Mk1 VTS project...

[mini-valver]

Few of you know I've bought a cheao (£500) VTS while the Clio is away. It's on 114k but I bought it on the undertsanding it needed some TLC. This turned out to be a few little odd jobs TBH. The list I had made to sort once I'd picked it up;

• PAS pump didnt work
• Handbrake bracket snapped
• Passenger door didn't shut once you'd opened it
• Knocking when turning or going over small bumps
• Bodywork is tatty (Someone has removed the spoiler leaving the holes in the boot, few dents etc)
• Clutch slipping ever so slightly when changing gear high up the revs
• Gear linkage was sloppy
• Gearbox was slighlty noisy but felt crisp
• Some numpty had put stickers on all the windows and a GAY rear diffuser and "Hello 1990" TSW Venoms.....

This is how it looked when i got it.....

Yeah, b*****dised.

First thing I did when I got home was get the stickers and splitter off! Left it like this....

I went out in it that night and being a chav, broke the engine mount!

Thanks to SBV116 for pointing out that's waht caused the MASSIVE vibrations

I thought I'd sort the knocking out hile the car was in the air so whipped the wheels off and found the passenger side balljoint was loose in the hub. So ordered a new wishbone and balljoint and put that on....

Then thougt I might aswell change the dampers (Thanks Matt (Not Normal) for donating brand new OE ones, and put some 40mm springs on. When I took the top mount off, which was a b*****d by the way, the bearing race fell out! So stripped both side down, cleaned them with paraffin and regreased them....

Too....

Back together, regreased...

As I'd taken the dampers and driveshafts out, I thought I might aswell do the clutch and gearbox (I'm off work sick and stupidly bored). So, off came the box..

And the Clutch/pressure plate....

Now, the frcton plate tself doesnt look too bad, neither does the spring assemlt but theres black glazed patches on the pressure plate which are probably why its slipping top end. The flywheel looks fine and theres no signs of oil anywhere else on it so I dont think the crank seal is gone either. Good news!

New clutch is on anmd I'm picking up a box tommorrow so I'll update it then. Needs to be ready for the Krispy Kreme's meet sunday. Should be fun!

 

[Christopher]

Leg-end.

Good work Hudson, terrific even. :approve:

 

[R20 CWH]

quite an impressive shift youv put in there.
good to see it being de-chavved

 

[n0rm]

legend mate as that lady thing come bombing out of her door in her turbo charged wheelchair again at all??

 

[mini-valver]

Aye, that's the plan! I bid on Big Iain's rallye wheels but missed out at the last minute

Need to do the torsion bar this weekend too or I'll be stuntin' a Saxo hot-rod! Not looking forward to that as it's 10 years old!

Matt, nah but shes give me some funny looks! Wench......

 

[theduck]

you know your bored of your clio and want concentrate on this as a project and have a nice diesel punto as a runabout....

I'll go back to dreaming shall i?

Good work lad!

 

[n0rm]

Aye, that's the plan! I bid on Big Iain's rallye wheels but missed out at the last minute

Need to do the torsion bar this weekend too or I'll be stuntin' a Saxo hot-rod! Not looking forward to that as it's 10 years old!

Matt, nah but shes give me some funny looks! Wench......

tbh lad if your doing the torsion bar......ill pop up with my big yammer for comic value

 

[Turkish]

Too sick to go to work but well enough to rag a gearbox out of the car, if I was your boss and found this I'd sack ya lol

 

[Gem]

I'm actually starting to soften towards Saxos.....



Only just though. Good work Hudson, kept thee out of mischeif anyways. Apart from with the neighbours of course...

 

[Russ_16v]

fair play mate!!

 

[mini-valver]

Too sick to go to work but well enough to rag a gearbox out of the car, if I was your boss and found this I'd sack ya lol

Broke and dislocated my elbow about a month ago so I've been off with that, just staring to get mobility and strength back. Last week I was made redundant because I've been off sick. Not had a great time as of late fella :dapprove:

 

[f0xy]

good work....you got a box then cool

 

[mini-valver]

Yeah £150+VAT though! Turning into an expensive time filler, lol. Fallen in love with it though, bags of character

 

[n0rm]

Yeah £150+VAT though! Turning into an expensive time filler, lol. Fallen in love with it though, bags of character

i foo-king new it

anybody want an not normal AWT clio?? for sale at the right price

dave shut up love

 

[mini-valver]

You have to admit though, even with it's dings and dents theres something about it.....Rewarding replacing EVERYTHING on the front end because its all knackered. Feel like I've rescued it, lol......

