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Sept 27, 2008 18:42:36 GMT
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sorry for the looong delay in the story updates, i got a bit too busy at the end of last year, then early this year we found out that my father has to have a heart bypass surgery done which definately meant no racing and no real enthusiasm to work on the car and to top it off, 402streetrace series 2008 season has been buggered up from start till the end anyway. my father had the surgery done last week, he's back home now and recovery goes well, so we can start thinking about more work on the car, but nothing radical will get done for the next few months for sure. as a plus point, 205 Mi32 is featured as a Reader's Project in October's issue of Brittish Practical Performance Car magazine www.ppcmag.co.uk and should be featured in a few more magazines soon which will definately give us an initiative to carry on with the project! in the meantime, i've still got a couple of drag race reports to do, which i'll try to do soon. thanks for the support and see you again soon .
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Mike
East Midlands
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Sept 27, 2008 19:31:02 GMT
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I've been reading the feature in PPC, good work!
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Sept 28, 2008 15:15:31 GMT
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thanks for the support and see you again soon . I'm glad to see you still around, this project is fantastic.. I hope your fathers recovery goes well.
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dubwarrior2
Part of things
"Open up, its the filth"
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Sept 28, 2008 23:39:53 GMT
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Awesome project and fabrication work, well done. I have also just been reading about this in PPC magazine and was dying to find out how you mounted that engine bay in the rear. Now I know. Thanks for a great, well detailled build thread.
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Sept 29, 2008 1:04:11 GMT
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Awesome project ;D . I've got some two engine projects i would like to do but not the money to do it. Great car, should do some circuit racing in it. I 'm sure some sports saloon championship will let you race over here.
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I'll love V8'S till the day i die.....
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Sept 29, 2008 16:25:36 GMT
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well what a great project, I'v been thinking of doing something similar and you'v answerd all my questions, so here i go I'v got the two car's, now where's that angle grinder.
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It was about time I updated this topic, I'm sure you'll agree! There hasn't been a lot of work done on the car after my father's surgery (he's fully recovered now!), as we've stopped racing, had more imporant things to take care of and I've gone back into cycling, which takes up a lot of my time! However, here's a quick update of some body work - making the rear end of the car nicer and ready for the 205GTIDrivers.com EuroTrip that happened back in May (full report to follow): You can find a few photos HERE. See you again in this topic soon . Thanks.
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P.S. Sorry, I forgot to mention that the car has also been featured in PSOOC's (Peugeot Sport Official Owners Club UK) magazine "Torque", a few months ago.
Thanks.
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Oct 20, 2009 15:47:10 GMT
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Blimey, havent seen this for ages (back in my PSOOC days), looking good! My old car
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Oct 20, 2009 17:07:31 GMT
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Glad this project is still going! One very cool build.
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simes
Part of things
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Oct 20, 2009 20:52:18 GMT
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Blimey, havent seen this for ages (back in my PSOOC days), looking good! My old car I think I recognise that car.
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Simes
205Mi16 - 262 cams, Jenvey Throttle Bodies, Emerald managment blah blah...... E91 320D MSport Honda NC30 Vespa 300GTS
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Hello again - here's a prompt update, as promised . I've been meaning to create a proper 205 Mi32 website, but whereas I'm still going to make a "gateway" page for 205Mi32.com, I decided to set up a Facebook fan page, for ease of maintenance/updating and a more direct contact with people that support the project. I'm still going to post updates on forums, but I will be delighted to see you become a fan of 205 Mi32 Project, as I'm currently gathering inspiration to carry on with it. The page (that won't see updates too often, as you already know , can be found here: 205 Mi32 Project Facebook Fan PageThanks!
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Hello everybody! It's time to FINALLY update this topic! Not a great deal of work has been done, but still there's a thing or two that needs to be shown to the world, starting with the mentioned 2009 205GTIDrivers.com Eurotrip. It was a 10-day round-trip for 205GTIDrivers.com members from the UK, Holland and Poland, meeting with people from Austria, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Slovenia and Croatia along the way. The farthest point of the Eurotrip was in Croatia, on 4th and 5th of May (Pula and Rijeka region), where I was present with the 205 Mi32. The feeling of getting recognised, acknowledged and approached nearly everywhere I stopped, getting loads of thumbs up and flashes on the road, taking people out for passenger rides and especially finally meeting, chatting and "putting faces to names" of people I've "known" for many years was, simply put, fabulous! The selection of 205s I had seen was also something to be admired. Here are a few thumbnail teasers: And a photo that means a lot to me - 205 Mi32, surrounded by 205GTIDrivers.com members from several countries. A truly special moment for me! Thanks everybody, you've made it all worthwhile! Photo gallery: projects.205gtidrivers.com/205mi32-eurotrip09
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Aug 25, 2011 23:14:08 GMT
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Amazing
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woodenspatulas
Part of things
Retro in ways you can't imagine
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Aug 26, 2011 11:10:43 GMT
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and here's a quick update about our promotional outing to a large local track race event: you can find 10 pics of 205 Mi32 from this event on THIS PAGE. thanks. sorry to go off topic, but have you any information on that vectra? Big fan of them and your work on the 205. Simply awesome! thanks
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1999 Vectra Estate + 1995 Saab Engine = Good Times
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It's an Opel Vectra STW (touring car) B).
What else would you like to know about it?
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Sept 2, 2011 23:15:31 GMT
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Like I said, there hasn't been a great deal of work done on the car over the past couple of years, but here's a tasty little 2010 update . It was time to sort out the suspension on the 205 Mi32, which meant finally fitting GAZ GHA coilovers with 300 lbs springs and eccentric top mounts, purchased via group buy on 205GTIDrivers.com, replacing FK coilovers (front) and Koni Sport Adjustables (rear). I'll let the photos do the talking - projects.205gtidrivers.com/205mi32-ph7?page=8See you soon with a 2011 update!
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Sept 18, 2011 1:08:01 GMT
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OK, we're in 2011 now. Wishbones needed replacing due to play in ball joints. However, we opted to replace the ball joints, instead of complete wishbones. Usually referred to as impossible to do but there you go. Sadly, I don't have photos of completed wishbones, but they look just like ordinary wishbones . Also, new wheels from the UK! Compomotive MO 7x17" ET15. One of my favourite wheels ever. They look great on the car and the car looks great with them on . We also tidied up the rear end with Phase 2 lights conversion and GTI 1.9 rear quarter panel badges. Ready for a trip to Rijeka (CRO), to meet up with 205 enthusiasts from french-classics.de! Photos - projects.205gtidrivers.com/205mi32-ph7?page=9Next update will bring up photos from the trip!
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Feb 26, 2012 13:18:12 GMT
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Hello everybody! Here are a couple of photos of my father and me on 2011 A-SLO-HR Trip by french-classics.de Yes, I now realise I look a lot like him but the color coordination was coincidental . Anyway, it was a brilliant two-day trip, covering some amazing roads. We attended the second day (4th of September, 2011). It was great to meet a bunch of friendly 205 enthusiasts with superb examples of 205's - each car was different and pretty unique. Here are a few thumbnail teasers: Photo gallery: projects.205gtidrivers.com/205mi32-aslohrtrip11
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