Project OEM+ Chavbox. Alot of Pictures

[montana]

very nice saxo - despite the chav image i always have & always will like them. Maybe i am a chav at heart

 

[mr_n]

Thanks man. I must be a chav at heart. This is my second saxo =/

 

[mr_n]

God knows then.

Rivet gun sounds interesting..

Yes mate, instead of a rivet, it installs a flush fitting threaded sleeve. Very swish. Good ones are expensive as ive found out

 

[Fletcher]

:^^^Sounds good Sam.

 

[harey]

Nice saxo.

Here is mine

The best cheap thrills car for putting a smile on your face IMO

 

[mr_n]

Update!

Im in readers rides section of PFC mag (thats out today), Quite a big section, mega chuffed with it. Hopefully it'll be worthy of a full feature soon.

 

[Will.]

Feck I think I remember meeting you at a RR day a few years back. Car has come a long way since then.

 

[mr_n]

Yes mate, the one at Regal? I was taking alot of pictures that day. Car was still on its standard rims painted black lol.
Thanks, glad others can see its progress.

 

[Fletcher]

Good little feature Sam :approve:

Any updates then?

 

[Christopher.]

Nice one Sam

 

[leeds_182]

Love saxos! That one looks nice.

My old one;

 

[mr_n]

Thanks people. No updates yet fletch. Well there would be if i wasnt keeping things under wraps

 

[TimR26]

PFC were desperate then....

 

[mr_n]

guess you'll be in the next issue then

 

[Fletcher]

Thanks people. No updates yet fletch. Well there would be if i wasnt keeping things under wraps

:dapprove:

guess you'll be in the next issue then

Knowsit :rasp:

 

[mr_n]

Fletch, you will see any updates before others when we have another meet somewhere. Cant find whats on the car

 

[Fletcher]

Fletch, you will see any updates before others when we have another meet somewhere. Cant find whats on the car

Sounds good mate.

 

[DanielJames]

Epic Sam! I miss my Mk1

Shame I never gave it much love

 

[mr_n]

That is all

 

[Sean.]

Proper soft spot for Saxo's

Had 4 in the past.

1. 1.1i with full Vtr body kit
2. Vtr
3. VTS supercharged (200bhp)
4. VTS supercharged (252bhp) track car

You may have seen this on the PFC front ocver a while back or in fast car:

 

[Sean.]

Apologies for the picture take over!

 

[mr_n]

Apology accepted. Car looked an animal!

Some pics from the other south central meet. Was trying to keep it as quiet as possible but many already know.
Got a Corbeau Pro Series seat now
Corbeau Alloy mounts
Omp 801 Leggera harness (3inch straps, 4 point jobbie, amazing bit of kit!)

Plans are to fit an addition pro series passenger seat, gti leather rear bench and carbon door cards front and rear.
Originaly i had it completly stripped inside (cut down loom, the lot). However with a recent purchase ( ) i wont be able to get it all sprayed up and shiny for FCS so this is the next best thing. Sort of a Saxo / 106 Rallye combination.
Any way pics;

 

[TimR26]

Who took the first three pictures they look great?

Your new seat is really nice mate

What's the recent purchase then as I didn't hear you talking about it?

 

[mr_n]

Check my last post in page 5 Tim

 

[mr_n]

MrN Saxo Thread. ITB's - Corbeau - OMP & More

This is copied straight from another forum so apologies is things like the seat is already covered:

Update as promised

01/04/12 not even an April fools joke.​

Haven't updated much for a while as been trying to keep my plans a secret but as we aproach spring / summer and the shows are looming i thought it best to unvail what ive been up to.


First of all, alot of my focus has been on the cars interior.
Plans were to strip it and get the interior sprayed to a show and shine standard. This is still the plan but in the short term i wont have the funds to do it before FCS (you'll see why in a min)
So im having two Corbeau Pro-Series seats with OMP 801Leggera harnesses. Already have one and fitted:

And to have a leather rear bench (bought and waiting delivery)
Also carbon front door cards which im yet to buy.


