#31: Re: Seb's Project WhiteVX Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:59 am ---- Up on stands ready for me to start work when I get back from Germany.
Main things to do are:
Remove front clam and fit new rad and twin fans (Not going charged until end of the year, so will make fair use of them before fitting to the pre-rad.
Fit cool running thermostat
Blank off EGR valve and fit EGR cheater
Source some other wheels.. (TD 1.2s - black please if you have any )
Clean up suspension and under arches, coat wishbones etc
Suspension refresh - all bushes and ball joints/track rod ends to be done
#32: Re: Seb's Project WhiteVX Author: DJ-, Location: UKPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:02 am ---- Love it! Looks awesome in white too! (except i see black dirt by the rear arch, get on it!!!)
#33: Re: Seb's Project WhiteVX Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:10 am ---- Looks nice mate, actually like the stickers
#34: Re: Seb's Project WhiteVX Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:47 am ----
DJ- wrote:
Love it! Looks awesome in white too! (except i see black dirt by the rear arch, get on it!!!)
I'm quite surprised the car didn't come out completely disgusting. It has dirt ALL over it at the moment. Not been cleaned properly since I've had it.
I'll sort all the dirty bits out when I get back.
Thanks J-dog, the stickers are meant for the VX220 Annual National club meeting over on Anglesey, but it looks like I'm not going to be going IN the VX220 now! I'll probably just leave them on anyway, quite like them.
#35: Re: Seb's Project WhiteVX Author: Uz, Location: No Man's LandPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:38 pm ---- I've been watching this from the start and I've got to say out of all the ones you've had this has got to be the nicest once of all. Looking forward to seeing this with a blower fitted and finding out what sort of results you get from it.
I do have a very big soft spot for these. There's a chap in Evesham whose's got a red turbo VX220, love it too bits and sounds absolutely gorgeous.
#36: Re: Seb's Project WhiteVX Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 4:06 pm ---- It will be a much more planned out project than the silver one was. It's going to get everything done properly and I will take my time over it.
They are fantastic cars, nothing to boast about in 'pub talk', "Oh, it's a vauxhall with 145bhp, big deal!", but they weigh almost nothing and pull effortlessly.
#37: Re: Seb's Project WhiteVX Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:23 am ---- Just bought a new set of TD 1.2s in gloss black, gave them a good few layers of wax and sealant before I put some tyres on, getting some covers made up for the wheel caps to cover the TD logo and be replaced with the VX220 logo.
Front clam is now off and every single one of the radiator surround bolts seems to be rusted solid, already drilled 4 of them out.
Rear arch protectors are now black, along with the door grab handles.
No pictures just yet, but hopefully I'll get around to fitting the new rad at some point!
#38: Re: Seb's Project WhiteVX Author: Callum206, Location: West SussexPosted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:53 am ---- Sounds like its getting there get some pics up
#39: Re: Seb's Project WhiteVX Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:35 pm ---- Arches sorted (handles and rear griffing/VX220 badges are also done):
Rad replacement time:
EGR Blanking plate and cheater installed:
Smaller nameplates - the others were too large:
#40: Re: Seb's Project WhiteVX Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:29 pm ---- Doing some repairs on the bodywork where bubbling had started showing its head. Mid repair:
Seats out to swap for black cloth ones:
Clam repairs:
Almost done:
Badges and arches back on:
#41: Re: Seb's Project WhiteVX Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:52 pm ---- Sweet, nice job on the repairs
#42: Re: Seb's Project WhiteVX Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:30 am ---- Well, it's not professional but it covers up the flaking paint from before so if there are a few imperfections, I can live with that on a fibre glass car.
#43: Re: Seb's Project WhiteVX Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:46 am ---- So, I got back home at 10 last night and set to work removing the old rad and fixing the new one up:
Apologies for the lighting, it was about 11pm
#44: Re: Seb's Project WhiteVX Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:09 pm ---- I need the car tomorrow as I'm going away in it so I had to take a day off to sort it out, that and I'd miss silverstone next week if I didn't get it done.
Radiator and surround sorted:
Washed the tub down and fitted the other seats in:
Coolant in, bleeding the system (blue this time, I didn't like the pink before ):
Did an oil change and just thought I'd throw this one in as the engine looks so nice and clean:
Almost ready (awaiting delivery of tyres tomorrow):
#45: Re: Seb's Project WhiteVX Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:11 pm ---- And yes, the door paintwork is obvious, I ran out of time to find a colour matched paint so just got on with it so I can use the damn car.
Will get it painted in a booth in a few weeks time when I can get a slot!
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