This wee beauty for sale near me

[rd070707]

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Saw this for sale yesterday and I fell in love.

205 1.4 rolland garros 77k absolutely mint but no mot.

Trying to talk myself out of buying it haha

What engine swaps are possible if you want to stay down the petrol route?

[Danny2009]

Gti6? There's one on fb with a v6 in it

[rd070707]

Does the 6 engine fit easy enough?

[bashbarnard]

Exhaust will need re angling and the subframe will need to be swapped for gti or gear linkage pivot moved. Need 1.8 diesel driveshafts I think but cant remember. Take a look at 205gtidrivers lots of info on there

[Dom]

any gti 205 engine as well as 306 gti 6 405 mi 16 will fit easy peasy (well squeesy) BUT fit!

[sam]

Personally I'd go for a j4 or a JP4

[Danny2009]

Jp4 with j4 cams ect would go well in that

[powerandtorque]

The standard rev happy TU3S engine and matching short-ratio 'box in these as standard is a hoot.

Indeed, in some ways I think that the 205 XS (which the RG is based on) is the pick of the 205 range - it's not the quickest or the plushest, but the engine and gearbox combo punches well above its weight and thanks to so little weight over the nose it feels so light and eager to turn in. A standard GTi feels almost a touch ponderous by comparison, and that's a car that's won countless accolades for its handling.

I sorely miss my 205 XS - it was far more the "Rallye" than the UK car that carried the name.

Engine swap wise anything that will fit a GTi will fit in one of these as it will have the later engine mount at that age, but because it was carb and uses an MA gearbox you'll find quite a few additional parts need to be swapped compared to a GTi - fuel tank/pump/lines/wiring for starters if you're going to use an injection engine, gear linkage/brackets are different if you're going for a BE gearbox (as used on XU engines and a reasonable idea on higher power TU's) and you'd need to adapt the cooling system to something closer to a GTi for most swaps too.

I urge you to give the standard engine and 'box combo a chance before binning it though!

[THE_Liam]

I'd echo the above. I had an AX GTI with a very similar engine and its a brilliant little goer, tried a 205 XS my mate had and that was the same. Very close to a 1.6 GTI in a straight line up to 60-65 and probably slightly quicker in the twisties.