts.

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Car is almost finished just needs a tune up and mot so thought I would get some pics.

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Just finishing off the snag jobs then considering selling up and looking for another project.

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Have decided im going to finish off last few jobs then its up for sale.

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I reckon in region of 26k.

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Was not a barn find was supposed to have been restored 2 years previously to when i brought but it was a crap restoration and a wreck. As for colour it has been changed with the dvla and i have the v5 back saying blue on it this was done before car even got painted.

I have taken 4years to restore this hence the gap in mot history.

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Engine is just a standard 1.9 producing hopefully close to 130bhp but this is one of the jobs im sorting as when i built engine looks like i broke a ring and it went unnoticed until i ran car and was burning oil so engine is out again at moment but going back in at weekend.

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None this is my first attempt at a car restoration.

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If i do sell im thinking of returning to something Japanese with the possibility of something a little track focused.