Tommygsi
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Hi been meaning to start a project thread for a while so here it goes i bought a corsa gsi off a friend in the summer just past he travelled quite far to get it as its clean but after expensive insurance i bought it off him heres how it looked...
then it had some big brakes fitted and stripped calipers down and powder coated green and powder coated the cesearos black and fitted stainless de-cat pipe how it looks now...
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then this cool little guy...
so then it was winter the car dosent have any rust underneath or on body so car was put in garage at end of september then it was big joabs and got some bits n pieces lexmaul inlet so have to change lower inlet also to sport one and a stainless 4-1 manifold so thats where i am now with it...
painted up...
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now to start heat wrapped manifold and fitted and have made start to inlet manifold
this lower bit was not wanting to come off haynes saying its a 3spanner job got chucked in the waste oil haha
and eventually after awkward bolts it was off
health n safety aware
some oil emergency cans of kx when joabs get hard and an oily macky dz napkin for when you cut urself
and thats after joabs.. so thats where im at as of weekend past with help of corsasport jamie on here hes the main grafter in the high vis now waitin on gaskets so we can fit sport lower inlet
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Darryl H
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Looks good mate, prefer the wheels silver imo but still looks good! Very Red
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D0NN3R
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wheels look better in silver i think but it looks really mint for an L reg
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Tommygsi
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Cheers dudes i like the black and red look but everyones diffrent yeah i was amazed myself how its not faded to flame pink lol. I think someone has looked after it along the way at somepoint. I always wanted a gsi then when my friend couldnt insure it i just had to have it
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Kris.Star.silver
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thats quite tidy mate, im hoping to get a inlet manifold on my gsi. where abouts in scotland are you?
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taylorboosh
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looks lovely? why not red brakes though?
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Corsasport-Jamie
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everyone has red brakes its too common
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craig-dodd
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I think white wheels look better but that's just my opinion,
very tidy car tho
i wish my gsi was that tidy
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taylorboosh
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green and red is wierd though
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Tommygsi
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Thanks glad people like it im hoping inlet will make good bit diffrence so once its back on road after winter il let u know And not red as its something diffrent.. After this weekend rocker covers coming off as needs new gasket and getting it powdercoated green aswel lol. No1 would wana look the same so why have cars the same
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taylorboosh
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so you would be happy if something looke shite to be differant?
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BeetleGav
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red and green should never be seen with out a colour inbetween! is the rhyme to which i do not wear the two colours together.
also think the wheels looked better silver
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Ben G
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it looks really nice but it needs 45 profile tyres.
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Corsasport-Jamie
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quote: Originally posted by john-d
so you would be happy if something looke shite to be differant?
why your getting so worked up about the colour of his brakes is past me if you think it looks shite then why you still here looking at it?
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Martin W
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looking good mate, like the inlet!
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Mark.W
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Looks veryyyy clean mate.
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Tommygsi
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Thanks yeah they were tyres that came on it and there all new so once ther worn im gona get 45s john-d.. U dont need to get a semi over my brakes like and thanks beetlegav but try telling santa that and ul b on his naughty list haha!
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Todi-Corsa
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nice!! very clean, glad to see your working on the original engine and not just ripping it out would be a shame to do that to such a mint example
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Tommygsi
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thanks todi-corsa yeah im happy with the c16xe engine and theres not many left with that engine id imagine. ok so little update before weekend of putting inlet back on some gaskets have arrived and theres also a green gasket just for you john-d
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Tommygsi
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Hi update from weekend, so it was sunday again and for me and jamie it was time to pull another sickie from the girlfriends and go out to the garage for joabs we got the lower half of the sport inlet now fitted didnt fit lexmaul yet as the rocker cover is now away getting powdercoated so once thats back can get it all running connected radiator back up etc aswel so its just ready to go next time im out. also got a set of front coilovers as i think it sits a bit high on front got them cheap of a mate so will clean them up and get pics and also im just about to order a stainless piper exhaust system i have some photos from joabs...
blanking the egr valve..
sport inlet on..
haynes getting chucked after telling porkies...
ready for rocker getting painted..
and lastly a bag full of stuff..
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Tommygsi
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Todi-Corsa
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what colour you doing the rocker cover?
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Jed D
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really like it
original gsi's are getting cooler by the day
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Tommygsi
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Thanks rocker covers going lime green bit rad lol, sory taken while reply im in lanzarote plus side is theres loadz of opel Bs
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Christopher
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Looks great Love original gsi's
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