My vtr+s progress engine re-build
 

ive neva had time to start a progress thread but hear goes


i bought the car totaly standard with only 21,000 miles on the clock and this is what it look like





this lasted about 2 months and then i went shopping lol

spax suppension kit
raceland manifold
piper exhaust backbox
supersprint race tube
vts wheels sprayed black
bmc cda air filter
omp upper strut brace
bucket seats

and stripped the car out for the track look








i then got bored of the vtr engine so i decided to build a vts engine and do a conversion to a vts

so hear it bein

i payed £350 for a vts engine and wiring loom

i neva got any pic of what i bourght it like just when i started to strip it down




removed the cylinder head and cams to find they wernt it that bad of condition then i moved on to the bottom end





after it was all apart i send the hole bottom end of to get balance and the flywheel lightend aswell . when i got them back all the pistons and con-rods were all the same balance. the crank was stop on aswell the flywheel was mega light aswell.

went on citunning and order my competition bearing for the bottom end :y:






after spend a lot of money on new parts i started to re-build the bottom end








Then i left the bottom end and moved on to the cylinder head

went for a red and black theam

painted the rocker covers

painted the cylinder head




painted the cam carriers black to separate the head up



Then bought some newman ph3 cams


re-assembled the head after it all being cleand and skimmed




Then went and put the head on the block and put all the other parts on the engine







nice red parts added to the block

nice front mount oil cooler


after it was already to put in the car i hit a problem i found out i couldn't get the dam engine out of the door on the stand

right time for conversion time

car on the axle stands





just use the engine crank to jack the car up lol :y:

i removed the bumper bonnet and wings so i neva damaged them and whiped the engine out





removed the sound matting from the back of the engine bay





then we painted it engine bay black to match the car



fitting engine time




nice re-build gearbox by myself




getting it in






would not do that agen lol

got bored of it with the vts wheels in black got them done silver and this is how the car look now

WOW . . . haha thats alot of hand work but really worth it mate your car is mint, Engine looks class, much has it cost you all together? and did you do all of the work yourself?

nice mate looks nice!

looks like some good work

hows it running bud?

Looks like a thorough job on the rebuild:y: I will be 16ving my vtr soon aswell. Need to find a suitable engine though wich is a little hard on the isle of wight:n: Looked very nice at fcs, got some pics if you want me to post them up here?

that is ture lol ye post them up if ya want :y:

yep done everything myself

i could tell you how much it all cost but i would have to kill you :p



yeye its running sweet just re-build the 1.3 rallye gearbox to put onto it


chears for all the comments

Here are a the fcs pics:





Need to get more pics of the car up, looks so good! How much did the colour coding cost? I got quoted 200 for a full front bumper respray and the all the bump strips.

lovely looking car mate and some great progress :y:

i love that second pic and i will upload more when some of my parts come lol

might be swoping my vts wheels for some oz alloys but i dont no what colour to get them powder coated i was tkinking yellow :y::n:

Red to go with the engine bud!! try photoshop it first though :)

nice car mate

update new wheels fitted
 

right i got the oz alloys got them painted yellow also put my 283 discs and calipers on and done my christmas tree in yellow











and thought ill do a full spec of the car

engine
fully re-build vts engine
ported and polished head
newman ph3 kams
ported and polished throttle body
janspeed 4-2-1 manifold
pistons all balanced
con-rods all balanced
crankshaft balanced with flywheel
flywheel lightent to limmit
comp main bearing
uprated headgasket
bmc cda air filter with cold air feed
3.5 bar fuel pressure reg
front mount oil cooler

chassis
306 gti6 283 discs font
ebc groved discs on rear
spax adjustable damping shocks all round
lowerd 60mm front rear to match
supersprint race tube
kam racing backbox
oz 15' alloys

gearbox
fully re-build 1.3 rallye gearbox

styling
front bumper colour coded and widemouthed
front fogs tinted black
front headlight blacked in-side and indicator lenses re-moved
front grill painted black to match
christmas tree painted yellow
bonnet raised
black sunstrip with yellow pin stripe
yellow oz superturismos
vt? badges
smoked jewels
rear bumper colour coded
interior removed apart from carpet
2 corbeau forza bucket seats with custom subframes
luke 4 point harnesses


i think thats it but i dunno :P

Looks good now with the yellow super Ts:y: Will you be coming down to trax?

very nice car mate

if you dont mind me asking what company did you send the parts off to be balanced lighten
and have the head port and polished and what was the cost looking to have mine down soon thanks :)

update
 

time for update i think

ive painted all the in side of the car

moved the battery behind the passanger seat

compamotive alloys

groved and vented discs all round

heat wraped the full exhaust system

got a flocked dash

rev limmit and lunch control fitted

my mate who works in a mechine shop done all the lightening and the head



i was at trax but not on the stand it was in the public car park :(



hears some pics

Change of wheels again :D Looks good. Was this on pistonheads recentley?

yess it was on pistonheads :(

got bored of it and then i started spending money on it agen then fell back in love and ive got more plans with it

it needs somthings bolting on to the exhaust manifold hint hint :y:


but glad i neva sold it

Have you heatwrapped the back box?

yep heat wraped the hole system i no pointless but have loads left over and its has helped the exhaust noise in the car its really reduced by doing it

I like the sound of somthing bolted to the exhaust :D When do you rekon you will be getting started with that then? Would be a monster saxo then! Ive got bored with mine, either going to get a gti or vts in december. Then more power will be needed lol.

Heatwrapped backbox your my track hero lol you car is class

ive started looking atm pricing but im saving for that why doing little mods might get the pistons and conrods next month hopfully

you gonna drop and engine in then or different car

i like that saying sweet

chears for the comments

car looks mint, the new wheels look really good. glad you aint gone overboard with the yellow, you got enough to make it look good but not over the top =]

I will be getting a new car :D

Great thread and nice job on rebuilding the engine and gearbox:y: looks very tidy an comp mo's suit it:)