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Author Here she is, Take a look. UPDATE! (at long last!) 22/4/10
Kenzie
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9th Apr 08 at 20:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Had her just over 12 months now.

Got her as a mint un-molested example.

Been working on her steadily. Heres the deal so far:



Car Info:

- Vauxhall Corsa Sport, Red, 1997

Engine and Transmission:

- 1.6 16v Vauxhall X16XE engine.
- Rebuild inc. piston rings, valve stem seals, head gasket.
- Fram oil filter.
- Pipercross Viper Induction Kit.
- De-Ecotec'd
- Performance Inlet Manifold. (Manztel Style).
- Breather Filter.
- Skimmed head.
- Powerflow custom exhaust with single silencer, 3" outward rolled tip & de-cat.

Suspension:

- Jamex Sportline uprated and shortened shock absorbers.
- Jamex 60mm rear springs.
- Jamex 60mm front springs.


Brakes:

- Corsa Sport/GSi 1.6 spec calipers.
- Vented front brake discs.


Wheels and Tyres:

- Cavalier GSI wheels in Rover Hurricane Grey.
- Hankook Ventus Prime rear and Federal Super Steel front Tyres - 195/45/15 size.

ICE:

- Alpine CDA 9856R Headunit.
- Nokia front tweeters.
- Ground Zero door speakers.


Security:

- Standard Vauxhall alarm, immobiliser and deadlock system

Exterior & Interior:

- Red LED interior illumination (clocks, heater controls, MFD, Cigarette lighter illuminated ring).
- Ultra Xenon and Xenon style sidelights/stock sidelights (depending on mood).
- Punto HGT Rear Wiper.
- FK de-badged grille with Irmsher "i" logo.
- Replacement numberplates (or pressed uk font plates, depending on mood!).
- Smoked AutoArt side repeaters.
- Shortened black "bee sting" aerial.
- GM rear mudflaps.
- GM Front Mudflaps.
- Debadged Bootlid.
- Cutstom colour coded Irmsher boot handle

Performance Figures:

- BHP Unknown
- 0-60 Unknown
- Top Speed Unknown


Pics:



















[Edited on 09-04-2008 by Kenzie]

[Edited on 22-04-2010 by Kenzie]
LukeD
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9th Apr 08 at 20:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Very Clean example there mate! nice work

Any plans for future?
Kenzie
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9th Apr 08 at 20:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got a few plans that include Depo's or maybe smoked crystal headlights.

Also a remap in the future maybe.

Just taking it steady, dont want to rush anything and spoil it :-)
jamesvalver
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thats soo nice!!

clean and subtle!!
16V_1600
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9th Apr 08 at 21:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well nice and smart mate, oh welcome to the Cav GSi slabs club
richc
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That is my car except mine is pre 97! Samre colour car, colour wheels etc
Corsa_Scotty
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quote:
Originally posted by 16V_1600
Well nice and smart mate, oh welcome to the Cav GSi slabs club


+1
chloe16v
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where did you get the badge from?
flybikeslee
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where you at liquid in manchester the other week?
Kenzie
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Got the badge from LMF mate.

Yep i was at Liquid Cars. Noticed your motor there looking very sweet!
flybikeslee
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quote:
Originally posted by Kenzie
Got the badge from LMF mate.

Yep i was at Liquid Cars. Noticed your motor there looking very sweet!


though i recognised it, but wasnt there something up with your boot? nasty spray job?
Kenzie
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Yea its a bit ropey.

Had the ususal rust around the wiper and a few other spots, sorted them out.

Got round to painting it and sods law it started pissing it down!

Its on my list of jobs to do, will most likely get my mate to do it at his body shop.
J4M13
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how do Kenzie, lookin sweet!
Dr Pepper
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10th Apr 08 at 11:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice job that mate - the back end looks very well

[Edited on 10-04-2008 by Dr Pepper]
Kenzie
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Well there has been a hell of a lot of changes since I last updated!!

Ill be cracking-on with getting them up on here ASAP when time allows.

For now, take a look at the new wheels:

I've been after a set for a while now, but all the sets I kept finding where miles away! :-(

But I happened to stumble across a set about half an hour away from so decided to snap them up!


They're the Cavalier Cesaro wheels (I seem to have a thing for Cav wheels :-s lol)



First things first, gave them a good wash. Nice and straight, with minimal kerbing:




Began rubbing them down with the D.A. sander and by hand with various grades of wet & dry paper:




I was able to eliminate most of the kerbing marks using the DA, but there were a couple that were slightly deeper. They may only seem slight, but they're there!!:




Epoxy resin was mixed up and used to fill the marks:




This was then left to harder overnight to allow me to blend it in smooth to the rest of the paintwork:




After masking the face which contact the hub/drum the wheels were then ready for priming:







Once primed there were a few slight marks that were noiticable (could'nt be seen in pictures), so i used filler primer to build it up the affected areas to enable me to flat them out once the primer had dried:



The colour was then decided.. BMW Jet Black. First I painted the insides (dont worry, they wernt painted in my living room!):




Then started on the outer faces. First coat:






Lovely fresh paint:




The paint once dried:




Then off to Pendle Motorcycles I went and purchased some stubby bike tyre valves. Bit tidyer looking than long car ones:




At the same place I also purchased some red reflective rim tape:




Allowed the paint to harden for a few days, then attacked the wheels with a super-fine grade of wet & dry paper, along with a variety of cutting compounds (Farecla G3, AutoGlym products ect) to ensure the paint was as smooth as glass. After that I applied a few coats of SmartWax Rim Way to protect from brake dust and give more shine.






The finished product:








Reflection, YO!:





Opinions? B)

[Edited on 07-08-2009 by Kenzie]

[Edited on 07-08-2009 by Kenzie]
LukeS
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7th Aug 09 at 19:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Them wheels are very very shiny. They look good.

[Edited on 07-08-2009 by LukeS]
Jamie_Hastings1
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Looks nice. Orange rim on a Red car?
Kenzie
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Nah mate, the rim is red, but in those photos it looks orange!
Jamie_Hastings1
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Oh that looks really good. Is that the most recent pic? Or is your avatar upto date with the morettes?
flybikeslee
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bike valves are smart
Liam B
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Thats gorgeous, flame red
kylemac91
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those wheels are smart as fook! did you spray them with tins?
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Fucking hell that's nice, great job on the wheels too, good idea with the bike valves aswell
J4M13
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Looking sweet kenzie, gets nicer everytime i see it
Ingham
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Row you know I love your car, the wheels just set it off completely now.

Nice to see she's had a good detail too.

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