Fuzzy Orange - 106 Quiksilver

[Fuzzy Orange]

Welcome to my blog

Gonna use this thread to keep a rolling diary of work on my car, please dont spam it, keep to relevant chat ;)

Bodywork and Engine Bay

Little bit of an update.. as most of you know just before christmas I got my smoothed boot sprayed and my rear bumper touched up.

In the quest to make my car show worthy once again I've got some tidying up to do...
Starting with the wing mirrors - the ones on my car I sprayed myself in a bit of a rush about 2 years ago and they are awful quality. So I have acquired some 2nd hand wing mirror covers which im gonna sand down, smooth and spray silver

http://www.fuzzy-orange.com//wp-gallery/My%20Car/Spraying%20Mirrors%20and%20Rocker%20Cover%20(Jan%2 02007)/wing_mirror_covers1.jpg

Also on my list of things to do is to paint up my rocker cover and air box
I had a spare rocker cover so i've started sanding this down ready for painting silver

http://www.fuzzy-orange.com//wp-gallery/My%20Car/Spraying%20Mirrors%20and%20Rocker%20Cover%20(Jan%2 02007)/rocker_cover1.jpg

New Wheels

The steel wheels weren't to everyones taste, and I will admit they went better with the rally car look than they do the new smoothed look
Before I bought the steelies I was trying to find some saxo vts wheels - rather unsuccesfully
Well my mate Darren was lovely enough to sell me his VTS wheels as his 106 was recently written off

I don't have any pics yet cos its dark everytime I get home - but I will take some soon.
Plan for the wheels is to get them refurbed in anthracite :D

Engine

My quest for a new engine is still going slowly - finding a good condition 3 plug vtr lump with an ecu and key and everything ready to rock and roll is proving difficult
Currently got my eye on a local saxo vtr which has been written off - might buy the whole car and just take the bits I need from it then ebay the rest :)

[106nick]

Will be interesting to see the progress.

*cough supercharge a vtr lump cough* :D

Who did the bodywork for you, anyone local?

Do them mirror covers also fit phase one 106's? I'll be looking to spray mine white.

[Fuzzy Orange]

I think you have to get phase 2 mirrors mate

Supercharger probably wont happen - cam and throttle bodies MIGHT in the future
For now i'd be happy with a standard engine running 110bhp ;)

The bodywork was done by that place in gainsborough next door to tesco petrol station
Cheap and bloody awesome quality!!

[106nick]

I'll look into it. As some Xsi's has colour coded mirrors and some don't.
Anyway.. I think that bodyshop is called rg repairs? something like that.

Once took my bmx frame there to get sprayed, they did a good job then.

Havent thought about 16v'ing it?

*edit, it's called KG motors - not far out :D*

[mat106]

Good plans going on, the vtr lumps are pretty good, ive got two of them so i can compare them as one is a single plug one and the others a 3 plug one. More pics are needed when the spraying is done and general pics of the whole car would be good so i can get some ideas for mine. Keep up the good work.

[Tim]

fuzzy you so shouldn't of sanded those mirror covers, i just painted mine in citreon possi blue as its the same paintcode as my car, but the match isnt 100% as i sprayed myself but that is my paint colour those covers!! lol

[Fuzzy Orange]

LOL mate they were fucked

They were covered in scratches - came off a GTi that I knicked the mirrors off as I was gonna wire up heated electric mirrors at some point heehehe

[pugginquik]

Loving the progress! Sure it will be show worthy if its past looks are anything to go by.

Btw fuzz, seriously give that tsrussell place a call, i was down there again other day talking to one of the lads, asked him about the vtr lumps, he sed at one stage they had that many in, they gave some away :o :o :o

They deliver too.

Ill be going back no doubt on friday to see if i can grab a rocker cover and some 307 washer jets ;) ;) so i can enquire if you like ??? The place is full of vtrs n other pugs at the mo, definately worth a gander, thats on top of bits they got on shelf.

[Fuzzy Orange]

Mate do me a HUGE favour

Jot this down somewhere

I need a saxo vtr engine
Must be 2000 reg or newer with 3 plug ecu
Thats the really important bit

I need engine, ecu, wiring loom, inlet manifold, starter etc..

I DONT NEED gearbox, or exhaust manifold

I have cash literally sat waiting :)

That'd save me loads of hassle cos I work all day and mobiles are banned in the office :)

[pugginquik]

Ok mate, ill let you know how i get on. Will surprise me if he ain't got one in, there's so many write of vtrs in there!

Where about do you live, for delivery price?

