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25th December 2009, 23:39
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#121
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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finally got round to seeing what you were banging on on about with this shell mate. looks like a real good base. i;m gonna have to up my game somewhat.
me and paul from ghost developments were discussing the conversion over a brew the other day, he's confident we have the means to do it. he can weld, i'm stupid enough to try and his mate is a wiring guru. oh and i know a lad whos dad makes custom drive/propshafts for a living. so could be more than a little tempting.
rumour has it tho that tghe b16b is a destroked b18 so if that'd fit i could get an aero deck for everything we'd need then hack the shit out of it and break the rest. lsd as standard too. sounds tempting eh?
once the blue one is on the road i have some shit to sort on the white rallye, take some more wire out the loom, rebuild the beam, paint the interior etc then i might look into this conversion some more. ya know, unless i can wedge in an evo lump lol
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26th December 2009, 01:13
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#122
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Braintree
Posts: 102
Car(s): peugeot 106
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cant wait for this to come together! good luck with it all
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1st January 2010, 20:19
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#123
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: chesterfield. tupton
Posts: 1,501
Car(s): saxo vtr escort rs
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you gonna have a right weapon on your hands there matey.
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1st January 2010, 23:39
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#124
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Saxperience Addict
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: west london
Posts: 13,810
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go for mk1.... something different. looks meaner
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2nd January 2010, 22:15
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#125
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: İstanbul Turkey
Posts: 266
Car(s): Saxo VTS
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Nice....
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4th January 2010, 02:17
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#126
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: gainsborough
Posts: 2,337
Car(s): Vectra 2.0t
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nice you must be crazy lol loving it cant wait to see it live but watch out forthem ebay superchipped corsas currently dominating everyone  jokes lol
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my nan used to say, dont say god say gosh because youll distract him from helping the poor..thats very well nan but put some fuckin clothes on get out the wheel barrow
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24th January 2010, 21:50
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#127
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Port Talbot
Posts: 279
Car(s): Citroen Saxo VTS MK2.
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shame its a mk1
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24th January 2010, 22:02
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#128
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Yorkshire
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 31,079
Car(s): 1989 Golf GTi Clipper
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Originally Posted by hudson701
shame its a mk1
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Why? I like the mk1 shape, I also like the mk2 though 
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I heard a prick with a quiff stays there.
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24th January 2010, 22:17
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#129
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Mansfield
Posts: 6,663
Car(s): Astra Coupe Edition 100
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Originally Posted by saxo180
Why? I like the mk1 shape, I also like the mk2 though |
After having Toyah's mk1 sat on my drive for last few day's i now kinda wish mine was a mk1  Look's so much neater and 'racey'.
If (god forbid) i ever happened to have a front ender in mine, i'd seriously consider a mk1 front end transplant!
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24th January 2010, 22:43
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#130
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North West
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Warrington, Cheshire
Posts: 5,733
Car(s): PH2 Peugeot 106 "race" car - Currently in pieces
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Originally Posted by saxo180
Why? I like the mk1 shape, I also like the mk2 though |
AND as i found out yesterday, as it's a mk1 you can put as big and thirsty an engine in it as you want and the DVLA can't tax you more for it. 
I rang them to see if fitting a newer engine to mine would drop the tax as the emissions would be lower. The guy said because it was registered before March 2001 (introduction of he new licence plates) the tax is fixed and any engine swaps etc. do not affect the level of tax payable on the car.
Rear engined 3.0L twin turbo anyone?  
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24th January 2010, 23:59
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#131
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Essex, Oxford
Posts: 537
Car(s): 106 xsi 16v, 106 diesel slaggggg
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^^ that cant be true as when i registered my xsi as a 1.6 engine i have since been charged the 1.6 tax band and not the 1.4....
also if u dont declare it your insurance wont be valid as most bring it up on a database.....
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25th January 2010, 00:04
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#132
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Near Hull
Posts: 8,405
Car(s): BMW 3.0 X3,toyota mr2 & Skyline R33
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Originally Posted by Stealth106
^^ that cant be true as when i registered my xsi as a 1.6 engine i have since been charged the 1.6 tax band and not the 1.4....
also if u dont declare it your insurance wont be valid as most bring it up on a database.....
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very true!
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25th January 2010, 09:46
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#133
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North West
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Warrington, Cheshire
Posts: 5,733
Car(s): PH2 Peugeot 106 "race" car - Currently in pieces
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Originally Posted by Stealth106
^^ that cant be true as when i registered my xsi as a 1.6 engine i have since been charged the 1.6 tax band and not the 1.4....
also if u dont declare it your insurance wont be valid as most bring it up on a database.....
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It is true mate. I rang the DVLA and spoke to a guy called Graham. i asked "If i fitted a newer, lower emission engine to my car, would this lower the tax i would pay each year." His reply was exactly "No, Your car is on the old registration plates and was registered pre-March 2001. This engine you fit won't make a difference to the tax you pay."
Thinking about it now though, how would they have worked out the tax to start with, it must be off engine size??? I think you may be right... I'll have to ring them back! Unless they use engine size brackets i.e. less than 1L upto 1.4L is one price then 1.4L uto 2L is another price, for example.
I'll deffo ring them back later and see what they say about that. You got me thinking now.
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25th January 2010, 12:28
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#134
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Sydney
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Mark 1 FTW!
Oh and the 1600 Honda vs 1800 PSA Saxo should be fun in 2011 
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25th January 2010, 12:51
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#135
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Yorkshire
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: West Yorkshire
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Mark 1 FTW!
Oh and the 1600 Honda vs 1800 PSA Saxo should be fun in 2011 |
Who's building an 1800????
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25th January 2010, 13:04
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#136
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Southampton
Posts: 8,188
Car(s): Astra vxr with added boost
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meee 1800 vtec ftw
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25th January 2010, 13:06
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#137
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Yorkshire
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: West Yorkshire
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Car(s): 1989 Golf GTi Clipper
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Originally Posted by moxy89
meee 1800 vtec ftw
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Front engine, front drive?
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25th January 2010, 13:14
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#138
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Hereford
Posts: 1,381
Car(s): Indigo 16v Rallye + 2 VTS's
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Im guessing jp want to stroke his to 1.8?
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25th January 2010, 13:17
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#139
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Newcastle/ Billingham
Posts: 1,873
Car(s): 02 Gold Cleaned OEM+ VTR
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gonna be another epic project craig. But if ur going to such weight saving lenghts as cutting wiring out the loom etc, surley you can get lighter wheels for weight saving & unsprung weight? s2 steelies sprayed black maybe even wheel trims, true sleeper!
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25th January 2010, 13:20
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#140
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Yorkshire
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 31,079
Car(s): 1989 Golf GTi Clipper
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Originally Posted by blackvtrt
gonna be another epic project craig. But if ur going to such weight saving lenghts as cutting wiring out the loom etc, surley you can get lighter wheels for weight saving & unsprung weight? s2 steelies sprayed black maybe even wheel trims, true sleeper! |
Still "weighing up" the wheel options tbh.
I have a few sets of steelies which I could use, but still really fancy keeping it looking almost completely OE.
Also toyed with OZ Ultras in 15s.
 hmmmm decisions
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