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11th April 2009, 14:45
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Wizzy's 16v VTR Progress Thread: Current Spec Pg1. 21/9/10- Untinted!
Well, i thaught as ive never posted anything about my car id start a progress thread.
This is the current spec, il update the list as and when. Cheers!
2001 Saxo vtr
Engine
2002 1.6 16v engine
Rebuilt Cylinder Head
Raceland Induction Kit
Green Cotton Filter
PiperX Breather Filter
Heatwrapped Raceland 421 Exhaust Manifold
Piper/Manicmotors SS Race System with Mid Silencer
Powerflex Lower Engine Mount
GrpN Gearbox Mount
Nissens Aluminum Radiator
Transmition
Rebuilt S2 Rallye Box
Suspension
Apex 35mm Springs & Dampers
Torsion Bars Lowered to Match
E-tech Upper Strut Brace
Powerflex Lower Arm Bushes
Powerflex ARB Bushes
Powerflex Rear Beam Mounts (to be fitted)
24mm Rear ARB
Brakes
307hdi 266mm Front Calipers
Plain Disks
Ferodo DS2500 Pads
Goodridge Stainless Brake Hoses
Dot 5.1 Fluid
Wheels & Tyres
15" VTS Alloys
195/45r15 Toyo Proxes T1-R
Interior
Standard other than Gloss Black centre console.
Styling
Tinted Headlamps
Tinted Foglamps
Badges Sprayed Black
Brake Calipers Painted Blue
Citroen Relay Shorter Aerial
Last edited by Wizzy; 21st September 2010 at 20:28.
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11th April 2009, 14:52
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Try previewing your post before you submit lol, to prevent fails
Copy the IMG codes from photobucket
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11th April 2009, 14:53
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Pics needed imho
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11th April 2009, 15:02
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A trip back to October 07 now when i bought the car. Its a Phase 2 VTR in wicked red and had 50k on the clock.
Here is how she looked standard.
I started tinkering almost straight away with cosmetic things and had the rear windows tinted almost limo black and smoked the headlights.
For a long time i wanted to do a red and white theme so out came the rattle cans
Last edited by Wizzy; 1st August 2009 at 13:56.
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11th April 2009, 15:03
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Calm down guys, im on it
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11th April 2009, 15:04
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Looks good but hurry up i wanna see more lol.
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11th April 2009, 15:27
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Last edited by Wizzy; 1st August 2009 at 13:56.
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11th April 2009, 15:48
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Jump forward to may 08 now. Id landed myself a nice little job as a mechanic at a local garage, so with the money now flowing in it was time to crack on with the saxo!
Kam Racing supplied a 35mm apex kit  and a trip to the scrap yard threw up a magnex backbox for 20 quid!
As for the suspension the front was a doddle to fit but the rear took a few goes...
1st attempt
After a bit of trial and error i got it sitting how i liked it.
At the same time i fitted an OMP lower brace and painted the brake calipers blue.
Last edited by Wizzy; 1st August 2009 at 13:57.
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11th April 2009, 15:58
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Next came a supersprint race centre section. This was a pain in the arse to fit to the backbox. I had to cut the centre pipe down and use a VAG exhaust clamp to hold the two bits together.
Its not pretty but it does the job well.
This made the car sound much better, but i found the backbox dulled alot of the volume.
I also got an e-tech upper strut brace and a raceland induction kit with green cotton filter
The raceland i was dissapointed with, it felt really cheap and nasty and the fake carbon effect was just hideous! Looking back i would of gone for a simota anyday.
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11th April 2009, 16:01
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liking this very much mate the red and white theme is top notch too,
keep up the good work
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11th April 2009, 16:05
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Much better, looks good upto yet matey, like it a lot
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11th April 2009, 16:21
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I got tired of all the white bits never staying clean so a complete change was in order.
The vtr wheels went in favour of some standard colour vts wheels and all the white badges and interior parts were resprayed in black.
Looks much more subtle and a massive improvement on how it used to look imo.
Also invested in some door badges
I then went about getting the engine and running gear up to scratch.
This included-
Oil & Filter change
New Plugs
Coolant change, flush and new thermostat
Brake fluid change
New fuel filter
Cambelt, tensioner and water pump
Adjusted valve clearances
New clutch (noisey release bearing)
New gear linkage
New ARB droplinks
New pads and disks all round (stayed 247mm as i find these perfectly adequate for how i drive)
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11th April 2009, 16:27
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wow what a change i said i liked the white on red but i think this is better
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11th April 2009, 16:29
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Cheers for the comments, more progress to come!
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11th April 2009, 16:30
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I like the gloss black centre console. Might have to consider that on the 206.
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11th April 2009, 16:48
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Next up was a set of powerflex bushes and goodrich braided hoses.
The bushes were a pain to fit, had to burn the old ones out and use an impact chisel to finish them off. The improvement in handling is massive, id reccomend them to anyone.
Hoses didnt make much difference though.
Lower arms-
ARB-
Hoses-
Ive not got round to fitting the rear beam bushes yet though..
Also sprayed the raceland induction kit to cover the chavvy carbon effect and tinted the fogs to match headlights.
Last edited by Wizzy; 1st August 2009 at 13:58.
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11th April 2009, 17:04
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you have done a really good job on it mate well done
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11th April 2009, 17:04
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Lookin' sweet mate. liking this alot
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11th April 2009, 17:07
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To finish the exhaust -
Lovely piper 4-1 manifold i won on ebay for £160
Heatwrapped next to standard manifold and cat.
Fitting....
DIY lambda sleeve made from old coolant hose and a jubilee clip - works perfectly
Polybushed the lower engine mount at the same time
I love the manifold, sounds awesome, nice and raspy and it pops too. Can deffinately feel the car pulls alot better now too, expecially higher in the rev range.
Last edited by Wizzy; 1st August 2009 at 13:58.
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11th April 2009, 17:27
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Had a bit of a cleaning session. Not got many pics but got stuck in the wheel arches as they'd NEVER been cleaned before!
Before-
After-
Discraceful wheels!-
Clean bay-
That pretty much brings me up to date. Im sure there are things i have missed so will add them as and when i remember!
Future plans-
PH3 cam and remap
Some nice subtle recliner bucket seats and poss harnesses (unsure as not a fan of strippage)
Thats all for now, ideas and comments please!!
Last edited by Wizzy; 1st August 2009 at 13:59.
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