pow
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I didn't know you had this 
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3CorsaMeal
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i want to know if its faster than a corsa GSi?
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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what about a Corrado VR6?
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3CorsaMeal
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i reckon the corrado could tow the corsa gsi and still beat the escort
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3CorsaMeal
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Does anyone know how i would remove the fuel filler flap?
looks similar to a corsa one, but i never removed one and don't want to snap it off 
nothing in the haynes manual
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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i think it's just a pin holding it in, so you might need to break that, open it then buy a new pin.
my brother did that on his corsa.
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3CorsaMeal
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given up getting it off, going to work around it
this evening work...
sprayed arch in hi-build primer
done some more polishing
this was the bonnet before
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~willow~
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looks loads better  u can do my astra if you like after haha
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Rich H
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Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Get you Mr Detailer!
Looking good 
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3CorsaMeal
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£300 detail on a £150 car
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allza
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Looks like it is coming along! I fancy trying a repair on my car. Are you going to use a compressor to paint it?
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daymoon
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i bet you gonna end up using this waya more than the rado!
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by allza
Looks like it is coming along! I fancy trying a repair on my car. Are you going to use a compressor to paint it?
nah, just going to use rattle cans and have a practice trying to blend paintwork with the polisher etc
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by daymoon
i bet you gonna end up using this waya more than the rado!
i'm not allowed to mention that breed of car anymore, but yes, for a while it will replace it
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3CorsaMeal
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going to paint the arch today
might not turn out factory quality buts it only a cheap runaround so don't mind
took spolier off (steve needs one imo) just to clean under it etc
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barter
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Registered: 27th Oct 07
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i want to know if its faster than a corsa GSi?
lol no mate,not at all.how much are you spending on this,have u done a detailed search over it before putting work/money into it.i think you should
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3CorsaMeal
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what do you reckon might be up with it?
i haven't spent much, £150 buying it, and about £30-40 on the brakes.
the sills have a bit of surface rust on them, doesn't seem to be any major rot anywhere that i can see.
engine starts well, i think there is a little air leak around throttle body so will take that off and refit it.
interior is nice and clean and smells fresh still.
i can't see anything major being picked up on MOT that would put me off fixing it.
its a lot better than the fiat i had last year and i got 15,000miles out of that
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3CorsaMeal
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also the cleaning and fixing arch has been quite fun for me, no risk involved so ideal for practice.
i even held the polisher in one spot on the bonnet and pushed it really hard just to see
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3CorsaMeal
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when did your mate own it?
does he know when the cambelt was done?
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barter
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i dont think it was ever serviced proply mate,he didnt care about about it,ive been off a bank in that car and down green lanes like we were in a rally.cambelt wouldnt of been done.but you never no.
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3CorsaMeal
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well thats ok, thats how i will drive it
there is a receipt for a cambelt kit in the paper work, just the parts not labour or anything and thats from 2006.
i bought it from a lady who has owned it since january to learn to drive in
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3CorsaMeal
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i took a spark plug out yesterday and the tip of it wasn't like any i've seen before, normally they are flat and round like a lighter flint, these were tiny and like the tip of a pencil, like nothing there
is that a major worn spark plug?
i'll get a pic later
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allza
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Most probably a platinum plug as they are like that. Would start with a p if it's an Ngk plug.
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3CorsaMeal
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got the new plugs and you are right they are platinum and meant to look like that, replaced them anyway
paint isn't going too well, i had this problem before, the paint looks great when wet, but as it dries it kinda goes white/grey, not tried the laquer over it yet
^^ might just give it a light coat of paint then laquer as i'm getting bored now
big hole in front bumper to fix
taped over it and P40'd from the back, so it sits hellaflush on front edge
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daymoon
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if you will be getting the tape off you should have used masking tape.
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