My Corsa Turbo 4x4 - Page 3

rickya130 · 31-08-2008, 22:15

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Originally Posted by GBE86

shouldnt it have a boot on it to stop ****e getting in and chewing it to pieces?

also do you have any pics of the reinforcement for the rear subframe, correct me if im wrong but it looks simply bolted to sheet metal??

loving the ghetto twin exit

it did have one on but fell of a few weeks ago iv got to put one back on,
trust me mate its far from being bolted to a sheet of metal there is a frame welder up from 6mm tubing and bars, then i box's it all in with sheet metal , if sum one ran in to the back of me its going to kill the front of there car lol.

as for the pics i had them on my camera but they were deleted by an accident... thats wot she said lol

rickya130 · 01-09-2008, 20:50

im putting this post on hear cuz im getting loads of emails asking how i did it

i used the complete back axle of a calibra hence the reason for the wide arches, but with doing this i had to fit calibra front hubs to match the 5 stud axle, so the hubs had to be machined down with different wheel bearings fitted to fit on the corsa.
i did cut the complete floor from the back of the calibra to behind the front seat, i was going to cut the corsa one out and fit the calibra one in, but that seemed a lot of work, so i welded new mounting points for the calibra axle to fit to, this alone took a lot of time and measuring cuz they had to be bang on. i had to have a smaller tank made up to fit under the car i didn't want a tank in the boot. the prop shaft has to be shortened i got hold of one already done. the engine has to set lower so that the prop shaft can connect to the transfer box, but not to low cuz the gear box will hit the tie bars, you have to make up your own mount and mounting point for the rear mount. the wiring for the 4wd that is the easy part to do, as long as you get a calibra below a l reg i think it is, anything above that it would be a lot more difficult cuz the speed sensor run of the abs, you have to use the calibra brake switch cuz its a make and brake circuit switch, or you can just buy a locked transfer box then you dont need the 4x4 ecu

Davey · 01-09-2008, 21:52

Can I ask, if you did all the work yourself why is the welding so piss poor on the exhaust? surely if you have the skills you wouldnt have given it to some monkey to weld it for you?

Pikey Motorsports · 02-09-2008, 06:58

wow...very impressed mate. i can only hope one day im capable of doing that kinda work myself... but then im probably too lazy to try such a big job anyways!lol
the styling is a bit 2 fast 2 furious stylee for me, but thats what modification is all about, its making the car how YOU want it, only a fool would spend all their hard earned making a car look how someone else wanted! besides, il bet with that styling you get all the 17yr olds in their mums cars tryin to race u at the lights...haha
top work fella

**Benn** · 02-09-2008, 07:53

Great work, shouldnt the exhaust system have at least one hanger on it tho.. I know you said it was a bodge but..

rickya130 · 02-09-2008, 16:00

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Originally Posted by Davey

Can I ask, if you did all the work yourself why is the welding so piss poor on the exhaust? surely if you have the skills you wouldnt have given it to some monkey to weld it for you?

like i said the exhaust was put on just to get the car on the road, cuz it had to go for a respray and to be mot'd then i was going to send it in to have a brand new system built, but i got very busy with work coming in so i left it.
i am rebuilding the engine in a few months, big turbo steel con rods and all the rest so it going to wait to then so i can have a 3'' system built for it.

the car only does about 1 mile a day just to get me to the gym thats way im happy to wait

Davey · 02-09-2008, 16:04

Damn even if I only had 5 minutes to weld that I could do a better job with my hands up my own arse hole! So who did it then? Looks like its been done with a gasless mig and someone who's never touched a welder in their life.

rickya130 · 02-09-2008, 16:09

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Originally Posted by corsadean

wow...very impressed mate. i can only hope one day im capable of doing that kinda work myself... but then im probably too lazy to try such a big job anyways!lol
the styling is a bit 2 fast 2 furious stylee for me, but thats what modification is all about, its making the car how YOU want it, only a fool would spend all their hard earned making a car look how someone else wanted! besides, il bet with that styling you get all the 17yr olds in their mums cars tryin to race u at the lights...haha
top work fella

well said mate i do like it, dont worry mate i dont give a **** wot anybody thinks about it.
it is funny when u get sum dick in Subaru at the side of you, he thinks ha 1.4 then i just hammer him of the lights.

rickya130 · 02-09-2008, 16:36

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Originally Posted by Benn

Great work, shouldnt the exhaust system have at least one hanger on it tho.. I know you said it was a bodge but..

it as mate its got 3 2 at the back for the back box's 1 in the middle

rickya130 · 02-09-2008, 16:51

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Originally Posted by Davey

Damn even if I only had 5 minutes to weld that I could do a better job with my hands up my own arse hole! So who did it then? Looks like its been done with a gasless mig and someone who's never touched a welder in their life.

