My VTR Project Log... yes, it's yellow!

[Marcus]

Figured a few of you peeps on here might be interesting in following my progress on this... should make you giggle!

Bought this car off eBay knowing it needed work doing to it & picked it up at the 3 weeks ago with Dave, Rob & Lee, it needs more work than I expected but not to worry eh, £600 for a 1.6ltr VTR! :yumyum:

First thing we did when we got it back was give it a much needed service.

• Engine Oil <-- don't think it had EVER been changed. :|
  
• Gearbox Oil
  
• Fuel Filter
  
• Oil Filter
  
• Rad Coolant
  
• Spark Plugs
  
• Alternator Belt
  

Body / Electrics Repairs

• Front Headlight Bulbs - Installed Osram Night Breaker bulbs
  
• Rear Brake Light - Done
  
• Fog bulbs - HID Kit with 8k Bulbs ordered
  
• NS Head Light - DONE
  
• Driver Side Mirror - DONE
  
• Sunroof - DONE
  
• PAS Pump - DONE
  

To Do List

• Refurb the VTR alloys - Vapour blasting then powder coating
  
• K&N Apollo Closed Filter
  
• Blue silicone hoses throughout
  
• Lower it 30mm
  
• Change the dash LED's / Bulbs to some blue ones
  
• Brembo Brake Discs & Pads teamed with Exact brake hoses
  
• Full body respray in Nissan 350Z Daytona Blue
  
• Front Grill Mod / Mesh
  
• Door cards re-trimmed with black leather
  
• 106 GTI Leather interior OR aftermarket buckets
  

ICE

• Replace the standard door speakers with something that has a little more grunt.
  
• More TBC
  

Let me reserve the first couple of posts.

 

[Marcus]

1 - Before Pics

Here's how it looked when we picked it up at the weekend

Quick trip to Halfords to grab the essentials needed to make the 3 hour drive home! lol...

Back at home on the drive way after we'd started stripping it down.

 

[Marcus]

2 - Parts

Latest purchase...shiny shiny shiny oil catch tank!

Totally pointless, totally chav but it's blue and its shineeeeeeee!

:yumyum:

 

[Marcus]

3 - Mods

Modding the front grill

Took a dremel to some of the front slats & then made a start rubbing it down with wet/dry.

Will finish the other side later today.

Finished de-slatting the front grill, mesh to follow

Ripping out the interior panels / door cards etc.

Door cards, shall be re-trimmed with black or blue leather.

De-badged the rear, going to replace the Citroen & Saxo badges with a single pair of chevrons.

Bye bye Citroen badge...

Powder coated part of the sunroof to prevent any rusting

Got another pair of electric window switches to fit into my door cards

 

[Marcus]

4 - Prep for Painting

Sanding down the VTR kit back to bare plastic!

Few "lol" pics thrown in for good measure, even had the right t-shirt on for the job!

Made a start on the drivers side doors etc

Roof nearly done

 

[Marcus]

Concept Pictures

Here's a photoshop showing how the end result "should" look.

Plan for the front bumper mod

I reckon it'll be looking like this by my 21st which is the middle of August.

 

[Marcus]

Engine Bay Mods

Before:

Half an hour later with some 100 grit

After vapour blasting, now it's ready for powder coating!

Removed the standard air box / filter!

Engine heat shield...covered in grime, not all that pretty!

Vapour blasted

ECU Cover - sanded down, ready for primer

Removed the bracket that holds the fluid reservoir / fill tank for the PAS pump, it was rusted to hell so gave it a good clean up and it'll get powder coated next week.

Before:

After:

 

[Jeddy]

You big chav!

Gotta say it will be top notch finish wise though, which cant be said for most chavs!

 

[daniSAUR]

It's like an online version of pimp my ride!

Concept idea looks awesome, keep 'em coming Marcus!

 

[theelusiveyoda]

its amazing what a little bit of sanding can do.

 

[ToeJam]

the planned end product looks quality:worship:

 

[tinytomlogan]

Saxo = New Nova

Nova and Saxo = Chav

Chav = Marcus

Marcus = ...........



and......



and

 

[Marcus]

its amazing what a little bit of sanding can do.

a little bit..?

Few more teeny tiny updates... I bought a 2nd hand silicone hose, it goes inbetween the TB and the air filter. Needs a clean but should look spot on when it's fastened!

Also got more sanding done this eveing...it never ends! :|

Alloys are being vapour blasted this week and then I'll get them powder coated a little later.

I'm currently thinking gloss white along with white chevrons and white mesh behind the front bumper, will do a photoshop and see how it looks.

 

[maxw]

Remember with white, it isnt a PC case so will get very dirty.

This should look very nice though!

 

[Luigi]

Looks very nice..

Considering how much it cost to powdercoat a case, it must cost a bloody fortune to have your whole car done?

Looks nice so far though, any plans for some performance upgrades?

 

[Raging]

i thought my mums corolla 1.6i is boosty that thing must go like SH1T off the proverbial

good work :yumyum::yumyum:

cheers.

 

[PeterStoba]

Looks very nice..

Considering how much it cost to powdercoat a case, it must cost a bloody fortune to have your whole car done?

Looks nice so far though, any plans for some performance upgrades?

I don't think he is powdercoating the actual car, just bits.

 

[Luigi]

I don't think he is powdercoating the actual car, just bits.

oh, well still, having it re-sprayed?

 

[tinytomlogan]

Cars are so much easier to work on mate, big flat panels, you waste less paint too. It is more expensive than a pc case but you get a lot more coverage for your £££.

 

[Marcus]

Remember with white, it isnt a PC case so will get very dirty.

This should look very nice though!

Tis only white at the moment because thats what colour it origially was before some numpty sprayed it yellow!

I'm sanding it back to get it resprayed Nissan 350Z Daytona Blue. :yumyum:

Considering how much it cost to powdercoat a case, it must cost a bloody fortune to have your whole car done?

As said, i'm only powder coating odds and sods so it's not really costing much.

Alloys are being vapour blasted this week then i'll drop them off to be coated, that could cost quite a bit depending what colour I go for in the end.

Looks nice so far though, any plans for some performance upgrades?

Brembo brakes & braided hoses.

Full stainless exhaust & 4-2-1 manifold

K&N Apollo filter

Thats it for the moment although i'm sure i'll find other things to amuse me later.

Got the front bumper modded this afternoon in the sunshine!

Needs some body filler and a little more sanding but it went okay, not sure what colour mesh to use yet.

Blue / White looks pretty cool but may stand out a little too much, we'll see, may just settle for blue / black.