SimonTW
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Haha you went to Oz a boy and came back a man!
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gidged500
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Lol You could say that ! Thanks joey I'll have a look into them 
Little bit of progress today : first off my dash has somehow cracked :/ so I pulled it off going to nick the plastic cover off my other Corsa when I go up tomorrow all being well
Before
After
Read wiper motor had packed in aswell so that's been replaced
Front washer jets arnt working either pump works but no water come out, split pipe maybe ?
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gidged500
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Done a few bits today rear wiper had given up so nicked the one from gus and fitted that also fitted my calibra leather rear seats ....
Comfy 
Also picked these up as my existing ones are going a bit rusty , just need 2 new wings ..
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gidged500
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so an update since finishing gus i decided to spend my time rebuilding my black corsa.
since my last update nothing massive has happened but ive fitted my speedlines and removed the gsi front bumper which is for sale ! also started stripping the engine bay so the loom has been removed and the engine will be soon for a tidy up or bigger power plant , not decided yet but i do want to paint the block etc and make it tidyer anyway few pics
as you can see theres a few areas of rust that need treating thanks for looking
[Edited on 29-11-2012 by gidged500]
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gidged500
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forgot to mention i upgraded the ignition system from dizzy to dis pac so its on defferent management made a massive difference :_
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Vauxdan88
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Looking good mate just read from the start, did you notice much, if any, difference when you fitted the sbd manifold?
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reecegsi
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Did you do anything to rear seats to make them fit? I have some out of calibra i need to fit
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gidged500
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Yeah the sbd manifold made a massive difference pulled far better , best mod you can do to a c20xe
As for the calibra seats , they don't fit straight out of a calibra you have to modify them think there's a guide on here somewhere. Worth doing there well comfy
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gidged500
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So little update today had a bit of spare time so got stuck in, first off I removed all the arb and wishbones to inspect them and see what condition they were in. In short they were knackered the bushes were split on a few parts so I'm just going to take all the arb etc off gus that's polybushed and fit it to this. Also I removed the inner mud guards to check for rust, there is a bit so I got stuck in with a wire brush on the affected parts, did some of the front of the car aswell. Didn't get chance to sand it all down. Found out my v6 callipers used to be yellow aswell :/ not my cup of tea  I'll be painting them black when the time comes.
Jobs to do next time are remove suspension and radiator and paint the rust once sanded down a bit anyway pics.
Drivers side inner arch not massively rusty but will be getting some attention
And the passenger side
Coilovers will be getting replaced for some new ones as I want some stiffer ones
Arb etc off, wasn't keen on coming off though
The reason I'm not using it again and using polybushed items
After some wire brush treatment (not finished sanding yet)
Random shot !
That's all for now hoping the engine will be out soon and will be going for sale if anyone's interested
Thanks for looking g
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*CorsaCal*
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Just read this all the way through and i love it mate  just 1 question, whys the engine coming out and for sale?
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gidged500
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Thanks cal I can answer in one word turbo! That's the plan anyway just need to sell a few bits and buy one don't know how long that will take though
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gidged500
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Hopefully going to be getting some parts to the powder coaters soon going to get my speedlines done not sure what colour yet though thinking
Black
Silver
Anthracite
Any thoughts
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SimonTW
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Christ. What did he paint the front crossmember with to make it look like that already!
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gidged500
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No idea it hasn't protected it at all though will look better when Sam has painted it ha ha
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SimonTW
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Get every last bit of rust off and use a red oxide primer before going in with the paint.
Are you just black hammeriting it?
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kennySRi
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Good to see some updates on this. I always thought that the speedlines will suit this car much better than Gus. Keep them silver and fit that Airdam and it'll look great. Would also be good to see some cleaned pics, always looks dull in the pics!
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gidged500
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No I'm gonna put red oxide on it did that with gus, then Hammerite got a full tin of white :/ gonna buy some black for the callipers though
Think the speedlines will be staying silver tbh, much prefer the look to black , might give it a wash when it's a bit more complete probably the light in the garage is why it looks dull
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gidged500
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*****Quite a big update today ! *****
So a delivery man arrived this morning with this !
Any ideas what it is ? I started unwrapping it and .....
After unwrapping it I got it into the garage ...
Got some extra parts aswell .....
Forge intercooler
The back
Random shot ...
More parts
Started stripping further
Whilst waiting for the coolant to drain
And off !
Got home and arrived to a parcel !
In it were
And
So now I have a c20let the c20xe is for sale , the let is a good spec engine-
pec rods
porus head mod
saab injectors
Xe inlet cam
vernier pulley
arp rod bolts
new piston rings.
So that's all for today thanks for looking
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*CorsaCal*
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Nice 1. Look forward to seeing it in n running!
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ArdenblueDan
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Wow that is a big update looks good buddy
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M Sutton
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Awesome mate! Did not expect that atall. Look forward to see it done
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Jordancorsab
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Can't wait to see it all in mate
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SimonTW
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Do not lose a single part!
What are the remains of the pipes at the front of the bay? Is it the steering fluid pipes or something?
Getting the old engine out will be a doddle with the crane.
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gidged500
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Thanks for all the comments guys I'll keep you all updated
Si - the pipes are air con pipes I've started to remove them but they go behind the engine. When the engine is out we can remove them, whizz the steering rack off aswell
Every part is in a box safe and sound even though I can loose a ratchet by putting it somewhere I know exactly where all the parts are , I've put it all in one cupboard
[Edited on 01-02-2013 by gidged500]
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kennySRi
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Nice update Ged, wasnt expecting this
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