vtr, strip out or not?

[wicked-vtr]

right, i cant decide what path to go down with my car, leather seats, nice install ect ect or strip it out.
it is my daily driver but im tempted by the performance gains of a properly lightweight car, i dont really drive long distances often anyway, and having no back seats is a good excuse for not giving lifts :p

anyway, was wondering if the performance will increase dramatically or is it not really worth it? and will the car be all cold/loud/rattley if i strip it? any advice or views from people would be good :)

[pjm300]

only strip it if you need to.

otherwise you'll look like a tit

[Danr]

Agreed with pjm. If you're doing track days all the time and the car won't be used on the road much then yeah, why not strip it.

I couldn't have a stripped car personally.

[Berg]

i didnt notice a difference at all on my old vtr

its louder

and reminds me of being in a van

i would only do it again if i were using it on track tbh

[evans1089]

i didnt notice a difference at all on my old vtr

its louder

and reminds me of being in a van

i would only do it again if i were using it on track tbh

couldnt say it anybetter...
or drag strip ;)
the pod ftw

[wicked-vtr]

sounds like a bit of a crap idea then, yeah a stripped out sax with a cage would make me look like a poser lol.
if theres no real gains its not worth it anyway. id only do it if it made the car significantly faster and better handling.

[Berg]

it would probably make it more twitchy than better handling?

[wicked-vtr]

possibly? i thought less weight would mean less body roll ect ect

[Berg]

but no weight in the back and all weight up front...

good suspension setup will mean less body roll i think

im only basing it on what my vtr was like stripped

[wicked-vtr]

yeah good point, all the weight (engine) over the front and nothing in the back probably isnt good, lots of understeer lol? or not enough grip on the back wheels so slidy/twitchy lol. didnt think about that :S

[ricksimmonds]

wouldnt bother tbh. ive done it to mine and it handle better, really light and nimble and so easy to control if the back end steps out (practically corrects itself) but tbh i dont think its really any quicker (just ALOT louder) and after the initial novelty period of about 2 weeks has worn of you wish you didnt throw all the interior trim away like i did lol

[ricksimmonds]

it would probably make it more twitchy than better handling?

can be a little twitchy, but on the whole the handling is better, feels so much more chuckalbe

[toms_vtr]

its worth doing if you can put up with the noise and it being very very cold in the morning lol

[Sparco_Tom]

i love stripped cars, cold doesnt bother me. I love hearing every little noise all the gravel and stuff hitting the underside of the car :)

[Jaytee]

i love my vtr stripped. Just need to get my vts engine in it and save up for a better suspension setup and it will be more or less where i want it. I love the noises you get and how you can feel much more of what the car is doing.

[AlexB]

i would say no (and i strip every car i own tbh)

most people pussy strip there cars and leave all the heavy stuff in
a properly stripped car is heavily impractical
youve got no carpets so in the wet the floors well slippy to get in and out
you get more noise
get a few good smells of petrol and oil
no heater
no electrics

and unless you even it out by removing weight up front (in the engine bay) it gets rather unbalanced and twitchy

a cage will even the weight but is a bad idea in a road car tbh

[Karl]

i do like 3 miles a day, thats it.
car otherwise is just used for some fun / track days.

Stripping is the way forward (for me)

im not a hardcore stripper.......lol.

[Ryan]

If its for a purpose.

and a track car its fine.

A stripped road car that will never see track time makes you look like a pleb

[Ryan]

i do like 3 miles a day, thats it.
car otherwise is just used for some fun / track days.

Stripping is the way forward (for me)

why just get the girly half cage then :P

[AlexB]

A stripped road car that will never see track time makes you look like a pleb

rofl

i just hate the guys who claim removing a rear bench is stripping
i proved that stripping can make a massive difference n a car with my 1.1 but tbh that thing was beyond what 99% or people would do to there car
atm i still class my gti as not fully stripped and i only have a dash a little sound deadening behind and one seat and harness
its shit like the airbag ecu and sterio wiring ect that all add up
with 4 people we could nearly pick the whole car up off the ground
but driving round in it was a pain
it leaked it froze up it had no heater no central locking no nothing

and people who got in the car (when i put a passenger seat in) were just like wtf and wanted to get out

sorry about the mini rant but the whole stripped fashion pisses me off
if your gonna use the car by all means strip it out
but if your doing it cause you like the track look your an idiot imo

[Ryan]

alex, everyone knows track look is gay..

