td_dan 7 Posted November 8, 2011 Here iv bought a 205 stdt it was advertised as non running as someone had drilled his fuel tank and he had sold a few bits and pices off it. He wanted £250 but after abit of the chatting and me fixing his laptop i got it for £100 lol. Once i got it home i thought id see if i could get it started so after abit of wiring and my mates battery it started straight away first turn of the key. What a smile i had. so the work began i removed the tank and cleaned out the garage ready for it to be stored ready for some more work. so far iv bought new springs and shocks new tank new black dash new headlights and indicators new rear lights red carpet. complete set of new arches im hoping to fit the 306 dt engine and get it looking alot fresher with the gti interior and gubbins. anyway a few pics all comments welcome and the dodgy wiring isnt staying it was just to get it firing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allye 530 3 Cars Posted November 8, 2011 I don't know why but I really would like a TD 205! I understand with some very simple tuning and the addition of a front mouted intercooler they go rather well? Good idea to replace that amazing interior! Looks a good car and a complete bargain Look forward to the updates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strictly_Derv 34 Posted November 9, 2011 Looks a tidy motor. Never seen an STDT in that colour! As your doing the 1.9 conversion I'd suggest removing the twin fans cowling and get slimlines and make a lowered bracket for the rad so you can fit a FMIC. These cars are pretty quick with a 1.9 and stage 1 tune, mine just keeps up with my mates 60 plate Polo GTI which has the 1.4 TSI 180 bhp engine. (It's max tait off Pug306.net BTW) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m_attt 31 1 Cars Posted November 9, 2011 any links to how to tune these up for a bit more power? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strictly_Derv 34 Posted November 9, 2011 any links to how to tune these up for a bit more power? If your running the 1.8 then it will have a lucas pump and KKK K14 turbo. I had mine running 20psi, was good for a few seconds then just heat soaked as they have no intercooler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
td_dan 7 Posted November 9, 2011 cheers max. im megane_dan on pug306.net lol. and dont worry iv got my slimlines ready Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
td_dan 7 Posted November 11, 2011 now the tanks off and out the way i did some digging around the usual area's (headlights) and found a few bits of rust also found a spot in the boot. Unfortunatly due to working 3 jobs i get only 1 day a week on the car so updates wont be thick and fast. I hoping a mates mate is gonna come and quote me happy about sorting the rust and im gonna strip EVERYTHING out inside just incase there's more rust. also ordered a tub off 2.5ltr of waxoyl so hoping that will be enough lol one more thing. does anyone know the colour i can make out MO i think the other two letters are CN but not 100% Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul_13 212 1 Cars Posted November 11, 2011 ARGH Beige interior! Glad I got rid of mine now. Bit of inspiration for you. This thing was bloody quick running 30PSI of boost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
td_dan 7 Posted November 11, 2011 ^^^ cheers mate iv read that before was a very nice car. The colour is aztec gold for anyone interested Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strictly_Derv 34 Posted November 12, 2011 (edited) Don't often see that colour. When you do the swap make sure you don't do what I did and put the 1.8 box on! It's really close ratio and With 175 50 13 tyres mine tops out in no time when flooring it and fuel ecomony is bad Put a HDI box on Edited November 12, 2011 by Strictly_Derv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
td_dan 7 Posted November 12, 2011 Thts what im goin for. Im not in a rush so gonna make sure i have a good setup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
td_dan 7 Posted November 12, 2011 im thinking of going for a 306 hdi box with 306 driveshafts in gti-6 hubs with gti-6 brakes, 205 wishbones and 1.9 struts. will this work? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul_13 212 1 Cars Posted November 12, 2011 You'll need to swap the diff over from the 205 box or change the NS inner cv cup to the 306 version. 306 hubs will give you positive camber (you don't want this) the rest of it is fine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
td_dan 7 Posted November 12, 2011 (edited) i have to change the inner cup even tho im using the hdi box with 306 driveshafts? Edited November 12, 2011 by td_dan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul_13 212 1 Cars Posted November 12, 2011 306 driveshafts won't fit without modifications to them. 1.9gti shafts hold up fine. Sorry forgot to add that to the previous post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
td_dan 7 Posted November 12, 2011 cheers paul. will the 1.9 shafts fit the hdi box and the gti-6 hubs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
td_dan 7 Posted November 13, 2011 right managed to get out of work earlier than usual so had about 3 hours daylight to find more rust lol. So i started in the boot and found this: then i got a bit carried away and ended up with this: had a problem with the passenger seat bolts so got to remove them another day then when i had finished i put it al away and just cant get in there anymore lol comments welcome as usual. next i got to remove the engine and bodywork can begin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strictly_Derv 34 Posted November 13, 2011 Looks like a fun project, wish I had the space to keep mine and mate it mint and get a cheap runaround for week. I think you should go for some Retro 13's like mine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
td_dan 7 Posted November 13, 2011 lol not sure about wheels havent thought that far ahead lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtdog 4 Posted January 4, 2012 Sorry if i'm bumping this... How is this coming along? Nice to see another in mayfair / MOCN colour...or as my log book says..."beige". Looking at the wheels i'm glad I got rid of them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
td_dan 7 Posted January 5, 2012 yes mate its still going iv removed the engine and subframe now so im getting ready to weld it up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmatthej1 1 Posted July 16, 2014 Hi - how have you got on with your project? (we have an STDT and thinking about same engine switch!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
