H20 COS

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Had a few requests for pics so here are a couple of dimma cosworth 4x4 as featured in max power and other mags back in the 90's spec is well documented elsewhere on the web

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yes I bought it a few months ago :-)

SirSamuelBuca said:

was this for sale, could of sworn i saw it on the renault turbo owners club few months ago

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Thanks ! its a great car lots of character makes all the right noises pops bangs on overrun whining straight cut box etc massive lag ! its very quick once turbo spools but would be blown away by modern fast cars due to the power delivery to be honest if I had specced engine I would have gone for a smaller turbo and worked on reducing lag but part of the fun is waiting for the turbo hit I guess ! lol

SirSamuelBuca said:

sweet!

is it as epic as it sounds? i guess more so tbh lol

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yes may look into that thanks

SirSamuelBuca said:

t38 hyrbid would help?

gt30r is massive tbh

i run a gt28r on my 5 gtt and its pretty laggy but the epic throw back in the seat is more than worth it haha

Edited by SirSamuelBuca on Wednesday 12th June 15:19

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was told by guys who rebuilt it that engine was 12k and gearbox 5k so its had a lot of money spent on it over its lifetime ,engine in it now is 3rd one since it was built

SirSamuelBuca said:

who ever made the car spent 60k plus :O

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no I don't to be honest Mark Sheard built it so I would need to ask him


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Thanks Ash feel free to pop round :-)

petrol head ash said:

Awesome Beast!

love it

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not going to say how much I paid but guy before me bought for 25k ,a cars only as valuable as someone is prepared pay for it , I think its a unique car built from a new shell by dimma in 1991 not a converted factory 205 , the shell is actually an xe shell and is on v5 as that ,I think it cost 35k in 1991 to build I have been told that the dimma kit is actually wider than a standard one to accept the running gear , how many more of these exist ? I really don't know but its got to be a very rare car by anyones standards

zedx19 said:

To echo what others have said, awesome car, but... 20k?!?!?! Seriously, did you pay anywhere near that??

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where about Tom ?

Tom 7 said:

Very special car, I knew it sounded a bit more special than a normal 205 gti dimma, you drive past my house quite regularly in it!

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I know ! always got some interesting cars ! will look out for you :-)

Tom 7 said:

The bottom of roe lane, red evo on the drive and sometimes the drive is taken over with caterhams!

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Thanks a lot Ashley ! was good to see you keep in touch and updated on your build :-)

petrol head ash said:

I went round to see this car last week, to get to the point.... WOW, it's more impressive in the flesh!

I have a 205 Dimma that is having a restoration and a 309 GTI that I use to potter about in, being a big pug fan if I saw a 205 Dimma for sale I can honestly say I would probably pay more than the average guy says its worth just because to me Its worth every penny.

I've been in some big powered light weight cars that are really really fast but this pug is crazy, when it came on boost in second gear out of a roundabout it left my stomach behind... love it!

have fun Steve.

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I remember that one ! be good to see some pics of rebuild :-)maybe pistonheads should do a feature when yours is finished ;-)

Caddyshack said:

I have got the other 4x4 cossied 205 in red and doing a full rebuild...I would have bought this car for £25k plus if I had known....very rare and special car....just needs a Borg Warner twin scroll turbo to lose the lag and fast spool up.

I hope to photo shoot mine with this one.....one day.

Edited by Caddyshack on Monday 17th June 21:39

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will look great when finished ! mine needs a bit of paint to get rid of a few stone chips so will be getting that done in the near future keep us posted on progress:-)

Caddyshack said:

Hi, I have the original mags with your one on the Cover plus the race against the owners Testerossa (H20 won with Tim Harvey driving it) plus the Mag with mine on the front cover....I am glad to say that the styling has changed a lot on mine now (even has a flocked dash too!.....a bit like yours) The Car is now a Car and no longer a Van and I have got rid of most of the 90's styling errors.

I will do a build thread soon....a lot of it is on Passion Frord though including posts from original owner.

PH article would be good...that or EVO as my friend speaks to them a lot.

Dont want to high-jack thread but here is mine being stripped before paint and van panels cut out:



And here it is in primer...it had 5.5litres of high build to make the panels smooth:



Car is nealry back togther

Edited by Caddyshack on Tuesday 18th June 12:24

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feel free to add pics on here , I like the idea of the twin scroll turbo will look forward to outcome on yours with that set up , mines reyland straight cut box which is noisy but I do like the whine in a strange way :-)

Caddyshack said:

Should I add some pics to this thread or start another?

I think mine will be firing up this weekend...then it is off to the trimmers for new carpets and then on to Mark Shead to look at the engine. I think I will be adding a barra big tooth box but not straight cut and then go for the Borg Warner twin scroll for minimal lag and spool up plus 500 bhp plus.

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Hey ! thanks Ian already sorted got tickets coming , got a problem with cutting out think its overboosting so need to sort before I go other than that really enjoying it !:-)

Iainm said:

Glad she has gone to a good home!!! Like what you have done to the interior too.
She is the only one that was made by Terry Pankhurst @ Dimma.


Drop the guys over on psooc.com

They mailed asking if she was going to come to pugfest this year - July 14th - speak to Brian or Henry.

Edited by Iainm on Monday 24th June 17:12

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not really noticed to be honest but just had a look and there is a gap ,can be adjusted though its on coilovers so may have a go at that at some point , only thing to consider is the sub frame don't want it fouling over speed humps though

NinjaPower said:

I remember this car from the magazines

I think it's cool and a piece of history, but the only thing I never liked about it was the ride height! It looks even higher than a standard one... is there a reason for the 2-3" wheelarch gap?

I'm not suggesting it needs slammed with airbags or something, just the top of the tyre level with the arch lip would make it look really different.

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[just had a look and I think its like that due to the antirollbar which sits lower than subframe I guess 25mm drop is possible no more though




quote=NinjaPower]I remember this car from the magazines

I think it's cool and a piece of history, but the only thing I never liked about it was the ride height! It looks even higher than a standard one... is there a reason for the 2-3" wheelarch gap?

I'm not suggesting it needs slammed with airbags or something, just the top of the tyre level with the arch lip would make it look really different.


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