corsasport.co.uk
 

Corsa Sport » Message Board » General Chat » Projects and Builds » Corsa turbo track car


New Topic

New Poll
  <<  1    2    3    4  >> Subscribe | Add to Favourites

You are not logged in and may not post or reply to messages. Please log in or create a new account or mail us about fixing an existing one - register@corsasport.co.uk

There are also many more features available when you are logged in such as private messages, buddy list, location services, post search and more.


Author Corsa turbo track car
fr4nny
Member

Registered: 12th Mar 08
Location: leigh lancashire
User status: Offline
4th Jan 12 at 22:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

looks nice
vauxhead
Member

Registered: 9th Oct 10
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
6th Jan 12 at 21:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Thanks lads

I cant decide whether to leave it how it looks or to get a GSi kit for it ?

24/8/11

Made this strut brace at the weekend, did buy an OMP one but found it would`nt fit over the inlet so chopped it up and used the turret pieces as a base:





Think my welding skills are improving too




15/9/11

Finally got the logbook back from the dvla today, so its now taxed and on the road all legit

Started to put some miles on it but the engine seemed to smoking on start up and it turned out it was burning oil on two cylinders. I first thought it might just be the turbo as the engine was bought without seeing it run.

Long story short ended up taking the head off to find pistons 3 and 4 swimming in oil and they had all been fitted the wrong way round!

Sparkplugs 1 and 2 looked like this:



3 and 4 looked like this:






Took the pistons back out and refitted the right way round.

Pistons back in the right way round:



The problem turned out to be the expander part of the oil control rings was broken

Where the red and green painted bits are, the ends are ment to butt up against each other, but instead they where just sliding underneath, so werent doing the job.



Ment to look like this:



So its all fixed and running mint now, just need to get more miles on it and get some trackdays booked

Thanks for reading and any comments welcome




[Edited on 06-01-2012 by vauxhead]
bigron1988
Member

Registered: 29th Aug 09
Location: Southport, Merseyside
User status: Offline
6th Jan 12 at 23:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

how long did it take to get the log book back from the dvla still waiting on mine , been about 3 weeks now
vauxhead
Member

Registered: 9th Oct 10
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
6th Jan 12 at 23:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

was just over 3 weeks mate, give it a few more days and Im sure it`ll arrive
bigron1988
Member

Registered: 29th Aug 09
Location: Southport, Merseyside
User status: Offline
6th Jan 12 at 23:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

will do mate especialy with it being chrimbo time i sent it
vauxhead
Member

Registered: 9th Oct 10
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
12th Jan 12 at 23:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Trackday at Oulton Parked booked for the end of the month
vauxhead
Member

Registered: 9th Oct 10
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
14th Jan 12 at 22:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Now running modified steering knuckles with the audi bearings

vauxhead
Member

Registered: 9th Oct 10
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
29th Jan 12 at 15:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Had a great day at Oulton Park yesterday, track started out very icey but got better and better throughout the day, was near perfect towards the end.

Car ran really well, brakes took a hammering and melted the paint off the rear drums, so need to sort an upgrade out before next time

Tyres need changing too, didnt like the feel they where giving, which I think is down to them being a 50 profile, should of got 45, grip was ok tho.

Boost needs setting up as it was a tad too high so was getting fuel cut quite often

Few pics, on track ones to follow,







[Edited on 29-01-2012 by vauxhead]
vauxhead
Member

Registered: 9th Oct 10
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
15th Feb 12 at 21:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Have the parts to do the Corsa C rear disc conversion now, update to follow !
vauxhead
Member

Registered: 9th Oct 10
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
18th Feb 12 at 17:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Corsa C rear disc conversion:

Discs are 240mm diameter, piston is 34mm and the calipers are aluminium

Remove complete drum and stub axle:



Bolt in C disc brake stub axle, making sure you get the right side as they are handed



Fit wheel bearing/Hub, tighten 27mm nut to FT, attach disc, caliper carrier and caliper:





Next step is to weld on the handbrake cable guide sleeves, connect the cable to the B handbrake lever and make up new short pipes from the existing flexi`s to the caliper:





Will be doing that tomorow I think.

