Corsa Small block 1.8...

Gary_808 · 31-10-2008, 13:22

After a year of french car owner ship i finally got fed up of replacing gearbox's and problems so i sold my saxo and picked up this corsa 2 weeks ago:

swiftly purchased these two books to read and prepare myself for things to come:

I'm planning small block and boost things may change.. first things first is chassis to handle this...

Tiny Update..

new rims

these arrived a few weeks ago:

this is me fitting them:

damn people having cameras lol!

then picked this up tonights:

well happy it's basically mint engine!
Rear engined any one??

lol sorry if it makes no sence copied and pasted it

stavs · 31-10-2008, 19:14

Hmm, nice ! is that a z18xe in the boot yeh ?

LongLiveTheNova · 31-10-2008, 19:16

Liking it on the cesaros, nice and simple

**Melv** · 31-10-2008, 19:29

This is going to be I good read I feel. Good to see you are not going the usual redtop route.

The Z18's respond well to a bit of boost i've read. There was one in total vauxhall a while back on the rollers if i remember correctly.

Mark T · 31-10-2008, 20:50

Looks like an X18XE1 by the black on the engine cover (Although our 2000, Z18XE got the old cover)

Cable Throttle so an easier fit.

Gary_808 · 31-10-2008, 22:11

yeah it's a low mileage x18xe1

took a gamble and it payed off

just collecting parts ready to fit

richard_cooper · 01-11-2008, 14:33

Nice projrct

What suspension you fitted ?

Gary_808 · 01-11-2008, 15:13

running gaz coilovers front and rear. good peices of kit.

LongLiveTheNova · 01-11-2008, 15:19

Any plans for the engine?

mikegray · 01-11-2008, 16:52

Nice project there, will be a good build. Good luck.

Gary_808 · 01-11-2008, 21:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by LongLiveTheNova

Any plans for the engine?

yes mate,
just trying to decide between boost or bodies

but pistons are hard to find

LongLiveTheNova · 01-11-2008, 21:47

Sweet.
Either will be awesome

Gary_808 · 01-11-2008, 22:21

yeah should be. Seems to be going down pretty well was expecting alot of why don't you just 2litre it lol. Can't wait to get it in. Buh gotta decide weather to fit it standard and take it out later on to build. Or to attack it now while it's out. Decisions decisions

lee303 · 02-11-2008, 14:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary_808

yes mate,
just trying to decide between boost or bodies

but pistons are hard to find

speak to martin bowyer
01432830162

Gary_808 · 03-11-2008, 16:40

cheers. i'll give him a tinkle closer to the time.

just sifting through the loom sorting what wires i need to run it.

bit of a problem i dont have the key chip or transponder... seeing if i can get the ecu unlocked/decoded some where

Gary_808 · 26-11-2008, 21:37

small update picked up the lightest seat i've ever picked up today lol!
can lift it with my little finger with ease.

and was a bargin.

Gaz86 · 26-11-2008, 21:42

nice project, those z18s are so torquey low down, ive been driving a vectra around for the past week and loved the feel of the engine, very effortless.

peester · 26-11-2008, 23:53

im another fan of this 'end-to-bigblock-smallblock-debate' engine myself..
ill look forward to progress.

Gaz86 · 27-11-2008, 01:27

the only thing i didnt like about the z18 was its lack of go when revved highly but that was prob down to its gearing, will you be using the corsas box or the vectra one?

Gary_808 · 27-11-2008, 07:07

well i was going to fit a f15 cr buh now things have changed. Thinking f20 or f16 as gunna be running abit more power when it goes in and alot more in the future.

Gaz86 · 27-11-2008, 08:37

big block boxs??? id stick with the f15 and break a couple before considering the full conversion.

Gary_808 · 27-11-2008, 09:40

yeah, but then that'll be extra expensive when i decide to change this way i'll have a decent clutch/box set up from the word go.
already got the shafts just a matter of making a spacer for rear mount.
just dunno how f15 will handle 180bhpish and nitrous on top :|
it's only a few kilos for more strength.

Gary_808 · 30-12-2008, 15:46

just some small updates:

cut up a piston to check crown thickness in standard pistons and rod clearence ready to potentialy get some custom ones made up:

not too bad. oe pistons are pretty light weight to be fair don't think they'd take any abuse at all.

today finally got round to stripping coilovers off giving them a clean up as in my haste to get them on, i didnt coat them with grease:

alot better then i thought they would be to be fair
cleaned them up and gave a good coat of white grease and let it set before fitting

all made much easier using compressor mrs got me for xmas lol

lee303 · 30-12-2008, 15:57

nice piston cut away

i'm with you on their potential though

Gary_808 · 30-12-2008, 18:10

lol yeah went to town on it with mill at work lol