(Mk1) Posi Blue Wesssstyy (New Car Revealed - Pg21)

[Sneakydevil89]

yeah 500W RMS

Its the exact one you pointed out to me on caraduiosecurity. Found it on ebay and kept an eye on it.

Also...dont suppose you know what bulbs are in my morettes? h4?

[Lippy]

dont know with morettes tbh bud Id imagine H1's, iirc they are smaller and the morrettes have less space but I could be wrong, best idea is read the writing on the metal part of the bulb tbh.

Good choice in amp! more than enough power for what you want to run rather than buying something smaller saving money and then wanting to change it

Ah you bought the one I was watching! lol

The other one I saw was this one

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

and my soon to be replaced 4 channel amp on there sold for £26 lol, he wouldnt post it at all so sold cheap

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[Sneakydevil89]

£26!!! so that one sold for less than i bought my one for and its better?!

Fail lol

Quick question, when you fitted my power cable and wired in the 4 channel, did you keep the off cuts of power cable or did i? just need to know if i need to rummage round in the badger.

Or would it be better to use the 8 guage power cable that was in the westy when i got it?

Might as well wire the amp up, or partially wire it in just dont connect it so its done when i get the sub. (keep your eyes peeled for bargains on those!)

Want to start thinking about tidying the boot up and getting the instal looking like an instal

[Lippy]

dont think i kept the spares as i went through my box the other day and dont remember seeing it, and I dont use that gauge so wouldnt have been useful to keep, im guessing the badger ate it!

8 gauge power cable in the badger isnt that thick id avoid unless a temporary measure

yeah £26... he would NOT post it, if he would then would have been alot more, i was keeping an eye just incase he replied to say he would post and then id have bid on it tbh

[Sneakydevil89]

Originally Posted by Lippy

dont think i kept the spares as i went through my box the other day and dont remember seeing it, and I dont use that gauge so wouldnt have been useful to keep, im guessing the badger ate it!

8 gauge power cable in the badger isnt that thick id avoid unless a temporary measure

yeah £26... he would NOT post it, if he would then would have been alot more, i was keeping an eye just incase he replied to say he would post and then id have bid on it tbh

8 guage wouldnt even be suitable for the short length from the dist block to the second amp? I just need something to wire the second amp up with. Might check the badger when i go down to give my calipers a lick of paint.

the amp i bought was a tenner delivery by courier. so shouldnt have been that much more. or are you saying it would haev had more interest if it was able to be posted?

[Sneakydevil89]

Feels like christmas all over again

2 parcels arrived for me today









Just need to get some money and buy a sub now!

Going to go and assess the HID fitting in a minute with my brother. It doesnt look too complicated. just finding out where to bolt everything to and fitting the actual Bulbs.

Updates on the way!

[Sneakydevil89]

UPDATE

right, so this morning, got to the car to give my mum a lift in, turned the key, nothing.

thought i had run out of petrol cus the dial reading is off, so went and got some fuel (and a very overpriced jerry can) but still nothing.

Have to get off to work now, but think its the battery.

Will bump it tomorrow and see whats what.

Either way, im not going to be modding this car anymore. Im going to return it to fairly standard get the bits on it fixed, Mot it, but then i might sell it.

So once iv got her running again, im going to:

• Remove LED Dials, refit Mk1 fuel pump and STANDARD dials.
• Replace rear windows with untinted ones
• Remove lower strut brace
• Buy/Fit new sunroof
• (Possibly) Remove morettes and sell

Things like the carpet and the centre console can stay. if i sell it i'll sell it with that in.
Things like the stereo, gti bench, door cards and volt metre can stay for now, but can be removed if i sell.

seeing as how much saxo stuff i got still upgrade wise, if i do sell, i will be DEFINATELY buying a VTS. but it will be a mint VTS. I will be doing nothing to it that could fuck it up. Everything would be done by a garage.

But im looking too far ahead. First got to get this one repaired and sold first.

[gsavill90]

Sucks about it not starting.
One word of advise though.. don't bump start it, use jump leads. A lot safer using jump leads. I blew my engine up by bump starting it

When are you planning on selling up?

My insurance company wont let me have a VTS until i'm 25

[Lippy]

no posts for a while and havent heard from you... whats the story?

selling/keeping/repairing.... crushing and buying an S?

[Sneakydevil89]

Sorry havnt really updated in a while! mainly because theyre isnt a huge amount going on.

