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EarlofBarnet
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31st Dec 07 at 18:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got a storm kit. Not overly impressed with it. Would be much beter if it sat in the middle of the scuttle panel so it was centred.
EarlofBarnet
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6th Jan 08 at 19:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote




Couple of pics from today. This is with the car lowered 60mm all round now (as apposed to 40f and 60r before).

Hopefully next time I post pics there should be some new bumpers, skirts, taildate and spoiler on it!
EarlofBarnet
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15th Jan 08 at 11:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Some new bits to fit:

Post-97 front bumper, which has had the line smoothed out of the top


Post 97 rear bumper (which will also be smoothed) and irmscher side skirts


And a Irmscher front spliter which should be in the post on Thursday. Which will be put on the front bumper so it looks like this


Been an expensive month, but sure it'll be worth it when its all fitted!
little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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1st Feb 08 at 19:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nice plans,stoped watching this after the rolling road.changed a fair bit.i still cant wait for show season,all therse cars are going to have changed so much
EarlofBarnet
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Not sure if I'll get the kit all on for the show season. Getting married in August, and still have quite a bit of saving up to do. Will be going to PVS & Billing, so will see how I get on.
16V_1600
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3rd Feb 08 at 09:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice transformation on the car mate, although I think it will look better with the black bumpers on rather than colour coded, but top work
EarlofBarnet
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10th Feb 08 at 11:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I think it'll look more modern with the facelift bumpers on and them painted up in the body colour. Doesn't look much different to any other White Corsa B at the moment, lol.
sumner2k3
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Registered: 12th Jan 06
Location: South Wales Drives: Clio 172
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10th Feb 08 at 12:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cant wait to see it with all the bumpers fitted mate
EarlofBarnet
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10th Feb 08 at 15:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Quick pics from today:
EarlofBarnet
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23rd Feb 08 at 11:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Painted these up during the week and have just fitted them. Not bad for £15 + paint:





Cars going to the RR today to get set up properly. Hopefully pull back some power from the last RR session back in summer. Fingers crossed!
EarlofBarnet
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23rd Feb 08 at 16:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just got 102.2bhp @ 5250 rpm and 116.3 lb ft of torque. More than happy with that
M Sutton
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23rd Feb 08 at 17:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice and subtle corsa mate, good choice on the engine
EarlofBarnet
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24th Feb 08 at 11:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Rolling Road results:
EarlofBarnet
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24th Mar 08 at 14:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bye bye sound deadening:



Will sort out the bits of surface rust and re-paint. Shocked how easily the sound deadening came out, thought it'd be hard work but it took all of 15 mins.
davey_jack
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Registered: 28th Jan 06
Location: Horley, Surrey Drives: Clio 182
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24th Mar 08 at 15:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
like this, good project! keep up the good work
EarlofBarnet
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24th Mar 08 at 18:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Getting tempted to rip the interior out...again. Would quite like everything out for PVS for going up the strip (every gram counts, lol!).

Still waiting on the bodyshop with my tailgate too. It looked perfect to me, but the guys a perfectionist and won't let me have it until 'he' thinks its spot on.
EarlofBarnet
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29th Mar 08 at 08:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Picked up this yesterday:



Will fit this over the weekend and then put on the front ARB. Then it'll be time to buy a rear strut brace.
EarlofBarnet
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29th Mar 08 at 14:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fitted this morning:



Still a few bits to do in the engine bay. Pic shows recent new Rad and new Chis Astley top rad hose.
nova_gteuk
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29th Mar 08 at 14:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I had that strut brace before,i found the black bits thats attach it would bend easy,so couldnt see how it would brace if it bends?

But spray the slam panel,would look tidy then
EarlofBarnet
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I think its the same as one of those cheapish ones off eBay. Will see how it goes, can always take it off again.

Yup, do need to sort the slam panel. Will add it to the pre-PVS list, lol
EarlofBarnet
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30th Mar 08 at 16:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sorted the brake breater out today. It was a bit long before (see pic above) so has now been trimmed:



[Edited on 30-03-2008 by EarlofBarnet]
EarlofBarnet
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2nd May 08 at 21:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not long until PVS, some progress pics:
16V_1600
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2nd May 08 at 21:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Love your car mate

You stripping all the rear out then?
EarlofBarnet
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2nd May 08 at 21:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not sure, lol! Its been stripped out before, then got bored and put everything back in again.

I might strip it out for PVS (for going up the strip), but everything will have to go back in again so I can put the kids in the back if need be. Need a 5dr car though, putting child seats in the back of a 3dr car is a headache.
16V_1600
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2nd May 08 at 21:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by EarlofBarnet
Not sure, lol! Its been stripped out before, then got bored and put everything back in again.



I stripped mine before and liked it, but got bored and put everything back in. Tempted to strip it again, saved about 40 kilos! The noise was awesome

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