Raunchz: Westcoast S - 07/07/2010 (Page 22) - Parts Pictures and Engine bay Pics - Page 15 - Saxperience

raunchz · 15th April 2010, 12:38

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Originally Posted by jpsaxo

Good to see you around again mate, i guess you've been busy with uni stuff?

Updates looking good, bet you cant wait to get the boost conversion underway!

Yeh just been chilling out enjoying the car really, nothing too hardcore - will take a break from here/car over the next few months with finals coming up, once I get a 1st/2:1 it'll be go go go with the boost setup as I'll have a grad job to go into.

It's strange to say, but the part I'm most looking forward to is setting up the Spa dash and welding a cage in.

Thinking about this cage at the mo (with 106rr discount):
http://www.106parts.com/s2/page1.php...4=324&part=382

Or some sort of SD one

weight shouldn't be an issue I hope - plus would put a non-sunroof skin on.

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Originally Posted by vtrsarah

i dont know much about the mechanical mods loool but the cars looking sweeeet hunny

lol thanks !! We'll educate you on compression ratio's etc. !

raunchz · 15th April 2010, 12:42

Head pretty much ready to go, just needs new valvetrain from Citroen with my current cams and followers:

And S1 re-cased into a Westcoast casing to be fitted to mine on Fri afternoon/Sat morn for a couple of months fun with the TB's before they come off:

Mochachino · 15th April 2010, 13:04

That is one sexy inlet

Proffesional gearbox rebuilder now?

Paul^p · 15th April 2010, 13:06

Is that a saxo progress 'folder' in the first picture?

raunchz · 15th April 2010, 13:10

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Originally Posted by db_sax

That is one sexy inlet

Proffesional gearbox rebuilder now?

lol, not quite - happy to rebuild boxes but only really for friends as not something I've got time to be playing about with !! Especially buying parts in bags of 50 from Citroen, only to need one!! Got enough balls/springs to rebuild a lot of synchro's !! Only wanted parts to rebuild 3 !

Slowly getting rid of the gearboxes I've got stored - only a couple more to go as I'll be using the Be one I've got

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Originally Posted by Paul

Is that a saxo progress 'folder' in the first picture?

Well spotted !! It's just full of receipts for parts over the past 5/6years - literally everything I've bought for the car is in there, old Tax discs/MOT's/insurance docs etc. really need to start up a new folder now the car is taking it's next step as this one is past being full

Is just good to have records of how much things have cost/how old parts are - I'd never buy a car without receipts/mot certificates etc. as you know they've sorta cared for it whilst owning it

Wayne · 15th April 2010, 13:11

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Originally Posted by raunchz

Yeh just been chilling out enjoying the car really, nothing too hardcore - will take a break from here/car over the next few months with finals coming up, once I get a 1st/2:1 it'll be go go go with the boost setup as I'll have a grad job to go into.

It's strange to say, but the part I'm most looking forward to is setting up the Spa dash and welding a cage in.

Thinking about this cage at the mo (with 106rr discount):
http://www.106parts.com/s2/page1.php...4=324&part=382

Or some sort of SD one

weight shouldn't be an issue I hope - plus would put a non-sunroof skin on.

lol thanks !! We'll educate you on compression ratio's etc. !

Progress is coming on nicely Ross

i have that cage in mine, you won't be dissapointed for sure, real good all round solid cage

when mine is finiahed i'll post some pictures up in my thread and you decide if you like it

but all i can say the cage quality and fit is EPIC

Tufty · 15th April 2010, 13:11

Haha, you seem to be very handy! Looking at the insode of a gearbox just makes me think

Nice one though Ross!!

