rseeley
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Registered: 10th Jan 11
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started this project in june of this year, have a load of pictures of it from when it started and decided to post a build thread. rough spec of the car to present is:
chasis, wheels, brakes and suspension
polyrace bushes all round
avo gtz coilovers
goodridge braided lines
4x100 ebc 280mm dimpled and grooved discs
green stuff pads
v6 calipers
standard drums
stitch welded engine bay
chasis strenthening plates
rear of the interior stripped out
cmc composites fibreglass front panel
cmc composites fibreglass inner arches
15" cesaro alloys
battery tray removed
scuttle panel removed
full gsi kit
Engine and Gearbox
Engine had a rebuild in 2009 and has done 8000 miles since, came with a folder full of receipts
Gm head with porous mod
R1 carbs
newman 270 degree cams
lmf billet flywheel
single v crank pulley
tx autosport dipstick breather
full roose hoose kit
alloy rad
john ashley 4 to 1
powerflow 2 1/4 system with 3" outrolled tip
Nodiz Pro ignition system
facet redtop pump
filterking regulator
danst engineering 90mm trumpets and base plate
itg filter
mocal 13 row oil coiler
spitfire ignition leads
f16 gearbox with quaife atb
Lmf big block hubs and shafts
carbon kevlar clutch
i havent got any pictures of the shell when i bought it. it is a 1999 corsa 1.0 merit with 58000 miles on it, the head gasket was gone and it was motd to august. i lifted for £390. Heres a few pictures of it when i started working on it
then i stripped it and got it up on axle stands to paint the running gear and tank and 3m shutz the underside
then on to a few patches of welding
Received my gsi kit tried the bumper up and tried a mates mo 5 on the back
Then started to get her ready for paint
started to stitch the engine bay and fill a few holes
battery tray removed
welding the drain plug bung hole
Then i received my engine and conversion
Cam cover removed
Newman 270 degree cams
Quaife Atb
John Ashley 4 to 1
oil cooler
Brakes
Radiator
Engine stripped for paint
More work in the engine bay
Rear wiper and ariel welded and filled
skirted trial fitted with clips and kit trial fitted
Exhaust trial fitted
More welding and fitting inner arches
Gearbox painted
Wheels trial fitted have a ridiculous tires
welded the spare wheel well
more work in the engine bay
Manifold heatwrapped with the engine painted
Rocker cover and cambelt cover painted
R1 carbs split for cleaning
Nodiz pro ignition system
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Sean
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Registered: 14th Sep 10
Location: Eastbourne, BN23 7AZ
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Subscribed  did you buy a rebuild kit for your carbs? If so can I have a link 
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rseeley
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no not yet mate need to get one sorted asap, dan st posted my trumpets base plate and runners for the manifold so should have them tommorow hopefully,
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Christopher
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Is this my car? Hahaha looks good mate! Gsi kit looks awsome on Atlantis blue 
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rseeley
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forgot to mention in the thread mate that im going for a full colour changed mitsubishi thurston grey pearl we did a test plate, its the same colour the rocker cover and cambelt cover were painted
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Christopher
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 colour looks lovely, but damn you! Hahaha project looks good! Will be keeping an eye
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Sean
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I was going to go through danstengineering but when I mentioned the alternator bracket he wasn't to sure what I
Meant which put me off.. So I went with bogg brothers to play it safe.. Not saying that his work isn't top notch it looks great! When you find a rebuild kit please let me know! I've not split mine yet just incase I can't find one. Also what filter are you going for? I'm going for the ITG jc50.
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rseeley
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quote:
Originally posted by Sean
I was going to go through danstengineering but when I mentioned the alternator bracket he wasn't to sure what I
Meant which put me off.. So I went with bogg brothers to play it safe.. Not saying that his work isn't top notch it looks great! When you find a rebuild kit please let me know! I've not split mine yet just incase I can't find one. Also what filter are you going for? I'm going for the ITG jc50.
i didnt get an actual inlet of him, hes sending me precut runners for me to weld onto my oringal manifold cut back so i have the water pipe and alternator sorted, but the runners are aluminium aswel so should be able to port the manifold nice, and just paint it crackled black, also it will work out a brave bit cheaper, he only charged me £45 for the runners and an engineering company near me will charge about $40 to weld it so it'll be a cheap manifold, and im going to run a jc50 also, what ignition system are you going to run on yours?
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Sean
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I'm using the h+h ignition set up running a cav dizzy, it's about £250 all in.
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kedowan
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Registered: 8th Oct 11
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Some nice bit of work done there.. be checking back soon
Dave.
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corsadonk
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Registered: 4th Jul 09
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Nice work, it should be good fun.
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Corsab1999
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Registered: 13th Aug 11
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Looking sweet pal! loving the arch / Engine bay work aswell :thumb:
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rseeley
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Cheers for all the good comments, received my trumpets and baseplate today will get pics of them trial fitted,
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rseeley
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base plate and trumpets trial fitted
and held them up beside the engine roughly were they'll sit
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SteveoBC
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me likey, keep up the good work mate 
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rseeley
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Received my filter
Also got the sound proofing in the rear removed and seat brackets removed
Also got my front panel fitted just need to order fancy bolts for it
Removed bonnet catch as im fitting aerocatches
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Corsab1999
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Registered: 13th Aug 11
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Looking awsome dude! did you make those metal inner ache covers?
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rseeley
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsab1999
Looking awsome dude! did you make those metal inner ache covers?
thanks, no mate they are fibreglass cmc composites sells them,
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rseeley
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got my pump and regulator
got my rear brace welded in
Got the regulator mount welded in
Got the oil cooler mounted
Also finished welding in the strengthening plates
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rseeley
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inside and engine bay painted finally
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chrisr195
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Registered: 5th Dec 12
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Looking good what colour is that?
I'll be following this
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rseeley
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quote:
Originally posted by chrisr195
Looking good what colour is that?
I'll be following this
its a mitsubishi pearl grey mate, cant wait to see the whole car in colour now,
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chrisr195
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Me too, keep this updated mate
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*CorsaCal*
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This is definately gonna be one of the best Bs even done. 
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Corsab1999
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Looking Amazing mate! i was abit gutted you wasnt keeping the colour blue but seeing that bay painted grey i think the rest is gonna look insane :thumb: look forward to seeing it finished!!
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