Unless you have the balls to do a proper track day :D

[AlexB]

haha yep
i need to get my self in a job so i can get a few booked up now the gti is getting sorted out tbh

[Ryan]

haha yep
i need to get my self in a job so i can get a few booked up now the gti is getting sorted out tbh

know anyone who can do mots by post ;)

Im off for mapping on 17th, need Mot on 19th lol then need abd to sort my FUCKING MOUNTS! then track action again

[AlexB]

hmm i could try ivan
the kalashinov weilding russian mot guy (honestly)
he did a dodge mot for a guy i know lol could probably see a picture of the car and pass it

you still not got mounts yet fucking hell

[Ryan]

hmm i could try ivan
the kalashinov weilding russian mot guy (honestly)
he did a dodge mot for a guy i know lol could probably see a picture of the car and pass it

you still not got mounts yet fucking hell

nope not here and not replied to email :(

bad times..

[Mochachino]

If its for a purpose.

and a track car its fine.

A stripped road car that will never see track time makes you look like a pleb

what he said.

Think if a proper track lad that goes on track days every week in the sumemr came up to you and asked which track days do you go to and u reply with, im doing it for the look.

Youll look like a right twat lol

[AlexB]

what he said.

Think if a proper track lad that goes on track days every week in the sumemr came up to you and asked which track days do you go to and u reply with, im doing it for the look.

Youll look like a right twat lol

or youll just look a twat for having no interior

[Karl]

why just get the girly half cage then :P

Would be a reet arse dodging doorbars in a shirt and trousers when I get to work :D

++ cba to cut dash

+++ looks sexy as fook :P

[Ryan]

Would be a reet arse dodging doorbars in a shirt and trousers when I get to work :D

++ cba to cut dash

+++ looks sexy as fook :P

Looks gay

Dont need to cut the dash or have doorbars fitted with the right omp/SD cage thats not a pussy one :homme:

[AlexB]

Would be a reet arse dodging doorbars in a shirt and trousers when I get to work :D

++ cba to cut dash

+++ looks sexy as fook :P

have you seen my cage??
im looking at a shirt and tie job going out to customers and will be using the 106 till i get a company car (hoping i get the job)

its fine tbh

[willsy]

lol Alex you leave Ivan alone, or at least keep him hush between a few of us.

I am absolutely fooked on emissions tbh as i have no lambda sensor so will always fail on lambda 1 reading so need to keep a good tester at hand

[AlexB]

i didnt mention where he is did i willsy lol

im sure he can sort you out tbh

[Ryan]

feel free to pm me :P

[AlexB]

miles from you tbh ryan lol

[ricksimmonds]

To everyone saying you'll look a twat if its stripped but not actually used on a track wtf are you on?!

1. how will anyone that sees you out and about know whether you do or do not track your car? answer: they wont, so you wont look a twat based on whether you actualy track the car or not...you'll look a twat because your driving a shitty saxo with no interior thinking your a 'rude boy' (to the wider public)

2. who decided they had the right to decide anyone stripping their car that does not use a track is a pleb? if someone wants to strip their car in order to make it more fun to drive on the road then they can, its their car, stop trying to impose your dilluded views on the members of sax-p

RANT OVER! :wall:

3.

[Ryan]

To everyone saying you'll look a twat if its stripped but not actually used on a track wtf are you on?!

1. how will anyone that sees you out and about know whether you do or do not track your car? answer: they wont, so you wont look a twat based on whether you actualy track the car or not...you'll look a twat because your driving a shitty saxo with no interior thinking your a 'rude boy' (to the wider public)

2. who decided they had the right to decide anyone stripping their car that does not use a track is a pleb? if someone wants to strip their car in order to make it more fun to drive on the road then they can, its their car, stop trying to impose your dilluded views on the members of sax-p

RANT OVER! :wall:

3.

point 3???

