GT Creations (T5MY G's) Poseidon Traxo Vtr

tommy g · Aug 22, 2010

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UPDATEEEE!
I have some more goodies

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Genuine rocker cover gasket, oil cap and sump bung washer..

Mobil super s 10w/40 5ltr oil, Stp engine flush and vx100 fuel additive..

Ufi oil filter, Bosch fuel filter and Bosch super 4 spark plugs..

Snr front wheel bearing kits..

Lemforder wishbones complete..

I also had a little detailing session.
Before..

After..

Tunst · Aug 22, 2010

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Love it

subarufreak · Aug 22, 2010

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lovely car!

tommy g · Aug 22, 2010

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Cheers guys

Ive got 2 c5 steelies coming from citroen on tuesday with bolts, so ill be spraying them white and getting the new t1r's on. I will be getting the other 2 steelies end of oct as funds will permit lol. I will also be getting a set of faulkner 35mm 155lbs springs to go with the b8's and highering the torsion bar to suit. Ive got my m.o.t, tax and insurance renual coming up at the end of sept so im going to be skint until end of october so bare with me on the updates

oliver.james · Aug 22, 2010

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Good to see the green mirrors are still there!

tommy g · Aug 24, 2010

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Yer there staying oli lol!

UPDATEE!
I have just recieved my 2 c5 steelies (other 2 will be ordered soon) today and 8 tappered bolts! There stupidly light weighing in at 4.720kg's each. I will be hopefully spraying them tomorow night when im back from work in gloss white. Iv'e also got some berlingo centre caps coming from citroen on thursday so ill post pics of them aswell...

The part no.s for the c5 steelies are 5401.L7
The part no.s for the c5 steel wheel bolts are 5405.72
I will update with pics once i finished spraying them

tommy g · Aug 26, 2010

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UPDATEEE!
I ordered some white tow stickers from ebay the other day and they have arrived

135mm x 35mm...

My berlingo caps turned up from citroen aswell...

Im now going to get some kawasaki lime green mixed up in a small pot to brush over the silver citroen badge and the circle surround.
I went to halfords the other night and got a trade account setup and got some paint for the steelies. I got white primer and Vauxhall glacier white with some prep wipes. (Already have sand paper and laquer)...

For all my hard graft at work i was given this today with £100 bonus coming in the next week.

Dave.. · Aug 26, 2010

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Well at least there's a roll cage in this saxo.

tommy g · Aug 27, 2010

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Thanks Dave lol!

UPDATEE!
Managed to get my tow stickers fitted today as it finally stopped raining. (Excuse the dirtyness)...

Ill update tomorow with better pics!
I went to graham goodes on the way home to get a k&n breather filter as the one that came with the car has seen better days. I also recieved my other omp fia threaded harness plate from ybracing...

Im getting the cage welded tomorow and the harness plate so ill update with pics tomorow!

tommy g · Aug 29, 2010

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UPDATEEE!
Ive started spraying my steelies. I've sanded them down with 1200 wet & dry and wiped them over with the prep wipes..

I then applied 4 coats of white primer..

Just waiting for the primer to harden and set before i 1200 wet and dry them. Hopefully if it stops raining ill be able to get the glacier white on today

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I also went to halfords to get a mini paint pot mixed in piaggio ponk green (same as the mirrors) for the centre caps. Whilst i was there i got some rain-x anti mist for the windscreen as with having no heater it steams up alot so hopefully this might prevent it

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I went to my mates unit yesterday with the intention of having the cage fully welded but he didnt have alot of time so i got him to tack weld it (temp) so it stop rattiling. I also got him to weld my harness plate for the passenger side..

I will update later if i get round to adding the glacier white and laquer.

tommy g · Aug 29, 2010

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UPDATEEE!!
The weather finally managed to blow over so i got cracking spraying the glacier white. I did 3 coats and it looked spot on and covered very well. I then laquered them with 2 generous coats and they were finished. Very happy with them with no reactions, runs or imperfections in the paint..

I'll get cracking with the fronts tomorow!

I got the missus to do the centre caps and im very happy with how they've turned out.
Before (with 1200 sanded down cevrons and circle surround) ..

After..

I also took my fogs out finally so more weight shed

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I will update tomorow with finished pictures of the fronts of the steelies. Hope you like?

Mitchell · Aug 29, 2010

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Are you flipping the steelies then? is there enough clearance for the brakes or is that just a picture of the inside sprayed?

mikey123 · Aug 29, 2010

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This is turning into a great(er) project! If you ever want to sell the seats i'll be happy to take first dibs...

tommy g · Aug 29, 2010

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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.

tommy g · Aug 29, 2010

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mikey123 said:
This is turning into a great(er) project! If you ever want to sell the seats i'll be happy to take first dibs...

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.

tommy g · Aug 30, 2010

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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 2000 and polishing them back up to get a perfectly smooth finish on them..

My mate Josh J kindly gave me a hand with the service bits i needed doing.

The thumbs up service

I had a leak from the rocker cover and the breather filter was spitting oil out..

So firstly the stp engine flush after the car had been on idle for 15 mins..

Next was draining the oil..

Whilst it was draining the spark plugs were changed.
Before (NGK R's)..

After (Bosch super 4's)..

Once they were changed we took the rocker cover off and replaced the rocker gasket..

