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Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
thanks dave :D, there not berlingo wheels there c5 alloy/steelies ;), they will probs be on next weekend hopefully. Ive just aquirred some morettes aswell so ill have a nice update tommorow :D
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
UPDATE!!!
I bought a bmc cold air feed (70mm x 600mm) as mine didnt come with one when i got the car and i think its suffering from heatsoak which i think would of affected the rr results. Whilst i got the cold air...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
Yer its definatley worth it mate! Mine handles so much better. Bad news about the rot, that looks pretty nasty. Hopefully you can get it sorted and looking good. I hope i see you at some track days next year aswell...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
Cheers mate. It feels a completley different car to when i first got it. :) The money being thrown at it is starting to pay off. Carnt wait for next year and some track action.
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
UPDATEE!!!
Just got back from IM Axles. I had a refurbed axle swap and also had them paint the beam and torsion bars to my selected colour. I also had them fit my powerflex black shore 95 mount bushes aswell. Heres the...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
Cheers mate, are you going as full on with the stripping like i have :rasp:
The brakes were quite easy. We had an eazibleed kit which connects to your ressy and you hook it up to a spare wheel with 20psi in. You then...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
UPDATEEE!!
Right, i had to remove the cage this weekend ready for my refurbed axle swap at im axles next week. What a ball ache it was getting the tack welds off. But we finally got them off. Im going to get the cage...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
UPDATEEE!
I got a nice suprise today, the rest of my black shore bushes :)
Lower engine mount..
Wishbone bushes..
Rear beam bushes..
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
UPDATEEEE!
I attended the rolling road session with 106 owners on sunday.
I got 100.3 @ the fly so an increase of 2.3 bhp over standard and 132 torque so an increase of 32 torque over standard. Taken into account...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
UPDATEEE!
Managed to get both my driveshafts done and its stopped the wheel wobble :y: There was loads of play in both shafts :n:
Got my brakes! :) I got Pagid brakes all round as they’ll do the job until...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
UPDATEEE!
I forgot to order a new dipstick when I did my service so I got a new one from Citroen.
Old..
New..
I gave the front of the interior loom another tidy and its finished at the front now..
I...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
Cheers for the comments :)
UPDATEEE!
Right managed to get a lot done with the help of josh again :)!
Soooo, first we did the springs.
Old s**t chopped ones..
And fitted with the new top mount bearings and...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
Cheers mate, i need mine respraying like yours. It makes it look mint. Them seats are gorgous aswell. If i didnt have my recaro's i would of got a set of those. When you finish uni get one ;)
MINI UPDATEE!
The...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
Cheers Rob!
UPDATEE!
Today hasnt been very constructive but still progress :p
Me and my mate josh started on removing the heater box/matrix.
Before..
During..
Thumbs up grinding ftw
And the end product (yet...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
UPDATEE!
Got cracking again stripping the wiring but made abit of a boo boo yesterday.:oops: I had to get up early this morning as im on shift (4.45am) started the car up and flicked the headlights on and noticed the...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
I can imagine there abit poo for letting heat out but there lightness makes up for it ;)
Im going down to maplins to get 2 speaker ports and im going to mount the in the arch liner so the cold air from the fog light...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
The tape ive got costs next to nothing and it makes it look neater. Plus ive already done half of it in the tape now. The only reason why im using it is so there isnt any wires showing :)
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
UPDATEE!
I got cracking stripping and tidying the wiring. I had temp cable tied the wiring up but hadnt stripped any of the unused wiring. This pics with fuse/relay box unbolted and a few cable ties snipped..
I did...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
Cheers for the comments :)
UPDATEE!
Got my springs from John at GMC. I got the 40mm 180lbs ish springs to go with my b8's. Cannot wait to get these on, there going to make such a differnce to the shity chopped ones i...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
UPDATEEE!
Got my tyres fitted to my steelies! i trial fitted them on with the centre caps and i carnt wait to get them on now...
There so much lighter than the vts wheels so hopefully i feel the improvement.
I...
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
UPDATEE!!!
Managed to get the faces done on my steelies so there both finished now and im very happy with the results. Just need to get my T1-R's fitted and i can get them on. I'm going to be flatting them down with...
Re: The original & the worst since 2004, well every other sods cleaned this weekend..
This is the best looking meg i've seen. The colour scheme works great aswell.
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
Great(er) project, i like that! :) Cheers Mikey, i like this project more than the clio. If i sell the seats ill let you know lol.
Re: T5MY G's saxo vtr - Recaro pole positions/b8's/carbon/saxsport/stripped!
lol its the inside of the wheel ive sprayed first. The front/faces of the wheels are getting done tomorow. Can see how they look like banded steels thou.