dewismotorsport's C20LET Corsa gsi

[Benn]

Yeah every panel and part on the car has been modified in some way, can't help myself lmao

I know, but making discs isn't the norm even for peeps like us...

[dewismotorsport]

looking good adam, did you buy those flocked bits off Danny W?

Cheers Dale, yeah think that was his name quick clean with the airline and they came up mint!

Benn if you had the machines I had you'd have a go too

[Benn]

Very true! Good work.

[dewismotorsport]

Well it's finaly happened........................



Had a spare couple of hours and thought why not gives me chance to get the inside de sound deaden and cut out and clean up prior to cage and seat fitting



Amazing how much weight was in there tbh, forgot how heavy the calibra leather arm chairs weighed msl:

Also found £4.70 in loose change, so who says modifying doesn't pay

[Benn]

Ah shame, but it doesn't really need seat and stuff does it... Great a real brace tho...

[novaboyopr]

Well i got two so ones yours for £1k lmao

bargin!
paypal address please lol

[dewismotorsport]

Ah shame, but it doesn't really need seat and stuff does it... Great a real brace tho...

Nah costs too much to use on road so just gonna be track car now, and don't worry brace is going as I'm gonna make a weld in one

bargin!
paypal address please lol

Pm on route lmao

[Benn]

Ah guess you have the Astra for every day use. Gonna cage the Corsa then?

[dewismotorsport]

Ah guess you have the Astra for every day use. Gonna cage the Corsa then?

Yeah not worth taxing and insuring it for only a handful of usages, will just buy a trailor for it.

I've got a 10 point OMP cage that I bought about 8 months ago to go in

[dewismotorsport]

Well finished all inlets and manifolds so turned my attention back to the car agian, I've been stock piling parts ready for the winter update

EPAS steering rack and DS2500 rear pads


Enlarged Cav V6 throttle bodie (64-70mm)



I'm swapping the above as the 3.5" throttle bodie i have offers very little throttle control which isn't ideal for feathering the throttle on track and strip

Also bought some carbon door cards about a year ago when i bought the windows so decided now that i had stripped the interior to fit them



My new seat for driving into the workshop, absolute nightmare to drive msl:


Before:


After:


Decided to keep the frame work around the handle as it helps retain some stiffness in the door

All the non essential stuff removed amazing how much weight tbh


Then self tappered the door card on and fitted the window, have kept the trim and seal for a non poverty look, gonna get the trim flocked when the dash is done


mmmmm carbon :love2:


Outside look, like the fact it's light smoke tinted polycarbs


Just need to come up with a way of locking the slider for a bit of added security, and i'll do the other side when i next get a spare couple of hours

[lee303]

the ones i have use a split pin on a chain on one of the bolts, that you can pop in from the inside only into the sliders runner, which pins the window shut, obviously some force would still get it open, but its as much of a deterrent as you can get with perspex and sliders imo

[dewismotorsport]

the ones i have use a split pin on a chain on one of the bolts, that you can pop in from the inside only into the sliders runner, which pins the window shut, obviously some force would still get it open, but its as much of a deterrent as you can get with perspex and sliders imo

Have thought about that but my slider rail is very thin about 1mm in the remaining bit that hasn't been cut out so that may not be possible

[lee303]

then just make a piece of perspex that will drop into the channel behind the window to act like a stop

[steve jordan]

Awesome work mate!

[dewismotorsport]

then just make a piece of perspex that will drop into the channel behind the window to act like a stop

I'll look into that mate good idea

[lee303]

[jonlem]

Does your boyfriend know you stole his kitchen draw handles ?

[dewismotorsport]

Oi ballbag he's your boyfriend not mine

[dewismotorsport]

Latest design inlet is finished, all parts are hand made (except plenum part)

[Adam]

After using the car for about 2K miles now I have come across a few small problems, I've been getting oil squirting into the bay from the catch tank breather I thought it was because of the size so I replaced it with a bigger one but I still have that problem so I've decided to put the rocker cover splash plate back in so I did the breather mod on it so hopefully this will solve that problem

Ive been getting same problems for a year lol so gonna wack the splash guard back in sumwhat but also keep the mod in...has it cured ur oil squirtness though Adam?
cheers Adam

[Cavalier-C20LET]

new fanimold looks quality buddy

[dewismotorsport]

Ive been getting same problems for a year lol so gonna wack the splash guard back in sumwhat but also keep the mod in...has it cured ur oil squirtness though Adam?
cheers Adam

So far so good only minimum squirtage, what I'd gonna do is weld a fitting on the catch tank and attach a pipe that runs back round and goes into the dipstick tube which will complete the circuit if you get what I mean

[Adam]

Yeah I get yah and keep dipstick in glovebox sorta speak? lol

[dewismotorsport]

Yeah I get yah and keep dipstick in glovebox sorta speak? lol

Yes mate

[dewismotorsport]

Got the car back in the workshop and cut the other door out


And fitted door card


Then set about trying to get the dreaded tar off the floor, tried soaking it in petrol, worked a bit softening it slightly but wouldn't recommend, such a wierd feeling pouring petrol into your pride and joy msl:


Went back to the old trusted method of heat gun and scraper, managed to get it up in about an hour and a half, as I managed to find the perfect temp it likes to be heated too so came up it big bits Worst part was over the tunnel under the dash as it was a different tar with what looked like bin bags stuck to it. Just need to wipe it down with some thinners to clean it up.


Also trial fitted the drivers seat


I've decided I'm not happy with where the standard location is and want to start from scratch so will remove the front seat supports totally by drilling out there spot welds, I'm also going to remove the section behind that which goes up and over the tunnel by the handbrake as that will be in the way as well, reason being if you push a bucket with side mount as far over as the standard set up allows it doesn't allow you to sit perfectly in front of the steering wheel and I don't want to move the steering colloum as that then has a knock on effect with the trim etc