Chris_429 - Yellow VTR
 

Hi, relatively new on here. Picked up a nice Yellow Mk2 VTR last Saturday after realising I needed a more reliable car than my '1.1' (Progress thread here. It does get good, honest!)

So, here's how it stood when I picked it up:







And here's the only half decent pic I actually have of it, just a better pic as hardly anything has changed on the outside yet.



So far, it's had 2 seat changes, from Desire seats, to S2 Rallye Seats, to GTi leathers. I've also sorted out the gay mats and gearknob, fitted Xsara mist jets, stuck a wiper on the rear wiper arm (as the previous one just wasn't on there), and fitted a parcel shelf that didn't have 6x9's in.

Also gave the engine bay a bit of a clean, with an added ECU cover and battery cover. Bare in mind I'm going to refurb the rocker, move the pipercross to the front of the bay and fit a nice mani!



I've also got these 106 doorcards to fit, just trying to figre out how to in Saxo doors, I think it might just be a case of switching over the fittings from the 106.



More pics and progress to come once I get a chance to clean it and take some pics! :)

Looks lovely and what you've done upto yet sounds excellent :)

love the colour tbh :) nice saxo

looks cool!

looks very nice mate, i would sort that backbox out though, hanging a bit too low! but apart from that i like :y:

Looks really nice that,never seen a battery cover on a saxo like that before.


Steve.

Cheers all :)

Yeah, that's getting sorted out this weekend, I've got some 'performance' exhaust hangers from my supersprint on the flat arch I'm going to be fitting. The Supersprint itself might even make an appearance lol

Cheers, it's just a standard 106 battery cover as far as I know :)

Only pic I've managed to grab in the past few days, leathers ftw.

Managed to fit the uprated exhaust mounts onto the magnex, sits very nicely now :) will grab a pic soon.

In fact, very soon lol

looking good, needs slammin, love 106 gti leather interior

Well, quick non-picture update. Fitted the Supersprint from my old flatarch over the weekend, and took it straight back off - the fit was terrible lol.

Debating 3 different exhausts now, either modify the Magnex to make it straight through, buy a Supersprint/Kam Racing back box to fit on my Supersprint centre section (designed a bit differently to normal 106 supersprints), or spend a fair bit on a Saxsport!

Still need to fit 106 doorcards, might try this weekend as I need some half decent speakers back in there!

Looks good mate:y: The leather looks nice and clean too:y:

Cheers!

And I don't know what I'm going on about, I do actually have a picture update. This induction piping has been on about 3 different engines, there isn't much you can't do with Electrical tape and a screwdriver lol!

Very nice yellow saxo, great seats

Looks great! Love the colour! :y:

liking the colour matey looks clean two

Looks smart mate you dont see many yellow Mk2 Saxo Vtr's aswell :y:

nice car mate like the yellow :)

Cheers guys :) seems like most of the yellow VTR's have migrated to around here though, I've seen loads since I've bought this!

looks very clean mate :)

Right, finally managed to get some half-decent pics!

Exhaust Decisions
 

Having difficulties choosing exhausts atm. Obviously have the Supersprint centre, would like an exhaust that's going to fit onto that.

Options so far:

Supersprint Magnum


Piper 3 inch


Kam Racing s/s


Favouring the Kam Racing one atm - however, considering the larger options as the current 3.5 Magnex looks pretty nice in the Saxo cutout!

Right, a few updates.

Fitted new, not warped brakes over the weekend. Also found out the TD's won't fit properly without spigot rings, only from nearly having a wheel fall off. So it's now rolling on my old XSi wheels, which I quite like! Also rocking new plates :)

Couple of pics from the 106oc meet last night, not sure why the front plate looks wobbly...

great photos man!!
love the saxo too
good work

Pictures aint mine, I'll pass the compliment on to my mate though! lol.
Cheers :)

looks really smart mate!! loving the yellow!!!

lovely saxo and nice pics also. Would look good with black badges on the back, just t-cut them i did the same on mine (and for a total noob it took me 20 mins) :)

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...7&postcount=22

The other night saw a bit of an issue arrise when the passenger front arch liner (only one I was running) decided to pop out and catch on the front arch and skirt, causing them to pop out too.

Will add pics of this once my mate sends them over, looked a bit of a sorry state!

This meant I set about fixing it back on yesterday - with the loan of a few clips from the flatarch lol. It's now all fitted much better, and as a plus, I've found out that this has got mega rolled arches on it, which will prove good for any extra lowness that will occur! Needs a new sideskirt though, as it's cracked (was before the incident), so I'll sort that sometime soon - spot the elctrical tape for now though lol!



Also, as it's coming up to January, which means we're right in the middle of winter - I thought I'd de-wiper.



Proper bung aswell!

Love the color! The yellow and black are a great match.

I had never seen this color before on a VTR until yesterday when I saw one for sale and now I see yours is the same color!
In Holland only flatarches have this color, all the VTR/VTS with this color are imported.

i love the look and colour of your car man, jealous.

also, how much did the leather seats set you back?

Joe.

lovely car mate, are they xsi alloys

Cheers mate! They are supposed to be fairly rare, however since I bought mine there's been absolutely loads about! lol

Cheers :) The leathers, I was actually lucky enough to get them for free! :D

Thanks, and yes they are XSi wheels.

Nicee Car would love to get a yellow one.. ive never seen a yellow one round my way :P

What happend to the black multispokes? they looked soo much better!

lush yellow mate :)

looking really good mate, exhaust sits a lot better now! love the 106 alloys as well and the interior :y:

Pro Races are on my old flat arch atm, and as soon as I've got some steels for that, they're for sale. Basically, they need spigot rings, and I can't be arsed to get any made up, and I think I actually prefer the XSi wheels - it's a bit more in keeping with the theme I'm going to be going for.

Cheers :)

Thanks mate, exhaust looks completely different since adding those mounts! After a new system now though, I'm thinking about getting my 106 Supersprint hangers modified for it to sit right, but then I'm tempted by something like the Piper 3inch.

Holly Shit!
I thought it was you Chris - use to talf to you all the time on the 106oc as Azza-106 used to have the 5 door 1.1 with racing stripes
Last time I saw your project on 106oc you had droped a 16v in the baby - what happened to it?
I knew you would copy me and buy a VTR ;)
I have a progress blog on a Black VTR with White Team Dynamic 1.2's - have a check mate :y:

Alright dude, just dropped you a PM. Basically explains what happened with the flatarch lol, it's mostly on the progress blog on 106oc anyway.

Will have a look for your blog now :)

nice car mate :) i had a yellow one. such a nice colour
Just deck it and your on to a winner imo :D

That's the main plan, but with a few little touches, it should be pretty eye-catching by FCS ;)