JamesMG
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Registered: 14th Nov 06
Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
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Hi guys an girls thought it was about time i said hello..
found this place ages ago looking for some help bout the corsa..
no point in posting pics of that its just a standard 1.2 16v 5 door..
However.. i had some savings to spend back in august so had a look around for a project an heres what i found..
Not the earliest photo i have.. didnt think to take any when i collected it
Payed just over a grand for the car, 27 years old, 6 owners, around 15 years of service history, new sills and various exhaust and suspension parts, and 4500 miles on the engine since new head and full recondition
Havnt got any engine pics so heres the interior
Anyway time ticked on and i got impatient so started work.. ive sprayed some fairings from a bike before and didnt have any problems.. wasnt long before id sorted a few stone chips and the car was in primer...
Next addition was the front valance from a MGB id never seen one fitted to a Midget before so i bought it an on it went
and smoothed and in primer
this was back in october, but as we were having a new roof on the garage there was scaffolding everywhere so i was stuck in the garage.. till the end of november.. once the rain cleared for an hour i cracked the paint out again..
As she stands now.. im not 100% sure on the bonnet.. was inspired by the mini cooper.. may change that i dunno..
Anyway so thats that.. next thing i want to do is a sebring rear valance from a MGB and a new exhaust.. come one christmas money!!
James
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abdus
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Registered: 23rd Feb 06
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hi
welcome 
cool project
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
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nice project, good to see someone doing something different
whats the plans for the engine? K series 1.6 on throttle bodys with rear whel drive would be fun
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JamesMG
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Registered: 14th Nov 06
Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
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yes sure would be! short term plans for the engine prolly peco manifold an exhaust, fast road cams and lightened flywheel, theres a few supercharger kits floating around aswell which i may look into..
im quite happy leaving the engine standardish for a while, at the moment once the bodywork is sorted ill look into the suspension and brakes..
then the fun can start!
are there many tb kits around for the k series then?
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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loads of stuff for the k series, always stuff on ebay as well
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JamesMG
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Registered: 14th Nov 06
Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
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sound.. will keep an eye out in the new year i think!
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12vMatt
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Registered: 28th Oct 06
Location: Sunderland
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very nice project there mate
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