Few pics of my corsa turbo project

[bux]

Fort id post up a few pics of my corsa project, so far here is wot ive done....

removed old engine and loom, remove rust and bit of rot from front lower pannel, strengthend up chassis with strengthening kit, seam welded around the chassis legs, removed battery tray and re-located battery behind the passenger seat, fit 2 x bucket seats, stripped out rear seats etc.........purchased my calibra turbo on sat'd!!! need to finish the engine bay and get it painted, then im going to be whiping the let engine out and rebuilding it........... wot do people think i should do to the engine whilst it is out? i was going to put new head gasket and uprated bolts (arp), new conrod bolts (arp), get turbo rebuilt and uprated (where would people advise to go and wot to be done?), totally new gasket set, few new sensors, new flywheel and clutch, will need software for ecu and possibly injectors? paint block and gearbox and general clean up for now.......people opinions please

[lukelangton]

I have just done the same by putting a new front cross member because it had some rust! Seems too be a common place. See you have got some good plans for it! Keep us posted.

[bux]

ill keep updating the post as and when i do work on it! hope you all like it....lol

[Add_Gee]

Looks a good start, but id say get a sealed box for that battery. Otherwise if you end up on the roof you'll be leaking battery acid all over your passenger

[Add_Gee]

Sounds like a good start on the engine, might be pricey to do all the sensors tho. Next stage from that would be rings and barings, crank regrind, etc...

depends what you want to spend, how long you want it to last, what mileage its done

[king nero]

Looks a good start, but id say get a sealed box for that battery. Otherwise if you end up on the roof you'll be leaking battery acid all over your passenger

Doesn't a battery need breathing? or have those sealed boxed vent openings? (which would defeat the purpose...)

[Add_Gee]

if the vent is at the you'd be ok while upside down.... or vent it via a pipe outside.

not sure tbh.

[Gt5500]

if the vent is at the you'd be ok while upside down.... or vent it via a pipe outside.

not sure tbh.

Or put it in the boot
Good job, so far I really want to build a frankencar, but I was thinking instead of the oh so common corsa/nova let conversions I might do something different. Not sure what though.

[tomgsi]

alrite chap looking good.
hope to see you going up the strip in it when its finished

[Cupatea]

Good project, you've started doing it properly

It really depends on your budget. If your going to tune it, i wouldn't bother with much for the time being. Get the engine serviced, get it in and running and have some fun for the time being.

If your looking to tune it in the future, teh engine can easily be removed again and the uprated parts fitted. But if its not broken at the moment, leave it. Just give it a good cleanup and service.

What brake setup are you going for?

[vxlgsi]

is the strengthening kit needed?... im building a corsa turb and i wasnt gonna bother

If its any help my plan for engine is

Get head reconed, cleaned and valve seats etc
clean up block, new rings, honed if needed.
new shells
New gaskets all round
waterpump
oilpump (not really needed)
xe inlet cam
new lambda sensor
new coolant temp sensor
new alternator
plugs
rotor arm
cap
leads
regal lightweight flywheel
red injectors
webber adjustable fuel reg


May aswell get the engine sorted before you fit it, then you can give it some helmet and not worry about it

[CraigGreen]

Nice work in progress happening. I take it this will be a functional car to be used as opposed to a pretty car to look at?

[bux]

firstly about the battery tray......i really hope i dont end up upside down!! LOL but i can always get a nice ali cover made i suppose!

as for the strengthening, whilst the engine is out i dont see any point in not doing it!! also i think with the condition of the front end it wouldnt have been very strong if alot of bhp was put through it! so i would do it, im also in the progress of seam welding it all too.....it probably dont need it but may aswell do it whilst its out ay!

the car is going to be used if thats wot you mean, i currently have a pug106 gti show car that ive currently been taking care of for a few years, i wanna hit the tracks now tho!

as i said previous, i intend to get about 250bhp for the time being then go for some big power once ive regained some cash!! i wasnt going to replace all sensors, just CTSand crank sensor. just need to get the conversion kit etc tho!

hopefully some more pics 2nyt when i seam weld!

[Rik]

Just get the turbo reconned, don't bother with so called "hybrids"

I'd put new rings and bearings in whilst its out, also new stem seals and lifters, and a new oil pump, rollers, tensioner, cambelt.

Also, a new ICV would be a good buy imo

uprated fuel pump and some bigger injectors you'll need for more power, along with an intercooler.

[danielparrish]

looking good dude keep up the hard work

[bux]

done more seam welding tonight, and decided to even weld around the engine mount brackets for a bit more rigidity, will post up some pics tomorrow......oh got a bit of primer on there too!

[bux]

here are the pics of last nights work

firstly welded up both front engine mount mountings



then removed the old airfilter bracket as i will make a new one that is more suitable as it will have a cone filter on it



here is a bit of the seam welding on the passenger side chassis



put a bit of prima on it to prevent corossion until its panted properly




and the engine thats going in it




hope you like it more to come after the weekend!

[bux]

right just to keep you updated......................ive spent quite a few hours this weekend sorting out the engine bay, it went a bit like this...lol

firstly had to get the engine bay into some sort of state to paint!! removed all rust spots, removed top coat of paint and de greased lookin a bit like this



then obviusly most stuff was removed but the things that couldnt easily be removed were masked up!



then a coat of etch prima............



but a tiny problem................it reacted in a couple of places........so sand back down and repaint!!!



then a few coats of high build prima gets it lookin like this.........



leave overnight to dry and then flat down very early in the morning ........and ready for the main colour...................."RED" not gunna bother changing the colour of this car, too much hassle.....been there dun that type thing!!



so there it stays until tomorrow night when a few coats of laquer will be applied! my first major attempt at spraying and if i do say so myself it looks the tits!!

[leesturbo]

this thread is in the wrong section. wow be tide you.

[Haynzee]

looks good. nice effort . but on a list of "things that cant be easily removed" a clutch cable wouldnt be on the list. must have taken 5 minutes to mask it all up, its only one clip holding it on, lol

keep us updated,

[Liam McCabe]

cool this colour looks awsome as well

[bux]

lol...............at that point i had been sanding for ages and my mate had already masked up the doors (doh....bless him he dont know) so i just pulled out the throttle cable and the clutch cable and masked up around them so they are ok, but i think i need to change them anyway, just not sure wot cables ill need yet!

i am unable to move the post.........sorry!!

[bux]

cool this colour looks awsome as well

yeah i was tempted to leave it and spray the rest of the car stealth look....oh and if i scratch it........easy touch ups!!!

[Haynzee]

you can use your existing clutch cable but use the throttle cable from the donor car

[bux]

well thats answerd my question then, cheers mate! would have been a waste of time removing it then