djmattyh
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Hi, don't know wether it's the best thing to do in terms of safety but, Can i take the reinforcement bars off from behind the bumpers? as they weigh a fair bit.
Btw i'm stripping my corsa so any tips of what i can get rid of & pics etc, would be appreciated.
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AlexW
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You can do yes, i presume its a track/fast road car?
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djmattyh
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Bit of both mate. mainly a road car but will take it on the track when it's all finished hopefully.
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flybikeslee
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is there for a reason, in event of a crash takes a lot of force out of the impact
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djmattyh
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yeah i know. maybe just for track cars then.
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flybikeslee
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ideally yessum,
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jr
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they dont weigh anything, less than 2kg each, proberly not even that
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Fro
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James could probably give you the weight of every corsa part to the nearest gram. I hear that's why his car is taking so long.
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djmattyh
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lol. all adds up though
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jr
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quote: Originally posted by djmattyh
lol. all adds up though
it will have a more positive effect leaving it that in will removing it, i got my corsa with glass in it down to 780kg and still had the bumper bars etc on
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djmattyh
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fair do's then
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ed
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They weight about 2 grams
Maybe a bit of an exaggeration, but I'd leave the front one on no matter what.
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djmattyh
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i don't know lol. i'l probably leave them on then
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Nic Barnes
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throw them away. be right. its not as if a corsa is a massively save car to crash in anyway so wont matter much.
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Limecat
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They are not massively heavy and equally they are not a thick gauge steel or massively re-inforced.
They may help with a low speed 'bump' but even then the impact would be spread onto the 2 (IIRC) mounting points.
Bin them.
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ed
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But it will protect the engine in low speed collisions. Think of the ball ache of breaking your radiator miles away from home.
[Edited on 16-02-2010 by ed]
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ed
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quote: Originally posted by LETGSI16V
They are not massively heavy and equally they are not a thick gauge steel or massively re-inforced.
They may help with a low speed 'bump' but even then the impact would be spread onto the 2 (IIRC) mounting points.
Bin them.
Heavy gauge doesn't mean strong. It effectively works like a piece of rope catching whatever you've driven into.
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Nic Barnes
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its a corsa. A bent crash car could write it off.
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gazza808
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ditch them, useless above 10mph,
mine pretty much bent in half at 5mph
and did more damage it's self, than the knock.
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shaunmods
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I wouldnt take them off. If you do even the smallest of knocks is going to bend stuff.
[Edited on 16-02-2010 by shaunmods]
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JaffaTB
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Early Corsas get written off at the slightest bit of damage now though, i would prob leave the front on and take the back off if i was doing it
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Nic Barnes
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honestly children. Dont kid yourself. Corsa is made from thin metal. Will bend stuff any way. Its not going to save you in a crash. You are fucked no matter what. A 16 year old chassis design is not like the modern n cap stuff.
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djmattyh
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off they go then
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