gazza808
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Registered: 30th Jun 08
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i do love how much of a sleeper it is
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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needs a rear arb
lowering and decent tyres
sorted
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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new tyres are on their way.. I'm trying to find some Cesaros though so makes more sense to wait and fit the new tyres to those and next time there is a cav breaking down the yard I'll have the rear ARB off it.
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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Oh yeah I suppose I should post this
...Here is the trick to making the drivers side heater matrix hose; you take a heater matrix hose from tjhe vectra, the one with the almost 180 degree bend (cut the plastic end of), then take the 90 degree matrix -> temp valve on the 1.4/1.6 and join them together like so:
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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im gonna have to see if i can find a spare corsa one, and order up a veccy one.
what did you use as the joiner?
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andyc1234
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
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quote: Originally posted by DaveyLC
new tyres are on their way.. I'm trying to find some Cesaros though so makes more sense to wait and fit the new tyres to those and next time there is a cav breaking down the yard I'll have the rear ARB off it.
cav rear arb?
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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with a white line costing about £100
yes a cav one!
[Edited on 22-03-2009 by Warren G]
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DaveyLC
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quote: Originally posted by Warren G
im gonna have to see if i can find a spare corsa one, and order up a veccy one.
what did you use as the joiner?
I bought some on ebay a while back, they are just little cast aluminum things.. Only a quid or so each and they look really tidy
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andyc1234
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so a cav rear arb fits a corsa?
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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yep
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andyc1234
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and fits on like a whiteline one ?
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DaveyLC
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yep
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DaveyLC
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http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=484729
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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was just thinking, you have that long heater matix pipe hose to miss the low inlet manifold. i dont need that having tb's
either way i have to find one that fits!
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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Thanks to Mobby I now have a set of Cesaros. I did intend to have them vapour blasted and take my time painting them but I'm too damn impatient so I just scotched them and lashed them up in some pure white 2K. Its a proper BODGE!
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Mobby
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dean101287
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Location: Cardiff
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Thats a bodge? Good effort...
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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I'm a perfectionist though
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Finally got a post97 front end
Need to allign the bonnet a bit better though
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marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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now need a plain grill. Can get one brand new for under £10 inc p&p off the net
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Yeah I want to get a plain grille hopefully the car is getting painted in a week or soo too
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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Cersaro's are looking sexy now the paint has fully hardened Tyres go on tomorrow.. yay!
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Jon_C
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Registered: 7th Dec 05
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awesome project. Good on ya dude
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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drives so much better now, so impressed
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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Glad you like it should be even better when I sort out the gear ratios
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