[Fuzzy Orange]

Near doncaster mate

He's got a 2000 vtr and a 2002 vtr on the breaking list

*drools*

If he's got one in mate there will be some cash going his way fairly sharpish

Would need the ecu, wiring loom, immobiliser, transponder and key though

Make sure he's ok with that cos some places get grumpy about sending keys out :)

[pugginquik]

Should be ok with that, was gonna ask you bout key and pick up ring. Will let you know what he says then. Shouldn't moan i send enough people his way!

Will let you know Friday then.

[Luke]

Oh the tension!!!!

[Tim]

LOL mate they were fucked

They were covered in scratches - came off a GTi that I knicked the mirrors off as I was gonna wire up heated electric mirrors at some point heehehe


ahh fair play! just i cant find any shops near me that sell nevis blue paint! not halfords or wilco do, so just used possiedon blue as paint code is the same.

[Rallye James]

What's this I just noticed in your sig Fuzzy? 16" TSWs going back on?! You've only just got the VTS wheels - your worse than me! ;D

[Fuzzy Orange]

Yeah till I found out they're £800

Cant justify it mate

Just miss my old car so much - it looked lush :(

[Rallye James]

Haha, I see the sig has changed again ;D They did look pretty sweet, but I'm loving the idea of the black VTS wheels

[pugginquik]

PM'd you bout that engine fuzz.

[Fuzzy Orange]

Cheers mate - got your PM

UPDATE - French plates and vts wheels

Speaking to my mate Darren last weekend I talked myself into getting rid of the steelies for some VTS wheels :D

They aren't mint - front are quite badly kerbed - but the tyres are good and they are balanced and straight
Fitted them at his house last weekend but only just had chance to take photos (and it was getting dark again :()

Gonna do some photoshops but chances are next month they will be refurbed and powder coated black or probably anthracite :D

Also fitted my french number plates which I think really brighten the exterior - loving it :D

This week i'm going out to buy sat nav ready for the shows and my nurburgring trip with Daz in the summer
In 2 weeks I'm going over to see Shelli and her boyfriend and buying his corbeau reclining seats
Then i'm probably stripping the rear out and carpeting it all and getting on the look out for a roll cage LOL

VTR engine as soon as one comes up i'll be buying it then painting it up in my garage and fitting a cat cam :D

Sorry the pics are a bit crap (getting dark and my camera phone dont work too well in the dark)

http://www.fuzzy-orange.com//wp-gallery/My%20Car/VTS%20Wheels%20and%20French%20Plates/vtswheels_frenchplates1.jpg

http://www.fuzzy-orange.com//wp-gallery/My%20Car/VTS%20Wheels%20and%20French%20Plates/vtswheels_frenchplates2.jpg

http://www.fuzzy-orange.com//wp-gallery/My%20Car/VTS%20Wheels%20and%20French%20Plates/vtswheels_frenchplates3.jpg

http://www.fuzzy-orange.com//wp-gallery/My%20Car/VTS%20Wheels%20and%20French%20Plates/vtswheels_frenchplates4.jpg

http://www.fuzzy-orange.com//wp-gallery/My%20Car/VTS%20Wheels%20and%20French%20Plates/vtswheels_frenchplates5.jpg

http://www.fuzzy-orange.com//wp-gallery/My%20Car/VTS%20Wheels%20and%20French%20Plates/vtswheels_frenchplates6.jpg

http://www.fuzzy-orange.com//wp-gallery/My%20Car/VTS%20Wheels%20and%20French%20Plates/vtswheels_frenchplates7.jpg

http://www.fuzzy-orange.com//wp-gallery/My%20Car/VTS%20Wheels%20and%20French%20Plates/vtswheels_frenchplates8.jpg

[rich106quiksilver]

Lookin good! Cant wait for the engine transplant :)

Where bouce did you get the plates?

thinking of getting some, but with the correct spacing like yours

[Fuzzy Orange]

A place on ebay mate - I think I posted the link up

[rich106quiksilver]

Ah cheers, I prob missed it lol :'(

[106nick]

Nice nice nice! TBH the steelies really didnt suit the bodywork or colour.

That looks 10x nicer!! i like! ;D

[106nick]

I think anthracite would look nice. Saw these and thought they would look mint on a quiksilver

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/DannyBoyLeckie/01%20My%20Car/08%20Delocking/DSCF1396.jpg

[Dan]

Looking good mate.

Just lose them bonnet pins now for the ultimate show look. ;)

They going to go when you get the front end respray?!

