ali_corsa
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Registered: 30th Jun 07
Location: Tamworth Drives: Focus st
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Well this is my first car and its a corsa b 1.2 merit, i brought it in August 2006 with 46k on the clock, 2 previous owners its got a couple of dents in the passenger rear quater panel and some dodgy paint work on the drivers door.
i didnt really do much till i passed my test put in some new door speakers, 6x9's and a 10 inch active subwoofer..then for about a 10 months i couldnt really be bothered with the car, i still maintained it cleaned it etc
then in August 2007 i brought a set of wolfrace wheels from a lad off here in derby
then i thought just too see how it would look i sprayed the part of the dash i have grown to like it now didnt really to start off with
i invested in some angel eyes not to everyones taste i know but i think they look alright
then last weekend i got a set of springs and spax front shocks from torsa g, recommend him to anyone great seller
cleaned it today and took some pictures of it with the springs on too
hopefully a respray in jan/feb time, and colour code the bumpers too
im currently working on the car with the mot advisorys and just getting through the winter without having any more problems with it
handbrake snapped saturday aftertoon that should be done monday,
exhaust is blowing in the mid section should be done in a week or after xmas when ever i have some money
then just looking for c20xe parts for a conversion hopefully around september time when i can get insured on one.
comments welcome and suggestions to what to do next
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andyc1234
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looks good. do the wheels not rub
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ali_corsa
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the rears yes slightly because the tyre size is 195/50/15 it should be fine it i get 195/45/15's and when i trim a bit of the arch away
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
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lowered by a profesional 
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andyc1234
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would look a million times better with a spoiler on it. looks nice and clean anyway
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shaunmods
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Another person from Tamworth  Looks nice bud and the future plans sounds good.
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ali_corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_sri_mark
lowered by a profesional
yes it was mark cheers for the help done the exhaust on the rear axle moved the clamp around easy
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ali_corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by andyc1234
would look a million times better with a spoiler on it. looks nice and clean anyway
yea i know ive been after a decent one for ages, thats next on the list i think
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little_duke
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torsa g has one for sale
IN RED ASWELL
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ali_corsa
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i dont have any money though  its xmas n i have no presents for anyone yet someone stole £20 from me lmao
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Mark Prydderch
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imo i'd leave the spoiler off, dont colour code the bumpers.
Then...smoked rears, headlights and side repeaters.
Debadge boot.
Remove wiper.
Go euro. All easy jobs too.
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ali_corsa
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i might be able to get a hold of some south african rears as my auntie lives in south africa going to ask her nicely to send me some over
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ali_corsa
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handbrake was fixed today, replaced both parts and cleaned the inside of the drums as they where filthy. just got the exhaust to do might do they xmas eve at work seen as they say it will be no work in or finished by at 11
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ad1989
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Put some Vaux wheels on it. Astra GLS or somethin and stick a valver in it
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badboy1989
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good project mate i find it interesting as i also own a 1.2 flame red merit on an N so will be nice too see how yours turns out  keep up good work think the wheels and lights suit really well ive gone for clear angels and silver wolfrace katanas lol
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ali_corsa
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cheers for the comments guys
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badboy1989
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npz update a bit more now
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ali_corsa
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just a bit of an update, still having paint work problems spent most of today trying to sort it out the valiter at work gave me a scotts pack and i used it on mine to try and sort out the white spots and pink area's still no luck going to have a couple of days off work and head to a bodyshop to see what they say, i think it would be bad news possible respray sooner than expected
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ali_corsa
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i will get pics up of the paint work tomorow
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Rob B
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Looking good mate
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shaunmods
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quote:
Originally posted by ali_corsa
just a bit of an update, still having paint work problems spent most of today trying to sort it out the valiter at work gave me a scotts pack and i used it on mine to try and sort out the white spots and pink area's still no luck going to have a couple of days off work and head to a bodyshop to see what they say, i think it would be bad news possible respray sooner than expected
If you do go ahead with the respray i'd recommend Spice Paint on the Lichfield Industrial estate. They Done a lot of spraying on mine and the quality was spot on. Very reasonable prices too!
Look forward to seeing more updates on this
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Rob B
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Beautiful bodies i reconmend
Did my saxo, did the ibiza in my avatar
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ali_corsa
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Originally posted by Rob B
Looking good mate
cheers, so does youre new motor, you still not tempted to get another punto gt make it 3 in tamworth
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ali_corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Beautiful bodies i reconmend
Did my saxo, did the ibiza in my avatar
i will pop round there on saturday, i know youre saxo colour was hard to match wasnt it? i want it to mop out, its just in places now i might have to take some of the black trim off on the room to get into them places where the colour has gone
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ali_corsa
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well i havent posted on here for a month i thought i would, i finally got the red back after some hard work and a bit of money, last saturday fitted a new mid section as it was blowing and a new backbox because there was something rattling in it, next on the list cam belt got the parts just never have time to do it and dont feel confident doing it on my own so im waiting till a technician at work is free to help me
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