joey736
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Registered: 11th Mar 07
Location: hexham, near newcastle drives: Aurora XE
User status: Offline
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Make - Vauxhall
Model - Corsa Sport
Engine - C20XE
Mileage - 69,166
Price - £2200
Location - Hexham, Northumberland (30mins from Newcastle)
Contact phone number - 07854427881 (please text only)
Contact email address - joey_stewart@btinternet.com
General information -
69,166 miles
MOT till Feb 2011
No Tax (will put 6months on for new buyer if you send £100 deposit via Paypal)
45+ mpg (until you put your foot down!)
Registered and insured as 2.0litre
“Aurora” purple metallic original colour, apparently 1 of only 400 sold in this country! Lovely colour, looks dark blue/black until the light catches it and reveals the deep purple sparkle.
Specs are as follows:
Engine:
C20XE redtop engine conversion from Astra GTE
Chris Astley competition spec engine mounts
4-2-1 manifold
Decat pipe (bolt-in cat supplied for MOT purposes)
Ashley exhaust system
3” tailpipe
K+N cone filter
Powercap
Oil cooler
Slimline motorsport fan with dash switch
Rocker cover, timing cover and powercap painted to match bodywork
Stainless steel bolts fitted to rocker cover, timing cover, sparkplug cover
Engine bay fully resprayed while engine was out
Was told by previous owner the ECU had been “chipped”, but I think it may have just had the rev limiter raised- revs to 7,000rpm??
Engine fully rebuilt 4000 miles ago- work includes:
Head and block skimmed
Astra VXR Steel multilayer headgasket
Steel exhaust manifold gasket
Big end and main shell bearings replaced
ARP big end bolts fitted
ARP flywheel bolts fitted
Sump baffle plate fitted
New OEM main bearing bolts fitted
Piston rings replaced
Water pump replaced
Timing belt, idlers and tensioners replaced
All seals and gaskets on engine replaced
New dizzy cap, rotor arm, spark plugs, ignition leads, MSD ignition coil fitted
New lambda sensor, idle control valve, coolant temperature sensor, fuel pump relay (all common problem areas)
New alternator fitted
New high capacity diesel battery fitted
Oil, fuel and pollen filters changed
Oil breather modification carried out
Full Roose motorsport blue silicone hose kit
Block painted with Black Hammerite
Head painted with High Temp Silver
Newly built engine was run-in properly for 2000 miles with regular oil and filter changes
Transmission:
F18 gearbox
LUK clutch kit- fitted at same time as engine rebuild
Calibra turbo equal length drive shafts
Calibra cv joints
New cv boots
Astra hubs machined to fit Corsa bearings
New front wheel bearings
Suspension + Brakes:
Gmax -40mm lowering springs
Full Powerflex polybush kit
Front strut brace
Tie bar lowering blocks
New lower ball joints
New track rod ends
Chassis strengthening plates welded into front crossmember
Astra GTE vented 256mm discs on front- disks and pads replaced 6k miles ago
Rear disc conversion from Astra GTE
Goodridge braided brake hoses all round
Interior:
Calibra leather seats in decent condition, fronts are heated with dash mounted switches
Electric one touch windows
Electrically adjustable and heated mirrors
Manual Sunroof
Central locking
Drivers airbag
Exterior:
Limited Edition “Aurora” purple metallic paint
16” Speedline Allesios
2x Kuhmo Ecsta SPT (90%)
2x Toyo Proxes t1r (60%)
Engine bay resprayed while engine was out
De-badged grill
4x original mudflaps
New fuel tank fitted 2 years ago
Bad points:
Stone chips on bonnet
Some small rust bubbles on doors and boot
Vandalism- car has been keyed on most panels, not too deep so should polish out with a bit of effort
Sump leaking- but they all do!!
Noisy tappets when cold, but again all redtops do it!
Thanks for looking 
Joey.
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