106 XSi track car: back up to date

[jpsaxo]

Woah! Looks like you've been very busy. How long did all that take to do? Some time and effort going into this car!

Just need to go and unleash the xsi on the ring!

Ste

We'll be on the way to the ring tomorrow :D

[AlexB]

I can't wait haha!
First ring experience aswell as getting to passenger in this little beast :D

[AlexB]

I'm sat with sam now
he says good journey down excluding the minor detour. . . Danny lol
went faultlessly and is suprisingly good at cruising the motorways
kept up with the bigger cars reasonably aswell

[Badgersport]

I'm sat with sam now
he says good journey down excluding the minor detour. . . Danny lol
went faultlessly and is suprisingly good at cruising the motorways
kept up with the bigger cars reasonably aswell

Good to hear the cars doing well and no hickups! Good luck with the rest of the journey guys.

I hope to join you there next yr.

Ste

[jpsaxo]

I'll update this because Sams a lazy bastard....

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/jpsaxo/235_3583.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/jpsaxo/5360_138723218754_628163754_3445274.jpg

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http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/jpsaxo/Ring2.jpg

[saxo_ron]

First time ive read this, lots of effort gone in, looks tops too

[DeepDishSaxo]

you going to nubergring next year as i might be coming if it all comes off cool witht ime and money and sorting my suspension so ya dont feel every bump cause its been lowered

[infamousaidy]

looking good piggy!

[rushy_23]

Looks at home on the track :D

[15gazza]

looks good mate, great progress :y:

[piggy123]

First time ive read this, lots of effort gone in, looks tops too
cheers pal :) needs more power nearer to yours

you going to nubergring next year as i might be coming if it all comes off cool witht ime and money and sorting my suspension so ya dont feel every bump cause its been lowered
oh i will be there dont you worry about that :)

looking good piggy!
cheers aidy, how is yours going?

Looks at home on the track :D
i would agree but i need more POOOOWWWWEEEEERRRR
looks good mate, great progress :y:
Thanks gazza

well not much has happened of late, just started sorting some home made leather door cards :)
will be getting the S1 PTFE gasket done this weekend aswell :)

[Xsi16v_Jk]

Loving the ring pictures mate, car is spot on :)

[Powellyboi]

Car looks amazing mate - alot of work gone into it and glad to see your now getting something back!

[piggy123]

Loving the ring pictures mate, car is spot on :)

cheers pal, i hope your coming next year :)
ill post all the ones i have of mine up tomorow

Car looks amazing mate - alot of work gone into it and glad to see your now getting something back!

im glad im getting something back aswell finally :D
will be fitting my custom doorcards tomorow and doing the PTFE gasket, so be sure to come back and tell me what you think of the doorcards

[jpsaxo]

Need to change your avatar as well ;)

[Toad]

I agree. Lazy bastard Sam.

Can we have more regular updates please!

:D

[piggy123]

Need to change your avatar as well ;)
how's that for you JP :)

I agree. Lazy bastard Sam.

Can we have more regular updates please!

:D

well here are the new custom doorcards :)
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/DSC00002-2.jpg
a close up of the material
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/DSC00003-4.jpg
and my new fusion components fitted
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/DSC00004-5.jpg

[piggy123]

opinions on my handy work?

[Jimmy-Boy]

door cards looking sick!

[CHIP]

That looks really smart mate. Well done :y:

[jpsaxo]

Get some pictures in the light up Sam, avatar looks much better

[Toad]

Are they easily removeable? :ponder:

:D

[piggy123]

door cards looking sick!
cheers jimmy :)

That looks really smart mate. Well done :y:
thanks CHIP

Get some pictures in the light up Sam, avatar looks much better
my fave pic of my car now :)

Are they easily removeable? :ponder:

:D
ermmmmm yes kind of, they are attached using the original mounting clips so with caution they can be removed and re-attached easily :D



im thinking S1 inlet time this weekend, what you reckon?

