Important! : Lippy's VTS for sale £1400

[Lippy]

Progress Thread: Saxo VTS Icelandic Grey brought 15th October 2008

Suggestions and constructive comments welcome

Almost all of the work done to this car from standard is done myself, please leave comments on the project so far

This is the life of my car & mods so far

Page 1 : You are Here
Page 2 : Coil cover, Vents, Dimma Grill, Pillar gauges, Headunit console, Dimma Grill, Sidelights & Boot lights & Pillar Gauges
Page 3 : Plasma Dials, Nokia kit speaker, Powerflex, Exhaust, Soundproofing & My PC (last project)
Page 4 : Rear speaker pod construction Pictures
Page 5 : Fixing the inevitable ariel leak
Page 6 : New wheels & Tyres, Delta Box, Int light respray & Removed Grab handles
Page 7 : Finished Rear speaker install, Heater Dials changed to Blue, Audio Diagram & illuminated Air Vents
Page 9 : Exeter Mini Meet Pictures
Page 10 : Boot release modified, Smoothed the boot handle, Audio Video
Page 12 : Service, Fan respray & M3 Mirrors finished but... dont like them!
Page 13 : 283mm Gti-6 Brakes fitted, boot grommet done, twin fans in place
Page 14 : Rust proofing & rear callipers, Std mirror respray, twin fan video
Page 15 : Resprayed standard mirrors & new dimma grill
Page 16 : Parcel shelf port, 6000k Hi & Lo HIDS fitted
Page 17 : Dimma grill with a difference, oil cooling parts ordered (piccys)
Page 18 : Manifold, Filter, EGR plate, Fresh air pump removed, naked front end, smoked fogs
Page 19 : PC feature, Smoked Headlights & Fogs, Skirt respray, smooth boot on its way
Page 20 : Oil catch tank pic, Braking probs sorted, catch tank probs
Page 21 : Manifold fitted, oil catch tank fitted, boot started, new amp'age
Page 22 : Face lift phase 2 started, boot repair, widemouth abandoned
Page 24 : The cat eater, rustproofed rear end, meshed front bumper
Page 27 : 5 Farad Cap, 0 Gauge kit, Amp Resprayed & box started
Page 28 : New 15" Sub, Install Version 1 (abandoned)
Page 29 : RCA's in HU fixed piccys, Strippage, My fav car piccy
Page 30 : Install V2 aborted, New headunit, new box started
Page 31 : Amp rack started, box shape done
Page 32 : Box and Amp rack structure finished
Page 33 : Box smoothed, rack fitted, mocal painted black, Box in boot
Page 34 : Stereo all in and working (happy days!)
Page 35 : Alpine 1KW RMS amp bought, fuel cut off switch bracket, Negative battery terminal and big 3 finished
Page 36 : New rear pods started, smooth boot sprayed
Page 37 : Pods taking shape, smooth boot fitted & wired up
Page 38 : 1 pod finished but needs fixing, window tints fitted
Page 39 : New rear pods finished, acrylic started
Page 41 : Twin boot lights & trim panels, acrylic fiished and fans fitted in amp rack
Page 42 : Trim panels finished for tailgate, SMD Fog light conversion, wind deflectors
Page 43 : Aeroview windscreen wipers, Pumasport gearknob (spun aluminium), Push engine Start
Page 44 : South West Motor Show & Car Whoring session
Page 45 : Modified standard rear bumper started, KAM order
Page 46 : Decat fitted, Rear bumper stripped and reinforced again
Page 47 : 1 off rear lights sprayed body color
Page 48 : Photoshop piccys, Mintex rear disks and pads
Page 49 : New taylored car mats, mintex fitted, lowered front, twin speaker pods started
Page 50 : Pods taking shape
Page 52 : BMC CDA Air filter ordered
Page 53 : Modified Mania/Devon Car show
Page 55 : Door pods V2, samco ind tube & pipe, black rocker covers
Page 56 : Rewiring fan relays for mocal oil cooler
Page 57 : Rear lowered, blue alcantara door cards, braided hoses x4
Page 58 : Polished rocker covers, 23mm MC, Heat exchanger bypass hose, door pods V2 finished
Page 59 : Tweeter builds for front doors, 100 amp alternator
Page 60 : Odyssea Drycell battery fitted
Page 61 : Door builds V3 started
Page 62 : Loads of my parts fitted, cheers Marc!, ordered spoox motorsport bushes
Page 63 : Momo Handbrake cover, 140db produced, Blower motor (repaired not replaced)
Page 64 : Flamer kit bits
Page 65 : Roof lining removed & Dynamated, door cards retrimmed
Page 67 : Push start vid
Page 68 : 106 Gti Rad hose, Mocal oil cooler fitted
Page 70 : Air intake foglights
Page 71 : Catch tank removed,new breather filter, Gti-6 MC, strutt brace respray
Page 72 : OMP steering wheel and Boss bought
Page 73 : Engine bay color coding cont...
Page 74 : Bought Nitrous Oxide kit
Page 75 : Led 3rd brakelight
Page 76 : Shiney bolts, nos solonoid respray & polish
Page 77 : Nos wiring loom made, gauge pods started
Page 78 : Roof welding, rewiring audio, nos controls, engine bay piccys
Page 79 : Solonoids mounted & accidently drilled through hand...
Page 80 : Engine bay piccys when I got car and now, nos bottle respray
Page 81 : WON Tps, roof lining chopped
Page 82 : 23mm MC fitted, 2 port from Gti-6
Page 83 : Dirtiest antifreeze ever, nos bottles back from sprayshop
Page 84 : Nos switch lights, purge tube bought, Rustseal discovered, scuttle panel painted
Page 85 : Nissens radiator fitted, Nautilus air horns, roof lining chopped
Page 86 : Roof lining fitted after retrim
Page 87 : Number plate relocation finished, bumper back from sprayshop
Page 88 : Wizards of NOS system bought, spal fan bought
Page 89 : Grade 8 spark plugs bought, air intake finished, bumper lights problem
Page 90 : GMC Alternator pulley bought
Page 91 : Gauge holders, twin fan removal, boot lights fitted, damaged skirts & cambelt cover, throttle body polished and ported, nos bottle pressure test (brainiac style), sunvisor respray to black, homemade A pillar 52mm gauge holders
Page 92 : Billet nos bottle holder holdered ordered, another new Nissens radiator & SPAL fan holder fitted, Underside of boot re-painted with rust seal, removed rear seat Dynamat, seat mount repair (welding), Fibreglass dash gauge holder started, powerflex exhaust mounts & group N replacements, spec R washer bottle cover

