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Author **Star Silver 1.6 Corsa**
dan-h
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Registered: 28th Jan 06
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3rd Dec 06 at 20:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Some of you may recognise it as Rob B's old corsa. I bought it a few months back with no lights, bumper, wheels, suspension or engine.

i quickly sourced a set of front and rear lights and got them fitted along with the front bumper and set of Corsa C SXi alloys(cheers to Dave A).
i then bought a badgeless slatted grille and fitted that






i then got to work on stripping all of the useful parts from under the bonnet
i removed the head which was to be sent off to CorsaGsi_DK



I then realised it needed some smoked headlights so bought and fitted a set of them too


I eventually got round to removing the old block, box and remaining bits.













I then found myself a new engine and box (from lain M )



and then removed the box to have a good clean and also removed all the un-necessary stuff from it such as the aircon and PAS pump.











and put it back it together
and fitting the new sachs clutch kit.



but before giving the new engine a home there was the big issue of the seriously shoddy wiring
so on the phone to Dave A it was and he came down and sorted it






i then had to get a custom belt for the alternator and make a custom bracket as there is no tensioner and only the alternator runs off the bottom pulley
unfortunately didnt get any pics of the engine being fitted( far too busy so forgot)

and the sorta finished article




after whilst fitting the engine i also fitted a set of koni adjustables.





will get better pics and keep you all updated on further progress.

big thanks to Dave A for the excellent work he done with the wiring and all his help. And all other people who sold me the bits for the car




[Edited on 03-12-2006 by dan-h]

[Edited on 03-12-2006 by dan-h]

[Edited on 03-12-2006 by dan-h]
12vMatt
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3rd Dec 06 at 20:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks good mate
Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
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3rd Dec 06 at 20:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


the wiring on this car was an absolute nightmare as it was originally a 1.2 16v that had then been converted to a 1.6. the wiring someone had done was an absolute pisstake, infact it was a fire hazard. somehow the car had been running 3 fuel pump relays in series connected together with what looked like speaker cable.

So we had to strip out the entire car loom and start again. ended up rewiring the alarm system in properly and eventually got it all running.

This engine will be running a few clever mods soon as well so keep the updates coming
Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
Location: Area Motorsport Drives: Race EP3
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3rd Dec 06 at 20:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I would just like to add..

An electrician did the wiring for the fuel pump, not me

[Edited on 03-12-2006 by Rob B]
dan-h
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3rd Dec 06 at 20:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes, wiring was a bit of a mess but all sorted now. car is coming together nicely now rob, numberplate is ready when you want it
Mark330d
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Registered: 25th Apr 06
Location: Netherlee, Glasgow City
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3rd Dec 06 at 20:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks good, i think you have the same engine crane as me.
dan-h
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3rd Dec 06 at 20:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mark330d
looks good, i think you have the same engine crane as me.


thats Dave A's too
Jules
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4th Dec 06 at 10:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why remove the PAS?
Dave A
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4th Dec 06 at 11:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it has electronic power steering
Jules
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4th Dec 06 at 14:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ooooh get you!
Very flash!
dan-h
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15th Apr 07 at 20:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well,
havent done any work on the car for a long time so this week i thought id strip the rear completely and give it a spray over to tidy it up,





then since the car has sat on the drive all winter, i also decided to give it a wash and polish.


(havent yet got a cd player, as you can see i bodged the hole with some checkerplate)







Thats all for now
dan-h
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15th Apr 07 at 20:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the rear needs lowering a bit more, its gone a fair bit higher with no weight in the back, also need a front splitter and smoked side repeaters then thats how itll stay looking
12vMatt
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15th Apr 07 at 20:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks like its coming along nicely mate.
spraying inside black has made the back look much neater.
keep up the good work mate
little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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15th Apr 07 at 22:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i remember this car when it was euro.used to love being passenger in it.hope you get it back how it was or something like it
ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
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15th Apr 07 at 22:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice headunit

12vMatt
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16th Apr 07 at 08:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ChrisBoom
Nice headunit



its just while he is waiting to get a new headunit
Rob B
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16th Apr 07 at 15:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My babyy !!! Sell it back ?
Dave A
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17th Apr 07 at 19:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looking good Dan, just needs the back to come down a bit more and a decent exhaust and it will be perfect.
dan-h
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19th Jul 07 at 20:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
update to come, rear has been lowered more and the car is getting a nice tidy up
sam13
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19th Jul 07 at 20:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks spot on seems like dave a has done a brill job on the wiring gd to have mates like that.
alex sport 16v
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30th Jul 07 at 15:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
pritty nice m8
dan-h
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8th Sep 07 at 14:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
managed to get the car down to have some expert treatment from Dave at Vsport, exhaust was blowing and brakes needed some attention. was shocked to see the state of the exhaust underneath, a so called stainless 'powerflow' exhaust had rusted and was falling off. welds had cracked and been covered up with exhaust paste as well





so we sorted that problem out and then noticed the design of the backbox was awfull for exhaust flow:



so we sorted that and fitted a nicer tailpipe than the one that was fitted:
BarnshaW
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8th Sep 07 at 15:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks ace, good work
12vMatt
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8th Sep 07 at 18:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its coming along nicely mate, the new exhaust is much better than the old one

 
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