[Fuzzy Orange]

Nick they look SEX

I'm not sure about the bonnet pins - they look kinda crap sometimes BUT they give a hint of there being something a bit special underneath LOL

I might get some nice flush fitting ones and cut them into the bonnet instead

[Fuzzy Orange]

Ah cheers, I prob missed it lol :'(


It was this guy here mate http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=europl8

Awesome quality - they use an actual imported french plate machine :D

They dont have any auctions up at the moment but you could drop them an email

[rich106quiksilver]

Ah thanks for that :)

Been meaning to change the standard plates, its only a little mod but can standout!

[Dan]

I'd recommend dubmiester mate, they use a proper french font too. :)

[rich106quiksilver]

Cheers, just found the site :)

Good prices too

[James]

dubmeister all the way as dan said! got mine from them

[rich106quiksilver]

Rich reaches for the switch card ;)

[Quiksilver_TR]

Still looking gorgeous.

How much space do you have between the tyre wall and the arch wall on the back.
Because mine are pretty damn close!!! ???

[Fuzzy Orange]

OH MY GOD I havent updated this in ages

Well I'll drag it kicking and screaming back up to the top

Little update

As most of you will know by now I am battling to fix a random miss fire on the engine. Most days she runs sweet as a nut but some days all I get is miss firing and a total loss of power

I have so far changed the following :-

Fuel filter - brand new
Injectors - 206 spec brand new
Injector rail - 206 spec brand new
Idle control valve - saxo scrap yard
Throttle positions sensor - saxo scrap yard
MAP sensor - saxo scrap yard
Fuel pump - Saxo VTS low mileage
Coil pack - brand new
Spark plugs - brand new NGK
Lambda sensor - brand new

Its getting tiring, I mean its nice that everything on the car is nearly new but my wallet is taking a lot of abuse from me which it doesn't need

I've just been to pug and bought a crank positions sensor for £25 which is the last thing im going to try

After that Im fairly sure its wiring loom (the lovely Rich from scotland is posting one of those to me to try) or ecu (*gulp*)

Also managed to kerb one of my VTS alloys a few weeks back and today one of my shock absorbers has totally died when I hit a 300ft deep pothole in lincoln (thankyou lincolnshire council, my tax is money fucking well spent!!!)

So now looking for some spax shock absorbers and possibly some new alloys, either that or send mine off to be refurbed and powder coated!

Joe is also tempting me with some cheap morettes sprayed black - and im very tempted with buckets and a bit of a stripped out look at the back aswell! LOL

[Tim]

phil go back to that pot hole, take a pic of it, send it to the council along with a bill of the damage and they will fund it. my mate did that with his gf's vtr, he found a pothole took a pic and got a fake bill along with curbed alloy pic and they sent him 600quid lol

[mikey_b]

my mate did the same in his e30 325i, went through a massive potholeand buckled 2 alloys,took a pic and sent a bill off, they paid for a full set of 17" alpina rims.

[Fuzzy Orange]

Just been (thanks guys)

Its at least 3" deep and about a foot long, its the whole side of a grate and the grate is exposed

My alloy is chipped, the tyre looks about fucked and the suspension has actually exploded

So gonna tell them alloy cant be replaced as unique black vts rim and needs refurbing, and new tyre and a pair of shocks (as you cant replace one at a time)

Hate councils, they've closes lincoln town centre for 6 weeks while they do some crap to some pavements that were fine before, but there are 4" deep pot holes EVERYWHERE I have to weave all the way to work

[ZestDeux]

arr thats bitchin, but if u can get money out of it, do it :)

[Luke]

Sue them!!!!

[G124EME_XSI]

ye my old boss hit a pothole with his lovely ford mondeo multispoke /kinda deep dish type wheels,took pic and sent off bill got money back for it.and i get ppl cumin into ma work with similar stories sayin am just gunna get a new set of alloys and send em bill.lol ...works aswel!

[joe106gti]

yeh, vtrs are written off loads. and any sort of charge in it will be immense. TB's are awesoe too though, bettter sound!

[ZestDeux]

this looked sweet at FCS

get the black morettes and the tsws back on :)

[Wizza]

I loved this at FCS Phil... Looked awesome... Hope you get all your problems fixed!!!

[Fuzzy Orange]

Wow I didnt think anyone looked at it all - stone chipped hunk of junk LOL

Good news is im getting a new ecu, key, immobiliser and wiring loom this week - so the missfire should be dead forever

Next on the list is fast road cam and a respray in a secret colour :D

[Miss.Roxy]

ooo secret colour?

[gazz]

Next on the list is fast road cam and a respray in a secret colour :D

But I liked the effect on the front bumper! Was it not meant to be there :p

[thebluefox]

Next on the list is fast road cam and a respray in a secret colour :D

Its silver, isnt it!

