[project] Oh S#it, My Project Topic!

[mafo 0]

Hi Dave

 

I stripped my shell down to bare metal recently. I used a heat gun everywhere and pulled the underseal and primer etc off in large sheets by hand, only needed to use a wire wheel on the orange seal areas. For the interior and any surface rust i used 3m Purple strip and clean disks on a grinder aswell as a heat gun on the sealant. The only area i would sandblast on yours is under the boot floor and around any of the seams where rust has been found.

 

Anyway I have the left front light panel you need, i bought it last year from peugeot but never used it - Pm me if your interested?

 

Keep up the hard work!

 

Marc

[davepug205 7]

Thanks mafo, what would the postage be from sweden I might have one sorted but ill let you know

 

An redtop that looks very good and worth me looking into cheers

[mafo 0]

Will check postage on monday!

[gti-si 0]

Update time?

[davepug205 7]

Update time?

 

Well I'm in the process of welding, well kind of

 

Ive bought a rolling gentry shell off Sutol (thanks again) and been busy cutting it up, I'm using the front panel, cill and a section of the floor.

The problem I'm having is the cars upside down now and I cant get a welder to do the work, one guy pointed out a very important problem....

To weld the front panel on I need to have the wings and bonnet on to line up to..... To line the bonnet up I need the slam panel on which bolts to the front panel..... To put the wings on I need the cill on.... To put the cill on I need the door on... and to put the door it would be helpful if it wasn't upside down I just laugh otherwise I'll cry.

 

So my plan is to weld the bits underneath and paint what I can then flip her over for the rest. I just wanted to fit the front panel now so I can get all the welding done an get a good seal around the front arches before I got the paint out

 

So is there any way I can line it up upside down and get it near enough?

Or anyone wont to do some welding for me?

 

cheers

dave

[davepug205 7]

A very overdue update

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heres the Gentry I got of Sutol

 

 

 

I needed the front panel

 

 

 

And under piece aswell

 

 

[welshpug 1,657]

ermmmmm, you do know y6ou can buy those for a very reasonable price from peugeot....

[davepug205 7]

Xsara vts I bought for the engine / box / brakes / rear beam etc

 

 

 

 

 

 

I then had to move to another garage so sorrentopete trailered my car for the welding ( cheers mate)

 

 

[davepug205 7]

now having the welding done

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[davepug205 7]

More

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SurGie 54]

Wow what a project thread, here's to another brand new 205 GTi coming along nicely

 

I once had a inner wing bent slightly (found out ages after buying it) on my old 205 i don't have

now, but i just brought another 205 to work on.

 

What colour you having it in when ready ?

[davepug205 7]

 

 

all welded now

 

 

 

but needs moving to my new unit

 

 

 

 

 

It was ok

[welshpug 1,657]

I know they don't weigh that much when stripped that bare, but that's pushing it!

[davepug205 7]

Then after lots of cleaning and scrubbing came paint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[davepug205 7]

 

 

 

 

 

 

So everywheres been por-15'd , etch primered , seam sealed then stone chipped ready for the top coat.

 

 

Im still using the xsara vts rear axle which ive had mounts made up to use the origional chassis holes now

 

And Colin Satchell has made me a complete rosejointed front end with tubular wishbones etc

 

 

Once I get my arse into gear and finish painting it can go for a setup and have the engine mapped etc

[davepug205 7]

Wow what a project thread, here's to another brand new 205 GTi coming along nicely

 

I once had a inner wing bent slightly (found out ages after buying it) on my old 205 i don't have

now, but i just brought another 205 to work on.

 

What colour you having it in when ready ?

 

 

Its going white again ( best colour)

 

 

And cheers Welshpug I could of got the panels new but the gentry was cheap and was practice at bodywork for me

[davepug205 7]

I know they don't weigh that much when stripped that bare, but that's pushing it!

 

 

Had to go through the centre of my local village (Bramhall) at 7:30 on a Friday night it was quite comical at the time

 

 

I wasnt given much notice to shift it

Edited June 5, 2009 by davepug205

[DrSarty 90 1 Cars]

Brilliant work Dave. Most impressed. Keep it up.

[davepug205 7]

Veeery overdue update

 

Ive finally pulled my finger out It needed a hard pull but was well worth it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave

[davepug205 7]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[davepug205 7]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[davepug205 7]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shes rolling

[davepug205 7]

It was very riskey trying to lower it off the spit!!

 

Next step is to spray all the panels and trim, and by 2015 it should be done

[dumbiron 0]

Any one would think it was a MK1 escort from all the effort you are putting in

 

(Looking good mate, keep it up)

[oz. 2]

so you have a white blob on wheels?