The start of something new???

Page 93 : Titanium heatwrap, GMC manifold hardened stud kit
Page 94 : Oil and Water temp gauges ordered, Alloy Lambda sleeve fitted, dash pods fitted, Nos bottle mount made, Stripping rear, boot soundproofing removed, fresh air pump studs removed
Page 95 : GMX Exhaust studs fitted, Carbon sheets bought and panel construction started, titanium heatwrap, mud inside skirts, nos wiring tidied, May Car photo
Page 96 : Bad Idle starts here (not happy days)
Page 97 : 106 Door pockets mod started, S/S Gear linkages, nos pressure sensor, nos bottle stand finished, front door respray & major tidying
Page 98 : Roof amps removed, kicker box removed & sold, new SQ front speakers bought & Road Angel Pro & full magnex exhaust
Page 99 : More carbon panels build, new front disks/pads & Genesis amp, tweeter builds finished, JP4's fitted, out for a burn video
Page 100 : 106 pockets with 17cm SQ's fitted, White face gauges bought and visors, JL 8w3v3 bought, interiour respray started, Magnex fitted, spoiler removed
Page 101 : B8 Rear dampers bought, Aluminium bolt addiction starts here, July Car photo
Page 102 : Sub box design 1 & 2, more Aluminium bolts, interiour respray finished (needs polishing)
Page 103 : Front door panels made, engine bay piccy with bolts, Carbon petrol cap, sub box finished, Bought B & M shortshift & Alu cage & Odyssea race battery, Front doors finished
Page 104 : Morettes Bought, Battery fitted and new 0 gauge cables run, OEM battery removed, large fuses from engine bay relocated inside car, new catch tank bought and a few sets of bigger nos jets,
Page 105 : Morette repairs, new wingmirrors aquired, tomtom holder started for centre console
Page 106 : Tomtom holder nearly there, dash out and interiour loom rewired, alarm and siren removed along with Immobiliser and transponder parts, catch tank fitted, shift light built into dials, polycarbonate sheet arrived for rear panels
Page 107 : She is dead (Electrical problems)
Page 108 : ECU unlocked, no brainer electrical problem sorted, MOT due, new rear beam bought, boot floor repainted, front grill resprayed along with morettes which are now finished.
Page 109 : Expanding foam sound insulation started, rear panels finished and fitted, rather odd cock legged pictures
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Here she is as she stands 3rd May 2009



