[car_restoration] Alien Vs. 205

[ALEX 98 1 Cars]

Wow. Your workshop is CLEAN!!

[Leslie green 110]

Starting to look very nice now ,always nice to start bolting on shiny bits .

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

Yes it's getting there slowly. Think I'll put together a 1.9 Mi16 for it for a start, and then maybe make a 2.3 litre version on the side to put in later on.

Got most parts ready for the Mi16, apart from the head where I guess valve seats should be cut as a minimum, maybe new guides too.

 

It's not my workshop though, just my garage at home where I try to do as little "dirtywork" as possible to keep it kinda clean.

However I'll move the 205 here to do the assembly work.

 

It has the space for all 3 of them, 2x205 and 1x405. Just waiting for the last 205 now.

 

[jackherer 543]

They should have used that photo for this news article - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39325206

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

They should have used that photo for this news article - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39325206

 

Indeed, however I can't understand Norwegians beeing particulary happy though, it is not my impression at least

 

Got myself a 20t press this weekend, and cleaned up the workbench a bit. Need to tidy up a bit more before I take the 205 home to start assembly.

 

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

Went to the garage yesterday, put on rear dampers, steering rack and the new wheels/tires.

 

 

 

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

Was mounting some small stuff in the front yesterday, and got a bit sceptical about the bonnet lock.

 

Is it supposed to be some spacer between the bonnet and the part with the pin or can I just bottom out the threads?

Can't really understand why it has so long threads. Any risk of making a outwards dent in the bonnet?

 

[welshpug 1,661]

its so you can adjust the bonnet height

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

Ok, so it shouldn't necessarily be bottomed out, but it can be without touching outer skin?

 

I thought it should be bottomed out and the bonnet height just was adjusted on the sides with the two rubber stoppers one on each side.

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

Hi guys. Are these two connectors for the engine sensor loom / tacho and live/switched 12v for engine management loom?

 

I'm starting to look into getting the wiring back into the car.

 

 

Wires in the middle below image center.

 

[jackherer 543]

Yes, the thick red wire is switched 12v, it should be numbered 2 and the tacho input is wire 112 which should be pin 4 of the smaller 6 pin plug, I think it is the thin blue wire in your photo.

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

Ok, so it is indeed the right plugs at least then. Just what I needed confirmed

[jackherer 543]

There is a spreadsheet with the full pinout here - http://www.205gti.com/downloads/wiring.xls

 

Be aware that the pins for switched 12v and the starter solenoid feed are sometimes swapped over in position, this appears to be the case with your car.

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

Ok, it is a quite late one this, 1991 I believe, so it might be on the later ones.

[cybernck 402 1 Cars]

Photos in the topic restored, for the best part anyway :).

[Aroton 19 2 Cars]

Nice car Kristian! Would love to look at it some time. You live close by. Maybe you have some parts I can be interested in

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

For sure. Where are you located?

 

I need to update this thread with more pics soon, engine is in running and interior is starting to get into place these days.

[Aroton 19 2 Cars]

12 hours ago, B1ack_Mi16 said:

For sure. Where are you located?

 

I need to update this thread with more pics soon, engine is in running and interior is starting to get into place these days.

Located in Kristiansund! I am often in Trondheim. Would like to see your projects in person some day! Would be great do a 205 cruise a nice summerday in Trondheim with our cars

[jackherer 543]

27 minutes ago, Aroton said:

Would be great do a 205 cruise a nice summerday in Trondheim with our cars

Make sure you take photos and post them on here

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

Kristiansund is not that far away indeed. You're welcome to drop by of course. 

In a few months the garage actually might be sorted a bit and not loooking like a big mess anymore. 

All sorts of interior parts floating around in there now.

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

So starting to update the project again... Rented a car trailer and went to transport the 205 to the garage at my house.

 

In place, although have to swap place with the T16 for more permanent location.

 

Put heater box in place and insulation mat on firewall.

 

Preparing to move it over to the other side, and put it on axle stands.

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

Found the fuel tank and got it into place.

 

And started rebuilding the 205 beam that once belonged to this car, (temporarily using the old 309 GTi beam from my track car for transporting it home).

 

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

Started to put the rear wheel bearings on, but the treads was not the best neither on the spindle or in the nut. Ordered some tap and dies and waited for them to arrive.

[B1ack_Mi16 67]

Also drove to a friend and picked up some 306 GTi calipers. I can't be arsed to use Brembos on this one due to the spacer/wheel offset issues with them.

 

After a trip in the sandblasting cabinet they started to look better

 

Then I painted them and finished off with 2pac high gloss clear coat

 

Then some time in the oven after I came home to harden the paint a bit extra

 

Mounted on car

[wicked 103 3 Cars]

Nice work!

 

How did the pizza taste like, after baking the calipers... ?? 

My other half does not allow me to use the oven for baking parts.....