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corsa-torque

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23rd Nov 12 at 17:22

@ Darryl, Thanks Mate, The rear is quite low just dont get the idea from the pics, well low enough for me, the tyres are close to the arch due to the width of the comp's so theres only a few mm i could squeeze out

@Fazza... that was just for you mate

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24th Nov 12 at 01:38

This car is beautiful matey love all the attention to detail that has gone into this I've just read it from start to finish

if I get my car to anywhere near this standard ill be happy

DansCorsaSXi

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24th Nov 12 at 09:10

Great work Mark,nice to see an update on this,car looks so clean!

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Mark.W

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24th Nov 12 at 10:28

Looking good mate,front end looks much better that bit lower

And nice job on the manifold.that heat wrap stuff is horrible stuff to use

corsa-torque

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24th Nov 12 at 13:54

quote:
Originally posted by ArdenblueDan
This car is beautiful matey love all the attention to detail that has gone into this I've just read it from start to finish if I get my car to anywhere near this standard ill be happy

Thanks, Its comments like this to my project thread and efforts that really drives me to go that extra step. Im sure u'll get there with yours mate.

quote:
Originally posted by DansCorsaSXi
Great work Mark,nice to see an update on this,car looks so clean!

Yeah its been a while, took me months to source a manifold... so brought a few bits whilst i searched lol

quote:
Originally posted by Mark.W
Looking good mate,front end looks much better that bit lower

And nice job on the manifold.that heat wrap stuff is horrible stuff to use

Cheers Mark, Got to agree with you on the heat wrap, bastard stuff but worth it in the end

edd1.0

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24th Nov 12 at 16:32

was this the car that was on display with sfs at trax ? if so its stunning in the flesh

corsa-torque

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24th Nov 12 at 16:40

quote:
Originally posted by edd1.0
was this the car that was on display with sfs at trax ? if so its stunning in the flesh

Yes it was mate, I won a competition via Facebook and the prize was a full set of hoses and a space on the stand for Trax.
Thanks for the kind words

Did you get any pics on the day? I took my camera and forgot the batteries

edd1.0

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24th Nov 12 at 17:11

nope i dont tend to take photos at car shows i just rob everyone elses haha , i remember dragging my friends over towards it though to have a good look around , look absoulutly mint , even my friends loved it and there not vauxhall people haha

keep up the good work

corsa-torque

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24th Nov 12 at 17:15

Well if it can impress non-Vauxhall people then I must be doing something right

Thanks Edd

ArdenblueDan

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24th Nov 12 at 21:37

is there any other plans for this dude?

corsa-torque

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25th Nov 12 at 19:35

quote:
Originally posted by ArdenblueDan
is there any other plans for this dude?

I have a few ideas in the pipeline, I need to source a good condition rear bench and drivers seat was thinking of stealing pagey's idea with retrim recaro's.

First i need a new gearbox as the diff is on its way out, also need a passenger driveshaft and the fuel tank needs looking at.

So a little mechanical TLC and few subtle additions

ArdenblueDan

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25th Nov 12 at 23:37

All sounds good buddy when you say recaros do you mean rst seats?

corsa-torque

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25th Nov 12 at 23:39

Yes mate, but that will be after the mechanic niggles are sorted

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25th Nov 12 at 23:43

Ahh I'm with you lmao got confused then burton power do a set of seats that look like recaros trimmed in black leather with white piping in fact I think they could be a cobra seat

corsa-torque

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25th Nov 12 at 23:46

Search the member list for pagey, the look at the pics in his garage.. You'll see what I'm after

ArdenblueDan

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25th Nov 12 at 23:50

Just looked matey they look great and look factory fitted too

corsa-torque

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25th Nov 12 at 23:53

Yeah exactly what I'm after, want to keep with the OEM feel.

ArdenblueDan

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25th Nov 12 at 23:56

I don't blame ya dude you've made your car stunning by sticking to Oem type mods so might as well keep with it and make it even better if that's even possible

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8th Feb 13 at 13:07

Update: 08/02/2013

I'll start with the bad news, had a slow day so decided to have a check under the car, Found some patch's of rust, so decided to check the whole car inside and out.

Rear bench and door cards out:

Here's what i discovered..

After a quick clean up:

Whilst they were off i also treated the pannels with waxoyl, before refitting the interior.

To my joy, it appears that the extent of the problem is loacted underneath, so over the next month or so the whiole underside will be stripped cleaned, welded, protected and painted body colour.. if a jobs worth doing its worth doing properly

Now onto some new'ness!!

The lovely missus treated me to an TX Autosport Alloy Radiator for Christmas, so I wasted no time in ordering a Slim line 10" fan.

Here's the state of the orginal rad:

New Vs Old :

Really pleased with the quality and fitment of the TX Autosport Alloy radiator, just like fitting an OE part.

Now im going to bore you with a few engine bay/ Radiator fitted pics:

As always comments welcome

ArdenblueDan

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8th Feb 13 at 13:30

Looks great matey at least your getting the rust sorted cant wait to see the underside

BenC1985

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8th Feb 13 at 14:11

Omg this car is amazing!!! Well done on saving a gsi but more importantly well done for not wrecking it with tacky crap. It looks like its finished to a very very high standard and does look awesome wish i had the time and patience to get mine to a standard like yours!!! Keep up the good work!!!

corsa-torque

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8th Feb 13 at 15:05

Thanks for the comments lads, and Dan you dont want to see the underside atm it makes me cry LOL...

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8th Feb 13 at 16:34

Very nice looking car mate!! Engine bay looks great!

corsa-torque

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9th Feb 13 at 16:59

Thanks Sam-6 its coming along nicely

DansCorsaSXi

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9th Feb 13 at 18:03

Very nice Mark.

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