I recently bought a 2dr Subaru impreza which is a hell of a lot of fun. But the 205's going nowhere chaps.
Needed some funds so sold some stuff kicking about inc the satchshift but will buy another in the new year I expect

________________________________________

230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here
309 3dr K20 Type R

It's got a close gearbox but it's been over 140 in my possion and still pulling bloody hard so I'd say no!

________________________________________

230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here
309 3dr K20 Type R

How soon?

________________________________________

Chris
1999 China Gti6 Supercharged [Fun car] >>Project Thread<<
2000 Bianca 306 Diesel [Work runabout]

had/have a few days holiday to take before christmas so i decided to get some work done on the 205.


pulled it out of my mates garage where its been sat unstarted since July! Jump leads, slave battery and fresh fuel were at the ready but she fired up on her own with just a bit of throttle which i was suprised about


loaded it up onto the trailer and took it to work...



at our new workshops


took my tools and toolbox over to work aswell which ill leave there as most of the 205 work will be carried out there. its been sat in the corner of dads garage for a while and really wanted to get it properly sorted so it did!



so cracked on and get it up in the air and pulled wheels off, nut and bolt checked it around first which was a good idea seing as all 4 of the carrier bolts on the front brakes had worked lose! i persumed that the thread lock that comes dry on the new bolts with a set of pads would be fine... clearly not! so dug out the proper locktite, cleaned the bolts and put them back together but not before taking the pads out and checking the brakes over



next job was to remove the swirl pot and bosch 044 pump which was mounted behing the passengers seat and fit it under the boot floor properly. always got a wiff of fuel when driving which i put down to it all being inside even with the correct fuel lines. should be the end of it now


on the bench



mounted up under the boot floor. just need add the feed pipe from the tank, return to the tank then connect up the fuel lines to the engine bay.


more updates soon..


oh and one of the impreza while out last weekend. ive got hold of some prodrive OZ P1 wheels which ive had professionally refurbed with new tyres and will be fitting tomorrow


all crappy IPhone pics im afraid

________________________________________

230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here
309 3dr K20 Type R

I work as a area sales manager for company selling commercial mowers, tractors and wood chippers to golf clubs, councils, tree surgeons etc and we have opened another branch for this in Hampshire. I run the depot day to day currently too :-).

I'm not a huge fan of the colour! It has been my mates for the last 6 years and was the first owner since being imported by david Hendry cars. He is the head mechanic at a ford garage along with my bro who's the service manager there too so I know the history.
2 years ago he spent huge money on building the cosworth 2.5 engine that's in it :-)
I love the torque that comes out of the 2.5 lump, the feedback from it etc. in short I think it's the best car I've ever driven and you soon overlook the colour.

________________________________________

230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here
309 3dr K20 Type R

next up was to sort the exchaust tunnel out..

originally i picked up an 4-2-1 Maniflow 306 4 branch manifold for £30 rather than spending £500+ on a new one. Only 2 problems with it was it had cracks around all the welds and it was for a 306. I gave it to my old man and the next evening it was all welded back up which just left the problem of it fitting a 306 not a 205. This meant i had to cut the old exhaust tunnel out and knock up a new one... that was 2 years ago now and ever since then the tunnel that i knocked up for it has been annoying me.

i havent got any proper pics but you can just about make it out in the corner of this pic..



So Saturday i chopped it all out and got 1M of 1.2mm sheet steel to make a new tunnel, then when funds allow i can purchase another Satchshift which should now fit where as it wouldnt with the old tunnel.

its still got along way to go but this is the shape all tacked up and fitted, to get the curve and for it to sit fairly close to the manifold i had to make it in sections. Another evening will see it all ground back smooth so it looks much better then weld it all up, clean and some fresh paint.

________________________________________

230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here
309 3dr K20 Type R

Dry sump update is next!

________________________________________

230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here
309 3dr K20 Type R

i dont have im afraid, just looked back through my Photobucket file and cant see anything.

________________________________________

230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here
309 3dr K20 Type R

Collecting the dry sump kit next week so that will be my next update. It's ready to roll currently but just standard wet sump. Fitted new windscreen to replace the cracked one and have replacement quater windows to fit as old ones have faded. Needs tax, mot and from memory insurance is up soon.

Should be doing a fair few trackdays this year though!

________________________________________

230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here
309 3dr K20 Type R

Thanks mate!

________________________________________

230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here
309 3dr K20 Type R

650 second hand for a pace setup.

________________________________________

230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here
309 3dr K20 Type R

Is it fitted.
Would love to see how it all fits together

________________________________________

Ex- Phase 3 China GTi-6 T-Reg

Outstanding levels of grip I noticed today.

What is your current suspension setup?

________________________________________

Senior Test Automation Engineer for the 306GTi6 Owners Club Forum

---