My £200 51 plate VTR

[saladdodger]

Friend of mine wanted rid so i bought it for £200, needs some work but not really that bad. Last MOT just had an advisory for exhaust which was fixed straight away. Silly things like body kit clips and loose spoiler.

How does the rear spoiler come off??
I tried undoing with a hex key/tool but cant shift it:n:

Things done so far:

Battery on charge
Quick wash
Undersealed rear end where spare wheel goes
Took wiper motor out and cleaned the recess
Re-wrapped the wiper motor cables
Spray gunk'ed the engine, didnt do a lot if im honest :n:

To do list: Get an MOT

Take of front bumper/side skirts/body trim off and re-attach properly
Get another passenger door
Get another bonnet
Get another O/S rear light (cracked)
Remove rear spoiler to re-attach properly
Fix headlight bracket (cracked)
Full service/cambelt/water pump
Clean interior
Get a radio/CD with iPod connection

Most are just annoying things, a few days work and it should be sorted.

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78870edit.jpg
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78844.jpg
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http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78882.jpg

I put a coat of sealer in the recess to prevent rusting, noticed the paint was wearing thin
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78890-1.jpg
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78896.jpg

Need to do something with engine though, looks to used

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78893.jpg

More updates soon

Thanks for reading

Andy

[DavidsVTR]

Can't go wrong really for 200 quid... :y:

[SAX-FURIO1986]

looks a good project mate a real bargain will keep a close eye on this thread ;)

[wilko_1988]

Top bargain mate

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[eeyore]

Bargain

[GTuff]

200 you did well mate shame he didnt reli look after his car, to get the spoiler of if you havent already rounded the screw head jus used some 3 in 1 oil and give it ten mins till come undone :y:

[saladdodger]

200 you did well mate shame he didnt reli look after his car, to get the spoiler of if you havent already rounded the screw head jus used some 3 in 1 oil and give it ten mins till come undone :y:

Yeah shame it got a bit knocked about.

Looks like someone has tried to tighten the screws up already and it doesn't look good:wall:

I'll have to cut them off with a grinder i guess otherwise :wacko:

[GTuff]

Yeah shame it got a bit knocked about.

Looks like someone has tried to tighten the screws up already and it doesn't look good:wall:

I'll have to cut them off with a grinder i guess otherwise :wacko:

grinder sounds drastic either take it to a grage n get them to use an impact tool grinder may shatter the glass wwith vibrations

[saxodesire666]

bargain!!!

[Holty]

droppeed on there pal :P

[AlexB]

grinder sounds drastic either take it to a grage n get them to use an impact tool grinder may shatter the glass wwith vibrations

an impact driver is even more likely to break the glass......
they are iirc a t30torx

if your careful with a grinder it wouldnt be hard to get off

[samsdad]

bargain there mate

[GazWatson]

really cheap deal you got yourself! shouldn't need much work and it will be looking good

[saladdodger]

an impact driver is even more likely to break the glass......
they are iirc a t30torx

if your careful with a grinder it wouldnt be hard to get off

Cut many things off with a grinder before, best way really.
Cover surrounding area with duck tape and carefully grind off, better than any sharp sudden bangs.

[saladdodger]

Been busy on the car today, think its easier and better to buy some decent wings and arches so took the ones on it off.
Its obviously had a minor knock at some point as nothing lined up, the passenger door rubbed the wing and the kit is loose. Annoying but needs to be addressed.

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78920.jpg
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78899.jpg
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78911.jpg

Headlight repair
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78903.jpg

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78900.jpg
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78913.jpg

Filler to make the point of wing arch
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78917.jpg
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78908.jpg

Gonna look on eBay for some new wings, arches, bonnet and all the clips.

Cheers for reading

Andy

[saladdodger]

Anyone know where to buy these body kit brace/clip bracket from

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78929.jpg

cheers

[thorny4574]

Best place is a scrappy mate. Pick them up very cheap. Gumtree your area or ebay

[blacksaxodevil]

i have a small bag of these clips i think will dig them out and let you know

[blacksaxodevil]

also the clips you need to hold the trims on are cheapest from dealer rather than ebay, they are 12p each and a bag of 50 is like £7 where as on ebay you will pay about £3.50 for 10

[saladdodger]

also the clips you need to hold the trims on are cheapest from dealer rather than ebay, they are 12p each and a bag of 50 is like £7 where as on ebay you will pay about £3.50 for 10

oooop :wall: hahahhaaa

Ah well, lesson learned. Although i got them through a dealer via eBay?????

I guess having no working car, add bus fair (£5) onto £7 from dealer it adds up

Cheers though dude:y:

[saladdodger]

Having trouble getting 2 front wings, arches, bonnet and boot lid in black to save spraying so i may do something different.

Satin blue or red with the black effect

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/26092011520.jpg
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/Red-Satin-GT-R-9.png

[saladdodger]

Found some front wings, arches, passenger door and tailgate in black, picking up wednesday - happy days

[saladdodger]

Took the rocker cover, heat shield etc off today and painted it in red crackle paint

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/IMAG0151.jpg
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http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/IMG_20120609_192933.jpg

should dry like this
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/IMG_3022.jpg

[saladdodger]

All back together now, just need another drivers arch and a damn good clean/polish

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78965.jpg
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78967.jpg
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http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/STA78984.jpg

I dont want this car to be 100% so i have to worry about it, i want it used, on a budget, bit of a play thing and a track fun car.

[saladdodger]

First time driven in 2yrs without a service, she failed, nothing to bad at all.

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/287734_10151218874190760_1581274680_o.jpg

[blacksaxodevil]

could need a new cat, due to emissions. but try sticking some redex and fuel cleaner through first. there is also a good product called cataclean you could try

[saladdodger]

Ive bought a lambda so i'll do that first and put it back on diagnostics to see but yeah if it is cat i'll just buy a new one.

[saladdodger]

Passed, now to have fun in it

http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae35/AndyJamesWilliams/My%20Saxo%20VTR/IMAG0261edit.jpg