Then will be a test drive to see how the bias is and then brand new discs and pads will be bought



[Edited on 18-02-2012 by vauxhead]

[Edited on 18-02-2012 by vauxhead]
Col004
Member

Registered: 25th Jun 03
User status: Offline
18th Feb 12 at 17:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Bmorgan1993
Member

Registered: 28th Sep 11
Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire
User status: Offline
18th Feb 12 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I like alot mate! you doing anything else exterior wise? or gonna keep it as a sleeper ?
thinkdougie
Member

Registered: 14th Feb 12
Location: Scunthorpe
User status: Offline
18th Feb 12 at 18:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Love this car. Great progress matey
vauxhead
Member

Registered: 9th Oct 10
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
18th Feb 12 at 21:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Col approved ?

Keeping it standard bodywork wise as its cheaper to fix if I happen to crash it

Although I do have access to quite a wild body kit with a one piece fibreglass front end but that would mean going to 17" wheels for it to look right..

[Edited on 18-02-2012 by vauxhead]
Col004
Member

Registered: 25th Jun 03
User status: Offline
19th Feb 12 at 11:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by vauxhead
Col approved ?



Deffo!!!!
GregGsi
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 6th Jan 08
Location: Leigh, Wigan
User status: Offline
19th Feb 12 at 12:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

nice pal will see you later today pal


BHP vaux
Todi-Corsa
Member

Registered: 23rd Jun 09
Location: Lancashire
User status: Offline
19th Feb 12 at 12:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

nice like the disc conversion very much
monkeytwizzel
Member

Registered: 10th Aug 11
Location: Chard, Somerset
User status: Offline
19th Feb 12 at 20:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Anychance i could have some ecu wiring info from you?i`m fitting a saab lump in a 1.2 16v corsa b and they should be simular.
Is that the 535 bmw bat in boot leads that you have used?
regards james.
vauxhead
Member

Registered: 9th Oct 10
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
19th Feb 12 at 22:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by monkeytwizzel
Anychance i could have some ecu wiring info from you?i`m fitting a saab lump in a 1.2 16v corsa b and they should be simular.
Is that the 535 bmw bat in boot leads that you have used?
regards james.


Sorry mate I dont know about the wiring on the saab engines, I havent had any experiance with them yet..

The battery leads are from a 3 series.

[Edited on 19-02-2012 by vauxhead]
Rallycorsa
Member

Registered: 7th Dec 06
Location: Northumberland
User status: Offline
19th Feb 12 at 22:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Interested in the rear disc conversion you have done, does the C stub axle bolt straight on? Is the bearing bigger than a B?
Cheers
vauxhead
Member

Registered: 9th Oct 10
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
20th Feb 12 at 08:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Rallycorsa
Interested in the rear disc conversion you have done, does the C stub axle bolt straight on? Is the bearing bigger than a B?
Cheers


Yep the C stub axle just bolts straight on, no messing with conversion plates

The bearing is bigger and better than the B as its non adjustable, only downside is, they are quite expensive to replace.
vauxhead
Member

Registered: 9th Oct 10
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
21st Feb 12 at 20:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Hand brake cable guides on after removing the orginals:




New Goodridge pipes made up and fitted:



Just need a bleed and the handbrake cable sorting next.

Sorry for the crappy pics, the cave I keep the car in doesnt have the best of lighting, will take better pics outside soon
vauxhead
Member

Registered: 9th Oct 10
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
25th Feb 12 at 16:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

All sorted, new genuine discs and pads fitted:



And new drilled and grooved fronts fitted too:



At Oulton again next weekend
birchieboy
Member

Registered: 18th Jan 06
User status: Offline
25th Feb 12 at 19:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Great progress!!!
very impressed with this build!!

is it saturday the 3rd? if so im on track too with my B and 2 others from kent
harvey_1066
Member

Registered: 9th May 10
Location: Ludlow Shropshire
User status: Offline
25th Feb 12 at 19:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

do those corsa c rear hubs bolt straight onto a corsa b rear beam?

  <<  1    2    3    4  >>
New Topic

New Poll

Corsa Sport » Message Board » General Chat » Projects and Builds » Corsa turbo track car 24 database queries in 0.0921061 seconds