When people call themsevles track/rally slags yet have never done either they do LOOK LIKE TWATS!

Its like me calling myself a pro footballer when ive not kicked a football for 5years :P

[saxotourdecorse]

i personnaly hate people who strip their cars and dont track it. you are defo a twat in my eyes if that is what ya do. mine is striped and i use it everyday yet it is a very handy track car, i pull up at oulton park the same i do at tesco and smash cars with 40k price tags so then who is the twat lol, rant over

[pjm300]

i personnaly hate people who strip their cars and dont track it. you are defo a twat in my eyes if that is what ya do. mine is striped and i use it everyday yet it is a very handy track car, i pull up at oulton park the same i do at tesco and smash cars with 40k price tags so then who is the twat lol, rant over

you? :geek:

[ricksimmonds]

point 3???

When people call themsevles track/rally slags yet have never done either they do LOOK LIKE TWATS!

Its like me calling myself a pro footballer when ive not kicked a football for 5years :P

i did have point three at the time but i was writing the post at work and forgot it half way through lol

whos claiming to be a track/rallly slag?

your changing the context. no one is claiming to be anything. When someone asks/considers stripping their car, its to make it more fun/enjoyable to drive on track or road, you'll agree that you can still enjoy the benefit of a stripped car without being a track slag. noone is claiming to be anything but they always get the YOU WILL LOOK A TWAT from a certain few track 'hardcores' who incorrectly believe we care what they think!!

no offence intended but people say YOU WILL LOOK A TWAT, well no, tbh you wont, you'll look EXACTLY the same as the real track 'slags' do on the road and if a certain few 'track hardcores' think you'll look a pleb, its nothing to lose any sleep over...thats what i meant, i just fail to see how you will look a twat when you have stripped your car to make driving more enjoyable and are not claiming to be anything but a kid stripping his car as it feels better to drive?

[ricksimmonds]

i personnaly hate people who strip their cars and dont track it. you are defo a twat in my eyes if that is what ya do. mine is striped and i use it everyday yet it is a very handy track car, i pull up at oulton park the same i do at tesco and smash cars with 40k price tags so then who is the twat lol, rant over

you used the word 'hate' to describe someone that strips their car but doesnt track it? mate your pathetic

in that case you HATE quite a few people on here, including me and for no reason atal except we have made changes to OUR cars for a tangible benefit to road driving, you twat

***edit***

P.S I would like to track my car but cant really afford it. so i suppose in that case i shouldnt strip MY car and enjoy MY car more on the road as certain people on here will hate me and say i look a twat lool. point proven or?

[Ryan]

if i see a stripped car and no roll cage I do often think, tit.

For a start buckets and harnesses can effectively be unsafe without a roll cage due to the nature inwhich you are held in :P

I dont actually think you realise, im not bothered by your opinion of 'caring what the hardcore think' its the joys of a free country. I think you look like a tit and im allowed to voice it :D

[ricksimmonds]

if i see a stripped car and no roll cage I do often think, tit.

For a start buckets and harnesses can effectively be unsafe without a roll cage due to the nature inwhich you are held in :P

I dont actually think you realise, im not bothered by your opinion of 'caring what the hardcore think' its the joys of a free country. I think you look like a tit and im allowed to voice it :D

ok fair enough

oh sorry i forgot to mention i did once go on a track so by your reckong i must no longer be a twat :panic:

[saxotourdecorse]

you used the word 'hate' to describe someone that strips their car but doesnt track it? mate your pathetic

in that case you HATE quite a few people on here, including me and for no reason atal except we have made changes to OUR cars for a tangible benefit to road driving, you twat

***edit***

P.S I would like to track my car but cant really afford it. so i suppose in that case i shouldnt strip MY car and enjoy MY car more on the road as certain people on here will hate me and say i look a twat lool. point proven or?

