williams' vts (now an update thread)

[williamsvts]

after a good 2 years abuse a lot of parts are starting to dies so i think its time for a suspenion rebuild. before this htough i had the stupid idea of selling it so took nearly all the parts off except manifold and koni dampers. then decided to keep it so sold some of the shit to buy new shit. took some pics today. with most the stuf waht needs to go on.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0143.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0146.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0145.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0144.jpg

how the car is at the min (with my 'hire car' next to it)

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0147.jpg

was going to start rebuilding the new rear beam i have but the cunts at 106parts.com only sent me half the kit!!!!!

also not in the pic is the cams that need ot go back in. probably some other stuff that i ahve forgot though.

[BENSAX3]

will be a good project and hopefult wothwhile

[Yates]

good to see a few pics of this, never ever have pics about

be interested to see how it goes once cams are up and running

[Jimbo]

Love those wheels!

[Dan]

Doesnt half sit high lol

Will look great once all fitted mate.

[bullit]

the old panel filter ;)

marc what happened then? thought you were selling car?

[Hopcraft]

lol, does sit pretty high yeah, love the wheels,.

[williamsvts]

i was going to sell. then when i put it back to standard i channged my mind and kept it all.

i already know how it will run with cams in. only took them out 3 weeks ago to sell the car, then changed my mind :P

was lowered 50mm aswell, so look shit compared to what it was.

need to get cracking as i want it ready for york raceway in 2 weeks.

[Yates]

i ment id be interested to see how it goes as im gona get cams when i can punk!

[stiffler69]

i was going to sell. then when i put it back to standard i channged my mind and kept it all.

i already know how it will run with cams in. only took them out 3 weeks ago to sell the car, then changed my mind :P

was lowered 50mm aswell, so look shit compared to what it was.

need to get cracking as i want it ready for york raceway in 2 weeks.

Do you need tickets for these things or do you just turn up? york raceway that is

[Steve]

wheels are awesome mate :y:

[williamsvts]

pay on the gate for york. most the details are in the thread in the NE section.

[williamsvts]

took rear beam apart today.
t-bars were in WAYYYYYY too tight for me to get them out by myself in my garage so took it to manic motors to let chris paul and his dad work their magic on it. then brought it home like this:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0150.jpg

would of fitted new bearings but as 106parts.com didnt only sent me half the kit i have to wait to do that. so fitted my polyrace rear beam bushs.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0151.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0153.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0152.jpg

[BENSAX3]

are you going to repaint it all looks like a good start

[Steve]

lol good work, they charge you for that?

Do aftermarket polyrace rear beam bushs make a difference at all?

[williamsvts]

yeah the bushs make a difference. prevent any rear end steer and make the car more precise.
he charged£25 for it as it took them an hour to get the t-bars out!!!!! thats how tight they were in so if i was trying myself i would still be there now :P

also got some new bolts and washers off him for an extra 5a for the t-bars.

[riggsy]

Atlast some pics of your car mate :)

You know alot dont ya, what do you do for a living?

[williamsvts]

CNC machinist. trying to get offshore with boz, thats where the ££££ is :)

[Steve]

CNC machinist. trying to get offshore with boz, thats where the ££££ is :)

lol good lad chris and his dad like, sorted my zorst for free after they had done manifold and lowering the week before hand :afro:

How much are those bushes?

[williamsvts]

£45 from rally design.

[riggsy]

Bushes need prising in dont they?

Ive heard this isnt easy?

[williamsvts]

a few choice tools gets them out:- blow torch, screw driver and hammer :D

after stripping my 'new' beam i saw 1 of the stub pins was worn, over the last few days i have been trying to kid myself it will be ok to just stick the new bearings on. but today i realised im going to have to replace it, otherwise it will just wear the new bearings in no time and end up costing me more. going to order new pin tomorrow. here are the pics of the worn pin, pretty fucked you'll see.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0170.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0171.jpg

going to take the beam into work tomorrow to press this out. only way i can think of doing it is by drilling a hole through it, putting a olt through, then putting a bar down it and onto the bolt to press it through. made a little sketch.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/BEAM.jpg

[williamsvts]

got the noobed stub pin out today. took 60 ton to get it out!!!!!!!
heres the fucker here

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0174.jpg

as you can see it was well worn, even though i couldnt feel any play in the arm. so if you ever do buy a 2nd hand beam dont think its mint!!!

