*Billy's Smoked Green Flat Arch* LCR SPLITTER AND TIDIED UP! Pics On Page 12!

[billytalbott]

right then, found out the problem was the clutch and it was totally gone! so thats good news, also fitted the grifiths quickshift, feels so much better, pics of every thing over the weekend, also put a deposit down on:
-black vtr carpet
-black seat belts
-plain parcel shelf
-battery tray
-upper gearbox mount

all comments welcome

[billytalbott]

few pics of the parts ive brought and few pics at night of my car.
hopefully getting a raceland manifold tonight for it aswell







all comments welcome

[Ramigojag]

i normally dont like saxo's without the vt kit (think they look abit skinny) but this looks nice

[billytalbott]

cheers mate, yer i think they look a bit high and thin standard, but i like my saxo, looks more wide and low lol

[croy-91]

very nice mate :O not keen on flatarches but ... i love this !

[billytalbott]

cheers mate, hopefully in the next couple of months i will be getting the body work sorted out finally !!!!

[rorz_vts]

hope you enjoy the mount mate and that quick shift is the best 1 to get makes such a difference

[billytalbott]

Yer mate will do, should be fitting it tomorrow at work with a 4-2-1 raceland manifold, and yer that quickshift is brilliant, so much better, I might get the quickshift that goes into the car, does any body no if its any better? Might get some new linkages next month, cheers for the comment

[stevo67]

Very nice saxo like what you`ve done to it,drop a vts lump into it but with 1.1 door badges nice sleeper


Steve

[rorz_vts]

Originally Posted by billytalbott

Yer mate will do, should be fitting it tomorrow at work with a 4-2-1 raceland manifold, and yer that quickshift is brilliant, so much better, I might get the quickshift that goes into the car, does any body no if its any better? Might get some new linkages next month, cheers for the comment

this is copied from a old post i did a while back

both have good/bad points to them
Griffith Good: helps reduce gear throw by nearly half, easy fit, and is out the way no need to cut things off etc
Bad: The only bad point that ive come across really is the fact that sometimes the wiring loom does get in the way (especially on vts's) so you/ like i did was have to get some cable and lift the loom out the way, no good looks
B&M/kamracing/comp brake Good: looks the tits especially in a stripped car, does reduce throw (not as much as the griffiths)
Bad: its not a straight forward fit, you do lose the center plastic housing and gater. This item use's is the original gear stick so you need to take all the housing off cut the little plastic ball thing off and then bolt in the new 1 on over the stick making the 2little cup things tight so it fit nicely, i fitted this before the griffith and i was quite disapointed by the reduction of the throw so i ended up getting 4 10mm nuts and put them on before the quick shift the result was much better.
Oh if you do decide to get the B&M 1 remember that you will have to go and source a new gear stick if you do make it look standard/put the housing in or sell up

hope this helps mate

[Tom5190]

Looking good mate I take it you just ground the lip out of rear arch to fit the vts wheels?

[billytalbott]

Cheers for the info mate, also yer I ground the lip out but I've also got so 4-5mm spacers on the rear, also I am thinking of putting a bigger engine in, I'm thinking a vtr engine, might sound stupid putting a 4-2-1 manifold on a 1.1 but I'm just getting the mods/ parts ready for the conversion, cheers for the comments people!

[Tom5190]

Originally Posted by billytalbott

Cheers for the info mate, also yer I ground the lip out but I've also got so 4-5mm spacers on the rear, also I am thinking of putting a bigger engine in, I'm thinking a vtr engine, might sound stupid putting a 4-2-1 manifold on a 1.1 but I'm just getting the mods/ parts ready for the conversion, cheers for the comments people!

Vtr engine is a good shout if your wanting a quick change for cheap, pick up a decent engine & all the extra's you need for <-£200.

Cheers for info on rear mate Were the spacer's necessary?

[billytalbott]

Yer I'm just thinking of my insurance mate, I'm 18, got a saxo and I'm a motor mechanic... Insurance people hate me lol, and yer defo needed them, they were scraping all the time, the spacers I got were from halfords, only 14-15 quid and I could use the original bolts for the vts wheels :y

[billytalbott]

today i attempted to fit my 4-2-1 raceland manifold and it didnt fit, once its all bolted up to the headthe exit pipe hangs to low, any body got any ideas?? cheers

[billytalbott]

right then whats the next mod i should do then? any ideas? and before any one says vtr/s it, i carnt, i carnt afford it

[geoffgti88]

Originally Posted by billytalbott

today i attempted to fit my 4-2-1 raceland manifold and it didnt fit, once its all bolted up to the headthe exit pipe hangs to low, any body got any ideas?? cheers

Because the 1.4/1.6 engine block is longer and the exhaust is designed for them not a 1.1 lol

[Eskimo]

GTI Leathers....

[billytalbott]

Yer found that out now mate, and yer was thinking getting some leathers or raceland recinlers...

[billytalbott]

well today thaought i would meet up with a sax-p member called 'twist' . had a few photos with him aswell:











all comments welcome