The big part of the update is the fact ive bought an engine today!






The engine in question is Sonny's 8v rallye engine that produces 157BHP!
Pics as i got it home:

The spec as i remember it is:


Sandy brown ITB's from GSXR 1000k2 bodies
QEP head with ALOT of machining work
AtSpeed Racing valves
Catcam 645 Cam (most extreme you can run on standard internals)
Venier pully
406 2.0ltr injectors
Itg filter with correct spacing for zero power loss




Im over the moon with it to be honest!
Plans are to get the engine looking all shiny and mint, source a good short gearbox, stock pile some parts and send it down to AtSpeed for fitting and mapping. 8.3k limiter does sound good.


Time will tell if i go mental and search for more 8v power.


quick pic of the head work that sonny had done:

Dont expect the engine in by FCS as i have a holiday to go on before hand. But Trax is a definitive deadline.




Also a few videos of this awesome 8v in action


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQnk38oLsGc&list=FLScVU1D-eEIo0paOsgT-N3A&index=31&feature=plpp_video
White 106 at 30ish secs onwards


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8-H53nRtSI&list=FLScVU1D-eEIo0paOsgT-N3A&index=33&feature=plpp_video
Only car you can hear!






Sonny is a top bloke and has done very well with this engine, im sure people that have heard it will know just how mental and loud it is!


Thanks for looking






Sam

 

[JoeyD]

157bhp from an 8v?! That's probably kicking out more power than my GTI-6 FLOL. Very nice choice of mods, there.

 

[Christopher.]

Good lad.

 

[mr_n]

157bhp from an 8v?! That's probably kicking out more power than my GTI-6 FLOL. Very nice choice of mods, there.

Its defintaly the best 8v on bodies i know of. Once its up and running i may look for more power, can be achieved with rods,pistons and a mad cam. With a rev limit around 9k, id hope to see near the 170/180 mark eventually but its very fresh ground as no one really pushes 8v's that much. Id like to see what i can do.

Just glad i have it now chris, did dent the boot floor on the way home so some ghetto fixing will be needed to pop it out.

 

[JoeyD]

That is mental!

 

[Christopher.]

I know my mechanical knowledge isn't amazing mate but if you ever need a hand or anything give me a call

 

[Will.]

That is impressive.

 

[Rubicon_]

Remember seeing this car when i was on saxperience, good work mate!

Speachless about that engine, crazy power for an 8v, will be so much fun once in.

 

[mr_n]

Thanks for the comments guys. So glad i finaly got it.
Ill text you if i get stuck Chris. You gotta come round and see it soon.

 

[Fletcher]

Looks good mate. I'll have to pop over to have a look too

 

[mr_n]

Feel free mate, just give me a text. Its a bit grubby at the moment but ill be changing that! The work on the head and bodies is stunning, its amazing how much time and effort Sandy puts into the bodies and inlet manifold to.

 

[daydotz]

you have been busy

 

[TimR26]

That's going to transform the car Sam

How much power do you have at the moment?

 

[mr_n]

That's going to transform the car Sam

How much power do you have at the moment?

The black top 8v lumps started life with a embarresing 90bhp. Id say my current engine is pretty much there due to its recent rebuild, so its a fair jump in such a light weight hatch. And power delivery is something completely different.
Id love to start playing with pistons and rods next year and see how close to 180 i can get it. Double the standard bhp!

For now my aim is to end up with 200 bhp per tonne. With this engine, as it is, the car will need to be 800kg. Which i think i can achieve soon!

 

[TimR26]

I thought they had about 110bhp so that's a massive increase from the new engine!

 

[mr_n]

The silver rocker engines (later type) had 98, but arguably they are harder to tune due to the way the rockers work. And Vts' came with 120 standard.