[JamesR]

Looked very at home at the Ring :)

Love the 5 point harness btw :y:

[unreal106]

get some power in there sam s1 inlet time defo and camage please!

[piggy123]

Looked very at home at the Ring :)

Love the 5 point harness btw :y:
cheers pal, was a lot of fun and i would reccomend everyone to go :)

get some power in there sam s1 inlet time defo and camage please!
S1 inlet yes cam, not yet :)

[infamousaidy]

cheers aidy, how is yours going?


which one mate? i now have a blue rallye as well as the white one lol. blue one is gonna be my daily driver. screeching brembos and a squeaky dash are a bit much for a daily hack perhaps lol.

[jpsaxo]

Looking good SP! I want a few passenger rides in this over xmas / new year when im home :D

[craig1gk]

nice car mate :y: alot of hard work has went into this!

[-Barratt-west-]

the car looks awsome u need some new number plates thow lol would make a huge diffrence :)

[piggy123]

nice car mate :y: alot of hard work has went into this!
thanks :)
quite a lot of work has gone into it but its time to start the hard work again soon for ring preparation :)

the car looks awsome u need some new number plates thow lol would make a huge diffrence :)
thankyou :)

your not wrong there but i cant justify spending the money on them as saving up for a remap so i can get my car cammed :D

[piggy123]

double post

[piggy123]

right finally got round to cleaning her so here are some pics after going for a blast :)

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/19032010024.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/19032010025.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/19032010027.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/19032010028.jpg

[Toad]

Sam, you're not gifted with a camera mate. :D

Nice to see you're still alive. ;)

Looking forward to seeing you and the XSi at the Ring this year. Is the old boy coming too?

[jpsaxo]

Fucking useless pics, what am i supposed to be looking at, the dark?!! :D hehe

I'll sort you some new plates out bud, tell me what you want ordering :D

[piggy123]

god dam double post!
(mod please delete post)

[piggy123]

well since you put it that way ill have 2 carbon fibre plates with K760 UKM :D

also just wanted to show the shimmer of the paint after a 4 hour clean it had
2nd pic is good the rest however.... are pretty poor, not enough lighting plus the flash is crap on my new phone oh aswell as the camera :(

[piggy123]

right well it has been a while since i updated my thread, not been too busy tbh as been working on josh's car as per normal :P

but this weekend me and dad decided that it was about time we sorted the roof out

pics pretty much explain it all :D

also trial fitted my bodies and S1 inlet just incase i would have to settle for that before the ring. I have a new job now where i will be earning a hell of a lot more so progress will be pretty quick from now up until the ring trip :D

[piggy123]

just about to go out and spray it gloss black now :)

[piggy123]

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/25042010051.jpg
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[Bickerton]

A photographer you aint, i do however love what is going on, will make the car look massivly better matey :)

[piggy123]

i think you will find i am just lazy and do the point and shoot with a crappy 3.2 MP camera phone lol

been painted and just got to wait another 15 mins to uncover and go out for a blast :D

[piggy123]

i think you will find i am just lazy and do the point and shoot with a crappy 3.2 MP camera phone lol

been painted and just got to wait another 15 mins to uncover and go out for a blast :D

[adamskiTNR]

Nice car, btw if your harnesses are gonna be crossde at the back then please don't in a crash it will break your ribs with ease. It will pull the inside edge of each harness strap before the rest of the strap. Just a little tip

[Ashleyp]

Nice car, btw if your harnesses are gonna be crossde at the back then please don't in a crash it will break your ribs with ease. It will pull the inside edge of each harness strap before the rest of the strap. Just a little tip

LOL, you realise sam's spent more time on track than you have on your driving lessons so far right?

the 'problem' with people crossing harnesses at the back is that it puts a lot of stress on the seat inbetween the two harness strap holes.

