Paul----------56k = no no --- (RACE TO TRAX update page 3)

[Paulp]

New Progress Thread.. Other one wasn't all that good.

FAQs:
Is it lowered yet? No Lol.

Car history:
Learnt to drive in a corsa
Once passed my dad insured me on his 1.3 Fiesta.
1 Week later bought a Poisidian Blue 1.6 8V Saxo VTR
1 Week and 1 Day later crashed the Blue Saxo
2 Week later bought a very low mileage silver VTR. And have been modding it ever since.

Pictures of Old Car:





My VTR I have now..

Information
Artic Steel Saxo VTR
1.6 Litre 8 Valve
52 Reg
29,000 miles (when bought)
42,000 miles (now)
Full Service history

The cars themes
Well first off it was very standard with a couple subtle mods.



Then I started going down the 'Track' style
Most important first mod for the track look:


Fitted them with sparco harnesses and mats to match.


Then I tinted my back windows myself...


I then de-girlyfied the car with smoked headlights..


I then fitted green neons.. Then got rid of them.

I carried on with my 'Track Look'
Got abit crazy with the blue, sprayed everything myself. Including doorcards, centre piece, air vents, centre console etc. I then made a MDF false floor to cover the back, trimmed in blue material.



To keep up with the track style i made a sheep noise and sprayed my VTR alloys black. (For sale now in forsale section, cheap 100 quid ).
Also added saxp stickers to show my love


Painted calipers blue:



Now i decided to go off track with the track style. And bought a body kit..

Sanded it down, sprayed it myself, fitted it myself.






I then went to see Graeme in warrington to buy his dimmer grill. Sanded it down, sprayed it, then fitted the mesh, then fitted it to the car.


I then started spraying the other sideskirt.


I then fitted the dimmer grill and didnt like the silver bit in the middle that was behind the grill, so i took the grill back off, painted the silver bit black, then refitted the grill.



Fitted: (Starting to look alright tbh)



Now fitted the raceland induction kit and removed front bumper ready to fit my new one.


Then started to check if the front bumper would fit correctly. And it did. As usual i did all the work myself and didnt pay anyone else to do it.




The usual work began....



(Note where the numberplate is and how i stuck it on.. It will help you understand one of my mods i done recently, later on in the thread.)

Bumper primer'd and engine bay tidied up a little:


End of the days work:

(Had to take it out garage as dad was fed up of not be able to use the garage.... ****.)



Picked up some VTS Alloys


On they go... Actually.. wrong colour. They can sit in the garage for a while..

[Paulp]

Sprayed bumper silver...







I dont like the body kit.

Went up a kurb to do a 3 point turn on the way to Liquid Car show in manchester. Turns out the bumper was lower than i though, it caught the kurb and some of the fibreglass broke, so ripped the whole thing off and went to the carshow without a front bumper.



Next day i put my standard bumper back on..(and took fog lights out.. )


I then fitted a BMC and had it coming out one of the fog lights...


Made some doorcards with speaker pods:


..But didnt like them so took them to scrap yard.

I then sprayed my cold air feed:


Along with my bonnet..







Finished product:







I then tinted my side-repeaters..



I also sprayed my gay chrome fuel cap: (i dont know why i didnt take it off the car.. i guess im dumb..)


Bought a new sub... (sold the mutant one)


Bought a showcage.. (didnt fit it straight away.... . . . )


Hung the showcage from my garage roof and sprayed it gloss black..

(check out the blue beast in the back ground, 59 horses ftw.)

[Paulp]

I then decided my interior was dull. I fixed this problem by giving Andy a call from "Flock It" in St Helens.

I want all the inside of the car to be black. Here were my interior plans:

Flocked dashboard
Flocked Interior Plastics
Flocked rear doorcards
Flocked front doorcards
Black GTI Leather
Black Roof

Fitted GTI leather easily (didnt get any pictures of me putting it in though )

Soon got them. I highly recommend Flock It for flocked dashboards, cant fault mine, very sound guy.





Centre piece:
Smothed and sprayed gloss black, then leather inserted in the holder compartment.





