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dannyboy17

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12th Apr 12 at 08:53

been on here a little while, planning on going to the corsa sport mk meet so decided to make a project thread as well.
got the corsa for free off a friend, had been sat on their drive for a year booked it in for an mot all it needed was a new handbrake cable

started doing small mods like foot well lights and side lights also replaced the dials for a set with a rev counter and fitted blue led's to them.
when i first got the car

first thing i did is back to black the bumpers

all the leds:

in a moment of madness painted the steelies white, just about see the dent in the rear quarter, had this when i got it:

got some new seats

gave it a wash with the friends escort, i like the tinted lights, would prefer mhw's but cant afford them yet

fitted some depos:

then this happened.

[Edited on 23-12-2012 by dannyboy17]

dannyboy17

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12th Apr 12 at 08:55

copied form allcorsa:
hopefully will be a repair thread, started stripping it down today, hopefully people can help me, like what i will need to buy to repair it.
Cheers
Dan

first i removed the crash bar

main damage not too sure what i can do with it

i did manage to get the slam panel a bit straighter which also straightened the main damage a bit

also damaged the power steering pipe but it doesn't leak, guess i should still replace it

also the radiator is also out now

lot more work has been done:
pushed the slam panel back up and pulled it out, looks close to how it use to be

tried shoving a bar in to bend it back out, this didn't work, any other ideas?

took the bonnet off and stood on it, almost back in the right place

might be back on the road sooner than i thought

[Edited on 12-04-2012 by dannyboy17]

[Edited on 12-04-2012 by dannyboy17]

dannyboy17

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12th Apr 12 at 08:57

copied from allcorsa:
almost looks like nothing has happened

new radiator and crash bar on the way and ASM have a front bumper for £30 so might get that

fitted the new crashbar now to put the bumper on

couldnt for the life of me get the new bumper on, thought all the mounts were the same?
so i just put the old one back on, it will do i suppose

and found this jammed in the bumper bit like the heart broken symbol

well its all back together, so happy to be back out on the road, still need a new grill and bonnet but at least it works

not really a good fit but it will have to do :laugh:

[Edited on 12-04-2012 by dannyboy17]

dannyboy17

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12th Apr 12 at 09:02

new backbox

new spotlights

will update the rest when i have time lol

Darryl H

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12th Apr 12 at 09:03

Nice one Danny, good to finally see a project thread on here

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dannyboy17

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12th Apr 12 at 09:09

my planned one day job to change the water pump and cam belt took two days :laugh:
just got in frozen solid need to fill up coolant still as the taps outside are frozen :shocked:

lowered the front today, might lower the back tomorrow, front splitter is very annoying because it is solid scrapes everywhere :laugh:

bottomed out on every bump on the way to college, front splitter didn't last long :laugh:

hopefully gsi bumper will be going on soon, also new bonnet but it needs spraying

got bored of repairing the gsi bumper so gave up and put it on, doesn't look too bad, really need to put the new bonnet on.

anyone got some 70mm springs? im thinking of raising up the front

sooooo low, when i have no music on i can hear the splitter scraping almost all the time

anyone know if the shocks are shortened? i want to raise it abit but Adam said the springs were sold to him as 60mm

thought i would take some pictures of it before i raise the suspension. the car looks shit like always but i can afford to repair it to an higher standard, new bonnet is home but havnt resprayed it yet

also tried out the mini camera from adam, skip to 3:25 for best bit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t__SILwx-k0&feature=plcp&context=C3580e26UDOEgsToPDskI0dzkezGcdqMLAs9EdZyVH

right, fitted the new bonnet today, paint finnish is shocking but its better than having a dented/rusty bonnet :laugh:
Old bonnet:

new one top old one bottom

new one on

the new bonnet makes the front end damage much more visible

sits nice and straight down the side

and not so well lol

decided im not going to fit my gsi side skirts to this as im planning on replacing this car as soon as i can afford it, might be getting some cav slabs soon but that will be the end of updates

dannyboy17

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12th Apr 12 at 09:10

and this is how its currently sitting

well its still here, hopefully have a bargain of a corsa lined up but not for a few months.
changed the wheels from white to black with a flo- yellow lip, paints reacted so could do with redoing but wont do yet.
paint was also flaking off my gsi bumper so have put the original back on here are some pics

rewired my alarm because it stopped working, found out a wire had broken, repaired that.

