[Car_Restoration] Miami 205 Turbo Restoration

[Anthony 1,000]

You can see the clear indentations on the outer bearing surface where the bearing has started to fail and has "dug into" the shaft.

[NFS 32]

Which part number 1 or 2? i know that number 1 is just grease shaped marks, however i havent fully scraped it off, thanks

[welshpug 1,621]

should not need any scraping, just wipe it down.

 

this is what they should look like.

 

 

be quick, neat down in West Drayton have them at £109 a pair delivered.

[NFS 32]

Cheers i will have a look and clean the one i think is good, where can i get a tube from? need to keep costs down. cheers

[welshpug 1,621]

scrapyard

[NFS 32]

so is this all i need to get and a good condition tube?

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REAR-BEAM-AXLE-REPAIR-KIT-X-2-FOR-PEUGEOT-205-GTI-306-309-CITROEN-ZX-XSARA-/360513826246?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item53f04c6dc6

[welshpug 1,621]

yup, plus any fasteners and fixings, also the arb bushes and seals, and the bushes on the crossmember and the rear end.

[NFS 32]

Thanks, so what options do i have as my beam has pretty much had it. so what do i need extra to fit a 309 or 306 beam? thnaks

[welshpug 1,621]

309, just the crossmember and torsion bars, 306, fair bit of fabrication and wider arches.

[haz911 1]

Looking good so far! Looking forward to teaching you how to weld properly on this sometime this week

[NFS 32]

haha you better not teach me anything, i wouldnt want to go back wards!

[NFS 32]

Also this weekend I was busy picking up quite a few parts.

 

I got:

30-40mm Koni lowering springs

Adjustable damping Koni dampers

Door cards + handles + door pockets

Plain side badges (going to get some 2.0T sticker made up for the top badge)

Full set of 1.6 Gti badges

A lot of interior plastics that I was missing.

Red door strips both sides.

Two red doors.

Steering column with ignition barrel (as some twit took a grinder to the one in the car!)

Red centre console x2 complete

Bright red Carpet for Ginge191

Powerflex front wishbone bushes,

 

Probably missed a lot but my parts list is shrinking now just need to get the welder on the weekend and a rear beam or tube.

[haz911 1]

Last night we got some more done.....removed the push button start and fitted a new steering column (with barrel!) as the old one had been cut out. Also had to work out what wires went where to give power to the barrel as the previous owner had chopped them up to install the switch and push button.

 

Hopefully 'NFS' took some pics

Edited December 7, 2012 by haz911

[NFS 32]

No pics however im hopefully going up the unit tonight to do some more work, we also removed all the weather strips or the repaint.

[NFS 32]

Spent friday night and the small hours of saturday morning with Haz911, Managed to get both suspension struts off and one hub, the drivers side drive shaft doesnt appear to want to come out of the gearbox for some reason. im planning to replace the track rod end, tie rods and lower arms anyway and have also bought some Koni adjustable dampers with lowering springs so once i have the suspension parts it will be built back up with all new parts.

i made a start at cutting out the rot on the drivers floor well, not something i am fond of doing but had to be done,

 

 

 

also started cutting out some of the rot from the drivers wheel arch area. not the best picture im sorry will get a better one soon

 

 

the passenger side was in good condition so just a clean up and 1 coat of underseal. another to follow

 

removed more of the front end and found the handy work of some retard on the boost pipe.

 

 

replaced the steering column as the twit before had attacked it with a grinder,

 

 

new one all fitted and working great

 

Then found a really good deal that could not be missed and ended up with this 165amp mig welder real boys toy.

 

also took delivery of these bumper bracket today, am chuffed with them.

 

 

anyway need to find somewhere to get some welding gas from and start filling up the holes.

 

good use of the wheels, keeping the back down lol

 

 

also a sneaky peak with the mess we are working in atm, really needs a tidy up, i have taken some of the interior parts home to safe keeping.

 

 

 

 

Also it is just a case of drilling out the spot welds to take the front headlight panel off? and has anyway got a guide? thanks

Edited December 10, 2012 by NFS

[haz911 1]

Updates?

[NFS 32]

Loads of updates, awaiting visting the unit to take some pictures, will update when i have pictures, but most of the welding is done

 

just need to refurb my new rear beam and fit the front suspension setup so i can prep for paint.

