Willsys VTS Engine conversion. Hydra now available to others, price included

[Toad]

Are you going to use a catch tank? Or possibly a filter for the breather pipe? I wouldn't run the breather back into the induction, well, not if you're looking for optimum power...

[MaRiO89]

Good stuff dude..

I'm curious as to why you painted the bay black..looks great but was just wondering..

[RedB]

Had the same problemo with my key

Disconnect it and it works fine still without moaning and flashing

[willsy]

Originally Posted by Toad

Are you going to use a catch tank? Or possibly a filter for the breather pipe? I wouldn't run the breather back into the induction, well, not if you're looking for optimum power...

Yeah i have got a catch tank to fit aswel, its just working out where to fit it.

Connected the normal piping for now, but once the procomp is fitted and everything else in place it should be easy to make a little bracket or mount it in a suitable position.

Back to work on the car tomorrow afternoon, first things to do is take off the cam covers, ive opted to change sealants as the stuff i used on the thermostat housing appears to be fine, wouldnt have any confidence in the blue stuff i used previously on them.

Other than that a full days work on friday too and reapplying the cosmetics and hopefully she'll be on the road by Saturday all being well

[maynard]

wicked, got to say a big well done to you matt

[samcook]

awesome work mate!
would of personally done the bay yellow to match the car but would of been much harder work!
Cant wait till i get mine back aswell

[Wayne]

Excellent work mate engine looks sweet in the engine bay, everything about your saxo is gorgeous can't wait to see all the bodyparts and engine parts all fitted

[rushy_23]

See, told you it would go smooth Matt :d

[willsy]

Friday 15th Feb

Things finally getting back onto the car now and i think/hope the end is in sight.

The cam cover leak has now hopefully been solved, various options were weighted up over what would be the best method to use in resealing them.

Ordinarily with there being a rubbery seal from the factory when this goes theres no replacement part available.

Most people said that they just had to build up a large amount of sealent and hope it worked...

I decided to take them to an engineering place to get them skimmed down so that the surface was flat and therefore only a small amount of sealent would be needed.

As it turned out they werent even flat, the underside had 'bowed' upwards slightly at each end which wouldnt hae helped things.

............

The suspension legs and driveshafts/wishbones etc are all back on the car now aswel, wings are on.

Still bits and bobs to do, im exhausted though and the Blokes that run the place are away for the weekend so its a welcome rest from my car, anda fresh lease of life again to carry on on Monday morning

[DavidKent]

Sounds Awesome matt.
Pics? lol..
Another great saxo soon to hit the road in better than ever form soon then!
Whats left to do?

[willsy]

List of things left to do:

Fit slam panel
Fit and reconnect front lights
Wire up the kms display into the car
Check that fan unit works properly and that head is fully sealed
Recharge battery again - bigger battery needed i think
Double check all the suspension and transmission is torqued up and secure
Fit procomp induction scoop
Attach bumper
Ensure that loom is all secure, everythings attached but ive got a few brackets left that i need to see where they go
Check that alarm works still

Then its firing her up and taking it for a spin

[Bake]

Well i just hope after all this hard work it lives up to your expectations.

All the best mate!

[Graemep]

cant belive how fast this is coming on matt

sooner this is over you can start my project though

[willsy]

Originally Posted by Graeme

cant belive how fast this is coming on matt

sooner this is over you can start my project though

haha too true, i think i need to finish mine for a while and actually enjoy it without fannying about with it.

Can carry on with your project then G (Not received bracket or cheque yet btw) and if anyone else wants bits doing on theirs please let me know busier i am the less likely i am to want to tinker with mine

[Saxy1]

sounds good

[motobruce]

Will have to let me know how it goes with the cam covers as i was thinking about doing the same.

[willsy]

Originally Posted by motobruce

Will have to let me know how it goes with the cam covers as i was thinking about doing the same.

Cam covers should now be fine gotta start her up again and check first though.

Much better with a flat surface straight across, literally took 5 minutes to slim them down.

Clearance is fine with all the parts too, the camshafts dont pertrude above the head itself and so theres no likely issue as they dont lift up into the internal cam cover space.

Headbolts are fine to use standard ones too, an extra washer is sufficient to use so they dont bottom out.

The bowing was the biggest concern to me, if thats a common problem across the board the more people should probably get theirs checked if they are removing their cam covers and/or they have a leak

[Luke]

Awesome news Matt, least it's all coming back together.

What happens now in terms of insurance/DVLA etc?

[willsy]

With the DVLA i have to send off my registration documents with section 5 completed, which includes new engine number, engine capacity and date changed.

Im changing my insurance anyway away from Direct Line with the vision of starting with one thats more performance based and mod friendly. Im yet to decide on one yet but ive had quotes in the region of just above £500 which suits me fine.

Tax does unfortunately go up aswel, i think the DVLA will make this alteration for me when theyve received my reg documents.

I also believe that DVLA might summon the car for an inspection to ensure that its running fine and safely and that ive given them the correct engine number.

Fair bit involved when doing it legitimately which we very rarely ever see or hear about from other people doing conversions....makes you wonder how many have made the declarations of change

[Luke]

Very true Matt, lot of things to consider.

I hope you are doing ALL this before it goes out for a spin