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0175.jpg

think i'll give the beam a lick of paint aswell

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0173.jpg

didnt realise i have this shim trapped when pressing the pin out. so need to either buy 1 from somewhere or find a nobbed beam to take 1 off.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0172.jpg

[williamsvts]

decided while im fucking on with the car i may aswell tidy the engine bay up. have bought a new oil cap and coil pack cover. going to do the rockers posi blue. belt cover WAS white, didnt want to pay the citroen prices so got some matt black paint for it :P

rocker ready for priming:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0176.jpg

rocker being primed:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0180.jpg

other rocker primed and outer belt cover painted:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0177.jpg

also gave new beam a new lick of paint, got some slight over spray aswell :( :

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0179.jpg

also done my front and rear calipers (1st cost):

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0178.jpg

[Jimbo]

Lmfao, tidy with the Paint i see :)

[riggsy]

Going to look good mate :)

Posi blue covers will look very nice!

One thing though what sort of primer did you use as this will get very hot!

[BENSAX3]

looks good a good job worth while as well, slap the paint on i see

[Toad]

Hey man. I'm wondering if that problem you found with your beam is related to the problem I have. I get a loud clonk from the near side when hitting bumps. I've done all the usual things to fix this, but it's made NO difference whatsoever. There's no play eaither, all seems tip top. The car is still low mileage, only just over 35k and that's all motorway miles, so I'm guessing worn bearings would be extremely unlikely. Any ideas?

[williamsvts]

got the rockers pianted this morning, looking good :P

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0181.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0184.jpg

gave the cam ladders a good scrub aswell and the parts of the head i could reach, look dirtier than they are in this pic:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0182.jpg

engine is ready for the 708s to go back in, should get that done this afternoon:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0183.jpg

not sure waht the primer was, just pickd some up. its been a few different colours in the past and i've never had any heat problems.

[williamsvts]

Hey man. I'm wondering if that problem you found with your beam is related to the problem I have. I get a loud clonk from the near side when hitting bumps. I've done all the usual things to fix this, but it's made NO difference whatsoever. There's no play eaither, all seems tip top. The car is still low mileage, only just over 35k and that's all motorway miles, so I'm guessing worn bearings would be extremely unlikely. Any ideas?


have you jacked your car up and pulled the wheel back and forth? if not could be you beam mounting bushs. you could take your trailing arms off to check the pins though, that beam above didnt have any play but as you can see the bearings and pin was fucked.

[Toad]

I've got new bushes, didn't make any difference. There's no play either, I've tried moving the wheel while being jacked up. Is it a big job taking the arms off?

[riggsy]

Fair play then mate.

Cam covers look nice!

If the cam ladders are leaking whats the best way to sort this?

[williamsvts]

just dropped a screw driver on the exhaust cam rocker so im guna have to paint that again :(

leaky cam ladders? top or bottom? top, just take the rocekr cover off and styick some sealer on. bottom, you need to take cam ladder of and them put sealer on.

[williamsvts]

I've got new bushes, didn't make any difference. There's no play either, I've tried moving the wheel while being jacked up. Is it a big job taking the arms off?

remove torsion basr and ARB and they will pull off.

[Yates]

looking good mate, reminds me, might go and have a look see if i can get some blue rocker stickers if your interested ;)

[williamsvts]

yeah, just let me know when your getting them.

[Yates]

il have a look down tomorrow if i get bored and ask them

[boz]

looking good mate ;)

[williamsvts]

getting a canny bit done this morning.
treid my old coil pack cover on with my cam covers to see how they look. look canny good to me :D

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0188.jpg

got the struts off ready to stifen dampers up and put the new springs on:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0187.jpg

and took wishbones off for new bushs and ball joints. going to do these and springs after dinner:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0190.jpg

canny hidden away the wishbone mount bolts :P

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0189.jpg

got new stub pin for rear beam now aswell so needed to mark it up to get it in straight. put teh beam on axle stands and let it swing round till the side thats in was touching the ground. then put the stub on the arm and into the beam (small end though).

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0185.jpg

then i had to mark up and the beam, pin and arm where it had to line up. this should help get it on straight when pressing the pin in.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0186.jpg

should get some more pics this afternoon and should have the front suspension back on.

[bullit]

canny good job there :P

[Mystic]

Bloody hell dude, theres no messing around with you is there...

