Here is some pics of my lastest wee toy

first a bit of history

back in 2002 I bought a brand new saxo vtr



over the first 3 years as i got into track days and seeing what had been done with other saxo's I fitted 285mm discs, 15in speedline turnins, and after trying both gmc suspension setups with both 50mm and 40mm springs i had 180lbs faulkner springs made up to match bilstein sport shocks front and rear with 25 rear arb





the engine remained pretty much std with gmc stainless manifold, full scorpion exhaust and bmc induction kit

I always wanted to supercharge my vtr but not having the money to do so in march 2006 Mikes old supercharged vtr came up forsale I could'nt resist
after a test drive and feeling the differance in power i had to have it
got the car home and set about swapping over my speedlines and faulkner springs which were alot smoother riding than the crashy gmc 50mm springs already fitted



this car developed approx 160bhp with a std vtr lump bar an extra head gasket to lower compression

however after a couple years and realising this car was costing far too much to maintain and finding out my fiancee claire had become pregnant, in jan this year the car was sold along with my blue vtr to be replaced with a very tidy mondeo st24





obviously quite a differant beast to the saxos to drive and lot heavier and missing being able to chuck a car about, one night whilst browsing through ebay i spotted this a tidy but far from perfect 2000 saxo vts with 50k on the clock, entered my max bid of £1000 and the car was mine

and here it is







so far i have fitted my speedlines and bmc induction kit, as well as giving the bodywork a much needed tidy up, still a few scuff marks and little dings remain but this will mainly just get used on track so it will no doubt pick up a few more

as for plans my budget is'nt massive and the car is already pretty rapid, i will see how the car handles on track first, i may uprate the suspension however im quite impressed really with the std setup, feels very tight and compliant down some favourite back roads of mine,
over the next few months im keen to get rid of some weight, strip the interior out fit a roll cage for some safety, then start on the engine, just starting with breathing mods for the moment.

Hi Chizy, welcome back you'v not been here for a while

aye been nearlt a year away from the scene, this is me trying not to grow up too fast all of a sudden lol

this should be a good project :).

btw if you ever wish to sell those wheels let me know

unless the wife talks me into selling the saxo i doubt i'll be getting rid of the speedlines anytime soon

some more pics

Looks like a great find for £1000, nice one! Good to see you back around aswell.

Welcome back

new car looks good now get it down to johns to get it charged

lol tht'll proberly need to wait a few years,

first few jobs will be to fit my 285mm discs and brackets just sitting in the garage and get an mot

then next year, full exhaust 4-1 manifold, strippage, roll cage and decide if i want to change the suspension.

Been over a year now so time for a wee update, project is coming along gradually, just serviced, mot'd and taxed the vts so using it daily atm

Since the car will be used on road and track i've fitted 150lbs faulkner springs with free lenght or 180mm with bilstein grp n shocks all round leaving the car at standard ride height, feels superbly complient on road and very well balanced,
next job is to drill the silly torx bolts out of the standard discs which rounded off and fit my 285mm discs up front then im on the hunt for a full roll cage and buckets before hitting the track.