Mark330d
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Well some of you may remember my black corsa project. That is now being stripped. The shell has been donated to a mate and a 2.0 is going in it. But all the bits off it are going on my new shell, (escortgti.com's old one)
Here is a pic of the black sri:
And here is the new shell as it stands pretty much:
So far what ive done is:
Remove the front shocks,
Remove Radiator
Remove Wiring Loom
Split Ball Joints
If its dry tomorrow ill get the driveshafts out, split the gear linkage then lift out the x16 xe block and gearbox. I have a 1.6 8v engine in the garage that ill make an attempt to fit at the weekend, then if i finish that fit the bumper an lights interior etc. The car is lovely to work on. Everything comes off easily and how it should. 10mins to remove front shocks, i wish all cars were like this one.
I have these wheels in the garage aswell so ill throw them on instead of the sri rims:
Ideally i want to get it to look like this for pvs:
For pvs it will definately have the skirts, smoked lights, I have the front bumper and grill, ill need to save my balls off to afford a set of speedlines though.
Ill update this with more piccies when i work on the car next.
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STEvieXE
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shame u didnt just buy the car whole from him, would have been so much easier
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Mark330d
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yes but i dont have that type of money lying about. Im at college full time so dont work so i have between little and no income. Only make what i can get from doing homers,
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STEvieXE
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yeah but would have been cheaper to buy rather than build. only building allows you to do it over time but still costs more in the long run.
not that this matters. gd luck with it
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VegasPhil
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Nice. How much u get it for?
Poor Gregor  Seeing it getting built again will suck.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Mark330d
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£110, an i think gregor is happy about it getting built again, he was just sad seeing it leeve.
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Gregor
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Cant wait to see it all built up again , I know its gone to a good home !
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Mark330d
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Well heres the latest, Finished stripping all the linkages an driveshafts out and finally got the engine out. Engine crane isnt 100% working even though its the first time its been used. Will need to borrow a mates one to get the new engine in. Will hopefully get it started on saturday.
Off college tomorrow, so gona fit the rear lights and interior etc.
Heres the latest pics.
Inside looks a mess atm:
M.
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Gregor
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Good progress there buddy
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dan_m1les
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whos the guy with the cool hair? 
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Mark330d
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hes one of my pals.
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kennyvalver
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am the guy with the hair do 
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dan_m1les
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funky fresh 
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Mark330d
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Well i spent a few hours on it today, and from the back it actually partly resembles a car now
Got the rear seats in, bit of a pain to do, fitted all the boot trim along with the rear lights and one rear doorcard.
Plans for tomorrow are to fit front seats, all doorcars, glovebox and give my gsi alloys and the engine bay a good clean. I think we might be making a start on fitting the engine this saturday
Btw anyone got any ideas on what to do with the old cables that went to the boot for the wiper an wash wipe etc?
Heres some new pics:
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Gregor
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For some reason this is my favourite projects thread 
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Gregor
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And mate use those cables for your solenoid
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ShEp
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yup flush boot = use wires for solenoid,
then u can use the rear wipe stalk to open the boot, put it on and it'll click the lock then wait a few secs for it to click again and open 
i used that method, its quite good, and save the need for a button
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Mark330d
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well thought id add a wee update, everything has started going pete tong. Mostly with the black sri. Tried to get a window winder off, i pulled it hard and it snapped And ive been having problems with trim bits inside.
Felt like sticking the front bumper on out of boredom, excuse me hiding in the pic 
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Mark330d
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Got bored so went out and did some cleaning, cleaned the gsi alloys that im gona stick on and the front suspension, under the bonnet, and the front bumper and grill. No pics of clean engine bay for now though as it was too dark.
Clean stuff:
One cleaned strut, one uncleaned.
Here the engine that im gona stick in.
And here's a pic of the superchip c20 xe ecu i have in my room, wish it was for the 1.6 engine
And here's the frog i saw in my garden that distracted me for a while.
M.
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Mark330d
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Well today i put it back on its wheels as had to get the black one infront of it as its going to a better place on wednesday. I did kill my back right enough. its soo painful. Had to lift a c20 xe, a x16 xe block and gearbox and a 1.8v engine to get the cars moved.
I fitted the grill aswell. I personally think it looks really good the now.
No need to paint the rear drums
Soo many stupid wee bits and pieces:
Tow rope hooked up:
Parked out in the street:
Black one half way out:
Black one parked:
Count the Corsas:
Couldnt get the front seats in today as i dont have the right torx bit, will be done in the next few days though.
M.
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STEvieXE
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underseal the archs
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Mark330d
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that will be done in 6 months time or so, i plan to replace the front cross member, weld plates over the chassis legs, strip all the old underseal off then renew.
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Theham85
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Looking gd will be a weapon when its finished
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Mark330d
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booo, torrential rain so no work on it today
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Mark330d
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aint updated this in a good while,
Well today finally one of the van drivers wasnt busy so off we went up to east kilbride to pick up the engine from gman Got it home an offloaded and here are the pics:
Noticed the throttle body was a bit mingin inside so took it off and gave it a clean
Before:
After:
Before:
After:
Engine an box are covered in a few mm of dirt grease and oil, Im cleaning it off using degreaser, a paint brush, a screw driver and a wire brush, Heres wot one wee section looked like after a rub down, Was shocked when i realised it was actually silver:
A bit more cleaning:
Still got the block to do and a bit more on the box:
Engine meets corsa:
And the opligatory dirty hand shot
Thats all for now, will update again soon.
M.
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