FuLLy CuStOm BuIlT R1 BiKe CaRb Saxo VTS (car is finished see you lot at FCS

[FisherVTS]

Hi everyone, i have been getting pressured alot to get a project blog up of my car lol you may have seen my other blogs including (Engine bay colour code+clean) etc i will try and upload them projects into this main one so its all in one place,

You may or may have not seen my car around, alot of people say (Must be the cleanest VTS around) and thats all i ever hear lol

the past few weeks my car has been in the bodyshop getting alot of work done on it so ill keep you up to date with that also.


Lets begin then....
I brought the car in 2006 with 30k on the clock then found out i was not old enough to get insured on it so i locked it away in a garage for 2 years and last september it came out to play

this is what it looked like when i brought it...



By september i was able to give it a good clean and it was then put on display for Milton keynes college in mid summer place...






By christmas last year it looked like this...



Please keep in mind this is by far not what the car looks like now lol sorry i cant put up step by step mods coz i did not take any pictures back then.

but the work that was odne to it after christmas photoes where pretty much taken at every stage lol

[FisherVTS]

The list of mods i had done then where as follow
Lowerd 60mm-75mm
Wind deflectors fitted
standerd sound system
Straight through exhaust
Viper piper induction kit

and thats about it lol

Next job i did was went to a body shop and de-badged my boot


I alos fitted Drilled and grooved brake disc's and painted the calipers red..
only best photo i have of them...


The car then had a full mopp and polish ...





Now this is where im gonna be busy putting togther all my engine bay pics so bare with me people

[FisherVTS]

My ideas are to give the entire engine a full clean and polish with new toys and lots of polished covers and xtras. Im only taking things step by step and hoping to have it finished by end of september ready for when i get it cammed and remapped.

Could you help me out with ideas and pictures on how to do things and what will look good. i will supply a picture of my engine as it stands now so photoshopping is welcome.

my ideas are so far:
All the basic polished covers will be fitted but will be painted burgundy RED
Red strut brace
Red polished rocker cover
Polished chrome bolts and nuts hoping to replace all the rusty ones in the
engine bay
Polished RED alternator
Twin RED fans
Every pipe and wire will be colour coded in RED silicone
The cam belt cover wud be replaced with a red polished cover and 2
holes would be cut out to reveal the red pullys
all the small brackets and attatchments will be polished

Here is my engine bay before i begin work


Update.....
recieved some new toys in the post today

(OMP STRUT BRACE)

(This is brand new along with my Pully belt and tenstioner thats already fitted)


(Tinted headlights to go with my tinted fog lights)

also Made a start on polishing the altornater ready for paint...


question
If you ask why im polishing them if im just going to paint them? well the reason is because when the paint is on it will be as smooth as the car without it being textured or rough thats the idea to getting things looking having a polished effect

[S8TTG]

Looks mint, nice car

[Kev_Vtec]

nice work mate you need a saxperience sticker
very clean i must say. i fort my was clean ish but yours is like new

[FisherVTS]

UPDATE.... 19/05/09

Hi Guys iv made some progress on the car latly so heres the update

First of all the alternator is polished and finished ready for paint.

I started to strip the engine bay down bit at a time so i dont loose out on how to put things back lol

I encounterd my first problem when removing the nut to my suspenstion arm basicly the bolt has been rounded and the nut spins and does not undo.

this was the first thing i needed to sort as my strut wont go on otherwise. i done the old fashion way of removing it hehe
Grinder, Haxsaw, hammer, Heavy duty chizzle lol took me 10 mins RESULT.....



Seems tho the original paint in the engine bay had start to scratch off or fade so i think its in need for a respray
Prima

Basecoat

Laquar

Finished result well happy at the results


Continue

[FisherVTS]

Originally Posted by kev_vts

nice work mate you need a saxperience sticker
very clean i must say. i fort my was clean ish but yours is like new

i will do soon lol ill update more tonite as im off to the gym, im only a fraction into it all so watch this thread

Thanks guys see you lot tonite

[Clofty]

Very Nice car seen it in person alot, love the engine bay and is very clean

[si_pnefc]

Looks the bollocks so far bud. can't wait to see the rest.

[lee7421]

looking good mate! what springs/shocks do u have?

[nicole_]

i think i might have seen you the other day... lol
nice car

[Ben]

Stunning car fella, spot on subtle changes. Love it.

[benJee_VTR]

looks awesome, nice progress. Love the colour

[saxovtrstevie]

thats nice mate i like it

[FisherVTS]

Thanks guys lol
well im home now so ill carry on with the updates then i can get some updates of it in the garage at the moment

Then i removed the ECU and stand and had the same problem with the paint so i began to respray this aswell...
basecoat

laquar and result

Also today will evening i spent my remaining hours in our new Shed/Workshop its HUUUGGGEEE haha i spent the time painting my alternator and painting my new polished engine covers the colour of the car specialy mixed by MK PAINT
Pictures will be up tomoro as they are all drying and dont wanna put any finger marks on them lol

Update... 21/5/09

Hi everyone iv got another update.

Today i started off by re-painting my slam panel colour had faded and a number of scratches.

i began by prepping it..

Thats alot of newspapers haha

Prima

Basecoat

laquar + Finished result

while i was waiting for it to dry i polished up all the componants and little parts ready for paint

before and after

Finished and painted

then i began to re-fit the whole of the one side i had been doing and put in my new headlight LOVE IT and while i had most parts off i tinted my fog lights so they will match my headlights

[FisherVTS]

NOW is the hard bit i have been dreading
Passenger side turn

removed the batterly, battery tray, Induction kit, headlight, and i was left with all this :O

Think im gonna start all that tomoro lol

also i have painted my strut brace today Dimond black the same colour most other parts of my engine will be


Just an example of the things that will be painted black


sorry about the water marks was raining

was thinking about colour coding my grill and cut the slates out

Finished grill

painted my other suspenstion colume

Now to polish and paint my rocker covers

also while i was doing my rocker covers i took off the coilpack cover and smoothed in the badge and painted it black

here are the 2 finished and put together


Smoothed my oil cap and painted it

Painted the rest of the caps

[Adam_Q]

very very nice mate! In fact its fucking gorgeous!!!!!!!

[E3D]

nice to see your keeping it mint good job. It's spelt subtle not sutle.

[FisherVTS]

Originally Posted by E3D

nice to see your keeping it mint good job. It's spelt subtle not sutle.

cheers mate ill get it changed when i can lol
my internet is being slow tonite and ill try finish off tonite whit pictures of the car a week before it went into the garage

[westwell_22]

Cars looking lush, real clean, plan on doing the same to my engine bay soon