I cant wait till iv finished work here, it takes me ages to do anything atm :sad:

[Saxo-Slag]

Looks good man. Whats with all the canny talk anyway.lol

[riggsy]

It looks soo much more simple and easier to understand when its all been taken apart!

Good on you for doing this matey, keep the pics coming :)

[Yates]

Looks good man. Whats with all the canny talk anyway.lol

whats wrong with saying canny like?

[Dan]

Good progress mate, well done

[williamsvts]

was going to finish front suspension this afternoon but ball joints arent going to be here till 4pm. so decided to get the beam sorted.

just getting back from pressing the new stub pin in. i thought it would of went in easier than it came out. but again, it took 60 ton to get it in!!!!

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0191.jpg

heres the new pin

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0192.jpg

and compare that to the old 1, which had no play. so if you get a 2nd hand beam dont expect it to be fine if you cant feel any play!!

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0193.jpg

going to go pick the ball joints up soon and press them in, get the wishbones BUSHed up and refit the suspension :D could be a late night.

canny? its a comman word in 'real mans land' :P

[williamsvts]

also got a couple of grease nipples. going to drill and tap the trailing arms and fit the grease nipples (what citroen should have done), hopefully this will help the beam last a bit longer.

[williamsvts]

while ive been waiting for the bal joints coming i decided to stick teh cams in.

catcam 708 :D

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0194.jpg

i even have colour coded sealer :P

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0195.jpg

in ya go

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0196.jpg

still need to dial them in though.

time to go and get ball joints and build front suspension up.

[ChrisJ]

Very quick progress mate. Rocker covers look very smart.

[riggsy]

Haha nice sealer :)

Do the cams just slot into place then?

[williamsvts]

yeah they just drop in. then you putt eh ladder over them and torque the bolts up. will get front suspension finished tomorrow, maybe get the cams dialled in and the beam ready to go on.

[Toad]

Hey Williams.

I've been looking into the problem I've got with the knocking from the rear. Here's a picture I took earlier.

http://i16.tinypic.com/2dke9ty.jpg

Don't worry about the end plate bolt, I took that out while I was looking into things.

What I found was, if I grabbed the end plate, I could move it up and down about 2mm each way. You can see the orange colour where there has been some movement. If I move it fast and hard enough, it makes that same CLANK noise I'm experiencing when driving. Do you have thoughts? Many thanks!!!

[sim69er]

very good keep the pics coming i need to get my torsion bar rebuilt befor being lowered how much has the torsion bar cost you in parts?

[williamsvts]

rebuilding the rear beam aint cheap mate. bearing kits is £60. but when the bearings go they normally wear into the stub pins and fuck them, as you can see above. these are £75 each. then you need a real good press to ge the old pins in and out. it took 60 ton of pressure to do that.

toad - you could try some new ARB seals. but if they have gone then its more than likely you bearings are about to go as water will have getting in. get them sorted asap. check this page tomorrow when i will of posted the pics of fitting the bearins and the ARB seal, so you'll know what to do.

[Toad]

OK, I'll wait for the update eager like! Funny though, if there has been A LOT of rain, and I'm out in it, I don't hear any CLANKS...

Oh yeah, it's been doing the same CLANKING for about 6 months now. I guess it's fooked...

EDIT: The car has only done about 35k, and most of that has been motorway miles... That's why I was hoping it would be something more straight forward.

[boz]

williams, toad could have the same prob as mine after i got it lowered. tell him what you told me ;)

cars coming along nicly now, the rockers covers look canny ;) lol

you got any of that sealant left ;)

did the spring compressors come in handy??

keep up the good work bud

[Toad]

What's this then? I seriously hope it's not buggered!:(

[Dan]

Another good update, that sealent looks canny good lol

:p

[williamsvts]

What's this then? I seriously hope it's not buggered!:(


loose arb, that sounds more like glass bottle knocking than a clunk. does it happen when you go over uneven road or turn?

[Toad]

It sounds just like the noise that's generated when you hit the yellow tube with a spanner. Almost like a couple of milk bottles knocking against each other. It happens sometimes when turning, but also happens when I go over bad bumps and uneven road.

[williamsvts]

its just a loose arb. i will tell you how to fix it later on today. off to work on car now.

[Toad]

Ledgend!

