My Peugeot 205gti (Dimma) Restoration

[Nors]

Epic job!!

After all that work, I could never sell!!

do these have a standard 1.9Gti Engine / output?

[TheHighlander]

That's a hell of a job you've done buddy.

[dimma205]

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.

[dimma205]

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.

[anonymous-user]

dimma205 said:

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.

4 years of brilliant work! What projects have you
Done before?

[dimma205]

None this is my first attempt at a car restoration.

[anonymous-user]

dimma205 said:

None this is my first attempt at a car restoration.

Wow! Thats a really good job for a first timer! What do you think youll get next then after you sell the 205?

[dimma205]

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

[anonymous-user]

dimma205 said:

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

The Integra Type R DC5 could make a good track car

[dimma205]

I've had a dc5 before so its a option.

[anonymous-user]

dimma205 said:

I've had a dc5 before so its a option.

S2000?

[dimma205]

Now decided to hold onto it and git few things up my sleeve for it.

[uk66fastback]

What else does it need?! Can't be much ...

[Soov535]

A super motor car.

Worth a FORTUNE I expect, at somewhere like 4 Star classics.

[dimma205]

Sadly the car got rear ended today and in hands of insurance.

[Gav147]

Nooo Sorry to hear that OP, hope everything gets sorted smoothly for you

[Hitch]

Gutted for you chap. Presume something so unique had an agreed value?

[dimma205]

Fair bit of damage got to wait for insurance assessment but its got a very good agreed value.

[dom9]

That's terrible news! This thread has been a big inspiration for me and my 106 XSi refresh!

Hopefully it gets sorted out with insurance and perhaps you could buy it back and fix it?

[uk66fastback]

They've got to write it off for it to be able to be 'bought back' ...