[Fuzzy Orange]

Nope ;)

[Fuzzy Orange]

I'll give you all a REALLY big hint LOL

DAMNIT the picture didn't work - lets try again..

http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/2006/146_2006_03_wl+2006_kawasaki_zx6r+green_action.jpg

[Wizza]

Well it could be black, white or red!!!

[mikey_b]

kawasaki? green?

[Rallye James]

Hmmmm, Kawasaki green :D Would look sweet on the black VTS rims ;)

[Dargs]

Would be very marmite but i reckon it would look immense :D

colour code the cage aswell :p

[Fuzzy Orange]

Black vts rims, black roof, black spoiler ;)

[Rallye James]

Black bonnet? :p ;)

[Seph]

Phil welcome back, lol.

Good to hear your getting there, bring on resprays is what I say.

Mine shall be soon also.

[ZestDeux]

that would be crazy!! but love it

[Fuzzy Orange]

I want something that when I put it on a stand makes people go "wooo" again :D

[ZestDeux]

lol kawasaki green and black morettes = porn :D

[Luke]

It would certainly be different!

Very hit and miss....

[Peter.H]

Kawasaki greens a brilliant colour, it would look mint on yours, especially with black rims. You still looking to put nimrods on it?

[ZestDeux]

http://www.106owners.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=110379#post110379

;););););)

dont ban me :p

[Fuzzy Orange]

Leg - end

[Peter.H]

fuzzy that looks mint!

[Fuzzy Orange]

Just done a photoshop of what I fancy - see that thread

[Wizza]

It will be called a Quikgreen!!!

[Rallye James]

It looks like the Incredible Hulk :p 106 Hulksilver :D

[Dan]

Just a few ideas for you Fuzz...

You have got to colour code it and smoke your standard front lights. :D

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c238/pugdanpics/fuzzyblue.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c238/pugdanpics/fuzzybrown.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c238/pugdanpics/fuzzywierd.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c238/pugdanpics/fuzzygreen.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c238/pugdanpics/fuzzypink.jpg

I absaloutly LOVE the 2 bluey colours but probably most the brown, it looks so damn classy!

[Wizza]

Dan - The first one looks awesome!!!

[MattyB_GTi]

first is the best colour for me aswell! :)

[Luke]

The first one looks immense.

So does the brown, as Dan says, looks real classy.

[G124EME_XSI]

that brwony beigey champaigny colour looks mental.

[James.G]

Brown!!!

[Seph]

That green looks mad, and soooooooo different. Big thumbs up.

[gazz]

I really like the first blue :)

[Dan]

I personally think the first one and the brown one both look better than green but they all look good.

Except the pink. :P

[sammyboy]

sorry to bring this back up.. but that brown is foooking quality!
love it

[thebluefox]

That champagne brown with some deep dish euro rims would then be THE best 106 in the country, not contest. (except possibly Bic's)

[Dargs]

All nice, only thing is theres already a mag featured 106 in a similar champagne brown colour, so not good if you going for individuality, but still nice anyhow :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v329/Dargs/USC%2006/Quiksilver1.jpg

*edit* fuzzy is your cage a 6 point?

[chrischap2003]

admitedly the brown one is gorgeous...But green catches the eyes alot more :p

[ZestDeux]

im defiently up for seeing the kawasaki green, thats browns quite nice too :)

[MattB106]

Kawasaki green?! Is this 2001 and everyone has just comeback from watching The Fast and The Furious?! lol ;) It's all about the Porsche 911 GT3 RS green with black contrast (roof, wheels etc). Cheeck it out:

http://www.porsche.com/uk/models/911/911-gt3-rs/indetail/colours/

Do it Phil. Do it.

[Fuzzy Orange]

I dont see much difference matt - but im guessing it'll be easier to get a paint code for a kawasaki than a limited edition 911 GT3 RS LMFAO

Either way green and black rocks - you know it ;)

[rich106quiksilver]

greeeen!

[Tony]

there was a GTI6 done in Kawasaki Green.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/BazzaK306/Show.jpg


VTS wheels with the colour coded lip looks good, one mf my mates had it done on his VTS many moons ago

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h228/steph-vts/IMG00032.jpg



Think you'll go through with this then Phil?

I'm still waiting on the Dimma kit you said you where going to fit ;)

[ZestDeux]

so whens the respray booked for?

[Marcs]

Dont go green its unlucky!

[Lacky]

I recon a metalic green would look better over a gloss green. Well different though i like!

[Hatton]

What happened to your Quicksilver? I can't seem to find a thread about any accident yet I read that you were breaking the car and have a GTi etc...

[rich-gti]

white

[Red106]

white

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