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Post #301
miles wrote:
It's all very easy to fit in, Mind unless high boost a waste of time I think, 240bhp is not enough


Just picked up a low boost gti6 205 and to be honest at first it didn't feel all that special but at 70mph and accelerating it soon makes you change your mind, this is roaded at 260bhp, feels quite fruity, not so keen on the LSD tho, feels kinda weird.


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Post #302
I'd leave the Miami as it is mate as it's such a nice example and you already have a charged one
Posted 22nd Jul 2012 at 14:59
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Looking at the one I bought today and this I am thinking down the same road as you to be fair, seems to be a lot going on in the engine bay of a supercharged one and not so sure I can bring myself to chop panels etc to get it all to fit.

Gonna have a good think on it first and see.

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Posted 22nd Jul 2012 at 21:48
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I'd be interested to see if Miles has any pictures of a neat conversion, as all the pictures I've seen make the conversion look like a bit "DIY".

Carl, as you said, you can always put it back to standard, so go for it and make an ultimate 205. Although I would put your wheels back to standard imo

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Posted 22nd Jul 2012 at 22:37
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just spent last half hour going threw this thread , great project carl looking the dogs dangles you done well there mate , hopefully get to see this car soon
Posted 23rd Sep 2012 at 16:55
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Well today I decided to dig the old girl out and carry on from where I left off, the car from the a post forward is mint as all this has been rebuilt and refreshed as you can see, a post back, whilst is great to look at on top the underside could do with a refresh.

I got to the garage and found the battery flat as can be expected and the drivers front tyre was flat, I got it started and up onto the truck, it's now at the painters for a few bits and pieces.

I decided to buy the later style tailgate without the plastic at the bottom as I feel it looks a lot cleaner, the front grill has faded over time so that's being repainted and also the rear valence just behind the rear wheels has been all stone chipped and is showing the white plastic which looks a bit naff.

Whilst trying to get the rear bumper off the brackets where all seized and manky, after a few squirts of wd40 and a twist forward and back I finally got all the bumper off and valence separated, I have now seen bits and pieces I am not happy with so it looks like its going to get the underside resto I was planning to do a little sooner, it's not bad it just looks like a 20 year old peugeot underneath.LOL

I have a dilemma thought, I managed to damage the rear bumper red insert, does anyone have one they are looking to sell, plus all my plastic wheel arch trims etc and p**sing me off, I was having a chat with my painter and I have been toying with the idea of plastic priming them and getting them painted, what's people's thoughts on this? At the minute they are all a different colour and on some the texture even looks different, I was thinking going body colour or black, maybe even anthracite?

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Posted 28th Jan 2013 at 19:49
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With regards to the plastic trims - use plasticare. It's only about £10 a bottle. Available in grey for earlier trims or black.

Unlucky with the red strip. Would have even about £17 when available but now people are charging over £100 for the last ones they snapped up. How badly damaged is it? I managed to straighten one out as they are very thin and playable.

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    dangti6 wrote:
    With regards to the plastic trims - use plasticare. It's only about £10 a bottle. Available in grey for earlier trims or black.

    Unlucky with the red strip. Would have even about £17 when available but now people are charging over £100 for the last ones they snapped up. How badly damaged is it? I managed to straighten one out as they are very thin and playable.


    The body shop bloke reckons he may be able to do something with it, was a little upset if I am honest as he assured me he would sort it so I left it to him, came back to see it mangled.

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    Posted 28th Jan 2013 at 20:00
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    Some ph2 black blank badges before treatment, some faded worse than others:



    After 2 quick coats of plasticare (altgough one quick coat with a sponge is usually sufficient):



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    dangti6 wrote:
    Some ph2 black blank badges before treatment, some faded worse than others:



    After 2 quick coats of plasticare (altgough one quick coat with a sponge is usually sufficient):





    They look like the set i sold on ebay a while ago LOL

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    Posted 28th Jan 2013 at 20:07
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    dangti6 wrote:
    Some ph2 black blank badges before treatment, some faded worse than others:



    After 2 quick coats of plasticare (altgough one quick coat with a sponge is usually sufficient):






    They do look good, where can I get a set like that with the 2.0 gti6 lettering?

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    Posted 28th Jan 2013 at 20:11
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    Edit, mine were made by Sarty sold on ebay iirc i dont think he does them anymore. Mine sold for over £70.

