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17-11-2008, 13:44
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#851 | | MIGClub Member
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| Re: Vauxhall Corsa 2.0 XE Club
Never did mine mate as I don't have a front cage but I know what you do 
Drill out the spot welds on either side of the door
Cut each bar into 2
Get a stanley knife down the back of each bar to cut the sealant away from the door panel
Remove 
If you go on Corsasport into projects there is a chap on there called 'Bendy'. He has a rallycar and has done that, with good pics
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17-11-2008, 15:07
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#852 | | MIGWeb User
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| Re: Vauxhall Corsa 2.0 XE Club
thought u had will have a look for it then.
same thing as what ive done////just need to cut the inner skin out so i can cut the bars, and wiggle it | |
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17-11-2008, 15:09
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#853 | | MIGClub Member
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| Re: Vauxhall Corsa 2.0 XE Club
There's plenty pics of when I gutted the doors. You can see the welds that need drilling on them I reckon | |
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19-11-2008, 17:03
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#854 | | MIGClub Member
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| Re: Vauxhall Corsa 2.0 XE Club
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Originally Posted by DaveB  No picture update.
Got bored this weekend so cut half the dashboard out and tidied the wiring up abit. It's not as pretty as I'd like but it looks purposeful at least
Cut out dashboard weighed c. 4-5kg so another good bit of weight saving there.
Plan on making some custom door panels up next month to hide the cut-out doors, and hopefully add a 'touch' of noise-reduction |
got pic's of the half dash yet? | |
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19-11-2008, 17:23
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#855 | | MIGWeb User
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| Re: Vauxhall Corsa 2.0 XE Club
Yeah Dave, some pictures mate.
So you bit the bullet in the end then?
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20-11-2008, 10:04
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#856 | | MIGClub Member
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| Re: Vauxhall Corsa 2.0 XE Club
Yeh. More of a boredom thing though tbh, and it looked really silly without the glovebox or anything in there!
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23-11-2008, 12:41
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23-11-2008, 12:49
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| Re: Vauxhall Corsa 2.0 XE Club
Looks better with all the side stickers off, dash looks cool.
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24-11-2008, 20:34
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#859 | | MIGWeb User
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| Re: Vauxhall Corsa 2.0 XE Club
like the dash | |
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24-11-2008, 20:57
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#860 | | MIGClub Member
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look's much cleaner without the stickers now, gonna leave the rear one's or remove them too? | |
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26-11-2008, 13:55
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#861 | | MIGClub Member
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| Re: Vauxhall Corsa 2.0 XE Club
Don't want to risk removing the rears as I think it'll pull the paint off, maybe.
Theres still stickers on the drivers side btw I'm having a half and half again  | |
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26-11-2008, 14:08
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Looking good mate | |
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26-11-2008, 14:47
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#863 | | MIGClub Member
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| Re: Vauxhall Corsa 2.0 XE Club
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Originally Posted by DaveB Don't want to risk removing the rears as I think it'll pull the paint off, maybe.
Theres still stickers on the drivers side btw I'm having a half and half again | Yellow wheels on driver's side too?
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26-11-2008, 14:50
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#864 | | MIGClub Member
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Not yet, too cold for painting
Hows the nova? | |
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26-11-2008, 15:37
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#865 | | MIGWeb User
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dash looks superb fella. | |
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26-11-2008, 17:57
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#866 | | MIGClub Member
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| Re: Vauxhall Corsa 2.0 XE Club
Top class project, hard work pays off, could you post a few more photos off half dash please as i am doing the same with mine.
thanks slickcorsa | |
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26-11-2008, 18:26
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#867 | | MIGClub Member
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| Re: Vauxhall Corsa 2.0 XE Club
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Originally Posted by DaveB Not yet, too cold for painting
Hows the nova? | Big girl.
Slow progress but will find out tomorrow if i've got free work space for it, massive place too. | |
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26-11-2008, 19:51
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#868 | | MIGWeb User
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| Re: Vauxhall Corsa 2.0 XE Club
still got heaters.....girl pants
looking good tho matey  | |
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27-11-2008, 08:35
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#869 | | MIGClub Member
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Originally Posted by philip2 still got heaters.....girl pants | ram it  I've just read that the heater matrix only weighs 2kg, so what's the point of removing it | |
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27-11-2008, 09:12
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| Re: Vauxhall Corsa 2.0 XE Club
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Originally Posted by DaveB ram it I've just read that the heater matrix only weighs 2kg, so what's the point of removing it | tbh you'd get a few extra laps on the track with the heater in as you'd not be demisting them with a rag lol.
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27-11-2008, 09:19
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#871 | | MIGClub Member
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Yip, think that's a step too far tbh. It's not a warm car in this weather anyway | |
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27-11-2008, 09:28
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#872 | | MIGWeb User
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heated windscreen fast demisting, curry farts heated seats, see where im going here
to be fair though all the gubbings that get ditched with the matrix come in at quite a bit more than 2kgs. | |
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27-11-2008, 09:29
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#873 | | MIGClub Member
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Just read this quote from one of my linkbacks " behold here I got nothing to slice loaf of sheet steel inside"
not quite sure what it means. Bulgarian translation.... lol
Heater matrix is staying. There's still a few more bits I can cut off yet | |
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27-11-2008, 11:26
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pics look good dave but think about the weight of the water that fills the matrix thats what puts me off plumbing mine in.. im not joking
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27-11-2008, 11:27
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#875 | | MIGClub Member
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from what I've read it's 1ltr=1kg. Think the XE matrix holds maybe 2litres at most, so that's still only 2kg. So heater matrix and water = 4kg. I'd have 4kg worth of clothes/gloves/hats/scarfs if I removed it | |
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