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Author Benkids Corsa GSI C20XE Project
Benkid
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Registered: 16th Mar 09
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13th Jun 09 at 22:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Said LET
Benkid
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If you haven't read the beginning of my WIP my c20xe loom caught fire and so i set out and bought a LET to fill the gap.
Well anyway i started with the removal and christ what a crap job lol

So far i've taken off:
-front bumper
-bumper bar
-headlights.
just to make things easier, and in the bay i have removed.
-battery
-fan
-radiator
-header tank and hoses
-loom

all to find that after buying a new engine and loom thinking that the previous engine loom was fooked it turns out it's the Corsa's loom thats burnt, not the engine loom. so was all un-necessary. FAIL. Oh well, got a turbo now so not bothered.

Few pics

Cheers to my buddy below for a helping hand.

Current state (note the state of the oil cooler )


Ever started a job and half way through changed your mind and wished you hadn't lol


Some pics of the carnage.




This is what i think started the fire. The guy/bellend who did the original wiring hadn't poked this wire (which is in fact 3 core house cable) through the grommet and has slowly been cutting into the bulkhead as seen in the pic


I'm going to leave this in the car as a reminder of what had happened lol


More pics after tomorows session depending on the weather

[Edited on 13-06-2009 by Benkid]

[Edited on 13-06-2009 by Benkid]
Mobby
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14th Jun 09 at 00:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
look at that tyre
Benkid
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14th Jun 09 at 08:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Still got the replacement in the back of my van lol. Might upgrade to 888's now though.
DaveyLC
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Get that fooking engine out you n00bs!
Benkid
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27th Jul 09 at 00:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Been a while, story so far

Car picked up thanks to my mate Nick from Inmotion services and his pimp ass Vivaro.





Corsa on Ramps



Before



After



Old



New











More bits on there way

[Edited on 27-07-2009 by Benkid]
DaveyLC
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Nice Fannymould!
Benkid
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Not much to report, just the usual welding and strenghtening in preperation for the respray, lost the rear seat mounts and cut out the battery tray. Seam welded the engine bay, just a couple of naggly bits before paint time. It's a slow and painstaking process because my knowledge is limited and the guy helping me build the car has paying customers cars to work on which means mine isn't a priority but we'll get there eventually.

Couple of purchases

Chris Astley Chassis strenghtening Kit (probably wouldn't have bought this if I knew what it was lol)


Inner wing panels so I can remove the crappy shitguards and still keep the shit out the bay


Carbon (*cough* affect *cough*) Battery box for the battery re-location


Polished Fuel rail and Polished V6 throttlebody for the inlet plenum






[Edited on 10-09-2009 by Benkid]
Graham88
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10th Sep 09 at 17:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks good
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good progress

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