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Author had a brainwave over car choice
3CorsaMeal
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29th Mar 05 at 09:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


new plan:

Buy a Mk1 Golf

not gonna get a GTI as they more expensive, thinking of finding a 3dr shell, and rebuilding it from scratch and putting some different engine in.

Worked out that Vauxhalls = Crap handling, (almost all of them)

so want a golf, known for its handling = king of the B-road
Teddy
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Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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29th Mar 05 at 09:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Never 205 would eat it.
3CorsaMeal
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chinny-reckon
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29th Mar 05 at 09:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
jimmy boy you change you mind more than adam deletes threads!
3CorsaMeal
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29th Mar 05 at 09:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i know, don't wanna end up with something i hate again

MK1 golf will be ace
Jambo
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29th Mar 05 at 09:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
chane the suspension and your vauxhall wont handle badly
3CorsaMeal
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29th Mar 05 at 10:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have changed my suspension and its still a bit gash, bro's astra has the same feel to it
Jambo
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29th Mar 05 at 10:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Get proper suspension
3CorsaMeal
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29th Mar 05 at 10:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
like what?

corsa are known to be one of the worst in its class at handling, compared to its rivals
Marc D
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29th Mar 05 at 10:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what about mk1 xr2?
wayne hiscock
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29th Mar 05 at 10:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mk1 with a 1.8 20v turbo

lush and sleeper
3CorsaMeal
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29th Mar 05 at 10:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by wayne hiscock
mk1 with a 1.8 20v turbo

lush and sleeper


something like this is what i have in mind

maybe not a turbo tho
psycho sport
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29th Mar 05 at 10:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


do it jim! am rebuilding this one at the mo.
wayne hiscock
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29th Mar 05 at 11:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
y not a turbo.

its ot overly powerful but can be

and is so smooth

my old audi has done 125k and is still smoother than most newer cars
Colin
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29th Mar 05 at 12:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Stick a Audi TT engine in it like the Mk2 posted last week
Pablo
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29th Mar 05 at 12:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Stick a Audi TT engine in it like the Mk2 posted last week
3CorsaMeal
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29th Mar 05 at 13:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
audi TT engine is the 1.8T used in the S3 and lots of others etc

i was thinking of something older and more simple on TB's keep with the classic style, i want it really simple
psycho sport
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29th Mar 05 at 13:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
put the 2.9 VR6 from a corrado in it.
I wana try put the engine from my veccy in mine! lol
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