TheCam
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I was thinking when people strip their cars out to save weight there must be a bottom line of weight were you can get to in a corsa without sacrificing safety if you know what i mean?
If you stripped the car completely to a bare shell, how much would that weigh before all the running gear?
who's got the lightest corsa??
cheers
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jr
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mine was 781kg with 2 seats, all the sound deadning, and half a tank of fuel, all in running order
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TheCam
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is that pretty much as light as a corsa will go? what power was it running?
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DAZ1985
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Depends what engine is in it as well really
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jr
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x14xe head/c16xe bottom hybrid, at a guess around 140bhp
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Fro
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quote: Originally posted by TheCam
is that pretty much as light as a corsa will go? what power was it running?
Good choice of words
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IvIarkgraham
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what was hybrid about the bottom end jr?
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TheCam
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have i got my sums right here lol is that around 179 bhp per ton? sounds fun, happened to it??
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TheCam
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quote: Originally posted by fro-dizzle
quote: Originally posted by TheCam
is that pretty much as light as a corsa will go? what power was it running?
Good choice of words
a take it its dead?
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ed
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1.4 top, 1.6 bottom. He even says that in his post.
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jr
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sorry it was a c16/x14 hybrid (ie mix of bits)
Lexmaul Ram Indcution, 264 degree shrieck cams , Piper venier pulleys , Uprated valve springs and caps , Janspeed manifold, Janspeed decat, ARP conrod bolts, Blueflame BFO system, PiperX induction kit, ported, polished and flowed head, 781kg, Estimated 185bhp/Tonne
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TheCam
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how do you get all the oilways and waterways in the head to line up with the block correctly?? or are they the same
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jr
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same
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TheCam
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quote: Originally posted by TheCam
quote: Originally posted by fro-dizzle
quote: Originally posted by TheCam
is that pretty much as light as a corsa will go? what power was it running?
Good choice of words
a take it its dead?
what happened to it?
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jr
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Got bored, did this
need acid dipping, painting, and then having some of this fitted
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Steve X16XE
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I'm going to beat that. I've set my limit below that and i have a sunroof.
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JM_16v
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small or big block Jr?
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jr
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its easy to beat if you start drilling bit out and cutting bit away, thats litrally from taking bits out
the LMS trackcar will be well below that, the doors are cut out, so is the boot, and has fibreglass bonnet, and perspex windows
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jr
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quote: Originally posted by JM_16v
small or big block Jr?
its a 2050cc XE
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SportBoy
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the boy bought a mans engine
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TheCam
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how much will the acid dip cost jr? u startin from scratch and building it back up, wish i had the time, space and money to do that lol.
steve x16xe, whats your car weighing now?
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jr
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ermm at a guess around £600-£800, yeah starting again, everything powdercoated, basically better than new
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TheCam
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quote: Originally posted by jr
ermm at a guess around £600-£800, yeah starting again, everything powdercoated, basically better than new
sounds good, you set yourself a deadline for it to be finished or is it just whenever its done?
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STEvieXE
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whos got the lightest corsa on here and wot weight are we talkin??
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Ste L
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i recon Ben's (bendy) is rather light - fully stripped, polycarbs, hollowed door's etc
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