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jjmc2003

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Registered: 14th Mar 11
Location: Widnes
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2nd Apr 11 at 20:05

Hi there joined the corsasport club a few weeks after buying the corsa about a month ago my plan with the car is to improve it (when funds allow) and to get it back into a good state as the last owners did not treat it to well.

here is pics of the car just after bieng bought

the car is a 1.2 8v bought as a runaround but after about a week i plan on keeping it for a while so i thought i would get my arse into gear and start to improve the car.

1st thing i did was give the car a service when i took out the old oil from the car it was pure black(god knows when it was last serviced). After this was done the car runs a lot better

next is to get rid of the 3 spoke alloys i will all keep you updated on the progress of the car

cheers

[Edited on 09-06-2011 by jjmc2003]

Ingham

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Registered: 9th May 08
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2nd Apr 11 at 20:22

Looks a clean motor what's the inside like?

Do you have any rough plans of what you want to do to it?

DansCorsaSXi

Organiser: Yorkshire
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Registered: 13th Jan 10
Location: Worksop
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2nd Apr 11 at 20:24

If it's anything like Paul W's it'll be a winner

Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread

Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread

jjmc2003

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Location: Widnes
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2nd Apr 11 at 20:33

the interior is quite good but its the bodywork which is the main problem there is a few dents and scratches around the car plus some rust coming through (will put up pics in the next couple of days)

some of the plans for the car is:

change the alloys
lower the car
new exhaust
tidy up the paintwork

tidy up the interior

there is many more things i want to do as time goes on just need the funds.

jjmc2003

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Registered: 14th Mar 11
Location: Widnes
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3rd Apr 11 at 16:55

pics of the problems with the bodywork and the rust comin through

Rear Wiper

Door Sill

Rear door

Hole in front bumper

Scratches on passenger were a car hit it two days after buying it

Rust on front passeneger door

Rust underneath bonnet

Somebody nicked my front Badge

Engine bay needs a bit of a tidy

Interior in quite good condition

I know the bodywork is not that bad just like my cars to be perfect if poss. iam going to get started this week on cleaning and tidying up engine bay plus buying replacement badge and new number plates. Iam watin for new smoked side indicators to come through the post once they arrive i will get them fitted and pics put up.

jjmc2003

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Registered: 14th Mar 11
Location: Widnes
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5th Apr 11 at 18:11

little update new smoked indicators come through today so decided this afternoon to change them over

pics:

old ones at the top (orange coming through diy ones from last owner)
new ones on the bottom look so much better.

New indicators on the car

jjmc2003

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22nd Apr 11 at 18:09

hi all not update this for a couple of weeks but i have had new alloys put onto the car i paid only £40 for the set with road legal tyres.when i got them i sprayed them myself the colour is ford graphite grey. they look ten times better and i have not seen many corsa's with these wheels on. so i will stop going on and show you all some pics ?

for a bit of a quiz can anybody name what alloys they are ?

p93sco

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Registered: 30th Jun 08
Location: Aberdeenshire Drives:silver 1.2 16v
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22nd Apr 11 at 18:25

they not off a rover 25 ?

Generation

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22nd Apr 11 at 18:31

quote:
Originally posted by p93sco
they not off a rover 25 ?

Question was, "what are they off" not " what are they not off"

They not off a corsa merit?

jjmc2003

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Location: Widnes
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22nd Apr 11 at 19:24

correct answer they are from a rover 25 bit of a tight fit but they went on. looks ten times better imo.

jjmc2003

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28th Apr 11 at 17:28

gave my car a good clean today with the nice weather so her are some pics as it stands

SHOT OUT OF THE WINDOW

CLOSE UP OF THE NEW WHEELS

hope u like

jjmc2003

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28th Apr 11 at 17:29

also do you know if a corsa c interior will fit into my corsa b ?

jjmc2003

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11th May 11 at 15:37

small update

my lowering springs arrived yesterday they are a 60mm/40mm (i think will double check) bought them from egay cost me £30 including postage bargain.

also got round to debadging the rear and puttin centre caps on the wheels just wating for the badges to arrive.

De-Badged Rear

Centre caps

the springs hopefully will be fitted this weekend will upload some pics when fitted.

Christopher

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11th May 11 at 16:09

look like my 60's mate but could be wrong

jjmc2003

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31st May 11 at 19:56

since my last post i have had not much time to do anything apart from working

. But a small update got myself a new set of aero flat wipers

Pics

plus gave the car a little clean as well as i had a bit of time

quick pic from the window

not had the lowering springs fitted yet. Cant do them myself got someone who will fit them for £40 so need to get the money and they will be fitted.

hopefully the project will start moving a bit quicker over the summer months

thanks for looking

jjmc2003

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9th Jun 11 at 10:38

BIG UPDATE had a few pressies deleivered over they last few days and yesterday i decided to crack on and get them fitted to the car.

First of all decided to re-spray my alloys as i was bored of that colour. Here are my tools for the the job

this is what was bieng fitted to the car yesterday

New custom exhaust

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I also fitted a pipercross induction kit and irmscher door badges. Here are some pics of the finished product

WHITE ALLOYS

EXHAUST FITTED

INDUCTION KIT FITTED

DOOR BADGES

the car look ten times better imo. the exhaust is not to loud on idle but gives it some when you press the go-go pedal lol. All in all i paid £35 for all these items bargains i know.

Hope you all like ( i know i need some corsa-sport stickers they are next)

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