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Episode 13: Let there be paint! Meanwhile, at the paintshop - the car finally sees some fresh Miami Blue paint! Yay! http://photos.cybernck.com/albums/205gtifore16ver/205gtifore16ver_085.thumb.jpg http://photos.cybernck.com/albums/205gtifore16ver/205gtifore16ver_086.thumb.jpg http://photos.cybernck...

Episode 12: 205. Un sacré numéro. After a "Winter sleep", in May of 2014 I finally managed to find a bodyshop that has agreed to do a bare-shell respray of the 205, so it was time to get it out of the garage and do some more parts stripping and then finally make a move forwards, in every ...

Episode 11: Solid foundation Back at the panel beater's, the car has had most of the major body work done. Facial reconstruction surgery complete. The red arrows are there to sway your attention towards removable lower section, for ease of maneuvering the engine in at a later date. http://photos.cy...

Episode 10: Paste Ta-daa! Inner wheel arch welded on, as well as the new headlamp panels. Looks infinitely better than the old mix of filler and rotten metal! Pretty seamless transition of the car's chassis and the new part - it will look as new when it sees some paint. http://photos.cybernck.com/a...

Episode 9: Cut The car arrived at the body shop and it was time to finally start going in the direction of having a rust-free 205 shell. http://photos.cybernck.com/albums/205gtifore16ver/205gtifore16ver_057.thumb.jpg The chassis had been pulled back to OEM specification, doors put back on using lar...

Episode 8: One Horse Power During my hunt for parts, I managed to find just what I need - NOS replacement headlight panels! I've also finally managed to acquire an "auto bonnet" - i.e. a bonnet off of a 205 Automatic. It's not in the best shape, but it's crucial for my vision of this car ...

Yes, but they're on temporarily, as far as this car is concerned .

Episode 7: Awakening Most of the 2013 went by without having anything done on the car, purely because I couldn't find anyone to take on the work of fixing the chassis and rust patches. However, near the end of the year, it was time to continue the restoration work. http://photos.cybernck.com/albums...

Hello and Happy New Year! :) The last year went without updates, but that doesn't mean I haven't done any work on the car. First, a few photos from from a Winter trip to Budapest (HUN) and Spring trip to Split and Trogir (CRO). Nice stance and still able to carry four people without any issues. And ...

I will not only have to replace a part of the chassis, but also get the shell straightened up.

Episode 6: Winter sleep With the weather turning for worse, the last thing I set out to do was removing the engine block and gearbox to have the engine bay ready for better inspection. http://photos.cybernck.com/albums/205gtifore16ver/205gtifore16ver_033.thumb.jpg http://photos.cybernck.com/albums/...

Episode 5: The king... beheaded After a failure with a GTI-6 engine idea, I continued the actual work on the car, by removing its (non-)original engine. I've had a good idea of what I was doing (hint: a light bulb above my head) :-). http://photos.cybernck.com/albums/205gtifore16ver/205gtifore16ver...

Just a quick update. I've had this idea for winter wheels setup for a while and I've finally got it done now. 406 Coupe V6 Starfish wheels, 7x16" ET12. I don't think I've ever seen another 307 with them on. http://photos.cybernck.com/albums/307breaknck/307breaknck_201.thumb.jpg http://photos.cy...

Episode 4: Shock and horror - continued Just as I was going to start the work on the car, I stumbled across a XU10J4RS engine for sale. It wasn't really looking nice to begin with but since this type of engine is extremely rare where I live, I just had to buy it. A plan of a modern-engined 205 with...

Episode 3: The decision Three 205's (with four engines :-)) but unfortunately one too many. Since I was just about to start restoring my full stock Ph1.5 Silver 205 GTI 1.9 (aka 205 GTI 999), it was a very difficult choice, made even harder as Ph2 Miami Blue with 16v engine was a receipt for my &qu...