The Corsa Project. (**Long Term**)

[Liam1805]

Yehh was just looking at a project and was lowered 40mm and looked nowhere near as low as yours, unless he was using standard shocks, with lowered shocks aswell it drops that bit more. I really need to get mine fitted like. Give it a week or two now till it starts warming up ill crack on then.

[davie_slim]

5 stud conversion would involve an engine chance as well so you could have better wheels, bigger brakes and more power

[Daz H]

5 stud conversion would involve an engine chance as well so you could have better wheels, bigger brakes and more power

Yup! that is the plan the car wont be used much after the summer as i'll be using the train everyday so should give me the chance to get an engine and lots of other little bits done whilst it's sat on the drive.

[Liam1805]

Yup! that is the plan the car wont be used much after the summer as i'll be using the train everyday so should give me the chance to get an engine and lots of other little bits done whilst it's sat on the drive.

Looks like you got it all planned out mate. Glad to see that. What engine you thinking of getting then mate.

[Daz H]

Looks like you got it all planned out mate. Glad to see that. What engine you thinking of getting then mate.

Well at the moment the plan is a C20SEH (2ltr 8v) out of a cally or something running on carbs maybe.

thats the plan at the moment gunna go through it with my step dad as hes a car fan and knows exactly what hes talking about lol! but thats the engine we are planning on doing!

Daz.

[Liam1805]

Well at the moment the plan is a C20SEH (2ltr 8v) out of a cally or something running on carbs maybe.

thats the plan at the moment gunna go through it with my step dad as hes a car fan and knows exactly what hes talking about lol! but thats the engine we are planning on doing!

Daz.

Not bad mate, i cant really comment on the engine as i have never drove one or been in one. Being a 2ltr though will be a nice difference from what you have mate.

[Daz H]

yeah my step dad had one in his calibra and he said it was a great engine. Plus i wanted something different to a "Redtop" C20XE and the LET. and plus ive heard its not a bad conversion, so should eb some fun in the end!

[Liam1805]

Yehh should be good. Looks good in the bay too. And im sure they are easy to run bike carbs etc

[Daz H]

*****UPDATE*****
Rightio! havent updated this in a while.

The car has now got its new badge on the front .. only picture i have of it is a "before" picture of the engine bay.

The bay is getting a spring clean and polished so that it all looks good for PVS. and generally cleaning the inside so that everything looks clean!

Heres the only picture i have of the badge on the car.



EDIT: Also have some new Xenon bulbs coming for it too!

[Liam1805]

Not sure im liking that badge mate, what isit anyways haa. Have you sourced an engine yet then mate.Liam.

[Daz H]

Autobot badge off transformers :P because i'm sad lol not a very interesting badge but was just funny so thought i would do it! not not got an engine mate im cleaning the 1.2 in it. just so it looks a little more presentable! because as you can see from the picture it looks very dirty and messy at the moment! :P

[Liam1805]

Haa yehh try something different mate, we all have different tastes. Get some pictures up when you have cleaned the engine up mate.Liam.

[Daz H]

Haa yehh try something different mate, we all have different tastes. Get some pictures up when you have cleaned the engine up mate.Liam.

I will mate, just got to get some good weather and motivation to do it now lol!

[Liam1805]

Motorvation is the hardest part about it haa

[Daz H]

Motorvation is the hardest part about it haa

Yeah it is lol i feel like i wanna go out and do it every day and then when i decide i am going to i just cant be bothered lol!

Any ways a little update!


The car was hit a few weeks ago by a mate was pure accident and just scratched up the rear arch so hes paying for it to be re-sprayed. It will be taken down the body shop tomorrow to have the arch re-painted then there will be a few photos of it.

I got a new interior light that is really bright white looks very cool however once you have sat in the dark for a while then turn it on its VERY bright!! lmao

Got some 5000k xenon headlight bulbs coming as well to match the white lights at the front. I would have bought HID's but apparently with my angel eyes it melts the casing lol!!

Will post pics of it all when they are here!!

[Liam1805]

At least he is paying hey mate. Get a picture of the interior light show us how bright it is. Keep up the progress mate get the pics up when you can.

[Daz H]

will upload all the pics over the weekend mate

[Daz H]

*****UPDATE*****
Ok update time again!!!!!

Right well, a picture of the interior light:

It was in day time but at night that thing is stupid bright!!!! lmao

Having fitted a stereo like last year i had run hte usb wire to the ashtray but ive now extended it and ran it to here:

I will me making a proper blank to hold it in so it looks like its supposed to be there!

Also a while ago i changed the gear knob to this one off of a Corsa Sport.


Also the other day i removed the rear badge as i wanted to get a new one, i just need to get a photo of the new one.

Me and my mates went up the scrappy the other day and there was an astra coupe so i ran over and nicked the side repeaters and added them to the corsa! i think they make a bit of a difference oddly lol.



Also a photo of the interior as it is at the moment. currently looking for new seats and bits and bobs.


sorry for the naff pictures but i cant get the good ones off of the other camera as i can't find the cable
Hope you guys like it!

[Daz H]

Should be getting a laguna splitter next week

[Liam1805]

Long time no hear mate. It is mad how much difference just side repeaters make. A good addition i reckon. Interior is looking clean too. You getting seats from another model/range or aftermarket seats mate ??

Liam

[Daz H]

lol yeah i've been busy to be honest :P side repeaters do change it in a wierd way lol. The plan is to get some Veccy recaro gsi seats as they still have the 3 door mechanism and look really good, my dads got some in his vectra and they are so comfortable and hug you really well, i was thinking about the cally leather but it doesnt look like it would hold me aswell as the gsi seats!

[Liam1805]

Yehha good choice. I have cav sri seats here that are lovely fair play really comfy and hug you like you said but as they came from a 5 door car they dont have the mechanism so that went down the drain haa. Would have loved to fitted them though.

[Daz H]

lol. you could always strip the back? lol i was temted by the vectra sri half leathers and thought about the mechanism and was like well i'll just wheel it foward and back then lol!

[corsaXEV_chris]

lol, nah stick to the GSi ones with the mechanism, i have 5 door astra seats in my other corsa and before it was put off the road i was gettimg fed up with having to wind forwards, back, forwards, back, plus your seating position is always fecked

[sri2.2est]

lol. you could always strip the back? lol i was temted by the vectra sri half leathers and thought about the mechanism and was like well i'll just wheel it foward and back then lol!

i was going vec sri and a striped back end ;-) job done