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smoothie SRI
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23rd May 07 at 07:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
She finaly went yesterday to the body shop it has been such a long time coming for one of the old skool corsa sporter plenty of pic's in my garage and will update when i get pic's from the body shop.

cant wait.




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Courtney C16XE turbo with mantzel


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what i have done so far, powder coated rear beam all round bushes, repainted shocks, springs, under sealed under side, heat protected exhaust.


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Fro
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23rd May 07 at 07:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks sqeuaky clean! What sort of performance do 1.6 turbo's get?

Should like lovely when it comes out of the body shop

You taking it to PVS?
Wonderboy
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23rd May 07 at 08:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Everything looks so clean
Andy Stocker
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23rd May 07 at 08:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The delta bumper just didn't suit the rest of the styling on your car, apart from that a lovely old skool
SAL
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23rd May 07 at 09:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have seen pics of this in your garage, didnt realise it was still about...can you give more info on the turbo set up ? would be interesting to find out a bit more about the spec etc


should look lovely when its painted up, is it getting a gsi front ?
antscorsa
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23rd May 07 at 09:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
this lukes old one?
please please tell me it has the ultra rare german rear bumper splitter stil!!! utter sex this car!!!
M Sutton
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23rd May 07 at 10:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Like that alot
been about for a few years!
chumbly_warner
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23rd May 07 at 11:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Love the interior in this car. It looks alot better with the GSi front bumper
smoothie SRI
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23rd May 07 at 12:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes i still have that rear bumper i love it to bitts and a GSI bumper is going back on like the old one.
smoothie SRI
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23rd May 07 at 12:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
oh as for performance when i got it from courtney it was 155/185 with out the box so now i hope with the box should be around 185bhp i hope.
SAL
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23rd May 07 at 12:04   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thats nice power for a 1.6 how much was the conversion ?
smoothie SRI
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23rd May 07 at 12:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i wish i was taking it to pvs but it wont be ready i think it will be Trax thats what in aming for.
smoothie SRI
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23rd May 07 at 12:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well it was already done got the lot from Jon for £1500 not inc the mantzel box. it is aparentrly the first C16xe that they had done so a bit of courtney history too.
came out of a nova from the isle of man or something like that been a long time since i have talked about my car
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andys sxi
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23rd May 07 at 12:58   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
really nice

April 08 feature car
corsa120
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23rd May 07 at 16:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
BY FAR THE BEST 1.6 corsa in the uk probably not cos of performance just the car in general really luke
cash_2_my_corsa
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23rd May 07 at 17:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i can remember this car it was done after my m8 tom had the 8v sri turbo done.

ur car is startin to look like new again

wish i cud do that to mine but just bought a house
STEvieXE
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23rd May 07 at 17:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by antscorsa
this lukes old one?
please please tell me it has the ultra rare german rear bumper splitter stil!!! utter sex this car!!!


pics of this rear bumper??

lovely car/ class project
smoothie SRI
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24th May 07 at 11:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well thats what has took me so long to do as i have got a house to so all my funds have gone on that for the past 4 years so now it's my turn to spend it on my car.

as for the rear bumper i will keep that under wraps till the car is finished sorry.
Dave A
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24th May 07 at 14:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
got a full spec of the engine mate, this sounds interesting!
smoothie SRI
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25th May 07 at 07:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
all i no is that it only has the turbo and gasket plate they do from courtney with set it at 155 but we put the mantzel box on and courtney set it up
Fad
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25th May 07 at 14:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Chirst mate I can't belive this is still around

I rember this from back in the day at the Redline Rolling road day along with Edd Renshaws one
moddmental
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25th May 07 at 15:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks quality mate...how much did all that interior cost??
gsirick
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   25th May 07 at 16:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
superb gsi there bud
keep up the good work
Theham85
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The interior in that is stunning

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