You've Been Mangoed!
 

Hi guys! Well thought I should start a project thead

I recently bought this westcoast 1.4, so its got the vtr/vts bumpers etc, got it for peanuts and came with tax&Test and runs sweet as a nut.

When I bought it a few days ago it came on three rather gay o.z alloys and a biscuit rim, the 4th had a gash in the sidewall, a cheap shitty air filter that I want off, and a set of LEXUS lights!

Im on the hunt for some vtr or vts wheels to keep it looking OEM
Not really got any more plans for it but i'm sure I will think of plenty of things to do along the way.

So here is the first pic I got of it, now nick named TACKY!




Then I got rid of the lexus lights the next day and got parcel shelf as it was missing. Sorted the mess behind the stereo and changed the headunit and front speakers, and I have a Fli sub to put it when I can be arsed :p

Also got a new tyre for the 4th alloy so its rolling on all for O.Z's

Then it was time for PVS - (Performance Vauxhall Show, for those that didnt know) as I am a big Vaux fan :oops: but give me a chance! :boxing:

So as I was there I took it down the strip to see what she could do

Fastest time was 18.1057@75.93mph, which I didnt think was too bd tbf.

Here is a few pictures from the camp at Pod




and after my car got attacked with the free total vauxhall stickers :lol:


And when I got home I found this waiting for me :A:


So will wash the car tomorrow and put it on if the weather is ok.

Thats about it for now..........Slate/Rate

Good name lol, plans sound good, hope you loose the stickers from pvc. Are you going for black wheels?

PVS lol! And yeah I took them off more or less straight away didnt want rain to make them a T#@! to get off, and not decided really im liking the standard look tbf

But I have decided to spray the badges black, whats the best way to take them off without breaking them? And best way to put them back on?

Haha yeah PVS even lol, get the hairdryer out to soften the glue and take your time

Not too bad at all mate, drop a vts lump in there with some cams and you'll soon be flying past alot of vauxhalls ;) :D

Quick wash and a sticker :)

thats a very nice and clean mango :) but get rid of them horrid alloys lol slight lowering wouldn't harm it unless you like the standard height :)

That's the plan mate, hate the alloys feel like a right chav with them on :/ and lowering is on the cards but I'm in no rush

Tiny update, changed my side lights to bright white LED's - no pics atm, on the look out for a VTR/VRS interior and spoiler

not a bad looking base! De-wiper it if you want to do subtle mods for free! ;)

I will swap u my vtr White alloys if you want? Pm or check my thread

Tiny update, bought a 5.5cm areial yesterday and it arrived today to replace the stupidly long standard one on the saxo

Old vs New


Fitted

haha. i forgot how long standard saxo areials are!!!

where in manchester are you from dude?

Looking good dude :D

I live in Ashton, but spend a lot of time in Millbrook (Stalybride) and I work in Stalybridge centre as my club is there

Ah fair enough. My flat mate / his mates are from Ashton! As are a few members of my family (don't ask where though as I have no idea lol)

At least you live close to snake pass for some decent B road driving!

I snakes pass is a bit of fun, when its not full of speed traps :zainy:

UPDATE -

On saturday my clutch went, well the thrust bearing went more than anything, so I got it home and tightened the cable so I could drive it up to my girlfriends mums where they have a big enough drive to let me work on it properly. So yesterday morning I ordered my cluch kit and got it for £21.50 on trade. So was happy with that also orders 2liters of gearbox oil and it arrived for about 12ish and it was all fitted and done by 5 so thought that was quite good going as the box had never been off the car so some things made it a bit of a pain but all in all quite easy.

A few pics, no fitted pics though.

One gearbox off


Ruined bearing


Trashed pressure plate


And a nice new clutch assembly


So it's all sorted and running sweet also had a look at the selector while I was under there as it was a bit sloppy did a quick fix and it's much better

looking good matey!

another fellow mango ;)

Not updated this in a while got some progress to show just been tidying hints up really.
Got some vtr wheels for a straight swap :)
Here's a quick picture, you will have to excuse the filth!



Ive fitted a few things I forgot to take pics of, such as new top engine mount, VTR Gear knob, new cam cover as mine was looking crap and leaking, and a facelift rear wiper.

So i sprayed my rear badges black, think it looks much smarter and plus they were looking rather tired anyway:

Primer


Fitted




Also sprayed my wiper arms that day as they were looking tired and a bit rusty, and fitted new blades



Then today I took advantage of Halfords Buy One Get One Free on BOSCH bulbs and got these two for £22.99 :)



And fitting, not sure you can tell the difference in the pics but they are much brighter and whiter, I will have to get a night time shot later.

Before:


During:


After:


And just a random clean picture

mk2 spoiler and 40mm of lowering and that would be were i would stop, looks tidy and clean mate :y:

yes! Another westie! Few and far between these days, better looking than the furio imo.

agree with rick_VTR, MK2 spoiler and lower 40mm. Check my thread for ideas if you want :)

I have been thinking of these myself, want to keep it lookin clean and unmolested, cant make my mind up on the lowering :panic:

What they said but MK1 spoiler not the 2! And definitely lowered 40mm with black wheels will look ace.

Good to see someone going for all the right mods, keep it tidy! Cant help but think white VTR wheels would suit this nicely

Really can't make my mind up about changing wheel colour either :/ as I said I want to try and keep it looking tidy. Anyone know of any sprigs for sale? I can't get on the classifieds area yet (dont have enough posts) as soon as I get some sprigs Ill get it lowered, does anyone use the 'click' method for lowering the torsion bar? If so how many clicks will give me around a 40mm drop? Pics would be great :)

lowering 40mm isnt a big drop and will still look subtle.

the MK2 spoiler is smaller and less in your face, which would help if you want to give it a cleaner, "unmolested" look :)

Two tiny updates:

Sprayed my stereo surround*gloss black. It was silver and looked out of place. Got a nice glossy finish on it to :)



Then sprayed my front Citroën badge to match the rears

Looks nice mate :) I'm too a mango owner :P

good start looks clean aswell :)

decised to find where the leak I had was coming from, i assumed the sunroof so strip out the roofing and sunroof etc to find the problem and it didn't take long .....
Citroën stupidly decided not to put the drainage hole right in the bottom of the corners and so water collects then this happens.
Drivers side:


Passengers side:


So gave it a rub down, applied sealant and underseal, no finished pics but here's a couple of the sealant to give you an idea




And while it was all out decided to do my roof lining black and have all the trim a thorugh cleaning




Fitted



Looks 10x better IMO and the best part is NO MORE WATER! :)

How easy was it to remove and re-fit the headliner? And what did you use to get it black? Been thinking about doing this to mine. Cheers

Really Easy mate, just unscrew the visors, handles, the centre bit with the lights, sunroof winder etc, pull pillars back (may have to undo seatbelts, but thats no bother) and pull down door seal and rear window seals, then I just pulled it slowly so not to bend it then take it out through the boot. You will need torx bits, T5, T10 & 20 irrc and a 17mm socket for the seat belts

that looks a lot better m8 :y:

Cheers mate :)

A late update guys, a rather good one though IMO!

Bought a MK2 VTR Interior on eBay for £31 :)



Old one out



Found this ;)



Fronts



And Rears



Looks and feels soooo much better :D

nice! I had the same seats in my westie, and did the same as you and got them replaced. I went for the Cirrus VTS interior, but it's a nice jump up in comfort :)

£4.68 nice