It could cause problems on a standard car seat. But honestly, do you think a harness will snap a proper FIA approved bucket?

seriously, don't beleive everything you hear...

btw sam. my dad think's your XSI is cool :D

[unreal106]

very very good progress sam and nice work on the new job pleased for you!

dad is on a mission again i see look forward to seeing the results soon

[adamskiTNR]

LOL, you realise sam's spent more time on track than you have on your driving lessons so far right?

the 'problem' with people crossing harnesses at the back is that it puts a lot of stress on the seat inbetween the two harness strap holes.

It could cause problems on a standard car seat. But honestly, do you think a harness will snap a proper FIA approved bucket?

seriously, don't beleive everything you hear...

btw sam. my dad think's your XSI is cool :D

You don't need track experience to know stuff, it's just what happens. Just giving suggestions. I'm not trying to earn points

[Toad]

Nice progress Sam! Finally... ;) That roof was in need of a lick of paint...

Ash, stop being so nasty.

[Saaamon]

I like this thread :y:

[nicole_]

here you go sam :D
proper quick little thing your xsi :)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4749856519_3c44f516ef_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4749856157_7187e73e23.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4750498528_627c60a584.jpg
some wrong setting on my camera
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4750498142_9a74d4a428.jpg

[sn3ddon]

my mate has a xsi there quality his is cammed do it btw his sounds lumpy on idle lol top work bud keep it up

[jpsaxo]

Looks great :D

[piggy123]

I like this thread :y:

thanks buddy :)
here you go sam :D
proper quick little thing your xsi :)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4749856519_3c44f516ef_b.jpg


excellent, thankyou nicole.... love the VTR
P.S. LOVE THIS PIC

[AndySAXO]

liked the look of this when i pop over last week....

[piggy123]

my mate has a xsi there quality his is cammed do it btw his sounds lumpy on idle lol top work bud keep it up
i will be at some point in time... but handling must take the front seat as i need some 21mm torsion bars first
i do have a newman 280 cam but need to save for the remap
Looks great :D
can't wait to take you out in it when you get home.....
hopefully will have some new bars in by then.... possibly a few more other treats :D

[piggy123]

liked the look of this when i pop over last week....
cheers pal, yours sounded lush :)
still a hell of a lot to do to it to get it even near finished though :(
hopefully i can hack working 6 days a week until its mid august and i should be able to afford some tasty little bits id like :D

[unreal106]

nice matey really coming along now get some hard driving in prior to ring!

what tires you running at the ring this year?

[Bickerton]

Did the roof turn out okay?

[piggy123]

plenty of pics to come in a massive update but for now i need to finish off a bit
update will come one sunday :)

[infamousaidy]

coming on alright. not looked at it for ages

[piggy123]

cheers aidy

heres a little taster for you lot :D

picked them up today for an absolute STEAL!!!!
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/P7091087.jpg

[AlexB]

josh got new ones then??

[unreal106]

oooooo very sneaky sam nice one great seat imo!

[piggy123]

josh got new ones then??
nope!!!! :D

oooooo very sneaky sam nice one great seat imo!
i have 2 of them aswell :D

[piggy123]

seat number 2
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/P7091086.jpg

[jpsaxo]

Mmmmmmmmmmm Carbon Fibre :D

[jamesy_]

Looking goood mate :)

[piggy123]

Mmmmmmmmmmm Carbon Fibre :D

pure carbon :D
none of this mixed with fibregash malarky :D

right im in the process of doing an update so will be lots of sexy bits to see :)

[adamskiTNR]

Christ i thought i spent a lot on seats. lol
I guess they're not brand spanking. Didn't thing cobra did the suzuka gt any more just the pro?

