205 Back Home!

[chesney 0]

Finally got my 205 at my own house. Been in my mothers garage for 10 years and today I went to pick it up. Over the years I had stripped it to a shell and welded up the areas that needed it, rust treated and sealed. So it was kind of thrown back together so I could get it brought up. I've no idea how I remembered where everything went, was a mission!

 

A can of petrol, quick check of the oil and I turned it over.....wow it fired into life minus the exhaust so it was pretty loud and angry LOL

 

150 mile drive down with the trailer and fairly gentle drive back up. Bought a car capsule for it and it is now tucked up in its new climate controlled home

 

Plan will be to get all the bodywork back on properly, give it a really good clean inside, rebuild the engine and then get it off to a good bodyshop and get it mint again.

 

Hopefully with it now up here where it belongs I can get to spend some time on it and tinker away.

 

Happy man

 

Hopefully back to its former glory

Edited January 16, 2011 by chesney

[jord294 92]

now i do like the look of that car

[phat 206 0]

Hi mate how's it going? Looks like Knockhill pit lane in the photo ahhh the good old days.

 

 

Rab E.

[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

Looks great. What kit is on it as I don't recognise it? I like the curves on the side skirts - very Gutmann-esque!

 

The wheels look like Wolfrace Voodoos without the centre caps (and before they put that naff engraving on them)

[monkee87 2]

More pictures!

 

I'm liking that body kit, it's quite subtle, but yet in your face.

[chesney 0]

Hi mate how's it going? Looks like Knockhill pit lane in the photo ahhh the good old days.

 

 

Rab E.

 

Hi Rab, yeah the good old days at Knockhill. Was fun back then and be good to get it back down there sometime.

[chesney 0]

Looks great. What kit is on it as I don't recognise it? I like the curves on the side skirts - very Gutmann-esque!

 

The wheels look like Wolfrace Voodoos without the centre caps (and before they put that naff engraving on them)

 

I think it is Gutmann. I'd never ever found out for sure but back in 1993 when I bought it it had gutmann wheels on it. I presumed the previous owner had the kit and wheels done shortly before I bought it as it was mint!

 

The current wheels are Stil Auto Sigma 16" with centre caps removed cos I thought they spolied the look. I hunted high and low to get these and they are a ford fitment but with the ecosse hubcentric spacers. Rear spacers were machined down to bring the wheels back in the arches a little as the 309 axle was rubbing too much LOL

[un numero d'or 38 3 Cars]

Very nice car!!Good luck with restoring it.

[chesney 0]

More pictures!

 

I'm liking that body kit, it's quite subtle, but yet in your face.

 

Cheers, here's an earlier pic when it had a set of fondmetals and still had the red inserts. Not sure which is better.

[monkee87 2]

Cheers, here's an earlier pic when it had a set of fondmetals and still had the red inserts. Not sure which is better.

 

IMO, the red stripes are better, it breaks it up if that makes sense. I also prefer those wheels. it's got a such a wide stance!

[lemmingzappa 75 1 Cars]

Very nice indeed. Looked better with the 4000's on imo.

That kit is really smart !

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

Very nice, I bet it was the Dogs nuts back in the day! I prefer the look of it in the first photo

[SurGie 54]

IMO, the red stripes are better, it breaks it up if that makes sense. I also prefer those wheels. it's got a such a wide stance!

 

 

I agree the red strips and those alloys make it look the biz compared to the first picture.

 

I like the kit very much, the side skirts are just what im looking for for my project

[monkee87 2]

I agree the red strips and those alloys make it look the biz compared to the first picture.

 

I like the kit very much, the side skirts are just what im looking for for my project

 

I also like the red pin striping that runs along the car under the windows. Just really suits it IMO.

I think you should restore it to how it was in the second picture.

[GLPoomobile 958]

See I'm the complete opposite when it comes to the pinstripe. I've never liked it on any 205 (thank f*** it was just an optional extra) and for me it rates as badly as the shopping trolley lower boot spoiler and the reflective rear panels. I like it retro, but they are just too retro naff. Yuck!

 

Maybe we should start a poll about that

 

As for this 205, love it I've always said that whilst I can't stand horribly barry'd 205s, I'm not against bodykits and different wheels if they work as an overall package. This one works. It looks smooth, clean, a little more modern, but still retains the important 205 design traits.