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dale87

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22nd Sep 11 at 15:40

The box can be removed on it's own but because of where I was working on it I thought it's just as easy to remove the whole thing and make it easier to get the box off, f28's seems to weigh 10x that of a f20,f16 etc tbh it was probably quicker lol.

And ghetto engine removal is the best, there's more satisfaction removing an engine with jacks, bricks, blocks of wood and spare tyres lol.

[Edited on 22-09-2011 by dale87]

scoobymark

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1st Feb 12 at 20:25

Just read this from start to finish, amazing! What happened after this? Do you still own the car?

Todi-Corsa

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1st Feb 12 at 22:21

good read so far mate hope you get the bay looking as tidy as before when you put it back together

possy

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2nd Feb 12 at 06:36

nice build mate is it time for a mans diff a quaife lol

dale87

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9th Oct 12 at 23:05

Long overdue update!

Just a quick post to let you all know I've still got my corsa and plan to get it on the road again in the next few weeks

When I get chance I'll try to carry on this thread where I left off as I've still got loads of pictures of work done since my last post.

Darryl H

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9th Oct 12 at 23:07

Welcome back Dale!

Looking forward to more updates, I love this car

|My Corsa|SC|My Instagram|

DansCorsaSXi

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10th Oct 12 at 13:09

quote:
Originally posted by Darryl H
Welcome back Dale!

Looking forward to more updates, I love this car

Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread

Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread

ArdenblueDan

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11th Oct 12 at 00:09

Just read this from start to finish and its brilliant cant wait for more updates

tom130691

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11th Oct 12 at 00:26

lovely car, i like you havent fitted a massive intercooler

dale87

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18th Dec 13 at 19:26

Right! finally recovered my profile so update time.

I know i said last october i was going to carry on with this thread (after not updating it for over a year before that lol) but i didnt really have time to do so, so this is just another quick update to let you all know where i am with my corsa at the moment.

I'll try to carry on where i left off in septemeber 2011 where i had blown the gearbox after just 100 mile on the road

i'll try to keep it as short as possible too.

September 2011 - Removed the dead gearbox, fitted replacement f28 in november and used the car as a daily driver with no issues.

January 2012 - Bought a phase 1, mk3 Astra gsi in black as i'd always wanted one since i was a child and couldn't resist the one i had spotted for sale due to the fact they are getting extremely hard to find in black now, factory c20xe engine of course

Corsa came off the roads untill the weather picked up a little and i could use it properly.

April 2012 - Sold the Astra gsi and bought a 04 plate bmw e46 m3 as my day to day car and got the corsa back out for weekend fun/abuse. No major change in spec from when I first got it on the road, think perhaps a forge actuator and a different cone filter maybe?

October 2012(my latest update) - with the bad weather setting in i decided to take the m3 off the road and use the corsa as my daily run about over the winter.

January 2013 - This is where the story gets sad

while at work some kid in a saxo decided it would be a good idea to handbrake it round the corner into my street, in the snow, straight into the back of my car

and drive off! This left me with a hit and run scenario on my pride and joy! i did eventually find out who it was and it went through his insurance leaving my corsa a cat C write off due to damaged rear bumper, rear passenger light, boot lid and creased boot floor.

In the end I got paid out and got to keep the corsa but i was so pissed off after all time and effort i'd put into the car i decided to keep it going as the engine hadn't missed a beat since day 1 and the car is so much fun to drive so I just pulled the crease out the floor, fitted a replacement boot and bumper and used it and abused it every chance I got like a let corsa should be used.

After passing another mot with flying colours in novemeber im currently using it as my run around while the bmw enjoys winter hibernation again, even though it is currently 3 different colours, still runs lovely and looks nice from the front at least, lmao

[Edited on 18-12-2013 by dale87]

[Edited on 18-12-2013 by dale87]

[Edited on 18-12-2013 by dale87]

gidged500

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18th Dec 13 at 20:13

Just read this full thread from start to finish brilliant read, great to see you still have the car and found out who crashed into it.
Love how you have a choice of a turbo corsa or a BMW for winter both death traps in snow.

look foreword to some more pictures!

dale87

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18th Dec 13 at 21:58

cheers mate!

I find the corsa is surprisingly good in the snow compared to alot of cars tbh, light weight car with most the weight over the driven wheels = turbo snow plough fun! BMW is just lethal

ArdenblueDan

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18th Dec 13 at 23:02

Gutting about what happened dude glad it's all sorted now though

dale87

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9th Feb 14 at 14:29

Picture updates to follow on from the last ones i uploaded.

September 2011
F28 box issue, it seems that a few of rollers had decided to leave their bearing cage resulting in damage to pretty much everything in the box losing a few teeth on some of the gears and a 3rd of the diff. The hole created by all of this.

November 2011 back out and about.

[Edited on 09-02-2014 by dale87]

[Edited on 09-02-2014 by dale87]

dale87

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9th Feb 14 at 14:41

The phase 1 astra gsi i bought in Jan 2012, sold on april that year.

[Edited on 09-02-2014 by dale87]

dale87

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9th Feb 14 at 14:51

A pic from March 2012 to show the corsa went back together just as neat after the gearbox change. Also fitted a new luk clutch kit which i forgot to mention in my last post.