Black roof:





Back Doorcards:



Dash Board:
Removal..







Yes i did end up gettin saw out.. It was pissin me off. I soon realised my mistake of taking wrong screw out but its fine. Got it out and took it scrap yard.

New Dash in...




Boot build



Showcage and Doorcards:


Front doorcard put in with components nearly set up. (WIY)


A quick picture of my car at burley cruise: (3rd one accross).


VTS alloys

[Paulp]

GOT F**KED OVER BY POLICE
Aparantly my sunstrip was illegal.
Apparently my west wings side skirts were illegal.

Cop pulled me. Was a complete d**k with me even though i was keeping calm and showing respect unlike most other teenagers in my area.

Anyhow, the dude must of been having a bad day. Issued me with a PG9 and said my car need re-mot'ing.

So i took sideskirts and sunstrip off the very same day. Took it to the garage for its MOT. Failed on emissions due to a small hole in exhaust, so i did a bodge job with some exhaust putty at the garage and they re-tested it. It then passed the emissions. All was looking good and i was starting to think i'd be back on the road the very same day. Unfortunately i had forgot my back pads were low. They had to fail it on the rear brake pads. So got some new ones the day after, then the day after that it got a free re-MOT and passed fine.

Back on the road FTW!

Heres how s**t the car was looking without the sideskirts: (I know some will argue it looks better, but IMO it doesn't).


Going to lie low for a couple weeks then put sideskirts back on along with a couple other things. But i wont reveal all now. The outside is my next project after i've finished making the inside as black as possible.

CV JOINT

Woke up the other day and there were liquid all over my front alloy and on the floor next to it. I'm not usually any good with mechanics but i thought i'd just jump in and have a nosey around.

Took the alloy off..


Grease on inside of alloy..


As i said, i'm no mechanic, but quickly clocked on it was just the gaitor that had come loose..



Cleaned the wheel area:
before..

after..


Went local A1 Motorstore's and bought a repair kit..


Filled the gaitor up with some new grease/oil shizzle. Then use a steel cable tie..


I felt it wasn't strong enough so put a jubilee clip on also..


Washed the wheel and put it back on.

[Paulp]

Dont post yet.

Or i'll bad rep you then fart on you at trax. kkthxbai....

[Peejous]

Is that a 1.1?

[Paulp]

Dont post yet.

Or i'll bad rep you then fart on you at trax. kkthxbai.....

[Paulp]

CUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edit

Its cool, luckily got enough posts to make progress thread. Lol

[Karl]

......Hi,
nice progress you have here.

[James]

Nice work mate, looking real good

[frankie]

he making reservations......

i guess

[Paulp]

I hate you all. LOL

Come back in 5 mins x

[Davidp]

VTS wheels and lower it.

[Paulp]

Originally Posted by David

VTS wheels and lower it.

Read it all x

[Paulp]

Originally Posted by Peejous

Is that a 1.1?

Thanks, lol,

Everyone has my permission to post now, not that you need it

[Karl]

Bonnet looks like i could do with some attention to the neatness of spraying mate?

[Paulp]

Originally Posted by Karl

Bonnet looks like i could do with some attention to the neatness of spraying mate?

Couldn't agree more with you mate.

It was abit rushed. I had ducktaped my numberplate to it and when i took it off it took a layer of paint with it. So thats only reason i sprayed it black. In the process of buying a new plain silver one now. Did want a carbon fibre one but they're silly prices lol.

I've applied for a lvl 2 body repair and spraying course at college for this september though, so hopefully i'll do something abit 'prettier'

[SupermanSam]

nice car mate, you in clayton, bradford? Ive got a posi blue w reg vtr in queensbury. havn't really started anything with it yet.

[Ryanp]

you change your mind way to often lol!

fucking glad that horrific snow plow is no more though.

wings west sideskirts were one of the better parts around when the full (g5 iirc) was new.

still looks better standardish

[saxokid100]

Looks realy good with the wing west side skirts!! just needs the black on the bonnet tidying up round the edges