L Reg Miami Gti Restoration

[chris 417 mi 49 2 Cars]

And the latest update from this week .... painted 

 

Couple more jobs to finish off the paint guy is telling me but collection arranged for this Friday when the garage full of gathered crap can be cleared parts can be started to be fit 

This part will be where this now slows down as things like the engine stripping etc will take a little time, also sourcing a stand alone ecu for the engine and making my own replacement loom over the winter. 

 

 

Unfortunately this meant banishing the GTIR to the storage company for the winter  which is a shame but i didn't want a newly painted shell outside with the weather as unpredictable as it is.

Took her to a local car show at the weekend at ripon for a last run out before winter layaway with @Richie-Van-GTi in his gti

Edited July 29 by chris 417 mi

[Richie-Van-GTi 77 2 Cars]

Yes you need a standard car

[chris 417 mi 49 2 Cars]

Well a few things have happened in the last few days ! 

Firstly … shell is home from the painters and settled into its new home.

 

With this now done and a small pile of spares already laid about it didn’t take long for little bits to be added here and there. Over the course of the last 4 days it’s had :

Wiring loom from Baz installed ( carefully draped in place ) 

Sound deadening fitted 

Boot seals, rams and locks fitted 

One engine mount fitted ( randomly as it was just sat looking at me )

various other bits now added to the “wash me” pile 

15-30 mins a day seems to soon make a difference ! 

Edited August 5 by chris 417 mi

[Leslie green 135]

Keep chipping away and it will be done before you know it , probably time to make a few lists and get ticking stuff off as you go , then you can better see the progress.

[chris 417 mi 49 2 Cars]

23 hours ago, Leslie green said:

Keep chipping away and it will be done before you know it , probably time to make a few lists and get ticking stuff off as you go , then you can better see the progress.

Yeah that’s the plan, the beam and windscreen are prime candidates to fit but I’ll raptor underneath first before the beam is on.  Brake flexi kit will be needed aswell wonder fitting that so that’s one for the list ! 

[chris 417 mi 49 2 Cars]

Finally able to upload a few more progress pics  

 

Managed to liberate a box of bits from a local guy who had a few 205's over the years, pair of valeo headlights in there and all the fixings will come in hand for starters after a good clean.

Initial few bits in as described before, sound deadening etc along with the wiring loom  chucked in carefully placed in the car .

 

Few seals etc ordered from the museum but having to keep orders below £140 to avoid import tax is a pain in the arse  

Edited August 11 by chris 417 mi

[Leslie green 135]

Those later valeo headlights with the plastic backs don't rust and fall apart like the earlier ones , those are the ones i have not sure what phase 2 had but I suspect it was those plastic backed ones . I found getting all that wiring behind the dash a nightmare just didn't seem like it would fit .

 I think  the museum it was 40 euro for taxes and post no matter how little you bought last time I had an order in which makes small orders pointless . Things I was looking like new sunroof plastic trims were out of stock anyway not even listed anymore after remaking some not that long ago.Lead times must be in the years lol !

Edited August 11 by Leslie green

[chris 417 mi 49 2 Cars]

11 hours ago, Leslie green said:

Those later valeo headlights with the plastic backs don't rust and fall apart like the earlier ones , those are the ones i have not sure what phase 2 had but I suspect it was those plastic backed ones . I found getting all that wiring behind the dash a nightmare just didn't seem like it would fit .

 I think  the museum it was 40 euro for taxes and post no matter how little you bought last time I had an order in which makes small orders pointless . Things I was looking like new sunroof plastic trims were out of stock anyway not even listed anymore after remaking some not that long ago.Lead times must be in the years lol !

Yeah the 1.1 gti a like i have also has the same valeo plastic backed ones so looks to be a phase 2 thing luckily . I know what you mean about the dash wiring, im not looking forward to cramming it all in when its dash fitting time but i guess it has to go somewhere. 

With the museum, if you build up a basket of things one your past a certain point they discount more and then give free shipping ... just means the import duty is more though at the other end so its a balancing act tbh. 

