corsa sport project

[dpalmer72]

Edited by dpalmer72 on Wednesday 11th January 11:01

[nismo48]

Thanks...

FraserLFA said:

nismo48 said:

Fair play to the OP...
Keep us posted on your progress...
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[Davie]

dpalmer72 said:

corsa sport 1.4 16v

exterior- clear rear lights
interior- some silver colour codeing
engine- pipercross airfilter - peco backbox
wheels- 14" irmscher softstars
suspension- 60mm rear 40mm front springs

Edited by dpalmer72 on Thursday 5th January 09:36

Exterior - Leave the standard lights or if you can find a set, smoked versions.
Interior - Clean it then leave it be, Vauxhall did an ok job in there.
Engine - Standard paper filter is fine so carry on and replace the remainder of the filters, the plugs and the fluids then makes sure its had a cambelt kit and water pump (due every 4yrs/40k) and also forget the Peco, everybody else did back in 1999. Scorpion is a better option.
Wheels - 14" are practical but too small, try and find 15" or 16" Softstars or any other suitable wheel from another model in the range.
Suspension - Springs aren't enough. Save up and go for a -40mm Bilstein kit and if you can, replace the likes of the front arm bushes, track rod ends, balljoints so on.

Less is more and generally speaking, if you have money set aside every month to buy something, don't just buy something for the sake of it. Budget wisely, scan the classifieds for second hand bits and avoid the "chav" image stuff and it'll be fine. Corsas will attract those sort of comments regardless of what you do, so better follow Dale's lead (the white track and fun) and spend the money on the mechanicals whilst keeping the cosmetics subtle and clean.

Cheers

[Allaloneatron]

What about the glove box? Have you emptied it and added an Alcantara lining?

[Classic Grad 98]

Allaloneatron said:

What about the glove box? Have you emptied it and added an Alcantara lining?

Also fold the rear seats down and learn how to 'Cadence clutch' to extract that last bit of top end...

[TonyRPH]

Classic Grad 98 said:

Allaloneatron said:

What about the glove box? Have you emptied it and added an Alcantara lining?

Also fold the rear seats down and learn how to 'Cadence clutch' to extract that last bit of top end...

Is the pisstaking starting again?

[Classic Grad 98]

Hardly, I'd call this banter.

[payner2008]

TonyRPH said:

Classic Grad 98 said:

Allaloneatron said:

What about the glove box? Have you emptied it and added an Alcantara lining?

Also fold the rear seats down and learn how to 'Cadence clutch' to extract that last bit of top end...

Is the pisstaking starting again?

I do hope so.

[Byard]

C20LET it

[Allaloneatron]

Classic Grad 98 said:

Allaloneatron said:

What about the glove box? Have you emptied it and added an Alcantara lining?

Also fold the rear seats down and learn how to 'Cadence clutch' to extract that last bit of top end...

forgot about the back seats.

[nismo48]

The OP is entitled to do whatever he likes...
The "Banter" is good fun...
As long as it's all done in the best possible taste...

Allaloneatron said:

forgot about the back seats.

[Papa Hotel]

Stop it! You can put more than one pic in a post.

[dpalmer72]

how it wouldnt let me

[Papa Hotel]

How would it not?

Just do multiple image tags.

[Papa Hotel]

Now you've deleted them all and I look like a crazy person.

[dpalmer72]

[DanielJames]

dpalmer72 said:

Had to be done

Always had a bit of a soft spot for Corsa B's since a few of my mates had 'redtops!'

[dpalmer72]

dont no if u can help mate but would like to get all my photos just under the description on page 1 how can i do this




Had to be done

Always had a bit of a soft spot for Corsa B's since a few of my mates had 'redtops!'
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[Fastdruid]

P K Wright said:

Don't see why you would want to de-badge it.

To try and hide the fact its a 1.4 Corsa? No one will ever guess its a Corsa without the badge. Er...

Although for full bonus points you should debadge it and then get a fk-off big Corsa sticker for the rear window so everyone will know what supercar it was blitzed passed their £10 car.

[Classic Grad 98]

Or better still, one of those wky stainless steel covers that fits over the 3rd brake light, so that it reads the model of the car when it illuminates...

Mmmmm, here you go... http://i.ebayimg.com/09/!CBz7G4wB2k~$(KGrHqJ,!lwEz...

Tasteful