Road Rally 205 GTi

[Arwel]

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Work began on repairing the inner wing tonight. Managed to tidy up one section and weld a plate in. Phill done a top job with the welder and Neil sorted the MI loom out whilst I minced about taking photos







Still a fair bit of repairs needed but we're getting there.

[mexicotait]

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Sorry to hijack but is there any chance you hace a 1.9 gti wheel
Just need one for a spare

[stitchmotorsport]

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great car good luck with the engine swap

[rhodrievans]

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Sorry to hijack but is there any chance you hace a 1.9 gti wheel
Just need one for a spare

i have a few in white if your in need of some

[mexicotait]

Road Rally 205 GTi

I might be going to get one next week off a guy who is local but if not i will be in touch
Thanks
Hows the engine swap going ?

[Arwel]

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Been a quiet few days on the car as I have been busy with a few other things, mainly being in Llandrindod Wells over the weekend for the WAMC awards night which got messy. Got to bed around 4:30 in the morning.. good times.

Anyway.. even though no actual work has been done the parts have started to arrive. Hydraulic handbrake kit has arrived and a new grp A lower engine mount bush has been ordered along with BBM MI16 coolant hoses..ahh well.. Payday Thursday so the remaining parts can be ordered. Back to work on it tomorrow evening so more updates coming soon

[Arwel]

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Inner wing has now been repaired and the wiring is nearly sorted. Old 8v loom has been taken out and the MI16 loom is now in place ready to be connected. Its starting to get there now.

[Arwel]

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Few more hours spent in the garage again. Managed to get the tank guards off.. one bolt was a bitch to get to and then rounded itself off so out came the disc cutter. Exhaust is now fully off the car, grounded back and sealed some more repair work and got the rear off the ground so the beam is ready to come off. Found a nasty hole in the sill though so thats more work to add to the list.

[Arwel]

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No more pictures at the moment. Work is being done on the wiring at the moment. Battery to be re located to the boot so a new power lead has been run through and a lot of un needed wiring chopped out and new wiring to replace old damaged stuff. Need to get some new pipes made up for the power steering rack and sort some fuel and brake lines. Sump is now off the engine and all looks well so just need to pop the baffle inside and then fit some new coolant hoses and we wont be far off dropping the engine in then.

[Arwel]

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Engine now in

[Arwel]

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So much gone on since Feb. Engine is now running. A freshly rebuilt rear beam is back on the car and the front end is all back together. Some wiring to tidy up now and interior and its nearly done.

[jon jkd]

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Going well in them vids keep up the good work

[Arwel]

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Going well in them vids keep up the good work

Cheers.. hopefully going a lot better the next rally

[Arwel]

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Right then.. its been on the move the last few days.. not under its own steam unfortunately but its been moved to a better lit garage for wiring to be finished off. Wont be long now

[Arwel]

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It left the garage under its own steam yesterday

Had a few teething problems after a little run which took a while to sort but we got there. Took it for a little spin through some lanes in the evening and its unbelievable. So aggressive in the power delivery and the way it handles now is amazing. Few road miles to put under its belt now and it'll be well on its way for a return to competition.