d128mat
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Well ive been a member on here a while now and never done a project thread so here goes…..
My corsa started out as a 500pound buy from someone as 2 prev owners fsh etc etc…
I decided to start modifying the car, I was new to all this at the time so please forgive me…….
I bought some lowering springs and a magnex backbox for it, so I could get it looking half decent, I then bought some speedlines from starky for a bargain price…
Next came the m3 mirrors, depo front headlights and some lexus tail lights……….
Before I knew it I was at pvs 2006 this is how it looked back then
Then I got the car home after pvs and tried to sort out the engine bay and add a bit of colour etc
Bought some samco hoses and a promotasport water bottle and a pipercross induction kit
Then came a strut brace
I then took a few pix outside my house
I started to get bored of the power at this point so I bought a nitrous kit of the good old ebay got it for a very nice price
But even after nitrous I was still bored with the power, so I contact mr beard about a turbo conversion…..
So I started buying things for the conversion……
New intercooler
Chrome inlet manifold and fuel rail
Chrome heat shield
I then purchased some front mounts and had them powder coated in white
Thought it be best if I bought some gauges to make sure everything was running correctly
I then contacted chris astley for some new heavy duty hubs and some ARP bolts
I then purchased some spax rsx coilovers for a bargain price
I then bought a 2nd hand cambelt cover and had that powder coated white to match the rest I had done
Then most importantly I bought and engine from a lad in kent who kindly did a 350 mile round trip to deliver it me
Was a standard engine and was missing a few bits, but for 500quid what can I say bargain
So 1 last pic all clean before I take it to beardys for my long awaited conversion
So after a week at beardys I told him to cut the front bumper to fit the fmic and then I received a picture on my phone
I then got the car back home and started straight away to change things over, this
Is how it looked once I had changed the rocker cover to a freshly painted white one…
Then I adjusted the spax coilovers slightly to get them how I wanted them sitting for ride height and comfort
Then I tried to get it down the entry, didn’t quite go to plan though, a little too low I think
I then bought a load of hoses from roose motorsport and chris astley to brighten things up a little, also fitted my new strut brace
I then finally got it mot’d and taxed just after pvs 2007 GUTTED I missed that one,
I finally got to drive it,
BUT
Only 38 miles in to my drive BANG
Turns out that the new clutch I had fitted didn’t turn out to be that good……
The clutch had ripped off the flywheel and gone through my gear
box
Nice big hole there in my gearbox I see
Flywheel got a bit warm I think, too the point of warping anyway
SO STRIPPED HER DOWN WE DID
Then came a new 450pound 4 paddle clutch from SBD motorsport
Also came a new f20 complete with quaife diff
Then thought I best get some good brakess so, I opted for wildwood 4 pots
Got her back together after a few hours
All has been well since then and this is what the engine looked like when I finished playing
Then came an oil pump situation which resulted in 2 new oil pumps, so I decided to get the bottom
End re-built, that cost me 3grand and consisted of
C20let engine conversion, custom intercooler, 3" straight through custom exhaust, Steel +.1mm headgasket, low comp pistons, steel rods, modified oil squirters, ARP rod bolts ,polished and balanced crank, modified bearing shells, uprated oil pump, bottom end fully lightened and balanced
Took a picture from my upstairs window of how she looks now
I also bought a pair of vented wings only got round to fitting the drivers one so far
Then we attended pvs 2008 where we met plenty of new faces, such as shaun mods, tom willy, corsagsi16vplym, to name a few.
I managed to get the car on the stand and it looked like this
After pvs
I then went to visit luke d, fruitbooter, little duke and carabic dan in telford
I also found a bargain pair of cobra Daytona seats in cream leather and red piping with Vauxhall logo embroided in it.
They have yet to be fitted but I will keep you all updated as I have a small list below of work that will be going on very very soon
Full respray, semi smooth boot, new front lights, new sideskirts, don’t want give too much away but will look completely different come October if all goes wee
Well I hope you enjoy reading as it took me ages to type this up….
JUST LIKE A MASSIVE SHOUT OUT TO GAZZA ROBERTS…. TOP BLOKE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU…… PMSL
  
[Edited on 13-07-2008 by d128mat]
[Edited on 13-07-2008 by d128mat]
[Edited on 13-07-2008 by d128mat]
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TIDGE
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Registered: 29th Mar 08
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ditch the m3 mirrors
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Adam C
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Registered: 10th Jan 07
Location: Cornwall UK Drives:Arden Blue Gsi T
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Very cool project and very very nice car.
Any idea where i can buy one of them header tanks?
My Arden Blue Astra GSi MK4 on BBS LM's Project Thread
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bazgsi
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Registered: 29th Oct 07
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nice car saw it when you came down telford. 
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d128mat
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m3 mirrors will be gone soon enough along with a few other things, i bought the header tank from a place called promotasport, they do have a website mate, and an ebay shop or did have....
cost me bout 90quid i think
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Planty02
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Registered: 5th Mar 05
Location: Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
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Great project Matt
Love seeing this car in the flesh 
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scaron5188
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Registered: 17th Apr 08
Location: Chippenham, Drives: arden 2.0 sport
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lovin ur car buddy, absolutly stunnin, fairplay to u. ive always loved white gsi's but this has jus topped it off. the engine is mint!! keep up the good work, lookin forward to seein some more changes
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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quality read matt.made me laugh.never knew you done all that to it.such a change.will look good with seats in
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Matt L
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love it
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bubble
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Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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you still owe me a go of this mat!!!!!!!!!!!
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FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
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Finaly got round to doing one then
Good read that mat, looking forward to seing more updates, should meet up again soon.
Ohh and ive drove this - Fast is not the word
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
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lovely motor matey, lots work gone into what it is now.
as much as i love your car and i also now have white gsi. those lets can be fuckin expensive 
top bloke and motor though
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flybikeslee
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looks ace, good progress since first getting it
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rickiek123
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Registered: 27th Mar 06
Location: Cumbria
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GSi's look awesome in white, Top job fella.
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d128mat
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it will all be changed very soon so keep your eyes out
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
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my corsas close twin love it matt
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Ricky352
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Registered: 6th Apr 07
Location: Lisburn, N.I.
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Excellent build!
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d128mat
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to give you all an idea, hopefully next week, the speedlines and the depos will be going
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LukeD
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Registered: 23rd Jan 07
Location: Shropshire
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Good lad! cant wait for the next stage of the build. gonna look class
Top work
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cesil
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Registered: 20th Aug 06
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matt good read that mate! well worth the effort
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d128mat
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luke dont go giving away all my secrets now buddy 
should look ok if all the plans go ok...
CESIL how are you mate....... how u getting on... glad u like the read, going to change ALOT though mate
[Edited on 14-07-2008 by d128mat]
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antoni
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white on white, dont think you can beat it really
mega awesomness
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cesil
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quote:
Originally posted by d128mat
luke dont go giving away all my secrets now buddy
should look ok if all the plans go ok...
CESIL how are you mate....... how u getting on... glad u like the read, going to change ALOT though mate
[Edited on 14-07-2008 by d128mat]
good good mate next time your at gazs give me a txt n ill pop up
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Stokie Dave
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good read, seen it a few times but not enough! lol, looks sweet
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elliot123B
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Just bought my self a white b, ls 1.4 8v but do have plans for c20let once I've got the cash, want it looking like this, white b Gsi with white speed lines can NOT be beaten!
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