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LiamE16seCorsaB

posted on 9th Feb 15 at 20:48

quote:
Originally posted by RoweY
Love the engine mate :) could be an idea for mine in the future


thanks mate, glad it give you some inspiration.


RoweY

posted on 9th Feb 15 at 17:44

Love the engine mate :) could be an idea for mine in the future


LiamE16seCorsaB

posted on 8th Feb 15 at 19:57

quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
:cool:

Like that:cool::cool::cool::!:thumbs:


Thanks pal!


LiamE16seCorsaB

posted on 8th Feb 15 at 19:56

quote:
Originally posted by Mark.W
Great work,loving the look of the new engine :thumbs:


thanks mate, took a while to get it to look like i wanted it to but well worth it, drives excellent as well!


taylorboosh

posted on 8th Feb 15 at 19:47

:cool:

Like that:cool::cool::cool::!:thumbs:


Mark.W

posted on 8th Feb 15 at 19:43

Great work,loving the look of the new engine :thumbs:


LiamE16seCorsaB

posted on 8th Feb 15 at 18:46

quote:
Originally posted by bally2010
loved my old 16se corsas, looks quality pal.


cheers mate, im loving this engine also


LiamE16seCorsaB

posted on 8th Feb 15 at 18:45

quote:
Originally posted by Dee25790
Very smart mate. Like the e16se don't think I've ever saw that before


cheers mate it's quite an old engine to be fair


bally2010

posted on 8th Feb 15 at 18:29

loved my old 16se corsas, looks quality pal.


Dee25790

posted on 8th Feb 15 at 18:26

Very smart mate. Like the e16se don't think I've ever saw that before


LiamE16seCorsaB

posted on 8th Feb 15 at 16:16

Hey guys, so this is my first ever post on here due to the fact that up until now i didn't think my Corsa was up to standard to show off! But now i want to show you all the work I have done to my car and share a little build diary with you all. I would have liked to have taken more photos over the 2 years that i have had the car but I've still got a few so i hope you all enjoy!


So... This is how she looked when I first bought her!



I started by removing the door strips, tinting the windows and fitting the DTM wing mirrors


I lowered her all round with 40mm lowering springs and bought some cav slabs. Also added the spoiler... She still didn't look great obviously but it was still a serious improvement at the time!



As time went on she still looked way to high off of the floor so I hd to invest in some decent coil overs...





Slowly but surely she was coming along!







The Depo headlights where a must have!



2more additions... A debadged mesh grill and black LED side repeaters



New number plates where defintley needed!









So now I was finally pretty pleased and satisfied with the way she looked... something was telling me that I needed to convert the engine to something faster...



After a while of debating and thinking I finally come to the decision to try and get my hands on a Nova GTE lump (E16se). After a few days of searching around I finally come across one not to far from where I live so I couldn't let this opportunity pass. I ended up spending a bit more than what I would have liked to but also ended up with the rolling shell as well as I didn't really trust the other guy with taking the lump out of the Nova, so within no time I was on my way back from Bovingdon with a Nova GTE on the back of a recovery truck...



Unfortunatley this was the only picture I got of the lump inside of the Nova



And here's a couple of pics of when we got the lump out...





She was looking a bit worse for wear so I got to work...















After about a week of cleaning and spraying during work hours this is how she eventually looked



So now it was time to take the x12xe out of my B





Time to put the new lump in!









All finished with the 4 branch manifold, 2" decat sportex system, Red OMP strut brace, new radiator and new coolant bottle!





Now for a nice little brake upgrade to 284mm cav disks and calipers







Now she's all finished and up and running! There will be plenty more done to her in the future, I have now converted the spare wheel well to a sub woofer housing and taken my rear leathers out and created a little boot build so will have some photos up of that soon! until then here's how she looks!...








Okay so now i have a picture of my finished boot build along with a couple of others whilst making it...





ALL FINISHED! Although i havent got around to cutting the fabric out perfectly around the outside of the mdf but its tucked under the wood for now.




[Edited on 09-02-2015 by LiamE16seCorsaB]

[Edited on 09-02-2015 by LiamE16seCorsaB]