my old saxo, bmw 328i sport, now Z4 coupe.

[vtcarl]

http://www.jameshardacre.com/carl/1.jpg
http://www.jameshardacre.com/carl/2.jpg
http://www.jameshardacre.com/carl/3.jpg
http://www.jameshardacre.com/carl/4.jpg
http://www.jameshardacre.com/carl/5.jpg
http://www.jameshardacre.com/carl/6.jpg
http://www.jameshardacre.com/carl/7.jpg
http://www.jameshardacre.com/carl/8.jpg
http://www.jameshardacre.com/carl/9.jpg
http://www.jameshardacre.com/carl/10.jpg
http://www.jameshardacre.com/carl/11.jpg

i have made a couple of changes and the last pic is how it is now.

[argylefan1985]

Nice car mate, love the last pic.

[Bake]

looks very nice mate, any other plans for it?

[vtcarl]

ordered a green enclosed for it on friday. getting a gmc manifold for it soon. the ecoteck valve in the engine pic is being removed once the replacement pipe arrives from citroen.

[Skorpion]

Nice saxo!!! Could do with being a bit lower!!!! Get rid of ssc stickers and get sax-p!!!!

[vtcarl]

thanks for the comment peeps. the car is lowered by 30mm on the front and 40mm on the rear. i like the comfort of it now and if i go lower i will start to loose it.

[Richie2104VTR]

Looks good, prefer it much more with vts alloys compared to the other ones!!

[vtcarl]

mods are
30mm eibach spring. rear adjusted to match. gmax shocks. poly bushes all round.
sports cat. supersprint centre section. janspeed s/s backbox.
brembo max front discs standard rear. green stuff pads all round. goodridge hoses all round. dot 4 fluid.
soon to be added a green enclosed filter.
mk2 vts alloys (2 sets. one set to be silver, the other black).

[Dan]

Looks nice mate, nice and subtle. I would have it slightly lower though if it were mine.

[Mikey]

nice saxo pal. like it a lot.

[Luke]

I like it mate, nice and subtle.

I think the lowering is spot on in my eyes, don't like Saxos that are lowered too much.

The silver VTR over the road, member on here?

[bul69]

its nice mate.. maybe l'il lower but still looks good at that height

[vtcarl]

the silver saxo over the road wasn't a member of any car clubs. i did ask him to be a member of a couple of clus but he wasn't bothered. he sold it a bit back and now owns a corsa sri.

[Mcsvtr]

very very nice mate, looks very neat and tidy:y:

[carloci]

looks very clean mate nice car

[Hopcraft]

yes vts alloys do look better, i would prefer to have it a tad lower though

[devilsadvocate]

Def Looks Gud

[boss_1699]

lookin mint with the vts wheels...

[Scattle]

Very nice:y:

[vtcarl]

cheers for the comments peeps. the wheels that are on now will be off soon and replaced by a brand new set that i got from citroen. then the wheels will be sanded down and sprayed black then used for the winter months.

[VTS_16v_Boy]

Black Headlights, Black Rear Jewls and get them Black VTS wheels on.

Could be alittle low but I hear what your saying Im lookin to lower mine soon lookin at 35mm no lower as go loads of speed bumps round my area plus me and my girlfriend do alot of driving at weekend. She already reckons its much firmer than her 'new' micra (Der, of course) but shes got a fair point.

Nice Sax, always wished Id got the Blue :-(

[Karl]

tidy mate

[l1ukeRS]

looks real nice mate where in shropshire you from?? theres a few of us on here now

[Neil_H]

Looking good mate. Nice to see you're more interested in how it drives than how it looks! (although I think it looks fine lowered -30mm) .

[Tupps]

lookin good mate

very clean

[vtcarl]

L1UKEVTR, im in donnington area. cheers neil for the comment. amd thanks to the rest.

[vtcarl]

finally got the green enclosed. fitted it last sunday with some help from a mate. just waiting for a good day just to tidy up a couple of small things then i will get some pics up.

[riggsy]

Looks nice matey, some nice and sublte modds you have too :)

[vtcarl]

http://www.jameshardacre.com/carl/13.jpg
took these this morning after washing the car. not a very good pic as i used my camera phone. hope this works.

[vtcarl]

just wated to add that the vtr side badges have now been binned in favour of some saxo side badges from the furio. will try to get some pics up very soon.

[OLLYVTS]

Looks good mate.

[s2bkavtr]

Nice mate where you get your enclosed kit from and how much?.;)

[saxo1andy]

liking that sax mate

[mallboy]

the engine bay looks good mate, very clean and tidy. top work:y:

[vtcarl]

got the badges on the rear done black, tcut them instead of spraying them.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/carl011.jpg

[Clone]

Looking good mate, very clean saxo :y:

[vtrlogan]

Very nice and Clean.

