red top conversion,goin for euro look

[smiffy92]

Right then,bought this corsa with 146,000 on the clock,but the shell is in mint condition,good old lady owners

first thing was to get the steelies off and whack my rims on,and fit de-badged grill.

got the new shocks today so should be lowered tomorrow.

droppin mine and sortin shauns cv boot.

nice n clean haha and lowered 60mm

now got some tidy cav slabs on it

Engine came today so when i get the driveshafts,mounts ec. should start gettin things together

[tinxy]

clean it you lazy bastard

[smiffy92]

mud hides scratches

[smiffy92]

gettin there slowy lol

[bluecorsab]

clean it you lazy bastard

agreed^^ give it a clean ya lazy git, sure you will have a redtop but wont look good if its covered in ****, will look minging.....

[corsadonk]

I'd strip that engine down if it's been sat about with no filler cap.

[bluecorsab]

yh looks a bit suspect dont it ......

[xe_nova]

oil cap was on it.... was a metal one.

[tinxy]

looking good mate but y have you edited your first post and not made a new one u muppet

[tinxy]

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[aki_let]

clean new dizzy cap on it though

[tinxy]

shame ure still waiting on you brakes from xe nova tho mate

[xe_nova]

dont know where they have gone, they were on pallet with engine! will send some off the nova

[smiffy92]

have you sent them yet mate, cuz i wana get the ball rolling

[smiffy92]

sorry its been so long since last update but here you go
before i start id like to say that i would of got the engine sorted but XE_NOVA still hasent sent the brakes that were promised.
i fitted the square plate which i think looks better


next was to get the sunstrip wit the 'down an out' corsa on


then bought tinx's buckets out of his mini and fixed the tears


finished all the dash pieces in white


stripped out the back to make way for the buckets

only thing is,now that theres no weight in the back it is sitting high,but i am probably going to buy 100mm lowering springs,so hopefully this will mean it sits level

drivers side bucket fitted


drilled holes where the number plate was and sprayed cross member white,also fitted laguna splitter


new boot cleaned up and trying to fix spoiler on,if any one has any tips or pointers please let me no cuz i dont want to f**k it up


rear door cards nearly finished with speakers fitted


also i tried spraying my arches as theve gone grey and it didnt turn out very well,so i thinking about buying new arches and getting them covered in gloss black vinyl,good idea or not?

next i hope to fit the false floor then i can get down to the mechanical side of things when the brakes come

cheers for looking,adam.

[Valesidecc]

Loving the White on red.. i wanted to do this a while back but didn't *sad face*

[smiffy92]

yeah i rekon it goes well,only thing is the white back lights,i think im gonna put standard ones back in

[smiffy92]

quick update,
i have had a refund for the brakes and bought some vented calibra discs,now jus calipers left to get and things should start coming together
also stripped the whole thing out to do the front door cards in he red suede same as the rear ones and fitting a false floor to sink a sub and amp in

[Valesidecc]

I'm also sueding the door cards, and headliner, did you use contact glue?

[Andy^mk3]

Nice work, I'm liking where this is going, keep it up! Clean that XE

[smiffy92]

yeah mate jus fabric spray glue,works a treat
and andy, i will clean it up soon lol im tiding up the rocker cover atm

[Valesidecc]

Alright! i used the spray adhesive when i did my back board like two years ago, starting to peel off now though so im gonna either go ape with the spray glue or i'll give contact adhesive a go..

[tomo2k9]

like the interor mate all the white bits bet that took ages lol rely does look smart though

[smiffy92]

heres another update

door cards all done now,flase is also done but n ot quite finished as my head unit decided to pack up,so cant be assed to wire it all up atm.


100mm springs,which means i have 60mm rears for sale if anyones interested,PM me


sits nicely on the back now,only draw back to strippin out the back!




Bumpers and arches vinyled in white,witt matt red paint splatters,not everyones cup of tea but its something different



next is to get some calibra calipers,and an exhaust (thinkin bout gettin a cherry bomb as there cheap and i jus need an exhaust asap) then work should begine under the bonnet.
cheers, adam

[corsacj]

wouldnt have the vinyl myself mate but still looks sweet. thinking of doing my door cards like yours, looks tidy. mines stuck with faded cloth with strange dot designs on er, no good :P