Haimsey
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Well, seeing as V947 died on me RIP Betty. I found myself with my new car, which i wasnt too sure on when i first saw her, but looking behind the false front put on her i saw potential.
She had such a comprehensive history and hadnt done too many miles either, so tripped on down to have a look at her and decided i wanted her.
Say hello to VeeTwo
So thats the intro done.
I got her home on Saturday, slightly embarrassed due to the stupidly loud exhaust that is on her. But you know.
Its coming off ASAP
Anyways, i decided the alloys were wank, i hated them from day 1, so they were first to come off in favour of my SXI's Made such a difference!
Then fitted my bonnet lifters because i had forgot how heavy a corsa bonnet was My god
Then swapped my rear light cover over for a nicer new looking one
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Then noticed this, hmm, is this what they mean by white cars FTL!?
So that meant wash time Scrubbed up well
Still in dire need of a wash, clay, polish and more polish. Got quite a bit of tar spots on the bottom half i want to get off.
But dont have time for that atm, so it will have to wait for now.
Also going to sort out that daft induction kit, but had to wait to get my hands on another bottom half of the air box because the one on V947 didnt survive the crash, they arent resistant to headlights So that will have to be sorted asap.
Its also idling a bit rough, which im going to try and sort ASAP too, but all in all, im starting to bond with her
But watch this space for another project
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As you do, when youve something important to be doing, you always think about something more interesting. So i thought about my plans for VeeTwo
These are by no means a year long plan, they are long term in every sense of the word.
But here goes:
Tidy up paint work - clean it, polish it, sort out a few dings and bits and bobs
Exhaust
Debadged boot
c/c book lock with griffin painted black - not sure how it will turn out yet though
Grommet or Punto wiper - not decided yet as there is a bit of rust around the wiper hole
CS stickers - at home
Tigra scuttle panel
GSI replica skirts
c/c handles with passenger delocked
My white CDX alloys
Smoked lights all round
Debadged grille
Lowered -35mm on eibach springs - hopefully 60mm on coilovers soon after
Black roof rails - already done on V947
Pug aerial
V947's interior
Gloss black bumper tops, arch trims and skirts
2L brake set up + braided hoses
Front and rear strut brace
Rear ARB
BMC induction
Powerbox/Mantzel inlet of some
Plain plates - 3/4 front
Then i am tempting the idea of a black roof............ But that will be eventually
Thats all i thought of for now
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tom_simes
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Lovely
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flybikeslee
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potential
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tom_simes
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Lexmaul
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lil_g
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Nice
I can see the potential too
Is there anything else from V947 you can swap over?
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Haimsey
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Thanks
There is a lot that will be swapped over, suspension, strut brace, brakes, skirts, lights, interior items - rooflining, dials maybe, headrests, painted trims, handles - alloys, exhaust.
There is plenty to swap over, its just finding the time to do it, which will be summer (maybe easter as i doubt i can wait that long )
She is going to be version two (VeeTwo ) of V947
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B3KAN
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Looks good Glad you changed the wheels
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Haimsey
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Thanks, they are for sale if youre interested
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=477306
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B3KAN
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Swap for speedlines?
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Glad to see you finally got another one Marc, shame about V947 but least alot of it can live on in the new one!
April '06' Corsasport Feature Car | Aug '08' Total Vauxhall Feature Car | Spring '09' Fast Car Feature Car
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deano87
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Glad some of us students can move up in the world
Shame about black Betty though
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Not many white corsa sport's about, good find
please dont use the rep skirt's on this, they are hidious
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spankyjames
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what make is the exhaust looks like a custom jobby
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Ste L
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noice
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liamgallagher1994
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Love it Cant wait to see it take shape
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Ben G
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whats going on with the passenger side bump strip? looks a bit dodgy in the last pic.
nice find, white cars are lovely when clean.
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Haimsey
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Thanks for comments.
Stavs - the GSI reps are going on it. I like them, dont really like any other skirts.
spankyjames - god knows, all i know is its wank
Ben - towards the end of the door it has come away from the body slightly and needs sticking back in place.
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Ste L
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valver valver valver...
you know you wanna
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Haimsey
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Im actually finding the 1.6 really powerful
Not only did i have a mere 1.2, i also havent driven for over 3 months Everything seems fast.
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Ste L
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you'll sooon want more
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Mark.W
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nice little motor mate loving white corsas
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Haimsey
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Little update -
Managed to get my hands on a standard airbox bottom half, so that will be sorted on Saturday Induction off and either up for sale or in the bin
And also added my long term plans for her at the bottom of my first post.
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Marc, when you do the interior, i'll come up for the day and steal as much stuff that you don't want as possible
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Haimsey
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For some monies you can help yourself to whats left of the interior
Really isnt going to be till late June though...
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Looks very nice Haimsey plans sound spot on
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