[williamsvts]

new coil pack cover come today so tried that on the rockers to see how it looked:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0199.jpg

needed to get old bush out of wishbone. just burnt the rubber part out but teh metal part that was pressed in was a total cunt to get out. this is what it looked like when i eventually got it out.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0200.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0201.jpg

then greased my self up to ease my new 1 in :P

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0202.jpg

metal sleeve was a tight as fuck fit so i had to use the vice as a press

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0203.jpg

1 wishbone finished

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0204.jpg

then i needed to stiffen my dampers up and fit the new springs (colour coded :P)

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0197.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0198.jpg

whacked it all back on and stuck teh wheel and spacer on. looks a bit high as the otehr side is still on axle stands.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0205.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0206.jpg

[VTS_16v_Boy]

Cor Blimie - Im knackered just looking at how much work you've done, take my hat off to you sir.

Fantastic stuff :y: :y: two thumbs up

Guess it kinda gives a insight into what old boys have to go through when rebuilding old classics.

Good reading - Looking forward to reading more :)

[Yates]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/yate5y/100_1840.jpg

present for you ;)

[riggsy]

So in the wishbone there is only one bush that you have uprated?

How low are the koni's?

[williamsvts]

yeah just 1 bush. the other 1 is pretty much solid. the koni springs are 30mm.

got the front completely finished now. havent got any pics as the battrys are flat. back at work tomorrow so should get cam timing done tomorrow night.

good stuff matt :D you going to york?

[Yates]

im not sure yet mate, have to see how things go

[riggsy]

Was thinking about getting myself a powerflex bush kit for the front in the near future, is it worth it? Im down 50mm....

[williamsvts]

i will tell you when the cars finished :P it should be, others recomend it. the bushs i have got are slighty harder than powerflex. got them from rally design.

[riggsy]

Righto cheers mate.

Your car looks good on white rims btw :)

[williamsvts]

cheers. hoping to get the rear beam rebuilt and fitted on friday. then it will be done :)

[hesslevtr]

looking good mate

[BENSAX3]

wow your fast!!!!!!

[Richardson_VTS]

I know what you mean about the bushes, i can't get mine out to put my powerflex ones in!!

Like your 1.1 badges too!!

[williamsvts]

which bushs you stuck with? you just need to use brute force :P and a blow torch

[boz]

looking good matey. no flys on you ;)

will have a word with the dude at work in walsall tomorrow and see if he has the thing i sent in for you :)

will have a bit of a job for you when your finished that if you aint to nackered ;) lol

[boz]

and a big fook off hammer if i remeber correctly from doing mine a while back lol

[boz]

if aint dont budge, give it a big nudge.

if in doubt, give it a big clout.

live life to these rules and you carnt fail ;) lol

[Richardson_VTS]

which bushs you stuck with? you just need to use brute force :P and a blow torch

Front ones, nightmare to get out!!

[willsy]

if aint dont budge, give it a big nudge.

if in doubt, give it a big clout.

live life to these rules and you carnt fail ;) lol

Or if all else fails get out the angle grinder :) Love that tool.

Progress is looking great williams, are you going to put a lick of paint on the arms etc on the rear beam? Keep it protected a bit more

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Willsy86/17022007081.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Willsy86/17022007079.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Willsy86/Saxo/18122006186.jpg

[MaRiO89]

Awesome thread, really good read!!

My rear axle could do with a painting etc..

Good work anyway mate! :y:

[williamsvts]

not sure willsy. on a bit of a time deadline to get it done for york on monday and the only spare day i have to get it finished is tomorrow night and friday day time :P

[Toad]

Hey man. Please don't forget that info about the ARB! :)

[Dan]

Liking the updates, love the 1.1 badges lol

[boz]

toad,

take the cover off the passenegr side (same cover as in your pics, but the other side) get a 13mm bolt and a few washers, place the washers onto the bolt, then the bolt into the arb, tighten the bolt, this will act as a jack and pull the arb towards you a bit more, that should stop the clinking, i have to do mine too lol, makes sure you have a few threads of the bolts into the arb, you dont want to strip the threads ;)

thats what williams was telling me to do when i was at his the other week ;)

hope that helps :)

[boz]

hows it going mark, you making good progress?

give me a bell if you need a hand tomorrow night or friday night ;)

i mite be coming to york, just need to arrange it with the boss, lol im in the bad books at the moment and shes off over the weekend and monday lmbo

[Toad]

OK will do. The picture I posted is the passanger side BTW, as you know I'm sure, the other side doesn't have the hole in the end plate.

So by pulling the ARB towards me, I'm actually going to be pulling it more snug into the end plate?

