My Peugeot 205gti (Dimma) Restoration

[dimma205]

I thought I would post my project on here that I started in november I have allways loved the 205 and have had 5 in my time but allways lusted for a geniune dimma which I came across and had to have it.
Now at first glance it didnt look to bad bodywork needed some tlc and interior needed some work but it didnt seem so bad until I started to take car apart.

Few pics of how I got car.






Once the car started to come apart I found hole in boot floor,headlight panel and inner wings rotton,Bootlid rotten and i also removed the kit to find sills will need replacing and rear arches need some work.

Rotton Headlight panel


Rotten innerwings



Rotten Sill


Some people keep telling me to scrap it a reshell the car but I have not let any of this beat me and have made a start on repairs to front.

[dimma205]

So I started by removing all the rotten parts from the front and started to refit parts I have got and so far so go all going well both wings now welded into position and have made a start fitting the new headlight panel aswell just have to tidy some welds up.

Innerwings removed




New parts fitted and welded

[dimma205]

I do have the split rim alloys and they are in good condition also have the important plaque from dimma to confirm its a geniune factory fitted dimma car.

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panels are made of fibreglass.

[dimma205]

Thanks for the comments im so looking forward to getting it finished as this is a car i wanted when i was at school.

Edited by dimma205 on Monday 4th March 20:10

[dimma205]

im feeling around 4 years

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keeping it true and leaving the 1.9 engine in

[dimma205]

dimma kit was a option from dealers which included the bodykit and wheels antother option was a interior upgrade fron dimma.

[dimma205]

The first milestone has been reached and that is the front end is complete bar doing the seam sealing and priming really happy how this turned out due to this being my first attempt I hoping to have car on its wheels in nest few days then can move onto other parts of the car.

[dimma205]

yep

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Spent today getting the car back on its wheels and getting it out of the garage for a tidy up also took the time to remove wiring loom and had quick check of floor and I can see atleast 3 places that will require some welding but there maybe more but wont know till I get car on spit and strip underseal off.

[dimma205]

it has gone a lovely shade of pink but will have a fresh red respray when its ready

[dimma205]

I have spent a few hours today stripping the paint off the drivers side floor and found a few holes that will need cutting out and plating but nothing that cannot be repaired I have started to make a template for one of the bigger bits that need doing. Strange thing is that most of this rot has come fro the inside and rotted out im sure floorpan must have been soaked in water at some point.

I have allready welded some smaller holes up and dressed them up just got to get some sheet steel to carry out repairs and the spit should be ready in a few weeks so can really make headway into the floor and sills.

[dimma205]

Well I have started to cut rot from drivers side floor and have started to weld new plates in.


Rot cut out.







Then welded parts in managed to do one plate and dress up the other I have managed to tack but unable to fully weld yet as I dropped something on my auto darking welding lens so have a new welding mask coming.

[dimma205]

Heres another small update managed to get plate made and welded in front part of foot well not sure what the curved bit was for but I included it into the new panel I made cleaned welds off all thats left is to wait til car up on spit and weld from underside anywhere that needs doing.

[dimma205]

sadly mine started life as a 1.9 so will staying a 1.9 that will be enough for me.

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I have not done too much of late due to no time but I have managed to source a good boot floor and a really good floor at a local scapyard so going over there in week or so to cut out parts.I have been getting my spit sorted out and hoping that will be complete in a couple of weeks then I can really make a start on the floor. I have managed to make a start on the roof panel I have that im using as a template to fit vaccum sunroof to my car I have removed the support beams just got to strip roof to skin and use as template.

I had a little play with the front wings and they line up quite well but will need some adjustment for a really good fit.

[dimma205]

I have not done as much as i would have likes due to no spare time I have had my heart set on removing a mint floor from a car i found ina scrapyard this has turned in too big a job so now just going to cut out parts i need and carry on patching mine.
I have had a play with the headlights i picked up from scapyard to see how they line up as i have carried out major repairs to the front really happy how it looked.

[dimma205]

Well updates have been really slow due to just not finding anytime to get out into the garage or over the scrapyard where I was obtaining parts to carry on with any works but there has been some progress as I have now managed to get the floor removed from the car at the scrapyard.

I have made a start on stripping the new floor with the intension of replacing the complete floor in my car im really happy so far with the condition of the new floor with only a couple of bits needing attention now I know I had made a start patching my floor and people may think im mad for taking the approach that I am but I feel that if I can replace the floor with just plug welding and not using patches the repair will be of a better standard.

Few pics off the floor panel









I have made a start on removing jacking point and one of the old chassis rails and found a few areas that will need a bit of repair but not too bad.

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I have made a start on the repairs to the new floor got a little done but rain stopped play today.