N13L X B
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Right then people i fancied doing something a lil different this year as my track 'b' is prob not going to be seeing much road action now.
Since having a Corsa b let ive missed boost so found and bought this:
I bought it quite cheap though as a fair bit of tidying up is required but the main thing is the Z20 LET conversion has been done and its all in and running sweet so the hard work is done.
Firstly the car has been into a ditch or something as the rear quarter is damaged and skirt and front arch trim missing, il get a bodyshop to sort this out soon.
Oh and seccondly the previous owner ripped out and sold the full leather trim and is just generally in a mess so alot to do in here too, just chucked a seat in to drive the car onto my trailer when i collected it.
So the work begined, firstly i fitted a boost guage in the heater vent and wired it all up to my headunit power supply.
Then i decided to refirb the standard Sri wheels myself as i had some time on my hands lol
Also took off the cam cover so i could paint that up
While i was in the engine bay i had a good clean up, tied up any loose wires, hoses etc and stipped out any un wanted shite, such as these unused air con pipes.
Bought a new set of plugs,
And heres the wheels and cam cover painted up, all in silver to keep it looking OEM
Thats all for now theres still loads to do before im happy with the car, got a few bits on the way to me too so should see more progress soon
Thanks for looking
[Edited on 01-04-2012 by N13L X B]
[Edited on 12-04-2012 by N13L X B]
[Edited on 18-04-2012 by N13L X B]
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Oli_p
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take it this was the one that was in classifieds for £2k??
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Darryl H
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Good start Niel judging by your other projects this will also be a great build!
[Edited on 21-02-2012 by Darryl H]
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Jed D
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off to a good start already... even before you started working on it, black sri's are
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N13L X B
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Cheers lads it should end up fairly nice i hope
A new part showed up today, new intake pipe with red hoses (will be the coulour im going for in the bay)
More soon.
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AndyCorsaSport
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quote: Originally posted by Oli_p
take it this was the one that was in classifieds for £2k??
I reckon so. I asked for pics loads of times and got no reply!
Would love a C zlet.
Looks good so far!
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vx-scottw
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wish i could aford tod a zlet will be watchin this
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N13L X B
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Cheers lads
Bought a few things needed to get some jobs done on it, Oil and filter, Inner cv joint and nice new hose clips for my intake hose.
Also fitted new discs and pads to the front, and overhauled the rear brakes (need a new brake cylinder)
Re-fitted the cam cover, fitted my new intake pipe and had a clean up in the bay. Theres still loads to do untill im happy like get myself a filter
More up dates soon
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vx-scottw
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liking this
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Mark.W
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Once the bodywork is sorted this will be sweet
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HarleyMK
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liking this, looking forward to the progress
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NathanR
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Jealous isnt the word .
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taylorboosh
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i 100% recommend changing that boost gauge, they are very slow and shit... on hard boost they just do what the fuck they want
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dave-SRI
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where did you get the intake pipe and hose mate..?
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N13L X B
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Cheers John-d I was given the boost guage so I will be changing it at some point.
Dave Sri the intake pipe was just off eBay don't think he's got any more, tx autosport is the place for stuff like that though mate.
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dave-SRI
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no poblem mate... thats what i am after for my gsi just with blue hoses....
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D0NN3R
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looks like a good project all its needs is a tidy up
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N13L X B
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Not much to report being mid week but i got myself a filter, new brake cylinder (one is leaking fluid) and a bit of vacuum hose for my boost guage.
Fitted the filter and vacuum hose looks much fresher ths side of the by now
This will be taxed on thursday as its the start of march so i can start to use it on the road while im doing the last few jobs
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SAL
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Watching this! Also want mine back
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N13L X B
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More progress to report
8000k xenon kit and tax purchased.
This is the half leather interior i picked up, have rear seats also.
Just the fronts fitted for now, and all cleaned up.
So then she was legal to go out on the road, heres a few cleaned up pics (of the decent side )
Thats all for now, just enjoying it out on the road
Theres a few knocks and bumps up front so ive looked into them, ordered 2 front drop links, 2 track rod ends and a front engine mount with poly bush. That should cure the knocking
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D0NN3R
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you keeping the looks of the car pretty much standard so people think its a 1.8 until you put your foot down
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Mark.W
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Looks a different car already mate
Bet it fun to drive
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Dale
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Looking good I would have one of these
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SAL
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Bet that back box makes some boost noise Looks so much better allready!
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Alex_Rally
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71quid for tax ........
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