G613Vno...gti To Gti6

[joel2005 0]

Hi, I,m darren from Northumberland I thought I,d share my project with you lot.

Its nothing out of the ordinary,and has been done loads of times before,.

I,ve had a few 205gti,s before, dating back from 1992 my first a white 1.9 f plate, then came a white 86 non sunroof 1.6, then it was my black 1.9 h plate, that I had on 40,s and then a zantia turbo lump in it.

This brings me up to this year , back in march this year I travelled up to scotland to pick up G613 VNO a graphite grey 1.9 gti 89 model, I,m 42 now and after the initial nostalgia had worn off I,ve decided that the car just isn,t quick enough.

So as it stands its in my garage ( in bits) Spikey is busy doing my loom,I,ve got a genuine low milage xzara vts engine and box , all the gti6 sensors( i think) ... next on the list to do is swap the old box bits onto the vts one,timing belt+pump,clutch etc then trail fit the engine to modify the exhaust manifold ,I,ll be doing the manifold myself as I will be using the xsara vts phase 2 one.

Anyway less talk and more pics here is the car as I bought it, if the pics work

 

 

 

And just thought I,d put a few of my cossie up that I restored and sold last year

 

 

 

 

[joel2005 0]

I ,ll take some pics of the car as it stands tommorow,,Ignore the mess in the garage though!!!

[ellis 7]

Wow very nice mate, both cars, if the cossy is anything to go by the 205 will look great. Little tip for ya exhust Mani, put a 5mm thick grinding disc thro it, close the gap up and reweld and you should be spot on. Mine couldn't of been better and that's what I did.

[barry d 6]

that cosworth looks class.the 205 looks a minter too.well wear mate.

[allye 530 3 Cars]

I do like a good fast ford, looks like you've done an amazing job! Needs standard wheels though IMO

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

Wow very nice mate, both cars, if the cossy is anything to go by the 205 will look great. Little tip for ya exhust Mani, put a 5mm thick grinding disc thro it, close the gap up and reweld and you should be spot on. Mine couldn't of been better and that's what I did.

 

I personally think 5mm is too much. All will be different, but I used a thin cutting blade and two hacksaw blades together and ended up with a gap of no more than 2-3mm and when the gap was closed and welded, it misses the bulkhead well and isn't too close to the gear linkage either.

 

Your better off going with a smaller gap and trial fitting then cutting more out if needs be, rather than trying to fill the gap with weld and risk burning away the stainless.

 

The smallest of movement really does change the angle more than it looks.

[joel2005 0]

I was thinking of using a narrow cutting disc first, like you say chipstick its easier to make a cut larger than smaller.

Allye I,ve always liked the modified classic look to cars, Standard cossie rims just don,t do it for me !, although I had a mint set of standards in the garage , I just never hardly had them on,( and momo arrows are period cool to me).

I,ll put some pics of my manta exclusive on next, that has some ultra rare period 17x8.5 fittipaldi alloys look great but rubbish for sideways action!!

[joel2005 0]

Here,s a couple of pics of the Manta.....

 

 

[joel2005 0]

And a few pics of the Pug as it stands, it was part stripped and thrown in the garage in a rush....there will be a major clear-out before the work starts properly,,,I,m not a PIG I promise

 

[allye 530 3 Cars]

You messy bastard! how can you live like that I'm only joking. I'v got a soft spot for manta's, it needs a red top on ITB's though What engine is in it at the moment?

[joel2005 0]

Its the original 2 litre with 65,000 genuine miles, to be honest I did consider a redtop etc but its far too genuine and clean to mess with.

[joel2005 0]

[joel2005 0]

Finally tidied the garage out, dropped the engine/box out.

The frontend is in excellent condition with only light surface rust,there was 1 hole where the bulkhead meets the chassis leg which I chopped out the rot welded them seamsealered.

Next I,ll clean off the 20 odd years of oily crap and start prepping the bay for the repaint, some pics.

 

I have dusted some random black paint on the offside panel myself after I rubbed some scabs off just to keep the damp out (before anyone mentions it)

[joel2005 0]

A few more pics

I,ll update soon as the work progresses.

[welshpug 1,622]

might as well drop the tank whilst youre at it, it can hide some rust on the inner sills, I'd give it a good going over given the rear window sticker

[joel2005 0]

Thats next on the agenda, Its got a recon rear axle from Coventry axles about 2 1/2 years ago which is strangley set at different heights, but as usual I can,t even get the torsion bars out with a sliding hammer ( so its coming off) to give it a bit of heat.

I,ll drop the tank at the same time and paint the whole underneath, but I want to get the engine in and running before I have even more parts lying around.

And I know what you mean about the sticker ,,,,, It came with 2 odd front hubs, the gearbex mount welded to the battery tray, top chopped off the gearstick, c/locking not working, etc,etc,etc.