mantamark
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
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Weellllllllllllllllllll, been doing this project for over a year now, on and off, getting sick & getting interested again.
Basically, i had a crappy 1.2 L reg red corsa to runaround in, then i decided to play about with it.
Decided to go the old 2.0 16v route.
Then a mate had a sport with a paggered engine, so i bought that, as it had a nice interior & was a bonny colour.
I borrowed my sisters garage to do the conversion.
"Yeh, i'll only need it for 3-4 weeks"
that was in jan last year 
Anyways, onto the build...
It all started with this picture...
i had to have those lights!
I also bought some 2nd hand spax rsx coilovers, and some 80mm rears from Dave A
Put the coilovers, 80mm rears, cav casero rims & some 288mm brakes on the red runaround, to bed them in ready for the swap onto the purple nurple.
Bought a semi smooth tailgate & fitted it to the red peril, for a larf.
Then bought this...
Picked up a decent 2.0 16v lump from Bradders, also found a F20 box with a F18W 5th Gear.
Had a mock up of the bodywork...
Managed to find some uber rare Zender skirts & rear spoiler!
Anyone know of another set?
pic of what the spoiler should look like, reminds me of a nova gsi jobbie
sport lump ready to come out
Found a nice SBD Type A minfold, white wrap, std manifold is in yellow wrap, for size comparison
Stregthening plates welded on
new plates, front is a touch small!
Yoink!
bit of a mess!
How the Zender skirts look
decided to strip the engine, make sure theres no nasty suprises waiting for me.
Coscast head!
Painted block black, i dont want to know about oil leaks
Engine bay, i should have replaced the rack when i was at this stage, will cause me problems later!
Had a break in, the rear of the garage was corograted metal, they used massive tin snips to cut a door in it!
They nicked my road angel, a daft sub box & some other little bits, made a big fooking mess too.
As a bonus, i was able to do a tidy up, and we breeze blocked the rear up.
cleaned the head up
Coloured hoses are for posers
Clean inlet!
Poly bushes, whoop
Box & block in
The whole reason i bought this car, was because it had a nice interior...
So, i've bought a cage & started to rip it out. hmm, logical, i like it.
Track slag = low weight...
Hmmm, Cage + Corsa Sunroof = Annoyed Mark
Trial Fit
Seats!
Harnesesesesses!
Quick lash of satin black
It Runs!
Ikkle Pulley
Fitted exhaust manifold heatshield, shame the manifold is so beefy, it hangs out, so pretty pointless
27mm front ARB & poly tie bar mounts, got some more poly bushes to go on, but i'll save that for when i fit brakes, hubs & suspension
Todays plan was to get the oil cooler bracketry sorted, i've found out i need new tools
Started off being held in place with some wire
Then got the metal & grinder out to play.
One wasnt really up to the job, so another was made up..
All done..
Note, ran out of threaded bar, so cable ties are holding it in place till i get some more.
Then feeling the joys of the grinder, i decided to tackle the reasons the seats wouldnt sit right...
Just need some box section now to go from where i ground off the brackets to about a foot back over, and an upright support. I hope to be able to fit some captive nuts to the box section, to make moving the seats back & forth a bit quicker.
Today i have been mostley fitting goodridge hoses, calipers & pads, rear arb's, grinding more interior bits off (i burnt my head with sparks lol), & wiring up morettes!
On a plus point....
I won't fall out the car if i crash
Oh, linkage is sorted, made it an extra 5mm longer, shortens the throw even more, bonus.
Did reverse the car into the garage, it felt good
Newest purchase....
Nice smoked lamps, got some led rear bulbs, should look decent when the rest of the bodywork is done.
Also, no pics, but gave the interior another coat of satin black, not a good idea when theres no ventilation, i nearly passed out
from yesterday...
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Left to do (i know its alot, but nothing major, bar that fucking sunroof everyone is sick of hearing about )
Interior...
