Adam C
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Right I cant remeber what I did with my old project thread so best start a new one as its come along way since i last posted on here.
So Im May of this year i spotted this for sale on ebay and migweb for the second time, i had the money and have always wanted it so I went for it and purchased it off migweb member flopstocks for £2400.
Here are some pictures of when I first picked it up
Black Stallion 
Unfortunatly I had no time to begin any serious messing with it because i had a weeks holiday booked the day after i bought it, so just a clean was all i had time for 
Had to change the rear lights, I couldnt help myself lol
And a quick clean of the bay
So after my weeks holiday I got back and got straight into the work.
So up it went on axle stands and got busy...
First was a decent check on the under side, I know how rusty the older corsa shells can be, and this one is very clean
Only found one hole in the rear arch so got that welded up and waxoiled the entire underside to protect for the years to come.
Also replaced the rear brakes with new discs and pads, and new wheel bearings both sides
Was time for it to go back on its wheels for a while but had one problem, the old Masitaly rims had 4 bald tyres
So invested in some 16" BBS RX Alloys, with new tyres, could do with a refurb and new centre caps but thats all to come
Styling isnt my priority at the min but sold my old astra and spent it on a few treats for the Turbo
Had to be done
Some new legal pressed plates to freshen it up
New bonnet handle which has broken again recently
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l15ter
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future plans?looks ok
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Pete_vxl
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i really want a turbo  your a jammy bugger mate
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Adam C
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Bloody computer crashed, havent even got have way through yet lol, i shall continue
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Adam C
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Also invested in some new aero wipers and a tigra scuttle
And then this is how it sat for a while
Then disaster struck, just a few hundred yards from where i live, and oil cooler pipe burst after it was cutting into a jubilee clip
The offending article, one fucked oil cooler pipe.
Its been unused for 2 months so time to wheel it in the garage
After attempting to buy a replacement i just decided to replace the entire lot.
So purchased a mocal oil cooler kit and sandwich plate for the oil gauges
New 13 bar cooler compared to the old one
And fitted..
Trial fitted the sandwich plates, which have been refitted since due to the senders leakin out oil, but thats been sorted now with some copper washers and some thread locking tape
So after 2 months its back together and runnign perfect with new GM Vauxhall Oil which really does make it run a treat
Also replaced a ball joint, cleaned up the brakes and painted the calipers whilst it was up in the air
Old fucked one
Nice new one..
Also had my matching Oil pressure gauge arrive, so they will be wired up tomorrow along with my Oil Temp gauge
So once the gauges are fitted it will be going in for its MOT and its back on the road
Now that the mechanical side of things is good its time to focus on exterior and interior styling me thinks
More updates soon
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Adam C
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quote:
Originally posted by l15ter
future plans?looks ok
Doesnt look anything like I want it to tbh mate
But as soon as my fk smoked headlights turn up for the green corsa i will be putting the morettes on this corsa.
But have tons of plans which will be reiveled as soon as they come along
But basically the entire look of the car is changing, it wont look the same in every aspect when Im finished with it
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l15ter
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fair enough..its got a great engine, its a shame that the outside dont compare with it..just looks a bit chavy, no offence
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Adam C
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I know what you mean, the headlights ruin it, along with the bumper cut but its more a case of use over looks.
Otherwise i cant see where the chavyness comes from in the more recent photo's, standard red bump strips will be coming off soon enough aswell.
But nevermind it will look very different in the next few months to come, standard just doesnt suit me at all
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l15ter
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na i ment when you first got it, with the 5 spoke alloys, the rear lights, the front bumper and lights
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Adam C
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Originally posted by l15ter
na i ment when you first got it, with the 5 spoke alloys, the rear lights, the front bumper and lights
ooh god yes i totally agree lol, but i bought it knowing i will be changing it for the better
Still cant stand the front bumper or headlights but thats all changing soon enough
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Pete_vxl
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ive never understood how the induction kit gets much air as i seems to be way up the back of the engine. will you be taking one of the morrette sidelights out for air feed?
