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Liam B
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15th Apr 09 at 20:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Alrite ladies and gents, been on this forum for a while now and thought id post this build thread.
Im still only 16 so progress is slow on the car but i've changed it slightly since i got it.

Well here it is, its a 1.2 8v corsa vegas that i bought completely standard,





First thing to buy was a k&n cone filter of a mate for a tenner. Next came a sony xplod 1200w sub, kenwood 800w amplifier and JVC stereo.

Bought a pair of red and black reclining bucket seats of matt_wassall on here and a 14" set of alloys.



I decided against the alloys and left them sitting in the garden, at about this time i was offered an M reg 1.4 corsa with a fooked engine for £100, it had a decent set of OZ Racing Superleggera alloys on and a few other bits such as lexarse lights, and a bee sting ariel.



I stripped down the corsa of valuables such as a brand new battery, door speakers which my car needed, headlights, and the parcel shelf. Today the scrap man came and took the car away, giving me £40. So in all the alloys and other bits cost me £60, dont think thats too bad











In the last picture, the front of the car is jacked up which is why its looking like its on stilts..

Any suggestions/comments would be appreciated
Sean-B
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Location: Wolverhampton Drives: 200SX S14a
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15th Apr 09 at 20:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you could have sold so much more of that purple car

good progress so far, don't put the lexarse lights on though

maybe think about lowering next?
Liam B
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15th Apr 09 at 20:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I put a thread up on here mate advertising it cheap as chips, i was even ready to give it away to anyone off here. Didnt expect the scrap man to give me anything for it, no mate definitely not putting them on it!

I would lower it, but i can see me having mates in it most days at college as well as the boot full, i can see it rubbing..
Corsa_Scotty
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15th Apr 09 at 20:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what ET are the wheels mate?
Liam B
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15th Apr 09 at 20:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Im not sur mate but when i put them on they seemed to fit fine no rubbing, where can i find this on the wheel?
Liam B
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I put OZ Racing Superleggera, just found out there actually called OZ Racing Superturismo.
Corsa_Scotty
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15th Apr 09 at 21:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
should be behind the wheel somwhere
Liam B
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15th Apr 09 at 21:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Il have a look tomorrow, could there being a problem if its the wrong offset? Considering i thought they fitted, this is all completely new to me, jumped in with two feet really!
Corsa_Scotty
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15th Apr 09 at 21:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no not really unless you have a really high offset and go too low. 40mm should do it
Liam B
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15th Apr 09 at 21:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ok cheers, looking for a red GSI spoiler if anyones got one out there!
Liam B
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16th Apr 09 at 15:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The wheels are ET42, is that good or bad?
Torsa g
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16th Apr 09 at 15:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ul be sweet with that mate
Liam B
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16th Apr 09 at 15:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ok cheers mate, what would you reccomend? Lowering springs, coilovers? 40ml, 30 ml? considering im at college on a tiny budget!
Bonney
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16th Apr 09 at 15:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If your on a budget, some 40mm springs will do you just fine
Torsa g
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16th Apr 09 at 15:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Bonney66
If your on a budget, some 40mm springs will do you just fine


WILL SAVE YOU GETTING DAMPERS ASWELL AS 40 IS REALLY THE LIMIT ON STANDARD SHOCKS IN MY OPINION

sorry about the caps!!
Liam B
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16th Apr 09 at 16:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thats 40ml back and front? What will that do to the handling/comfort?
fazza
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16th Apr 09 at 16:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Torsa g
sorry about the caps!!


no your not




yeh standard shocks wont take anything more than 60mm, will handle like a boat though on standard shocks and they wont last long
Phil_b
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16th Apr 09 at 21:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it will handle better than standard but not by much, you will still get alot of body roll, but it will look soo much better then standard height,
welcome to the flame red crew
Liam B
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17th Apr 09 at 17:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Plans are;
Tigra scuttle,
Punto rear wiper,
De-badge,
Lowered 40 ml,
Black, slatted grille,
Front Depo's,
GSI Spoiler,
Smoked rear lights.
Andy McClelland
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21st Apr 09 at 21:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks good mate,
definatly dont put lexarse lights on
if all works out GSi skirts are next for you lol
Liam B
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1st Jun 09 at 17:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Little update, turned 17 last week and passed my theory test so driving the car on L plates. Tried fitting my k&n cone filter today, but put the original one back on because there was a pinky red wire that i wasnt sure what it did, is it okay to leave this laying about unnatached on the one end? Also having hell trying to get my seats in
Kevxx
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1st Jun 09 at 17:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What problems you having with the seats? get them on the subframes outside the car, then slipping them in is only 2 bolts!

Awesome to see someone sensible enough to buy a car before passing test and getting it ready, wish i thought of that!!
Liam B
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1st Jun 09 at 17:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My mate told me i need to get some L pieces made up for it, but i dont know, their completely different to the standard corsa seats, il get a picture up on here of the bottom of them
Liam B
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1st Jun 09 at 18:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Here's the pictures of the two seats, anyone know what i should do?





Sorry for poor picture quality, one has some runners on it and the other doesn't, id me much appreciative of any help im stuck..

[Edited on 01-06-2009 by flame-red]
SeanXE
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13th Jun 09 at 21:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks like a good project mate

Did you fit the seats in the end?

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