Probs will do the bulk of the stuff nearer the end of the year so i have time to save a little, and yeah the museum seems to get things in or find things and that's it , they had brand new genuine fuel pumps a few months ago and sods law i didn't get one in time ! 

 

Few more updated photos from last night, decided to build up the front bumper with the fogs in ... just ... because i fancied doing it , will be a little while before that's needing fitting though. Carpet laid in place to try and get it to settle back into shape after being folded up for god knows how long.

 

Edited August 12 by chris 417 mi

[chris 417 mi 49 2 Cars]

Little bit more of a progress update, as with life as normal always getting in the way progress is slow and steady. The other problem is due to the fact this was a bare shell to begin with i need to buy EVERYTHING and all the screws to fit it 

 

With the help of @richievangti we strung the museum sourced new windscreen, one job i wasn't looking forward too tbh ! 

 

After a little bit of prep work (Fairly liquid works wonders ) screen in without an issue, side windows also fitted with new museum side seals too ( although i had to remove them again to fit the surrounding interior plastics ). 

 

Even had time to attend a local car show this month !

 

Front end bolted up and bits test fit to see how she looks and lines up ! very happy with the results 

Edited September 8 by chris 417 mi

[chris 417 mi 49 2 Cars]

Finally a before and after of the previously mentioned rear interior plastics, just the front seatbelts to fit and the rear is almost looking like a car finally 

I have a few bits to send away to the powder coaters to freshen things up ( Back Seat mounts and front seat floor bars ) and then the back seats can go in !

I'm hoping i don't need to remove half of it again when it comes to fitting the headlining haha 

 

Once things like the dash is in and the wiring is hidden away it will feel like im not tooo far off, can never believe how little there is to these compared to modern stuff. 

 

[chris 417 mi 49 2 Cars]

Finally back on here and able to upload a few small update pics 

 

This part seems to be taking ages with lots of things requiring various screws etc which i didn't have, also the next stage needed the underside to be fully stripped for tinted raptor application .... time for the old beam and subframe to come off ! 

 

Finally got both side rear door cards in, the seatbelts having parts missing were helping.

 

Brake pedal box and servo Sourced and painted up, would have loved to have powder coated it but i know it wont withstand the heat. 

Local guy had the pedal box who used to rally 205's back in the day, still has his old car. 

 

Onto the job i was dreading .... removing the tank ... i'd not had good experiences with removing the tank mounting nuts from the threads on the shells previously.

This one was wire brushed  and soaked in ac90 for a few days prior to trying to remove, came off easily in the end ! 

 

 

 

Lovely fresh metal underneath was nice to see!   And the old random beam id sourced to make it a rolling shell will now be taken to work to get stripped and rebuilt eventually for the turbodiesel  

 

[chris 417 mi 49 2 Cars]

Finally from the last few days, the subframe was sent off along with various bits and pieces for powder coating, wont be able to fit it till i've painted the underside and that will need a good saturday / sunday for all the prep work ect ... so im now surrounded by parts to fit again  

 

And yes ... i have no idea how i ended up with two bonnet catch surrounds being powder coated !

 

 

 

 

[Leslie green 135]

Making good progress , wonder how sized that old beam is lol. I think the servo  and top mounts were originally olive green but the finish never lasted . My top mounts are now black but ive a better set I may get done green as one of my threads is worn.

Edited Tuesday at 12:14 PM by Leslie green

[chris 417 mi 49 2 Cars]

23 hours ago, Leslie green said:

Making good progress , wonder how sized that old beam is lol. I think the servo  and top mounts were originally olive green but the finish never lasted . My top mounts are now black but ive a better set I may get done green as one of my threads is worn.

Actually its free ! ive since had it to work and removed the rear mounting arms with minimal fuss which was surprising, but it does move ! 

 

Yeah id looked for ages at other peoples ideas for these but keep coming back to the black, think it gives the best contrast to the miami blue  , plus with the rest of the bay having lots of things coated black it satisfied my ocd of matching things