 

[theduck]

lmao. Dave you know I have a home for the clio

 

[Sarah]

Yeah £150+VAT though! Turning into an expensive time filler, lol. Fallen in love with it though, bags of character

you chav lover......

good work dave there. the saxos are great, ollie nagging me to get him a vts atm so if you sell it

 

[sideways danny]

*snigger* venoms *snigger*

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Doing engine work on the pavement ftw

 

[mini-valver]

*snigger* venoms *snigger*

Die

Doing engine work on the pavement ftw

The police have been round twice mate! theres a law that dates back to 1847 that says you cant repair a car on the highway. WTF did they do in 1847, fix a horse? Get a life........

 

[ditz]

clutch looks covered in oil to me! you changing the box?
if so you dont have to worry about that leak..

change the rear main while you are there also, i've done two of these sofar seem quite common

 

[anthrogan]

I've had my saxo a week and had problems with overheating when giving it the beans... turns out it was fault fking rad cap O.O cost me 3quid to fix! RIZULT!

Mines that colour too. I told the misses it was f.a.nny Magnet Red...She didn't see the funny side

 

[mini-valver]

clutch looks covered in oil to me! you changing the box?
if so you dont have to worry about that leak..

change the rear main while you are there also, i've done two of these sofar seem quite common

Rear main? As in, crank seal behind the flywheel??

 

[f0xy]

we have pics of the rear diffuser styleee, wheres the scooby bonnet scoop attempts?

 

[Bloooor]

Loves it Dave, Can see what you mean by 'Rescued It' aswell lol What a foookin state it was!

Isn't your 1600 sposed to be back quite soon....

Winners Forever TBFH??

 

[Beef-Mc]

Lot of effort going into that.

Many jobs left to be done?

 

[Big Iain]

I know what you mean by getting carried away I bought my xsi as a runner and spent what I paid for it again!

 

[mini-valver]

Only the box to go on and a new PAS pump, lower the rear 40mm, paint the calipers black, wheels and a FULL fetail and polish because its tatty as fook....

Iain, wanted your rallye wheels but I lost out at the last minute. b******s I KNow yeah, got attatched to it now! Farking addictive...

 

[Middo]

looks like it coming along nicely. give us a bell when you want it polishing lol

 

[mini-valver]

It needs a good PCing under the passenger mirror where someones put a shopping list and removed them with a scourer, lol! Could do with a passenger wing if one comes up in this colour too as its dented but I'm being picky and it's a £500 car.........

 

[Middo]

i'll get the rattle cans out ready for a detailing world project thread

 

[mini-valver]

The passenger arch wants doing if you're up for it

 

[Middo]

seeing as your a jobless hobo i'll just lend you the stuff and you can get cracking. some of us do have jobs lol

 

[cafcross]

absolutely loving the venoms! get some vts wheels on there quick!

 

[Reyes]

nice one for having the patience

 

[mini-valver]

seeing as your a jobless hobo i'll just lend you the stuff and you can get cracking. some of us do have jobs lol

LOL! Harsh! :dapprove:

 

[mini-valver]

It's alive!! Went to fetch the new gearbox yesterday morning so got cracking with putting it all back together!

New clutch went on (lined up with a 1/2" extenson bar )....

What the new 20,000 mile box looks like compared with the 114k dead one. The oil inside the bellhousing is probably where the oil on the clutch came from!

Then it was a case of wrestling the box onto the engine and bolting all the engine nounts back up!

Now that was in, I got the damper assembly back on, driveshaft back in and put the new drop link on to go with the new wishbone and balljoint, and the rebuilt top mounts. I painted the calipers black too as the red looked pisch!

Te other side went on after changing the inner CV boot on the intermidate bearing shaft, then it was to connect all the earths, plugs and relevant hoses. All done...

I've driven about 40 miles so far, clutch feels nice and doesnt slip anymore and the box is really tight, Happy days! Also, no knocking, replacing everything fixed it then, lol. PAS pump is on its way too so it should be done mechanically next week.
Need to re-adjust the cable and check again for any leaks before the Krispy Kreme's meet at 1 today. Just in time

 

[f0xy]

sweet, wheres the cold air feed gone? lol

 

[mini-valver]

Never had one lad, just makes loadsa noise, lol! Want a standard airbox really.....

 

[SBV116]

Never had one lad, just makes loadsa noise, lol! Want a standard airbox really.....

Don't they just!!! ha ha! Does it pop flames? mine used to, even when just exhausted up!! Proper lairy with the cams in!! Bang!!!!, he he he!