mk2 vts progress / coments are welcome
 

2010 summer

got a mk2 vts





turned out that these OZ's were bent and it was not possible to balance them but
luckily i got 205 SMR's which came with car :clapping:



and i started with basics

servicing - oil, filters, NGK spark plugs, K&N panel filter
wiper blades
seat covers (coz using car every day to work)
rear ABS sensors x2
rear lights
one light where damaged and other one where tinted
when i started to buy some tinted lights they wouldn’t match with the one I’ve got
so i ended up with about 3 tinted ones and set of white/red (don’t know which model they are from):wall:
boot badge (that where half broken)

2010 okt
then on a way to london i 'lost' one cylinder
and turned out that one injector was down

2011 may
it was time for rear axle refurb so i went down to IM Axle Specialists
new bilstein shock absorbers
powerflex
told them to lower it as well about 40mm


2011 jun
front suspension
new bilstein shock absorbers
springs 30mm

new polybushed wishbones
:D

track rods
link rods


Gearbox oil (because i didn’t support drive shaft high enough on passangers side) :wall:


Lifted bonnet

2011 jul
heat wrapped mani but had no time to fit it jet

de wipered rear


2011 aug
servicing - oil, oil filter, fuel filter +cone filter
ABS sensor (front passengers side)
Sportex de-cat and race tube.

and got some battery cover

and got some C5 'steelies' in a boot now but this is how it looks for now




just got my hands on 266mm brakes
thanks to mandyslover70
and braided hoses from swampy

2011 sept
got this beauty :)


just have no idea when i'll get around to fit all that stuff on..
And a have to make some decent cold air feed and heat shield for that filter..

266mm brakes + brake lines are on :D
what thats well worth thing to do. What a differece!!

But gearbox is on it's way now :(

2011 okt
 

got my oil catch tank on at last :D


got my box 'refurbed' (new bearing and seals) and it is on now :D
+
new clutch kit and powerflex lower engine bush

that engine bush makes car shake a bit on idle but once I set off it feels great

have been driving on C5 'steelies' for a while now and got centre caps for them

and colour coded my headlights in mauritius blue

coming along nicely :y:

thanks mate.
working a lot of overtime this year coz of common faults of saxo's like rear axle and now- gearbox and some other bits.

2011 nov
 

8 nov
removed aerial

12 nov
installed my magnex backbox.

22 nov
manifold is on at last
did a bit driving and stopet in local park to let heatwrap to dry

it doesnt look so bad in pic as it actualy was
and it realy draw some attention :D:D:D

looks like that now

2011 dec
 

started this december with some servicing again
plugs oil and filters..
and took off alternator belt to check what is making whining noise to find out that i need pulley, but as this where still runing i need a car every day i put it all back together till i get new pulley..
and right after i got pulley old one went to gods...

it is replaced and all good now :D

Looks really good with the C5 steelies.

Nice tidy S that, I like the pug GTI wheels on it, how much lighter are those c5 wheels compared to the gti ones?

Looks really nice, massive improvement. Best colour as well, but i'm biased!

looking smart... very clean ;)

looks good that man nice and tidy

Love the alloys :) Suit the car well!!
i love the bonnet raisers! should have kept them :) lave your vts though

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=405423

Very nice :y:

thanks.
I did not weight them but as you can find on forum c5's are about 4,7kg but SMR's about 9,??kg without tyres.

so it is about 4-5 kg save per corner
+ less unsprung mass
+ less rotational mass

If you can't afford some light weight alloys(I can't) then C5's is a way to go, I think.

Realy coming on well mate!! keep up the good work...

thanks mate.
took bonnet raisers off becouse almost every time I went for a petrol someone had to say: your bonnet is not closed mate... LOL

reli like the steelies against the dark paint center caps set them off aswell :y:

How much did the C5 steels set you back?

Looking good mate can't wait for more updates :)