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Vaux-Dan
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Registered: 16th Mar 13
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5th Apr 13 at 20:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Hi all. Decided its about time I started a build up thread for my little corsa b. Purchased the car back in january . Went and viewed it on the saturday and decided to pick it up the sunday . Needed a little bit of tlc but nothing too major it had tax and test so wasnt to bad for just under £200. Can't actually drive it yet as am still doing lessons but cant wait to get it on the road!

Pics from the day we picked it up







First thing was a GM spoiler from ebay £0.99 Bargin

Before Paint


After


then got my self some Depo Head Lights



sports seats were next





GM Vauxhall Mats



White lockwood dail kit and interior plastics







Then i started looking round on here at other builds and started to strip the engine

Head off ready for new head gasket





got new expansion tank vs old



rocker cover in primer



how it looks now



still a long list of stuff to do but its a work in progress

all comments welcome
Vaux-Dan
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Registered: 16th Mar 13
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7th Apr 13 at 19:50   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

no body like my corsa then
vx-scottw
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Registered: 8th Feb 11
Location: sheffield
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7th Apr 13 at 19:57   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

can't beat an 8v not a bad car mate wouldn't have painted the breather pipe
DannyB
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7th Apr 13 at 19:57   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Nice little project mate. eBay spolier was a nice find too that rocker cover is literally making me squint though, is it like that in real life?
Vaux-Dan
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7th Apr 13 at 20:08   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

thanks the rocker cover is white yes and all my pipes are white now aswell i have to clean them every 3 days

up to date photos with white coolant hoses and breather pipe





Also treated my self to a sony explod headunit as i dropped the old one

MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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7th Apr 13 at 20:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Great to see another corsa being brought back to life
keep up the progress
Vaux-Dan
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7th Apr 13 at 20:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

cheers mate
tom130691
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7th Apr 13 at 20:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

bullet proof that engine, mines done 125k now only had a water pump and the odd service
Vaux-Dan
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7th Apr 13 at 20:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

just had the head gasket done and new cambelt while i cleaned all the head up
Vaux-Dan
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7th Apr 13 at 22:40   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Well quick update

just recived a email saying my sportex exhaust will be here tomorrow so ill get that fitted

also just bought a set of black HMWs so i can get rid of my shocking tinted rears
MatthewR
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8th Apr 13 at 07:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Quality!!
They will look so much better
Vaux-Dan
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8th Apr 13 at 08:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

well here it is just got my nice 4inch sportex back box with race tube



and these should be here this week

Vaux-Dan
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8th Apr 13 at 17:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I love pay day just won these sweet cavalier expresions

kedowan
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8th Apr 13 at 19:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I Heart Haters lanyard?

Vaux-Dan
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8th Apr 13 at 20:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by kedowan
I Heart Haters lanyard?




sure is mate stops me loosing my keys
Vaux-Dan
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10th Apr 13 at 09:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

so my new lights are in now

Old



New



really big inprovment
Generation
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10th Apr 13 at 09:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Nice! These look great on nautilus blue corsa's!
If mine was a 3 door it would have been first thing I changed
flybikeslee
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10th Apr 13 at 10:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

white bits are hideous! wheels spoiler and lights are a good start though
Vaux-Dan
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10th Apr 13 at 21:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yes deffo love the light with this colour vegas

how are the white bit hideous ? and they might be going yet for colour coded bit unsure yet
flybikeslee
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11th Apr 13 at 08:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

stand out like a sore thumb. dash board part is shabby, chipped bits etc. just looks cheap and nasty IMO
Vaux-Dan
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11th Apr 13 at 13:14   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

the interior plastics do need another coad of white then laquer but the under bonnet hoses and rocker cover i am happy with

LukesCorsaSXi
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11th Apr 13 at 13:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Rear lights are so much better Dan,when's the wheels going on?
corsa-torque
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11th Apr 13 at 13:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Can't see painted hoses lasting long, that will soon flake off.
Lights and wheels are a good addition though
Vaux-Dan
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11th Apr 13 at 14:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

The hoses are not painted mate i bought a silicone hose tape and wraped them all myself

them cav expressions wont be going on now due to being let down but i do have a nice set so old merc rims coming my way instead

here is a photoshop image of what it will look like once finished



Vaux-Dan
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16th Apr 13 at 12:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

so just got the merc trims but need to get them polished up also started to paint wing mirrors and my boot my all smoothed pic to follow later today

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