[car_restoration] Peugeot 205 1.9 Gti Full Rebuild

[eric_huising 1]

Well, first to start, iam from Holland so yes my english s***s so dont be to hard.

 

First a litte story about myself:

 

Iam Eric Huising, 30 years old, married, and no kids that coast money

 

My car is a 1993 Sorrento green 1.9 GTI wich i bought for 800,- euro's with a dead engine.

It came with full leather seats, power steering, AC, and had driven a respectable 180000 KM.

 

What it looked like:

 

 

Engine bay:

 

 

Leather and a mess:

 

 

 

This project already started aprox 2 years ago (time and money can be a big issue...)

My goal is to get a 205 GTI that is better than factory standard.

 

 

From now on it wil mostly be pictures, and some explains.

[eric_huising 1]

First up, take it apart

 

 

 

 

 

Almost empty

 

 

 

And almost done

[eric_huising 1]

Next up, body work.

 

Shiny bottom

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a lot of cleaning and sanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next, painting.

[eric_huising 1]

The boot in color.

 

 

 

And the front.

 

 

 

 

 

Next up, bottem protection.

[cRaig 265 1 Cars]

Looks like a nice project, looking good so far

 

Does the aircon need much to get it working, or havent you got that far?

[omega 82]

very nice well done

[eric_huising 1]

@ cRaig: I left the aircon out because it was an aftermarket one, and summers in holland arrent that bad

 

@ Omega: Thanks

 

Now some pics of the bottom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the inside as well:

 

 

 

 

Next up, new and shiny parts

[tomcolinjones 26]

Looking realy tidy, keep it up...

whats the plan? standard parts or anything special?

[eric_huising 1]

@ tomcolinjones: its going to be an original GTI in my taste

 

The engine that is going to be used.

 

 

The seats.

 

 

 

Steering wheel and door cards.

 

 

 

Some expensive goodies

 

 

 

[unariciflocos 49 1 Cars]

The car is immaculate and your English is better than of some of the native speakers on here.

 

Keep up th good work, you seem skilled and committed to quality.

[eric_huising 1]

@ unariciflocos: thanks

 

Now some technical stuff

 

The rearbeam had been refurbished not so long ago, so i only gave it some protection to make it look nice.

 

 

 

 

Calipars.

 

 

 

And some rebuilding in the rear.

 

 

[eric_huising 1]

Well, time for an update.

 

Wiring loom getting back in.

 

 

New windshield + rubber and wipermotor.

 

 

Wipers and brake servo.

 

 

Dash getting in.

 

 

 

New brakelines and mastercilinder.

 

 

And the hardest job

 

Engine loom.

 

 

 

 

Next time, more pics

[Will Eastman 6]

Great work looks like its going to be NEW once youve rebuilt it!! What inlet manifold is that your using?

[eric_huising 1]

Well, its almost been a year now, but a lot has been done/changed

 

Had to move to a different location, worked on an other project, bought another GTI etc etc.

But first some pics

 

 

New plastic bits.

 

 

Rear beam mounted.

 

 

Petrol tank

 

 

Dash almost complete

 

 

Carpet in.

 

 

Some nice coated goodies

 

 

Rear seats in.

 

 

Fuellines etc in

 

 

Rear bumper mounted.

 

 

Some shining goodies.

Edited February 25, 2012 by eric_huising

[eric_huising 1]

Then it was gearbox time

 

 

 

 

And some glassbead later...

 

 

 

And this is about the last thing i did on this project, in the meanwhile iam buying all the parts i need, and saving money for a full respray.

 

 

 

 

Oh, and i got this car for free, wich is the project iam working on now.

 

Edited February 25, 2012 by eric_huising

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Absolutly insane! This really is going to be better than the day it rolled off the factory production line

 

What type of carpet did you use to do the arches in the boot? Have you got a link or something? Also I assume you just use a spray contact adhesive?

[eric_huising 1]

The carpet came out of an almost new 205 (1998, 39K on it) and indeed used some spray glue to get it in place.

[sensualt101 31 1 Cars]

i must say 1st that your english is far better than my dutch will ever be so i can easily forgive any mispelling or grammar errors as i have seen far worse from those who have english as a 1st language!

 

secondly your car is being rebuilt to a standard we all aspire to and i think it will as has been said before be better than new when finished!

 

thirdly you are skilled and lucky ( i wish i could get a complete usable 205 gti for free!!! ) lol!

 

i look forward to following your progress as you continue to complete your car

[cybernck 400 1 Cars]

Wow, brilliant!

 

I am loving every aspect of this projects, apart from miniature photos .

 

Keep up the good work and keep us updated .

[Mr_E 7]

That looks awesome!!!

 

but i thought sorrento's had green carpets and green checked seats? I had a LHD 1.6 sorrento a few yrs ago.

[Leon 24]

If you look at the original pictures, it had green carpets but Eric appears to have changed them for red

[eric_huising 1]

Thanks for the kind words guys, really appreciate it.

 

The car indeed came with a green interior, but i really like the red when its in mint condition.

 

Also, here's a link to all the foto's so you can see em in full size.

 

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=MY7OLSW4

Edited February 26, 2012 by eric_huising

[kuuner 56 2 Cars]

Hey Eric,

 

looks really great. I followed it on the dutch 205 GTi forum and now here. This must be the best topic of how to restore a 205 GTi in original state, i know of. That kind of precision and knowledge of details... wonderful. I'm jealous of your motivation to do this. Keep up the good work.

 

Koen

[Sinbad 16]

Absolutely stunning,very well done!

[205kenny 7]

Lovely car and the best colour.