chrisj_88
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Registered: 22nd Sep 06
Location: Dewsbury
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well ive had my corsa for 2 years now, and ive decided its time to take the plunge and upgrade to a 2.0 16v. although the conversion hasn't started yet theres been a few mods recently. this is how the car looked when i got it
ofcourse, with me being young, first came the "ICE" this was a pioneer head unit with 2 pioneer 6x9's in the parcel shelf and a 12" jbl sub and amp. sounded far better than the standard cassette player
then fitted some clean looking gsi alloys
the next mod were some astra mk4 side repeaters i picked up at the local scrappers for a quid each 
before:
after:
much better...it was at this point i decided to begin with a gradual 2.0 16v conversion, so the first thing i bought were some fk coilovers from barry cooper automotives
got these fitted by some mates down at mj motors in batley...strangley came across this when removing the front struts 
a seriously broken spring, cant believe that didnt cause a crash 
anyway, immediately after the coilover fitting, decided to slam the car as much as poss, so the adjusters on the rear springs werent used. heres how it looked plus other pics showing how close it is to the arches, suprisingly only scrubs on the front when i take a corner fast, other than that im scrubbage free.
oh and i forgot, along the way i had a magnex cat back system fitted, looked and sounded much better, sounds much more powerful than a 12v  pic of the exhaust
bored one afternoon i decided to semi strip the rear to make way for future bucket seats, harnesses and rear strut brace. also the sub was starting to become more of a headache machine than a sound system
and this is how the car stands now, very pleased with it, i have some uprated brake calipers in the garage, as well as a rebuilt xe thats waiting to go in, just need to save up for a fitting kit and we're away
cheers for reading, ile keep it updated when the conversion begins.
[Edited on 31-07-2007 by chrisj_88]
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SAL
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looking good mate  brings back memories of doing mine, all good fun !
keep us updated 
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Adam C
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Registered: 10th Jan 07
Location: Cornwall UK Drives:Arden Blue Gsi T
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its looking very smart now mate.
keep it up
any more plans for the outside of it?
My Arden Blue Astra GSi MK4 on BBS LM's Project Thread
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jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
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looking good. sits quite high though at the rear with the adjusters removed. ive done the same on mine and its sits lower stripped out
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Good work! Not too far off now then 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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B3KAN
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Registered: 15th Feb 07
Location: Inverness, Highland
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Ahh anonther arden blue owner nice work so far mate, keep us updated 
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chrisj_88
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Registered: 22nd Sep 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Green Thing
any more plans for the outside of it?
only minor things at the minute mate, like a punto rear wiper and maybe some depos, as im first concentrating on putting all my money into the conversion...styling can come later
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chrisj_88
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quote:
Originally posted by jamesvalver
looking good. sits quite high though at the rear with the adjusters removed. ive done the same on mine and its sits lower stripped out
yeh it was scrubbing a bit on the back even with the arches beaten out a fair way, so i decided to put half of the adjusters in. no scrubbage now
oh and thanks everyone for the comments, ile keep u updated
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