[Misc_Work] What To Do With A 205 Rallye

[fliprio 9]

A friend has recently gotten himself a modern car and decided to pass on his 205 Rallye to a good home, namely my driveway.

 

 

Its got an MOT and tax and mechanicaly seems in good condition, bar a slight starting electrical problem.

 

Now, what should I do with it, tidy up the bodywork, replace the stickers and paint the wheels, or make it into a French Rallye replica? In terms of resale value, does keeping it orginal make it worth more?

 

 

[welshpug 1,666]

bodies on a TU2J2, wheelarch trims, decent suspension, retrimmed gti seats in black cloth, xs or gti instrument cluster.

 

job done

[j_turnell 137 3 Cars]

There are no end of options! Personally, id get the standard seats fixed up as they look great, xs engine and box on TB's or carbs with a lumpy stick and some headwork, 106 rallye steels and some decent suspension. Bodywork wise probably some rallye arches and a gti rear valance.

[rallyeash 155]

Have a browse on my project thread

[fliprio 9]

Thanks for the ideas guys, im thinking about selling it on once done, so some of the engine work might lose money, suspension and interiour parts should be able to be had for little money.

 

I do like the rally acrhes and body colour bumpers though

[fliprio 9]

Have a browse on my project thread

 

Is yours the one that was in PPC a few years ago?

[allye 530 3 Cars]

If you are doing it just to sell it on, new decals, get the wheels done and stick some new seats on there. Done. Anything else and you'll be wasting your money.

[calvinhorse 870]

Sell it to a monkey for £1500 and buy something good?

[Lowercase 56]

you'll be lucky to get more than a grand for it so don't waste your time. new stickers, sort the wheels, done.

[MiniGibbo 142]

Enjoy it, I would/do

[rallyeash 155]

Yes mine was a PPC feature about 18 months ago.

[fliprio 9]

Sell it to a monkey for £1500 and buy something good?

 

could do, dobt it will go for that much, but it cost me £0 so somewhere close to that is always a plus :-)

[fliprio 9]

Enjoy it, I would/do

 

Its actualy quite nippy for a 1.4, quite comfy as well compared to my other GTI-6 205. No rust on it what so ever, just afew dents to pull out and spray over.

[fliprio 9]

I finally finished off the stickers over the weekend, looks loads better than the picture at the top of this thread

 

[fliprio 9]

The rear quarter and bottom of the doors have been repainted, with a colour matched rattle can and lots of sanding with 1500 wet and dry, followed by cut/polish

 

[fliprio 9]

Just the seats need finishing off now and curing a starting problem :-(

 

 

[MiniGibbo 142]

Looks great..!

[fliprio 9]

Looks great..!

 

Thanks :-)

[aarontrophy 26]

Loving this stickers making me want another rallye

[fliprio 9]

I was planning to do it up and sell it, but im not sure now, im thinking of keeping it and adding it to the collection on the driveway :-)

[Lee3022 4 1 Cars]

Nice little car mate, looks great

[custard-rallye 25]

Ugh makes me want to finish mine its been off the road 2 1/2 years now :-( keep it don't sell

[fliprio 9]

Ugh makes me want to finish mine its been off the road 2 1/2 years now :-( keep it don't sell

 

I'm very tempted to keep it, It doesn't owe me anything apart from the stickers and paint

[Lan 24 1 Cars]

bodies on a TU2J2, wheelarch trims, decent suspension, retrimmed gti seats in black cloth, xs or gti instrument cluster.

 

job done

 

that!

[fliprio 9]

I've been making a bit more progress on the inside.

 

With the help from Dave at https://205gticovers.com/index.html I have repaired the drivers seat

 

It did look like this;

 

 

a fair bit of time with the sewing machine and welding up of the broken frame and it looks like this

 

 

Pleased with the result, now on to the passenger seat