[piggy123]

well i bought a pair of carbon fibre shells which came from cobra suzuka's, one GT and one normal sized one

unfortunately neither of them were finished.....
the normal one had no shoulder harness holes
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/P7091077.jpg

and the GT one had all the holes cut but were rough and required a file down
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/P7091082.jpg

so got them both sorted then bonded some captive nuts on
one they had dried i fit the side mounts and bolted them to the subframe :)
then with my drivers seat i fit my 6 point Lukes harness and again did the same to the passenger seat except only a lowly 4 point :(
this was the result :D
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/12072010111.jpg

while the weather was poor yesterday i thought i would use the seat to a proper use :D
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/12072010109.jpg

after a lot of issue's with it we managed to get the S1 inlet sorted to a nice result
shame it was pitted with some mild rust soo took some fine emery cloth.

before:
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/06072010098.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/06072010097.jpg

after:
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/06072010102.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/06072010104.jpg

and im currently sorting out my oil cooler
below are the brackets i made and the picture of what im intending to get it to look like
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/06072010101.jpg

still plenty of work to do but im enjoying the progress im making with it and should be all ready for when JP gets back
thanks for looking

all comments welcome
Thanks Sam

[piggy123]

Christ i thought i spent a lot on seats. lol
I guess they're not brand spanking. Didn't thing cobra did the suzuka gt any more just the pro?

just to make you jealous i managed to get my hands on these for a STEAL!!!!
150 for the pair :D woop woop

brand spanking my friend

[jpsaxo]

seats and inlet are beastly :D

And love the use of the carbon seat in the living room haha! What did the dogs think or it being in the living room?

Also where is the breather hose off the rocker cover going to?

[adamskiTNR]

just to make you jealous i managed to get my hands on these for a STEAL!!!!
150 for the pair :D woop woop

brand spanking my friend

What the fuck!!! £150. They are about £700 each!!!!
How did you manage that? sleep with them or something

[piggy123]

seats and inlet are beastly :D

And love the use of the carbon seat in the living room haha! What did the dogs think or it being in the living room?

Also where is the breather hose off the rocker cover going to?
straight to atmosphere at the moment :P shhhh
will be fitting my ctch tank when i relocate my battery to the bootbut need to sell my seats 1st... just waiting for a friend to pay on the 18th/19th when he gets paid! :)

What the fuck!!! £150. They are about £700 each!!!!
How did you manage that? sleep with them or something
a guy who used to work for cobra got laid off and they couldn't pay him redundancy money so they said he could take 20 unfinished seats of his choice and i stumble upon them on ebay for 80 each so rang him up and offered him 150 for the pair... the rest is history :D

very chuffed with my purchase :D

[adamskiTNR]

Ah i see. A classic case.
I know a guy at college who got two garret gt35's for £50 from a guy who got laid off from nissan. haha

[LEE_VTR1]

mate they look pimp!!

[DanielT92]

I love s1 106's <3
Just look so nice generally.
Yours just sits perfectly, how low is it?
Good work btw mate :)

[piggy123]

Ah i see. A classic case.
I know a guy at college who got two garret gt35's for £50 from a guy who got laid off from nissan. haha
as per normal its not wha you know, its who you know..... standard case and point :)

mate they look pimp!!
should see them in the flesh num num num :D

I love s1 106's <3
Just look so nice generally.
Yours just sits perfectly, how low is it?
Good work btw mate :)
cheers pal :)
35mm ish on the front.... no idea though as there fualkner 180lb springs
rear is 50mm but will be picked up 10mm more than likely for when i go to the 'ring' as felt a little unbalanced at the rear... moving the battery to the back should help a little :)

[adamskiTNR]

as per normal its not wha you know, its who you know..... standard case and point :)



So you know ebay? ;)
No i joke lol

[unreal106]

supberb update sam

love the cobras yuo going to trim them i take it?

also you managed to get the s1 inlet working fine?

[vtrsarah]

those seats look like torture sam and have you got the passenger seat in yet?

[fastroadkid69]

tip top sam, loving the cobre carbon seats, are they comfy though?

