Alanapone's Red VTS. Caged, stripped, track toy. - Page 51 - Saxperience

Sam^p · 15th December 2013, 19:43

If you can get the chipboard it will be an idea solution. Give me a shout if you need a hand.

Alanapone^p · 15th December 2013, 21:33

Will do mate. Should be fine though.

Want to get some movement on this now. Been too long since I left the car, I have loads of little jobs that need doing and tidying up that I could have had done by now but never mind.

Need to get a trip to the Unit soon too so I can collect a few goodies!!

saxokid100 · 19th December 2013, 04:30

Glad to here your keeping busy Alan...

Alanapone^p · 21st December 2013, 09:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by saxokid100

Glad to here your keeping busy Alan...

Just a bit!! Absolute chaos this past week! Work is way busier than I have ever been and Nic and Tilly have both been ill so this week has just been really hard work. Hopefully though all these things should calm down and settle in to a routine over the next few weeks and some progress can get made on getting this thing sorted out.

Alanapone^p · 30th December 2013, 22:27

Looking forward to getting the car back now. I'm nipping out on a road trip tomorrow to collect a few parts for it's arrival. Meanwhile, I'm racking my brains trying to think of things that will need doing other than having an engine put in. So far I have come up with this small list:

Engine,
Rust in rear arches,
Re-fix rear cage mounts,
Weld in seat rails,
Balance brakes,
Tracking,
Tighten rear arb bolts and raise beam a few mm.

That should keep me busy for a few weekends. :-/

The blue one has been treated to a new car cover to keep it from getting knackered up even more by the cats crawling all over it!

Hopefully, I should have a nice little update tomorrow.

Alanapone^p · 31st December 2013, 21:59

Bit of a last minute road trip today to pick up some struts with threads for a coilover setup and some springs. Just waiting ton the car...

Alanapone^p · 14th January 2014, 19:26

Just searching for some documents on my desktop pc and found my list of mods, I decided it would be rude not to update it and post it so... here you go:

Alanapone's Track Car Spec:

Engine:
VTS engine,
BMC enclosed induction kit,
Supersprint decat centre section,
Piper 3" outwardly rolled Back box,
Raceland 4-2-1 manifold - Heatwrapped,

Chasis:
Powerflex ARB bushes,
Powerflex Lower engine mount,
Powerflex Front wishbone bushes,
Powerflex rear beam bushes,
Vibratechnics Rear wishbone mounts
-35mm GMC springs,
Bilstein Grp. N front dampers,
Bilstein B8 rear dampers,
I.M.Axles Oilite rear beam,
OMP 10 point roll cage,
Stitch welded engine bay,
Welded strut top plates,
266mm Brake conversion,
Internal brake lines and Bias valve,
Slimline, lightweight battery,
OMP upper and lower strut braces,

Interior:
Stripped,
Airbag equipment removed,
Cobra Imola 2 seat,
280mm Momo Team steering wheel,
106 Flocked doorbins,
Carbon door cards,
106 Door levers,
106 Flocked lever surrounds,
Porsche door pulls,
106 lightened and trimmed dash,

Exterior:
Removable front bumper,
Morrette headlight conversion and grille,
106 Carbon covered wing mirrors,
14" wheels with Yokohama A048 tyres,
25mm Custom spacers to suit above,
15" Team Dynamics 1.2's with Michelin and Barum tyres,
25mm spacers to suit above.

I don't think i've missed anything, feel free to remind me if I have.

vtectransplant · 14th January 2014, 19:43

Great spec... Should be in the first post!

How's the engine hunting going?

Alanapone^p · 14th January 2014, 20:49

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Originally Posted by vtectransplant

Great spec... Should be in the first post!

How's the engine hunting going?

Good thinking mate!!

I think i might just whack in the engine from the blue one... still pondering whether to sell this for something a bit extra special though. Need to figure stuff out and see what I could realistically get for this asap.

vtectransplant · 14th January 2014, 20:53

Well after we spoke last time I read your thread from start to finish and although it made me want it, I thought there is no way you should sell it. So much hard graft and love poured into it it just wouldn't be right!

KEEP IT!!!!

Alanapone^p · 14th January 2014, 21:03

Thats what I keep thinking but the car I am in "talks" about is pretty fucking spectacular. This car is awesome and i'm proud as fook about it but if i could get the right money I could get something even better and make it my own.

Dunno... Mucho thinking is being done, not most of all, the money side of stuff.

I'll probably end up keeping it though as good things always fall through for me. lol.

Plus, the little amount of work it needs to get it back running and the last little bits of rust doing kind of make me want to push on with it.

vtectransplant · 14th January 2014, 21:06

Is it a VAG the 'special one'??!!

Alanapone^p · 14th January 2014, 21:34

Noooooooo... Cant really say much but it is on this forum and it is pretty fucking cool!

Nic's search for a nice Mk3 Golf GTi is going well though. Seems to have been a small population explosion in the golfs for sale recently.

vtectransplant · 14th January 2014, 21:38

Ok fair do's! Just had a feeling it'd be a Golf for some reason!

There are a few motors I fancy at the mo.... Need to convince Nik we need a house with a quadruple garage though lol

Alanapone^p · 14th January 2014, 21:40

If you get one, i'll rent a section off you!!

I think we just sold the 206 so thats a few more quid into Nic's Golf fund. Guys coming on Friday for that so it looks like the Blue one will be rejuvenated temporarily until the chosen one is acquired. That means, we should at least have a car to run on the rolling road!! lol.

vtectransplant · 14th January 2014, 21:58

Lol I wish! Good news about the 206.

I'm really looking forward to the RR Day now, just hope mine is ready otherwise Niks 60bhp Citi(no)go will be going on lol

Alanapone^p · 14th January 2014, 22:11

Yeah, me too! Trying to ramp up interest now on here and facebook too. Should be good again. Chris is a great guy so it's nice to put a bit of business his way... not that he needs it with the coverage he's been getting in PFC mag!!