My 1988 205 1.9 GTI Resotration thread
Discussion
Day 1:
Well as most of you know Pugly my 205 1.9GTI (who was at the Merc Wolrd PH Meet last year) most would say she doenst need it but there are a few areas of rust that I want addressing properly (more photos of these further down)
She was off to the bodyshop on Friday....so I have had to get a wiggle on with it
Sadly I gave in taking the front bumper off (grey part) as the bolts are thoroughly rusted which would not be a problem normally but the bumper bolts are no longer available from Peugeot...an before anyone mentions a certain vendor on eBay i refuse to pay his exorbitant prices
One thing that has been a lovely surprise is even though she is 1988 car there is next to no rust on the front panels under the bumper.
The the next day was the completion strip of the interior, and the cleaning and prepping the areas like arches etc....oh and I will take a proper camera and not rely on my bloody iPhone4
Day 2:
Photo updates....some similar to Day 1 but taken with a proper camera!
Now onto the bad bits.....well not that bad considering the car is 23 years old and french!
...and after some grinding and sanding then treating and topping off with some paint to hold off anything till proper coatings...
Well as most of you know Pugly my 205 1.9GTI (who was at the Merc Wolrd PH Meet last year) most would say she doenst need it but there are a few areas of rust that I want addressing properly (more photos of these further down)
She was off to the bodyshop on Friday....so I have had to get a wiggle on with it
Sadly I gave in taking the front bumper off (grey part) as the bolts are thoroughly rusted which would not be a problem normally but the bumper bolts are no longer available from Peugeot...an before anyone mentions a certain vendor on eBay i refuse to pay his exorbitant prices
One thing that has been a lovely surprise is even though she is 1988 car there is next to no rust on the front panels under the bumper.
The the next day was the completion strip of the interior, and the cleaning and prepping the areas like arches etc....oh and I will take a proper camera and not rely on my bloody iPhone4
Day 2:
Photo updates....some similar to Day 1 but taken with a proper camera!
Now onto the bad bits.....well not that bad considering the car is 23 years old and french!
...and after some grinding and sanding then treating and topping off with some paint to hold off anything till proper coatings...
Day 3:
Couple of of my Peugeot mad mates came over to give me a hand getting the windscreen out of the old girl.....then they got carried away and got the bumper off....I went outside for a bit to help my other mate (one who owns the workshop) and came back to find the rad removed and the wiring for the lights all un-clipped and coiled up I swear if i had left it any longer the engine would have been out too!!!
My mate Kevin then asked if I had checked the seam where the floorpan and the bulkhead meet for rust as its a know weak point on the drivers side....looked ok then gave it a poke....ooops yep seems to have been a bit of fester point....so will be getting that sorted out buy my other mate Ben who is doing the body work and welding!
I also finished off the boot floor and gave it a nice coat of rubberized under-seal.
Couple of of my Peugeot mad mates came over to give me a hand getting the windscreen out of the old girl.....then they got carried away and got the bumper off....I went outside for a bit to help my other mate (one who owns the workshop) and came back to find the rad removed and the wiring for the lights all un-clipped and coiled up I swear if i had left it any longer the engine would have been out too!!!
My mate Kevin then asked if I had checked the seam where the floorpan and the bulkhead meet for rust as its a know weak point on the drivers side....looked ok then gave it a poke....ooops yep seems to have been a bit of fester point....so will be getting that sorted out buy my other mate Ben who is doing the body work and welding!
I also finished off the boot floor and gave it a nice coat of rubberized under-seal.
Day 4:
Well my mate Darren came over with his Dads low-loader and took me and Pugly to my mate Ben's body shop up the road (well 10 min drive)....she is all tucked up and ready for him to start ripping all the nasty bits out and weld her all up.
Ben inspected the rust patch/hole in the floor and is going to be able to cut it all out and plate it up so that's really great news as it was causing me some concern!
So here are the photos of her all loaded up on the flatbed....
Next update will be when I can pop in to see her when Ben starts work
Well my mate Darren came over with his Dads low-loader and took me and Pugly to my mate Ben's body shop up the road (well 10 min drive)....she is all tucked up and ready for him to start ripping all the nasty bits out and weld her all up.
Ben inspected the rust patch/hole in the floor and is going to be able to cut it all out and plate it up so that's really great news as it was causing me some concern!
So here are the photos of her all loaded up on the flatbed....