[piggy123]

supberb update sam

love the cobras yuo going to trim them i take it?

also you managed to get the s1 inlet working fine?
not fully trimming them..... got some foam but only doing the centre strip :)
keep the weight down :)
yes works really well and has definately added some extra grunt :)

those seats look like torture sam and have you got the passenger seat in yet?
ahhh there not that bad... yes my dear, did you actually look at the pictures :P will have to take you out for a run in it sometime when you come over :) xx

tip top sam, loving the cobre carbon seats, are they comfy though?
imo there not that badd for an hour and a half's drive, but going to the ring on bare carbon would turn my hips to dust!!! :(

[unreal106]

nice one sam glad you have some more power for this years trip and some decent seats!!!!!!

what have you done to get it working so well?

[jpsaxo]

nice one sam glad you have some more power for this years trip and some decent seats!!!!!!

what have you done to get it working so well?

That would just be giving the game away Tom, they blocked certain holes, re-routed other things and modified a couple of sensors ;)

Nah, I'm sure dad will explain when your next over!

[piggy123]

nice one sam glad you have some more power for this years trip and some decent seats!!!!!!

what have you done to get it working so well?
a little more power is still required but i am happy with how it is at the moment :)

That would just be giving the game away Tom, they blocked certain holes, re-routed other things and modified a couple of sensors ;)

Nah, I'm sure dad will explain when your next over!

and i agree with JP tom..... if yor good at something dont do it for free :)

[canaryvtr]

They look shit hot :D x

...but painfull!

[unreal106]

very nice sam and a very valid point pm me the details if you like would like to learn but i will never be into 8 valve modifying myself!

whats next on the list then?

[piggy123]

They look shit hot :D x

...but painfull!
cheers sammy :) x

very nice sam and a very valid point pm me the details if you like would like to learn but i will never be into 8 valve modifying myself!

whats next on the list then?
next time your over ill tell you :)
and show you... even treat you to a quick blast :D

next on the list is finish the oil cooler and fit my front wishbone bushes!!!

[00emelee]

gd project mate, lookin good

[piggy123]

gd project mate, lookin good

thanks :)

right ring prep list:
fit wishbone bushes
buy and fit 2 new track tyres
finish off oil cooler and get that fitted
full fluid change and service

and....
book AA breakdown cover and european car insurance!!
not too much :D

[piggy123]

been a while since i updated this.....
any way enough talking.... ill let the pictures do the rest! :D

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/11082010136.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/11082010134.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/11082010140.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/11082010141.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/11082010144.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/19082010151.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/19082010150.jpg

all opinions welcome :)
Thanks

[webby]

more you than me on the way to germany sam. got a nice cusion you could borrow if you want?

they do look cool as funk though

[piggy123]

more you than me on the way to germany sam. got a nice cusion you could borrow if you want?

they do look cool as funk though

couple of bed pillows is all i need webster ;)
may need a inflatable donut for whn i get home though as i could still see my pelvis being DUST lol

[jpsaxo]

Nice! I like the bmc! Rear dampers look good, just need some 22mm bars to go with them when you can afford it.

[nicole_]

are the seats track legal?
like you had to cut the holes and things yourselves didnt you
they look SO SO uncomfy lol

[piggy123]

Nice! I like the bmc! Rear dampers look good, just need some 22mm bars to go with them when you can afford it.
looks even more meaty in real life :D
yeh 22mm bars are the next purchase!!

are the seats track legal?
like you had to cut the holes and things yourselves didnt you
they look SO SO uncomfy lol
well they are suzuka carbon shells made by cobra so dont see why not plus they are road legal.... MOT passed straight through!!! :D

they are surprisingly comfy for how hard they are!!!

[jpsaxo]

wickedness... once you have the bars on it will feel much better!

Battery and filter look tidy in there actualy :D

Thinking about it the engine really cant get much better without going cams/bodies/standalone management and all that crazy expensive stuff. It must feel pretty nippy for a 1.4 now? i'd just keep it as it is now i think and keep making the chassis lighter where possible! 4 pots would be good as well once the rear bars have been sorted ;)

You could get some s1 morettes and give the bmc a nice direct cold air feed... that would be good!

[Anthony]

Looks like a good project mate. I just can't understand why you have gone so hardcore with the pure naked carbon buckets which are obviously to save a lot of weight but you've left the front carpet in and roof lining by the looks of it. lol sorry not trying to be a prick.

