*CorsaCal*
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Ive had a few people ask me how I was getting on with my car so I thought Id put a thread up.
This is my smoke grey corsa sport 1.4 16v. I bought it as a standard sport with irmscher softstars.
Externally i have lowered it on Fk coilovers, fitted a badboy bonnet, fitted gsi side skirts in black, Team Heko wind deflectors, Tigra scuttle, Pressed plates, 2.0 litre brakes, de bump stripped the sides.
Engine wise i have fitted a K&N cone filter, a 4-2-1 exhaust manifold, removed the centre box and have a sports backbox.
Inside the back is stripped out atm and the standard front seats remain with vectra b chrome door handles and heater vents.
[Edited on 01-09-2013 by *CorsaCal*]
[Edited on 21-03-2015 by *CorsaCal*]
[Edited on 11-06-2015 by *CorsaCal*]
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*CorsaCal*
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I am also in the middle of prepping my gsi front bumper!
Over the time ive had smoked rear lights and i had black gsi wheels for a while but decided it looks better like this!
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Jed D
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looks well
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Nathan Kirkpatrick
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Any bother putting the tigra scuttle,such as cutting bits to make it fit
Hope to buy one soon for my car....
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*CorsaCal*
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Cheers jed!
quote: Originally posted by Nathan Kirkpatrick
Any bother putting the tigra scuttle,such as cutting bits to make it fit
Hope to buy one soon for my car....
Its no bother at all its a direct swap just unscrew the old one, remove wipers, screw new one in n refit wipers. Only took me around 5-10 mins.
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BeetleGav
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really like it on the pre bumper...... if your gsi'ing it..... let me know if u want to sell the pre
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*CorsaCal*
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quote: Originally posted by BeetleGav
really like it on the pre bumper...... if your gsi'ing it..... let me know if u want to sell the pre
Yer i am gsi'ing but im in no rush cuz i like the pre 97 too. Lol. Ok mate ill let you know.
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BeetleGav
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cheers
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BeetleGav
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ps, needs smoked depos
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*CorsaCal*
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I no mate smoked depos and german rears will follow soon hopefully!
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Phillips_91
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Nice car mate
you managed to fit my manifold yet pal?
Keep the updates coming
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*CorsaCal*
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quote: Originally posted by Phillips_91
Nice car mate
you managed to fit my manifold yet pal?
Keep the updates coming
Cheers matey!
Yup the manifolds on and i removed the air pump at the same time
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*CorsaCal*
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Just a bit of an update for my plans this weekend to get done before PPC.
Ive just got some silver corsasport.co.uk stickers for the rear quarter windows that need sticking on. Cheers craig-dodd!!
Ive got to respray the black on my rear bumper as it has started to peel and looks shite.
Also it has had a very slow coolant leak, i think its from the thermostat housing and has been getting slowly worse so about time i looked at that
Maybe some new spark plugs as i did the oil last month but never got round to doing the plugs.
Then it just needs its yearly wash
Hopefully the suns out so i can get it all done
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Nathan Kirkpatrick
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quote: Originally posted by *CorsaCal*
Cheers jed!
quote: Originally posted by Nathan Kirkpatrick
Any bother putting the tigra scuttle,such as cutting bits to make it fit
Hope to buy one soon for my car....
Its no bother at all its a direct swap just unscrew the old one, remove wipers, screw new one in n refit wipers. Only took me around 5-10 mins.
Dead on fella thanks
Also best of luck with the car
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Darryl H
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Looks good mate, will see it at ppc then if you're coming with us?
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*CorsaCal*
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quote: Originally posted by Darryl H
Looks good mate, will see it at ppc then if you're coming with us?
Yer im going to both PPC and PVS with corsasport.co.uk so ill hopefully see you there Darryl!
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*CorsaCal*
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Cheers Nathan Kirkpatrick! I hope your car goes to plan and you get your tigra scuttle.
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Darryl H
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quote: Originally posted by *CorsaCal*
quote: Originally posted by Darryl H
Looks good mate, will see it at ppc then if you're coming with us?
Yer im going to both PPC and PVS with corsasport.co.uk so ill hopefully see you there Darryl!
Looking forward to it mate
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*CorsaCal*
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Hi all, just a bit of an update. Over the weekend i have resprayed the black on my rear bumper, cracked on with prepping the GSI bumper and have put my corsasport.co.uk stickers in my rear quater windows. Pictures are below:
Rear bumper before:
Spraying the rear bumper:
Sanding and primering the GSI bumper although the primer shows it still needs a bit more sanding:
My grey stickers in the rear quater windows:
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*CorsaCal*
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Also ive noticed i think that my car seems to have developed a slight missfire so ill get some new spark plugs in it and pray thats all it is as i need it healthy for PPC!!
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*CorsaCal*
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Right ive had another look at my car and im pretty sure its the head gasket has gone as the misfiring is getting worse and i am now getting white smoke out the exhaust! Heads coming off tomora only 3 days before PPC!
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*CorsaCal*
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Right just a bit of an update of what ive been up to today. Got the head off and found that the piston top and valves in cylinder 4 where clean which confirmed that the head gasket had failed allowing coolent into the cylinder. However i also have a oily/watery substance in my throttle body? Hope this is related to the head gasket? Everything else seems to be good but only time will tell. . . . .
So as it stands tonight the head is on the desk and the block is still in the car, hopefully itll be back together and running beautifully tomorrow. . . . HOPEFULLY!
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Darryl H
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Was good to meet you yesterday buddy.
Car looked good, glad you got it sorted in time!
Got a few photos of it if you don't mind them in here:
Would have got some on track but I didn't stay to the session
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*CorsaCal*
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Hi all, heres my pictures from my track time at PPC in the park 2012
It was good fun and will definately be doing it again!!
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Darryl H
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Car looks good out on track mate
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