My Peugeot 205gti (Dimma) Restoration

[Paracetamol]

sorry to hear about your poor health. i love 205gtis and Dimmas were the most amazing cars in their day. one friend i knew got a narrow bodied 205 gti but with Dimma wheels with standard offsets for his 17th. it was the best looking 205 i ever saw.

Good luck with your health and i look forward to seeing this all finished. what colour will it be btw?

[dimma205]

colour will be revealed soon.

[dom9]

Good luck with your recovery - can't wait to see this finished!

[pjfamilyguy1]

I hope your recovery goes well and the car gives you something to distract you/aim for.

[neilbauer]

dimma205 said:

colour will be revealed soon.

Please not lime green

[benters]

get well soon. . . .
I like the photos showing the correct use of the dining table. . .duplicated for sure by every petrol head in the land, well done.

[dimma205]

Don't worry its not going green.

[Caddyshack]

I think I know the colour!

[Caddyshack]

I think I know the colour!

[dimma205]

maybe you do maybe you dont lol all will be revealed wjen bodyshop starts laying some paint down.

[dimma205]

maybe you do maybe you dont lol all will be revealed wjen bodyshop starts laying some paint down.

[227bhp]

dom9 said:

Better than new! This is some rebuild!

So, any chance of sharing vapour blasting costs? I am desperate to have something done, having seen this!

Assume, being vapour, there is zero danger of damage to any metal etc.

I wouldn't get too excited, bare metal soon tarnishes and if allowed to get damp will corrode so won't look like that for long. The downside of using glass bead to clean is of course it gets everywhere so you need to take out every plug and bung in an engine and clean all the oilways, waterways, threaded holes etc out very very thoroughly. Any left in will give some lovely crunchy crunchy noises when putting bolts in or get washed around the engine ruining it in a few miles.

[dimma205]

maybe you do maybe you dont lol all will be revealed wjen bodyshop starts laying some paint down.

[dimma205]

maybe you do maybe you dont lol all will be revealed wjen bodyshop starts laying some paint down.

[johnnyBv8]

dimma205 said:

Don't worry its not going green.

Steel grey or miami blue. Actually: steel grey!

[dimma205]

johnny you was close as it was going to go steel grey grey but i changed my mind its not going to be a peugeot colour.

[dimma205]

Had a update from the bodyshop some good progress and finally the colour choice is exposed.

[Paracetamol]

damn. i was about to say Dimma Blue!

[dimma205]

small little update starting to look like a dimma now.

[benters]

nice job