Alarm & Security :
Whole boot smoothed boot release wired to CDL motor
Key starting disabled (push button start fitted instead)
De-pinned the front doors
Sigma S30 Cat 1 Alarm with optional extras...
...Duel zone microwave sensor (proximity sensor), Sigma override keypad & Glass break sensor



Performance:
OMP Steering wheel and boss
BMC CDA induction kit & Apiro heatshield
Stainless Steel 4-2-1 Manifold (Titanium heatwrapped)
Supersprint De-cat pipe
Powerflow 3" Outwardly rolled backbox

.. Complete Powerflex kit (9 Bushes in Total) incl. Engine Mount)
.. Spoox motorsport billet lower arm mountings
.. Upper Strutt brace (Blue)
.. Lower Strutt brace
.. Apex -25mm lowering kit (full kit)

.... Gti-6 - Front Brake setup 283mm
.... Goodridge braided Hoses all round
.... Gti-6 Master Cylinder (23.8mm)

...... 13 Row Mocal oil cooler
...... Thermostatic Sandwich plate & Braided hoses
...... 11" SPAL Fan (minimal space taken up)
...... Oil catch tank
...... Breather pipe with open air filter & Vacuum pipe









Lighting:

6000k HID's Hi & Lo beam
4700k SMD sidelights
6000k Flushed sidelights (front) (10 of)
Silvatek Front, Rear and side indicator bulbs
18 Led Blue interiour light & White SMD standard light
Blue Speedo rewire (bright blue)
Blue Footwell Neons (2x 15" Front)
Heater display, headlight adjuster & all dash buttons rewired to Blue
Airvents illuminated blue





Audio :

Alpine Headunit (CDA-9886R)
20 GB iPod
Ipod connector and Aux input leads
17cm Pioneer Components (SQ with Silk tweeters)
JL 8w3v3
Genesis Profile four amplifier (SQ)
Odyssea Deep cycle battery
Uprated 100 Amp Alternator
The big 3 uprated
Digital Voltmeters in with hazard switches etc...
Autoleads tripple shielded RCA's

Front door cards removed now completely
Doors resprayed professionally
106 Door bins modified to include angled 17cm SQ components

Door builds ive made so far (all of which have been sold) on my 4th front door setup now











Some stuff I made and replaced



Resprayed/Painted stuff:
Resprayed Centre console, Speedo backing & surround, interiour light surround & Airvents (Silver)
Coilpack cover, ECU cover, Upper strutt brace & LHS Steering column cover (Blue)
Wingmirror colors reversed ABS black to Icelandic gray & Icelandic gray caps to Gloss Black
Rear lights sprayed body color
Rear view mirror (Icelandic Gray)
All brake callipers painted Red





Styling:
Dimma Grill & Stainless steel mesh
Private plates
Speedo respray
Standard mirror respray
Smoked headlights
Widemouthed and meshed
Boot floor rustproofed





Other Electronics:
Road Angel Professional
TomTom - GO 530
Horns - Stebel Nautilus
2 x 12" Blue footwell neons
Blue Dials, airvents, switches and heater controls

Misc other bits done:

Remove Fresh air pump, All piping and wiring (done) (The thing everyone calls an EGR valve...)
Private plates -'*** VTS' (done)
New non VTS Alloys (done)
De wiper rear, T-Cut glass & Rain-X (done)
Upgrade Sidelights, Number plate lights & Interiour ones to Led or SMD (done)
Rustproof inside arches and treat with waxoyl (done)
Rustproof under car & paint with Rust Seal (done)
Remove front bumper grill and mesh (done)
Window tints, light smoke fronts and dark smoke rears (done)
Modified rear bumper with 106 number plate recess (done)
Wizards of Nitrous Nitrous Oxide kit (Fitted and loving it so far)
Carbon panels for rear of the car (done)
Interiour respray, Icelandic Gray (done)
Front doors professionally resprayed (done)
Euro style blended wingmirrors, pro sprayed (done)
Slimline fan fitted with Alu brackets (done)

To-do :
Pro Race 3's - Aluminium 6KG wheels in Black
Fibreglass/lightweight buckets & 3 point harness's
Progressive controller for Nitrous

[Steve]

no offence, but why create this with nothing in it?

could have waited till you got home

[Lippy]

Got too much to do to the car when I get home and I was well bored at work, didnt think anyone would click on it to be honest!

