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jimmy 2.1
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9th Mar 10 at 13:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Started another build thread for this as i'd deleted the last one.

Bought this Tigra back on October '09 from a member on here called Chris S. Wanted to get another Corsa after having a Fiat Cinquecento, Mk2 Golf GTI and a Mk3 Polo after selling my old Corsa van. I needed something i knew i could fix should it go wrong, and strange as it may seem i like them! But there were none that took my interest when i was looking for one, but this came up, and is pretty much a Corsa, but with a different shell on it! I actually think they look good, even if they are classed as a girls car!

This is how i picked it up...







It stayed like that till around January time. I couldn't help thinking something wasn't quite right with the suspension. After putting on a jumper, hooded jacket and coat on, i ventured out into the cold and took the wheels off. And the reason it was such a shit ride was staring me in the face.....chopped springs on the front, and heated up rear springs. Now i've chopped a coil or two off uprated springs, but not on standard stuff with standard shocks! Jeeez! So put an order in for a set of Spax RSX coilovers. While i was at it, i bought a set of polished Porsche 928's in 7" and 8" widths.

Got the suspension fitted eventually after nearly all of the snow had gone



And now onto the wheels. These are the fronts. They're 7j's with 165/40/16's pinged on.



And these are the 8j rears with 195/40/16's on



Fit the adapters. The front adapters are slightly wider due to the front wheels having a higher ET which is 65. The rears are ET53 iirc





Then i took it round the block to my mates to make sure everything was ok, and took some rubbish pics.







Then took some not much, but slightly better pics...





After not being too happy with the way they fit and looked on the car, i sold them a couple of days later. Didn't lose money on them which was a bonus. At the time i needed the money to pay for bits on my Aprilia RS250 track bike. So back on the Softstars went.

Couple of weeks ago i was browsing the Parts Classifieds on here and saw VXAndy was wanting to swap his OZ Superturismo's for a set of Softstars. After exchanging a few u2u's, a date was set to swap the wheels over. Both parties were happy with the deal and off i went home with my new to me wheels. They needed a couple of tyres putting on, so opted for a pair of 195/40/16's. These are on the front while the rear is on 195/45/16's. I know its cheating filling the rear arches with bigger profile tyres, but i happen to think it now looks ace. I'll let you decide...













Next plans starting tomorrow morning before work is to smoke the front lights. Then i'll be getting some plain number plates, smoked indicator's and losing the rear wiper. Long term plans are to get the passenger side rear arch re-sprayed and have a few bits smoothed.
am4nf
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9th Mar 10 at 13:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
new wheels look spot on mate

Makes me want a tigra even more
3CorsaMeal
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9th Mar 10 at 13:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
much better with the new rims, sits lovely.
Marc
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9th Mar 10 at 13:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Suits the new wheels.
Sep86
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9th Mar 10 at 14:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I will put 4 RS
AndyCorsaSport
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9th Mar 10 at 14:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Those wheels look shit loads better mate!! Still got the small front plate under the big one?
Jamie-C
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9th Mar 10 at 16:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There the best wheels its had fitted yet
evans_corsab
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9th Mar 10 at 17:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
absolute quality love it , so tempted to ditch my corsa and get a tig
jimmy 2.1
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10th Mar 10 at 12:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
Still got the small front plate under the big one?


You mean this one?

Minty_Fresh
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10th Mar 10 at 12:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yellow fogs
Minty_Fresh
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10th Mar 10 at 12:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bord so thought i would do a little pshop (rough)..



thought it looked quite kool..

[Edited on 10-03-2010 by mk4_boy]
3CorsaMeal
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10th Mar 10 at 12:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks like a cat fish lol
jimmy 2.1
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10th Mar 10 at 12:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hmmm? Not so sure about just the fogs in yellow. How's about the head lights yellow aswell, or the headlights and fog's smoked?
Minty_Fresh
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10th Mar 10 at 12:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yellow..



smoked..
3CorsaMeal
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10th Mar 10 at 12:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its the big black bit of what looks like drainpipe that needs to go
jimmy 2.1
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10th Mar 10 at 13:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thanks for that Jay! Smoked it is then!

Yeah i know what you mean 3CM. I think if it was colour coded then there'd be too much orange!
Minty_Fresh
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10th Mar 10 at 13:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no probs jimmy, glad to help..
Nath
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10th Mar 10 at 13:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So glad you ditched those Porsche rims. Looks much better now.
Gazdaman
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10th Mar 10 at 13:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Those wheels make it look amazing. Very cool car.

Gaz
LukeD
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10th Mar 10 at 13:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
perfect choice the new wheel set up, and that smoked smoothed front thats been posted up is a must
calidus
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10th Mar 10 at 15:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
steinmetz tigra lower grille on the bay if interested fella brand new from rossiters i think?? just trying to help car looks well.
Olsrey
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10th Mar 10 at 16:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Were you in the Fagley area of Bradford today? If so saw you heading towards the lights going onto Killinghall road whilst messing with the Turbo Vec .
jimmy 2.1
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10th Mar 10 at 18:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah, was just going to pick up Motorcycle News from the paper shop before work. I noticed in your profile your down this end now. What are you driving?
Olsrey
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10th Mar 10 at 18:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jimmy 2.1
Yeah, was just going to pick up Motorcycle News from the paper shop before work. I noticed in your profile your down this end now. What are you driving?
Car sounds mean by the way .

I'm driving this:
jimmy 2.1
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10th Mar 10 at 22:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sounds shit tbh. Raspy as hell! The exhaust is a bodge too that needs sorting out, but thats for another day...

I've not seen that before. Stealthy, i like! Where abouts are you based?

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