Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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looks good mate, but think a new coolant bottle? (i think it is anyway) next to the battery would go nicely as it looks dark and tatty.
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JonnyJ
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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
Location: Scotchland
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Love it 
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t.n07
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Registered: 16th Nov 07
Location: Bexleyheath, Kent
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BLIMEY mate if i ever see you at a show then i will give you the biggest pat on the back ever! what a great car you have bought into this world lol! seriously well done this is a real stunner!
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16V_1600
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Registered: 7th Oct 07
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Cracking car mate 
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Daniel_Corsa
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Registered: 21st Apr 04
Location: Wigton, Cumbria
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Looking really good mate, sod the 1000miles, just run it in hard
April '06' Corsasport Feature Car | Aug '08' Total Vauxhall Feature Car | Spring '09' Fast Car Feature Car
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aron
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Registered: 10th May 07
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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looks smart as mate!!
what sort of power are you looking at/expecting??
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mattyross
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Registered: 22nd Dec 05
Location: lincolnshire Drives: 1997 C12NZ
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that is really nice, i like it a lot
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koopa89
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Registered: 29th Oct 07
Location: Sudbury, Suffolk
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you keep this ridiculously clean...always looking so nice 
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M Sutton
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Registered: 11th Jan 03
Location: Northamptonshire
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Small update - cars now done 570 miles on the new engine and had its first oil change yesterday. Need to get a few more miles on it and then the fueling needs setting up correctly, but overall it pulls nicely and is a vast improvement on the old engine 
Spent a few hours last week repainting my calipers silver at the front and the drums black as i wasnt keen on the blue i had done them before. Cleaned the arches and coilovers up abit while i was there. Also took the OPC badge off the boot as it looked abit random.
Today i gave it a good wash and tidy up and took a few pictures.
Got a list of parts that im getting from Vauxhall to finish the car off. Hopefully ill be repainting the car before PVS (again)  to tidy it up as its got a few little bits im not happy with, be itl mainly just be a re-laquer and polish up.
Anyway heres some pictures.......
You can see where i have located my induction kit in this picture.
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16V_1600
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Registered: 7th Oct 07
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Spot on
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Theham85
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Registered: 29th Nov 06
Location: Brisbane Queensland
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Looks minted, lovely car
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Another respray?
Looks ace mate, glad you're happy with the engine
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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M Sutton
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Registered: 11th Jan 03
Location: Northamptonshire
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Havnt updated this for ages!!
Quite abit has been done since my last update....
First of all, the newly rebuilt engine didnt seem right, so the car went back to Jamsport, after much investigation it had a cracked piston  ....Which was strange, but they got it sorted!unfortunatly the car got damaged by kids on bikes whilst there, nothing too major (a dented and scratched door and a cracked side skirt, Pissed me off abit but this car has been hassle all the way through the project!...) but i decided to sort a few bits whilst i was spraying it,again!!
So, ordered some new bits and aimed to get it sorted before PVS......
Stripped down the car the weekend it was picked up from Jamsport. I sprayed the engine bay because it needed doing and its the only part i hadnt done yet!
After spraying.
In primer after the repairs.
The pictures of it in the booth where on my phone but i lost them some how, so just got the pictures of it finished..
Engine all finished with new hoses etc
New brakes fitted, wheel arches cleaned up and wheels fitted.
All finished on show at PVS.
Couple of interior shots.
At Trax with the speedlines on for a change.
Then the good news!!
After i went up to Dougie from Total Vauxhall at PVS, he took my details and a few pictures of the car and said he would get back to me...After around 3 months he got hold of me finally through corsasport, as hed lost my number ........
We sorted out a photo shoot date and i frantically got some last touches done, the day came and the photographer was there but the interviewer was ill!! so the pictures where taken and the interview was done 3 weeks later.
Im not shure what issue it will be in but i carnt wait to see it in the magazine, as ive put sooo much £ and work into this little car over the past 4 years and 7 months!!!
Sneak peak from the Photo shoot.
Also payed a visit to Jamsport the other weekend and got it on the rolling road to see how it was running! Its running lean down the bottom and rich at the top end, it got 102bhp after Jamie set it up better and it now feels much better.. To benafit from all the modifications done to the engine i will be upgrading the ECU to GoTech and fitting a 300 degree cam and i few other bits which should see me to around 150bhp! Which will keep me happy
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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Good work Mr S, I look forward to the feature, congrats on that
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Jon_C
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Registered: 7th Dec 05
Location: Suffolk
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I love this car. So well put together. Congrats on the feature
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Firestate88
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Registered: 10th Jul 08
Location: Northampton England
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thats a real nice car
you went to college with my work mate
chris whight
its some inspiration for my corsa
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Mobby
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Registered: 31st Dec 07
Location: Leicestershire
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very nice and tidy mate
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M Sutton
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Registered: 11th Jan 03
Location: Northamptonshire
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Oh yeah, Chris is a nice lad, has a mini obsession
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Firestate88
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Registered: 10th Jul 08
Location: Northampton England
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haha you could call it an obsession, only has like a few haha
he was telling me about your corsa and how nice it was, and i agree with him
have you got any pics of your corsa from the side on the rh cups?
just brought some similar alloys and looking for ideas for colours of the alloys
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Daniel_Corsa
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Registered: 21st Apr 04
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Stunning car Mark
April '06' Corsasport Feature Car | Aug '08' Total Vauxhall Feature Car | Spring '09' Fast Car Feature Car
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M Sutton
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Registered: 11th Jan 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Firestate88
haha you could call it an obsession, only has like a few haha
he was telling me about your corsa and how nice it was, and i agree with him
have you got any pics of your corsa from the side on the rh cups?
just brought some similar alloys and looking for ideas for colours of the alloys
From Trax 07
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Firestate88
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Registered: 10th Jul 08
Location: Northampton England
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ah that looks real nice
think ill be doing similar to that then
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steddy-eddie
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Registered: 9th Jun 08
Location: bridlington
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what wheels are those mate, looks good
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M Sutton
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Registered: 11th Jan 03
Location: Northamptonshire
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RH Cups in 16" to clear the 288mm brakes
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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really nice looking car this! looking forward to seeing more from it
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