[twist]

dude this is my fave 106 on any site by far, but dont ask my why cuz i have no idea, i just love it haha. might see you at a meet or soemthing one day, i'll be driving one of those saxo's that looks exactly like most other people's (Y)

[piggy123]

wickedness... once you have the bars on it will feel much better!

Thinking about it the engine really cant get much better without going cams/bodies/standalone management and all that crazy expensive stuff. It must feel pretty nippy for a 1.4 now?

You could get some s1 morettes and give the bmc a nice direct cold air feed... that would be good!
some 22mm bars are the next purchase then thats the rear completely done :)
Well i think that you can comment on how quick it is now that i have taken you for a spin in those lanes i know :)
S1 morettes are the next purchase asfter T' Bars and fitting the cam and a remap :D

Looks like a good project mate. I just can't understand why you have gone so hardcore with the pure naked carbon buckets which are obviously to save a lot of weight but you've left the front carpet in and roof lining by the looks of it. lol sorry not trying to be a prick.
no its ok to question me :)
when i fit a cage at some point in time i will remove them but atm i wouldn't mind some of the conforts as it is a daily!!
is cold enough to get into now let alone when it gets to winter!!!

dude this is my fave 106 on any site by far, but dont ask my why cuz i have no idea, i just love it haha. might see you at a meet or soemthing one day, i'll be driving one of those saxo's that looks exactly like most other people's (Y)
lol thanks pal its great to hear things like that :)
could be due to the fact that all the work done to this has been done by me :D
its an S1 aswell and you dont see many of these on Sax-P :(
you will have to PM me sometime and we can meet up

thanks all
Sam

[vtr_chris90]

Looks like some good progress mate, I see you found away round relocating the battery to fit your bmc on then ;) where you get the battery from?

So when are the 22mm bars being purchased to go with them shocks :)
You seen the 22mm ones that Matt has put a sale thread up for? Only £150 man you need to get in there and snap em up lol
They are very good bars man, I stole matts 21mm bars and he got them from this place

[Wayne]

Very nice xsi:y: loving the carbon raw seats:)

[vts91]

Anymore updates? Your car looked so good at Trax!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6201/6124581551_f2db67fa67_b.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6194/6125124946_2eae12ba78_b.jpg

[jpsaxo]

Yeah there's loads of updates I'll give him a kick up the arse to update this thread :)

[beaver28]

another pic of the car:y:

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/beaver28_furio/P1020108.jpg

love the facts its stayed a 1.4 :y:

[7unner172]

love this mate

proper little stunner

[piggy123]

Well only a quick update as I'm at work but.... It's cammed and battery has been relocated :)

Pics to follow

[piggy123]

Oh and morrettes :D

[JoeHindle]

MOARR!!

I can't believe I've only just seen this thread, this is an awesome little motor I love those buckets! spinal problems ftw :y:

[jpsaxo]

Looks so much better with the morretes!

[piggy123]

well here is a picture of the morrettes

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/8ce8bc1d.jpg

more to follow of battery relocation and mapping videos plus r/r read out :D

[jpsaxo]

Looks so much better sam, nice cold air feed into the engine now as well :D

[dannygti]

looking good there sam :)

looks mean as fuck

[jpsaxo]

Nice finger as well hey Danny lol

[dannygti]

Nice finger as well hey Danny lol

?????????? lol

[dannygti]

ohhhhhh just seen it..
yes josh, ametuer photoz skillz

[Stealth106]

ohhhhhhhh i want some more morettes :( teach me for selling the old ones.....

looking good so u running the 1.4 xsi lump with the s1 inlet yeah??

[beaver28]

love this car so much!! love the fact its stayed 1.4 8v :y:

look forward to the vids:)

[jpsaxo]

Yeah 1.4xsi engine with s1 inlet and cams kicking out about 114bhp, loads of torque for a 1.4 and light as a fether

[piggy123]

ohhhhhhhh i want some more morettes :( teach me for selling the old ones.....

looking good so u running the 1.4 xsi lump with the s1 inlet yeah??

