Jon's icelandic Vtr turbo!! Back with project Blaxo! - Saxperience

vtr91 · 21st September 2012, 19:32

hi,
i bought my little saxo the other month after my previous car caught fire

after a few weeks without a car, i had my eyes set on a fiesta zetec-s.. after looking around and struggling to find a half descent one, my manager at work suggested a vtr. I really didnt want to buy a saxo, but weighed it out against the fiesta and thought it would be better to find a vtr. Cheap to insure, cheap parts, easy to fix and rust free !

anyway, after ringing around and people not picking up phones with cars for sale, i recieved a call back saying he had a missed call, i asked if he had his saxo for sale still and he did, off i went to view it (insurance already on standby at this point). I loved it. There were a few cosmetic things that needed sorting but i knew i wanted it.
After some negotiating, it was mine for £950. 2 previous owners and full service history completely standard

down the lake a few days after i bought it

new fog light and new chrome standard rear box

thinking of sorthing the breating out and possibly colour coding the black trim bits?
any thoughts of how this would look

Engine spec-
4-1 toyo manifold

Brakes & Suspension-
Apex front shocks
Apex 50mm lowering springs
Polybushed rear axle
PI rear shocks

283mm discs+brembo calipers

Turbo engine (so far)-
2000 vtr engine
honed cylinders
new piston rings
new end shells ect
2mm decompression plate *now gone*
1.5mm headgasket
cituning manifold
2.5'' A.A.S custom turbo back exhaust
Saab 9-5 injectors
Predator ECU
Front mount intercooler
Turbo -GT17rs
Innovate Lc2 wideband
Mocal oil cooler+ remote filter

vtr91 · 9th October 2012, 19:44

since reading everypage of blackies thread, ive decided to go boost!

im planning this over a period of time and just buy bits here and there until she is ready to be all put together.
i Bought myself a low mileage Vtr engine and im planning on stripping it down and rebuilding it. Going to take the head off and do a bit of work to it, uprate the valve springs (not sure what ones to go for yet).

planning on low boost and hoping for about 180ish bhp.
i know i need to uprate suspension and brakes and that will be done, ive got some apex springs sitting in the boot, i want to buy some decent shocks before she gets a drop.
ill get a list together of what im planning and hopefully get some advice from you guys as to wether its a good move or not

GTuff · 9th October 2012, 20:17

Apex xlows are decent dampers lots to choose from how much lower u going? All about 8valve turbos

vtr91 · 9th October 2012, 20:21

i dont want to go to low, as i need to get the car down some real bumpy tracks from time to time and just need some kind of clearence lol.. the springs i have are 50mm ones

blackie_2k5 · 9th October 2012, 20:24

looks a nice example mate

glad you liked my thread, appreciate the comments

vtr91 · 9th October 2012, 20:30

thanks.
i really enjoyed reading your thread, took me a couple of days to get through it all, but i got really stuck into it. It has inspired me to go Boost and ive picked up alot of valuable info from there

blackie_2k5 · 9th October 2012, 20:43

thanks mate, nice to see some dedication haha

boost is defo a good shout, makes the car so much more fun, just budget well and plan alot haha, best advice i can give

DavidsVTR · 9th October 2012, 20:43

Nice looking base! ... best colour saxo aswell IMO

vtr91 · 9th October 2012, 20:53

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Originally Posted by blackie_2k5

thanks mate, nice to see some dedication haha

boost is defo a good shout, makes the car so much more fun, just budget well and plan alot haha, best advice i can give

thanks, i shall plan like there is no tomorrow lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidsVTR

Nice looking base! ... best colour saxo aswell IMO

thanks, it had its MoT last week and only come out with 2 advisories, indicators starting to discolour and N/S/R tyre low

happy days !

Oli-VTR · 10th October 2012, 10:10

ice grey not blue but still a nice clean base to start and put your own mark on should be good

vtr91 · 10th October 2012, 19:04

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Originally Posted by Oli-VTR

ice grey not blue but still a nice clean base to start and put your own mark on should be good

i know that now ive found out lol... cant edit the thread title until i get 100 posts

lol

Xplodee · 10th October 2012, 19:08

Nice clean car mate. Like the colour.

vtr91 · 25th December 2012, 20:27

just a small update on how things are going,

the engine i had bought has been pulled apart and new piston rings have gone in, along with some new end shells.

ive also done some headwork whilst its off during my lunchbreaks at work

ive also have a few goodies turn up in the post bought from some members on here;
*406 brembo front brakes, 283mm discs and braided hoses (to be fitted)
*front suspension sorted, apex front springs and shocks, and PI rear shocks. To be lowered after christmas !
*2.5'' stainless turbo back system courtesy of White_Vtr on here (thankyou)
* some Saxp stickers for the rear windows !
* black angel eye headlights

with the suspension on, it handles so much better! i used to be a bit cautious as to what it would do, but it feels so much more surefooted now!

UPDATE SOON AND PICS TO FOLLOW

vtr91 · 7th February 2013, 23:28

Some pics of the work so far,

refurbed calipers

1)i need some advice on my parts list and some pointers in the right direction-
MAP sensor location, is it just a case of removing the old MAP sensor and replacing it with a 2bar MAP sensor?

2)Injectors? which injectors will fit in the VTR head, i know the rail might need a bit of modifying, but what injectors can i use?

3)fuel pressure regulator? is the need for one essential? if so, where is it located on a VTR and what should i replace it with? ive found people to have said run a 4bar FPR.

4)standalone ECU-this one is a bit up for debate! it is between the predator or an OMEX 600, im being swayed towards the omex, but the simplicity of the pred seems appealing to me just plug and play.
I want to bring my car to ATSPEED to get it remapped and i know they like the omex system, my only doubt is im not sure what i need to get it wired up regarding the looms ect. so any help would be great!

im not rushing this build, going to take my time and hopefully get it right first time round!

ThrushMotorsport · 8th February 2013, 15:58

In the vtr's the fpr is under the back seats, right ontop of the tank irrc

vtr91 · 8th February 2013, 18:24

is it worth changing that one to a 4bar fpr?

vtr91 · 8th February 2013, 19:11

Been dealt a bit of a blow today, i went to order a manifold from cituning and they dont have any in stock and arent sure when they will have them in stock again!
Slightly annoying!!

vtr91 · 10th March 2013, 15:25

few pics after a good clean and some slight mods.
Sorted a few more bits for the engine aswell

Got a few bits in the post for this week, Rear beam turned up last week, so im going to polybush that then put it on and lower the rear

vtr91 · 24th March 2013, 14:49

Now rolling on 'S' wheels

getting the Black trims colour coded in the next few weeks,

Also, how do you change the thread title?

W103_A5H · 24th March 2013, 14:56

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Originally Posted by vtr91

Now rolling on 'S' wheels

getting the Black trims colour coded in the next few weeks,

Also, how do you change the thread title?

Looking good man!

To change the thread title, you can either edit it in your first post by going to advanced settings or double click next to the title where it shows up on the 'your car photos..' page and should come up with a box for you to be able to change it