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Valleyscorsa

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Registered: 16th Jan 03
Location: Glam Uni - drives - 1.2 vegas
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11th Nov 04 at 10:43

For as long as i can remember i have been cursed

And this curse likes to fuck me about with my car

2 days ago i was driving home, stopped at a roundabout because a lorry was coming round, as it was driving past me (so its infront of me) it flicked up a bit of debry and hit my car causing quite a big stone chip, quite pissed off about that but i thought o well shit happens and you couldnt really see it, thought id treat it too a wash to make myself feel better and as i was wiping it with the sponge the paint fecking peeled off!!! Was so gutted so know i have an area, about an inch and a half with no paint on my bumper

Booked car in for a service today(more money again

) and on the way up there was a huge pothole, i was travelling quite quickly because i was late, didnt see the pot jole till late, tried to swerve to miss it and ended up catching the corner of my bumper on the curb, BIG chunk missing

i feel like utter sh1te, i have no money, a destroyed front bumper and too much uni work to do,

life can be cruel at times,

pics when i can be arsed

Please all write really supporting things below before i find the nearest bridge, thank you please

James R

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Registered: 4th Feb 03
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11th Nov 04 at 10:59

Gutted for you mate, I had that a while ago in the astra, had a new windscreen fitted and on the drive back (20mins) over taking a lorry stone cam up and chipped it bang in the middle

these things are sent to test us, it will be fine in the end though.

Valleyscorsa

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Location: Glam Uni - drives - 1.2 vegas
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11th Nov 04 at 11:01

gutting,

i hope your right mate

welshdude

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Registered: 6th Feb 03
Location: Swansea. Drives: 2006 Impreza STI
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11th Nov 04 at 12:50

Have you got any pictures of the sax?

How does it compare to your old corsa? and that some bad luck your having there m8

kev_corsa

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Location: Newport, Uni in Bristol
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11th Nov 04 at 12:57

gutting jamie

James R

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11th Nov 04 at 13:20

quote:
Originally posted by j1400
Gutted for you mate, I had that a while ago in the astra, had a new windscreen fitted and on the drive back (20mins) over taking a lorry stone cam up and chipped it bang in the middle

these things are sent to test us, it will be fine in the end though.

Hope so, just spend another £170 on engine parts for the astra having spedn £110 already, better be sorted after this

Damn well should be.
gonna keep it longer now so recoupe the costs of it.

Valleyscorsa

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11th Nov 04 at 13:30

Just wish i had enough money to get a cheap run about cos having a done up car around the valleys just aint practical

heres a pic for you welshdude, and its soooo much better than my corsa, quite nippy for a 1.4 as well

Valleyscorsa

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11th Nov 04 at 13:36

And one of the front

after this car i think im going to leave the whole body kit scene behind me, way too much hassle,

going to get something like an audi A3 or even a new integra type r

all subject to me winning a large sum of money

welshdude

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11th Nov 04 at 13:40

Looking good, shame its got a chunk missing from the bumper now ( not that I should be reminding you )

Valleyscorsa

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11th Nov 04 at 13:50

yeah cheers!!!

James R

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11th Nov 04 at 14:46

quote:
Originally posted by Valleyscorsa
its soooo much better than my corsa, quite nippy for a 1.4 as well

My novas a 1.4, that's nippy too

, fancy a head to head

kev_corsa

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Registered: 7th Nov 02
Location: Newport, Uni in Bristol
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11th Nov 04 at 22:47

hmmmmmm dont think itll beat the nova

love the car tho, looks realy smart

Rocky

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Location: Bridgend S.Wales Drives : Astra VXR
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11th Nov 04 at 23:34

going to get something like an audi A3 or even a new integra type r

all subject to me winning a large sum of money

better start saving mate or better still dream at no expensie at all

Tom J

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12th Nov 04 at 09:55

gutted for ya mate

Valleyscorsa

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12th Nov 04 at 12:05

quote:
Originally posted by j1400

quote:
Originally posted by Valleyscorsa
its soooo much better than my corsa, quite nippy for a 1.4 as well

My novas a 1.4, that's nippy too, fancy a head to head

umm, maybe if i fill up with optimax, should beat you then

Seriously though, at the moment its got a decat stainless system, what should be my next step in giving it a bit of extra poke???? an enclosed induction kit i was thinking bmc or green?

What you reckon?

Korsa

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Registered: 25th Jan 03
Location: Cardiff S.Wales Drives :Blue/Purple Corsa
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12th Nov 04 at 13:10

chip?

James R

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12th Nov 04 at 13:36

I'd persoanlly think about getting a cooperS super charger off e-bay £150-200 5th injector set up, and off you go. reckon for £500 could make engine about 30% more pokey, then with £600 40%, but reliablity.
Depends how much boost you fancied.

Bonzai

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Location: Cardiff, Wales Drives: 205 GTi 1.9
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12th Nov 04 at 18:10

chips dont do much for NA cars

Valleyscorsa

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12th Nov 04 at 18:53

Cooper supercharger???? For some reason that word makes me grin SUPERCHARGER

This sounds very intresting, whats the fitting cost for one of these then and what sort of gains can i expect???

cheers guys!!!!!

James R

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12th Nov 04 at 20:33

you can buy ready conversions for a few G, but I reckon I could do it in the summer with all the bits for about 600-700, I've just got my hands on a 5th injector system that you'd need for the conv too.
just buy a cooper blower off ebay, abotu 150-200 then I'd have to play and make up my own brackets etc...... and then test run it to make sure it was ok, and feulled correctly, then off to RR to test it's out put. You could run 5psi, although 10psi is mor manly, 10psi would see about a 40% gain, plus the yummy whine of a supercharger, then you could sort out all the door stickers, lol

Valleyscorsa

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13th Nov 04 at 13:20

That sounds very, very good mate, money is the only objective at the moment but i think the saving will begin

if i run 10psi how will this effect reliability????

cheers, Jamie

Valleyscorsa

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13th Nov 04 at 13:21

not that saxos are reliable anyway!!

James R

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13th Nov 04 at 13:48

I'd need to look at the kits available to buy "off the shelf" first and see how they run it then copy it pretty much. You'd want to consider a tubular manifold to help the exahsut gases escape.
I don't think reliablity will be effected, as these kits seem to work well enough, just the fuel bill will go up. Also in theory a DV can be fitted too

Valleyscorsa

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13th Nov 04 at 17:52

A DV

That should turn a few heads!!! Was thinking of returning the outside to standard and selling the bits off to make up the money.........

but then i washed it and realised how much i liked it!!!!

so just as a rough figure how much will i need to save up, including fitting and a new manifold then J?????

James R

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13th Nov 04 at 17:59

I reckon £1000 would leave you with some change. (I'm guessing £800, but I alwasy add 20% to be safe, gay if you run out of cash half way through)

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