Silk's Icelandic vtr turbo project - Page 2 - Saxperience

Silk · 17th March 2013, 23:24

my soon to be cleaned & painted engine, shes in alot better condition than i thought after 2years in the shed lol, time to get dirty

the oil is from where it layed on its side & leaked out, its actually rather clean, saved me some work

Bedford126 · 18th March 2013, 00:15

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the oil is from where it layed on its side & leaked out, its actually rather clean, saved me some work

You stored a engine with oil in it on its side?

Silk · 18th March 2013, 00:44

lol no mate, i had my hands full with a wrx engine & the vt engine slide down the wall, the cam cover wasn't fixed down so the oil poured out.

Silk · 20th March 2013, 14:45

cleaned engine up, bit of sanding & preping then on goes the orange

josh89vtr · 20th March 2013, 14:54

Nice progress mate!! How much is she lowered by and on springs or coilovers?

Silk · 20th March 2013, 14:58

cheers mate, front 60 & the rear was already lowered, i want to raise the back its to low tbh, nightmare on & off drive & the dreaded speed humps lol.

Silk · 20th March 2013, 15:03

pic of my turbo on one of my spare engines.

josh89vtr · 20th March 2013, 15:30

Ye lol. I had a 306 dturbo a while back. That was 60 up front n 90 at the back!! Was stupidly low. Was on 15s too. How hard is it to lower the rear on a saxo? I've had it done b4 by someone else. But it was expensive. Don't fancy paying this time round. Wanna give it a go myself

Silk · 20th March 2013, 15:35

yeah its nightmare planning ahead lol, in the queries section i asked the same, check that mate a reply i got told me

, i need to raise mine lol.
http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=447623

josh89vtr · 20th March 2013, 17:42

Ta buddy. Very helpful

Silk · 20th March 2013, 17:50

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Ta buddy. Very helpful

np mate, ill help if i can

Bedford126 · 20th March 2013, 20:03

if you want some advice..... Don't use the e-tech paint on the block. It's known to blister and flake after a couple of months.

Silk · 20th March 2013, 17:48

thought id talk abit about my car, no one seems to look but ill do it anyway lol.
has full vts interior, momo knob which hasn't taken to good to the cold so i have a rusty knob

Dtm mirrors
tinted rear windows
lexus style rear lights
morrette headlights
debaged front grill(colour codded)
bonnet raiser (i know but i like them & we all have to be different)
vts alloys (referbed myself & came out better than i hopped)
lowered 60front, seems all the way on the rear lol
has a nice sounding back box but dont know make, was already fitted
k&n induction kit
421 manifold, my cat snapped & no wonder when i see how rusty so picked up a 421
painted rocker cover colour codded to car, few shiny bits, battery cover, ecu, fuse ect
& last off a brands hatch sticker & a snap-off because its french.

future mods.
better tyres
upgraded brakes
turbo kit
strut braces
raise the back
maybe finish her off with a gti leather interior
twin vts fans to fit
got get new knob lol
& probably after about a month a new engine after turbo blows it up, they'll be more mods to come but those are what i can think of atmo, thanks for reading this if you did lol.