What Have You Done To Your 205 Today?

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

If sheep sales and car parts are the same then yes I am a salesman

 

Good as they usually want to punt them now.

[dogboy1066 2 1 Cars]

Started the dude up for the first time in a few weeks; no problems.

 

Got some New Yokohama tyres, tracking and had a blat along country lanes.

 

Unfortunately now back at work.

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Found a cracked camshaft pulley.

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

That was lucky.

 

Welded the backbox back on yet again on full power, penetration is everything. Sounds a lot more respectable now without it rattling against the body

[welshpug 1,722]

Sat in Dans 205 for 6 hours, chatted to some welshmen in cornwall, and some cornish men, fitted a lambda, took it back off.

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

Cained the hell out of it around castle combe and drove the 250mile round trip to get their in it

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

Drilled out a snapped stud where the rear flexi clamp goes.

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

went to fit my new brembo's then had to fit new front brake pipe to master cylinder both rear calipers discs and pads and both hand brake cables and there is still more parts to fit

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

Started it, flat battery - why did I take the trickle charger off it?

Washed it.

[eddie bullit 37]

Sold it.

[nveeate 78]

Replaced my vac advance unit, refurbed and refitted my AFM, cleaned/fixed the SAD, adjusted ignition timing, adjusted clutch, fixed interior light. Productive day!

Edited March 8, 2014 by nveeate

[aldworth33 45 1 Cars]

My day has also been productive but frustrating also, I have changed the light stalk, gti badge on mudflaps, washed, hoovered, claybar'd and waxed my car. But I was planning on finally getting round to swapping my door locks and line my o/s door properly but when I tried lining it up I found the top pin was worn and at my work we have 3 boxes of similar pins so I took it out cleaned up the hinge and looked for a slightly bigger pin as the hinge holes had also worn slightly but I couldn't find one. So I gave up till monday. Got plans for tomorrow of fitting my new seats

 

Took a cheeky pic of the state of the workshop lol

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Edited March 8, 2014 by aldworth33

[GLPoomobile 958]

Cursed at it.

 

Went and checked on it this morning for the first time in 6 months (it's 'abondoned' at the underground car park of the flats where I used to live), got a bit of stick from my old neighbours about it being there so made an impromptu visit this afternoon to prep it for moving.

 

Wouldn't start. Found petrol flooding the floor. Thought someone had cut my pipes to nick my petrol. Lucky that wasn't the case. But took me ages to trace the leak to the feed hose to the filter. After playing with that the hise from filter to rail started leaking too. With limited time and tools I couldn't tell if it was the hose or the joints leaking, so I just thought sod it and pulled the whole lot off and will replace it all with new. It was brand new SS over braided line only fitted a few years ago!

 

Also noticed at least one tyre is so badly cracked from sitting for years it's fit for the skip. They've hardly done any miles at all, but my own fault for neglecting it for over 3 years.

[Mac Crash 78 1 Cars]

Cursed at it.

 

 

Time spent, pal! cracks are okay if your just puttering around, deformations and blisters are what you want to avoid while you get the old girl out and up and running again... there's always time ,just make it.... get in about it

[pugdamo 112 2 Cars]

Put a fire out,after i took it out of the garage and left it running in the sunshine then noticed a lot of smoke coming out the sunroof,after shutting it off disconnecting the battery and stripping out the roof console i found that the infra red reciever in the roof and the wiring decided to catch fire,very scary moment as the smoke was pouring out

[GLPoomobile 958]

 

Time spent, pal! cracks are okay if your just puttering around, deformations and blisters are what you want to avoid while you get the old girl out and up and running again... there's always time ,just make it.... get in about it

 

These are proper cracks. I've had cracks in sidewalls before, but these ones mean business!

 

I wish I could make more time but the reality is that even once I recover the old piece of s*it girl back to my garage it's only going to sit there idle for more years to come as I have literally no spare cash at all (wife's maternity allowance has just finished and she'll have no serious income for the next few years), and no spare time due to baby duties sucking up every minute. In a few years time I'll be able to crack on again, and by then you won't be able to get the parts for love nor money

[tartanbloke 35 1 Cars]

These are proper cracks. I've had cracks in sidewalls before, but these ones mean business!

 

I wish I could make more time but the reality is that even once I recover the old piece of s*it girl back to my garage it's only going to sit there idle for more years to come as I have literally no spare cash at all (wife's maternity allowance has just finished and she'll have no serious income for the next few years), and no spare time due to baby duties sucking up every minute. In a few years time I'll be able to crack on again, and by then you won't be able to get the parts for love nor money

Welcome to the world of kids.....I have four but you have to make the time otherwise it will just sit for years on end.

[cybernck 424 1 Cars]

I wonder why is there a sledge hammer near the car?

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

Put a fire out,after i took it out of the garage and left it running in the sunshine then noticed a lot of smoke coming out the sunroof,after shutting it off disconnecting the battery and stripping out the roof console i found that the infra red reciever in the roof and the wiring decided to catch fire,very scary moment as the smoke was pouring out

 

 

Scary indeed!

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

[GLPoomobile 958]

Put a fire out,after i took it out of the garage and left it running in the sunshine then noticed a lot of smoke coming out the sunroof,after shutting it off disconnecting the battery and stripping out the roof console i found that the infra red reciever in the roof and the wiring decided to catch fire,very scary moment as the smoke was pouring out

 

This has been described a few members on here. Often when water has got in through the aerial hole and caused a short. Bloody poor design!

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

These are proper cracks. I've had cracks in sidewalls before, but these ones mean business! I wish I could make more time but the reality is that even once I recover the old piece of s*it girl back to my garage it's only going to sit there idle for more years to come as I have literally no spare cash at all (wife's maternity allowance has just finished and she'll have no serious income for the next few years), and no spare time due to baby duties sucking up every minute. In a few years time I'll be able to crack on again, and by then you won't be able to get the parts for love nor money

Whats needed other than tyres?

[pugdamo 112 2 Cars]

 

This has been described a few members on here. Often when water has got in through the aerial hole and caused a short. Bloody poor design!

I think mine was caused by 2 wires rubbed through the insulation,mine has been garaged since last october so is very dry.Thanks for the info though,so much for mine still having the standard remote locking all working.I was going to try and get hold of another reciever and swap the main chips over because i guess the code is probably stored in one of these.Anyone know if this could work?

[nveeate 78]

Pics!

 

 

 

Great track pics JBG. You need to get a happier racing face though

[Jolly Green Monster 51 1 Cars]

Great track pics JBG. You need to get a happier racing face though

That was first session I did and three cars span out in front of me and two behind lol and it was v slippery. But yes a smile wouldnt have gone a miss pmsl

Edited March 9, 2014 by Jolly Green Monster