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platty

[body_work] 1.8d To 1.8 Dti Mini Project

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platty

Well I though the oil burner deserved 5 minutes of fame, so here's it's little story.

 

My Girlfriend was looking for a cheap little run about to help motivate her to pass her driving test. She had always wantd a red 205, so after a few weeks, we found a red 1.8D going for £350 on ebay. It had a few months MOT and Tax on it, was well within the budget we had, and I knew how economical they were, so we bought it.

 

Here she is when we picked her up

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We picked it up from Gainsborough near Doncaster on a sunny saturday morning. Put £30 of diesel in her, which filled her up to 3/4 of a tank, and headed home. 200 miles later, we still had a quarter of a tank of fuel in it! I though the level sender was faulty, so I only drove it locally for the next few days, and sure enough, the fuel light eventually came on, crazy mpg B)

 

I set about giving the car a service, new belts, coolant, oil, filters, and stripped the tow bar off. I also changed the headlights for the ones off of my GTI, as they had lots of condensation in them. I sourced a red rear valance from a forum member (thanks Neil), and repainted a front valence I had 'in stock'. New driving lights were bought from ebay, as where a set of Saxo VTR/VTS alloys, she became 'Little Red' and this is how the car stayed for a good few months.

 

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Then I bought a white 1.6 GTI that had been stored for 5 years. The interior was in great shape, as was the rest of the car. I couldn't resist. The interior was swapped, and the horrid blue and black seats of the 1.8d was taken where they belonged, the tip!

 

Now I already had a refurbished 309GTI rear beam, and a refurbished front subframe, brakes, rack, and new suspension sitting in the garage, so you guessed it, the 1.6 GTI kit was unbolted, and made its was under the oil burner. I left the PAS rack in place, but changed everything else front and rear for the GTI kit. It transformed the car.

 

The MOT was due, so I bolted on my 1.9 alloys and R888's and sent her into the fray.

 

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she failed :(

 

I neglected to fit the 13mm bolt between the rear seats, so that was one point, also the windscreen had wiper blade damage, NS rear drum was binding, and a washer jet wasn't allowing enough water through.

 

I employed the help of a friend to remove the windscreen, and he gentle caressed it out

 

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Covering the inside with glass :unsure: But a hoover sorted that. We fitted a screen I had 'in stock', and attended to the other little bits, and sent her back in. She now has a clean bill of health :D

 

It was about then, I started looking at the trim on the GTI and decided to fit it to 'Little Red'. I spent a couple of days painting all the trim black, and had to modify the rear arches to make it all fit, but I think you'll agree she looks better for her trip to the plastic surgeon :wub:

 

1.6 Alloys where bolted on, and this is where she is now.

 

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On the outside, all that is left to do is the rear quarter badges that 'DrS' has made me, but it's the interior that needs a little work now.

 

I have already fitted a GTI roof lining and interior light console. Red carpet and Grey cloth seats, but the dash is black and door cards are black and blue, so Ideas anyone? I don't really want to fit half leathers.

 

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Oh, and she passed her driving test on Tuesday :D

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welshpug

how about Seats form a Rallye? same style as the gti seats but black :unsure:

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platty

Sounds like a plan. are they black and red, or just black? Would Phase 2 door cards work with them?

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bensonmi

looking good, much improved! your lucky having a bird that will drive a 205,mine has a hissy fit every time she's tried,but that could be because something breaks on it everytime she does :unsure:

why dont you just use gti door cards?

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jonnygoodhand
I have already fitted a GTI roof lining and interior light console. Red carpet and Grey cloth seats, but the dash is black and door cards are black and blue, so Ideas anyone? I don't really want to fit half leathers.

 

Looks great! Would be interested to see how you 'modified' the rear arches. I still carry the scars from when I did mine!

 

As for the door cards, keep your eye out for some Rallye ones. They're black with a red stripe:

 

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As for Rallye seats, you'll be lucky to find a decent set in a Rallye, let alone a set for sale on their own (although I believe Welshpug's mate has a set in his garage :unsure: ). I'd have thought a decent set of GTI black and red cloth seats would be more than suitable.

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jimistdt

A really good bit of work there Platty, such humble beginnings....looks well mate :unsure:

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platty

Cheers Jimi.

 

I was just poking my nose through your project Jonny, ogling your seats :unsure:

 

I didn't know there was black and red cloth seats. What phase are they from?

 

Oh, I used my friendly grinder, then a few welds to hold the wing to the wheel arch, and covered the whole lot in seam sealer to stop any rust coming through. I had to take about half an inch off of the rear bumper to follow the curve of the arch.

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Anthony
I didn't know there was black and red cloth seats. What phase are they from?

Phase 2 1.6 GTi's had red/black cloth, same style as the Phase 2 1.9 GTi seats but cloth instead of leather.

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jonnygoodhand
Cheers Jimi.

 

I was just poking my nose through your project Jonny, ogling your seats :unsure:

 

I didn't know there was black and red cloth seats. What phase are they from?

 

Not sure, to be honest. Always presumed they were from late 1.6s. I used to have a set (later butchered to repair my bolster), which I bought off eBay for £5.

 

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^^^ beat me to it!

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platty

Aha, they'll work just fine. I imagine they will be alot easier to get hold of than a Rallye interior too :unsure:

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taylorspug

Door cards wise id use some phase 2 GTI ones. Ive got a set locally if you fancy... :D<_<

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platty

Never a missed opportunity, your as bad as Baz <_<

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taylorspug

Steady now! <_<:D

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jonnygoodhand

Wont you need door cards that are for Manual Windows? That's why I suggested Rallye's. They're not so hard to come by, as many are discarded when the car's interior is inevitably stripped.

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taylorspug

Door cards are the same, they just have a plug in for the winder hole when leccy ones are installed. Also mine are manual windows. <_<

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Baz

oi, cheeky b@stards!! :excl:

 

Looks great Mark, everyone will be thinking 'WTF, is that a rare late Gti??' :lol:

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platty

:excl:

 

It's already happend Baz, I was in a car park a couple of days ago, and had to explain to a fellow GTI driver that it wasn't a GTI....the badges had him all confused. :lol:

 

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calvinhorse

excellent project! looks really well!

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RossD

Looks great!

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DaveW

Looks great now, you should fit gti door cards and the centre console to finish it off.

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