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dean101287
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it doesnt need much air. It gets sucked through a turbo and intercooler then goes into the engine
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fazza
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loves it mate!!!
will have pop down and see it sometime!!
definately when my corsa is finished buddy
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Toby
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Originally posted by dean101287
it doesnt need much air. It gets sucked through a turbo and intercooler then goes into the engine
have you read that out loud and thought about what you said, lol
car looks like its comin along well, is the oil cooler attached through the rad??
i guess there will be a few exterior changes when you come to sell the green thing and you transfer a few bits over
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ShEp
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Looks good
And that was a track rod end you replaced btw
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dean101287
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Originally posted by CorsaB4ever
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Originally posted by dean101287
it doesnt need much air. It gets sucked through a turbo and intercooler then goes into the engine
have you read that out loud and thought about what you said, lol
car looks like its comin along well, is the oil cooler attached through the rad??
i guess there will be a few exterior changes when you come to sell the green thing and you transfer a few bits over
I knew what I ment
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Adam C
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Pete_Macari - Possibly, needs a new air filter anyway so will see if i could possibly move the filter so its positioned better and so it can get air to it through the morette inner lmap when i take it out.
corsagsi16vplym - Defo mate, shall be on the road soon enough again, sadly wont be driving but will give me time to get it looking much better for when it does come out to play.
Never know I might have to make a trip up to plymouth sometime
CorsaB4ever- Nah the Oil Cooler is attactched onto the slam panel, so it doesnt move at all unlike the old one.
Im only planning to take the morettes off the green one for now as Ive bought smoked fk's for the green one, but I will probably keep both cars as I wouldnt want to drive the turbo as an everyday car, plus the 1.0 is cheap as chips as a runabout.
ShEp - I have a habit of mixing the 2 up, so when i went to a few places asking for an upper ball joint they did look at me abit funny
Oil Guages are in and working, pics soon when its all been tidied up
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sampayne21
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all looking good, what grade oil are you using?
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Adam C
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Originally posted by sampayne21
all looking good, what grade oil are you using?
10w/40 Semi Synthetic Genuine GM Vauxhall Oil
Runs so much better with it and no tapping
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B3KAN
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Does that oil pressure sender not rub on the driveshaft? I had that problem after i fitted mine and let it off the jack had to swap them over
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Adam C
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Originally posted by B3KAN
Does that oil pressure sender not rub on the driveshaft? I had that problem after i fitted mine and let it off the jack had to swap them over
Yes it does, just lowered it back down tonight and its touching it
Ah well another job for tomorrow
Cheers for your help with the gauges by the way, gauges are all fitted now and work fine
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B3KAN
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Does that oil pressure sender not rub on the driveshaft? I had that problem after i fitted mine and let it off the jack had to swap them over
Yes it does, just lowered it back down tonight and its touching it
Ah well another job for tomorrow
Cheers for your help with the gauges by the way, gauges are all fitted now and work fine
Yea i did the same lol took it for a drive and heard a rubbing noise made a nice shiney mark on the drive shaft swapped them over tho and all is fine
Hope it wasnt my pic that made you put it on that side off the sandwich plate
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Adam C
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quote:
Originally posted by B3KAN
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Originally posted by Green Thing
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Originally posted by B3KAN
Does that oil pressure sender not rub on the driveshaft? I had that problem after i fitted mine and let it off the jack had to swap them over
Yes it does, just lowered it back down tonight and its touching it
Ah well another job for tomorrow
Cheers for your help with the gauges by the way, gauges are all fitted now and work fine
Yea i did the same lol took it for a drive and heard a rubbing noise made a nice shiney mark on the drive shaft swapped them over tho and all is fine
Hope it wasnt my pic that made you put it on that side off the sandwich plate
no lol, ive already swapped the senders around its just the plate moved when i tightened it, so just need to loosen it and turn it slightly
then hopefully it should be all good
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B3KAN
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Nice 1 Cars looking good
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rickiek123
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cool as
where did you get the plates made?
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