[Engine_Work] Miami Blue 205 1.9>gti6

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

ok so this is my latest project a 1989 miami blue 1.9 gti that i am converting to gti6 engine a 205 gearbox

 

picked the car up off ebay for a bargin with a knocking lump

 

 

 

 

 

tryed my luck at put a set of shells in it that lasted all of 10 mins untill it started knocking again

 

 

 

so i got myself a gti6 engine from the bay

 

and set about taking the old out

 

now you see it

 

 

now you dont

 

 

all steam cleaned off ready for paint tomorrow

 

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

a quick update

just painted the engine bay

 

how it started

 

 

primed

 

 

and painted

 

 

 

 

a few pics of the engine

reangled the mainifold myself

 

 

 

alternator set up using 205 belt and a cambelt tenserner

 

 

and thats it for a couple of day getting inlet and rockers powder coated monday

 

then just waiting for my loom to come back from pug racing

[SurGie 54]

Good progress so far, nice little project.

 

Was the car a graphite grey before the respray ?

 

I like the alternator belt tensioner in that position, i fitted mine the other way round, as in belt under it not over it.

 

A word of advice, make sure you air blow the inside of the inlet after powder coating as bits of sandblasting grit can get inside and then go into your engine and fook it up. The problem with the inlet is the oil breather side of things, so inside can be tacky with oil so maybe get it well cleaned inside too before powder coating, plus it may make the inlet perform better.

 

I really want a white and Miami blue 205 gti, guess ill have to wait, looking forward to more updates

[welshpug 1,657]

maybe the angle of the pic, but the top arm looks like a phase2 xsara one which wont work in a 205.

[SurGie 54]

Yes it is different to the usual XU10 type, the back where the nuts go is high not flat and has a curve to it.

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

So what engine mount bracket do I need?

[SurGie 54]

This one if yours isnt the one, but comes in black http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u470/SurGie-1-9/20121021_172433_zpsb7661ff1.jpg

[james_pug 26 1 Cars]

Looks good, much better now that the engine bay is the same colour.

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

think i might have one of those somewhere is it what is fitted to the standerd 306 git6

[welshpug 1,657]

yup.

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

time for an update

 

engine all painted and box on

 

 

 

then after a lot of struggling got it in

 

 

 

 

master cylinder is a bit close

 

 

 

 

 

what have other people done to clear the mc or have they just left it?

 

also i have put the gti6 starter on is this going to work or will i need the 205 starter im using the 205 box

Edited October 27, 2012 by jamie_1992

[dcc 855]

gti6 starter will be fine. as for the mc, some people use washers to space the bottom of the mc up, others elongate the holes and effectively move the whole thing a few mm up

[damien 22 1 Cars]

a little bit of m/c trimming and some spacers under the servo

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

by a bit of trimming do you mean grind a bit off it? it seems to have enough clearance on the top its just the side with the cambelt thats touching will it be ok to move it over a bit

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

radiator, front end, drive shafts and all linkages all in and clutch feels good

 

 

got the down pipe modded with lamda fitting

 

 

 

[allye 530 3 Cars]

you may want to fit the inlet manifold before putting the rad/fan in.

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

inlet is away being powder coated i thought there would be room? is it a tight fit then?

[damien 22 1 Cars]

by a bit of trimming do you mean grind a bit off it? it seems to have enough clearance on the top its just the side with the cambelt thats touching will it be ok to move it over a bit

 

you can move it over a little with some spacers or grind a little of the side off.

 

have a noise on my thread with afew pics of m/c clearance - http://forum.205gtidrivers.com/index.php?showtopic=130377&hl=&fromsearch=1

[Kezzer30 40 1 Cars]

Great stuff so far pal

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

deffo keeping my eye on this! is the engine bay the same shade as the rest of the car? looks darker?

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

time for a small update not much going on as still waiting on the loom

 

ok so sorting out the mc clearance i spaced the back of the pedal box on one side to angle it over a bit but still didnt have enough clearance so i have drilled the engine mounts out a bit to slide the whole engine and gearbox over it only need a few mm and seems to have worked a treat

 

 

 

 

 

 

really wish i had not cut so much out the cam cover now as it was unnecessary will have to repair it some how

 

the second problom i came across was the thermostat adaptor i got from bbm the hole was not machined enough to wind a bolt in

 

 

 

a bit of grinding with the die grinder sorted this

 

 

 

 

apart from 2 of the threads ripping out the head when bolting all together it is all sorted now i would advise anyone doing one of these to rethread the holes before fitting

Edited November 18, 2012 by jamie_1992

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

 

 

found a fix for blacking off the black box under the inlet manifold using a core plug

 

 

inlet is painted and back together rocker covers are in the same colour

 

 

 

thats it for now hopefully the loom will arrive monday and i can start it

Edited November 18, 2012 by jamie_1992

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

ok been a while the car is now 99% finnished with only a new exhaust to fit and a new engine mount

should be done by the weekend and will get some more pics of it finnished

[Kezzer30 40 1 Cars]

Looking good lad wish I new more . I'm coming along in the painting side but never have the knowledge to do this haha , how much has all this set u back ( if u don't mind me asking )

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

including buying the car for 600 it owes around 2000 and about 6 months worth of weekends lol

could be done cheaper but i wanted it done right