[vtcarl]

cheers. it not bad for a 7 year old.

[Wayne]

perfect mate:y:

[jazzsingh51]

saxo looks sweeet mate :y: loving the vtS rims - they suit it down to the ground. Exhause looks spot on aswell!

[vtcarl]

cheers for the comments. got some new bosch calipers and carriers for a 206 gti off ebay now, got to get some decent discs and pads for them now. cant wait for some decent braking.

[vtcarl]

got a janspeed manifold fitted today. will try to get some pics up mover the next day or two.

[vtcarl]

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/carl013.jpg
the vtr badges removed for saxo ones.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/carl020.jpg
206 gti 180 calipres and discs (new calipers and discs with mintex 1144 pads)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/carl021.jpg
calpiers painted black.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/carl027.jpg
calpiers and discs fitted, sorry for the poor condition of wheels but these are the winter ones.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/carl028.jpg
a closer pic of the caliper, also fitted a bigger m/c from a 406.
did all this in november and only just decided to put up the pics, oh well.

[vtcarl]

just a little update. have had since the summer fitted a mk2 vts interior(with side air bags). fitted an omp lower brace due to the sparco getting twatted on a kerb. had a refurbed rear beam fitted by sam(piggy123) who also fitted a 24mm arb to the rear beam. and fitted some rear smoked jewells lights. will try to get some pics up soon.:y:

[gojka]

went past urs last night, get piks of the blk vts wheels on here looks nice

[Mr_suv]

looks very nice mate did you fit a main brake cylinder with those brakes or was the standard one ok?

[LVC_VTR]

nice car mate and a clean engine :)

[vtcarl]

here are some pics of the car with the wheels and some other bits.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/carl003.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/carl002.jpg

did clean it today too. but it now has the mk2 vts interior, and the black vts alloys.

[vtcarl]

another pic. with the smoked jewels.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/carl004.jpg

[Fruitbooter]

Hey Mate

That looks well nice! Black wheels suit is like a dream
Havent seen you about Telford much but spose I havent been out in a while due to not having a car lol.

Got one sorted which is v similar to yours haha :cool:

How much is it lowered by anyway or is that standard hight?

[vtcarl]

its lowered 30mm on the front and 40 on the rear. cheers for the comment mate.

[daverichards]

loves it :D

[vtcarl]

looks very nice mate did you fit a main brake cylinder with those brakes or was the standard one ok?

fitted a 406 non abs mc. got it off ebay cheap. cheers for all the comments :y:

[adamf0707]

very nice car :y:

[vtcarl]

cheers mate. still a few things that i'd lke to do but im stuck at the mo. not touching the engine, but a vts box and new clutch may be in the pipeline.

[vtcarl]

just an update. now have the bilstien b8 dampers and faulkner 155lb 45mm springs. just got to fit them. also still waiting for the oe driveshafts from citroen. not had any other thoughts on where i'd like to go with the saxo now in terms of modding it. but lets see....

[marcusd]

car looks well fit mate, pretty much same as how low i want mine. smoked headlights would look good. liked original wheels as i;m not a fan of the S wheels but nice motor posi blue rule

[AnthonyVTR]

Have you got antracite wheels now? Have you got more pics of the car with the black s wheels? :)

[saxo_shaun]

nice one bud, lovin the wheels much beta than the other ones, good also in black

[vtcarl]

Have you got antracite wheels now? Have you got more pics of the car with the black s wheels? :)

just black ones mate. and thats all i have at the mo. :y:

[vtcarl]

nice one bud, lovin the wheels much beta than the other ones, good also in black

cheers mate.:y:

[vtcarl]

just a little update. got the faulkner 45mm springs and bilstien b8's off kams site and fitted them to the car, and looks better and handles better too. also went to abp and had the modded track rod arm fitted to avoid the power steering pipe. i did bend the pipe before but it didn't work well, so did this to help lessen the damage to the pipe.

[Era]

pics of it in the weeds?

[vtcarl]

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/carl016-1.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/carl017.jpg
just a couple of pics.

[mikeyarcher]

looks reli good

[vtcarl]

not posted any progress on mine for a while. due to the 45mm springs, i had abp fit thier modded steering arm so it didnt rub on the steering pipe. also fitted by demon tweek a powerflow cat back exhaust. ( not everybodys cuppa, but its a good enough for me).
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/demon2.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/demon1.jpg.

[vtcarl]

ok, just another little update. had im axles fit their oillite axle as the one i had originally had play in the drivers side bearing. they did a great job. looking at getting new wishbones and top mounts to freshen the front suspension up. also fitted red stuff pads to the gti180 calipers as the mintex ones squealed very loudly and was annoying, but it was also a good "early warning system" when i approached any junction.

