A HUGE Thank You to Sax-P (Appreciation thread)

[wideboy]

Hi everyone,

Older members might recognise me...

This is the first time I've been back on here in I don't know how long, and its really great to see how the place has grown.

Back in the day, there was only a fraction of how many people inhabit the forums now. And the same goes for the amount of mods. (!!!)

I just wanted to wish everyone a big THANK YOU for continually supporting Simo and the team make this website work. There's so many times I've taken inspiration from some of the threads that have popped up over the years. And solved a hell of a lot of problems that have plagued the saxo's that I've owned.

My favourite Saxo that I've kept the longest is now up for Sale, and can also be viewed here: http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=348488

So to round off - thanks very much guys for making owning a Saxo a little bit easier! It's been a pleasure.

Joe

[wideboy]

P.S Sleepers FTW

[nicole_]

is this a buy my saxo thread lol

[Viper]

You're welcome :y:

[Matt67]

Thanks:hug:

[Petee]

No. Thank you

[---RoBsTeRz---]

Taking the photo of your mileage while going 80!!

Tut Tut :ban:

lol

[wideboy]

is this a buy my saxo thread lol

Unequivocally ... yes. lol.

But no - it's always been a good banter on here, and it beats any Haynes manual!

[wideboy]

Taking the photo of your mileage while going 80!!

Tut Tut :ban:

lol

Lucky it was on 39365 Harbke, Börde Autobahn mate :A:

[nicole_]

Unequivocally ... yes. lol.


atleast youre honest :A:
its so not a sleeper though :homme:

[wideboy]

atleast youre honest :A:
its so not a sleeper though :homme:

Lol you're too young to know what was done to that saxo, and the 3 others I had.

It's back to semi-standardness to get sold

[Aly]

Unequivocally ... yes. lol.

But no - it's always been a good banter on here, and it beats any Haynes manual!

Sorry mate you need 100 posts and a member for 30 days to be able to sell stuff on here.

[nicole_]

Lol you're too young to know what was done to that saxo, and the 3 others I had.

It's back to semi-standardness to get sold

is it not just a vtr, that looks like a vtr? lol :oops:

[wideboy]

its so not a sleeper though :homme:

Killed a few vts' with this tucked away..

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y222/saxowideboy/e41353da.jpg

[wideboy]

Sorry mate you need 100 posts and a member for 30 days to be able to sell stuff on here.

confused mate ???

[Viper]

confused mate ???

Don't worry, it was an attempt at humour.

[Cammy]

yeah, when it comes to jokes, aly is like a muslum.

[Aly]

Don't worry, it was an attempt at humour.

Better than yours.

[wideboy]

Pah ha....

Should have went to Specsavers eh :geek:

[Aly]

Pah ha....

Should have went to Specsavers eh :geek:

I saw your prog thread it's pretty clean, Wicked Red ftw :P

[wideboy]

Thanks mate - best colour tbh.

I've had a posi, black and gold...all of which were shite

[Paul]

Killed a few vts' with this tucked away..

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y222/saxowideboy/e41353da.jpg

Jp4 head (or maybe just covers?) on a j4 bottom end?,

No forced induction, just a simple induction kit.
Simple breathing mods.
ECU looks like a standard one not a standalone.
So at the most its going to be a cammed vts, running around 155bhp.

Not exactly what i would class as a sleeper.


You got any links to the other saxos you've owned?
The car does look very smart btw. Just not what i'd class as a sleeper ;)

[wideboy]

TU5 JP4 Engine
GMC manifold / BTB centre / magnex box
CAT cams
Omega pistons
Peugeot Sport conrods
BE4 Gearbox, custom driveshafts
GMC piggyback mgmt
Group A / custom engine mounts
Quaife Differential
Rose jointed wishbones & eccentric top mounts

Most work carried out by GMC.

All in pretty standard vtr shell.

Think what you like regarding the definition of a sleeper.

Rest of my pictures are across on SSC from a few years back.

Joe

[Paul]

Which catcams?

Are the conrods and pistons not abit of a 'waste' without throttlebodies, crazy cams, or forced induction?

If you pull up next to someone in a modified VTR they're going to know the engine isn't standard.

If you pull up next to someone in a standard 1.1 desire the last thing they're going to think is you're running 155 horses with a tastey gearbox. Thats my idea and pretty much everyone elses idea of a sleeper.

Its a nice spec, just not a sleeper.

[nicole_]

Its a nice spec, just not a sleeper.

exactly,
no-one listens when a girl says it :homme:
a sleeper to me is a 1.1 with a 16v in possibly cammed and tb'ed
that makes you go :fcuk: wonder whats in that when it pulls away from you, yours just looks standardish with a 8 more v's to me :y:

[Viper]

Surely a sleeper is a lesser model having more power than would be expected. Therefore implying that this guy's is/was a sleeper :S

Just that it could have been MORE of a sleeper had it been in an even lesser shell.

[wideboy]

Matter of opinion mate.

Fair enough its not the archetypal MG Maestro with a redtop, but it certainly raised many an eyebrow.

Personally, it never got ragged about at traffic lights like you mentioned - but up at Crail and down at the Pod there were a few surprises.

Either way thanks for your input.

[wideboy]

Oh and there were further plans for this particular one (forced ind), but my circumstances changed and it got knocked on the head.

[Paul]

I can't recall mentioning ragging at traffic lights.

No problem, nice car. I'm off to work.