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benJee_VTR 8th October 2008 18:13

BIG UPDATE

Right, im due an update, and there's quite a few little mods i have done recently...

First, i got shot of the GB number plates, as i thought the light blue didn't go with the dark blue of my car...also they looked quite cluttered, so i made some new ones from work, with a single boarder and www.saxperience.com at the bottom.






Next it was time for a trip to the local breakers yards to find a standard air intake and a fog-light bulb holder. Went to the first yard, and they had the airbox and wanted £20 for it...needless to say i went to the next one. Luckily, they had a mango westy and a red 1.1, so i pillaged the bits from those... £5 for both!!!
Also saw that the westcoast still had a tasty little mk1 spoiler on the rear, my dad and i had a good go of removing it. Considering the saxo was 2 stories high (on massive shelving), we got up the ladders and coldnt remove it :(
Went home, defeated.
Came back 10 mins later with a heavy artillery of a few chisels, mallets, screwdrivers and hammers. In the end (after about 1 hour of hard work) we removed the spoiler, which was held on purely with tiger seal. We took half the paint off the westcoast and ruined the tailgate getting it off - but the spoiler was mint :P
Only cost £15 :)

Primed and resprayed to match






Well chuffed with my respray :y:
Becoming pretty good now

More to come after tea :P

benJee_VTR 8th October 2008 18:52

NEXT

Took off the old air filter which was filthy and full of oil :ill: and refitted the standard induction and airbox.

From this

To this


However, there were three pipes going into the old air filter, but only two into the standard one, leaving this one free---


I assumed this was a breather pipe, so i got a mini air filter from work, and cable tied it in place...



After fitting this, i've felt the car has been more responsive, it's consumed less petrol and it's quietened down a bit, which is good, because it was nearly unbearable at 70 mph inside the car without sound deadening. :y:


Lastly i decided to re-do the interior trim, from quartz silver, to Cossack grey. i think it looks a lot slicker, and less tacky...

from this --->

to this...





and also did the gear stick surround console in the same colour...







If you notice, there is a small chunk missing from the front of my arch, which means it doesnt sit right, so i have invested in a replacement part from 'euro-bonnie' to fit soon.



That's about it for now, so here's a few pics of how she stands..









let me know what you think :y:

Saxo_Scott 8th October 2008 19:05

dont like the windows JUST tinted on the back imo if your going to tint you need to do it all.

also i like the idea of the blue vtr alloys, lowered
maybe a silver lip@??

benJee_VTR 8th October 2008 19:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saxo_Scott (Post 2595387)
dont like the windows JUST tinted on the back imo if your going to tint you need to do it all.

also i like the idea of the blue vtr alloys, lowered
maybe a silver lip@??

i hear you about the tints, if i get time, i may lightly smoke the front...

yeh the blue alloys is definately different, could look sweet with the silver lip to break it up a bit too. Sorting my priorities at the minute, and rasing funds lol. Trying to sort out all the little niggles atm, like the arch not sitting spot on, and the tempramental (sp?) fogs.

Cheers for your comment

benJee_VTR 9th October 2008 10:46

another update to come, when arch arrives :D

VTRacer 9th October 2008 11:20

think look so good lowered with the blue alloys, maybe de wiper the back to :y:

benJee_VTR 9th October 2008 11:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by VTRacer (Post 2596942)
think look so good lowered with the blue alloys, maybe de wiper the back to :y:

i agree, looks really unique. Also, i think i will de-wiper the rear, although it has put me off a little, as i wanted to take the wiper off to refurb the arm and i couldnt get it off... so i reccon i'll have to get the hack saw out, which as i said, puts me off a bit :(

Bondie 9th October 2008 11:33

Postal Order came today matey get it posted either today or 2morro morning! Get that on then you sorted do need lowering thou!

benJee_VTR 9th October 2008 12:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Euro-Bonnie (Post 2596988)
Postal Order came today matey get it posted either today or 2morro morning! Get that on then you sorted do need lowering thou!

awesome, look forward to fitting it :)

Yea i agree, although ma dad reccons its better if i stop spending on it :( original plan was a full coilover kit for my birthday (13th) but not anymore:n:

