Luke
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Registered: 9th Dec 05
Location: Oxford Drives:Corsa B C20LET
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Well back in july i bought a corsa 2.0 from a belieive it or not a police officer up in leiscester. Paid a good price for it & i had lots of fun.
Mods it came with:
full GSI kit
16" irmscher softstars
Scorpion exhaust system
4-2-1 manifold
MHW rear lights
crystal headlights
calibra turbo/v6 set up
avo coilovers
Here's a few pics a couple of days after i bought it:
Then the problems started to happen! the engine decided to give way about 3 months of owning it. We removed the engine & the pistons were hitting the head. Both the pistons & the head was knackered. So i set about looking for a new c20xe, i found a " fully rebuilt engine " on ebay. So we collected it & a few weeks later we fitted the engine, by then i had gone on a little spending spree
i bought the following items.
Full roose motorsport silicone hose kit
re-conditioned f20 gearbox
cool running thermostat
chrome heat sheild
super touring badges
genunine astra gsi turbo badge
various engine bits like new thermostat housing,gaskets,plugs,oil filter,dipstick tube.
Earlier this week we finally got the " fully rebuilt engine " put together with all the hoses etc & we put the engine back in the car. We turned the car over for the first time in 4 months . It started alright but the engine was not a rebuilt one, sounded worse than my old engine did. This was an upsetting moment for me because iv'e put so much time & effort into getting this car ready.
So i went on find a part & told them i was looking for a c20xe, had a phone call in 30 mins from a vauxhall breakers, a deal was done & i get my new engine next week!
since all of this has happend i worked on my calipers because they was painted red & i didnt like that. So after alot of man hours & lots of nitromorse i done this:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
recently bought a rocker cover off ebay for £55 & that included a metal spark plug cover
i added a nice courtenay sport sticker to it
plans are:
1.) Engine
paint the bottom of the block white ( when it gets here )
re-paint the engine bay
lightend fly wheel
arp fly wheel bolts
service parts inc, cam belt kit etc
fit all my new parts aswell like hoses etc
2.) Exterior
depo's
get new wheels or get mine painted
custom exhaust
put my super touring badges on.
Well thats really where the corsa stands at the moment, will be more progress to come next week. Sorry about the essay & i hope you enjoy the read & my plans 
[Edited on 26-05-2009 by Luke]
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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Good project.
Cool running stat is a waste of time.
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B3KAN
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Registered: 15th Feb 07
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Thats sh*t bout the engine mate, i had similer prob with mine  spent a fortune on it now
Looks a clean example to
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Luke
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yeah its a clean shell. Just a shame about the engine. I got a full re-fund on the engine i bought though which is cool.
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B3KAN
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Thats not to bad then  good luck wiith the new 1
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Luke
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ok where do i start!!!???
got the car on the road again about 2 months ago. bought an engine from VPSC & after about a month or 2 the head gasket went!!! its under warrenty so its being sorted as speak. engine bay looked like this
So, after going through 3 xe's & being slightly bored with the power its time for an up-grade! about a month ago i bought a c20let with all new internals & a re-cond turbo. at the moment money is going so fast! i will up-date this thread as new parts arive & when bits get done to the engine.
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
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what happened to the gsi manifold cover thing, that was sweet!!
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Luke
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neah, it was pretty tacky imo. sold it on ebay a few months ago.
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
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yeh ur right on 2nd looks, chrome one is smarter
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Luke
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up date:
booked my car in to have the engine bay professionally strengthened & re-sprayed at the end of may.
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sumner2k3
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Registered: 12th Jan 06
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looks lovely.. cant wait to colour code mine
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AndyCorsaSport
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Looks tidy mate, did last month when i seen it down in Oxford too!!
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Luke
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Finally we have an up date.
had a head sent away about 3 weeks ago to be pressure tested, skimmed & have new stem seals, valves etc. got my head back to day along with a few other goodies. im very pleased & the work on the head looks cracking
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Luke
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UP DATE!!!!!! lots of new parts
6 meters of vaccum hose
Roosemotorsport c20let boost hoses
Roosemotorsport c20let breather hoses
Roosemotorsport c20let induction hose
Roosemotorsport c20let turbo coolant hose kit
Roosemotorsport c20let ancillary hose kit
Bailey header tank ( thanks VXR aka Damo )
Bailey dump valve
c20let medium sized front mounted intercooler
RGM tripple gauge piller pod
AC autotechnics turbo boos gauge
AC autotechnics water temp, oil temp & air/fuel gauges
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Doldy
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Registered: 13th Mar 08
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Looking sweet!
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Luke
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Some more up dates:
Powder coated inlet mani fold, dipstick tube & throttle bracket
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FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
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V V nice mate!
Looks like youve been spending some mega bucks 
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Luke
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quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
V V nice mate!
Looks like youve been spending some mega bucks
i have been dude! just cant wait to get her all put back together. Your project is looking promising aswell mate, cant wait to see that one!
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.dean.
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Registered: 21st Sep 07
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tbh you need to carm down with the blue now or its going to be too in your face, i do like the manifold tho!
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B3KAN
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Nice
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Luke
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quote:
Originally posted by .dean.
tbh you need to carm down with the blue now or its going to be too in your face, i do like the manifold tho!
Yeah i kind of know what your trying to say about the blue, cheers for the comment though.
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Luke
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quote:
Originally posted by B3KAN
Nice
Thanks B3KAN
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ar corsagsi
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Registered: 24th Jun 07
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only just spotted this looks really nice, when do you reckon it will be finished?
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Luke
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quote:
Originally posted by ar corsagsi
only just spotted this looks really nice, when do you reckon it will be finished?
Probberly never & probberly strip it  . I'm hopefully going to finish it in abot 2 or 3 weeks if all goes well
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Corsa_Scotty
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Registered: 8th Aug 07
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awesome that get the drums painted black and that will be 100% perfect on the exterior
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