yer been thinking about what you said about the engine upgrades :(. any cheaper mods that'll hit me on the door of 120bhp by april??

urm..... could try a 25bhp shot of nitrous? Still could be expensive though to get setup properly and fitted etc.

Gaining bhp isn't really 'cheap' tbh.

Ideally I'd just hang off and try to save for some engine mods tbh. If you bought a vts engine carefully, could get all the bits, and it fitted for £500-£600 if the right one cam along. Could do it for less if you fitted it yourself, nothing too difficult about it

Umm i c where your getting at with the VTS engine and TBH its a good idea. however i only have mild engine knowledge. Most of it with me lies in exhausts and electrics in cars having fiddled round with my last car quite a bit lol.
TBH tho if i got a vts conversion isnt there the hastle of having to upgrade the insurance, brakes, gearbox, etc etc. I was just thinking of cams as i can get some heavy duty servicing done whilst it was being done. Etc as you said waterpump, timing belt HG, etc, etc. And if im not mistaken arnt newman ph1 cams not require a remapping of the ECU to gain there power? However i don't know if they're absolutley wank or what. whats the adverage BHP increase in a pair of P1's compared to p'3s as so far ive noted p3's are a extra £400 including the rolling road, remapping, vernier pulley etc

unsure if my pas pump is buggered will post pic in asec if anyone wants to check which type it is as it stopped working

the crossmember could do with a straighten and the rad is held by custom made brackets :). However its all sturdy so happy days.
Is now fully serviced and i painted the rocker cover and changed over the gasket. :).

ALSO SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING WHAT TYPE MY POWER STEERING PUMP IS. HERE IS A PIC IF YOU KNOW PLEASE MENTION IT SO I CAN BUY THE CORRECT ONE. CHEERS

with the bonnet (link above) tyhat i am buying thats still in the post -.- i tend to make it look something like this. obv without the body kit



i like the idea of the saxo badge just breaks up the blandness of the bonnet. Its seeing this pic is the reason i brought it tbh :)

not sure of it on posi blue tho :S

Thoughts??

Car still doesnt look too right tbh!!

I'd try and get that bottom crossmember straightened out!! Get a nice bar under it and straighten it using this.

lol :) :P

yeh, I'd try and get it looking a bit more standard than that!!!

Can rent a welder from hss if you need one - is good to have a contact with a welder though to save some £££

The fibreglass bonnet would look mental in black on a posi I recon bud - definately will need the chevrons though mate too pull it off imo
I need to get around to doing my rocker cover as its getting a bit rusty lmao

Yh save some £. Luckily my stepdad taught me who is a welder yet he doesn't have one of his own :( Aaron thx z4 comment and hope ur rite. Hopefully will find some nice aftermarkets in black soon to pop on :) would contrast quite well then :). Just awaiting the smoked headlamps now as I broke all clips on my other ones during the crash :(. Thinking of some rainbow sidelights for posing pics??

Any1 know wat my pump is??

its just a powersteering pump for a 200vtr ?

havent recived bonnet but i ripped it off last nite snd went 4 a cruize. will upload pics when i get them :)

it's definitely showing its scars

was looking goo untill the accident hope you get it back on the roa soon mate :)

yer still not completly there yet. VTR clips snapped so need to replace then. Im looking for a bumper but cant find 1 anywhere :(

Looking good mate, if you need any parts, i have some posi front and rear arches and skirts for sale.
No bumper im afraid though :(
Ben

thanks mate always good for some support :)

By the way the crash damaged my fan so im currently running with no fan :S. luckily it just sits above half way (as it did before crash) so im not worrying. However after xmas i concentrate on putting a GTI/VTS dual fan install in and popping in the power steering slab. ATM all monies is going on cosmetics and xmas prezzys :P. Hopwever if you have a GTI/VTS fan give us a shout ;) ty

A new era
 

Today a nice man in a big white van arrived at my door with a clipboard. A quick signature later he landed me with this:



Then after a whack on the head from the old one:wall: it looked like this:



Took some chevrons of the old one to finalise it and then it finshed like this:



:fcuk: Time for a brew :

Job well done :)

PS 15mm bonnet raISERS look silly?

Paint the chevrons blue, get some black halos and u'll be onto a winner I think however won't it restrict airflow to the engine?

Yes mate it does but to cool engine I've put some 15mm bonnet raisers on to help keep heat out

Just a thought but won't the bonnet being raised mean that it will be more prone to getting water in the bay?

NOt think of that but it's raised at back not front so not as much will get in

I suppose so lmao but I bet the engine will get a bit hot in the traffic if theres no wind
keep up the good progress mate :y:

Tar mate got a bonnet pin kit but cba 2 drill holes for it so I'll save that for another day

I recon you should get a sunvisor and some comedy stickers for the edge of the bonnet whilst its unpainted
Like the ones I shown you in pink

Looks nice, loose the mirrors and it will be better aswell mate!

swap for urs?? naa keeping them for a while lol
last update till after new year tho :(. just haooy to have it roadworthy tbh :)
bonnetslite as fuck. corrier bloke brought it in carrying with one hand lol

Got to be honest, that doesn't look like it's pulled out very well at the front as everythings skewiff?

Still, kudos for keeping it on the road :)

Its just the front bumper thats damaged that makes it look that way imo
Keep up the good work mate :)

Yes its the bumper its got a cracked so is on the wonk a bit :(. when i get a new bumper after xmas it'll fix it i assure u :)

Thanks mate :) need to get these bonnet pins installed tho. It doesnt even have holes for washer jets lol so will have to drill some when i install pins :)

Keep the bonnet smooth mate and install the washer jets under the back of the bonnet and aim the sprayers up - thats what there like on my van and imo there shit loads better :)

yes mate will be onto that trick tomorrow dont have a clue how im gonna mount them tho:S. myt just get the 1 that sticks to my single wiper conversion tbh save some hastle :)

loving the bonnet

It should look the dogs bollox when your finished mate :y:
See you on Saturday - photoshoot is in order :P

have a look at winnys sax he placed his washer jets on the black plastic part i think?

thanks mate ill have a nosy :) had 2 drill in and fit the bonnet pins earlier. Looks a bit more track now lol. will upload pics later as im finshing it off atm :)