My Peugeot 205gti (Dimma) Restoration

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I paid £150 for everything you can see plus some driveshafts for my dad that price included all the blasting aswell.

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now in two minds what to do with shell as have found a brand new unregistered shell for good money.

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the new shell is unregistered so never been used its a non sunroof shell which mine would have started life as because it had a dealer fitted sunroof and not a factory one. the shell os not a gti shell but only slight difference with it most notable are rear archs but these have to be cut to fit the dimma kit anyway.

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Had a few more pics sent to me of new shell now just waiting for guy to get back to me so I can put my deposit down and sort out picking it up.

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Got the steering rack and anti-roll bar brackets from the vapour blasters just need to sort the new bearings for the rack out then can build up subframe ready to be bolted onto new shell.

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Another good day for the project got the call from dimma that wheels are all refurbed so should have them by end of week and picked first batch of parts from platers all looking good there are a few bolts that didn't come up too well but will just replace the worse ones.

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Spent today cutting up shell to make room for new shell which will be with me in a few weeks was a sad day with all the work I have put into the shell but one to bigger and better things.
But on a good note the wheels turned up form dimma after their refurb and look fantastic very happy with them.

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colour is a big talking point at moment due to having new shell I have so many ideas that i cannot decide at moment all though im liking the idea of a graphite grey colour.

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looks like its going to go steel grey

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would have loved to sell shell but due to needing to keep my vin and reg for new shell it had to be destroyed so i can transfer vib and plate to new shell. Luckily I didnt spend to much on shell just alot of man hrs to get it to where it was but now with new shell project can really move on and be even better.

As for engine it is staying the 1.9 that it came with cannot see the point in changing it.

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Thanks for all the comments looking forward to the new year when it goes to bodyshop for kit fitting and paint

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new shell picked up and allready on spit in garage so will start agin in anger this week to get it ready for bodyshop in new year.

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Wasn't to popular with the wife but needs must and all that

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I have spent a few hrs out in the garage tonite just cleaning new shell as there was a lot of dirt and dust that has built up over the years in storage got about half of the car cleaned so thought I would just put some pics of new shell up.

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I have made a start of bolting bits back together steering rack been fully restored with all new bearings new bearings have been pressed into hub, rack and antiroll bar bolted to subframe and then bolted to car.

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Subframe now fitted and have built up passenger side but have seem to have misplaced the nuts to hold coilover in strut housing so off to the fastners in morning for some m7 nylon lock nuts.

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running gear only on to aid transport to bodyshop then they will remove and paint underside of car

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old kit has been removed but also have a brand new kit aswell so will fit new kit and poss keep other one that needs lots of repairs maybe for another future project.

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corsa b power steering is being modified to fit my coloum as we speak.

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read previous post bodyshop will be removing running gear to paint underside and engine bay etc its only going on so easier to transport and move around