tommy gun 6 Posted January 24, 2012 Hi everyone I’ve been wanting to start a thread for a long time about my 205 gti but never really had a lot to say till now. I bought it about two years ago from Burnley as a track car running a gti6 lump, it was stripped bare with just half a dash and some old cloth seats but it had some good stuff fitted. When i picked it up it was tapping very loud from the head and i was concerned it could be valve damage. An oil change later and all was fine as it turned out to be a sticky lifter thank god. After refitting the interior to how it should be i put it through its first mot in three years and i was amazed when it passed with only one advisory for pitted break disks on the rear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommy gun 6 Posted January 24, 2012 I have been running the car since and it’s been great but I’ve always wanted i little more power, don’t get me wrong it’s not slow (14.2 quarter mile at pod) partly thanks to the quafie diff and toasting the tyres. Unfortunately a few months back will on my way home one night at nearly 7000 rpm the timing slipped which sounded like someone had dropped a bag of bolts onthe engine. so i found a new second hand engine with 70 000 in and swapped it over. The old engine was totally wrecked, every valve bent and the pistons had deep marks too. It was my own fault as i had left the timing cover off and the aux belt had snapped causing it to be pulled in and wrapped its self around the crank pulley. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommy gun 6 Posted January 24, 2012 Now the new engine is in and running smooth i want to start the tuning, I’ve been collecting a few bits and the time has nearly come to put all the bits together. 48mm tbs pipper 270bh inlet cam because it was to cheap not to Something to hold me in and just a few other bits some people might recognise So now I’ve started this thread it will hopefully start moving now unlike so many of my old projects that just get left. Please feel free to comment and any advice or info will be great. sorry for the small pics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcc 855 Posted January 24, 2012 been waiting for you to put this up Certainly a bargain you had Glad to see you've decided to keep it and do it some justice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommy gun 6 Posted January 24, 2012 (edited) it was a bargin to be fair. dcc did you know the car before? Edited January 24, 2012 by tommy gun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dav1 7 Posted January 30, 2012 Is this build goin any were. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommy gun 6 Posted February 6, 2012 (edited) little update ive made a throttle linkage and assembelled the tbs, had to port the inlet mani a little to fit the 48s just waiting to be fitted now. Edited February 6, 2012 by tommy gun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommy gun 6 Posted February 6, 2012 can anyone tell me how to make the pics bigger? ive resided them but they are just blurry mess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pugpete1108 62 1 Cars Posted February 6, 2012 Use a photo bucket or other similar image hosting site and then link to the pics instead of posting direct to the thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommy gun 6 Posted February 6, 2012 Use a photo bucket or other similar image hosting site and then link to the pics instead of posting direct to the thread. yeah i use photo bucket but when i enlarge the pics there just blurry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pugpete1108 62 1 Cars Posted February 6, 2012 what are you taking the pictures with? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommy gun 6 Posted February 7, 2012 i phone this is how there coming out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommy gun 6 Posted February 7, 2012 anyway the piper inlet cam has been fitted and the car has been sent to Mikeanics in congleton, cheshire for omex fitting and mapping. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommy gun 6 Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) just heard from the garage, the car is done and its made a very impressive 215 bhp. im amazed as was he I will get the graph up as soon as i pick the car up, can not wait to have a drive Edited February 13, 2012 by tommy gun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pip470 61 Posted February 13, 2012 Love to see the graph. Im glad you started a project thread. I was camping next to you at the fast show last year. You got some nice shineys there. Are you planning some pod trips this year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommy gun 6 Posted February 13, 2012 hi its phill aint it? im going to the fast show again in march defo, should be a few of us going. need to beat my old time. will get the graph on when i pick the car up on wednesday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommy gun 6 Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) Bit of a update ive started to strip the car out, i just need to make some mounts for my buckets then i can rip the front seats out. The car sounds mental now its all up and running i cant wait to go to pod at the end of next month. here are the rr print outs Edited February 27, 2012 by tommy gun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tommy gun 6 Posted February 27, 2012 microscope my be required 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
