gez bay
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Registered: 14th Feb 08
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hi everyone! been on here for a while now so i thought i'd put a post up of my car
spec :
.irmscher front splitter
.irmsher side skirts
.irmscher fog lights ( which i will get around to taking off sometime)
.tsw 15" alloys ( rubbed like hell and looked shait)
.o.m.p discs and pads
.k&n panel filter with drilled and de-restricted air box
.whiteline front a.r.b
.A.B.M front angel eye's
.spax adjustable suspension 35mm
.goodridge braided brake hoses
.ashley performance exhaust system
.colour coded bumpers and strips
.astra G side repetors
the wheels done my head in eating the tyres from rubbing in the arch (with a full car)
so changed them for some corsa c sri 16" alloys 
was very happy with them looked nice and didn't rub at all 
so i gave my car a quick wash and took a pic with the new wheels on
(old wheels)
the next things i will be doing over christmas are
.powerflex polybush kit
.rear a.r.b
and just a full service with it's timing belt being due now
should finish off the handling then.
will do an update soon as i get everything
merry christmas!!
comments welcome 
just painted my plastic rocker cover, very impressed with the outcome
i used mat black base and sprinkled chrome/silver paint over the top giving it a sparkle kinda look and laquered it, then put the milltek sticker on and laqured it again. hope it doesnt bubble with the heat 
i also repainted my front arch pasanger side as it had afew stone chippes cracking the paint so i did that too...had a nice christmas morning painting things
just leaving it dry for a while in the house now
just took off my standard inlet and going to take all the old black paint off it, see if it will polish up nicely
(half way through doing it)
there is some of it done now, taking a while to come off so i'll finish it later 
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Neil Dagens
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looks good mate, but not keen on the headlights. plans sound good too
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gez bay
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[Edited on 26-12-2008 by gez c16b]
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gez bay
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thanks mate! i dont think the sun shining on the lights does them any justice makes the lights backround look grey. lol
will do an update very shortly as im doing bits and peices
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Ricky_Mitchell
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Registered: 4th Sep 08
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car looks cool mate i like it. get some depos in the front. the in-let does polish up well av done it to mine.
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Ricky_Mitchell
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gez bay
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[Edited on 28-12-2008 by gez c16b]
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Ricky_Mitchell
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lol av had the light on my other corsa. get em on ebay some one will buy them then put the money towards some depos. you wont look back. i think there the best lights you can get for a corsa b.
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gez bay
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yeah, just put some HID'S in them or something then. how much are depo's?
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Ricky_Mitchell
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you will pay around £80ish.
yh put hids in them too am wanting to do it to mine.
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
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your corsa c sri's didnt rub?
mine scrub like a cunt...
then again, i am down 60mm on them
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gez bay
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no mine dont rub at all even with a full car im down 35mm on spax
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gez bay
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decided that i cannot be bothered to polish up the inlet manifold and i was going to upgrade it in a while anyway, so just decided i might aswel buy an upgraded one now... so i started to pull everything apart and take off the throttle boddie.
(just started in the pic)
as i was at it thought id just take a pic of my air box to show you the holes i drilled
also got these to go on when i have done the main things
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gez bay
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going to buy a vxperformance inlet manifold
janspeed 4-2-1
sportex de cat
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dean101287
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sounds good. where abouts you from? im in bridgend
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Pete_vxl
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seems the normal price for those two products put together tbh, are they used or new?.
car looks nice, always wanted a black sport
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gez bay
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near swansea mate...thanks for the comment
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swill_omnibus
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Looking good m8! Hope it all goes smoothly
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gez bay
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i hope so aswel, car should be up and running soon...in the middle of doing my car now so will put up another update on tonight...keep the comments and ideas coming
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gez bay
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update on todays work
been really busy today took the rad and air con out and fiddled with some loom ready for the inlet
took the rest of the suround of the throttle boddie (needs a clean now)
then started to take the air con and rad out, didn't realised how much of a pain the air con would be, but managed to get it out
so that was enough for today leave the rest for tomorrow
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gez bay
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thought id put a picture up of my air con too, buggered it right up to get it out, not going to use it again so not too bothered
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gez bay
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going to take my engine out today now, might aswel seen as it only the egine mounts that are the only things connected, give the engine a complete service then get it painted up and easier to work on changing things
i will put an update up later tonight
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gez bay
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(UPDATE)
i didnt manage to get the engine hoist today, so i cracked on with some other things so when i get the engine hoist the engine can come straight out once ive taken the engine mounts off
i started taking the manifold off, was a bit of pain trying to get the bolts off underneath to part the manifold from the cat. managed to get them out after about 25 minutes..started to take the manifold off from the engine then
started to rub back the lower slam pannel bit, quite abit of surface rust there so will get that painted up nice when the engine is out, will give the engine bay a good clean then get rid off all the muck then
also took of the re-circulator bracket as i wont be needing that again
(before)
(after) little bit more room.
will do an update sonn as i get the engine out day after tomorrow
comments and any suggestions or ideas
welcome
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geth_16vsport
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quote:
Originally posted by gez c16b
thought id put a picture up of my air con too, buggered it right up to get it out, not going to use it again so not too bothered
whats the crowbar for you cowboy
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gez bay
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helped me get the air con out as you can see there are bits everywhere
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