[NFS 32]

Hi, it’s been a long time since I last properly updated this thread, first of all I have book a spray booth for the last week of march, I was originally planning on spraying it in my unit which I can do and have done many cars in but my compressor is on the blink at the moment so a friend of mine said I can use his if I build him a website for his new bodyshop. Result!

 

So now I have a target I have to be cracking on as all the prep work needs to be finished in order for the car to be painted in the booth as I won’t have the time to do it there, so from now and till march that’s what I will be concentrating on,

 

I have finished the welding now. It turned out all I needed to weld was a patch at the driver headlight, two patches on the driver floor, two patches on the boot floor and the two rear bumper mounts. Although the welding doesn’t look pretty it has good penetration and I was using a new (to me) welder which was a hell of a lot more powerful than I have used before so it was hard to keep the heat down and blowing through, just means I will need to spend more time tidying it all up.

 

I also have another rear beam, was finding it hard to get a beam with disc’s for a good price, so I bought a beam with drums and as I have a disc beam in bits I will transfer the setup over. So for the beam rebuild has anyone used these people?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120976019232?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

 

and also does anyone have a guide for removing the Ariel.

Removed the Sun Roof, let’s just say there was only a few bolts! lol

 

Removed the front headlight panel as it was rusted beyond repair.

 

Previous owners attempt to convert PH1 lights to PH2, even though he was hiding the fact the car is a limited edition.

 

Now for the welding

 

 

 

 

 

Also picked up some plastic parts from a generous person clearing out his garage.

 

Picked these up as I first thought it was a PH2 but then realised it was a LTE so these are for sale or swap for PH1 lenses.

[NFS 32]

Hi all,

i have managed to very luckly find a nearly complete set of leather seats, all apart the drivers seat. and as a bonus it was a great price, so im on the road for making it back to LE spec.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 25, 2013 by NFS

[NFS 32]

Made some progess lastnight but no pics unfortunatly, i got the rear beam on last night and converted it from drums to discs, its all on and connected up.and even tested it, and because the car is empty it is sitting very high lol.

 

fitted up the front suspension and everything is connected exept the track rods as i need to get new ones.

 

i have also made up new brake lines all round to replace the standard ones, i havent bled the system yet so im hoping i wont get any leaks

 

my next missing is to prep the whole car, inside and out, for the respray at the end of march, i will be spraying the door shuts and interior in my unit but will spray the car outside in the booth. keep tuned for prep pictures

[haz911 1]

This done yet or what....

[NFS 32]

Hi Guys not updated this much, however I have been working on the car in the
meantime, not many pictures for this update but will get some soon,

the car is about 60% prepped, my target was to get it sprayed and done on
the Easter holidays, but my GF has been laid of work so expenditure is at a minimum
atm, anyway still cracking on with what i can.

my last update was that I made break lines for the car, well I dint make
them my mate did and every single one leaked lol, then I did some research and
found the 205 need domed tips on the lines rather than just flared. Anyway I didn’t
trust my mate to do it again so I done them and after a mission to sort
something out at the MC end as it was too tight for a spanner to get in there
the brakes were bleed and working great no leaks!!!!

Also put on some brand new drop links.

Finally turned my attention to getting the engine running good and tiding it
up, which I did now runs good, so the car now drives and stops and bounces
great.

Now my attention was turned to the body work, I have replaced the rotten
front headline panel with a fresh pattern part which I'm actually impressed
with the quality it fitted perfect, then I started prepping the rear quarter
which one is fully prepped, primed and flatted, the other side I needed to way
for some tiger seal to dry before I can prime it which can be done as soon as
it dry, the underside of the boot has been painted, and the other side has been
prepped.

My attention was then brought to the bonnet which I was dreading because
there was some rust patches on, so I started to sand it down, to find that it’s
been painted for and a s*it job at that, so rather than kill my compressors I popped
to the paint shop and got some stripper, I bought a litre at first as I thought
that would be enough, but no was it hell, the last respray had a really thick
coat of primer on, so 2 litres later its back to bare metal, ah fresh metal.

Currently we are just cracking on with the prepping which is always more
than is expected or there something that needs attention after you think you
have finished, lol will update soon with pictures.

Edited April 5, 2013 by NFS

[NFS 32]

more updates here,

 

this is with the flash on, i have havent added sparkls lol

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

Looks like mine from behind! i have rebuild that whole back panel behind the bumper,mine was all rot

[NFS 32]

Yeah i saw, been following your thread. and have commented on your latest post.