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Author ChrisBoom's GSI Replica - CorsaSport feature car Feburary 2008
B3KAN
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24th Jul 07 at 00:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Comming together nicley will be better once the front is lowered
ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by B3KAN
Comming together nicley will be better once the front is lowered


Aye, gotta dig the spring compressors out first. Hopefully I can do it tomorrow, providing it isnt pissing down rain again
B3KAN
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Originally posted by ChrisBoom
quote:
Originally posted by B3KAN
Comming together nicley will be better once the front is lowered


Aye, gotta dig the spring compressors out first. Hopefully I can do it tomorrow, providing it isnt pissing down rain again



Just make sure it doesnt fall of the jack this time
ChrisBoom
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Originally posted by B3KAN
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Originally posted by ChrisBoom
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Originally posted by B3KAN
Comming together nicley will be better once the front is lowered


Aye, gotta dig the spring compressors out first. Hopefully I can do it tomorrow, providing it isnt pissing down rain again



Just make sure it doesnt fall of the jack this time


Aye haha, might take it up to the house, its a cunt working in the car park.

Im bloody paranoid now, even if im only jacking the car up a little, im throwing loads of blocks of wood under incase it falls again
ChrisBoom
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Doing the fronts tomorrow, weather dependent.

Also sent of for my CS stickers at last

Or later on today, as it were

[Edited on 25-07-2007 by ChrisBoom]
ChrisBoom
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Should have one strut done tomorrow, its at the garage, guy is changing the spring for me. Also fitted one sport seat, just the passenger side to do.

Pics soon
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i have a 1.28v and was wondering what i can do to it to make it faster fuelling wise or anything else what have you done?
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i have a 1.28v and was wondering what i can do to it to make it faster fuelling wise or anything else what have you done?


Ive got loads of bits waiting to be fitted, but best bet for tuning a 1.2 8v is:

Nova SR or GSI cam
1.4 SPI injector
1.6 SPI inlet manifold
1.8 SPI Throttle body
Nova GSI exhaust manifold, decat.
Decent air filter

Not much else you can do without spending loads of cash, by that time you would be aswell converting it to MPI, and dropping a 1.6 in.
Kurt
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so does the nova gsi manifold fit straight on then?
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so does the nova gsi manifold fit straight on then?


Nope, needs extending to meet the cat. Will sort out a full custom (Bodged ) exhaust soon.
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hmm think ill bodge the sportex one then
ChrisBoom
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hmm think ill bodge the sportex one then


I was thinking about getting a sportex manifold, but apparently you can get near enough the same gains from the GSI manifold.

I got my GSI manifold for free aswell, so that adds to the argument
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hmm i may have to find one then
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looking not bad lad,what happend that the mirrors came out bad?did you use plastic primer x3 coats for the primer to stick til it?
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looking not bad lad,what happend that the mirrors came out bad?did you use plastic primer x3 coats for the primer to stick til it?


Nah, when I gave them a rinse after the sanding, i forgot to dry inside them, water ran out and ruined it. Also, paint got under the masking tape inside the mirror, so there bits of yellow primer and grey all over the inside.

Just going to buy factory painted mirrors
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Well, thought I might update this.

Got done over by the guy I was buying a GSI spoiler off, hopefully ill get my money back, then I can source another one.

Got one side lowered, other strut is at the garage, but my mate there is on a course, so its been sitting for over a week waiting to be done. Hopefully he can do it tomorrow, and it will be back on all fours.

Discovered my "2L calipers" were infact tiny 1.2 things, went and got some proper 2L calipers though, just need to clean them up and stick them on the car, along with new disks and pads

Lowered side (Sits slightly lower now as its been settling for a while now)



Also fitted the passenger sport seat, just need rears and door cards now:



Difference between the calipers I had, and the right calipers



Touched up my bumper a wee bit, was covered in stone chips. Also painted the splitter black as whoever sprayed the bumper before left overspray all over it.



Lovely old seats, must make something with them



Shall update again once i get the other side lowered.
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At long last

Just welding, brakes, exhaust and a few other wee bits, and its ready for MOT.
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Update time:

Ripped off by corsa_madd for a GSI spoiler, now waiting on a refund.

Bought one off someone else, seems genuine, hopefully arriving soon.

New cross-member has been ordered, will be welded up soon.

New rear brakes ordered, to be fitted.

Front brakes still need to be done.

Car is now running 100% engine wise, just needs the exhaust welded and shes perfect in that sense.

Bought 5 litres of underseal too, so once the welding is done, its going up on the ramp, and the whole lot it getting undersealed.

So, still the same list of:

Welding
Brakes
Exhaust
ChrisBoom
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Finnaly got hold of a 1.6 inlet, just need to wait for it to be delivered, then I can get on with the engine work.

All the bits I need should be here by the end of the week, need to buy some more gas for the welder too, then I can get the crossmember done, and move the car for the first time in months
flybikeslee
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crossmember just bolts in doesn't it?
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crossmember just bolts in doesn't it?


Nope, needs to be welded on. Tie bars bolt onto it, thats it.
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Loads of bits are starting to arrive:

Brake shoes and fitting kit
GSI steering wheel
Crossmember
GSI spoiler (Tomorrow hopefully)







Will hopefully get the crossmember fixed this week, if i can get my brother to weld it, but hes too busy with his gf's 106, fucking french shite.
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Before:


During:


After:


Lovely, looks much better than the shitty 1.2 wheel.

Need to get me some decent mats too, then door cards & rear sport seats, then everything is sorted interior wise.
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Some new pics:
ChrisBoom
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GSI spoiler fitted, really happy with how its going:

Usually use masking tape to hold stuff on, but the new tape i got was shite, kept on tearing, so used sellotape instead

Well, before:


During:


To be fitted:


And finnaly, fitted, with loads of tape






Tigerseal is dry, so took off the tape and took a couple of more pics:









Hopefully getting my new crossmember welded in this week, then I can finally put the front bumper back on, its been off for months

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