Sure am :D
But with Newman 280 cam all mapped up to run the rally inlet to it's full potential :D

[piggy123]

Yeah 1.4xsi engine with s1 inlet and cams kicking out about 114bhp, loads of torque for a 1.4 and light as a fether

116.8bhp and 120lb-ft of torque iirc :D
Quick for a 1360cc

[Chr15]

looking good sam, nice power figures too :)

[Stealth106]

116.8bhp and 120lb-ft of torque iirc :D
Quick for a 1360cc

sounds impressive..... i have had something like 8 or 9 xsi's now in various forms and the 1.4 xsi engine has got to be the best for handling and compromise plus cheaper tax :y:

mine was an old one might be on here (or moaners) was running cbr bike carbs and few other bits pulled very well.....heard it was around the 120bhp when i bought it but never confirmed it, raced my friends gti on a private track of course lol and his only pulled on me around 70 or 80.....

what gearbox are you running? ive just converted mine to 16v (again) but running a 1.6 xsi gearbox which will be new for me, found the 1.4 xsi gearbox too short for motorway miles, and the vts box wasnt quite enough....so hopefully got best of both!

[piggy123]

looking good sam, nice power figures too :)
cheers Chris :)

Stealth- I'm running STD box, I find it suits the 1360cc very well :) I agree about it on motorways but is great for tracking it :D

[jpsaxo]

1.6xsi is the same as s2 rallye so inbetween 1.4xsi & vts so should be about right for you by the sounds of it :)

[Stealth106]

1.6xsi is the same as s2 rallye so inbetween 1.4xsi & vts so should be about right for you by the sounds of it :)

yh thats what im hoping :) tbh i havent checked the code on it, could be anything felt about right before it was removed no shaft play or anything either....

ive got a 1.4 xsi gearbox but the 1st-2nd syncro has gone! and a gti box with a broken case really tempted to rebuild them into one!

well if you ever need rid of your morettes you know who to call :fcuk:

[piggy123]

I don't think I'll ever want to get rid of them..... Well for the forseeable future :)
However if you want rid of those boxes I reckon I would take them off your hands ;p

[Stealth106]

I don't think I'll ever want to get rid of them..... Well for the forseeable future :)
However if you want rid of those boxes I reckon I would take them off your hands ;p

haha well ive got to fit the loom and few other bits to the 16v (hopefully tomorrow) long as it works well im sure we can come to a deal ;)

u doing motorsport at loughborough??

[piggy123]

No I work for caterpillar, don't go uni anymore..... Should really change that lol

[piggy123]

right......
as promised a few pictures of my battery relocated to behind passenger seat
all cables are hidden below carpet so looks tidy :D
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/IMG_0060.jpg
hole cut in bulkhead with a bung to keep it water-tight :)
and....
a cheeky bit of weight loss :P
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/IMG_0063.jpg
and a battery tray made to stop the battery moving, its tight as a nuns C**T
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/IMG_0061.jpg

and also the power read-out from a few weeks ago
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/IMG_0070.jpg

[sam_16v]

deffo better with the moretties, im a big fan of these :y:

[willsy]

Any updates to this Sam? Btw need to chat with you about how easy the S1 inlet was to fit, got an XSi engine and Rallye inlet to fit in the AX :-)

[piggy123]

So has been a hell of a long time since I updated my thread and a fair bit has happened....
Got some odd carbon sheet to fill horn button hole....
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/52077b93.jpg
Replaced the crappy bolts (one of which had cracked) with some top notch high tensile bolts
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/c5fcf0f0.jpg
And fitted it all together
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/7b46fac7.jpg

[piggy123]

Fit some gaz gold coilovers I'll let the pictures do the talking
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/255f2c1d.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/82c838e2.jpg
Once fitted I just enjoyed the car as it was until after a very long hard thrash I heard a clunking noise from the rear... To which I thought WTF? :s
And I found the issue to be the brake disc failing :o
BIG TIME!
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/a8707a57.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/22982ebe.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/88bada99.jpg

[Stealth106]

mmmm i see some gaz struts for sale....glad im working again get the goodies flowing...

looking nice... i acquired some morettes in the end ;)

[willsy]

Sam buy my ASTs!