Next update will be when I can pop in to see her when Ben starts work
Cheers fellas, she is my pride n joy....oh and I do drive her properly...you might have noticed the track outlines on the rear screen....yep she has done all of them and had the nut's driven off her...she keeps coming back for more too!
She has had her moments of fame too being the car used by Performance Tuner magazine for an article solely on the 205 GTI...then she was called upon by Auto Express for their article a couple of years back on the top 20 hot hatches of all time!
She is just getting to the point where you could bodge the bad bits and go for a couple more years or bit the bullet and strip her and have everything done 100% properly and she will be good for the next 20 years...well I hope so anyhow
She has had her moments of fame too being the car used by Performance Tuner magazine for an article solely on the 205 GTI...then she was called upon by Auto Express for their article a couple of years back on the top 20 hot hatches of all time!
She is just getting to the point where you could bodge the bad bits and go for a couple more years or bit the bullet and strip her and have everything done 100% properly and she will be good for the next 20 years...well I hope so anyhow
Joehow12 said:
looks brilliant. I have recently had my white 1.9 semi restored.. alot of rust removed from the areas you have shown.
I will look forward to seeing the result of this.
Yeah the later Ph2 cars rot lots more as they moved the production to spain towards the end and they used really crap metal in the construction....hence why you will see alot of PH2 cars with serious rot behind the bumpers a on the inner wings I will look forward to seeing the result of this.
Oxhead said:
Love it! Will be watching this topic closely! I will scratch the 205 gti itch one day! Always wanted to restore one and drop a GTi-6 Lump into it!
Do it....but keep it standard they are worth more standard...although if you are building a track toy the GTI6 lump turns a 205 into a missile...just be sure to cage the bad boy up!!Popped into see Ben and how he has been getting on with Pugly....here are the photos.
Good news the sills wont be needing replacing as first suspected (my motto is better have more parts and not use them, than to need them and not have them!), the worst areas are having the rot cut out and plated then ground flat and made like factory.
Rear 1/4s have a "healthy" skin of filler on them.....but then I kinda knew that already as she had had a rear end shunt at some point. But having only the one previous owner to me I know it was nothing too serious as I have a copy of the insurance claim in the history file
Anyhow photos that you have all been waiting for!!!!
Good news the sills wont be needing replacing as first suspected (my motto is better have more parts and not use them, than to need them and not have them!), the worst areas are having the rot cut out and plated then ground flat and made like factory.
Rear 1/4s have a "healthy" skin of filler on them.....but then I kinda knew that already as she had had a rear end shunt at some point. But having only the one previous owner to me I know it was nothing too serious as I have a copy of the insurance claim in the history file
Anyhow photos that you have all been waiting for!!!!
106 gti said:
Nice going nick , but does he realise that your going to be a right fussy bugger and want perfection ? lol
You sure you haven't just been buying those track stickers as i've never seen it anywhere near a track and always seen it parked up next to an enclosed car transporter .....lol
Hummmmm I am thinking you are Neil with the yellow 106 GTI...in which case SHUT IT YOU S*AG You sure you haven't just been buying those track stickers as i've never seen it anywhere near a track and always seen it parked up next to an enclosed car transporter .....lol
I have photos of her on all the tracks except the Ring....:P
diddly69 said:
I saw your Pug at the Merc world PH Sunday service and thought it looked immaculate! Going to be looking even better now for sure
Thanks you....really looking forward to getting her back totally mint never going to sell her so want her to last another 20 years! hoppo4.2 said:
I might know of a guy who would have the blots for the bumper. As well as new bumpers and red stripe trim kits. If u want the details let me no
Ok cool thanks Hoppo...bumpers are ok...mate of min found the bolts for the rubber bits at the side so hopefully going to be ok now, bought new bumper strips from Peugeot for about £15 each.I will give you a shout though if needed...thanks for the offer!
nick_mcuk said:
106 gti said:
Nice going nick ,
Hummmmm I am thinking you are Neil with the yellow 106 GTI...in which case SHUT IT YOU S*AG
I have photos of her on all the tracks except the Ring....:P
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Um ......who ? , na not me ....ooooppppps i mean no not a person who owns a yellow gti .......lolHummmmm I am thinking you are Neil with the yellow 106 GTI...in which case SHUT IT YOU S*AG
I have photos of her on all the tracks except the Ring....:P
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