Paul^p · 15th April 2010, 13:13

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Originally Posted by raunchz

Well spotted !! It's just full of receipts for parts over the past 5/6years - literally everything I've bought for the car is in there, old Tax discs/MOT's/insurance docs etc. really need to start up a new folder now the car is taking it's next step as this one is past being full

Is just good to have records of how much things have cost/how old parts are - I'd never buy a car without receipts/mot certificates etc. as you know they've sorta cared for it whilst owning it

Thats a really good idea, i started doing one for mine when i bought the car.. few weeks later i lost interest and kept forgetting to put receipts in lol.

raunchz · 15th April 2010, 13:14

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Originally Posted by Wayne

Progress is coming on nicely Ross

i have that cage in mine, you won't be dissapointed for sure, real good all round solid cage

when mine is finiahed i'll post some pictures up in my thread and you decide if you like it

but all i can say the cage quality and fit is EPIC

Thanks !! Yeh it looks a nice cage tbh, not something you want to skimp on really so I want to get a good one. Plus I'll be removing the scuttle 'wall' so want a cage to triangulate to the strut tops really.

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Originally Posted by Tufty

Haha, you seem to be very handy! Looking at the insode of a gearbox just makes me think

Nice one though Ross!!

lol, it's really not that bad tbh !! You'll open one up once, strip it down and be able to do it from then on - really quite simple and clever how they work!

I'd urge anyone with a toolkit to give it a try !! You won't break anything if you take it steady and work through it logically !! Just ask on here if need be/get stuck !

raunchz · 15th April 2010, 13:16

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Originally Posted by Paul

Thats a really good idea, i started doing one for mine when i bought the car.. few weeks later i lost interest and kept forgetting to put receipts in lol.

lol, well worth trying to keep things !! Especially when you service the car yourself, the receipts are the only thing to prove you've changed the hg or cambelt etc. !!

Wayne · 15th April 2010, 13:18

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Originally Posted by raunchz

Thanks !! Yeh it looks a nice cage tbh, not something you want to skimp on really so I want to get a good one. Plus I'll be removing the scuttle 'wall' so want a cage to triangulate to the strut tops really.

Got to get the cage option right tbh

for this cage you will have to cut the dash and the bulkhead and it's a full weld in one, alot safer than bolt in cages which i'm not a fan of, it goes near the struts the cage does, once my cage is painted and whack some pictures up in my thread for you to see

vtrsarah · 15th April 2010, 13:18

cheers raunchz ill get my dunce cap ready ha ha

raunchz · 15th April 2010, 13:20

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Originally Posted by vtrsarah

cheers raunchz ill get my dunce cap ready ha ha

Get your overalls on and toolkit out and away you go

Haynes manual, unbolt things then log onto here when you can't put it back together

vtrsarah · 15th April 2010, 13:24

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Originally Posted by raunchz

Get your overalls on and toolkit out and away you go

Haynes manual, unbolt things then log onto here when you can't put it back together

ha ha is that how you fellas do it lmao

raunchz · 15th April 2010, 13:31

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Originally Posted by Wayne

Got to get the cage option right tbh

for this cage you will have to cut the dash and the bulkhead and it's a full weld in one, alot safer than bolt in cages which i'm not a fan of, it goes near the struts the cage does, once my cage is painted and whack some pictures up in my thread for you to see

That'd be awesome !! Cutting the dash etc is no problem, it doesn't need to look perfect - alsong as it helps to save my life should I crash then I don't mind !

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Originally Posted by vtrsarah

ha ha is that how you fellas do it lmao

lol no comment, got myself some Citroen overalls for that oem look when working on the car

Andy_K · 15th April 2010, 13:32

Good to see that your still finding time to fiddle about with a few bits and pieces in amongst the Uni work

raunchz · 15th April 2010, 13:36

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Originally Posted by Andy_K

Good to see that your still finding time to fiddle about with a few bits and pieces in amongst the Uni work

It's nice to have some time off from working - waking up and seeing the parts sitting there just makes you want to fiddle

I want to try and get as many of the small parts as possible so they don't hold things up - got 2 months off in the summer to spend on the car so want to try and get as much done as possible then (funds permitting)

How's yours coming along?