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  1. Starting 1986 505 Turbo Sedan Project

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    23 hours ago, Goce said:

    Sound like you know what are you doing, and you have some knowledge people helping you, as for the plastic reservoirs, i'm sure they are available, for the brake reservoir you mention that the master cylinder may need replacing, when ordering it, order it with reservoir, if not available there are many cars with remote mounted brake reservoir, simply get one and mounted to the firewall, that's what i had to do on one mercedes couple of years back it dose the job, best of luck.

    I do have a bit of knowledge about some aspects of the project. I am completely unfamiliar with the Peugeot, though. Thanks for input on the brake reservoir / master cylinder. 

  2. Starting 1986 505 Turbo Sedan Project

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    18 hours ago, anj said:

    Another bit of advise is don't wash the engine until the engine is running. You don't want to introduce a major factor of water to an engine with chewed wires.  After it is running wash the engine carefully.

     

    Arun

    Yeah, I was thinking this. I have a good shop vac and a big air compressor that I will use to clean it out. I think most of the reservoirs can be replaced with aftermarket ones if nothing else, but I am uncertain on the brake fluid tank. 

     

    4 hours ago, Goce said:

    From first look, looks good, exterior the chrome, lights and trim are in good shape, that is the important as for the paint, you may look in to wrappin it, there is a kid that leaves near me he wrap a classic mini in carbon fiber and whan i show it first time i was suprised, he sed is very easy to wrap a car just use a heat gun, for the engine bay i agree with Arun, don't wash it before you start it, and don't park it in a garage, you still have mice living in it somewhere, use a vacuum cleaner to remove all the leaves around the engine so they don't catch fire and to be easy liter to wash, and if you have access to compressed air blow everything out of the engine bay, then check for bare wires, and open the air filter carefully to evict any mice from their, keep the pictures coming.

    Yeah I was very happy with the exterior. There are only a couple minor issues with the body. I think I broke the driver side mirror, got bent way back while pulling it out of the bushes. Also, I kind of banged the rear bumper up a bit with the tractor while pulling it out. I don't think I cracked any plastic, so if it's metal that's bent I can fix that. 

    As far as paint goes, I actually have professional air guns for automotive painting. My grandfather is a very skilled painter, and has painted several cars we've restored. Might be a winter project once I decide on what I want to do with the car. For now, the goal is to get it running and reliable. I will post more pictures soon once I make more progress. 

  4. Starting 1986 505 Turbo Sedan Project

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    Alright guys! She's out of the bushes! Got the pressure washer out and blasted off all the dirt and moss growing all over it. 

     

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    The engine bay hasn't been cleaned yet, and is pretty nasty. Mice chewed through a lot of the plastic, like the fluid reservoirs and caps, hopefully nothing too vital. 

     

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    Tomorrow will bring more work, going to clean the engine up a bit, pull the seats out and start conditioning the leather, etc etc.

  5. Starting 1986 505 Turbo Sedan Project

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    27 minutes ago, anj said:

    I would recommend buy normal cheap oil for the first start and then change to f synthetic if the car runs. The cheap can act like a flush and if something major is wrong you haven't wasted expensive oil.

     

    Arun.

    Good idea, thank you!

     

    1 hour ago, SRDT said:

    10w40 5 liters with filter for oil and 9.5 for coolant.

    Awesome! Couldn't find anything about coolant so I appreciate that. Heading to pull it out of the bushes today! Will post more pics when it's out.

  6. Starting 1986 505 Turbo Sedan Project

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    13 hours ago, Goce said:

    Spark plugs NGK or Bosch, the parts store should know which are right for that engine, for the oil full synthetic is a bit too thin for older engines, you are better with semi synthetic 10w40 as for the brand really doesn't matter just get a good quality oil filter.

    Okay, thank you kindly! Do you know how many quarts the 2.0 takes?

  10. Starting 1986 505 Turbo Sedan Project

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    Hello forum, 

    I am new to the forums. I live in Southern Oregon, and have obtained a 1986 Peugeot 505 Turbo sedan. The car is a 1 owner vehicle that was purchased by my grandparents. They are giving it to me to fix up and make a project out of. 