yes i do hate people who strip their car and yes i do think twat. reason - i drive sensible on the road, and go nuts on a track. if you have a striped car and dont track it you must drive like a twat on the road otherwise there is no point. an you think you are lewis h on the road, and that philosophy killed two of best mates last year so yes i do think - twat. and that opinion will never change

[ricksimmonds]

yes i do hate people who strip their car and yes i do think twat. reason - i drive sensible on the road, and go nuts on a track. if you have a striped car and dont track it you must drive like a twat on the road otherwise there is no point. an you think you are lewis h on the road, and that philosophy killed two of best mates last year so yes i do think - twat. and that opinion will never change

well maybe you should stop making assumptions as to other peoples driving habbits and you might not be so full of unjustifed hatred mate

[saxotourdecorse]

why strip if ya dont track and drive sensibly on road?

[saxotourdecorse]

check it out ... might be changing to 3 point

http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/tt10/666saxo666/IMG_1155.jpg

[ricksimmonds]

why strip if ya dont track and drive sensibly on road?

because i prefer the characterstics of how the car drives when it is stripped, did it first just to try it out as i was intrigued and liked it so didnt replace the interior (only done the back but stripped the back properly not just rear bench and that)

it also performs better when i do decide to have the occasional blast down country lanes etc

if you pretend you never put your foot down on public roads your lying

[ricksimmonds]

check it out ... might be changing to 3 point

http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/tt10/666saxo666/IMG_1155.jpg

mine is more stripped than that, you still have the rear quater panels in etc? how come?

[saxotourdecorse]

because i prefer the characterstics of how the car drives when it is stripped, did it first just to try it out as i was intrigued and liked it so didnt replace the interior (only done the back but stripped the back properly not just rear bench and that)

it also performs better when i do decide to have the occasional blast down country lanes etc

if you pretend you never put your foot down on public roads your lying

i genuinly dont drive fast on roads, but i do take ya point about handling etc, why put cermaic discs for a 911? if you do the speed limit.... i just think peoples reasoning is wrong when they do it thats all, i think most people jus do it so they have people saying or thinking they do trackdays etc when they arnt ballsy enough to do one

[saxotourdecorse]

only did it the other day and i dont no how yet lol easy job lol? havent looked

[ricksimmonds]

duno about easy, i couldnt get the rear seat belt out of the the hole it goes through on the rear panel so i just sawed the panel in half to get the belt out, at that point i didnt want to removed the seat belts as i didnt no whether i wanted to but the interior back in but once the saw came out it sorta made the decision for me lol

if you remove the rear belts (couple of nuts) the panels just unclip so will be easy enough

[saxotourdecorse]

ye im not sure if i am gonna leave it like. it deadens a bit of the sound to.

[Ryan]

if you remove it, it gives a great opportunity to put that ghastly show cage in the bin :P

function over form :D

Id also mount the harnesses better, having one high and one low isnt the best idea imo, you want them both at similar heights.

[Ryan]

exibit A
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/kneaster/VTR/Picture001-1.jpg

[pjm300]

check it out ... might be changing to 3 point

http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/tt10/666saxo666/IMG_1155.jpg

you WILL die in the event of a crash.

good luck with that

[Paul]

why strip if ya dont track and drive sensibly on road?

Better mpg.

you WILL die in the event of a crash.

good luck with that

Only if he roll's it.

[pjm300]

exhibit B

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j127/pjm300/cage%20fitting/DCP_3030.jpg

[JamesR]

check it out ... might be changing to 3 point

http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/tt10/666saxo666/IMG_1155.jpg

have you still got the panels which house the rear speakers in? i want to strip mine like yours, keep the rear speakers and everything in front of the front seats, but strip the rest, notice any difference?

[Anthony]

I'm going to be stripping mine soon, once i get funds for buckets and harnesses etc. because it'll handle better, break better, look better, perform better, and mpg is better.

And it is my daily drive, but in the future i do plan to do some local track days etc.

