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Old 04-04-2008, 20:58   #1
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My Corsa Project!!!!!

Hey im new to this website ive been reconmended by my really good mate matt. I brought this car a year ago and it was totally standard untill 3 months back. heres a few things ive done.

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and loads more lol

But i just brought my self a corsa GSI with a redtop in it and im doing a conversion of all the stuff on to my car. so i hope you lot like it as its a respected car from where i come from.

STANDARD


At the moment




Heres the donor GSI



And what it looks like now


I have loads more pics but i hope u like it so far and feel free to comment on my car, and i hope you lot can give me loads off advice on the conversion please thanks adam
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Old 04-04-2008, 21:13   #2
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Re: My Corsa Project!!!!!

You from Herts? The XE Corsa and the background looks familar!

Loving the dark green one though, IMO i'd have put Irmscher smoked lights and lowered a tad more.

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Old 04-04-2008, 21:17   #3
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Re: My Corsa Project!!!!!

Nice Corsa Adam, rip 'Westy's Redtop' apart for that XE and get it into yours. Plenty of XE Corsa knowledge here bud
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Old 04-04-2008, 21:34   #4
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Re: My Corsa Project!!!!!

Nah im from a little town called thetford near Norwich where EY is from. yeah that green one is my road car but the red top and all the running geat IE the astra mk GTE rear brakes, 288mm calibra turbo front brakes n loads more are going on the green one, because the GSI has seen alot better days.

EY: oh i know i hated that sticker ever since i brought the car haha yeah i hope i will get alot off help on here bud!!
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Old 04-04-2008, 21:36   #5
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Re: My Corsa Project!!!!!

apart from the front and rear lights, the car looks good!
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Old 04-04-2008, 21:39   #6
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Re: My Corsa Project!!!!!

Thanks m8, Well im thinking off changing the rear lights back to standard because im not to sure on the rears any more, but supose i have to be different to the rest lol
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Old 04-04-2008, 21:40   #7
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both nice cars them pal, what expansion bottle it that on the red top?
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Old 04-04-2008, 21:43   #8
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Re: My Corsa Project!!!!!

i take it the previous owner was a bit off an attention seeker

green one looks very tidy, id swap the fakey spoiler for the GSi one though

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Old 04-04-2008, 21:44   #9
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erm not to sure tell you the truth fella, it hasnt got no name stamped on it i dont think. but all ive done is strip it so far gonna look at everything after ive done most off it.

yeah some tit had it before but not to bothered bout the shell becauseim breaking it after ive done
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Old 27-04-2008, 16:02   #10
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Re: My Corsa Project!!!!!

Looks good in real life, have you thought about posting any updates Adam? and is it just me or has the shade of green actually changed? if you look at the original picture and the later ones the greens really different i think.
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Old 27-04-2008, 16:16   #11
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Yeah does look a slightly different colour, resprayed Adam?
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Old 27-04-2008, 16:33   #12
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EY, I know it was resprayed at one point, i was just wondering did he change the colour or if the original had faded slightly
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Old 09-05-2008, 21:42   #13
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no its just from polish he only had the bonnet and rear spoiler/bumper sprayed iirc
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Old 09-05-2008, 21:47   #14
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Re: My Corsa Project!!!!!

sorry i havent updated this in ages. well im doing the transplant tomoz fingers crossed everything will go to plan. well just wondering is there and conversion i can buy to do the speedo. because the F20 box is a mechanical speedo and the 1.4 is a electronic. or will i have to change the clocks over??? and the hand brake cable do i just put a standard corsa one on there?? coz the gsi one has snapped not to sure if its standard or not hope u lot can help me.
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