vxr8 wortec show car

[vxrmarc]

Well i have waited a while to get the chance to work on the new vxr8 as this is the beast that i needed to complete the set for me.....

The car is actually Wortec,s show car which packs a punch more than i believed possible....Wortec are actually Britains largest tuning house for v8 powered cars....

wortec have also undertaken bespoke work for the "VXR" brand team. It produced a supercharged Vauxhall Maloo as a promotional vehicle, the Maloo benefited from wortec suspension, exhaust, and positive displacement supercharger which enabled it to produce a reliable 600hp..

These are the changes over standard spec wortec introduced on the vxr8

1. Dunlop F1 tires
2. 20" front and rear wheels painted body colour
3. Orange painted 4 pot AP's
4. Wortec suspension (35mm lower)
5. Wortec 2.5/3" exhaust with in car electronic loud/quiet switching
6. Wortec Orange vinyl graphics with Orange VXR8 badging
7. Rip Shifter gear shift (only one in the UK under testing)
8. Wortec Cold air intake system
9. Wortec/Harrop HH122 Super charger (one of only two on test in the UK)
10.Wortec custom map circa 500hp at the wheels








The car when Brian asked me if i wanted to have some fun with it....





























I was quite fortunate today in that my good friend Macca agreed to be my photographer for the day aswell as help me which was fantastic!!! I really wanted to give my all to this particular car....

After looking around the car i realised it had a lot of contamination on it so prepared a good foam mixture with 1cm of supa snow foam and 1 cm of maxi sudsII.....














I use this mixture when i want the foam to dwell longer as i find it works better than snowfoam alone at this.....














For the first time today aswell i worked on the wheels to give the snowfoam longer as the sun wasnt out hence it did not dry on the panels and this helped me....I also apc,ed the arches.....



















I used all five of my wheel brushes on these wheels.....














The callipers looked absolutly fantastic in orange an absolute juxtaposition of colour contrasting nicely with the stealthy blackness of the wheels and bodywork....
Once i had worked on the callipers with my swissvax brush and 1 inch wheel brush i rinsed them off









The snowfoam was also sprayed off.....














The car was then washed with swissvax car bath and 2 bucket method using a scmitt.....














I actually found all the contamination gone from the rinse stage and find the schmitt comftable and great for washing with.....









The car was then sprayed off again.....









before being clayed using car bath as a lube and swissvax paint rubber as the clay......



















This car has never been washed since delivery and it felt like it had a very fine overspray or something on the roof and rear wings?? The bonnet and front end seemed ok though...










The car was then sprayed off again









using fresh water the car was washed again














the car was then sprayed off again and this time double checking the arches i Brian had informed me that the car would be going into the showroom .....I really didnt fancy any dirt dropping on the marble floor if someone opened and shut the door... :?














Next i prepared 25 litres of fine zero ppm filtered water









This was then poured all over the car incuding the wheels to aid with drying and because its soft on the paintwork prior to drying.....

The bonnet after rinsing.....









I then preceeded to dry the car
























I now keep a dedicated drying towel for the wheels as i hate it when drips appear inside the rims at a later stage fron the callipers etc!!!









I then decided to open the bonnet to have a look at the engine and too make sure no foam etc had penetrated the engine compartment....No engine bay detail was needed today....




The engine bay looked stunning with the Harrop supercharger bolted on...









The first supercharger option is the non intercooled HH122. This pac is the entry level to the wortecsupercharger range and is the latest development of the Eaton rotor pac. The "Harrop" supercharger excels over previous versions in its ability to move larger amounts of air without inducing power sapping heat.

The new design of the HH122 means that in the non inter pac the charger runs as cool as the previous intercooled versions and is happy to produce 500hp+ with the standard 85mm pulley fitted.

The pac's include fuel system upgrades and air intake upgrades and no parts are listed as extra!

With the addition of an intercooler the entry level kit morphs into the top wortec Supercharger pac producing outstanding power and capable of 600hp+ in a reliable and adrenaline inducing package.

The Intercooled HH122 has a large amount of future potential built in so even if you go to the wortec 7.0ltr engine pac the supercharger can handle it and with bespoke UK produced engine mapping wortec supercharger pac's demonstrate the commitment wortec have to producing some of the best tuning options for VXR8.



















Wortec's "Essential pac" represents the first step on the VXR8's upgrade ladder and as the name implies it adds the essential components to make the VXR8 demonstrate its true heritage.

The kit consists of:

Wortec's dual exhaust system which utilities 2.5" and 3" mandrel bent marine grade stainless steel and incorporates the copyrighted feature of being able to chose the volume of your system when it is fitted and change if you wish at future date.

As a unique option you can include the electric pac for your exhaust which means you can change the sound of your car at the touch of a button and know that whichever setting your mood dictates you have the same power under your control.

