205 dt sleeper, engine in :)

[Paul_13]

Here's the story of my 5 door derv runabout.

Pretty much been in the family since new with only 1 additional owner but my Dad bought it back off him.

Originally started with the lovely beige interior which was quickly disposed off!

At an early age of ownership the front running gear was swapped to 1.9 gti running gear, which proves to be one hell of a lot more stable than base model!

I also swapped the front brake calipers to 1.9 gti items as the 1.6 brakes had given up the ghost and when the pad locking bar went walkies on the way to driving to work in Brighton it was time for their farewell!

Out with old

(NA 1.8 D with 182k on the clock and still going strong!)







Some very perished fuel lines



Lovely veggie goodness!



Don't any pictures of the new engine installed, but basically the specs are:

1.9 Dturbo engine out of a 405, Bosch pump T2 turbo and I believe possibly a Hdi box.

Here's a pic of halway through the gov mod:This basically replaces a spring on the cradle which limits the fuel delivery over certain rpm. Most people shim them but Ryan had put a stiffer spring in and I was basically the guinea pig of his modification It's worked well! Full on fuel all through the rev range.

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Next was the LDA pin modification (boost pin)
New ground down version vs. old



Where it came from



The spindle was adjusted so there was more travel on the throttle and because of this I needed more travel on the pedal, so a quick modification was needed!

Excuse the bodged boost hose! Also bent the accelerator pedal to gain more travel!





The air filter I had on there was a bit restrictive



Thought I could smell a burning smell! This was resting on the turbo



The plan was to use this front mount intercooler off a BMW e94