    I prerer oe look so people get surprised how quick the car is thinking its a 1.9 lol.

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    Posted 28th Jan 2013 at 20:13
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    Made by me actually Wink

    Only have 2 sets available as shown and the ones on my car.



    When they are gone, thats it. You can't buy blanks anymore.

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    They look same as my set, although my set had a clear coat on them so cant be black coated.

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    Posted 28th Jan 2013 at 20:18
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    LOL

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    hahaha LOL

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    Posted 28th Jan 2013 at 20:26
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    Post #317
    Did you say you have a set spare, tell me more, how much?


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    Posted 28th Jan 2013 at 20:35
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    Those 2 sets in the first post are available.

    £40 per set delivered.

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    Post #319
    they are smart!! Yes

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    Posted 30th Jan 2013 at 08:53
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    Well started stripping the old girl today, removing the rear bumper was a bugger, as you can imagine, the brackets etc are rusty, I got away with snapping one bolt, behind the bumper is clean though.




    This is what the brackets looked like, pretty manky, these have been removed and will be shot blasted and zinc coated.




    Decided to paint the trim in anthracite, I know this will not be to most people's taste but I am sick of treating the plastics every time a see the car as they fade to a grey, thing is some bits come back black and others just go darker



    Next was removing the side mouldings, I was trying to save the good red mouldings but a couple got damaged, I found the front wing inserts a bugger to remove, one came off ok, the other well was a bit bent, how the car looked with out the trims on, still not bad, no rust which is a relief.



    May wipe over these areas and give them a coat of polish.

    Here's a last look of them in the faded black, these will be flatted back then plastic primed, going to go smooth With the finished look so need to remove the dimples etc.




    Started stripping a few bits from the under side, mainly the exhaust heat shields, going to get these shot blasted and repainted in silver, underneath is very good apart from the rear most part of the boot floor, it's not bad but flaky as it meets the back panel.

    Too be continued...

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    Posted 30th Jan 2013 at 19:12
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    Post #321
    It's clearly your own car to do with as you wish, but give the trims a bit of thought. When painted they really don't quite suite the car. Very 1990's! Or do you mean that they will be smothed and painted black.

    I've just used that Plasticarre stuff and it's great. It acts like a paint so they wont go grey over time.

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    Posted 30th Jan 2013 at 20:49
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    Don't do it Carl!! I love this car as is because it's mint and still looks original. This 205 is so nice I feel it would completely ruin it's look with the smoothing... as said above it's a bit 90's! For me the louvered bit on the hatch and textured trim are all part of the 205 charm. That said it's your motor mate. Would it be worth keeping the original arch trims etc spare?? ....and maybe buying a rougher set to paint? They are getting pricey to source now.

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    Posted 30th Jan 2013 at 21:18
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    gwyn rallye wrote:
    Don't do it Carl!! I love this car as is because it's mint and still looks original. This 205 is so nice I feel it would completely ruin it's look with the smoothing... as said above it's a bit 90's! For me the louvered bit on the hatch and textured trim are all part of the 205 charm. That said it's your motor mate. Would it be worth keeping the original arch trims etc spare?? ....and maybe buying a rougher set to paint? They are getting pricey to source now.


    I will be keeping all the original bits and I have a better set of plastics if the look doesn't go to plan, the tailgate is not a smoothed item just one off a later car so not the chavvy smooth so to speak.

    We shall see, it will certainly have mixed opinions I am sure.

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    Posted 30th Jan 2013 at 21:28
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    Love this car. A beauty.

    Is that jammapics car in the background?

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    Posted 31st Jan 2013 at 18:50
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    Yes mate, in for head gasket and bits and pieces. I am hoping it will look even better when I am finished.

    Well all my stripped bits removed I took a few bits to the blisters to remove most of the corrosion on them ready to be sent to the platers to have them zinc coated.



    Couple of other car parts in there if the geeks amongst you can tell (cosworth)

    Here's one exhaust hanger I left out the blasters batch by mistake, take ages with a wire wheel and brick acid.



    Hopefully get the bits back Monday. All these bits I get back wont be going on until I have removed everything from the underside to repainted the floor.

    All the trims are in primer now so not long till these will be painted.



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    Posted 31st Jan 2013 at 19:13
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