my 1.4 corsa

[aled2006]

this is my corsa any ideas what can be done to it?

[hatchet78]

Looking good mate but id ditch the Lexarse lights and keep the standard ones.

Stick an xe, let or V6 engine in it and with the near to standard look you'll surprise quite a few cars on the road

[aled2006]

ye they came with the car im looking for irmisher ones or do you reckon i should put standard ones on?

[novadaz]

ye you need a valver in there asap

[aled2006]

how much do you reckon i could get one for?

[hatchet78]

Originally Posted by aled2006

ye they came with the car im looking for irmisher ones or do you reckon i should put standard ones on?

Standard ones mate, will make the car look so much better.

Defo get a bigger engine in there, trust me it'll put a big smile on your face when you put your right foot to the floor

[aled2006]

ye ide love a redtop in there lol only thing is no tools lol ide av to pay sum one else to do it

[hatchet78]

Im putting an xe engine into my corsa at the moment myself to save some money but if you know any good mechanics or someone who has done one before then try and get them to do it for you or you could try and give it a go yourself if you think you could do it.

[aled2006]

how much did you pay for your engine?

[hatchet78]

Paid about 350 quid and that was with the car aswell, but the car was rotten so i decided to put it into my corsa which was alot more solid. The benefit was the wiring was already done for the other corsa which i was glad as i hate wiring things up even though it isnt meant to be that bad a job. Also the guy i got it off didnt realise that it was a coscast one from an astra gte which means i got an absolute bargin. Youd probably an engine for about the same or a bit higher. Even look around for an xe engined corsa thats been in a rear end crash and transfer everything over to your corsa, but remember there are differences with older and newer corsas so try and get one thats the same year or near enough to yours

[aled2006]

well i can buy a redtop with 78k on the clock £275 complete engine all my mates would want £100 to fit it even if i helped lol

[hatchet78]

Thats a good price for the engine and the labour for your mates to do the job. Go for it mate as everytime ive been out in someone elses xe engined corsa it makes me want to get my own one on the road quicker. Its cheap and fun

[aled2006]

looks like sum overtime in work for me lol do you know any sites which sells redtops?

[hatchet78]

Originally Posted by aled2006

looks like sum overtime in work for me lol do you know any sites which sells redtops?

Try keeping an eye on the for sale section on this site or ebay. Look in the back of a total vauxhall mag and im sure theres a place that sells them as a complete kit. Just make sure you get all the bits you need to do the whole conversion.

[888shane777]

ye mate defo xe, ime currently putting one into my mk3 astra

[aled2006]

just bought sum coilovers for it off ebay for £198 so i can lower it to 120mm lol

[aled2006]

ive finaly got the center caps on and put the standard lights on ill get a few pics up tomrrow

[aled2006]

the updated corsa lol

[Nickson221]

Nice legal plates there
Defo get some Depos
Looking good

[hatchet78]

Id change the registration plates mate, unless you want a fine from the plod!

[MikeWarner]

Looking better. Could be lower, the Corsa B always looks good low.

[aled2006]

yeah it will be lower soon got some coilovers on the way lowering it to 60 or 80 mm yet havnt decided

[aled2006]

because im getting the bumpers colour coded should i take that black strip on the side off or spray it blue?

[Nickson221]

Would be better to get them off, colour code the arches and get some GSi skirts

[aled2006]

yeah i might do that