Fit steering wheel, new boss needed
Fit snapoff
Buy Carbon doorcards & full length rears
Suspension / Steering / Brakes
Bleed brakes
sort rack / track rods out (have spare rack, needs fitting & track rods fitted, which are there too, getting done just before paintshop get it)
Engine / Box
2 x jubilee clips for intake
buy bonnet stay
Battery clip needed
Exterior
Sunroof, getting a plate made up, sort of a baking tray stylee thing, but placed upside down in hole, then welded from the inside, then a skim on the roof.
Buy Polycarb window kit
Petrol cap needed
ariel needed
scuttle panel needed
wiper arms needed
door seals needed
paint car
refit...
bumpers
skirts
spats
spoiler
morettes
mirrors
tailgate
smoked rear lamps
smoked side repeaters
Finally...
Underseal / stone chip the whole underside.
all done 
May be some clearance issues i think?
Seats & harnesses totally finished now, phew!
Thats it for now!
Car is going to get the rack swapped next week, then the sunroof welded up, then finally painted!
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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Ground clearence  nice car that tho mate, and theivin twats..cant have fuck all these days can you, keep the updates comin 
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mantamark
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
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Aye, need to get the gsi bumper out of the other lockup & try it on, will have to see if the std bumper is any shallower.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Nice mate, enjoyed just looking at pics.
Ground clearance looks about the same as mine was, it's fine
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mantamark
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too many speed bumps round here, but at least its not an every day car
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Fair play! REALLY good project, look forward to seeing it
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John G
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Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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conversion looks very tidy indeed mate, good project
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mantamark
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Cheers guys.
Any ideas i can add, remove or whatever, let me hear them.
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Corsa_Scotty
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Registered: 8th Aug 07
Location: Scottish Borders
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You could remove the rubstrips on the doors and you could also do a semi smooth boot like this
Good Progress
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mantamark
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Door strips are removed & i have a semi smooth boot 
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Nice project mate. I had to have a stainless plate put on the bottom of my manifold. Acts as a skim plate when I'm driving it, Hits the road etc.
Might have to get a titanium one next hehe, cos i'm nearly through again...
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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mantamark
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Like a sump guard?
Was thinking of getting one made up, fixed to the front panel, going back & fixing it to the floor.
Titanium, hmmm, where can i get a plate of that from?
will have to do some measuring soon.
Will be good if theres any oil leaks, will fit a catch tank at the back & have the plate on an angle
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Corsa_Scotty
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Registered: 8th Aug 07
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Oh shit yeah sorry dude never seen the boot pics
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mantamark
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No worries matey, happy for the ideas
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ash87
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Registered: 26th Mar 05
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quality project mate looks well 
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mantamark
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Cheers mate, got a free steering wheel off my mate, ripspeed jobbie.
but, its better than my 40 year old omp one, just need a boss now 7 can fit it along with the snapoff.
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benalin
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mate looks great, if only i knew wat u know about engines
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FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
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loaddss of pikss 
Goood progress you make it look soo simple, makes me want to do my conversion etc.
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scotts v6
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nice car mate whos is the white 1 in the pics as well looks same as mine lol
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mantamark
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Cheers guys.
dont forget, this has taken me over a year to get to this stage
Bear in mind aswell i work away thru the week, so only have weekends to play, and a nagging gf who wants the flat decorated
White one belongs to my mate Dave, Vaux Technician, handy bloke to know.
His is 2.0 16v, goes pretty well, he went comfort route & fitted Calibra Leather.
Hoping to get some time off soon, as i have managed to get Achillies Tendonitus, and have to rest my ankle, so im going to go to the garage & get some more done on the car
Ordering carbon doorcards / interior bits & some polycarb windows this week
Any ideas i can go for, let me know.
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mantamark
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Just got a new steering wheel, ordered a boss & some smoked side repeaters, oooohhhhhh the excitment!
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jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
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looking good, my old headlights
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bieransri
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Registered: 13th Apr 06
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zender skirts look sweet
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mantamark
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Cheers guys.
James, your headlights live on!
Anyone seen any of these Zender skirts or spoilers on anything else?
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mantamark
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New Rims en route......
Revolution Milleniums, et46, 6x15.
Look like my Caseros, but rather than get mine blasted & coated, its just as good to buy some new rims full stop.
Muchos Happios.
Polycarb windows will be 2-3 weeks, same with carbon interior bits.
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