Corsa B X20XEV - My First Project

[Liam1805]

Looking very good in the pictures mate, cant believe how clean your engine bay is and how good the paintwork is in the bay. If i could get mine anywhere near that id be happy. As for the engine they are always going to be underated due to the c20xe being the ''main'' one. Glad to see you guys doing something different and choosing something different. Respect.

[bluecorsab]

Looking very good in the pictures mate, cant believe how clean your engine bay is and how good the paintwork is in the bay. If i could get mine anywhere near that id be happy. As for the engine they are always going to be underated due to the c20xe being the ''main'' one. Glad to see you guys doing something different and choosing something different. Respect.

cheers for the nice comment liam , it does look good in the engine bay but there are a few little bits i want repainting to make it look even better, just touching up a few little bits that need doing

and as for it being different i agree, i didnt want to follow the crowd and do what everyone else had done over and over, thats why i chose to xev just got to find somewhere to put the damm ecu as it wont fit under the panel where it used to go lmao bit stuck for ideas

[Liam1805]

cheers for the nice comment liam , it does look good in the engine bay but there are a few little bits i want repainting to make it look even better, just touching up a few little bits that need doing

and as for it being different i agree, i didnt want to follow the crowd and do what everyone else had done over and over, thats why i chose to xev just got to find somewhere to put the damm ecu as it wont fit under the panel where it used to go lmao bit stuck for ideas

Correct mate be different. Umm what about hidden behind the dash board itself. Whip it off and have a look, theres quite a lot of room behind there mate.

[bluecorsab]

Correct mate be different. Umm what about hidden behind the dash board itself. Whip it off and have a look, theres quite a lot of room behind there mate.

yh i looked at that but doesnt seem to want to go under there, but will have another look tomorrow, only other place i thought of putting it was under the drivers seat but that means extending the wiring a bit to make it reach

[Liam1805]

yh i looked at that but doesnt seem to want to go under there, but will have another look tomorrow, only other place i thought of putting it was under the drivers seat but that means extending the wiring a bit to make it reach

How much bigger is the ECU then mate. What about getting hold of a x20xev ecu holder from a vectra and then fitting that to the corsa to make it fit

[bluecorsab]

How much bigger is the ECU then mate. What about getting hold of a x20xev ecu holder from a vectra and then fitting that to the corsa to make it fit

its a fair bit bigger, its bigger than a c20xe ecu aswell, and i cant use the holder off a vectra as the ecu on one of those is under the bonnet under the scuttle panel, held in with two 10mm nuts on a metal cradle, so not any use to me

[Liam1805]

its a fair bit bigger, its bigger than a c20xe ecu aswell, and i cant use the holder off a vectra as the ecu on one of those is under the bonnet under the scuttle panel, held in with two 10mm nuts on a metal cradle, so not any use to me

Ahh yess it is too, im thinking of the cavaliers sorry mate. Umm cant you make a little bracket and bolt it where the normal corsa ecu's go mate. Im running out of ideas myself yuhh haa

[bluecorsab]

Ahh yess it is too, im thinking of the cavaliers sorry mate. Umm cant you make a little bracket and bolt it where the normal corsa ecu's go mate. Im running out of ideas myself yuhh haa

i could do but the plastic panel wont fit back on top of the ecu if i put it where it normally goes, the ecu is big and bulky lmao damm thing

[Liam1805]

i could do but the plastic panel wont fit back on top of the ecu if i put it where it normally goes, the ecu is big and bulky lmao damm thing

Mock it up and cut the plastic trim so the ecu sits nice inside. That will actually look nice with no wires etc

[bluecorsab]

Mock it up and cut the plastic trim so the ecu sits nice inside. That will actually look nice with no wires etc

i wish i could but the ecu is physically too big to go behind the panel,its got to go somewhere else will see if i can mount the bugger today

[Liam1805]

Haa ok mate let us know how you got on

[bluecorsab]

not much of an update but its something

i managed to get the ecu mounted somewhere finally got it stuffed up the back of the bashboard near where the wiring loom comes into the car, a very tight fit but its not going nowhere in a hurry lmao then put the cover back on with the relays behind it, all hidden away nicely

also got my exhaust sorted, got it all back where it wants to be and tightened it all up and checked for any leaks, only a few really tiny leaks which will get sorted, just got to get the rear box mounted up properly, job for tomorrow i think

more tomorrow hopefully

cheers

[bluecorsab]

ow yh almost forgot there is an update on the dash aswell, my dads been busy again filling in the holes, he used a bit of filler for the small holes and the big hole on the top was sorted with a piece of plastic which was plastic welded in place then a skim of filler over the top

its no where near finished yet but is getting there slowely, few more skims of filler here and there to make it perfect but im starting to see the finished product now must admit its starting to look good



cheers again lmao

[sri2.2est]

coming on mate, like dash very retro

[bluecorsab]

yeah getting there slowly just got to source the driveshafts from somewhere now. i can then give it a roadtest cant wait

[Liam1805]

Good progress as always mate, cant wait to see the dials when they are finished. And so glad you sorted a place for the ecu i had run out of ideas for you haa

[bluecorsab]

cheers mate, yh im glad i got the ecu sorted aswell, i was running out of ideas aswell lmao, the dash is coming along nicely, will look nice when in the car i reckon, not got anything done today because of the bad weather , ow well there is always tomorrow

[corsaXEV_chris]

it's a bit late but, my X20XEV ecu fits behind the drivers side panel there the bonnet release is, did you try there?

the dash is looking ace aswell!

[bluecorsab]

i dont know what your ecu came out of but mines out of a vectra and its just too bloody big to go in the same place as it should and thats with chopping the origional mounts off it,never mind its done now lmaolmao on to the next problem

[corsaXEV_chris]

lol, mines is from a cav and my bro inlaws is from a calibra, but yeah its done now, hope you get everything like the driveshafts and that sorted soon!!

[bluecorsab]

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[Liam1805]

Aii the calibra and cavs use same mounting places as the corsa's etc but with the vectra they are in the engine bay under the scuttle panel area aint they. But glad you sorted it anyways. So whats the next job now mate ??

[bluecorsab]

the next job is find some driveshafts for it besides that i have only got the gear linkage to mess with and then its finishedlmao

[Liam1805]

the next job is find some driveshafts for it besides that i have only got the gear linkage to mess with and then its finishedlmao

Ahh not bad then mate. What you doing with the linkage extending it orr ?? What gearbox you going to use bud

[bluecorsab]

the gearbox is f16 and i think the linkage wants about 15mm welding in it,the mounting all bolted on and looks straight enough but its hard to tell when you are upside down on your backlmao