MCHUDD wrote:Hi Ben.
I was driving to work the other night and one of them 205s past me.
It was a minter in showroom condition. Cracker wee car.
Cheers Mark.

They are a cracking little blastabout Mark.
Loads of room iside too for a little car. More than a Cavalier strangely.
Run on fumes, and quick if you fo above 1.1 on a decent carb.

Can't believe I missed this thread! I like 205's ... flimsy but fun Future classic too.

Tom

Contender for WORST UPDATE EVER coming at you.

Was a nice day so I haragued Liam into making my car have electric again.
The altenator was a bit siezed in position and required a bit of leverage to realign so Im kinda glad I didnt have a shot meself..........
Was a nice day so I decided to linseed oil me bumpers and wang mirrors while the car was getting attention..........
Boring pics:

Before...


During....


After......


Before:


After......



Ghey bumper photos end....

Scored some suicidally cheap white 14" pepperpots (with new tyres) from a mate, so theyre going on at the weekend.

Also need to clean the engine down, seems to be leaking oil from everywhere (camcover,sump, maybe more) so leak chasing has been added to the "things to do" list.

Bike carbs and a 421 still somewhere on the horizon...

Hi mate.
Those bumpers realy came up well.
She will look well on the new wheels also.
Cheers Mark.

Look forward to seeing these wheels. Bumpers are much better

MCHUDD wrote:Hi mate.
Those bumpers realy came up well.
She will look well on the new wheels also.
Cheers Mark.

Evoman wrote:Look forward to seeing these wheels. Bumpers are much better

Cheers gents, id rather be spending money or performance upgrades, but my trouser pockets are having a double-dip recession at the moment.

Hi Ben.
Bit like the rest of us. I think we all drive cars like this because we are all skint.
Cheers Mark.

That's my kind of update Well done on the black bumpers.

Cheers

Tom

The jack of death lives on!

Gotta love how much difference linseed oil makes! Just keep it out of the awesome direct sunlight we are currently 'suffering' whilst it cures.

Engine needs a bath for sure. Hopefully next time I won't knacker one of your scouring pads during post-car preening. That, or I'll fetch the Swarfega next time.

L14MNP wrote:The jack of death lives on!

Gotta love how much difference linseed oil makes! Just keep it out of the awesome direct sunlight we are currently 'suffering' whilst it cures.

Engine needs a bath for sure. Hopefully next time I won't knacker one of your scouring pads during post-car preening. That, or I'll fetch the Swarfega next time.

Yeah, think I need to invest in some manly cleaning products.
thats on the list after "a jack".
Suicide death jack is unkillable. Never failed yet. Which is in no way tempting fate.......

Oddly, now that the belts changed, the engine seems much quiter, the induction noise (whistle) seems far more pronounced, and the BLOWN HEAD GASKET!!!11!! warning light has gone off. Again.

All of which I approve of.. Cant see how any of that is related to the alt belt like.

Gotta love french cars.

Update.

Got a half day flyer at work, and it was a nice day so got a couple of punctures fixed and FINALLY got the 14in Speedline pepperpots on.










Bad news is its really rubbing at the rear somewhere now. Really obviously and noisily.

Off to try and find out where........................................

looking swweet!!!!!

volvosneverdie wrote:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!, not the dice caps!

(Could you not find 4 pacman ghost valve caps, that'd be original)

Cheers Theo.

Rich, I think some bairns mustve put them on or summat.

Update again - the sidewalls are rubbing against the actual body at the back, so theyre basicly too big.

Its un-lower it, or get smaller wheels. So I guess im going back to smaller wheels again.

Why is nothing ever easy for me???!

has the golf got pac man stickers too? or is it reflecting off your dash?