[williamsvts]

yeah thats right, needs to be a bolt with an M8 thread, cant remember pitch. but as boz said, most 13mm bolts will be 13mm. you can use a few washers or a socket and a washer.

[williamsvts]

will post a pick when i get in from work for you.

[hesslevtr]

i may see you and boz at york if we all go im 5050 at the mo

[williamsvts]

get yourself there :P

boz - i could probably do with a hand with the beam on friday.

[Toad]

will post a pick when i get in from work for you.

I'd really appreciate that, thank you.

[riggsy]

So Williams, will you be getting a remap or going the kms route?

[Yates]

its already remapped to run on cams

[williamsvts]

as matt said. its already been mapped for those cams so i just needed the timing set. which i have done tonight :) will probably see some small gains by having the timing set on the rollers as i done it gauges using catcams figures.

[williamsvts]

so, after i got in from work this evening it was time to sort the cam timing. to do this i needed to get the pulleys on. if i had 3 clocks i would of done it with the belt on but as i only had 1 i had to do it with the belt off. and be carefull not to move anything when fitting the belt, otherwise it would of knocked the timing out. here it is ready to be set, belt cover and pulleys on:L

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0207.jpg

theni put the DTI probe down onto piston 1 (nearest gearbox), and set this till it was exactly at TDC. then i needed to set the cam timing. i set the inlet to 1.55mm lift (as stated by catcams), but set the exhaust cam to 1.85mm, catcams states 2.05mm for this but QEP have found it to vary from car to car between 1.55mm and 2.05mm. as i dont have a rolling road i went for a happy medium of 1.85mm.

next few pics are just of the covers going back on:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0208.jpg

cant find bolts for outer belt cover at the minute so that will just have to wait :P

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0209.jpg

and here it is ready to be started :P

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0210.jpg

started straight away and ran fine. slightly lumpy but that was expected. couldnt take it for a drive as it hasnt got any petrol in and i wanna wait for the beam to be fitted. hoping to ge that done on friday then give the car a few good runs over the weekend to make sure everything is ok to give it a good thrashing at york :)

got a little pic of the car, cars at both sides of it so couldnt really get a good angle, plus the light was starting to die

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0212.jpg

[Yates]

know when you will be able to sort my car now mate?

[williamsvts]

yeah, thought i PM'd you? can do it next thursday.

[Yates]

nah you aint, magic, just before i go back :D

[williamsvts]

ok. PM me your phone number and i'll text your early next week about it.

[riggsy]

Covers look very smart mate!

Nice one for getting the timing to how you want it :)

Wish you were closer so you could have a look at mine.

[williamsvts]

if you can get hold of at least 1 Dial Test Indicator i can do you a guide.

[Connor_scotland]

looking good mate

[Toad]

About the ARB issue I have... How exactly do I do this, without just pulling the end plate out with the ARB?

[williamsvts]

toad - http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1058739#post1058739

[boz]

mr williams

you should have said, i have at least 3 maybe 4 dti lying about in my tool boxes ;)

i may be coming to york, need to sweet talk the gaffa lol
told her your lass was going so she might come??

i will defo come around tomorrow bud, just let me know tonight what time and i will get the gear ready and pop along. you need anything special?
you still got my old mans spring compressors ;) was going to take the springs off my suspension i have taken off and just dump the suspension.

[boz]

doubt work will phone me ;) (fingers crossed)

what shifts you on next week?

im in the workshop doing a coarse from tuesday, will be able to hang about your machines, have a chat and make the place look good ;) lol
are you and scotty always on different shifts?

[williamsvts]

yeah, we are on different shifts. i am in tues and wed day shift so will see you there :)

got the compressors in the car.

[boz]

will get them off you tomorrow mate. i will leave mine at 9ish.
text me with the gear you want me to bring ;)

i will have me weatabix when i get up so i will be rearing to go :) lol

[williamsvts]

lol, just bring a socket set and some spanners. just so we have 2 of everything.

:) cant wait to get it finished.

[Wayne]

nice car m8:y: done a gd job m8:y:

[Dan]

Rockers look awesome mate

[Japman]

Enjoyed reading this thread,very nice

[RAIDER_VTS]

very compliments for your jobs

[boz]

get those pics up ;) lol

[saxo_blowzy]

awsome thread mate, just i cud do that stuff :( lol :y:

[williamsvts]

shit loads of pics coming up.

