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Fujikato
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24th Feb 05 at 22:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hey,new here.
I have loved Corsa's since I was young teens,wanted to make one one off and new,but everythig seems to have been done, so lately I have wanted a Lupo 1.4s.
But,I want a lupo less than 2years old,so it has the gti interior, but that will be about 5-6k.
So I thought if I got a Corsa B '94 M-reg Sri,for about 2k max,then spent a few K on it,could I really make it show worthy,and something that would get me acknowledged as a true modifier? Is there anything no1 has done to a Corsa B?
I know a few K is less than whats needed for a truly extreme modified car,but it's a starting point.

Any answer's to my questions,suggestions,idea's would be great.
Red_SXi
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24th Feb 05 at 22:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There really isn't much that hasn't been done to a Corsa B
Colin
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Buy one thats already been done - or expect to need circa £20-25k for a 1 off show car from scratch!
Fujikato
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24th Feb 05 at 22:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah,I into the euro look,and smoothed look, they made a soft-top corsa? lol
Red_SXi
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Buy an Astra MK3 convertible, you don't see many of them modded
Matt H
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Buy a car thats already done up & spend abit more on that
Fujikato
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Yeah,saw a mkIV Golf done up to eyeballs, a guy bought it and redid it all,kept I'd say 40% of it the same.
He did it with the help of the previous owner who sold it him,and they said it was alot of fun and was nice to see the car evolve.
AK
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24th Feb 05 at 22:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
save all the hassle...

buy the nicest car you can and leave it as is for a few year, then move up the chain again...

with hindsight, thats the way to go
Fujikato
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Cool.
Anythign anyone can think of not being done to a Corsa?
I bet nick dale asked that question lol
Rob H
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
save all the hassle...

buy the nicest car you can and leave it as is for a few year, then move up the chain again...

with hindsight, thats the way to go


What he said, that or atleast dont go mad on it and spend loads of money. Seems silly to me spending more than the value of the car in mods . Think its one of those things where you either get it or you dont .

Only thing i can think of thats different for this country is a Tigra front end, and go full on Euro style with wide wheels, on the deck and lots of smoothing .
AK
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24th Feb 05 at 23:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ask yourself....

What will you gain from doing something that hasn't been done to a corsa?

???

In my opinion? nothing..... just waste lots of money.... do what you LIKE, not what hasn't been done
Rob H
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24th Feb 05 at 23:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
ask yourself....

What will you gain from doing something that hasn't been done to a corsa?

???

In my opinion? nothing..... just waste lots of money.... do what you LIKE, not what hasn't been done


Must be the claim to fame thing . If your really into your car mags i suppose being featured would be an ambition of some sort, its just at the end of the day what does it mean that you got your car in the mag, except everyone now knows what Ice youve got in the boot, what mods youve got done, and the alarm youve used, so they can steal it all easier .

[Edited on 24-02-2005 by Rob H]
Fujikato
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24th Feb 05 at 23:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes,I will do what I like,but knowing what hasn't been done would help my decision.
Also,yes I know a place in europe that makes 13" 3peice wheels that I can get from 5" to 10" wide,I also know alot of people who do body work,so whatever I get I will be going full euro,I just want to know maybe what engine work hasn't been done,as I think I saw a V6 a while ago in a magazine?
AK
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24th Feb 05 at 23:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
very true... I guess i just dont get it any more.... i used to though
Fujikato
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24th Feb 05 at 23:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Also,I do not want to be featured in many car magazines,as I do never want to be in Max Or Rev's as these magazines do no justice in my opinion to the car modification world,apart from bring chavs into it.

I just want to know I did something new,just to myself.

[Edited on 24-02-2005 by Fujikato]
AK
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yout going to run into MEGA £££££ if your going engine wise thats never been done...

or you could fit 2x 1.0 12v.... thats never been done
Rob H
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24th Feb 05 at 23:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
... Or a 1.4 8v SPi Turbo.....
Fujikato
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Yeah I have been told alot it would cost megabucks(mainly by venom_turbo who lives near me).
But I just am wondering.
I hope I had said nothing no,first impressions of me wanting to follow the croud of something new. But I do have strong opinions on car modification.
AK
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thats fair enough, but i think you need to have your feet planted on the ground and reakky think if its worth doing what you plan....

It may seem like it at the mo, but just try and think about 1 or 2yrs down the line
jr
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do a 1.8T LUPO, far better car than a corsa IMO

and i have both
Fujikato
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You have a 1.8T Lupo!!!???

*kneels*
My dream lol
AK
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TD
Dan B
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quote:
Originally posted by Fujikato
Cool.
Anythign anyone can think of not being done to a Corsa?

Put biplane wings on it, a propeller, and turn it into a WW2-style flying machine......well, you didn't say "sensible things" not being done to a Corsa
Claire
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To be honest I wouldn't bother with OTT modifications, but thats partly just because its not my thing.
If that is the route you want to take then you can always be different - I think IAZ (and the guy that owned the car before him) have proved that.
Tom
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AK is correct most would agree in hindsight it's a waste of money just buy the best u can 2 start with

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