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sri_davie
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21st Apr 08 at 00:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

well it all started just after chirstmas and its really taking its time to turn into anything great

the day it was brought home


first to go was this


to be replaced with something with a bit more power




held in place with nice big mounts


while i was waiting for bits i desided to strip the interior


ditched the moulded grey interior in favour for 2 gsi cavy seats and sri steering wheel


this was my favorite bit untill i realised the ammount of rust on the tailgate


with work going slow for the time being i bought a spare corsa to break

i managed to get a powercap, rollbar spacers, big front rollbar, interior and a few other bits plus cash

out of boredom i fitted the poverty spec merit with a mfd, glovebox and some rev counter clocks


won a match with the interior, mines being post 97 and the sri i bought being pre 97, my mate had a pre97 with a post 97 sport interior that the rear seats didnt fit right so we did a swop and i got this


done a scrappy run to get the black carpet and a few odds and ends that neither of the corsas had

ive kept the sri steering wheel for now


and ive cleaned the car out so its nice and clean inside
the front

the boot

missing the wee side trims from the boot but there next on my list

and so to the car itself

fitted the tigra scuttle, metal grill and smaller plates so that it looks as if im actually doing something to it

and because of the rust i got a sport tailgate, its got a few wee dents but its better then the rusty one



got a lot to go on it this month when wages day finally comes

davie



[Edited on 21-04-2008 by sri_davie]
Corsa_Scotty
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21st Apr 08 at 00:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Nice one mate where abouts did you get the number plates from? Cheers Scott
sri_davie
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21st Apr 08 at 01:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

got my mate to make them up in his shop £10 so couldnt complain



davie

[Edited on 21-04-2008 by sri_davie]
Corsa_Scotty
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21st Apr 08 at 01:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ah cool i liked the size of them im not too keen on standards or 3/4 sized ones and i can find any that size
sri_davie
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21st Apr 08 at 01:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i can do them any size using his machine and dont mind posting a set down to you

davie
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21st Apr 08 at 01:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Are they the Import Size plates that halfords have?
sri_davie
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no there just a random size that i thought looked good but not overly illegal even if they are lol

davie
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next is coilovers, going to order a few parts from chris astley to finish off my 5 stud conversion then its as rear disc fitting kit for the discs all round look


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16V_1600
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21st Apr 08 at 17:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Nice work so far mate
sri_davie
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need to make it look a bit better, got a mate whos going to take the bumpers and arches and smooth them for me to tkae the look off it abit, also need to find a normal tailgate as i dont really want the sport spoiler

davie
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21st Apr 08 at 17:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by sri_davie
need to make it look a bit better, got a mate whos going to take the bumpers and arches and smooth them for me to tkae the look off it abit, also need to find a normal tailgate as i dont really want the sport spoiler

davie


How come you don't want the sport spoiler? Or going for the 'bog-standard-but-have-a-2.0-under-the-bonnet' look
sri_davie
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21st Apr 08 at 17:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

well kinda lol i wanted the protec spoiler as its nice and subtle

davie
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quote:
Originally posted by sri_davie
well kinda lol i wanted the protec spoiler as its nice and subtle

davie


Fair do's but since you already have the sport spoiler, keep it. best looking spoiler for a Corsa imo
sri_davie
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21st Apr 08 at 18:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

dont want it to be mistaken for a better spec'd model

davie
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quote:
Originally posted by sri_davie
dont want it to be mistaken for a better spec'd model

davie


Fair enough
sri_davie
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21st Apr 08 at 20:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

its all about the small detail lol theres a scrappy in flakirk thats got at least 1 of every model in it so im going to see one the same colour as mines to check the tailgate out

 
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