willay
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Looking good Steve, whats the chances of seeing you at the shows this year? 
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SteveoBC
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Originally posted by willay
Looking good Steve, whats the chances of seeing you at the shows this year?
alrite willz yeh very good chance mate, cleaning a replacement f20 gearbox this afternoon (hopefully better than the current one)
got a new job since last time I saw u guys (will post about it later)
but yeah will be buying show tickets this afternoon for PVS 
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Dun1eavy
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just read the hole thread, well done mate nice car cant wait to see it at PVS if ya there
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SteveoBC
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Originally posted by Dun1eavy
just read the hole thread, well done mate nice car cant wait to see it at PVS if ya there
lol that must have taken a while!
cheers mate, shame it nearly made onto the track at Trax last year,
but thanks to a faulty fan switch, it meant i had to be dragged in on a trailer by the kind Ian
so really wanna have my first crack at the Pod this year
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SteveoBC
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Dug out my replacement F20 this afternoon, but my god it was caked in shit, but it was cheap so cant moan, but jut had to give a tidy up
first removed the "half" driveshafts still attached to it (nearside one was a bugger!!) and take the old linkage off
cars going in this month to have some teething problems sorted, going to have them fit this while they're working on it at the same time, would do it myself but really throwing myself into my new job at the mo
the before shot- i think theres a gearbox in ther somewhere 
there......much better
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SteveoBC
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More parts have arrived
splashed out on some new bushes all round
new quickshift kit
And this is on its way in the post
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Chris F
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That vid - thing does half go well!
Is it me or does everyone want to race you? lol
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SteveoBC
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Originally posted by Chris F
That vid - thing does half go well!
Is it me or does everyone want to race you? lol
 dunno where u got that from lol
i just went out and had fun, the new shape jag was the only one who wanted some, an got a cheeky  as i left him....he did'nt look happy, and it was'nt running aswell as id like
but yeah, sounds great, feels light as a go-kart and its becoming the toy i wanted it to be 
cant wait to get it back end of the month and get ready for PVS
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SteveoBC
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Just a quick update, popped down to the place doing the extra tweeks, bushes are all fitted, steering wheel has been fitted (looks quality) engines back together ready to go in, all that's left is to mate the gearbox back on, refit that, then get the tracking straight so really they are ahead of schedule!
Well pleased can't wait to have it back (plus if I get it back early gives time for a shake down period before Pvs) whoop!!
More soon
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SteveoBC
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god has it been this long since i updated this?
Well second hand coilovers fitted this morning (pics up tomorrow)
Track car now has more lows
now off to celebrate my improved handling by going off to see the avengers
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SteveoBC
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Evening, well images as promised, car is now on coilovers all round instead of just shocks and springs at the back coilovers upfront
Day started off early saturday morning (had to go to work) but was driving from mum and dads near silverstone as thats where the car lives off to St.Albans where i work as i was covering a saturday someone was off, part of the deal was my boss was letting me use the ramps at work and one of the fitters offered to help.
Anyway, usual drive then got to the top of the A5 at milton keynes, and came across a VX220...what luck lets o the corsa measures up.
Had a play with him, both went for it, ended up going a bit quick  .... but both cars were level pegging, was quite shocked my little track car kept pace with it so that first off put me in a good mood, even if i was up at 6:30 on a saturday  the guy in the 220 even gave a thumbs up when he pulled off lol
got to work, did my stint then got back and set to work with the aid of Glen, he loves his motorsport, has a go-kart, 3 bikes and loves cars just as much as me, gave him the keys and i got changed into "working on car clothes" literally gone 10 mins he already got to this stage he was that enthusiastic lol
inspected everything, all components still in good shape
"nearly new" gaz gha coilovers with top mounts ready to go on, courtesy of Adam aka edges who i met at MK meet
old spax fronts, still in very good nick considering how long they have been on
rears on (i know its dirty - time was a factor though)
didnt have time to take pics of the front as i only had a limited time afterwork and had to get it done sharpish 
decided my brakes could do with bleeding as they were a bit spongey recently, grabbed some spare brake fluid (handy thing working at a porsche bodyshop sometimes lol)
but this only made some improvement, diagnosis is i feel one of the calipers isnt up to the task anymore and could do with changing due to age but never mind..........excuse to save up for some new ones
but got it all done, locked up with glen and let him have a go.....the only other person who has driven my car apart from me since it was first built lol, looked awesome tearing off down our industrial estate sat on its arse! and even Glen who rides quick bikes even said my car was pretty quick for what it was, so that was a nice compliment, big thanks to him, made the job so much faster (and was miles easier for him as he works on much more complicated suspension day in day out) made him start thinking of a track car/bike of his own now haha
so in closing went from this; (excuse the random before shots, was short on time)
to this (again sorry for shit iphone pics i had to go straight from work back home and get ready as i was going to see the avengers that night in MK :lol
literally have banged them on as adam gave them to me, didnt have time to set them up but first impressions are promising, camber i did have a play with and front end is alot more responsive and stable, especially at higher speed which is what i was after and tested well on the drive home, might be a little too low for everyday roads (bumpy a-roads are an issue  ) but again will adjust accordingly and probs raise it one weekend but think it looks cool as it stands right now lol
plus now the back end doesnt step out as much on cornering, only downside was it was much more harsher ride than my spax set that im used to but again this will be adjusted
so all in all iv not had a bad weekend, time to search for some new brakes but until then brin on PVS
[Edited on 13-05-2012 by SteveoBC]
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Darryl H
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Looks good mate
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Ian
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Looking good. Harsher ride won't be a worry on a proper surface.
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M Sutton
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Looking much better!
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SteveoBC
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quote:
Originally posted by Darryl H
Looks good mate
cheers Darryl, just seen your project thread...snap
quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Looking good. Harsher ride won't be a worry on a proper surface.
yeh of course, on the A5 it handled brilliantly, just the old a-roads near mum and dads have been fucked by trucks and is proper bumpy, anything over the posted national speed limit and it gets a bit pounding
[Edited on 13-05-2012 by SteveoBC]
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Darryl H
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quote:
Originally posted by SteveoBC
quote:
Originally posted by Darryl H
Looks good mate
cheers Darryl, just seen your project thread...snap
Yeah snap! Turn the shock down a bit if it's too bumpy mate there's lots of adjustment in it
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willay
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sexy stuff
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Archie
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Read right through, quite the build thread
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SteveoBC
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Originally posted by Archie
Read right through, quite the build thread
Cheers Archie, just realised when i started this thread.................its been 5 years haha
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DanCobb
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Love this
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Paul W
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Have to admit, looks much better with more lowz Steve
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DansCorsaSXi
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Great update Steve,car will be awesome on track now with a proper set up. Might be able to keep up with Warren now. 
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SteveoBC
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Originally posted by DansCorsaSXi
Great update Steve,car will be awesome on track now with a proper set up. Might be able to keep up with Warren now.
with warren having and extra 50bhp, better tyres, better brakes and him being enough of a loon to drift round quarry corner sideways on cold tyres i somehow doubt it
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DansCorsaSXi
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Ok Steve.
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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Ash8v
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Love this mate, really nice colour to see aswell!
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