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Author ITB'D C20XE Time Attack corsa, Season finished 2nd in class SOLD AND GONE..
N13L X B
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21st Mar 12 at 18:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No progress im affraid .

I need to pull my finger out, any 1 know anyone who can get the Golf bearing/cav drive flanges made up. Ive been chasing a bloke up on Vauxsport but still no luck.
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21st Mar 12 at 19:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
good build thread just read from start! cant believe ive never seen this before lol. bet its awsome on track


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bigron1988
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21st Mar 12 at 22:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i know tom (vauxhead) and greg gsi both had sets made up so maby worth a pm to them
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22nd Mar 12 at 23:10   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i had 5 sets dun pal can do it if you can not get them dun ok

BHP vaux
N13L X B
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Pm me the price you can get them for matey.
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Yeh Greg sorted a set out for me, done 2 trackdays and not had any problems with them
N13L X B
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Finally made a bit of progress on this now guys with summer coming fast

First up a couple of pics while it was up in the air





Then my new Compbrake fully adjustable top mounts came.



So i set to work building the front back up. Fitted my new front coilovers/top mounts, pushed in the driveshafts, bolted up the hubs, fitted my scimmed discs and new pads, filled the gearbox with fresh oil and dropped it down





So its back down on the ground for the first time in 2012 lol, still loads to do then its ready to set up ride heights, corner weighting, tracking, braking balencing so on and so on
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Had to sort an issue out with the front shocks yesterday. Because there designed to use the standard top mounts theres no enough thread at the top of the piston to clamp down, therefore when you pushed down on the front of the car they were banging.

Looked into a few ways of doing it but best way was to shim them with a bit of steel pole. So cut them to size, squared them up, de burred the edges and gave them a quick paint.



This is how they would now look fitted to the shock.



I was happy with that so i built the shock back up and tightened up just to check it now all clamped up correctley. The coil height was not set up in this pic (and piston not fully extended) so it looks like theres not much travel atall but ive check it all over and its fine



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7th Apr 12 at 13:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nice work ,love a bit of innovative engineering
N13L X B
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More bits arrived to just about finish the winter build.

Astra Handbrake cables for the rear disc conversion.



And went for new rear astra callipers also for the conversion.



When i get time im going to have a test fit and measure up for my rear braided hoses to be made up and then near enough it should be ready to drive again . Lots of setting up required before i book my first track day.
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19th Apr 12 at 18:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looking good, have your had your wheel alignment done since welding the rear disc brackets on?
N13L X B
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Not yet mate, once the brakes are done I'm getting the tracking done and checking the rear alignment. May have to use shims if there not quite perfect. It will also be getting fully corner weighed.
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Nice, keep us posted be interested in the corner weight as i'm doing mine too!!!
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24th Apr 12 at 20:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Right then.

Test fitted the Astra callipers just to make sure everything matches up, and also to measure up for new brake line to be made up.



Then worked out how long i wanted my new lines making up to.



Got them made up at my local hose + fittings company.



Gave the Callipers a paint, ready to be fitted.



And finally as im sending my mo's to be powdercoated soon i ordered new stickers for them. went for orange same as the cage



Thats all for now.
HarleyMK
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25th Apr 12 at 10:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Great project, keep it up
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Todays progress then people,

Final fit of rear callipers, new brake hoses fitted and bled up and handbrake cables linked up.



Heres the underside view of the new hose and cable.



And heres the front of the cable (lever end) conected up.



Then the corsa finally seen the outside again



Oh and ive also bought some morettes, mainly to use the hole where the inner lamp usually sits to give me some more cold air flow into the bay. Ive took them apart to paint.



Im going to be taxing the car on the 1st of may so i can drive it and run all the new stuff in and just generally get the feal for the car again
M Sutton
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29th Apr 12 at 08:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good progress as usual mate
bigron1988
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Looks great in that second to last pic
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Cheers lads im glad someones reading the thread lol.
HarleyMK
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quote:
Originally posted by N13L X B
Cheers lads im glad someones reading the thread lol.


I quite enjoy reading this thread, think its a cracking project
N13L X B
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1st May 12 at 09:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Gave the corsa a real good clean over the weekend to remove all of the dust and handprints left on it while working.
Christopher
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Good progress neil! Is this going to be at pvs?
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It better be I want to have a nose around it

Looks great mate

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i have brake envy, want rears on mine now

nice project there mate
M Sutton
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Looks lush! The morettes will finish the outside a treat

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