Iv been desperately saving for MOT and insurance, but things keep cropping up!

This being the first recent problem:



thats a lovely crack about 10inches long

so yesterday i popped down to see jordysports and bought a spare windscreen off him and then one of his contacts from phoenix came and fitted it. did a lovely job.

i did think about leaving it like this though, least this way it woulnt get cracked again...



But as it stands, its going into garage on monday to see how much it will cost to be at "MOT" standard so to speak. if its not too much, ill get it done and re-MOT'd and insured.

If its going to be really expensive ill be buying a push bike and selling it lol

fingers crossed for not too expensive. Got literally LOADS of parts lying around that havnt gone on the car yet.

so we'll see what the future holds for this car in the next few weeks...

...oh and it needs a new gearbox again... lol

[landerboi13]

if you need a cheap mot doing i can get you one through my work mate. let me know. but dont go giving up . stick at it.

[Sneakydevil89]

ooh, that might be ideal mate. my garage is a bit unreliable these days it seems.

i really wanna continue with this car, but its just proving a bit annoying tbh!

really need that engine out, its done waay to many miles and there are patches of rust springing up all over the shop.

but we'll see! i'll let you know pretty soon, think i still got your number.

[gsavill90]

Stick at it man, gotta be worth it in the end!

Also engine out sounds good!
Tbh it's an easy enough job, and i managed to get my vtr engine (on 38k miles) for 120 quid, complete with loom, ecu and everything.
Sell on the ecu and loom and you've got an engine for 70 quid!

Also i wouldn't worry about the rust. When you see what the AX guys have to deal with.. it's shocking!

[Adz]

oww very nice, unlucky about the window pal,
Get them HID's on, i wanted them for mine, but got a new car, so selling up

Why dont you sell your westie, and buy mine,
as its up for sale


Adz

[moxy89]

adz what car you got?

stay at it mate the car is nice drop a 16v in there...

[Lippy]

stick at it dude! its a sweet looking car in comparison to the badger! everyone says so!

a low milage vtr or even another lower milage furio engine might not be a bad idea! im sure Marc would undertake swapping it over for you and would be cheaper than your garage!

[gsavill90]

If you do swap the engine, i'll come and help you fit it for free if you let me have your old 1.4 engine

[Sneakydevil89]

Originally Posted by Adz

oww very nice, unlucky about the window pal,
Get them HID's on, i wanted them for mine, but got a new car, so selling up

Why dont you sell your westie, and buy mine,
as its up for sale


Adz

how much you selling it for mate?

im putting the HID's in providing it passes MOT, as i dont think it will pass MOT with them in.

Originally Posted by moxy89

adz what car you got?

stay at it mate the car is nice drop a 16v in there...

thats the plan, but its more money than i have at the moment!

Originally Posted by Lippy

stick at it dude! its a sweet looking car in comparison to the badger! everyone says so!

a low milage vtr or even another lower milage furio engine might not be a bad idea! im sure Marc would undertake swapping it over for you and would be cheaper than your garage!

well the badger was unique, but the westy is in her own way too.

i might look into a VTR engine actually. wouldnt be too much difference fitting wise and would give a bit of extra umpf.

if you get a moment lippy, could you drop him a text or even if its the next time you see him and ask how much roughly he'd charge to do an engine swap to a VTR.

Originally Posted by gsavill90

If you do swap the engine, i'll come and help you fit it for free if you let me have your old 1.4 engine

ok deal! i wont be needing it anyway! what do you need a 1.4 engine for!

[gsavill90]

Originally Posted by Sneakydevil89

ok deal! i wont be needing it anyway! what do you need a 1.4 engine for!

Well i'm torn between an alloy block 1.4 engine, or an iron block 1.6 engine for the AX.
1.4 would still make it a quick car, and would keep weight down to a minimum.
It would also be more economical
1.6 would just be more fun.. but quite a bit heavier
Will most probably be looking for a 1.4 engine for summer time

So yeh, if you decided to get rid of the 1.4, let me know!

[Sneakydevil89]

why are you putting a 1,4 in the ax! i thought you it was just a run-around?

car is going into the garage on wednesday and then providing the work that is needed isnt too expensive, ill book it in for MOT straight away. see if i can get it through and then a bit more saving to see if i can afford insurance in one lump again, if not monthly and then the modding begins again i think.