richard edwards
Member
Registered: 23rd Aug 09
User status: Offline
|
hi guys im new to corsa sport, im off to look at a corsa xe on thursday, whats the things to look out for?
|
Jamie_Hastings1
Member
Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway
User status: Offline
|
Smoke
|
richard edwards
Member
Registered: 23rd Aug 09
User status: Offline
|
lol, i know bout xe's, but was worried bout everything else, im normally into astra's, never had a corsa
|
B3KAN
Member
Registered: 15th Feb 07
Location: Inverness, Highland
User status: Offline
|
Smoke, knocks,taps etc, oil leaks, coolent level, check the wirings not bodged, make sure the proer mounts etc were used and not some home made crap  check it exhaust has been modified well at the downpipe, has decent suspension to take the weight of the xe, bigger brakes fitted list goes on tbh 
|
richard edwards
Member
Registered: 23rd Aug 09
User status: Offline
|
this is the car
|
richard edwards
Member
Registered: 23rd Aug 09
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by B3KAN
Smoke, knocks,taps etc, oil leaks, coolent level, check the wirings not bodged, make sure the proer mounts etc were used and not some home made crap check it exhaust has been modified well at the downpipe, has decent suspension to take the weight of the xe, bigger brakes fitted list goes on tbh
not overly worried bout the xe, as im going let
do the corsa's rust? etc
|
dan-sport
Member
Registered: 9th Oct 07
Location: Bushbury, West Midlands
User status: Offline
|
check rear wheel well and the front chassis
|
Richardhhha
Member
Registered: 29th Sep 07
Location: Croydon, Greater London
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by dan-sport
check rear wheel well and the front chassis
 this is something i checked my my corsa and have found a small hole....
|
richard edwards
Member
Registered: 23rd Aug 09
User status: Offline
|
thanks guys, ill let you know how it goes, hopefully sort a deal out, lol, then get another let built for it
|
Eck
Premium Member
Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
User status: Offline
|
Why would you bother spending cash on an XE which I presume will cost £1k plus unless it's a buggered engine, just to fit a let? When you could buy a base spec model for much less, and buy proper mounts etc and it'll probably be less than you'd pay for a normal XE Corsa?
|
richard edwards
Member
Registered: 23rd Aug 09
User status: Offline
|
no xe is mint, i wanna build a corsa turbo, ive already got a let waiting to go in
|
Generation
Member
Registered: 7th Jul 09
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
His not syaing it isnt mint, his saying why pay extra for a corsa with a bigger engine, if you are putting your own engine in.
|
oli_the_thread
Member
Registered: 26th May 09
Location: Leighton Buzzard
User status: Offline
|
that looks awfully familiar...
where is it that your going to look at it?
|
richard edwards
Member
Registered: 23rd Aug 09
User status: Offline
|
near worcester
|
oli_the_thread
Member
Registered: 26th May 09
Location: Leighton Buzzard
User status: Offline
|
not the one I was thinking of then!
|
richard edwards
Member
Registered: 23rd Aug 09
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Generation
His not syaing it isnt mint, his saying why pay extra for a corsa with a bigger engine, if you are putting your own engine in.
ill put the xe back in my astra gsi for my aily driver 
|
richard edwards
Member
Registered: 23rd Aug 09
User status: Offline
|
what shafts should be used on a corsa xe? and also what mounts, so i can check,
also what rads are people using on there corsa lets?
|
Kevxx
Member
Registered: 14th May 08
Location: Forfar, Angus
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by richard edwards
what shafts should be used on a corsa xe? and also what mounts, so i can check,
also what rads are people using on there corsa lets?
there aren't proper shafts, but new motorsport ones would be good! but you can use 1.2 shafts, TD shafts ://
Mounts are the same, 1.2 mounts can be used, but new mounts, which you can look at yourself would be better, shake the engine! Deffo check mounts, i had a dodgy gearbox one, and that made the car handle and go in all directions!
|
richard edwards
Member
Registered: 23rd Aug 09
User status: Offline
|
surely the 1.2 mounts are no good for an xe? and surely small block shafts dont fit big block shafts?
|
Kevxx
Member
Registered: 14th May 08
Location: Forfar, Angus
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by richard edwards
surely the 1.2 mounts are no good for an xe? and surely small block shafts dont fit big block shafts?
only one mount is different, and if you change the cv's, small block shafts can still be used.
surely..
|
richard edwards
Member
Registered: 23rd Aug 09
User status: Offline
|
which mount is different? i have heard that one needs spacing
|
