FlamingCorsa
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Registered: 22nd Apr 03
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right where to start, as u may remember i took over pub bout 6-7months ago and not been doing or been seen much on here, have painted few cars and done few jobs but been really busy at pub over summer,
few months after we took over i came across a van project with z20let in, it was unfinshed but just needed a weeked and plugging in etc!!! £1700 latter and it was at home, spoke to beardy and we struck a deal, i paint a car of his and he get my van running!
we did the swap, 3-4month past and beardy didnt have much fun and in the end came to the conclusion that it would never run on this loom cos it was from a desil so missing alot of wires needed for petrol, also alot of the voltages were different!!!
so anyway, 2 weeks ago i picked it up and brought it home, not sure wot to do i came across a cat b damaged astra sri turbo with front end damage....... snapped his hand off for 1700, and went on an all night trip to get it, worked till 10at night then drove to peterbrough and got home at 5 in morning and back to work at 8.............. hehe
so..........here is where my handy work starts........
plan was to swap the looms and get it running, it gradually got bigger and i have now swapped, fuel tank, fuel lines, break pipes, rear beam, front break pipes, all the looms come out of the van and i have painted inside and the engine bay...... ready to re fit the engine........ so basically its gonna be van with all running gear from astra sri turbo, including abs etc!!!
anyway nuff talk.......here are some pics:-
fist pic........engine from astra sri turbo.....78k miles and soon for sale
random bits from sri
doors and othe rparts, 18s from sri
enigne bay from sri, engine loom to come out soon
inside the car, well wots in there at the min, to be transfered to van soon
back of the sri
the sri how it is now
the engine from the van....... 26k miles
interior bits from sri
hoses for van
engine bay of van painted
inside the van
the van rear beam and fuel tank and pipes etc, had disks but no abs sensors etc
rear of van painted
more inside pics
vxr turbo ready to fit, got bigger front mount intercooler also
rear wheels, with groved disks etc
front wheels with 308ml disks, groved disks etc
outside the van
more panels etc
rad ready to go back on with other parts
finally wot came today my bucket seats.........well chuffed with them!!!
inside is staying stripped out to save waight
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Steve X16XE
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Registered: 31st Dec 06
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Welcome back 
Looking good. How much was the VXR turbo?
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FlamingCorsa
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Registered: 22nd Apr 03
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done few hundread miles and i paid 300notes delivered
looking to do phase 3-3.5 on it when its all done!
planning to have it running next week
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Eck
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Omfg this is gonna be immense 
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willay
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nice 
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Fro
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FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
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This is gonna be an ace project
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Adam-D
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kick ass 
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FlamingCorsa
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Registered: 22nd Apr 03
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plans for today are to connect fuel pipes and break pipes and get the sitting in the cowling nicely, then start to remove the interior wiring loom from the sri
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
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Wb Iaz - Back for the return tour?? 
Van project looks exciting, i'll be watching this one closely as usual!
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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P1CK4D
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
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This is going to be good!
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lil_g
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This is going to be such a project 
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FlamingCorsa
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Registered: 22nd Apr 03
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also eventually its gonna be painted white then sign writted for the pub, to match a mobile bar trailer that we have bought, should look good matching!
still care cars off the lights towing the trailer also, hehehe
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Fro
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 Van + Trailer trouncing scoobies etc
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FruitBooTeR
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What sort of power do these engines put out?
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Wrighty
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Hes back
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FlamingCorsa
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Registered: 22nd Apr 03
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quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
What sort of power do these engines put out?
well with my mods i am eventually hoping for between 280-300 hp
much more and have to upgrade internals really i think! clutch will hopefully last a while with that power then get flywheel and cluch when it does start to struggle!
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Iain M
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WB mate will be watching this looks quality already.
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Liam
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WB, looks like this will be another great project.
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Haimsey
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Sweet I miss your threads.
Marcy Marc
White Sport Progress Thread
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Hamish
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Registered: 4th Apr 05
Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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Good to see your back here with a different project as ever. Full respect to you
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BYRON
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yes.
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FlamingCorsa
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Registered: 22nd Apr 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
Good to see your back here with a different project as ever. Full respect to you
yea the painting part is in my comfort zone and totally fine with that, but i wanted beardy to do engine and wiring part cos i am not confident with that at all!
getting into it now, dont really like swapping fuel tanks, brake pipes and fuel pipes, rear beams etc and its really not my kind of work but enjoying ti and its gonna make van really good in the end cos EVERYthing is from the donor car so should be reliable and will have abs which is important with have such a light van at rear!
off now for few hours from work so start to take loom out the sri! ready to fit into van after work tonight!!!
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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Nice
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RCoughtrie
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ohh yes
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