[trackday_prep] 205 Gti Fast Road / Tack Toy

[JamieTonks 1]

Hi guys

 

Today i picked up a new gti :) Ive been saying for the last yr or so I was going to have another one so now ive jumped in.

 

The car so far is nothing special and tbh is to bloody noisy however I will take it as it comes and see how I get on with it.

I'll start of with a few pics

 

Its an 89 with a Gti6 engine, gti6 brakes, magnex exhaust, and lowered suspension

 

Carl at CG cars is having it this week to sort a few niggly bits out (knackered cam sensor and knackered CV boot) and then im going to start of by doing the suspension and brakes

 

From an engine point of view my ultimate aim would be a 400hp SC conversion but I will take it one step at a time and see how it goes. Maybe pop the low boost set up on 1st

[JamieTonks 1]

Pics to start with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 13, 2010 by JamieTonks

[Atari Boy 11]

Paint work looks very good, has it had a respray?

[JamieTonks 1]

It has had paint over the years but not a full respray from what I can see

[richsmells 2]

Looks very nice. Goodwood interior too! What symptoms are you getting from the dead cam sensor?

[JamieTonks 1]

It always starts however sometimes dosnt want to fire. I spoke to CG Cars who rebuilt the head on it about a year ago and he tells me it had the same problem a year ago and told the owner it was the cam sensor. Bloody tight arses lol

 

Its going Thursday to have it sorted though.

 

Ive bought myself some OMP bucket seats and harnesses, and a black carpet in the last couple of days, so the plan for this weekend is to strip the interior and pop the black carpet and new seats back in.

 

I will be selling the leather seats. Can anoyone tell me what they tend to sell for. I know their is a set on ebay at the moment so im waiting to see what they sell for then might pop them on their straight after

[DrSarty 90 1 Cars]

I will be selling the leather seats. Can anoyone tell me what they tend to sell for.

 

It was £1.22 last time I checked, but I'd offer you £1.84.

 

One minute I like white GTIs, then black and then I'm back to red again.

[MrG 3]

white for me Dr.

 

Anyhow great looking 205 Jamie, red is certainly striking when clean.

[happygoron 2]

It was £1.22 last time I checked, but I'd offer you £1.84.

 

One minute I like white GTIs, then black and then I'm back to red again.

 

I'd love a red one if the colour was still there. Unfortunately it rarely is which is why white rocks.

[Baz 421]

I will be selling the leather seats. Can anoyone tell me what they tend to sell for. I know their is a set on ebay at the moment so im waiting to see what they sell for then might pop them on their straight after

 

They're 309 Goodwood seats, so worht a bit more than generic 205 leathers.

[JamieTonks 1]

Thanks guys. That helps . The set on ebay is over £100 with a few days left so that's good as I have no use for them.

 

I need to make my mind up on what sort of suspension set up I want to use. I've read People are using GTI6 dampers with decent springs, 309 arms and drive shafts. How does this compare to a set of coilovers?

 

Thanks J

Edited April 14, 2010 by JamieTonks

[JamieTonks 1]

new seats are here

 

[JamieTonks 1]

Well 1 week in.....

 

got my new seats, new OMP harnesses and today got myself a black carpet so as soon as I get it back from CG cars I can start stripping the interior

 

This week I want to find myself a roll cage and sort my suspension. However I cant make my mind up what is best to go for at the moment

[shalmaneser 26]

Well 1 week in.....

 

got my new seats, new OMP harnesses and today got myself a black carpet so as soon as I get it back from CG cars I can start stripping the interior

 

This week I want to find myself a roll cage and sort my suspension. However I cant make my mind up what is best to go for at the moment

 

Oooooh lets have some pics of the evo!

 

As far as fast road/ track goes i'd go for Gaz coilovers or adjustable dampers with 170 lb springs and a 309 rear beam which I'm running and am very happy with, if you want to go much stiffer you'll need custom torsion bars.