also painted my needles the same as the wheels

not sure if white dials will suit it though?

also got three of these alloys sat around in the barn, what do people think?

will have some more updates soon

also forgot to add just bought a new boot lock surround as mine has no badge
amped my rear 6X9's with a rockford fosgate punch 40 amp, fantastic bit of kit sounds amazing and got it at a bargain of a price as it came with a full wiring kit (4awg) and loads of heavy duty speaker wire and some distribution blocks, whole lot together cost £30

i have rewired it since that picture

and fitted a new head unit, really like it because it has a sd card reader

still should have another update next week

the needles look really good at night, they kinda glow in with the blue backlights, camera couldnt pick it up too well though

dannyboy17

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12th Apr 12 at 09:11

quote:
Originally posted by Darryl H
Nice one Danny, good to finally see a project thread on here

cheers darryl, been meaning to do it for a while

Darryl H

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12th Apr 12 at 09:16

So you own a barn? SC meet at Danny's house?

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dannyboy17

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12th Apr 12 at 13:20

Had 4 1/2 cars in there couple of days ago, hopeing to get a shed to keep an engine in

Darryl H

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12th Apr 12 at 13:42

perfect for a SC meet then

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dannyboy17

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15th Apr 12 at 15:47

small update, painted the rear badge and boot lock surround, haven't fitted it to the car yet

[Edited on 15-04-2012 by dannyboy17]

Darryl H

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15th Apr 12 at 16:19

Nice one Danny!

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dannyboy17

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15th Apr 12 at 16:54

thanks darryl

after uploading the pictures i wanted it fitted, so went and fitted it

fitting:

fitted:

same colour as my wheels but they look different as Haven't been washed since i painted them

also roof was faded so gave it a quick polish
before:

after

edit, forgot to add:

[Edited on 15-04-2012 by dannyboy17]

[Edited on 15-04-2012 by dannyboy17]

Darryl H

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15th Apr 12 at 16:56

Good work

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dannyboy17

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15th Apr 12 at 16:58

cheers

dannyboy17

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16th Apr 12 at 16:04

wonder what this could be

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if you guessed wind deflectors the give your self a pat on the back

were ment to be here last week lol

[Edited on 16-04-2012 by dannyboy17]

dannyboy17

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19th Apr 12 at 18:54

secured a new car, will probably get it in a couple of months
went to see the car, 90% sure im going to have it, got to work out a colour to respray it

dannyboy17

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3rd May 12 at 07:58

yesterday went and got this

changed the oil, was verry black and had a tiny amount of mayo in it

time to de-modify

new backbox

tiny pipe

Imagen if the front was this low

changed the oil ready for a trip to Wales and back on sunday

for my info oil changed at 95100 / 104000

Darryl H

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3rd May 12 at 08:24

How come you've taken the other system off?

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pow

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3rd May 12 at 08:42

Recognise this, must have been when I've been in Aylesbury at Henry Flloyd

dannyboy17

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3rd May 12 at 09:14

quote:
Originally posted by Darryl H
How come you've taken the other system off?

its been broken since i have had it, rattles on low rpm/tickover and was finally fed up of it

dannyboy17

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3rd May 12 at 09:15

quote:
Originally posted by pow
Recognise this, must have been when I've been in Aylesbury at Henry Flloyd

im at Aylesbury college so right next to it

dannyboy17

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24th Jun 12 at 07:58

havnt updated this in a while,

tax an mot is due this month so thought i better change the passinger seatbelt as it had fired in the crash, ordered one off ebay and this is what turned up...