[williamsvts]

shit loads of pics from yesterday. cant bothered to explain what each pi is. basically it was a day rebuilding and fitting new beam.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0219.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0220.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0221.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0222.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0223.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0224.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0225.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0226.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0227.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0229.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0230.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0231.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0228.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0232.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0238.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0239.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0240.jpg

[williamsvts]

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0241.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0242.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0243.jpg

fool :P

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0244.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0246.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0247.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0248.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0249.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0252.jpg

boz happy at work :D

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0254.jpg

yours truly :P

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0256.jpg

pizza's, juice, milk and biscuits :)

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0257.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0259.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0262.jpg

my little apprentice

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0269.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0270.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0271.jpg

there you go, havent had time to get any finished pics so should get some tomorrow. just glad its finished for monday so i cna get to york.

[boz]

lol some dodgy pics you have of me there:oops:

i thourght craig was taking the mick when he said he was gunna get a pic of his arse next to your head! lol nutter.

glad the car is sorted matey, gis a bell tomorrow if you want that tubing stuff mate, i have it right at the front of the garage lol ;) plenty of cable ties to if you want to fix it in place, can also do that other thing next to the tank if you havnt already done it? :)

[Richardson_VTS]

Looking good mate. Where you get your uprated bushes for the back axle from?? What does it say on the back of your sax-p t-shirt??

[Dan]

What does it say on the back of your sax-p t-shirt??

Think its a ssc t-shirt mate for kames.

Good progress there mate.

[boz]

poly bushes are from rally design mate, they have a few different kinds available poly sport or poly race, the race are the harder style which is what mr williams has on his new beam and wishbones ;)

think its his ssc kames t shirt with his name on?

[williamsvts]

yeah its an ssc top. says 'rally slags on tour'.

[boz]

how did today go then mate, did you crack the 15s then ??
did you get that pipe on ok?? ;)

[Luke]

Seen your car today mate at York Raceway, it looked very nice.

[Steve]

some good pics mate, you free this weekend to have a bash at my tappets and timing?

[boz]

monkey motorsport ;)

[Yates]

boz you are dodgy

just text you as well lol

looking good williams just improve on those starts next time ;)

[boz]

just text you back bud ;)

me, dodgy??.......never ;)

[Yates]

always...;)

[williamsvts]

and its sorted :D

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/york%209th%20april%202007/DSCN0272.jpg

matt - yeah, definetly need to practice launch. either wheel spinning or not enough revs :(

[riggsy]

Looks good mate ^^

Need more pics :)

[williamsvts]

as some of you may know i think the 'new' 2nd hand beam i have has a bend trailing arm on, as the drivers wheel is lying in at the bottom, as though the car it was off has hit a curb sideways. so this afternoon i put some new bearings into my olf traling arm, ready to fit tomorrow.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0283.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0284.jpg

used blow torch to weaken bearing casing, flash seems to have made flame disapear

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0285.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0286.jpg

then whack a screw driver under

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0287.jpg

all bearings, seals and spacers out

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0288.jpg

bit of a dirty ring piece

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0289.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0290.jpg

ready for new bearings

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0291.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0292.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0293.jpg

motherf*!king sorted :)

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0294.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0295.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0296.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0297.jpg

will get some pics of the wonky wheel in the morning when i fit it.

[Saxo_Speed]

Great thread mate! :y: Will come in very helpfull in the future in sure!

What sort of times were you running then at york?

[riggsy]

Top work bud!

Keep it up.

[williamsvts]

Great thread mate! :y: Will come in very helpfull in the future in sure!

What sort of times were you running then at york?

15.07, going to get cam timing set on the rollers though as i dont think its perfect. going back next month so will see what times i get with proper cam timing.

[boz]

and some slicks from moi ;)

good job there mate, i missed your text when you came into work, was to busy playing with me nuts ;) lol

[williamsvts]

lol, i was there for an hour :P they didnt fuck my pay up. i must a nightshift off my time sheet and im on emergency tax :( forgot to hand my P45 in!!!!

[stiffler69]

Wish i had the balls to go at some serious work like this great thread car looks great

[Dan]

Looks very good mate.

[williamsvts]

fitted new trailing arm today as the other 1 was bent :( a few pics of it.

wonky donkey :P
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0303.jpg

this washer is an awkard fucker to get to :mad:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0304.jpg

new arm with new bearings in

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0309.jpg

grease my hole up!!!!!!