[Batfink 201]

nice seats

why is the hoover by the bed???

[feb 47]

SBC phase I & II suspension

Costs a bit but makes the car so fun to drive, planted, friendly and very progressive at the limit.

Edited April 22, 2010 by feb

[JamieTonks 1]

nice seats

why is the hoover by the bed???

 

 

you funny bugger. that aint my bedroom. got them off ebay brand new with 205 frames for £200. bargin!!

 

Got some front gaz coilovers and i want to get some 306 rear shocks. Dont plan to pop a 309 beam on it tbh just some good mounts and shocks etc

Edited April 24, 2010 by JamieTonks

[JamieTonks 1]

Things on my shopping list which I need to get this week if anyone can recomend a place that does them cheap:)

 

309 driveshafts

Excentric top mounts

A decent brake kit

some 306 rear shocks

A cheap roll cage

 

Then i think im gonna get it one the track

Edited April 24, 2010 by JamieTonks

[JamieTonks 1]

Well bit of an update for anyone interested and I will get some pics up soon

 

I wanted the engine looked at because it felt sluggish low down to say the least. A compression test show 2 and 3 very low on pressure so unfortunatly its had to be rebuilt as i dont want it letting go whilst on the track. Stripping it down showed one of the rings split and on the other the piston has a small crack in it

 

This was a bit of a let down as its was only rebuilt less that a year ago. I wont mention any names

 

So its should be all back together Tuesday next week fully stripped rebuilt amd hopefully nice and fresh. Carl at CG cars if doing it all for me.

 

Ive almost got all the things I initialy want to do to the car prior to putting it all together now. The final things if anyone can help is the follwing

 

Some decent new rear shocks

309 gti driveshafts

some excentric top mounts

and a 2nd hand roll cage

 

 

Jamie

Edited April 30, 2010 by JamieTonks

[oz. 2]

Compbrake do eccentric top mounts but they're a bit gash thb.

 

Baker BM have a set 'coming soon' on their website. They look mint, but i doubt they'll be anywhere near cheap

[JamieTonks 1]

Compbrake do eccentric top mounts but they're a bit gash thb.

 

Baker BM have a set 'coming soon' on their website. They look mint, but i doubt they'll be anywhere near cheap

 

They aint lol. I cant even get mates rates out of him lol.

 

Rally design ones are are £100 a set so i ll probably go for them

[JamieTonks 1]

Right for anyone interested I have an update.

 

So after finding the engine was low on compression I decided to have the bottom end rebuilt. The head was recently fully rebuilt so I though it would be money well spent.

 

So Carl at CG cars has stripped the bottom end down and rebuilt it for me. The engine should now be nice and healthy so it wont go bang on me whilst having some fun on the track.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And now back together

 

 

 

Andy lastly sort the driveshaft (even though they are coming off in a few weeks for some 309 ones)

 

 

 

 

 

Now i need to start running the thing in now

 

Next on my list is to strip the interior and fit all the new bits ive got for the suspension

Edited May 5, 2010 by JamieTonks

[JamieTonks 1]

Well I thought I would spend the weekend getting the interior stripped with the father in law and getting my black carpet and bucket seats in.

 

Fitting the bloody OMP seats were a right pain in the arse but im well happy with how it come out. Just need to get me a cage now

 

started with the bloody terrible leather seats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[JamieTonks 1]

bit of a test fit before cleaning the floor out and popping the carpet in

 

 

 

and nearly done just need to sort the door cards and get the rear of the car repainted in the boot etc

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also in the last couple of weeks been getting these bit together to improve the suspension.

Just need to get some 309 shafts

 

 

Jamie

Edited May 9, 2010 by JamieTonks

[welshpug 1,626]

wouldn't have chosen those dampers myself, I'd recommend some better ones personally as the rear end will be so underdamped compared to the front, it'll be understeery then snap oversteery!