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[Car_Restoration] Miami 205 Turbo Restoration

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NFS

Hi, i have been popping up on the forum here and there, but i have finially managed to get my hands on a 205 GTI.

 

as it stands at the moment it its striped and track prepped, (not so good :( )

 

my plans are to restore the complete shell. either keep the engine or put a 1.9 back in.

 

current spec:

 

2.0 8v turbo engine

larger front brakes (not sure what they are yet)

completely stripped

 

future spec:

 

all exterior trim replace.

all interior to be put back in

extra sound deadining

intercooler (if i keep it)

 

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Tesstuff

Hi, i have been popping up on the forum here and there, but i have finially managed to get my hands on a 205 GTI.

 

as it stands at the moment it its striped

 

It looks Miami blue to me, I can see any stripes :wacko:

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NFS

It looks Miami blue to me, I can see any stripes :wacko:

 

i didnt proof read my writing but its meant to say stripped lol and now i cant edit it for some reason

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MiniGibbo

Miami, boost, win :lol:

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NFS

Will get some better pictures at the weekend, im trying to get some interior parts together, one fantastic member of here has offered me some seats already.

 

what other blues did pug do for the gti in 1990?

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NFS

Right, i managed to pick up a set of front seats of a memeber on here (JRL) thanks, spent saturday day stripping the car to unearth any hidden damage and all in all pretty impressed, i will let the pictures do the talking.

 

First job was to get it up on axle stands so the underneath could be treated, a good friend of mine is trying to convice me to take everything off and tipp the car on its side onto an old mattress so the treating can be done easly, but im not conviced that it wont damage or buckle the shell

 

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Next was to check the under arches which were surprisingly good :) looks like i have blisten shocks and springs and spax ajustable rear dampers

 

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Next was to check under the boot, looks really good and by the looks of it someone else has treated it before in the past.

 

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someone also kindly put goodridge braided hoses all round for me :)

 

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Time for the RUST! really was not bad at all, some twit decided to weld the battary relocation frame to the boot floor so that caused two holes getting that off, but the metal underneith it is still strong. there was only 1 place where the rust had actaully gone through and that was on the drivers side foot well its the size of 5 pound coin. heres the pics

 

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some boy racer stuff lol

 

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resault of lowering the front to much, cheers previous owner!

 

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Got 1 question for you guys, what part of this tells me the paint code? im assuming it LP04?

 

 

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cRaig

The paint code is located on the slam panel next to the passenger headlight.

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From memory Miami is M0MY, but there is a list on the 205gtidrivers.com website :)

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NFS

The paint code is located on the slam panel next to the passenger headlight.

http://www.flickr.co...N05/8127841403/

 

From memory Miami is M0MY, but there is a list on the 205gtidrivers.com website :)

 

Thanks, i will check it out, what other blues where done on the GTI in 1990? or is it just the miami?

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welshpug

miami had several different shades and undercoats, so you need to get the paint matched not just go off the code/name.

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NFS

Humm, i will be doing a full respray anyway so i dont need to blend any paint,

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ginge191

This looks lovely! great job de-chavving!

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NFS

I spent last night up the unit trying to continue stripping the car and unearth more rust lol i will let the pictures do the talking.

 

Does anyone know if this is the correct engine mount to be using on the 8v turbos? it seems to sit really close to the rad.

 

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i then decided to tackle taking the wings off, and it appears that the passengers side wing is orginal as it was still stuck on with sealer. this was my first attempt at removing a 205 wing and i was going to replace it anyway but here is how it went,

 

some help from my pup aswell.

 

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NFS

Finally got it off lol

 

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and here is what it looked like when i got it off

 

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But the sealent was doing its job, as there is no rust what so ever

 

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infact this whole side see good :)

 

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And then it was to the other side that just came off with ease as it wasnt sealed down as it must have been taken off in the past, its rusty but nothing too bad at all just a clean up :ph34r:

 

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so it looks like i will be replacing that part of the front.

 

i also took the exhause off and stripped the rest of the back so i can drop the rear beam this weekend so i can start preping for underseal.

 

and then to finish the night off i got one of these

 

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johniban

looking good fella i wish my pug wasnt so rusty lol

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NFS

haha yeah i was looking through your thread earlier, i defo have it easier than you my friend. hope you dont give up though

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johniban

Nah i deffo wont give up, just need to buy a new welder

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NFS

Spent Wednesday night removing the rear beam, degreasing, wire brushing and applying rust treatment. This was a messy job lol

 

Firstly got the rear beam off.

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Then realised that by leaving the engine in and it being on axle stands, when you remove the rear beam there is no longer enough weight at the back to hold it down, (the panicy moment where you have to jump on the boot opening to hold the car down lol)

 

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This actually wasn’t a bad thing as it gave me a huge amount of room to work on the underneath.

 

I also made and attempt as cutting some of the minor rust out,

 

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NFS

So spent Saturday day rubbing down the underneath and after reading through a fellow members resto thread it was suggested to remove the petrol tank as I was originally going to leave it on there, and I'm glad to say it was a good choice. Took all of ten minutes to drop and look what lurked behind,

 

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I also degreased and applied underseal to the wheel arches so its fully protected in the future and hopefully reduce the road noise inside the car.

 

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NFS

Also applied underseal to the underneath, its only 1 coat at the moment, I'm putting another coat on this week, to make the thickness and coverage,

 

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also can any guess whats missing? came off with the bumper

 

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The cut out from underneath, just need to buy a welder now to finished this bit off.

 

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Also, started to pull the rear beam apart and noticed that the driver’s side was seized solid :angry: . I haven’t driven the car much but did noticed there was a loud bang when I went over a few bumps and suspected it was something to do with the rear end but I was hoping it was a bush of some sort as I was dreading I would have to strip the beam. After reading a few posts on here it seems like it’s not too much of a bad job, I have striped all the brakes off and shocks, which the shocks are also knackered (I think), so I just need to take off the arms now.

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johniban

you've made some great progress on yours! im stuck at the moment trying to find the roo to work on the dam thing

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NFS

Right spent last night stripping the rear beam as 1 side was seized solid, the free side came out without and issues. However the seized size was a different story, it finally came out after 30mins of hammering and a pulled back muscle.

 

This is the good side.

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This is the bad side, the rubber seal was perished an allowed water through and rust the inside,

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Now I'm not 100% sure that I can reused this beam tube? Any input guys?

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Anthony

Nope, the tube is goosed I'm afraid - you can see that it's worn oval.

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stef205

As anthony said dead! Not seen one like that in awhile

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welshpug

both shafts dead too.

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NFS

:( nice,

 

Welshpug how can you tell the 'Good side' shaft is bad? feels smooth to the touch. any please i can get these parts for a resonable price? cheers

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