Sean-B
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Registered: 1st May 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: 200SX S14a
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looks soo nice mate! can't wait to get mine back!
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Haimsey
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Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
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Looks brilliant 
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
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cayenne15
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Registered: 28th Sep 08
Location: Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by shaunmods
a HUGE thanks goes to Luke (cayenne15) who helped me swap it over. Couldnt of done it without you mate, owe you big time!
yes u do   good to see u got the spoiler fitted then!!
looks sooo nice mate!! will be perfect with the 1.6 in it  
[Edited on 22-06-2009 by cayenne15]
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cayenne15
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Registered: 28th Sep 08
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some pics of me and Shaun over the weekend, we gave his car a very good clean and detail!
EDIT: 
there you go mate!
[Edited on 29-06-2009 by cayenne15]
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ProjectNCK
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Registered: 22nd Oct 07
Location: Burnley, Lancashire
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i absolutly adore this car with one exception taht left mudflap with the flag missing 
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by ProjectNCK
i absolutly adore this car with one exception taht left mudflap with the flag missing
lmao everyone seems to be noticing that lately Will have to keep my eye out for a new one
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Paul_Safc
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Registered: 4th Jun 08
Location: Washington Drives: Corsa b 1.0
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Car looks spot on mate
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swill_omnibus
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Registered: 12th Dec 07
Location: : S. wales Drives: Dodge Caliber
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Whens the 1.6 going in now?
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by swill_omnibus
Whens the 1.6 going in now?
Not going to be for a good while mate  I'm a full time student and only work about 15 hours a week so I'm not earning at much at the minute. Saving hard for my insurance next year so I'm not left with much cash to spend after that.
So at the minute im thinking its not going to be going in until the end of the year/very early next year. Its definitely coming off the road for the winter though.
While im here I might as well post a few nice pics I took of it with Luke. Some of the best Ive got I reckon
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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This is one of my all time fav corsas, well done!
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Ellis
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Registered: 11th Sep 07
Location: Aberdeenshire
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Beautiful
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swill_omnibus
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Registered: 12th Dec 07
Location: : S. wales Drives: Dodge Caliber
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At least you aint rushing it though. Could probably clean it all up and paint it make it look pretty 
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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Car is looking amazing mate and the new engine will complete the car nicely
Iv bought a 1.6 16v engine last week for mine and should be in the car about 1-2 weeks and cant wait for it. 45bhp is not good for anyone
Its cost me more for parts for the engine than what the actual engine cost altogether
But rather change as much on the engine as possible before it gets fitted.
[Edited on 18-07-2009 by wooly101uk]
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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Glad to hear your going down the 1.6 route mate Sounds like you're not hanging about with it either...unlike me lol. Me and Luke started strippping down the engine on thursday so I can start cleaning it up and get it looking mint! Will be painting up the block at some point next week so I'll post some piccies up then
All being well the car will be coming off the road after trax so I can get cracking with it
[Edited on 18-07-2009 by shaunmods]
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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quote:
Originally posted by shaunmods
Glad to hear your going down the 1.6 route mate Sounds like you're not hanging about with it either...unlike me lol. Me and Luke started strippping down the engine on thursday so I can start cleaning it up and get it looking mint! Will be painting up the block at some point next week so I'll post some piccies up then
All being well the car will be coming off the road after trax so I can get cracking with it
[Edited on 18-07-2009 by shaunmods]
Well its taken me over a year to bite the bullet and go ahead with a conversion really mate,i did plan to go down the redtop route like many others but was going to be far too much hassle and too much high maintenance for me then my mate Dezzy.Kay off here bought a corsa to strip and sell and asked me would i be interested in the engine.so went and looked & listened to it on a monday just over a week ago and it was in my garage on the Wednesday night that same week.
I just had to have it because it is a low milage engine (50k) and drops straight into mine and its just plug & play unlike the what the redtop would have been.
