It all started about 3 years ago, i brought the standard car , lasted a week before it was treated to a stage 1 chip, and a set of wheels i had lying about, i used it like this for a year or so.


You can see the rear arches are crap, but it was a tidy car.



The engine bay wasnt bad, but needed work.


I was never happy with the car, so the tax ran out, and instead of renewing it i decided to put the car in the garage,


Shortly after this pic was taken ,the whole car was stripped down, engine out, interior out, all the suspension was removed.




Even the quarters were cut off to get rid of thoses horrible arches!


They were then replaced and base coated to get the correct colour, the engine bay was painted,


And part of the engine was fitted,i built this engine to be very strong and take whatever i could throw at it!
no head yet as i was taking longer than i thought to flow the head!


Eventually i started to piece it all together.

living in the lanes meant i couldnt be to bufty underneath, but it was all stripped etch primed and the given several coats of anti-corrosive black paint.


I got it back on the road, and this time i was happy!


I put the standard wheels back on for a time, gently ran the new engine in for thousand miles.

From there i got bored with the wheels

So fitted 18"s





Then the plenum!



And thats almost where we are today, but i havent finished!


Full Spec. apart from the bits ive forgotten!

Engine:

De-stressed 200 block
7.2:1 Custom spec, low compression, mahle pistons +.25
Polished and balanced crankshaft
Balanced con rods
Cosworth high flow oil pump
ARP stud and nut kit
ARP flywheel bolts
ARP big end bolts
044 fuel pump and re wire
GRP A K+N air filter
Vibratechnics engine mounts
Custom spec gas flowed head
Custom spec gas flowed inlet manifold
Valve seats re-cut
Standard profile cams
Quaife 909 style pulleys
Genuine tappets
bronze valve guide inserts
Full cometic gasket set
GRP A head gasket
T34.48 turbo, with Mar-m shaft
Swedish style plenum
Flowed throttle body
-31 wastegate actuator
MSD closed loop chip set
3 Bar map sensor
All engine sensors replaced
Siemens 55lb injectors
Pace 50mm Rs500 style intercooler
Turbo cooler
Mongoose exhaust
Magnecour plug leads
GRP A coil
Bailey mirror image oil seperator tank
Bailey header tank
Bailey swirl pot
Samco hoses
Modified sump and breathers
2400 Motorsport fuel rail cover
2400 motorsport throttle bracket
New engine bay wiring loom
071c plugs

Transmission:

Mullit straight cut big tooth gearbox
Front diff palte
Xr4x4 shafts
Lightened and balenced flywheel
A.P 6 paddle clutch, standard cover

Suspension:

Gaz coil overs all round
Full poly bush kit
R+B motorsport rear toe shim kit
Front and rear strut braces
Solid alloy rear beam mounts
Adjustable TCA's

Brakes:

Tarrox 6 pot calipers ,315mm rotors and bells
Drilled and grooved rear discs
Braided brake hoses
Synthetic fluid
Ds2500 pads all round

Interior:

Secs monitor
Boost gauge
Raven leather
AC removed
Wideband
Oil temp

Exterior:

Modified front bumper
Re-panelled
Full respray in diamond white
Rolled front arches

Wheels and tyres:

7.5 x 18" Oz chronos
Toyo proxies T1-s tyres, 215 35 w18

ALL work carried out by myself, im proud to say the car has NEVER been to another garage since i have owned it apart from mots!
Used daily! no bufty!



From here ive now got 6 pots to go on waiting for me to fit... and the next mod is a marco box

THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY STORY!

 

Spot on chap its looking tidy now them 18's

 

Looking as ever mate

 

well done m8 looks good on those wheels

 

thanks guys

richie i have the stereo in the car for you mate!

 

Nice one. We can do a swap at the meet on Sunday

 

 

very nice mate well done

 

Looks sweet mate

 

 

nice little story mate! tidy looking sapph you got yourself now

 

Thanks guys!

 

looking good mate

 

Like that alot. Nice clean example of a Saff.

 

Nice saph m8.

 

Keep up the good work fella

 

well done, looks really good.

 

Nice car that mate

 

Thanks for kind comments guys!

 

Looks nice mate, well done!! have you goy any photos of where you cut the rear quarter to?

I've got an original ford rear quarter for mine as mine is looking rubbish any advise would be great.

 

they fit halfway up the pillar , which needs to be cut and seam welded, otherwise unpick all the origianal spot welds and they fit in the same place as them

 

 

Cheers, have any more photos of it removed or in progress?

 

 

dont think so but i will have a dig for you mate.

gearbox is about to fall out so the marco box is going to happen soon ,and a rear diff

 

Looks mint on the OZ's

 

Looks great mate, needs a standard bumper and painted pulley's for me but if it works for you thats all that matters!

 

very nice indeed

 

vernier pulleys will happen soon,


i like the bumper i made it!

 

Cool, half way there then fella!

Seriously I can understand why you've modded it, much better for airflow!

 

half way there....only just! drivetrain cant take any more! keep breaking boxws and diffs

still when the box is done roll on the T38

 

What power you aiming for then mate?

 

Nice looking car bud

 

i dont think i'll ever have enough!!

 

stunning on the 18's

 

 

gearbox is being built

 

excellent

 

well done mate top work

 

and they all lived hapily ever after

great story, looks mint on the crono's
love the bumper mod too