DiscoStu

Bought in April 2006 as a standard 1.6 GTi.



First thing i did was to lower it, was pretty happy with the results:



I then attended a club meet and had it rollong roaded (Westec) where it produced 109bhp (cant remember at what revs tho):



I then found a cheap 1.9 donor car from which i salvaged wheels and a few other bits and pieces:



The wheels were in pretty poor condition tho so i set about refurbishing them with the help of a friend:



At this point i managed to kill the 1.6 engine so i thought it was an ideal time to try and find an Mi16 with which to replace it. Decided to remove the 1.6 at this point in preperation:







With the engine out i set about cleaning the engine bay, was pretty impressed with the results:





Next task - finding an Mi16!!! £500 and 360+ miles later i returned home with this (even got a free Haynes manual with it lol):







So out came that engine:



When i bought the car i was told the engine had recieved a complete rebuild costing £1700 (with reciept). So after opening her up we were able to confirm she had recently recieved new pistons, liners, valves, haed gasket, etc.... so that was a great bonus!!

Now it was time for the fun to begin Using solid rubber mounts i fitted the engine into the 205 (no gearbox yet as that was being rebuilt:





Then when my gearbox arrived that was fitted (it is a 1.6 box fitted with the final drive from the Mi16) now it was all coming together nicely:





Time for a pint i think :



Next up I bought and fitted a Mocal 13 row oil cooler and hoses. The Mi16 wateril cooler is too big to fit behind the radiator and as I’m running twin fans I cudnt run the airil from a 1.9 GTi. :





Now that the engine, gearbox, coolant system, manifolds, etc were all fitted it was time to get stuck into the wiring. For this I enlisted the help of my good friend Mikey G (for those that know him), who did a fantastic job for me/ I also chose to relocate the battery to the boot:







Battery in its box (with cut off switch):





Here is she is ready to fire up:



And she fired up first turn of the key… yay!! Next up I decided to sort the brakes. After looking at the different options available, and my bank balance, I opted for the Hi-spec 285mm disc conversion along with Mintex 1144 pads, it seams to do the job nicely:







With the car now running I was able to drive it to Prospeed in Cardiif where it was fitted with a full stainless steel system (2.5” bore with 3.5 inch inward rolled tail pipe). I also chose to have a Starchip fitted with the hope of gaining some extra power (later rolling roaded at 179bhp @ 7290rpm). The car was now running very well and I felt it deserved to be badged correctly lol:



I used the car on Track for the first time at Rally Supercar Day @ Castle Combe in August. It performed well but I didn’t really get the chance to give it a good thrashing as I only had one session booked and a Mk1 Escort crashed, closing the circuit halfway through my session:



A few days later I was offered an immaculate half leather interior for not a lot of cash so I bought and fitted that. Along with some Sabelt harnesses in preparation for another up-coming trackday :





Attending EuroFest @ Castle Combe in September I had a much better opportunity to put the car through its paces. I was very happy with its performance and its reliability (except I topped up the oil and over filled it, resulting in lots of smoke for the first 2 laps…. Oops). Only points for concern being I could do with some adjustable suspension and I boiled my brake fluid, I plan to use synthetic next year:





Since then other than maintaining the car I have not really spent much money on it. I recently replaced the front fog lights with genuine Peugeot items, had the front and rear valances re-painted and an auto bonnet (with power bulge) fitted:







Here are some very recent pics of the car and how it is now. These were taken on a PistonHeads meet curtiousy of Mason/Domintry on 31/12/06:







That’s it for now!! Please feel free to comment or ask questions.

Stu


Edit:- I’d also like to say a HUGE thanx to the following people: Mikey G who also owns www.starchipsolutions.com Tombo for the helping hand late into the nite, Cwmbran gearbox centre, Matt for the bodywork Andrew at www.roelands.co.uk for all their help during the conversion.

ram

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top work, love it

Spiky

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not bad









only kidding, it looks fooking great dude

dave cos4x4

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nice pint....


car looks good and i bet it goes good too.

good little track car.

DiscoStu

LMAO, it was one of those beer barrels u buy from asda lol

I followed all the instructions and still ended up with that

grsford

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top motor mate wish i still had mine

turboloon

lovely motor m8 a bit of apig as well to shoe horn that mi16 motor in there right as well...you got a bargain with that 405 as well £500 lovely little car mate all the best with it

tracktoy

very nice clean car mate- love it

GazzaG

DiscoStu

Thanx, its not a hugely difficult conversion, and well worth it

Indeed the 405 was a bargain, had to drive from S.Wales to east London to get it tho, took nearly 10hrs return journey

dumped

Who shortened the inlet manifold and is there any performance difference such as shape of power curve etc?

Love the car though - love Mi 205s

CraigoScott

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wow thats really cool, looks in really good condition!

t_studdrst

very nice

pollocks

looks quality mate top car

carlo

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Nice little car that mate my mate had one a while back & it was fantastic

richard_syko

Looking good Stu, whens it going to Llandow then?

DiscoStu

As soon as i can get a trackday sorted. Dont know of any coming up do u?

Dumped - It is commonly believed that a shortened inlet manifold loses torque at the middle of the rev range. I once seen a magazine article on this and using various cars with the different manifolds they could not find any great differences in power.

I have throttle bodies to go on soon anyway, so that manifold will no longer be required. It was shortened by a company called PR Performance

Yet again thanx for the comments

T4KAF

few my pals had 205 mi,s and they great little cars!!!

richard_syko

Sure there is a SWC one late January. Whether it will take place is another matter

I`ll let you know when I hear of one

Shorter primaries will improve top end but loose out low down and visa versa.

Go for as longer to get low down torque

Si B

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Looks great. I'm doing the same project on 2 of my 205s!

Thread to follow, but thought I'd have a read of other 205 projects first and see what you're all up to!

Looks great, a real transformation from what it was to what it is!

Well done, and keep updating as you mod it more!

Si

PT

very good mate, a good read

Tim

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nice

Twins

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Great project ,love the look with the new bonnet ,makes a lot of difference looks wise

DiscoStu

Thanx again guys

Good luck with u'r projects SiB drop me PM if u have an Q's or need advice, i'd be happy to help

twins - not only does the bonnet look good but it also gives me that little extra room i need for my throttle bodies



Coming soon

AGAR-COSWORTH

Love these cars

Your one looks immac and its good to hear its reliable too

GINGExR2 T

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top motor,

DiscoStu

Just thought i'd quickly update the thread.

Unfortunately the Pug recieved an unwanted modification on the weekend











Looks like a liner cracked and failed, the piston didnt run straight and got fired off into the head


Managed to source myslef a new engine today tho and work will soon be starting on that. That means i'm gonna hve to build it faster and stronger

Spiky

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soooooooooooooooo gutting