[vtcarl]

Today one of the front springs snapped. Luckily I was pulling off my drive when it gave way. But had a chat with the peeps at kam racing and decided on the eibach sportline springs, I just hope they lower the same amount as the faulkner ones I have at the mo. Dam car.....

[vtcarl]

Bit of a sad day. The saxos finally going up for sale. Going to put a sale thread up later in the sale section. But I will be still around here and a new project to play with.

[vtcarl]

Hope to pick up the new motor tomorrow. Just hope it's going to be reliable. Will get some picks up of it ASAP.

[scottyvtr]

Thats one of the tidyest saxo ive seen for a while ....... love it!!!


Keep up the good work buddy :y:

[vtcarl]

Thats one of the tidyest saxo ive seen for a while ....... love it!!!


Keep up the good work buddy :y:

Cheers mate. But taken a chance on a BMW 328 sport. Pick it up today, just hope it is going to be ok.

[blainej]

car looks nice mate

[Toz]

Carl your car is soooooo clean dude :P

[bcfc2]

Nice mate, i like the exhaust :y:

[vtcarl]

cheers for all the comment lads. got the bm today, bit rough around the edges but i think with some time and effort i can bring it back up to a good level. got some surface bubble rust on the drivers side front arch which i need to get on top of now before it gets worse. and a bloody good clean around the engine bay and the floor pan as they are bloody filthy. will get some pics up asap.

[bcfc2]

How much did your rear lights cost you mate?

[vtcarl]

they are on loan from a good mate. dont know how much they cost.

[vtcarl]

provisonally sold the saxo today, dan-sport who is also a user in here put a deposit down. bit sad to see it move on to new pastures, but i need to concentrate on the bmw. now comes the pain of starting over again. but this ones staying as standard.

[dan-sport]

Cheers mate cant wait to get it home, ill put a thread up myself when i get it so you can keep track of it, you know the beemer wont stay standard for long they never do haha

[gojka]

Always loved this saxo, cleanest 1 in telford in my opinion, dan all I can say is make sure u look afta it, even tho I no u will, as this is imaculate! Cnt wait to go in it lol

[dan-sport]

you aint coming near it till you whip your feet and put on gloves haha

[vtcarl]

lol. didnt know gojka liked his feet whipped? i will give it a quick clean sometime very soon, needs it to be fair.

[dan-sport]

bugger i ment wiped oh well haha he probably likes that too knowing him though haha sound, i cant wait lol i feel like every day is christmas eve

[vtcarl]

just a quick peek at my new/old car. bmw 328i sport auto up against my mates 330ci. now comes more pain and expense.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/bm.jpg

[vtcarl]

going to try and book the bm for a bit of a paint touch up. need to get some surface rust done on the front arch and a scuff on the pasengers side skirt. just got to find a good reliable body shop. then comes a good wash/clay and mop, hope to do it next month or so.

[vtcarl]

Sold the Saxo today. Dan-sport picked her up and went on his way. Now comes the pain of the bm. Found that the rad has a small leak, either on the expansion tank or the bottom corner of the rad. So now have to see if I can strip it down so I can get a better look. Oh the joys of cars!

[dan-sport]

cheers for the car mate, its mint easily the best car i've owned yet

[vtcarl]

cheers for the car mate, its mint easily the best car i've owned yet

Glad you are enjoying it. Get a project thread up on here so I can watch it evolve more.
Also found that the rad is at fault on the BMW and is leaking from the expansion side. Also got all the arches sorted now and undersealed. Just got to get a new rad, water pump and new belts fitted to the bm. Oh the joys of motoring.

[GurjSagoo]

carl, where did u get ur induction kit from for your saxo

[vtcarl]

carl, where did u get ur induction kit from for your saxo

to be fair mate i cant remember. found a green induction kit seller on line and ordered it off there site. i can remember it cost me 250 quid though. rip off i know!!

[vtcarl]

not much to report on the car other than i found the rad was leaking so i had to hunt for a new rad. so after some questions to a mate who sugested a company based in wolverhampton, i called them up and ordered a nissens rad and new belts. getting new coolant from bm along with distilled water. just got to work out how to remove the dreaded "viscous" fan so i can remove the rad. oh the bloody joys of car ownership!!

[vtcarl]

heres a few pics ive done today after a little clean. also had done the rad/water pump/thermostat/thermostat housing/2 beltsand new coolant. now have a m3 mesh to put on in the bumpers mouth. body needs a little tidying, but for a 13 year old car its not too bad. im not going to do a lot to this as i just want it to look standard. but maintaning it will be the priority for me.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/bmw328sport001.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/bmw328sport002.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/bmw328sport003.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/bmw328sport004.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/bmw328sport005.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/bmw328sport007.jpg
hope these are some good shots of the old girl.
well if you do/dont like, all comments are welcome. just dont expect a loads of updates as this is going to take some time.
carl.