The exhaust produces the distinctive Wortec sound which has been likened to a high powered Italian V8 sound as opposed to the "flabby" V8 note of many modern V8 cars.

Extensive experience in the V8 Vauxhall market means your Wortec system does not produce the usual drone many after market systems demonstrate, so quiet cruising with a car full of people will still be a joy.

Wortec include a high quality replacement panel filter in this kit to maintain the air flow at a consistent level between services when it is simply cleaned and reused.

The final part of the pac is the hidden gem - Wortec have been instrumental in producing mapping solutions for V8 Vauxhall cars and are dedicated to creating UK specific solutions which take into account the UK's climate and driving conditions.

Wortec not only seek to gain maximum power from the car but strive to enhance the cars driving style to make sure the upgrades are used to their fullest extent.
























Now i took the car inside to inspect it and the guys allowed me into the ramp section so i was undercover and had plenty of room.....I started to mask up....














The first thing i noticed when inspecting the vxr8 was the amount of niggly scratches that were quite deep as well as some bad scuffing in the clearcoat....























This was my first job to correct bad scuffing on the bonnet.....









I had already tested a panel and found that an fx1 pad with menz intensive polish.....









I started working on the defect
























The panel was then wiped off









and the panel looked nice and felt nice aswell as sometimes i find menz a touch oily when buffing off.....













Now the next problem had me stumped as there was a scored line from one side of the roof to the other side in a perfect line.....









Although hard to photograph macca picked it up well and i asked Brian what it was and he believed that at some stage something had been attached across the roof??

I decided to work on the roof in quarter sections and try and remove this totally.....









This combination of pad and product worked nicely and removed the line well.....as you can see this is removed half way across after the first quarter is corrected...














Now the next one was going to be the hardest for me and i discussed this with Brian as it had a deep scratch and i was concerned that i would not remove it totally and also wanted to stop at a stage i felt comftable rather than continually thinking just one more go!!! I said that i was confident i could remove the colouration of the scratch away from white but not remove the depth ....









So i started on my first attempt using fx1 with ip.....









buffing off









1st attempt









2nd attempt









buffing off









2nd attempt was the furthest i was prepared to go but he was more than happy with the result......Something i have always been taught is to know when to stop and accept that not everything is possible no matter how much you want it to be.....Im sure some people may have wet sanded this but it was very deep......




The result from this to this:









Now it was at this point i noticed the work safety sign about how dangerous workshops can be and then lost my footing and fell over the ramp and nearly broke my leg.....









After about 5 minutes of my eyes watering it was time to get macca helping me with the wheels.....He used Jetseal 109 on them..

I also asked him to coat the callipers aswell








The wheels were then buffed off after 20 minutes.....














Now for the paintwork cleanser and prep....Swissvax cleaner fluid is my favourite at the moment....









Maaca kindly worked around the back panel while i worked on the front end.....









before buffing off almost instantly














cleaner fluid leaves a fantastic result in my eyes.....









Next was the wax....Again having had such good success with mystery on black i decided to stick with what i knew best.....














The mystery was padded on using a foam applicator



















I got the the rear when the wax had taken ...i guessed this at approximatly 7 to 8 minutes but dont bother counting anymore just go by touch alone now....














The wax was then buffed off.....














All glass was cleaned using megs glass clean









Tyres were dressed using sonus














At this stage i thought it better to work on the car in the showroom so the car was manoeuvered into position in the showroom.....

All rubber seals and trim were treated with 303 aerospace














The whole car was then wiped over using the new swissvax polish cloth














and then finally all non metallic crevices wiped out with detail brush









Time taken 10 hours.....




THE RESULTS


















































































































































































































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[Gaz W]

Superb Work Mate, Looks Awesome!!

Did you check all your tickle sticks were there?

[beardboy]

Stunning work as usual Marc!

Do you not use the Megs brush for any of the metal work, to remove any polish etc, or only use it on plastic grills etc?

[vxrmarc]

Originally Posted by beardboy

Stunning work as usual Marc!

Do you not use the Megs brush for any of the metal work, to remove any polish etc, or only use it on plastic grills etc?

As pointed out by clarke and tested this week they mark metal work...especially around badges etc ...

[Ian666]

Wow , fab car and fab job, great write up

[TwinSport]

OH MY GOD!

I've seriously nevern seen such a grest report before, that's awesome Marc!
I love the detail, the car, the pictures, just everything!

Could you test drive the VXR8?

[mattbeef]

mate that looks fecking awsome!!

[phil440]

stunning as usual

[Epoch]

Truely amazing finishing shots mate, love the one of you standing in the distance!

The Mystery looking fantastic, i hope you have them put one of those rope and pole fences aroundit so that the monkey's (or buyer) don't put there fingers all over it

Looks like an amzing piece of kit that as well

[dodger]

very nice work again.