Corsa Maxi rally car

[Rick Draper]

Can i ask you if you remember what size the brake unions were to fit the corsa master cylinder?

[robertkassner]

Rick, ill check them and let you know mate.
I just had a box full and kept trying different ones. Will you using a twin banjo for the front like mine?

rob

[Rick Draper]

All sorted now.

Any updates on your build?

[vxlgsi]

nice flywheel!!

car looks superb, ive always wanted a super 1600 corsa, my missus has a corsa C, she doesnt know i have plans for it. rofl.

[robertkassner]

Cheers vxlgsi - im sure she'll come round to a sorted Corsa C!!! lol

No worries Rick. Ive just found my carmera so ill get some progres pics up soon - Theres nowt much mind

Rob

[robertkassner]

Right then,

Started to sort out my engine mounts in preperation for fitting the engine and box.
The rear mount has been welded for strength. I also bought the F20 conversion kit of ebay which, with a little grinding, fits a treat.
The other gearbox mount is a Harry Hockly mount for fitting a F20 into a Corsa when using a Group A solid mount.
The engine mount is just a fabricated mount to fit a 1600 16v in a corsa with a solid mount bolted to the car.

[robertkassner]

Ive also fitted the in-car extingusher





Veiw under the dash

[DaveB]

Any progress is good progress

Robert, your dash is now half the size than when I bought it, lol

[Melv]

looking good and I'm looking forward to future updates.

[SLICKCORSA]

Super project will be watching this one

[birchieboy]

best project, do you know what spoiler is on the car?

[Adpb]

Superb!!

[robertkassner]

best project, do you know what spoiler is on the car?

Its a Corsa kit car spoiler. Its the same kit as the bumpers and arches,

http://www.eurorallye.co.uk/product_...roducts_id=941

Im sure Iain has some second hand ones for sale (just the spoilers) the above link is for the whole kit though.

rob

[robertkassner]

Heres some better pictures of other cars with the spoiler

With the arches


without bigger arches

[Giles]

Lovely car Robert and nice build.

You are using the same extingushier system I use.

I would say that you need to check you can reach the pull handle when you're fully strapped in (upside down, with the engine still reving to 8k etc etc) lmao.
Don't wanna be doing one of them 'hollywood movie' type of moments where you can almost but not quite get your fingertips to it as the flames are starting to warm you feet up....

Same with the kill switch.

I was quite surprised how close I had to mount mine the in cav to ensure I could get to it.

Lovely car though and I'm sure it's gonna be a lot of smiles.

[robertkassner]

Thanks Giles,

its only a little corsa so even when the co driver's seat is a far back as it goes you can still reach it - i had it in the same place in my nova and it was 'just' ok.
Plus theres no where else i can see i could put it.

where did you put yours?

thanks
Rob

[Giles]

Ah that's ok then.
I've lost count of the number of 'great ideas' I've had on mounting things and only to find a serious flaw after I've done it. lmao
You obviously think it through a bit more than me.

I made up a rather nice bracket that put mine down next to the centre consol on the drivers side of the tunnel (hard to describe).

The cav is a road/track car so seat position is adjustable back and forth so needed it where a shortie or a tallie could get to it.
It was one of those things that turned out real well for just 5 mins 'dodging'. Infact it looks factory.

[lee303]

now all you need to do is remember to remove the safety pin huh gills?lmaolmao

[Giles]

lmao

I think I did remove it on one lap of the 'ring.

Actual - nope don't think I did.

lmao

That would have made a great youtube video if it had gone wrong and caught alight.

[lee303]

i remember you opening the boot just before we went back to the hotel and going 'hmm, perhaps i should have removed this before going out on track'lmaolmao

[robertkassner]

Yeah, if you look at the dash picture theres a little reminder where the air vent used to be!!lmao

rob

[Rick Draper]

People are trying to talk me into fitting a kit car kit like your car has to my corsa.

[robertkassner]

People are trying to talk me into fitting a kit car kit like your car has to my corsa.

They do look the nuts Rick! The cheapest place for the kit ive found is Pro-tec.
The only problem ive found is the back wheel cant tuck under the arch as there is no lip so it gives the impression its riding high (if you know what i mean). I think you do need to run widetrack aswel so the wheels fill the arches otherwise it dont look right.

I have a pic somewhere of the kit with standard track if you interested?

cheers
rob

[philip2]

not rating the red one...well bumper anyway, but function over form.

i recognise the yellow corsa, but not sure where from


i quite liked the idea of the a.g. motorsport wide arch kit, but change of plans with corsa means im not going to buy one.


when we going to see some more pics of yours?

[kennybarbour]

not rating the red one...well bumper anyway, but function over form.

thats actually one hell of a car! or it was anyway, its been sold and no idea what state its in now. and the bumper is a standard GSi one with detatchable light pods btw