BeArDy
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Mike did build mine
Looking foward to seeing this keep it up mate.......
Advice for you mate and the only way i can see you doing this, is buy a front end of a corsa, cut out the hole in your shell, lift the front end into place and weld it there making sure its level. this way you have all your mounting points for suspension engine etc and all you have to make level is the front end section.......
As for mine, i teamed up with JMA to do mine. JMA dident have time to do it (plus i dident want to just pay someone to do it) and i had all the time in the world . So we teamed up and built the car with there advice and help along the way when i was having problems as they had built 2 rear engine cars before so was good to have them when needed. As for cost its more about man hours making all the frame and making it all level. Its not a cheap thing to do, there is 700pounds worth of metal tubing in my shell. I was lucky as all man hours where done by me so all i had to do was pay for materials used.
[Edited on 06-05-2009 by BeArDy]
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john_c20xe
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have you given up?
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philip2
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same as mine beardy, i paid for materials and space framed mine.
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Nic Barnes
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y
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Torsa g
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quote: Originally posted by Torsa g
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Personally i would of left a majority of the rear struts in to make alignment easier when custumising the new one in unless measurements have been made already, i was looking into doing this about a year ago and speaking to other people like phil at JNC he talked me out of it, i was gona go along the route of cutting the front of another corsa and fabbricating it in to the back, and the strengthening the body around it, this way uve got the correct geometry for the engine struts hubs lower arms ect, obviously it wouldnt be as straight forward as that but along those lines.
[Edited on 18-05-2009 by Torsa g]
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sand-eel
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wot
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Torsa g
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edited
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john_c20xe
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i had a little look outside jnc racing when i was up on a training course up there, there was a nova with the front half of another nova welded in the boot lol
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Torsa g
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quote: Originally posted by john_c20xe
i had a little look outside jnc racing when i was up on a training course up there, there was a nova with the front half of another nova welded in the boot lol
they also had a white corsavan and turned the engine 90 degrees using a manta gear box and cav rear axle, that was a couple of years bac tho
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john_c20xe
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theyve closed down now apparently, i spoek to someone that worked there on here, last time i drove past it looked dead too
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mad_mike252
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just wating for parts and need some £ just spent £230 on my Impreza
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john_c20xe
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get a 2.5 turbo lump in the impreza
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CorsaSi Jay
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quote: Originally posted by mad_mike252
just wating for parts and need some £ just spent £230 on my Impreza
They have indeed closed down. I used to work opposite them.
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philip2
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y what?
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AK
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I admire your can do attitude Mike, but jesus christ you dont half bodge things.
The manifold you made for the impreza - horrific
Your old side exit exhaust held on by jubille clips and cable ties - disaster
I cant see this working out i'm afraid. Good luck to you though.
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Nic Barnes
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y
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sand-eel
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wot
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Nic Barnes
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philip2
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nic blaggin people
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Nic Barnes
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wot u on abowt m8? y?
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sand-eel
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y? wot ar u ?
gdjf dgfjgdyy
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mad_mike252
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im tring to get all the parts i need
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Nic Barnes
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wot iz da byk weel 4 m8? wer iz dat gowun? on da korza? wot chayn it yuz?
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mad_mike252
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Nic Barnes
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luks gd m8
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