Kano
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As some will know I just bought an XE corsa yesterday.. Mechanically a very good car with some expensive addons.. Looks wise it looks terrible so its off the road for the next week while I give it a wee makeover..
Forgot to get a before pic so these are with the back end stripped down of all the crap that was on it...
Plans are the cav gsi wheels done gloss black along with the plastic trims..
Lower it more and a general tidy up including new tailpipe..
Will keep this thread updated as I go..
Comments welcome





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Jules
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Registered: 26th Nov 04
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Miracle it ran with that airpipe on there! 
Looks loke a sound base anyway.
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mav
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will be when finished with the black / blue theme..
You don't hang about either stripping it straight away 
Was n it kitted up or something?
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Kano
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Jules it was wrapped in duct tape...
Mav it wasnt kitted up just badly colour coded bits and just neglected..
Stripped it so my dad couldnt see how bad it actually looked! lol..
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mav
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when you going to have it on the road then?
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Kano
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Will be taxed and insured for start of August.. Gonna be a busy week!! Doing everything myself apart from the wheels are getting powdercoated.
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beattie17
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Hey not a bad car you got theyre.What manifold on that? you sell the golf then?
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Kano
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Yup the golf went last week.. He had the Manifold custom made.. £450 he said it cost..
Car didnt feel all that impressive on way home but think that was a few things that ive spotted.
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mav
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did the golf sell locally?
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MikeE
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Kano look forward to seeing it finished know it will be mint
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Kano
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quote: Originally posted by mav
did the golf sell locally?
Nop it went to the ROI... Guy flew over and picked it up..
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deanmcreynolds26
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exhaust was made at C+C in glasgow, the car used to have TB's on it when the last owner bought it, but they were removed!
saxo power streering electric pump as well 
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Kano
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Correct dean, take it you knew the previous owner??
Seams to have been put together well mechaniocally just doesnt look all that great just now.
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ed
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quote: Originally posted by Jules
Miracle it ran with that airpipe on there! 
Looks loke a sound base anyway.
Mine wouldn't even run with the jubilee clip missing on that pipe
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mav
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quote: Originally posted by Kano
quote: Originally posted by mav
did the golf sell locally?
Nop it went to the ROI... Guy flew over and picked it up..

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deanmcreynolds26
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quote: Originally posted by Kano
Correct dean, take it you knew the previous owner??
Seams to have been put together well mechaniocally just doesnt look all that great just now.
remember following the posts on migweb about the car.. sure it was a guy called Ajbek or something that had it before kenny that bought an astra gsi turbo or something similar not long after building the car
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Kano
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You any idea where the thread was on mig. Would be interesting to have a read..
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