I think the 1.6 is the sensible option really compared to the redtop because of the huge power jump from a 1.2 where as the 1.6 is in the middle.plus the 1.6 can be tuned in lots of ways 
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
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Havent updated this in aaggess 
Finally started some work on the 1.6 fitted the engine onto my stand now so its easier to work on. Me and Luke (cheers again bud!) have spent some time stripping down the external parts from the engine so that it could be cleaned up, have to say its looking a lot better already Have to say I think we have both learnt a fair bit as neither of us are particularly mechanically minded 
Heres how it looked this morning. Looking a bit bare compared to how I got it!
The block was caked in crap so we gave it a damn good clean with some Gunk. Worked a treat! This was followed by some paint Decided to do the block in silver
Heres a quick pic of my latest purchase as well VX Performance inlet! Spotted it for sale on here brand new for a bargin price so had to have it! Getting it powder coated next month along with the rocker cover
More updates coming soon hopefully
[Edited on 30-07-2009 by shaunmods]
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cayenne15
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Registered: 28th Sep 08
Location: Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by shaunmods
Have to say I think we have both learnt a fair bit as neither of us are particularly mechanically minded
nice to see i got a shout out too true about the above statement!!!
nice one mate
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swill_omnibus
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Registered: 12th Dec 07
Location: : S. wales Drives: Dodge Caliber
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Nice to see your tuning it already
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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Good start mate.
it will feel like a rocket when its fitted trust me
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Adam C
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Registered: 10th Jan 07
Location: Cornwall UK Drives:Arden Blue Gsi T
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Nice work mate, quick tip, fit that inlet whilst the engines out, was a rite pain in the ass to do on my mates 1.6, we got it done but would have been easier with the engine out.
My Arden Blue Astra GSi MK4 on BBS LM's Project Thread
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Lovely project, just needs green glass and black carpet
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ali_corsa
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Registered: 30th Jun 07
Location: Tamworth Drives: Focus st
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let me know when your back working on it again i drop the stuff off to you
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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Sorry I havent updated this in a while guys Got a fair few bits to mention now though! I've spent a lot more time cleaning the engine up (cheers again to Luke for helping bud ) Its pretty much spotless now so I'm chuffed! The day after we'd finished painting the block in silver I decided I hated the colour  Thought after I'd painted the sump, gearbox etc there would be too much silver going on so stripped it off and re done it in matt black Look 100% better!
As mentioned earlier I wanted my rocker cover and inlet manifold powdercoating Spoke to Dan-sport about getting his uncle to do them for me as I'd heard nothing but positive comments about his work. Me and Dan went down there on Wednesday to pick a colour. I've decided I want the engine bay to contrast with the exterior so I didnt want white as it might have looked ott. The guy showed us a set of alloys he'd just done, me and Dan new straight away this was the colour! its stunning! Got them done for a bargin in the end as well so im over the moon with them
Heres a few pics
Couldn't resist trying the rocker cover on
My little 1.0 brakes have been a bit iffy for a while now and after doing some heavy braking on a few occasions lately the seemed to have got a hell of a lot worse lol. Had a few scary moments pulling up behind people Popped a wheel off and noticed I'd run out of pads so thought this might be a good time to upgrade them lol! Bought some red-dot grooved 2.0 16v disks off MJ on here and picked up some 16v calipers and pads to go with them off Alansxi. Gave the calipers a good clean up and a lick of paint
Then set about fitting them. Put the calipers on the wrong sides to start with  wondered why they wouldn't bleed properly lol. I think there must be some air left in the system still as they feel a bit spongey and I can't get them to lock up at all so im going to re-bleed them again later on
I'll get some pics of them behind the speedies soon. Just want to wash the wheels first because the wheels are stupidly dirty
Plans now are to start refitting the inlet. Also painted my sump up the other day so thats ready to go back on now as well.
Cheers for looking
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Chris x
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Registered: 11th Sep 08
Location: Bexhill
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Like that alot mate!
Get some underseal on them front arches tho!
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris Corsa B
Like that alot mate!
Get some underseal on them front arches tho!
Thanks dude Yeah it needs doing asap to be honest. Planning to do the whole underside of the car. Just need to find a big sheet so I dont get it all over the drive
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