GLSi GUY
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just a few pics of the wide arch (kit car) Corsa.
pics were taken on wednesday.
The rear arches needed bonding and trimming, so thay sat flush to the body and the inner arches needed modifying to fit the larger arches.
The wheels have been painted black, and now have new kumho tires
at the moment i am just blending the rear arches into the body, so they match the front.
engine is ready and waiting to go in. just gonna finish the bodywork first and get it all primered.
front bumper is on it way (is a wide GSi style bumper that is extended to meet the arches), should be able to pick it up from pro-tec on friday, as well as the carbon fibre front wing fillers.
went down to the scrappy tonight to to source some 2.0L vented discs, and found some mint ones on a cav with new pads!!!! he wants £15 for them.
also picked up a mint Vaux 15" 5 spoke alloy off a mk3 astra for £15 (going to use it as a spare). thats going to be sanded down, sprayed black, and has a brand new tire waiting to go on it.
i've been spraking to customcorsa (same guy that did some sprayin for flaming corsa) about getting the car sprayed, i settled for orange, dont know exactally what shade yet, but i do know it will be a quality job!
just got a few things left to buy/make.
standard rear bumper needs smoothing and extending to meet the arches,
braided fuel and brake lines,
fit the engine and digi dash,
full stainless system off 4-2-1 manifold, and carbon backbox (just need stainless pipe from manifold to box),
respray,
http://www.byebyegti.com/uploadgarage/displayimage.php?pos=-1498
http://www.byebyegti.com/uploadgarage/displayimage.php?pos=-1499
http://www.byebyegti.com/uploadgarage/displayimage.php?pos=-1500
here is a pic of a kit Corsa just so you get an idea of what the kit looks like on a finished car:
http://www.byebyegti.com/uploadgarage/displayimage.php?album=topn&cat=10148&pos=19
opinions much appreciated.
cheers
Rob
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Anton2K3
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looking superb mate...excellent choice on kit, liking it alot! Are you going for the rally slag style? with raised suspension etc? where you get ur kit from and mucho costas?
cheers,
Anton
p.s i wouldn't blend the rear acrhes in to match the front, cos they havn't on that rally one.
[Edited on 20-11-2004 by Anton2K3]
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Joff
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Finally someone actually doing something different rather than saying that and then just producing another Max Power reject.
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GLSi GUY
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i'm not making a rally slag.
the car is for hillclimbs, sprints, autotests, so it wont be goin over rough terrain.
its lowered 60mm on 15's with low profiles.
the engine is 1400 16V, just got k&N, manifold and exhaust at the moment. but will be sticking it on twin carbs-hopefully will be gettin them tomorrow!
the kit was frim pro-tec, and it was £850 for the kit, £150 for the fibreglass bonnet, and £175 for the boot, £75 for carbon wing fillers.
the rear arches just look stuck-on on the rally cars (thats cos they are), just wanted it to look a bit smoother really.
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Anton2K3
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fuck thats an expensive kit...whats comes in that? wings, arches, front gsi style bumper and rear bumper?
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MarkW
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should be cool when its finished
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GLSi GUY
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yes joff pluss this car will be raced, not just put on the back of a trailer and towed from show to show.
the kit includes the spoiler, front wings, rear aches, front and rear bumpers. it also needs quite a bit of trimming to fit, and you have to chop shit loads out of the rear quater pannels.
[Edited on 20-11-2004 by GLSi GUY]
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Adam-D
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GLSi GUY
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the body was actually finished, ready to spray about a month ago. but it just looked like any other modified corsa on the road (MC rally front, combat 2 skits, smoothed rear bumper, fibreglass bonnet and boot). so i fucked it off, and bought the kit-car kit. (was gonna buy a BAT kit, but Beardy has allready got this, and people would compare it against his)
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myke
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looking good mate.
credit to you for doin it your self.
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GLSi GUY
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cheers fella
just a few more pics, in the daylight, and now with the wheel spacers on (cheers Adam_B for helpin me find the correct ones )
http://www.byebyegti.com/uploadgarage/displayimage.php?pos=-1502
http://www.byebyegti.com/uploadgarage/displayimage.php?pos=-1503
http://www.byebyegti.com/uploadgarage/displayimage.php?pos=-1504
[Edited on 22-11-2004 by GLSi GUY]
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bradfincham
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im starting to like this!!
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GLSi GUY
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so am i. lol
cheers for the good replys.
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antscorsa
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should of got GSi skirts IMO, but will look mint when done
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GLSi GUY
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the GSi skirts arnt wide enough. i wanted somthing that met the arches. and the PSG ones were perfect, pluss i got them for £40 new!
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stubbsy
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what colour is it going when finished???
looking supurb though mate
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GLSi GUY
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the colour will be.......
Orange, but with Decals on it too (depends on sponsors)
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RS6
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gonna look great that
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Adam-D
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looking good m8
let me know if you need any help
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M559 WOW
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i really like that, seen the kit on a couple of rallies ive been to and it looks good
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James_DT
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What you doing about the headlights, regarding the old-shaped hole?
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GLSi GUY
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just putting a perspex cover over the old shape hole (using vaux healight protecters, slightly dark tinted).
need my front bumper still got 4 days to wait
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Adge
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looks mint
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andy hirst
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this is gonna look mint when done
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Adam_B
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stop farting about rob and put a decent engine in it
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