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0310.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0311.jpg

new arm on, just need to set the ride height

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0312.jpg

lowering it 30mm so the top of the hub, spacer needed to be 370mm from the bottom of the arch

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0313.jpg

BEFORE
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0303.jpg

AFTER
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0314.jpg

my mate came down and wanted me to post a pic of his lupo GTI (obviously not as good as the saxo :P )

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0306.jpg

[BENSAX3]

good work looks better now love the lupo anymore pics????

[williamsvts]

steal my thunder :P

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0305.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0308.jpg

[boz]

its nice, but its nee saxo ;)

[boz]

good work with the wheel mate ;)

[williamsvts]

just need to adjust my exhaust so its not touching the heat sheild. then get it on the rollers to get the cam timing properly sorted.

then all will be good for a summers thrashing :)

got teh nurburg ring in july, then llandow in september. wnat to get a couple more track sessions in through teh summer.

[Cupra-Craig]

That lupo is sweet as

[bullit]

agree craig

grease my hole up!!!!!!

i know your mate was round but this a family forum :P

[Steve]

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0306.jpg[/QUOTE]


sure i just drove past that around half 7 near seaton delival on the coast anyway leading to north shields :homme:

[riggsy]

Good work with the wheel!

[williamsvts]

new oil cap came today, just to finish off the engine bay make-over :P

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSCN0316.jpg

also phoned 'motorscope', in northallerton, today to get my car booked in to get the cam timing set on the rollers. thast getting done next friday.

[riggsy]

Nice oil cap lol.

They leak alot on the vts dont they, even the new ones do i have been told.

[williamsvts]

mine has never leaked :P i just wanted a new 1 to go with the new paint and coil pack cover :)

[jimbo06]

good work mate, really good thread this. looking forward to more updates.

[Japman]

That lupo is mint

[Yates]

saxos rock lupo doesnt!

il get sticker sent out to you if i remember when im home on the sat mate

[l1ukeRS]

jus read the whole thread good stuff an top work, that lupo's smart too

[saxo_2004]

you have done a lot of work you must be well pleased with.
Well done !

Respect to you.

[Predator_R32]

good job mate my mate needs to get his done its like a crab on the road lol

lupo is very nice indeed :p

[thadogg]

The lupo looks mint!

[liamk15]

i like you saxo but i dont like the lupo :n:

[E13DRIVER]

nice saxo bluuuuud

[Dan]

Lupo looks very nice, bit bright though.

[MaRiO89]

LOVE the lupo, but the sax is nicer of course. :)

[Dan0000002]

loving the wheels m8

[williamsvts]

good job mate my mate needs to get his done its like a crab on the road lol

lupo is very nice indeed :p

if he needs hi beam rebuild i'll do it for some dollar. you need the right equipment (big fuck off press) for it.

[Tupps]

I'd hump that lupo

[Wayne]

good thread mate:y: nice saxo:P:y:

[williamsvts]

little update, got another powerflex bush. had 1 a while ago but went back to standard. took some pics while fitting it:
pic quality might be shit as its off my phone

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSC00025.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSC00026.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSC00027.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSC00028.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSC00029.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/williamsvts/rebuild/DSC00030.jpg

and tomorrow is the rolling road session :)

[Steve]

where you getting it rolling roaded mate?

[williamsvts]

motorscope, northallerton. need cam timing sorted after i had them out a few weeks ago.

[riggsy]

Looking good matey!

[gokan]

nice mate

[Yates]

text me your addie and il send you your sticker mate

[Steve]

motorscope, northallerton. need cam timing sorted after i had them out a few weeks ago.

bastard could have picked my strut brace up am down there tomorrow picking brace and springs up :panic:

[Liam_]

Do you work at Coopies Lane Ind Estate in Morpeth matey? I'm sure I've seen a car similar to this parked up there a few times :)

[Toad]

Willimams mate, in the thread of pictures above, there's a pic of some odd looking thing. It's the picture (2nd from the top) directly underneath the picture of the un-fitted bushes. A mechanic took my EGR valve pump out the other day, and that same looking piece came out too. Any ideas what it is?

[mallboy]

the mounts look good, let u know how the rolling road goes. can i ask how much did the mount cost you?

[VTS_16v_Boy]

Impressive amounts of work there.

Makes me want to sit down and have a rest just seeing the pictures :oops:

[Steve]

cars for sale lads get it bought ;)