[piggy123]

Lastly was a busy evening/night tonight but cracked on and got it all done except passenger seat and passenger harness
Went and picked up the half cage on Sunday....
Got home and gave it a swift wipe down.

Today I got home from work and cracked on
Not many pictures...
1st mock up
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/82b3ec88.jpg
All fitted.. Well near enough, finished at 10.30 :)
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/85391106.jpg

[Gandi699]

Man those rear discs are hammered, especially strange as they are rears! They look like the discs I swapped out on my rear beam, you could peel the metal coating off the disc

[piggy123]

mmmm i see some gaz struts for sale....glad im working again get the goodies flowing...

looking nice... i acquired some morettes in the end ;)
Buy my gaz's then I can buy matts ast's and some 250lb springs :)
Sam buy my ASTs!
As above Willsy :)

[piggy123]

Man those rear discs are hammered, especially strange as they are rears! They look like the discs I swapped out on my rear beam, you could peel the metal coating off the disc

Stupid thing is the other side was fine :s
Think they got so dam hot that it caused it to crack as excluding the crack the disc was highly worn but still plenty of life left in them and working really well prior to the above.

[Gandi699]

Which ones have you gone for now?

[piggy123]

Which ones have you gone for now?

Just some OE ones for the time being as had a set of brand new ones in the garage.... Lucky me :)

[AlexB]

Buy my gaz's then I can buy matts ast's and some 250lb springs :)

why not just put 250lb springs on the gazs?

[Gandi699]

Just some OE ones for the time being as had a set of brand new ones in the garage.... Lucky me :)

Should do you proud

[piggy123]

Fingers crossed going to toads old set-up more camber with no need for the adjustable ast top mounts :)

[piggy123]

Should do you proud

There terrible :(

[Gandi699]

There terrible :(

Whats wrong with OEM discs? They've gotta be better than what was on before!

[piggy123]

Much better than before but yellow stuff pads with those discs were awesome :)

[Gandi699]

Did you notice a difference over standard OEM? I've always been of the mindset that a plain disc is better with a good pad

[piggy123]

Yes I did not a massive amount but seemed much more balanced.... Was easier to lock up but better under hard braking until you lost traction :)

[tillygti6]

Seeing that shagged rear disk, what do you use for brake bias?

[piggy123]

Seeing that shagged rear disk, what do you use for brake bias?

std unit from a 106 GTi..... how come you ask?

was too hot to work on her tonight plus i was way too tired from the mission last night so took a night off :)

[tillygti6]

I used to cook rear brakes too. After a couple of days race instruction pushing the car harder than i would of alone the stock compensator had too go. I couldnt get it set light enough so had to go for an inline bias.
Sorted it a treat and alot more stable in full attack mode... Also the way it works isnt overly ideal on circuits like lydden where a bit of g is pulled at the bottom of the hill as its got a bit of a hump. Means uncontrolked levels of rear braking.the brakes can bite harder than you think. It was epic light rear end though

[hillbillyxsi]

looking really good dude :)

[piggy123]

looking really good dude :)

Thanks buddy :)

[VeiRoN]

Lastly was a busy evening/night tonight but cracked on and got it all done except passenger seat and passenger harness
Went and picked up the half cage on Sunday....
Got home and gave it a swift wipe down.

Today I got home from work and cracked on
Not many pictures...
1st mock up
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/82b3ec88.jpg
All fitted.. Well near enough, finished at 10.30 :)
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/westieSP/85391106.jpg

Hello,any required modifications to fit the cage? Thanks.