205 Cti - How Was It Strengthened?

[tomcolinjones 26]

hello.

I'm a little curious as to how Peugeot strengthened the floor / sills on the convertible. Could someone shed some light on this for me please?

[welshpug 1,657]

just bigger section sills afaik,, theyre about twice the size!

[dobboy 231 2 Cars]

Think the floor may be a bit stiffer/thicker too (on my CJ)

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Loads

 

Chassis Rails

Inner Sill's

Outer Sill's

Roll Hoop, both roof and floor pan

Rear Boot section

Windscreen pillar's

Kick Panel area

[tomcolinjones 26]

that's quite a bit then!

[tomcolinjones 26]

how much heavier are they than a gti?

[RossD 44]

I think I have some pictures from my French 205 manual somewhere that shows the differences and strengthening applied to the soft tops. I'll see if I can dig it out.

[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

There was quite a bit of bracing in the rear quarters onto the wheel arch as can be seen in the attached where it has been cut away. I was never convinced that they strengthend the A pillars though!

 

 

That is Hilgies ongoing Speedster project by the way...

[RossD 44]

Found it. Excuse the quality, I snapped a shot with my phone instead of scanning as I'm lazy...

 

Diagram shows a tube inserted into A-pillars, probably Boron or high strength steel.

Edited January 6, 2015 by RossD