205 dt sleeper, engine in :)

[Paul_13]

Oh yes, puts a big smile on my face. Especially when the fiesta ST thought he could try it earlier

[Chris_90]

Oh sounds so fun carnt wait to get mine finished! Any videos of what it goes like?

[Paul_13]

I'll get one at some point

[procta]

Oh yes, puts a big smile on my face. Especially when the fiesta ST thought he could try it earlier

HAHAHA YEAH!! I was up the arse of a Seat leon, 13 plater, last week. You should have seen his face! As he was one of these boy racer lads, Sometimes i have to dish out a bit of punishment and my car does receive a lot of shit on the road.

[Paul_13]

Looking at very imminent complete head gasket failure.

There's enough water in the bores it seems to prevent the engine starting sometimes.
Very down on power and drinks coolant more than I drink booze

Luckily I've made a start rebuilding the replacement engine.

The bits are with Miles as we speak

[Piggy]

Oh dear...sounds familiar!

Be ace with new engine though...td04, 11mm with hdi rods and those studs should see you close to 190bhp surely?!

Do you not get issues with the turbo eating oil from the breather system?

[Paul_13]

I've got the breather venting to atmosphere at the moment. It's not plumbed into the intake system

I'm looking forward to getting it working properly

[Tom]

Thats a bit of a shitter. Keep at it mate, you'll win eventually.

[Paul_13]

Right update time...

Thanks again to Trent for the clocks/loom/dash surround!

I fitted these and every dial worked from the off so was happy with that, had to replace a shit load of bulbs but thats a given with 205 clocks.
I was most chuffed about the rev counter working straight away, I know these can be a lady garden to get working.

All in all, it was pretty straight forward, i've taken the dashboard out in 205's enough times and had the whole thing back together and working in about 3 hours.
The stdt loom was like for like plug wise against the old NAD loom.



The "oh shit my engine's already f*cked light"



I didn't have the coin tray or the other triangle trim so I decided to copy a mates idea and modify the cowling to accept a base model triangle trim.



I got it through a MOT earlier and went to costco to stock up on veg

Also centralised the rack and got the tracking sorted, should handle a bit better now.

Next on the list is:

Fit gti valance to be able to lower the rad further
Fit a slightly larger intercooler
Build up the engine with the td04
Get the exhaust built up
Sort out some uprated suspension

[pugmanxud]

I've got a 205dturbo conversion too hahaha.

[Tom]

Same clocks as me, wooooo!

[Paul_13]

I took apart the td04 ages ago and never really looked at it. I've read and heardoff several people that you need to remove the locating pin/dowel, but problem is I can't see it.

Am I going mad(der than usual?)

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[Ricky]

It's on the cold side, take off the compressor housing and you will find it.

[Paul_13]

There's no need to is there?
I can get the angle I want by removing the hot side

[Danny2009]

Not really you need to move the cold side as if not the oil feed and drain won't be pointing straight down

[silverzx]

Glad the clocks are finally being put to good use!

[Paul_13]

[Piggy]

Ooooooo arps!

[Paul_13]

The heads on now, bottom end all sealed up.
Just got to stay biltong everything back on

[Paul_13]

Boom, boom.boom, let me here you say....

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[bashbarnard]

Oh shit

[Niall]

Like i said on whatsapp the other day mate, you did a great job of that!
Only just realised its cracked the bell housing as well? never seen that happen before!

[procta]

shame about the engine going, get another one dropped in!
and just for you paul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLOki2hdsdQ

[Piggy]

Holy moly thats a cracker!

[silverzx]

DAAMN!! I hate seeing these throwing rods / blowing up.

[zx_volcane]

Pants, always a worry seeing xud's with holes in the block

You go a few months without seeing one, then a few crop up - a stark reminder to us all

Time for a new bottom end then I guess?

*edit

This is your old engine right? and you have a shiny one to drop in yes?

[strictly_perv]

I'm impressed! I only managed a run away diesel which I never managed to properly diagnose.

[bashbarnard]

What were you doing at the time. Spirited driving or pootling

[Paul_13]

It's the old engin, so standard rods thankfully.
Other engine is ready to go in, just waiting on a few hoses.

I was literally pulling into a side road maybe slightly more than medium throttle. A big whoosh and a bang!

The thing that really pissed me off the most is a bit of the piston got lodged in the tyre and gave me a puncture on a brand new tyre!

[Toms306]

The thing that really pissed me off the most is a bit of the piston got lodged in the tyre and gave me a puncture on a brand new tyre!

Now that's unlucky!