vaux.dan
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hi all im back with a 5th corsa this time a 1.4 flame red sport
the car is a T reg has 130,000 miles but full service history
i've been after a cheapish corsa for a while now purely so i can learn. I've always got my mates to lower my cars,fit things and paid people to fit and remove my previous engines but now i want to learn.
the car is my girlfriends cousins best mates and she had it up for £600
i found a few faults told her to take £300 or i wasn't interested. She whinged alot but accepted.
It's by no means perfect and is purely a project. Spoilers got laquer peel,rust on the drivers door,rear quater and around the wiper so the main aim is to sort the bodywork with help from my friend.
She says the power steering pump is knackered and leaking but i'm going to remove the engine anyways and attempt the c20seh conversion.
i only have a couple of pics but im getting the car tomorrow morning, going to halfords for some bodge and filler so we can grind back the rust on the boot, treat it and semi smooth it.
i will update as progress goes on,please any help or comments are welcome.
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[Edited on 06-01-2011 by vaux.dan]
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Martin W
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good base car, the panels are all cheap, i replaced every panel on my previous corsa except the passenger door, really does make a difference and all easy to fit, sounds like you've got a good deal on that mate
[Edited on 30-12-2010 by deadliner]
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DansCorsaSXi
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Plans sound good Dan,keep us updated
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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vaux.dan
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cheers lads. just paid for some mhw rear lights there, going to look at a coilover kit now on ebay
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joeseth17
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Glad to see you've got a corsa again mate! Am sure itl be lookin swish in no time.
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vaux.dan
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cheers joe mate. any parts for sale?
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vaux.dan
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my 2nd mod will be some fk coilovers
link- http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/product.php?xProd=23249
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Mieran
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looks areet that like, i got some comps if u want some rims
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John
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quote: Originally posted by deadliner
good base car, the panels are all cheap, i replaced every panel on my previous corsa except the passenger door, really does make a difference and all easy to fit, sounds like you've got a good deal on that mate
[Edited on 30-12-2010 by deadliner]
The multicoloured silver one with terrible panel gaps, I'd advise against doing that tbh.
£300 isn't too bad, loads of miles though.
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vaux.dan
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Engine is being took out so I'm not arses
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vaux.dan
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quote: Originally posted by Mieran
looks areet that like, i got some comps if u want some rims
How much for. Bodywork is my priority now
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kev
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well come to the red corsa crew haha,, looks a good base car that mate
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Hodgy
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Lookin good mate
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vaux.dan
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quote: Originally posted by kevcr
well come to the red corsa crew haha,, looks a good base car that mate
Cheers haha. Itbwas the one a was telling u about for 600. Got it for 300 haha
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vaux.dan
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Just bought some bits and bobs nowt exciting. Bodge, fibreglass, underseal and stone chip. Gunna fill and dints. Smooth boot and weld up the bonnet to be badboyed
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vaux.dan
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UPDATE !
off to my mates to collect some smoked depos !
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vaux.dan
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managed to fit the depos before it got to dark, sorry about the poor pics
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vaux.dan
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Not much update but the sport alloys have now been sold and its now on 14'' steelies.
Im after a gsi front bumper if anyone is selling one?
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vaux.dan
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Update!
Paying for a gsi bumper off corsa_power. Will update with pics once all my parts have arrived
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DansCorsaSXi
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Here mate
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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vaux.dan
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cheers sam, was on the ipad.
Just bought the gsi front bumper off the corsa in the pic
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DansCorsaSXi
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It's Dan lol and no probs
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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vaux.dan
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So it is sorry had a drink lol
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vaux.dan
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Not much of an update but the boot and bonnet were very bad due to rust so managed to get a new boot and bonnet for £30 from a local scrappy and fit them
rust around wiper:
huge hole !
new boot fitted:
i forgot to take a pic of the bonnet but it was a state. inderside was rotton and crumbling away
new bonnet fitted:
i also sold the sport alloys to hodgy off here so its now on 14'' steelies and sold the front bumper,rear seats and some spare front sport seats i had to dentysri off here.
i'l be undersealing anything i can and painting over it with red hammerite, just generally trying to tidy it up.
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Hodgy
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cheers for them only winter wheels till the fan blades get a refurb they let the car down so much lol
and making good progress dan keep it up
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