[pjm300]

Only if he roll's it.

or gets a rear ender/rear quarter shunt

[JamesR]

why will he die if he gets rear ended? what difference will the rear seats make?

[Ryan]

Better mpg.



Only if he roll's it.

nope, as easy to submarine in a head on on one shoulder whist the other stays normal, so easy to actually come out of the belts due to twisting.

[Ryan]

exhibit B

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j127/pjm300/cage%20fitting/DCP_3030.jpg

really wish my SD mounts would fucking arrive so i can get my harnesses on the bar.

[Ryan]

why will he die if he gets rear ended? what difference will the rear seats make?

its not the seat, the C pilar or rear end if it crumples is where hes mounting the seatbelt to lol! so if this mangles so does the belt

[saxotourdecorse]

ye but if i get hit from the side where the cage is mounted itll crumple there. so anyway there is a possibility of them not workin, and does anyone wanna give me a grand for a cage??? cos i got no money, show cages look cool and i think they would help more than nothin if i roll anyway.

[Ryan]

show cages look cool and i think they would help more than nothin if i roll anyway.

you are very wrong.

How do you expect it to help in a roll, they are piss weak, and dont mount substancially, if you roll they are actually more dangerous due to the fact that they can snap and then fly about EASYER!

[Ryan]

ye but if i get hit from the side where the cage is mounted itll crumple there. .


Dont need to mount it there, Mount them to the rear seat areas, both of them! This area is stronger due to the fuel cell being around there init ;)

Cages dont crumple very easily either. Hence why when you roll alot of the drivers safety cell is intact

[saxotourdecorse]

my show cage is quite strong when in and itll defo do more than feck all. but i take ya point. they look the nuts to

[Ryan]

my show cage is quite strong when in and itll defo do more than feck all. but i take ya point. they look the nuts to

They are not strong, hence why they dont have FIA/MSA approval ;)

it doesnt even mount to the floor of the shell, so how do you expect it to stop the whole shell reducing in height??

[saxotourdecorse]

it wont but itll do more than feck all, but i do take ya point and i will buy a proper one of you when you sell ;)

[Ryan]

it wont but itll do more than feck all, but i do take ya point and i will buy a proper one of you when you sell ;)

Except I wont be selling my SD cage thats going in, and the omp is sold allready ;)

How do you expect it to do anything substancial, when its design isnt for safety.

Think about it, the type of metal used, the mounting points etc.. Like I said chances are it is more DANGEROUS in a crash than helpful for safety.

[saxotourdecorse]

any saxo that rolls is potentially fatal. and i dont expect it to anythin but i am a poor student lol. how much you pay for sd cage, i gotta buy new brakes first :( but they do llok good anyway. better than normal cages i think.

[Ryan]

doesnt matter what they look like, Im not posting to be a cunt, im posting because of the safety issue.

My sd cage i got second hand, its £845 new.

Can get OMP cages for £4-500.

brakes you can get gti-6/266mm set ups for not alot from scrappys init :P (im a student to)

A proper cage will have a safety cell for the occupants, which is why a saxo rolling with a cage isnt a major issue interms of safety, just see foggys progress thread

[raunchz]

I would prefer to be in a rear ender/3/4 crash without a show cage than with one tbh.

[raunchz]

I would prefer to be in a rear ender/3/4 crash without a show cage than with one tbh.

[saxotourdecorse]

i would just like not to crash lol. some guy on here said not long ago that he rolled his saxo 3 times with a show cage and the whole care was mashed apart from the show cage and where he was sittin. i am goin to look at groomsters brake setup on monday.

[pattersonvts]

go for it,i say it will make you a wee wee bit faster and all that but then you cant gibve your m8's a lift

[Turboshmick]

strip out but ul only make it heavier with a big roll cage, thats if your gonna go down that route

[titchster]

strip out but ul only make it heavier with a big roll cage, thats if your gonna go down that route

Cant see it being much, if any more than standard, depending how far you go with the strippage.
But it'd be safer and handle better, so it'd still end up quicker anyway. ;)

[saxo_kid18]

strip it and put a rollcage in it thats what am doin