**** me would u stop going on about the ****ing exhaust its pissing me off i dont care wot u can do with your hands in your arse to be honest u should keep that to your self!!!!!

if u want me to go in to detail about a ****ing exhaust it was done with a mig not a gas less one but it had ran out of gas, as for the exhaust its made up from steal, stainless steal and aluminum, bits and bobs laying around like i said, the wire that we had in the welder is for mild steal not stainless or alloy, none of the exhaust was cleaned up before welding!

jav786 · 02-09-2008, 17:29

Like the 4x4 set up but not sure about body work

digidashcorsa · 03-09-2008, 05:48

It looks mint mate a least you have the balls to 4X4 a corsa, very nice work i bet you love it.

MSG · 03-09-2008, 10:07

the only problem now is it won't wheel spin!! hence no smoke and melted tarmac!!! thats sad!!!even uphill!!

Corsa_shep · 03-09-2008, 10:14

I luagh at this,...

Many time I've come on MIG to see people asking about 4x4 corsas and users teling them it's too much work, better off doing something else,.

Someone has come on, who has built a 4x4 turbo corsa, which to me looks like he's put a lot of time and effort into ans all people can do is bitch about it,

Who cares if the exhaust isn't perfect? It's been explained

The bodywork isn't to everybodies taste, but thats also been explained to be functional.

IMO he's done an amazing job,

Credit where credit is due, and stop moaning about the welding on the bloody echaust.

rickya130 · 03-09-2008, 12:17

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Originally Posted by digidashcorsa

It looks mint mate a least you have the balls to 4X4 a corsa, very nice work i bet you love it.

thanks mate yea its good fun to drive

rickya130 · 03-09-2008, 12:22

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Originally Posted by MSG

the only problem now is it won't wheel spin!! hence no smoke and melted tarmac!!! thats sad!!!even uphill!!

lol if i want it to spin mate all i have to do is pull the fuse out for the transfer box then its in front wheel drive

then u can get wheel spin happy

rickya130 · 03-09-2008, 12:24

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Originally Posted by Corsa_shep

I luagh at this,...

Many time I've come on MIG to see people asking about 4x4 corsas and users teling them it's too much work, better off doing something else,.

Someone has come on, who has built a 4x4 turbo corsa, which to me looks like he's put a lot of time and effort into ans all people can do is bitch about it,

Who cares if the exhaust isn't perfect? It's been explained

The bodywork isn't to everybodies taste, but thats also been explained to be functional.

IMO he's done an amazing job,

Credit where credit is due, and stop moaning about the welding on the bloody echaust.

lol lol well said mate

thanks mate!

djrobski99 · 03-09-2008, 16:22

thats a lot of work.

good luck

Rob

jav786 · 03-09-2008, 17:49

Any Engine spec gen??

rickya130 · 03-09-2008, 18:33

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Originally Posted by djrobski99

thats a lot of work.

good luck

Rob

thanks mate

rickya130 · 03-09-2008, 18:46

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Originally Posted by jav786

Any Engine spec gen??

engine is still standard at the min, but in the next few months the engines coming out and being rebuilt, when its out im going to clean up the engine bay

liam1234 · 04-09-2008, 13:12

nice pice of kit mate

rickya130 · 04-09-2008, 17:55

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Originally Posted by liam1234

nice pice of kit mate

thanks mate

gra11 · 08-09-2008, 20:22

good going mate must of been a lot of work

WheelyBigCheese · 08-09-2008, 20:35

It's called a stepping stone, one person has done it so another person can learn and better it, I agree with the above post in his defence.