    Backstory on the vehicle:

    I am not sure how many miles are on it, it is sitting in some very overgrown grass and berries. My wife and I will be moving into a house next door to my grandparents house where the car is at, and when we move (October) I will be pulling it out and moving it into my garage. I have no experience with this car, but am somewhat mechanically savvy. I built a big turbo onto a 2005 VW Jetta GLI 1.8T, and learned quite a bit in the process. 

    The 505 Turbo has a very straight body, but has some engine issues. I am not sure what engine is in it, but I believe it's a 2.0L. I'll try and be as detailed as I can here with info from my grandpa (if you want to know something I don't provide, I can ask my grandfather and he will most likely know). The car has been sitting for probably around 12 years now. It ran when it was parked. The main issue is some sort of electrical problem I believe. When it runs, it runs great, but sometimes it just will not start. We have had problems with this for a while before it was parked, where we would take it to the market, and come out and it would not start again. Very intermittent it would seem. It has been in multiple shops that don't have a clue about: 1) The car itself, and 2) what they are doing in general. One shop said it was the turbo. That was replaced with a new turbo, still had same issue. So that's the main reason it's sitting. The second minor issue is that the master cylinder apparently is leaky, but I imagine that's a relatively easy fix. 

    At this point, I am not 100% on interior condition, as I can't exactly get to that right now. I know when it was parked the interior was flawless, but that was quite some time ago. My grandpa believes that it should fire up right away when I try and start it. However, there are a couple things I need and want to do before I even try. The fuel needs to be drained. Needs a new battery, spark plugs, wires. Once I can confirm it will at least turn over, I will drain all fluids and do a full swap. At least will need new tires, probably will replace wheels as well. Rear brakes are getting close to done.

    So this brings me to my questions: 

    1) What is the lug bolt pattern?

    2) Amounts of fluids (motor oil, trans fluid, etc) I will need for a full swap.

    3) Other suggestions on things to do when firing up a car after sitting 12+ years.

    I of course appreciate all the help I may or may not receive here, but I am hopeful to get this up and running, and then begin a full restore on it (and possibly an engine swap down the road). This is the one picture I do have of it.

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  12. Decent Parts Sites?

    in Performance and Tuning

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    Check out the vendor section - your only option is good used, so if your car is that bad you should look at getting a parts car, or finding a nicer car and using yours as a parts car.

    Rabin

    Okay, thanks! This one isn't too bad. Seats will need reupholstering, but I would like to find a good shape carpet kit. Its been sitting in the sun for 15 years so I'm sure the weather seals are bad (car is currently 1200 miles away from me).

  14. Hello everyone

    in Technical Discussion

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    Welcome sir :-)

    I like your idea as a lot of Pug owners like to keep them stock and slow. No engine swapped 505 here in the states but around the world we have seen 2JZ and SR20DET swaps.

    Here in US sky is the limit on these options,If I was you I would go 2JZ,RB26 or EVO 4g63 with fender flairs.

    I'd LOVE an RB, however there is a substantial price difference in those engines. I can get a 1JZ for about $1500, and an RB26DETT would be closer to $6k.

    Honda f22 turbo.

    Already have an S2000 (AP1 with F20), so I'd like something different.

    Welcome,

    As a French I must talk about the 3.0 V6 PRV with turbos...

    wouldn't mind this as much if parts were more available. Tuner imports are pretty big in my area, so Nissan, Honda, Toyota, and Mazda parts are cheap as hell.

  15. Hello everyone

    in Technical Discussion

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    New to the forum, new to the car. My grandparents have had an 86 Turbo sitting in the yard for probably 15 years, broken down. From what my grandfather remembers, it has some electronic issue and will randomly not start,and nobody can seem to figure out the problem. So I am taking it on for a new project. The plan is to pull the engine immediately, do some body work, and swap something new in it.

    So, my question is: what kind of swaps have been done into a 505? Anything more common? By the way, I'm looking to achieve some pretty high output. Right now I've got a 1JZ, SR20DET, or an LS1 on the list of options. Thanks for any imput.

    -Nick

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