What Have You Done To Your 205 Today?

[boldy205 75]

19 hours ago, AlexRS2782 said:

Discovered someone had helped themselves to my front wiper blades at some point during either Thursday or Friday.  I guess whoever did it couldn't be bothered to order a set online for delivery or just buy a set and collect from someone like Halfords.

 

Either way, joke's on them - they were pretty much at the end of their life anyway so don't think they'll be lasting long on whatever car they're on now

Rather amusing how some peoples minds work! At least it's a good excuse for u to grab a nice new pair!

[boldy205 75]

On 4/30/2020 at 6:07 PM, Philpooma said:

Picked my car up from the paint shop and dropped the engine and gearbox into its now in  the garage for the rebuild

 

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That's super shiny!! I'd be petrified of going near it with a spanner! 

Hope it goes well!

[Philpooma 30]

3 hours ago, boldy205 said:

That's super shiny!! I'd be petrified of going near it with a spanner! 

Hope it goes well!

Thanks, yes, really pleased with the paint job, its perfect. I have built a few freshly painted cars now so I’m we’ll practiced at being very careful around the painted panels.

I’m still, very, very careful though and some jobs are still a little “twitchy bum”;

[karabas 21]

Last Thursday the clutch cable was broken on the highway. I was lucky that I could adjust timing at the traffic lights. Reached destination with a non stop 50 km drive. Yes, shifting w/o clutch.
Today clucth cable changed with a brand new one. This was first time for me. I read some posts dated 2008, it was pretty easy, thanks to Graham and 205GTidrivers.com

[Telf 224 2 Cars]

21 hours ago, karabas said:

Yes, shifting w/o clutch.

its surprising how easy it is to change gear in a 205 without a clutch, mine snapped after i fitted the old one back when i rebuilt the car on the way to a car show. Stupid thing to do .. i should have just fitted a new one!

 

Anyway i called a mate who said 'Dont be a Pu**y' just rev match it, i thought it would be impossible but it was much easier than i thought. Only real issue was getting caught at a dead stop a few times and having to launch it by making it jump forward on the starter. 

 

A skill learnt and a valuable lesson in not penny pinching.

[Telf 224 2 Cars]

I took advantage of the ⛅ and drove mine to work again!

[AlexRS2782 136 1 Cars]

On 5/3/2020 at 5:06 PM, boldy205 said:

Rather amusing how some peoples minds work! At least it's a good excuse for u to grab a nice new pair!

I'm just glad i hadn't already fitted the new ones i bought a few weeks earlier.  I've decided to hold off putting the new ones on until the car's able to be used again - just incase they come back & pinch my replacements.

[miamigtimark 3 1 Cars]

Continuing with underside refresh and just put tank and lines back.

before and during pics

[AlexRS2782 136 1 Cars]

Hadn't checked on the car for a week & went out this afternoon to be greeted by the below - looks like the recent hot spell finally killed off my original gear knob that had already cracked in 2 places.  Put it back on loose for a posterity pic.  Still at least it meant it was easy to remove with no risk of bleeding noses as highlighted on older threads on here 

 

 

So time for the new gearknob to go on.  Decided to use a Momo Anatomico as it's pretty much the same size as the original (pic below).  Not tightened it on fully yet as i'm going to add some rubber / wrap / tape around the tangs on the shaft to ensure it sits at the right height & is also secure. 

 

 

I did also have a retro round black / red Momo Airleather knob to consider but after putting it on loose, it just looked weird as the red stood out far too much.  If i don't get on with the new knob (whenever the car next gets used) i guess i can always revert back to the spare original knob i've got in the loft.

Edited May 29, 2020 by AlexRS2782

[Wallby 39]

Bought a new steering wheel!

After seeing a post on here about the dealer option momo steering wheel and Peugeot horn button I really fancied one for my car. So after searching eBay a few times for momo steering wheels, this one came up with the 'champion du monde' horn button! Thinking it would go for silly money, I entered my max bid and forgot about it. Few days later, I'd won it for a bargain price! Cleaned up quite well too!

 

[bacardincoke 42 1 Cars]

Might have been something I posted a while back?

 

Well done getting it, the horn push is on my 'to get' list.

 

The wheel itself is a V35, but I've also seen them referred to as Monte-Carlo's, so don't know for sure.

 

They were also available with a padded center.

 

There's a circular metal cup that it attaches to, that in turn uses two of the bolt holes to hold it to the wheel, but it's the same as yours beneath.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Wallby 39]

Yeah I think it was your post. Just got round to fitting it and it feels really nice!

 

Much prefer them without that centre bit fitted. 

[Bogsye 22]

Gosh, that takes me back. 
I’m aiming to make my car pretty standard but I can most certainly see the appeal of a few ‘period’ mods. 
The wheel is pretty much the same style as TVR had in the Grifs and Chims.

Nardi did some nice wheels back then too. Momo Corse? 

 

Must have spent too much time picking through Ripspeed catalogues..

[AlexRS2782 136 1 Cars]

Nice choice with the period Momo wheels guys   And yes, Momo Corse was the other period choice in either the same size as standard D35, or smaller D32.

 

Speaking of which, after making a start on the gear knob yesterday, i decided to finish that off today and then thought i might as well fit the Momo Corse steering wheel, i've had in storage for a while, to match.  Thankfully the standard wheel came off nice & easily & the period Momo boss & wheel went on fine.  Nice opportunity to christen my newly purchased socket kit & torque wrench too   I did have a period Snap Off removable hub to use as well, but after fitting it, the wheel was located a bit too far away from the dash from standard for my liking so i've decided to leave that off.

 

Few pics of the new look below:

 

 

Plus the parcel shelf has now been treated to a couple of coats of fabric dye to make it look nicer than the faded blue / grey tinge it's had for the last couple of years.

[bacardincoke 42 1 Cars]

Finally put the mud-flaps on...

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Doc 205 6 1 Cars]

7 minutes ago, bacardincoke said:

Finally put the mud-flaps on...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks class. Out of interest, did front and rear mud guards come as standard when the cars were new?

[welshpug 1,657]

no, but they were a dealer fit accessory.

[Bogsye 22]

Looks pin sharp! 
More motivation for me to crack on with mine! 

[Telf 224 2 Cars]

Fitted a wideband sensor to plumb into the ECU. Now to hide the Gauge..

[woodymi16 24 2 Cars]

Bit of a mission but got all the gauges in to my track car

 

 

Edited June 2, 2020 by woodymi16
Image upside down

[Tom Fenton 1,541]

Looks smart. I like the stack gauges.

[Andy 105 1 Cars]

Very neat. Nice work.

[boldy205 75]

On 6/2/2020 at 5:22 PM, woodymi16 said:

Bit of a mission but got all the gauges in to my track car

 

 

Looks very neat.  May I ask what you have used for a blanking pannel over the air vents to mount the gauges into?

[woodymi16 24 2 Cars]

10 hours ago, boldy205 said:

Looks very neat.  May I ask what you have used for a blanking pannel over the air vents to mount the gauges into?

Thanks, I removed the two movable vents keeping the outer intact, then hand bent some 1mm ally plate over the vent housing. I cut the gauge holes before I shaped the plate. Filed the housing then glued the plate on with epoxy resin.

[Wallby 39]

Looks good. Some 205s came without the moveable vents, that could work too. I managed to pick 1 up on eBay fairly cheap not that long ago.