CaldzieVTR 9th October 2008 12:31

good progress made mate needs lowering tho when thats done i reckon will look alot better

benJee_VTR 9th October 2008 16:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaldzieVTR (Post 2597164)
good progress made mate needs lowering tho when thats done i reckon will look alot better

Agreed :y:

Ben 14th October 2008 22:45

Not checked this thread in ages! I remember when it first started :) Lol, its lookin spankin still though buddy. Keep it up ! :y:

Sneakydevil89 15th October 2008 11:45

how'd you stick your spoiler on? im glad you had that much trouble getting it off the last one, mines stuck on with tiger seal, at least i know it wont come off!
updates look good.

benJee_VTR 15th October 2008 17:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sneakydevil89 (Post 2615230)
how'd you stick your spoiler on? im glad you had that much trouble getting it off the last one, mines stuck on with tiger seal, at least i know it wont come off!
updates look good.

I stuck the spoiler on with a shit load of tiger seal and two little countersunk screws with a rubber grommet, just to be sure... that way i know it won't slump down, and also keeps it in place whist the tiger seal sets.

Cheers for your comment :D

mmmatt 15th October 2008 19:09

i tell you what, you've turned a chavish ride into something quite nice. lose the the rear wiper, drop it 60mm and it'l look really nice

Holmes23 18th October 2008 21:43

get that restricted bit of the air filter system out, should be a tad better with that out

Saxo_theedge 18th October 2008 21:47

Nice little mods, bargain spoiler aswell. Getting nicer each time:y:

benJee_VTR 19th October 2008 17:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Holmes23 (Post 2625834)
get that restricted bit of the air filter system out, should be a tad better with that out

Which bit is that mate? Nothing like a little extra grunt :y:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saxo_theedge (Post 2625846)
Nice little mods, bargain spoiler aswell. Getting nicer each time:y:

Cheers pal, i know spoiler was a steal...thanks for your comments :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmmatt (Post 2616800)
i tell you what, you've turned a chavish ride into something quite nice. lose the the rear wiper, drop it 60mm and it'l look really nice

Thanks for your comment mate, appreciate it :D i think i will de-wiper...will clean up the back a little.:A:

benJee_VTR 12th November 2008 17:22

UPDATE: Smoked Fogs, De-Wipered
 
Right, had a day off today, so thought i would sort out a few niggles :y:

Firstly, De-wipered the rear. Was a lot easier than i thought... took motor out, eased the wiperarm out fitted 19mm gromet :y:
Really cleans up the rear imo.

BEFORE:



AFTER:





NEXT

The nearside fog light was not only temperimental but also had a small crack, which let in muck from the road, resulting in 10 year old mould :ill:

I took the bumper off to get to the fogs easier....not so pretty without bumper on




Cleaned the lenses with soapy water, sanded the inside of the fogs, primed and sprayed black. Also decided to spray the metal bulb cover in flourescent yellow to see what it looked like...





was well happy with the results so refitted to the bumper, and re-attatched the bumper (which was quite tricky, doing it myself).

The result:

BEFORE: (see fog)
mouldy lense



AFTER:





Quite happy with my days work :)

benJee_VTR 15th November 2008 19:00

angels came yesterday, courtesy of Saxo_VTS :y: got them fitted too last night, and what a difference :D

Only have a pic of them as i opened them, like christmas :P
Got my handbrake cover and ultra smoked jewels to come nxt week too!


saxokid100 15th November 2008 19:04

[QUOTE=benJee_VTR;2711319]They look mint bud!!..........:y::y:

benJee_VTR 15th November 2008 19:16

[QUOTE=saxokid100;2711329]
Quote:

Originally Posted by benJee_VTR (Post 2711319)
They look mint bud!!..........:y::y:

Cheers mate, they look the bollocks fitted.. will get some fitted pics up tomorrow after work :y:

Mr_suv 15th November 2008 19:30

looks good my FAV pic of the car was it lowered with mauritius blue wheels looked the sex!

stevo67 15th November 2008 19:42

Like everything you`ve done to the car mate except the silver vt kit if it was mine i`d either code it to the body colour spray it gloss black/anthracite.Its your car though mate good luck.

