What Have You Done To Your 205 Today?

[Tom Fenton 1,582]

Looking lovely Tom, are they all the correct OE colours do you know for all the brackets, arms, bars etc?

Brackets etc are plated yellow zinc finish, this is original as far as I know, often if you dismantle a beam that hasn't been disturbed before you can find the yellow zinc underneath washers etc where it hasn't corroded.

Tube I had paint mixed to match an original tube as best I could. I think it looks good. Torsion bars originally were a matt orangey colour but having them powdercoated red was an easier option. If one day I get keen it can always get some paint mixed and do another pair for it. Trailing arms I think originally they were bare? But black looks smart in my opinion.

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

Brackets etc are plated yellow zinc finish, this is original as far as I know, often if you dismantle a beam that hasn't been disturbed before you can find the yellow zinc underneath washers etc where it hasn't corroded.

Tube I had paint mixed to match an original tube as best I could. I think it looks good. Torsion bars originally were a matt orangey colour but having them powdercoated red was an easier option. If one day I get keen it can always get some paint mixed and do another pair for it. Trailing arms I think originally they were bare? But black looks smart in my opinion.

 

Looks great, I remember having all the beam parts powder coated then dropping the beam and chipping it....butter fingers..

[pip470 61]

Engine dynoed my 2.3 16 v XU. 278hp @ 7500rpm and 208 ftlb at 5500. Ran into problems with the head gasket passing so stopped until problems rectified. Happy days.

[kenneth205xld 13 5 Cars]

Cleaned and detailed the engine bay from this

 

 

To this

 

 

 

Unfortunately its only a Mardi Gras Diesel.

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

Cleaned and detailed the engine bay from this

 

 

To this

 

 

 

Unfortunately its only a Mardi Gras Diesel.

 

Its a minty Mardi Gras diesel, great job!

[Mac Crash 78 1 Cars]

Unfortunately, it looks truly excellent.... someone give this man a GTi

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

Bought some tax.

[willis 18 1 Cars]

Fitted some new front speakers as the foam on the surround was no more. Sounds surprisingly good considering it's got the standard head unit in.

 

My car is now officially modified and non-standard (sort of, aarrggghhhh!). I'm going to stick a little bit of Dynamat in the doors next.

[kenneth205xld 13 5 Cars]

 

Its a minty Mardi Gras diesel, great job!

Its a Mardi Gras dressed for a night out!

 

[309jazzpanda 41]

The steels look really good, dont see many on them anymore

[dogboy1066 2 1 Cars]

I fixed the bust stitching on my drivers seat and reassembled it. It looks good.

Going to give the leather some attention when I get the chance.

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

Bought some tax.

Could you not have waited a few days? I detest taxing a car past the middle of a month

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

You can buy tax 3 days from the end of the month to start the next month

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

You can buy tax 3 days from the end of the month to start the next month

 

I wasn't aware of that. If I was to go in to a Post Office today though, would they give me a disc of 6 months tax taking me to the end of November, therefore allowing me to drive the car for the next few days, effectively free as I am a few days early?

 

Or is that online where it would show as untaxed now until the 1st when it would 'kick in' so to speak?

 

I'd imagine that although you are displaying a tax disc with a valid end date, you would be shown on ANPR as not having tax until the 1st.

Edited May 29, 2014 by chipstick

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

No you wouldnt be allowed to drive legally for the 3 days, unless of course it was already taxed and due to expire.

[Wes 86 1 Cars]

 

I wasn't aware of that. If I was to go in to a Post Office today though, would they give me a disc of 6 months tax taking me to the end of November, therefore allowing me to drive the car for the next few days, effectively free as I am a few days early?

 

Or is that online where it would show as untaxed now until the 1st when it would 'kick in' so to speak?

 

I'd imagine that although you are displaying a tax disc with a valid end date, you would be shown on ANPR as not having tax until the 1st.

can't tax it early if its sorned, but can tax early if its currently taxed.

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

 

I wasn't aware of that. If I was to go in to a Post Office today though, would they give me a disc of 6 months tax taking me to the end of November, therefore allowing me to drive the car for the next few days, effectively free as I am a few days early?

 

Or is that online where it would show as untaxed now until the 1st when it would 'kick in' so to speak?

 

I'd imagine that although you are displaying a tax disc with a valid end date, you would be shown on ANPR as not having tax until the 1st.

I've not bought tax from a post office for years!

Just renewing my disc btw.

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Give it large at Cadwell all day :-)

[hoodygoodwood 77 3 Cars]

Took the Goodwood for a drive over to Walthamstow this morning to pick up a box of assorted Pug parts I had taken for plating . Spent half an hour untangling them from the wire they were suspended on .

Hope to get my Miami beam back together today now I have all the bits .

[Tom Fenton 1,582]

Painted the underside this morning. I never was much good at colouring in.

 

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

Washed it.

I will drive it tomorrow!

Yey!

[Wes 86 1 Cars]

yesterday i ordered a set of pro race 1.2 alloys for my track tyres.

 

today i have fitted new handbrake cables and a new rear wheel bearing. for the first time in about 5 years i have got a working handbrake on my pug!

went to remove the passenger drive shaft to replace the leaking seal and saw that the drivers side shaft had split a boot and chucked the grease out. so that job is on hold until i get a new shaft on monday. typical, fix one thing and another thing breaks.

[will1991 11 1 Cars]

Going abroad with work for a while next week so tucked it up.

 

[welshpug 1,682]

Not a 205, but a recently purchased Saxo kitcar I'm servicing for, fixed the rev counter which was twisted and taped, not even scotchblocked!

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

Painted my new black tailgate panel grey using that special Peugeot paint. It came out really well, that paint it so easy to use.