gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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just got this while my other car is off the road as I feel I got a good deal on it. Going to just use it and enjoy it as well as do a few things that need doing. These are:
> get new pads as I dont like the EBC ones it has
>Refurb the wheels as they are in bad condition
> paint grille back as I dont like it silver
car has a few mods:
Magnex cat back
4 - 1 manifold
raceland style induction kit
superchip
sports cat
gti6 brakes
Blistien suspension (springs and shocks)
Few pictures from my phone so not great  ops:
Also I dont know much about saxos but have I got uprated torsion bars or something as they are red and yellow it seems 
Will update with some decent pictures once I have given it a proper clean and wax.
Gavin
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gez bay
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looks nice mate 
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thegsi
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Location: Kidderminster Drives: Evo (you can't afford one)
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No the yellow part is the chamber for the left bar. They're standard mate.
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big eck
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Fit a lower strut brace as well mate, makes a massive difference to the handling.
Just watchout for potholes and high speedbumps lol, raised draincovers are a no no as well.
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DENHOLM666
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just watch the back axel bushes are comman on going on them polly bush them asap
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corsa_rob
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what enclosed induction kit is that...welcome to the world of fun little french cars...i have a ph2 vts good fun
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Fuck sake ive broken it already 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Jon_C
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
Fuck sake ive broken it already
That lasted well. What ya done to it?
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Jamie_Hastings1
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quote:
Originally posted by DENHOLM666
just watch the back axel bushes are comman on going on them polly bush them asap
Nothing goes wrong with them,its the trailing arm bushes on the beam itself the go.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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nothing too bad think its a loose mount and it doesnt idle well probably ICV
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_rob
what enclosed induction kit is that...welcome to the world of fun little french cars...i have a ph2 vts good fun
think its a raceland one
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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thegsi
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Yes IDV will be a problem mate. I had two go on me. I'd recommend getting a genuine Citreon part as the rep. one I bought was shite and it idled even worse 
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gavin18787
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Was better today as it goes. Going to clean all the sensors up at the weekend and go from there.
What did you get to a tank in yours as this one seems really juicy
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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thegsi
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Oh god I can't remember mate but it wasn't great.
Get over to saxperience.com for any advice. They're a good bunch of lads and really helpful.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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Yer I have just signed up on there to ask questions about the clunking noise from my transmission and idle issues
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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gez bay
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hows the car going with you now gav?
edit- are you going to castle combe in september?
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sport16v
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I heard they get about 24mpg with careful driving and 19mpg driving hard!
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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Seems alright in the end was just me driving like a penis. Now I have gone back to day to day driving I got 300 miles to the last tank
I have given the car a full detail of clay polish and wax. Looks alot better now
Now just waiting for my ebay goodies to turn up:
Standard grille
headlight lower trim
Ariel
And I am deciding if to refurb my wheels black or grey or buy a as new condition set from the bay.
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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big eck
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paint then gloss black with a silver lip
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FAZ
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debadge?
also are the allloys kerbed or isit just me?
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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No they are badly kerbed hence all the discussion on getting them sorted
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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ShEp
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You WILL do a clutch in it during your ownership.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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Cleaned a bit of the engine bay up today. also cleaned the airfilter as it was rank and full of flys etc 
Cleaned up the induction housing
Also found I have braided lines
Jacked the car up to try and find out what the clunking noise when I change gear is coming from. Thought it might be the engine mount but that looked fine
So I have no idea where its coming from unless its maybe the diff itself clunking
readjusted the exhaust while I was there though after almost removing it on a speedbump the other day.
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Phil W
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Registered: 1st Jul 05
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Clunking noise is a rubber on the gear linkage, have a look inder the car and its the rubber joint directly under it.
Give it a squirt with penetrating fluid a few times over the next few days and problem will be solved*
*that sorted it for me on my VTR anyway
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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quote:
Originally posted by Phil W
Clunking noise is a rubber on the gear linkage, have a look inder the car and its the rubber joint directly under it.
Give it a squirt with penetrating fluid a few times over the next few days and problem will be solved*
*that sorted it for me on my VTR anyway
hmm cant see how if could be this though as it doesnt do it on the change itself its when you re-engage the clutch. Mainly does it in torqy gears like first to second.
New grille and headlight trim turned up today so it should be looking better by tomorow night
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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