Paxo's Mk1 VTR/S Turbo - all parts for sale! - Page 3 - Saxperience

WestC4oasty · 5th April 2009, 22:29

fancy givin me your old grill

adamsax · 6th April 2009, 02:44

Yeah it sits spot on

MR_N · 6th April 2009, 08:21

love the car mate, would be good to keep it a mildly tuned vtr engine with good suspension to use as a daily. Like me lol. Then have a track toy. (106 XSi for me). Id much rather my car handle well and solid than have mega bhp that i couldnt really use on the road. Keep it up mate very nice car

paxo89 · 6th April 2009, 20:51

Cheers mate, ideally i want to get a VTS conversion, but atm insurance is an issue, so it looks like the earliest that will be happening is July when my renewal comes around. In the meantime i want to get the suspension and brakes as good as they can be, ready for when the engine goes in

paxo89 · 9th October 2009, 18:03

Not sure where i'm going with this car atm, although it is starting to be a bit of a money pit.

This is where she lives now,

Few interior changes,

Saved the best til last,

Bought the engine for £380, paid £450 to have it fitted, which included all new fluids, new clutch, new cam belt, new water pump and tensioners, oil filter and i had to get a plate welded in underneath as the jacking point was rotten. Had it for just over a month now and hardly driven it really, it is very fun to drive though i must say (even with the vtr box still on)

She was off the road all last week because 2 injectors packed up, which cost me another £250, also the gearbox is leaking oil from the driveshaft seal, but i've lost my locking wheel nut key so can't change it

So for now i'm topping it up every now and again until i get this S1 box off AlexR, but don't know how long thats going to be yet!

Near Future plans,
s1 Gearbox
Cage,
4 pot brakes,
Few suspension bits like thicker rear arb, uprated bushes etc,
Another seat lol,
Possibly manifold/cams/standalone ecu, but i don't want to spend money on performance stuff untl i know where i'm going with the car .

And eventually more power (charged or N/A, haven't decided yet), but that's a long way off yet.

Tufty · 9th October 2009, 18:11

Im in this car most of the time as i pranged mine (60 into a lamp post) lovely motor, seriously quick for a standard engine....eats and competes most things up

I wanna see a cage and another bucket seat in there!!

paxo89 · 13th October 2009, 15:06

Just ordered a Piper 4-1 mani from Kam

paxo89 · 17th October 2009, 01:32

Manifold arrived today, decided i want to heat-wrap it before i put it on though;

One thing i'm not sure about though, the hole for the lambda sensor is just before the centre section would start, and on the alternator side.
Now my current lambda sensor is on the gearbox side, right up the top, and the wire is at full stretch, how am i going to get it to plug in much lower down?

stinkycheese · 21st October 2009, 19:40

Havnt read this in a while.

Everyone has 16v apart from me now!!!!

Who done the conversion for you mate? And do you want a 90 bend to re-locate you filter? i think i have one in the garage....

paxo89 · 22nd October 2009, 02:57

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Originally Posted by stinkycheese

Havnt read this in a while.

Everyone has 16v apart from me now!!!!

Who done the conversion for you mate? And do you want a 90 bend to re-locate you filter? i think i have one in the garage....

haha couldn't resist going 16v

my dad's mate did the conversion, had to drive down to pembrokeshire in wales for it though, but i got to help out and learnt a fair bit doin it. Don't worry about the filter, it's off a rover i think, it was literally put on to get me home from wales. I bought a vts airbox off sparco tom a few weeks ago, but an't fit it yet because my vtr fan is in the way. Won one on ebay today though so should sort that out soon

Tufty · 22nd October 2009, 13:57

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Originally Posted by paxo89

haha couldn't resist going 16v

my dad's mate did the conversion, had to drive down to pembrokeshire in wales for it though, but i got to help out and learnt a fair bit doin it. Don't worry about the filter, it's off a rover i think, it was literally put on to get me home from wales. I bought a vts airbox off sparco tom a few weeks ago, but an't fit it yet because my vtr fan is in the way. Won one on ebay today though so should sort that out soon

Yes yes paxo!

Get that standard airbox back on!! None of that Rover performence!!

paxo89 · 27th December 2009, 17:58

Thought i'd post a quick little update,

Undecided whether to paint it or not, kinda like it grey tbh

Also got a few goodies on the way from ybracing and hopefully an s1 gearbox from alexr!!

raunchz · 27th December 2009, 18:29

Loving the fiberglass bonnet!! It a lot lighter than the standard bonnet?

Got the Piper on yet ?!

paxo89 · 27th December 2009, 18:39

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Originally Posted by raunchz

Loving the fiberglass bonnet!! It a lot lighter than the standard bonnet?

Got the Piper on yet ?!

Woo someone commented

Yeah it's really light lol, obviously isn't going to make a massive difference to performance but it's something i've wanted for a while.
Got the piper wrapped and on aswell, had it on for a month or so now

Also back on black vtr wheels atm, not sure what i'm going to do wheel-wise though as i want to get a big brake upgrade

raunchz · 27th December 2009, 18:47

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Originally Posted by paxo89

Woo someone commented

Yeah it's really light lol, obviously isn't going to make a massive difference to performance but it's something i've wanted for a while.
Got the piper wrapped and on aswell, had it on for a month or so now

Also back on black vtr wheels atm, not sure what i'm going to do wheel-wise though as i want to get a big brake upgrade

4pots are a great upgrade !!!

I'm wanting a fiberglass bonnet eventually, so was just wandering whether it was a lot lighter !!

I've got a piper too so our cars are pretty similar !!

paxo89 · 27th December 2009, 18:56

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Originally Posted by raunchz

4pots are a great upgrade !!!

I'm wanting a fiberglass bonnet eventually, so was just wandering whether it was a lot lighter !!

I've got a piper too so our cars are pretty similar !!

haha think i may need bodies in my life at some stage

wana get all suspension/brakes/cage etc sorted before i go for more power.

Out of interest, you don't know the bore of the piper mani do you? I'm assuming it's 2" ?

raunchz · 27th December 2009, 18:57

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Originally Posted by paxo89

haha think i may need bodies in my life at some stage

wana get all suspension/brakes/cage etc sorted before i go for more power.

Out of interest, you don't know the bore of the piper mani do you? I'm assuming it's 2" ?

Yeh i think it's 2".

you going to paint the bonnet ? I think it looks quite good in grey

what sort of plans you got for brakes and suspension?

Wayne · 27th December 2009, 19:47

Looks nice bud

what omp seat is that? can't really see it clearly in the picture, also what omp steering wheel do you have? by the way your harnesess should be crossed not straight, thats how most people do harnesses, like the fibre glass bonnet

looks awesome for a MK1 saxo bud

Tufty · 27th December 2009, 20:00

This car doesn’t get the appreciation it deserves on this forum!!
I really like the way you do things properly and use common sense before speed!!
Not long until you get to that final stage now high comps/charged/N-A???
Decisions decisions

I know im going for an N/A screaming beast!!

Really like the bonnet in the flesh though!! Money well spent!!

peter_10sax · 27th December 2009, 21:43

where did you get the bonnet mate?