We then took the old oil filter off and replaced it with a new shiny one..

The sump plug was refitted with a new dowty washer..

The mobil super s 10w/40 was then added 3.5ltr's..

We then changed the breather filter as the old one had split with a new shiny k&n one..

A new oil cap was fitted..

And viola..

I will be doing the fuel filter along with the fuel line and fuel additive next weekend as it was getting late.

Davis · Aug 30, 2010

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Brilliant Tom! Them steelies look great, trade account at halfrauds now ay

Nafoff · Aug 30, 2010

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do like those steelies very much

tommy g · Aug 30, 2010

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Cheers george, halfords trade card ftw!

Thanks Neil!

tommy g · Sep 5, 2010

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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 also got round to fitting my fuel filter and fuel line..

I was going to spray the wiper arms matt black today as the original paint has started to peel off but it started raining

I nipped to halfords to get some more lime green mixed up so i can spray my rear tow eye. I will try and update tomorow if the weathers good. :y:

oliver.james · Sep 5, 2010

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Steelies look immense!!

Loving this car, mate!

ROB91 · Sep 5, 2010

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Love the wheels, this has got to be one one of the best/ if not the best saxo's/projects i have ever seen. Good effort

MaLicE · Sep 5, 2010

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why did you use engine flush?? its the most pointless waste of time and all it does is thin down your new oil as there is no way you got it all out the engine...

Djw Dave · Sep 5, 2010

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Really really like this, steels look awesome.

chrispy.clio · Sep 5, 2010

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Looks great mate.

Really like this car

tommy g · Sep 7, 2010

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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 have on now (I didnt chop them, previous owner/s did)....

I will also be attempting to raise the torsion bar over the weekend with my mate so i will keep this updated with thumbs up pics

Ali · Sep 7, 2010

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Looks better than your clio i suppose.

Christopher · Sep 7, 2010

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Love it!

The steel wheels look awesome! Like a modern Rallye.

Hixle · Sep 7, 2010

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Excellent work mate! Love the steelies.

tommy g · Sep 7, 2010

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Ali said:
Looks better than your clio i suppose.

Cheers Ali

Christopher said:
Love it!

The steel wheels look awesome! Like a modern Rallye.

Thanks Chris, modern day rallye. I like it

Luke_89 said:
Excellent work mate! Love the steelies.

Cheers Luke!

tommy g · Sep 7, 2010

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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 the back of the car first and snipped the rear interior lamp wires and insulation taped the wiring..

I then removed more wiring/plugs from the rear quarters but have still got to insulate tape the wiring..

I then removed some of the wiring/plugs from the dash area and insualte taped so of the wiring (still not cable tied or insulation taped as im working on it tommorow)...

Im going to be cracking on tomorow with it to get the centre/rear of the car finished. I carnt fully finish the dash area until i take the heater matrix out but ill have to get some piping to join the 2 coolant hoses together. My car is also crying out for an inner respray

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MaLicE · Sep 7, 2010

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dont use insulating tape around the loom... buy dedicated loom tape... its not sticky but sticks to it self.

tommy g · Sep 7, 2010

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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

Sir_Dave · Sep 8, 2010

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Steelies are v. light & look nice, but for track work they dont let the heat out very well ... hence why i didnt use them

Just in case you werent aware ...

Slammed172 · Sep 8, 2010

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Woah, you have been driving around with chopped springs. Jee'z.

Progress has come on very very well indeed.

Tip for the torsion bar, use some coke on it, cause it's bound to be seized ter'fcuk.

Saner · Sep 8, 2010

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This is turning into a posh version of mine! Looking great so far!

tommy g · Sep 8, 2010

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Sir_Dave said:
Steelies are v. light & look nice, but for track work they dont let the heat out very well ... hence why i didnt use them Just in case you werent aware ...

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 holes goes straight threw to the brakes.

Slammed172 said:
Woah, you have been driving around with chopped springs. Jee'z.

Progress has come on very very well indeed.

Tip for the torsion bar, use some coke on it, cause it's bound to be seized ter'fcuk.

I know

its made me hate the car but this weekend will transform the car big time. Thanks for the tip on the torsion bar i will give that a go

Saner said:
This is turning into a posh version of mine! Looking great so far!

Lol cheers mate.

tommy g · Sep 8, 2010

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UPDATEE!
Got cracking again stripping the wiring but made abit of a boo boo yesterday.

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 speedo light didnt come on. I looked closer and the mph gauge and the rev counter aswell as the coolant level and fuel gauge wernt working. With it being that early in the morning i had no time to sort it out so i had a fun drive to and from work. The fault was i didnt re connect the 3 thin wired earths :wall:.
Sooooo when i got back from work i got rid of some more wires

Just got to finish off taping the wires but i got some p-clips from work to make the wiring nice and tidy

Hopefully if i get round to taking the heater matrix out i can get the wiring finished and looking smart.

I got a guy at work to make me a 8mm bit for the slide hammer using an 8mm bolt and a welded on washer. The slide hammer at work is suppost to be a beast so hopefully will make mince meat out of the torsion bars.

Rob · Sep 8, 2010

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Love this project, steelies look awesome

tommy g · Sep 11, 2010

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Cheers Rob!

UPDATEE!
Today hasnt been very constructive but still progress

Me and my mate josh started on removing the heater box/matrix.
Before..