Red Rum
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Hi there. Ive just joined the forum after a mate (who i think is on here as Luke c) bought a corsa for a Summer project. I think were both looking for a little guidance aswell as neither of use have done anything like this before. Anyways, bought the car for £300, taxed, tested with 78000 on the clock. Heres the pics from Sundays work.
Just after being picked up.
A few hours later
Been back today and got front seats, most of the dashboard and othr bits and bobs off but i forgot the camera
Heres the cars that are being saved from destruction by the corsa
All advice much appreciated
Cheers
Rum
[Edited on 28-01-2008 by Red Rum]
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pow
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Those ibiza's 
Spec/info on the black one?
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Red Rum
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The black un is mine Its a FR Tdi but i havent got round to getting it mapped yet. The other on is Lukes and is a 1.8t FR. His is quite a bit quicker
Rum
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pow
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Ive got an early 130 sport with the same engine in silver, love it  .
What alloys are on it?
Gutted Corsa is starting to take shape 
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Red Rum
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Yeah theyr lovely cars to drive. There just the standard 17" Fr wheels in black mate. I powdercoated em at work.
Got a bit more done today and i think Luke has the pics.
Rum
[Edited on 28-01-2008 by Red Rum]
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rolling rocket
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todays progres  
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pow
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Cool, keep it up
Im concidering LCR 18s for mine
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Corsa_Scotty
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So whats the plans for the corsa???  sweet project btw 
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16V_1600
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quote:
Originally posted by ScottyBhoy2k7
So whats the plans for the corsa??? sweet project btw
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rolling rocket
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going to be stripped inside exept for two bucket seats and a rollcage . the outside is going euro smooth and low . the engine is prob going to be changed for a 1.6 . is the 1.6 a easy swap ?
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Red Rum
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What sort of performance figures would a stripped out 1.6 be looking at?
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Pucci1
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109 bhp i belive quick though because will be light
rebuild the engine before you put it in though
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rolling rocket
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what kind of weight will a stripped out corsa be
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Pucci1
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dont have a clue mate 800kg is stuck in my head for some reason i dont belive it is correct though lol..
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Red Rum
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Been and got a bit more done today but the lights died and we had to call it a day early.
First job was bumper, front arches and bonnet
Started looking at getting the engine out and took a few bits off.
Got the boot lid and ariel off
Got rid off the bumpstrips and sanded it down a bit
[Edited on 29-01-2008 by Red Rum]
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rolling rocket
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we will hopefully be smoothing the door handles completly out but dont want to install poppers . thinking about putting a small lever under the wing mirror to open them . has any one else done this and is it as simple as just moving the rod and drilling a hole under the mirror ?
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expire
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trust me mate that would be so so so hard, i tried putting a lever or somehting like that on mine but there was little or no space for it. Just put the buttons in, they have lasted me all this time.
Joe
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flybikeslee
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will it not fail the mot for having no mechanical way of opening it? safety, imagin you crashed and someone needed to open it from the outside...
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expire
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lol i just passed me mot like 2 weeks ago with just buttons and solenoids - TVR passes the mot and thats all they have
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Red Rum
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Got the engine dropped out today, with the aid of Wd40 and swearing lol
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alan t
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good progress mate, whats the plans for it?
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Red Rum
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Plans are to leave the interior stripped with just a rollcage and 2 bucket seats in and have the outside smooth and euro style. On the engine front were still unsure wether to go with a 2ltr turbo, or a 1600. Probs end up being the 1600 as this is our first conversion and build and were a bit clueless
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jimmy 2.1
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I have no door handles on my van. The dppr solenoid/poppers work through my Clifford alarm. I've had no bother with it breaking and passing the MOT.
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AndyCorsaSport
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Nice project.
You reg reads "FEF" on the end like me
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Red Rum
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We thought it was a private plate at first but apparently not according to the last owner.
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