N13L X B
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Yes mate cant wait to get the car on the floor on its new wheels 
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N13L X B
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A new couple of bits came this week.
Decided i want to have a Gsi spoiler on the car now so picked this 1 up off reecegsi, cheers for that matey 
And for the rear disc conversion i bought new rear hub assemblys (astra 4+5 4 stud ones) so the bearings are nice and fresh.
Will hopefully find time to start bolting these bits on soon 
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N13L X B
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More bits update time people.
Bought another set of wheels for different tires, Compomotive MO5's 15"x6"
My new gasget set for the gearbox showed up, although il only be using the diff sump gasget and driveshaft seals at this point.
Heres a comparison of my front and rear old shocks next to my new shorter bodied 1's
And finally heres the Quaiffe diff with the new speedo ring and pinion fitted ready to be fitted back into the box
Cheers.
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Alex_Rally
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what u doing with your old ones mate .
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N13L X B
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quote:
Originally posted by geordie_corsa
what u doing with your old ones mate .
I think i may be keeping them for the time being mate.
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Alex_Rally
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its always good to have plenty spares .
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possy
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hi mate just would like to no what cams are you running and power i have a corsa xe on tbs to
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N13L X B
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Its running re-grinded cams to 288 duration mate.
Unsure of the Bhp but once its all done il be taking it to RSTuning (the place that originally mapped it) to get a printout.
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N13L X B
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Bit of progress over the christmas break although its been a hetic 1 for me this year lol.
Firstly the diff is in and fitted, but theres no point showing pics of that. Picked up some new plugs, and cv grease to rebuild my driveshafts for when my hubs arrive.
Next up it was time to fit the spolier, it wernt to bad to do considering the tailgate is fiberglass therefore alot thicker than standard 1's
Firstly the Base mount, bolted and bonded
Then i fixed and bonded the spoiler in place and taped until addesive had gone off
Then after 24 hours removed tape and jobs a good 1.
I then fitted my new Mocal oil catch tank and plumbed it up
Fitted my new track rod ends, and ball joints.
And fitted the new front splitter
Finally heres the rear beam and my conversion kit ready to be welded up
Cheers all, more progress soon
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DansCorsaSXi
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That splitter is 
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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bigron1988
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can you take plenty pics when you do the rear beam as im going to do myself one ,
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N13L X B
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Yea il get as many as I can mate, my dads already started to tack it all up.
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N13L X B
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Passenger bucket (Corbeau Sprint) now fitted. Also this pic shows up my 12" crack in the window screen but that will soon be sorted 
And as requested for BIGRON heres the begining of my disc conversion for you.
Firstly the old bases that the standard stubaxle/drum bolts to have to be ground off. (no pic)
Next slit is required to be cut at the front edge 55mm down (this is bent out to clear 1 of the nut heads once astra rear hubs are fitted) Ends up about where that grotty finger is lol
The conversion plate is then fitted as below and squared up with top an back edges of the beam (we used a straight edge)
We figured it out that the nearest you can get the centre hole in the conversion plate to the original hole the better as the wheel will sit in the same palce as before (i.e not foward or back, higher or lower)
So thats them tacked into place requiring some more work.
We welded the sleeves that the new handbrake cable will go through (astra part i believe) to the beam in the postion our instructions said.
Thats all for now il update as we get it welded up
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Jed D
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stunning work in here. love it all
friendly warning though, i think they the same GB gaskets i got (obv different box) and the quality is canny pants but seen as you said your only using the diff sump gasget and driveshaft seals you should be alrite, it was the one on the end that was crap for me, the standard ones are like copper and rubber and dont like being replaced with that paper stuff
keep up the good work
[Edited on 04-01-2012 by Jed D]
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N13L X B
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quote:
Originally posted by Jed D
stunning work in here. love it all
friendly warning though, i think they the same GB gaskets i got (obv different box) and the quality is canny pants but seen as you said your only using the diff sump gasget and driveshaft seals you should be alrite, it was the one on the end that was crap for me, the standard ones are like copper and rubber and dont like being replaced with that paper stuff
keep up the good work
[Edited on 04-01-2012 by Jed D]
Cheers for the heads up mate, i used high temp sealant each side of the gasket on the sump too but il keep an eye on it once the gear oils put in.
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N13L X B
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Not much to report but il have my hub carriers built up now. These are standard corsa bearings with LMF conversion hubs, they will be used as spares as im having some 1s built using Golf bearings and proper cav drive flanges.
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bigron1988
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quote:
Originally posted by N13L X B
they will be used as spares as im having some 1s built using Golf bearings and proper cav drive flanges.
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Corsab1999
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 looks mint mate its came along way deffo keeping my eyes open on your project threads 
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daine
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Look on ebay!! shag, pair of wheels like yours 110810121510
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N13L X B
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Nice find mate, I've emailed to check sizes, them 2 would make it 2 sets of them I wound have, handy for the diff tires I'm going to need this year.
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N13L X B
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Gutted them wheels are 1/2" wider than the other 6 ive got 
Any way went to the autosport show last weekend, it really got me in the mood to get the corsa done and round some tracks.
Bought these Omp gloves and Omp Boots to match the race suit i already have, also got some orange laces to coulor co-ordinate with my cage 
Got and info pack from time attack and had a word with 1 of the blokes, im aiming to enter 1 or 2 rounds of the series this year.
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M Sutton
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Awesome! Love this car,will be great to see it in the Time Attack 
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DansCorsaSXi
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Them shoes look so comfy.
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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N13L X B
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Cheers lads
Few more pictures for you, firstly i managed to finally persuade my mate to sell me his R888's he had lying around, got a fair bit off life left in them so had them put on my mo's
And heres the progress of the beam for those wanting to see it though the stages:
The plate all welded in place with the orginal beam opened out slightly in order to get to all nuts on the hubs
And heres a test fit of the brake brackets and new hubs in place
Just a bit more to do on it before its ready to go get powdercoated
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Jed D
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nice bit of work gone on there
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