[Lippy]

got std lights in the post today... no more lexus lights! yey

[Rogz]

pics or it didnt happen

[Lippy]

Originally Posted by Rogz

pics or it didnt happen

huh, it didnt happen that I brought some std lights? strange comment...

Quick update to thread anyway, got a new number plate in the post at the moment 'S33 VTS' SEE VTS.. yey

[Vinny_VSX]

Good progress mate.

I see you are from Devon, nice part of the country dude. Infact I will be there next weekend, quite looking forward to it

[Predator_R32p]

getting there mate, icelandic grey is the colour be proud of it

[Lippy]

Originally Posted by Vinny_VSX

Good progress mate.

I see you are from Devon, nice part of the country dude. Infact I will be there next weekend, quite looking forward to it

Yeah its nice in Devon I guess! sort of take it for granted now! I grew up on in Surrey though, alot different!
Where in Devon you going? are you here on holiday?

Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

getting there mate, icelandic grey is the colour be proud of it

Yeah I quite like the color! its much easier to clean than my last car, the metallic panther black ZS was dirty 2 mins after washing it! lol

[liam_b]

looking good mate get thos standerd lights on

then set fire to the old ones

[Marshy]

Good stuff so far mate, where abouts in Devon are you?

[Lippy]

Originally Posted by liam_b

looking good mate get thos standerd lights on

then set fire to the old ones

No some-one will want them, dunno why but they will! Il sell them for £20 or something! unless I jump on them first...

EDIT : Sold for £40... Gotta love Ebay

Originally Posted by Marshy

Good stuff so far mate, where abouts in Devon are you?

Cheers, yeah its coming along quite well so far! Just doing the stereo stuff at the moment then im gonna work on the bodywork!
Im near Exeter, you?

[Lippy]

Upper and lower strutt braces fitted, raceland induction kit fitted, powerflex engine bush received and being fitted friday coming, finally feel like im getting somewhere, il post piccys when it actually stops raining for a change!...

[liam_b]

how do the handerling feel now with both braces?

[Lippy]

Originally Posted by liam_b

how do the handerling feel now with both braces?

MUCH better! You turn the wheel and the car moves straight away! havent lowered it yet...
My mechanic said that the fastners that hold the suspention to the car are crap on saxo's so they were deffinately a good idea! I would reccommend them!
Getting my Group N mounts done soon too so that should make things more stable!

[Viper]

are you sn electrician? lol lots of electric mods!

coming along nicely though. love the blue dials!

Brought? nah. what about 'bought'

[Lippy]

Originally Posted by Viper

are you sn electrician? lol lots of electric mods!

coming along nicely though. love the blue dials!

Brought? nah. what about 'bought'

Ok spelling mistake corrected! was in a hurry when typing! Yeah its getting there, I have loads more stuff to fit and do to the car but just not enough time!

I used to fit car electronics (alarms, audio & sat nav) in the past so yeah I guess I have some electronic skills...

I wanted to get all the electrical stuff done first and I cant really spray stuff in this weather!

[rosco27]

Looking good Lippy, nice car like the colour!

[Sneakydevil89]

nice looking car there, im from exeter so fairly close to you! we need to get a meet going in or around exeter some time! nothing ever happens here!
cant say iv seen you around yet, but ill be keeping a look out.

[Lippy]

Originally Posted by rosco27

Looking good Lippy, nice car like the colour!

Do you own an Icelandic Gray Saxo? lol, yeah the color is pretty cool!

Originally Posted by Sneakydevil89

nice looking car there, im from exeter so fairly close to you! we need to get a meet going in or around exeter some time! nothing ever happens here!
cant say iv seen you around yet, but ill be keeping a look out.

Yeah im well up for a meet, the car park next to Vue is a pretty good location as its all under cover when it rains, only gay thing is that you have to pay! Im still waiting for an invite to the SW group! emailed him twice or more!
My car doesnt stand out much yet so you prob havent spotted me yet!