What Have You Done To Your 205 Today?

[Ballyafb 6]

Fitted Omex Launch Control!! That is my new favourite toy!

[GLPoomobile 958]

This week my 205 has served it's first useful purpose in many years. For the last 3 days I have used it as an office

 

I want to work from home, but it's impossible with a 9 month old boy. So I decided to work from my garage instead. I've stuck an oil filled electric radiator in the boot and am currently sat in the back of the 205 with the front seats forward. It's warm and cozy and rather comfortable . And impressed that my wifi gives a good signal from about 50m away!

[AlexRS2782 136 1 Cars]

Collected it from Miles & enjoyed a nice long drive home on the back roads

 

Very nice one being built up there at the moment - after seeing the nice new brake pipes on it, I cant wait to get the £££ saved up and get mine done in a few months as well

[madspikes 41 1 Cars]

Opened the garage door, looked at, thought dam it, your not going to be on the road again this year. Closed the door and went for a cry!

 

Skint, so skint!

[AlexRS2782 136 1 Cars]

Opened the garage door, looked at, thought dam it, your not going to be on the road again this year. Closed the door and went for a cry!

 

That's what I've been doing with my Focus RS for the last 3 & 1/2 years

 

For everything I've spent on the FRS since I bought it in '06 I really should make an effort and get it back on the road as the longer I leave it standing the more expensive it's going to be to get it running again. Somehow the £££ always ends up being spent on the 205 instead (which isn't necessarily a bad thing)

Edited May 2, 2014 by AlexRS2782

[TooMany2cvs 65]

Went to the builder's merchant and bought a lot of wood. Again. It's a very useful van.

[boldy205 75]

Had a day at Castle Combe for my Dads birthday, which inspired me to get going on my beam re build, so I cleaned up and painted beam components today, need some 309 GTi rear arms though!!

[Tom Fenton 1,582]

Started stripping this to assess damage

 

 

 

Needs a drivers side chassis leg to repair

 

 

[calvinhorse 870]

Engine/tbs/cooler all survived then?

I loved that slam panel :'(

[rallyeash 155]

Who's 205 is that?

[Tom Fenton 1,582]

Engine/tbs/cooler all survived then?

I loved that slam panel :'(

Engine and oil cooler ok, radiator and fan scrap, slam panel might straighten ok, airbox scrap, trumpets scrap, bodies will repair. Headlights indicators bonnet wings front panel rad mount bar aerocatches all scrap.

 

We have the technology we can rebuild her!

[dch1950 37 1 Cars]

Washed mine - in anticipation of days to come.

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Good job tom. No messing about!

 

Put some oil in it....

 

 

Also took the leaky sump off gave the under side a through degrease as well as the sump.

[5mudge 1]

Finished fitting the new rear beam, wheel bearings and reattached the exhaust and brakes. Just got the front suspension to do and then I can finally drive it. Bought it 2 weeks ago and has been sat behind my gate ever since. Can't wait to take it for a spin through the lanes. Fed up of just looking at it lol.

[gruffa 7]

stripped off the back skirt and bumper and started disconnecting the front suspension and radiator.

[dch1950 37 1 Cars]

Took my baby out for a run - I washed all the crud off it earlier this week, even polished it - it felt good.

[harryskid 193]

Took my baby out for a run - I washed all the crud off it earlier this week, even polished it - it felt good.

How about the 205 ?

[hoodygoodwood 77 3 Cars]

Had the Goodwood washed yesterday ( first time in well over 7 months) , filled it up with fuel then got my entry ticket and satnav ready for the trip down to the Basingstoke festival of transport tomorrow .Better dig out the wellies for the kids by the look of it !!

[Pugleyrich 37 1 Cars]

Had the Goodwood washed yesterday ( first time in well over 7 months) , filled it up with fuel then got my entry ticket and satnav ready for the trip down to the Basingstoke festival of transport tomorrow .Better dig out the wellies for the kids by the look of it !!

I'll look out for it tomorrow! Weather was supposed to be bad today too but the rain has been on and off. Fingers crossed it isn't too bad tomorrow

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

Replaced this absolutely ruined battery tray! Wondered why the engine was sitting at an odd angle...

[welshpug 1,682]

someone forgot the two lower bolts!

 

just like this one..

 

 

IMAG2858 by WELSHPUG, on Flickr

Edited May 10, 2014 by welshpug

[m@ttc 30]

my god! i wont be forgetting to replace these bolts.

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

Jesus I think ill be removing them and putting in some larger ones to hold my boat anchor, that's shocking to see such a reinforced structure bend and tear apart without those bolts in, then again its just the weakest part of it

[welshpug 1,682]

doesnt need larger bolts, just all the bolts that should be in there.

 

any PSA car with a removable battery tray uses the same M8 bolts.

[jackherer 543]

As above, if all the bolts are present the stud in the gearbox will snap out of the casting long before you bend the battery tray.

 

Edit: IIRC the 'group A' mount was a tubular cradle bolted to the chassis leg and several points on the gearbox.

Edited May 10, 2014 by jackherer