[Ashleyp]

Looks nice that mate. Wish my BBS were in as good a state, in serious need of a refurb! :(

[vtcarl]

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/DSCF0871.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/DSCF0875.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/DSCF0873.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/DSCF0874.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/DSCF0872.jpg
the badge and exhaust trims were fitted today as they needed to be replaced, so a quick visit to the steelers and bish bash bosh on they go.
the m3 mesh was fitted last year as the origianal was missing when i got the car.
the rear discs/pads and handbrake shoes were done at the start of the year and the autobox oil and filter done last month. all done at a bm specialist.
the cd changer was fitted in novembervlast year, a quick purchase from ebay and an hours fitting and i now have the option of listening to my cds.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/DSCF0876.jpg
and one last one, a quick wash and wax yesterday.

[Ashleyp]

You need a front splitter :P

I like the mesh, prefer that to the slats that come in the 328 grilles.

[vtcarl]

You need a front splitter :P

I like the mesh, prefer that to the slats that come in the 328 grilles.

I do. Bmwmini spares have them and I will get one, but that's at a later date.

[vtcarl]

i have been a little busy over the past month, firstly i got an 18 button on board computer to replace the 8 button i have now. then i got some refurbed m3 "sunflower" staggered alloys as im not keen on the bbs one fitted at the moment. the m3 ones need to be redone as the laquer is cracked on the surface of the alloys and looks a little messy if looked at close up. heres a couple of pics.....
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/bmw328sport0088.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/bmw328sport099.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/bmw328sport0077.jpg

[MiniGibbo]

Take the caps off the back of the headlights and it'll stop them steaming up..

[vtcarl]

Take the caps off the back of the headlights and it'll stop them steaming up..

Already done so matey. The pic with the condensated light was when I first had the car. I have now drilled small holes in the 4 covers so air can get in to the lights.

[vtcarl]

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/20130408_172458.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/CIMG0866.jpg
just a couple of pics of freshly refurbed m3 alloys.

[saxoman1610]

my only nag is it is a auto, sweet bmw tho

[dan-sport]

You know i love it mate, still need to pop up and get my passenger ride

[vtcarl]

my only nag is it is a auto, sweet bmw tho

I was the same as you. auto are crap. but the box goes well with the engine and when in sport mode its great. but autos are a marmite thing with people. but cheers for the good comments.

[vtcarl]

You know i love it mate, still need to pop up and get my passenger ride

is that so you can see what its like before you buy one???

[LSOfreak]

are they m3 alloys?? :S

[vtcarl]

yes matey. e36 m3 evo alloys. also known as "sunflowers".
http://www.supercarworld.com/cgi-bin/showgeneral.cgi?274

[LSOfreak]

ohh dont know much about these

i was getting confused with these :oops:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E36-M3-EVO-17-ALLOY-WHEELS-AND-TYRES-GENUINE-M3-NEED-REFURBING-/151020662782?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_ Car_Wheels_ET&hash=item2329886ffe

[vtcarl]

ohh dont know much about these

i was getting confused with these :oops:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E36-M3-EVO-17-ALLOY-WHEELS-AND-TYRES-GENUINE-M3-NEED-REFURBING-/151020662782?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_ Car_Wheels_ET&hash=item2329886ffe

they were the ones I originally wanted. but ive seen loads of e36s with these fitted, so I looked for ages for a decent set of the ones I have now. glad I chose these now.

[Lewis]

Cool OEM Bimmer, almost perfect E36 bar the green and auto

[vtcarl]

Cool OEM Bimmer, almost perfect E36 bar the green and auto

lol. the green is not a common one. fern green is a rare green compared to Boston green and some others. im not a green fan but this one I do like. the auto isnt as bad as you think but as I said earlier its a marmite thing. but cheers for the comment.

[vtcarl]

just a small update. been to a local bmw specialist today and had bilstein b8s fitted and meyle hd rear topmounts with z3 reinforcment plates. has made a massive difference as the original ones were shot.

[vtcarl]

just a small update. have purchased another bmw. 2006 E86 z4 coupe 3.0si. will pick it up on friday so I will get some picks up soon.

[vtcarl]

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/vtcarl/20140315_121412.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/vtcarl/media/20140315_121412.jpg.html)
this is the only pic I have at the mo. pick it up tomorrow and cant wait.

[dan-sport]

Looks brilliant mate can't wait for my passenger ride! And too hear the noise.