Steve.

si_pow 15th November 2008 20:01

Cant wait to see the angel eyes fitted, how much they set you back? Came along way since page 1. Please lower soon, and tint the rear window as well :) lol

benJee_VTR 16th November 2008 21:25

Got a few pics of the angels now, phone camera shots but you get the idea :P







benJee_VTR 16th November 2008 21:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevo67 (Post 2711416)
Like everything you`ve done to the car mate except the silver vt kit if it was mine i`d either code it to the body colour spray it gloss black/anthracite.Its your car though mate good luck.

Steve.

Quote:

Originally Posted by si_pow (Post 2711448)
Cant wait to see the angel eyes fitted, how much they set you back? Came along way since page 1. Please lower soon, and tint the rear window as well :) lol

Cheers for the comments guys :y:
Smoked angels + richbrook handbrake to be fitted this week

benJee_VTR 17th November 2008 18:03

i need to seriously adjust the beams though, i had to had my main beams on most of the way...

benJee_VTR 18th November 2008 14:51

Update
 
Right, gave the car a good clean with my meguiars lamb wool wash mit :P, seeing that i havent since fitting the angels/de wipering/ smoked fogs.
I also thought i'd anti-fog/rain-x the rear window as it is now dewipered.

I'll let the pics do the talking.















Let me know your opinions :D

benJee_VTR 18th November 2008 20:57


benJee_VTR 18th November 2008 21:11

few arty pics:



Ben 18th November 2008 21:12

Angels look great mate, i've been after some black angels for ages but can't afford them :( Car is lookin very smart though pal, desperatly needs lowerin though imho. And i'm not a fan of the exhaust :/ As i've probably told you before lol

benJee_VTR 18th November 2008 21:15

yeh ive got my eye on a whale mouth exhaust back box at work, i believe i can get it for £40 ish so might be a near future mod, as the current backbox came with the car.

Cheers again mate :y:

Paul 19th November 2008 15:29

Car looks great with the angels in mate.

Nice to see something a little different :y:

Needs lowering ;)

louis_23 19th November 2008 15:53

angels look great, defo slam it to it will look great slamed look......



pluss remove vt badge off front grill and wing mirrors all in blue imo ;)
did chop on paint soz for bad quality ha :oops:

bez_123 19th November 2008 16:01

nice clean car.. i aint normally a fan of two tone but yours is quite nice!! i like the angles you have put on!!

benJee_VTR 19th November 2008 18:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul (Post 2722695)
Car looks great with the angels in mate.

Nice to see something a little different :y:

Needs lowering ;)

thanks a lot mate, i notice that the more mods i do to it, the more positive comments i get :) Nice to know i'm moving in the right direction :D
and yes, i know it does :P

Quote:

Originally Posted by louis_23 (Post 2722797)
angels look great, defo slam it to it will look great slamed look......



pluss remove vt badge off front grill and wing mirrors all in blue imo ;)
did chop on paint soz for bad quality ha :oops:

cheers for the chop mate, tht looks quality :y: i'm undecided on the vtr badge, may take your advice, as the chop looks pretty sweet :P

Quote:

Originally Posted by bez_123 (Post 2722829)
nice clean car.. i aint normally a fan of two tone but yours is quite nice!! i like the angles you have put on!!

Cheers mate, i agree, the angels have made a hell of a difference... well happy :A:

Thanks for all your comments

louis_23 19th November 2008 19:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by benJee_VTR (Post 2723474)
cheers for the chop mate, tht looks quality :y: i'm undecided on the vtr badge, may take your advice, as the chop looks pretty sweet :P

no wories mate i was board n wanid to see what it looks like slamed. a nice saxo got alot of potential to be very nice ;)

Mr_suv 19th November 2008 19:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by louis_23 (Post 2722797)
angels look great, defo slam it to it will look great slamed look......



pluss remove vt badge off front grill and wing mirrors all in blue imo ;)
did chop on paint soz for bad quality ha :oops:

looks awsome! they rally suit the car
for sure lower it and will be a mega winner pure sexual on the outside :P

benJee_VTR 20th November 2008 20:54

cheers guys, appreciate the comments :)

my jewels and richbrook handle now fitted, will get pictures up on my day off tomorrow.

it's finally starting to look how i want it to :P


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