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Quigs

[project] Dimma 205

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dan_cole69

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gazzer

bargins i got so far dimma kit around £50 and 306gti brakes 283mm disc and calipers £41, and a full f reg mi16 for £150

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Quigs
bargins i got so far dimma kit around £50 and 306gti brakes 283mm disc and calipers £41, and a full f reg mi16 for £150

 

sounds good to me mate.

 

right now i got the car in the bodyshop i've preping it ready to be painted, here's a couple of pics.

 

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when i took the windscreen out i found a bit of rust so i gotta sort that out but it won't take much

 

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Quigs

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GTI6BOY
i did check the price for new seats and these ones should be about £170 each.

 

And the rest....they are around £700 for two with the mounts. I just sold mine for £600 second hand

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roland rat

did the 207gti still have the alloys on it mate?

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cybernck

ah, so the discs are 283 and not 302 mm afterall.

 

what's the piston size of the calipers?

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Quigs
ah, so the discs are 283 and not 302 mm afterall.

 

what's the piston size of the calipers?

 

well mine are at least, the diameter of the piston is about 54 mm.

 

Quigs

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welshpug

GT uses 283 by 26mm discs and Bosch calipers, GTi uses 302 by 26 discs and Teves calipers :)

 

 

GT is the THP 150, EP6DT.

 

GTi is the THP 175, EP6DTS.

 

 

most of the range bar the TU3 engined models used the same 283 discs and Bosch calipers,

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madant_uk

I love this project, just wish I was that talented at fibreglassing etc

 

Cant wait to see the finished article

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Quigs
What colour are you painting it ?

 

I'll be painting it Vauxhall Glacier White,

 

Dunno what colour to do the alloys yet though, was going to do them white but i'm wondering what black would look like.

any adivce anyone?

 

Quigs

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roland rat
I'll be painting it Vauxhall Glacier White,

 

Dunno what colour to do the alloys yet though, was going to do them white but i'm wondering what black would look like.

any adivce anyone?

 

Quigs

 

! vote for black :wacko:

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GLPoomobile

I wouldn't go for black on a white Dimma :wacko: . Black Speedlines look good on white GTIs because you've already got the black arches and trim etc anway. On the Dimma you don't have that trim so there's nothing breaking up the lines, so having black alloys will leave them lost in the arches.

 

If you've got to colour them, spray them the same white as the shell.

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hman205

My vote is anthracite I have A white phase1 GTI6 all colour coded and anthracite wheels suit it really well

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Quigs

Right update time.

 

i have now preped the car ready for paint, i have sprayed the door gaps aswell so the car can be painted with the doors on.

 

Couple more pics

 

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i have also stone chipped the underside of the sill's and in the arches, the stone chip is the white part you can see

 

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i have also repaired the bonnet and primed it

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comments wellcome

 

Quigs

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Paintguy

I haven't commented in a while, but I've been keeping an eye on your progress :blink:

 

All looks to be going well, are you getting excited?

 

Oh, and get that overspray off the tank and fuel pipes :DB)

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Quigs
I haven't commented in a while, but I've been keeping an eye on your progress :blink:

 

All looks to be going well, are you getting excited?

 

Oh, and get that overspray off the tank and fuel pipes :DB)

 

can't wait till it's done to be honest, still a lot of work to be done.

 

i will get the overspray off when the car has been painted, will stone chip all the arch's and underside when the car has been painted. (will use black stone chip)

 

Quigs

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Quigs

Right the car is now completly ready to be painted , just gotta sort the paint out with the boss, so will hopefully be painting the car on friday.

 

i've changed the brakes now for the bigger ones, here's a few pics.

 

Standard 1.9 GTI Brakes

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Bigger 207 brakes.

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Quigs

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Quigs

Right time for another update.

 

well i'll just show you the pics.

 

The car all masked up and ready to be painted.

 

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The car in the oven, just been painted.

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i got to let the car air dry now so on monday morning i will de-mask the car and get it out of the oven.

 

Just got to paint the bonnet now as we didn't have enough room in the oven to paint it at the same time.

 

Let's here your comments :)

 

Quigs

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GTI6BOY

Wow...i mish i did mine white

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M@tt

looks excellent mate!! good choice of colour :)

 

looks like mines got a cousin :ph34r:

 

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omega

looks very nice shud imagine it helps to keep the cost down working in a body shop,are u changing the master cylinder to go with those bigger brakes?

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Paintguy

Looks like a cracking job :ph34r:

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Quigs
Wow...i mish i did mine white

 

Thanks, i really do like them in white, show's te lines alot better.

 

 

looks excellent mate!! good choice of colour B)

 

looks like mines got a cousin :)

 

Thanks, what colour is yours? mine is vauxhall glacier white

 

 

looks very nice shud imagine it helps to keep the cost down working in a body shop,are u changing the master cylinder to go with those bigger brakes?

 

Yeah helps alot working in a body shop, the paint work has only cost me the paint, one of the painters done it for me for the price of £0 :ph34r:

 

as for the master cylinder i'm going to keep the original one for now as i've heard the only difference is that you get a little bit more travel in the pedal.

 

thanks for all the comments.

 

Quigs

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