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Ian
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21st Jun 11 at 20:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
1) Buy car
2) Throw round a track
3) Don't bend it
4) Profit
Fixed for you.
Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
1) Buy car
2) Throw round a track
3) Roll it
4) Weigh it in for Profit


Only saying
Daveskater
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Step 3 is probably the hardest part Standard early 90's suspension ftw

Edit: Mike's version sounds about right

[Edited on 21-06-2011 by Daveskater]

Numberwang!

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Ian
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That would work.
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Stop trying to talk me into stupid things that I can't really afford

Numberwang!

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I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
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Don't roll it on the CS session though, it may reflect badly on the club
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21st Jun 11 at 20:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fair point.

How is it more expensive to insure than my car with mods declared? By £150...

Numberwang!

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I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
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U2u'd re: engine
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Put mum and dad back on and it's gone down from £680 to £564 third party only Paid £530 for mine with mods.

Mk3 Astras are expensive to insure

Numberwang!

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I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
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liking this thread. is this the one u were telling us about at pvs Ian? im sure i remember u saying about getting a C.
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Not that particular car because I didn't know about it then but yeah, has always been the plan to track a newer Corsa.

[Edited on 21-06-2011 by Ian]
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Bonza laaaa http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/220800416304

Numberwang!

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I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
fazza
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Ian have you bought that x20xev yet?


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Not for £200, I can get a car for that and have bits to sell.
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ah i see. Cant get any that cheap down here

Is a nova allowed on the CS stand? or only corsas?
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Not that particular car because I didn't know about it then but yeah, has always been the plan to track a newer Corsa.

[Edited on 21-06-2011 by Ian]


rr right. and yeah you seamed determined about it when you were saying. good luck with it and make sure you do a progress thread, therl be loads of people wanting to know how to put a bigger engine into a C besides the vxr's.
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quote:
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ah i see. Cant get any that cheap down here

Is a nova allowed on the CS stand? or only corsas?
At TVL we're allowing all Vauxhalls, normally just Corsa B/C/D.
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Ok cool, a mate wanted to come with me and I said unsure if he could show as he had a nova.
I will be in a corsa
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I would go for a Z18xe

They're good little engines
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bought a z22se yet?
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Is this a potential replacement for the Puma then?
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No, Puma will stay and do WR events.

Would I be right in thinking F18 box would allow me to use the standard shafts/hubs?
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No, F17 would and will take power and torque fine

can bolt any small block engines straight to it including corsa vxr engine....
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How come no ones done the 2.2 conversion if its easy?
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quote:
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No, Puma will stay and do WR events.


2 track cars, cheeky!

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