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CarbonMike
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31st Jul 11 at 08:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Morning all, I am er Mike

Been around the scene for funking years, but at the minute Im building a rather shonky 2.1 Corsa. Anyone on here whos a regular on PNG would have already seen this anyway....









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nick_sri
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31st Jul 11 at 08:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
shonky as fk

engine bay pics?

[Edited on 31-07-2011 by nick_sri]
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Whats going on with the bonnet. Hello by the way
CarbonMike
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There no engine in it at the moment as its in bits. I need to go shopping for some H section rods to cope with this...



And all new bottom end bearings.
CarbonMike
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quote:
Originally posted by Jon_C
Whats going on with the bonnet. Hello by the way


The bonnet intake is designed specificaly for direct to head throttle bodies. The vent on the leading edge connects to an undertray mounted to the under side of the bonnet, which inturn (when bonnet is closed) mates upto a an air box with the bodies inside them.

Giving you in effect a direct ram air setup.

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CarbonMike
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The basic spec is TBH just that, pretty basic:

1999 T Corsa Sport w/aircon

Chassis/Interior:

Complete vehicle strip down removing all un needed elec (all audio, windows, airbags, aircon, elec mirrors, alarm/immob) ALL sound deadening and anything that weighted to much.
Lightweight aircraft type looms refitted
Flocked dash & centre console (yet to fit)
Sparco Evo seats
LUKE 4 point harness
CarbonMike carbon inner trim through out
CarbonMike carbon inner foot trays
CarbonMike carbon dash inserts, floor plan blanks & fuel pump cover
CarbonMike carbon kevlar roof vent kit
CarbonMike carbon kevlar slam panel
Rear wiper + wiring removed
Weld in seat rails
Weld in rear brace
OMP 320mm wheel
GAZ 3 way coilovers with eccentric top mounts (F + R)
Reinforced tie bar brackets & rear beam pick ups
Powerflex bushs all round
All low stress bolts replaced with anodised aluminium fittings
Mistec plumbed in antifire system

Brakes:

Vectra V6 288 front brake
Astra GSi rear discs
Goodridge lines
Internal brake lines through
ABS removed
Fly off hydraulic handbrake
Wilwood Bias

Wheels:

15" Revoloution RFX with 195/45/15 T1R's (Road)
15" Compomotive TH with TBA (Track)

Engine:

Mostly yet TBA
Wizards of NOS direct port twin bottle setup
Wizards of NOS Minimax digital controller

[Edited on 31-07-2011 by CarbonMike]
mike56gte
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looking good and welcome. Get a project thread up of this, looks like a good read for us mate
Ste M
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CarbonMike
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31st Jul 11 at 09:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thanks for welcomes guys.

Project thread would be a mission :S Ive had this car since April last year (only ever driven it once, the day I bought it lol) but my project thread on PNG is about 40 pages long so it would take most of the day to copy & paste it across!!

I originally bought this as a complete running car, 11 months tax, 10 months MOT, 67k (I think, might be 63k actually?) it was a complete standard ready to go car. But er, I got a bit bored driving it home from Merseyside racing Mrs CarbonMike's Puma down the M6 so decided to fettle it a bit, but got carried away somewhat :S
djgritt
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31st Jul 11 at 09:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks good that.

You do all the Carbon stuff yourself?

Do you sell bits?
Jambo
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That looks all business mate. Spot on oh and welcome btw
CarbonMike
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Few more pics of bits & pieces from my PB...

Carbon Kevlar roof vent kit



Carbon kevlar slam panel





Random mid build :S







Handbrake setup



Road wheels
Jambo
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31st Jul 11 at 10:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Very cool!
DannyB
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Hello matey welcome to the site, get a proper progress thread up in our progress section
jr
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Hi mate, great project, like the various Kevlar bits, take it it's a copy of the protec kit which was originally developed on another members car on here back in the day

Looks great anyway
CarbonMike
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Yep, exactly the same as the ProTec setup but I got mine through Harry Hockley instead.
DanCobb
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i like the kevlar slam panel, never seen that before
Christopher
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Are you going to have to get adapters made up for those wheels because arent they ford fitment? I like them!
CarbonMike
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quote:
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Are you going to have to get adapters made up for those wheels because arent they ford fitment? I like them!


No they are Vauxhall fitment both the RFX's & TH's.
Ian
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Welcome Mike
Christopher
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Ooooo! do they come in ford fitment aswell?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Revolution-RFX-Alloy-Wheels-Rims-15x6j-ford-4x108-pcd-/320736290606?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET&hash=item4aad5f672e
:S
Nath
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Welcome. Awesome project
CarbonMike
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quote:
Originally posted by Christopher
Ooooo! do they come in ford fitment aswell?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Revolution-RFX-Alloy-Wheels-Rims-15x6j-ford-4x108-pcd-/320736290606?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET&hash=item4aad5f672e
:S


Theyve always been avaliable in Ford fitment well, I say always, Revoloution wheels stopped making 15" RFX's for Ford & GM in late 1999. Compomotive stopped producing TH's in 4x100 between ET38~49 in 1997 IIRC.

GM fitment 15" RFX are incredibly hard to get hold off, TH's in 15" GM fitment are now almost impossible.

TH's are slick as fook mind



[Edited on 31-07-2011 by CarbonMike]

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