[car_restoration] My Sorrento Rebuild

[Alastairh 47]

Stunning Ed!

[miamichris 9]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/ewP...wheelstyres.jpg

 

Ed, just out of interest..when you got your wheels powdercoated, do you know what that colour is? is there a name or RAL number or something? they look really well and mine are off to the powdercoater soon. Projects coming on well too by the looks of things! I've read this project about 6 times now start to finish! great work!

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

Cheers for the comments guys keep em coming!

 

Chris I didn't specify a colour but I do know there are loads of silvers so Its worth asking your powder coater to have a look. I think the coater went for the nearest as he had when he did the my wheels.

[miamichris 9]

Cheers for the comments guys keep em coming!

 

Chris I didn't specify a colour but I do know there are loads of silvers so Its worth asking your powder coater to have a look. I think the coater went for the nearest as he had when he did the my wheels.

 

no problem, thanks ed!

[Retro Pug 0 1 Cars]

How did I miss this topic?!

 

Simply awesome, can only hope mine looks half as good.

 

Keep it up!

[GLPoomobile 958]

What's the latest with this, Ed?

[chris-stdt 0]

New to all this , very impressed so far

 

Read the topic from start to finish love the attention to detail , love the white one too

 

Looking for a tidy gti in time for next summer although i dont have the time or funds to get it to the standard of your two

 

keep up the good work

[dan_cole69 0]

its been well too long since an update

[hexhamstu 9]

its been well too long since an update

agreed, whats going on??

[Fox 3]

Fantastic! Update time!

[matty_gti 20]

He's a bit snowed under at the mo with work etc

[JamieTonks 1]

what a stunning car this looks.

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

Update time!

 

As matt said i've been really busy up to and after christmas so the car has been neglected for a while. I rolled her out today to fit a few of the last parts from peugeot and took a few pics for you guys too. Cheers for all the comments as usual it makes it all worth while

 

 

So first on the list was to fit the new fan switch I got from pug. I think the switch itself is actually for an air con model but as it had a picture of a fan on the front I thought it was perfect for my factory finish switch panel. It switches twin fans via a relay but the fans are also wired up to a thermostat situated in the top radiator hose pipe.

 

 

I also bought the five hole panel at the same time to finish the whole look off. So now I have the fan, hazard, front heated screen, rear heated screen and the fog light. Personally I think it looks the business

even if I do say so myself.

 

I then set about my new dials. I bought some standard dials but from france so they have the numbers around the various gauges. I'm not sure why they never bothered with the uk cars?! I swapped the speedo so it reads MPH instead of KMH and thats all I needed to do. I was going to go with BX16V dials like in my white car but I wanted to try the french dials on this project.

 

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I then moved onto the last of the powder coated items I picked up recently. The main part I had been waiting for was the slam panel. The engine bay is now finished apart from filling up the PAS reservoir.

 

 

 

 

I then fitted the number plates and took a few snaps of the outside of the car. Some of the photos are s*ite as it was getting dark. I've finally got a rear screen seal so will have that fitted shortly. Apart from that its just a few bits need tidying up and then It will be ready for an MOT. Once I've got all that, keep an eye out a for sale thread perhaps

 

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Cheers!!

[matty_gti 20]

Top job, 'smart', 'tidy' and 'lush' spring to mind....

[hexhamstu 9]

the ultimate 205?

[de Noir 0]

Ed, is that 306 battery tray?

[dale205mills 39 7 Cars]

Wow, I like that big time. Keep up the good work and can you take photos of you fitting the rear tailgate window if thats ok

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

Ed, is that 306 battery tray?

 

Yes it is. Still available from peugeot

 

Wow, I like that big time. Keep up the good work and can you take photos of you fitting the rear tailgate window if thats ok

 

If i remember to take the camera when I do it no problem.

 

Cheers for the comments chaps!

[Alastairh 47]

Simply stunning.

 

Well done!

[marksorrento205 80]

Says it all. Very nice car!!

[Andy_C 50]

keep an eye out a for sale thread perhaps

 

s*it the bed Ed, are you trying to get me divorced??!!!!

 

Inspirational project - have booked mine in for an MOT (expired last August) end of the month and will drag it out of the garage as soon as battery recharged for a wash (can't see through the windscreen ATM)

Edited January 9, 2009 by Andy_C

[DaveW 6]

So clean and tidy, however im not keen on the pts on the grille it kinda looks wrong...

[easypug 0]

Once I've got all that, keep an eye out a for sale thread perhaps

 

Ohh How much would you be looking for and when roughly would you consider selling?

 

Dave

david_t_potter@hotmail.com

[Ryan_B 2 2 Cars]

Totally stunning mate!!

[Xerow 3 1 Cars]

Very beautiful!!!!!!!!

 

Good work