Just been told....

[nufcsteve]

Im gettin a grand at the start of next month as a work bonus (dont know how im always on here).

Its paying for me respray and il have 400 left over!!!

Any ideas for what i can spend this on? Engine/performance wise?

[vtcarl]

suspension, brakes, poly bushes. these are the first things i'd do to be honest.

[Jo3fish]

I wouldnt get a paint job tbh.

Billie setup, gti6 brake setup, polybush setup, buy drinks with the change.

[jeffchiz]

id spend it on a 16v conversion for about £300 then with the rest should go on handling/braking you could make it stick like a go-kart for that lol for a grand if you did the work your self could have a very very nice saxo

[nufcsteve]

mate believe me paint job is needed. Basically the fully body is fucked lol its just to get the car back to normal... I paid 300 quid for the car

[nufcsteve]

ive already done - lowered 40mm on front and lowed 70mm on back, full straight thru decat exhaust system, vts interior, induction kit, tinted windows, vts dials, fully stripped rear, jbl speakers throughout, new pedals, 16 inch tsw catalunya alloys

so anything but them really, its a 1.4 furio

[williamsvts]

16v engine

[Shaw_92]

16v or remap wha u got

[nufcsteve]

so u recon i shud spray it and get a vts lump dropped in?

[ashleyoneill]

Originally Posted by nufcsteve

ive already done - lowered 40mm on front and lowed 70mm on back, full straight thru decat exhaust system, vts interior, induction kit, tinted windows, vts dials, fully stripped rear, jbl speakers throughout, new pedals, 16 inch tsw catalunya alloys

so anything but them really, its a 1.4 furio

get the back raised to 50mm down. Pics of it at 70mm?

[nufcsteve]

There... also u can see my paint work ha

[nufcsteve]

speed bumps arnt my friend

[vaux88]

I think a respray is probably a good idea! Surely it's gunna be tight with a grand though? And spend the extra £1 on de-wipering it? ha

[nufcsteve]

aye, respray is 600 quid, the guy is awsome aswell, does mainly bentlys range rovers things like that. So 400 left over

[nufcsteve]

i literally, got the car, changed the interior, door cards etc, stripped the rear bare, fitted jbl speakers and a head unit, added induction kit and oil breather thing within a week.

What i want to do is:

Black bucket seats
red 3 point harnesses
red and black racing wheel
re tint the windows
new black and red door cards
red carpet
full sub build in the rear
amps fitted under both seats for door speakers
get a new mongoose exhaust system with 4-2-1 manifold
vts engine
short shifting gear box
quick shift griffiths thing
closed induction
raise car so its 40mm all round
full respray with gloss black bump strips
refurbish alloys
camms
port polish
remap
show cage

And i think il be satisfied

[sqwidge]

i got a VTS lump complete that you could have, then I would de-cat, then remap, then go nuts with handling mods and brakes

[Saaamon]

Originally Posted by nufcsteve

aye, respray is 600 quid, the guy is awsome aswell, does mainly bentlys range rovers things like that. So 400 left over

Don't exepct much of a paint job for £600. I'd spend the money on fixing the car and getting it running spot on. Before you say theres nothing wrong, look hard enough and you'll find faults.

[Reef]

sell the car, add the money you get for it plus the bonus of a grand and get a Saxo that's already tidy which has the mods you want and doesn't need a respray. imso (s is for sensible)

tbh reading throuh this thread and posts and your ambitions for a engine conversion to vts and other mods, the above is the most logical thing to do, just buy a Saxo VTS (they are dead cheap now) with the combined money, it would work out cheap and over all better

[nufcsteve]

Originally Posted by Reef

sell the car, add the money you get for it plus the bonus of a grand and get a Saxo that's already tidy which has the mods you want and doesn't need a respray. imso (s is for sensible)

tbh reading throuh this thread and posts and your ambitions for a engine conversion to vts and other mods, the above is the most logical thing to do, just buy a Saxo VTS (they are dead cheap now) with the combined money, it would work out cheap and over all better

my insurance goes up 400 quid, if i put a vts engine in my car, it goes up 900 if its a normal vts (a new car) i dont understand y? hence the conversion

[nufcsteve]

plus the whole point of buying the car is as a project, if i wanted to buy a vts thats already modded id have no sense of achievement. The paint job will be good, i know ppl who have had theres done there from work and they drive nice cars aswell