Corsa turbo 4x4 rebuild

[rickya130]

Iv finally started to rebuild my corsa 4x4 after it being off the road for nearly 3 years... im trying to get it ready for the vauxhall show in June. Here are some photos of how im getting on with it....

Brembo brakes when i brought them...


Brakes after...






Engine block before repaint and oil squirters...


After...




Oil squirters fitted...




Steel rods fitted...


440CC injectors...


46MM wastegate...


Double valve springs...


Lightened flywheel...


Phase 4 eds ecu...


Crank pulley...


Gearbox painted...


Engine in looking nice...












Under the car...












Bye bye power stearing...


Bodywork after old kit as been taken off...










New front bumper...




Coilovers ready for 350lb springs to be fitted...

[dearing5]

you have the same turbo and manifold!!! your elbow actually lined up? mine didn't lol. i would get that turbo fitted with a 360 thrust bearing an re balance... they dont last long other wise.

[chip]

Nice conversion, any more pics of the rear end?

Bumper not really to my taste TBH but at least it will give you room for a big intercooler I guess! (space inside it is the reason I havent binned the nasty fibreglass bumper off my nova, I prefer standard looking ones but not with a gaping hole in them!)

[rickya130]

you have the same turbo and manifold!!! your elbow actually lined up? mine didn't lol. i would get that turbo fitted with a 360 thrust bearing an re balance... they dont last long other wise.

eeerrrr kind of lined up right.... lol thanks for the tip on the bearing mate

[rickya130]

Nice conversion, any more pics of the rear end?

Bumper not really to my taste TBH but at least it will give you room for a big intercooler I guess! (space inside it is the reason I havent binned the nasty fibreglass bumper off my nova, I prefer standard looking ones but not with a gaping hole in them!)

yea sure i will add some more pics when the cars back on its wheels can’t really get to the back properly at the min. i would love to make it look like a standard gsi but i can’t, like you say need the room behind the front bumper for the intercooler's, also iv got rid of them massive arches that was on the back, im just going for combat arches now.

[rc]

very nice mate, the freshen up work looks fantastic better than new.

any pics of what the car looked like before as a whole?

[rickya130]

very nice mate, the freshen up work looks fantastic better than new.

any pics of what the car looked like before as a whole?

yea sure mate iv still got a few...







All looking very untidy.. But it’s not now

[rc]

a vast inprovement in the bay

good job on loosing the arches too, the kit isnt to my taste but good to see something different.

[rickya130]

a vast inprovement in the bay

good job on loosing the arches too, the kit isnt to my taste but good to see something different.

thanks mate, yea didnt really like them myself lol still got to have bigger then normal on the back cuz of the calibra back axle, this is the one im going for now...

[dewismotorsport]

New look is so much better, less space ship looking, IMO them lights don't suit it, interesting project

[rickya130]

New look is so much better, less space ship looking, IMO them lights don't suit it, interesting project

haha thanks

[hesus2003]

cool build

[rickya130]

Thanks mate

[rickya130]

Little up date from today, cleaned all the bottom arms and painted them and fitted them, driveshaft’s fitted had a small problem when fitting them cuz the engine was sitting too far to the right so 1 shaft wouldn’t go into the hub, so had to get the engine back on the cairn and adjust the rear mount, problem sorted...










Old discs and new Evo 7 discs...




Car finally back on its wheels after 2 and a half years...


Still got a few more bit and bobs too do then i can make a start on the bodywork and get it ready for a respray

[rickya130]

Went to Birmingham to pick the bodykit up today, done a little trial fit to see what it looks like... also i took my propshaft in on Monday to have the rubber mounts repaired and a new cv joint fitted, but had a phone call today saying there’s nothing they can do with mine so now iv got to have a new propshaft made for £270+vat... not too bad i was thinking about £400 so im happy

[rickya130]

Done a few more bits over the last few days, fitted new back bushes also fitted new 360 bearings in my turbo, and started fitting the bodykit, but i gave in for the day when i slipped with the drill and drilled through my thumb!

[rc]

new body kit looks a million times better than the old

[rickya130]

new body kit looks a million times better than the old

haha i know it does

[rickya130]

Not done any work on the corsa for a few months not had time for it, but had a few hours spare over the last couple of weeks so made a little progress.

This is the new propshaft i had made as the last one had shot it, this is all fitted now looking good...



The 3'' top hat fitted with the 5th injector...



The rest of the bodykit fitted that was a massive mess around! because one side skit was 6'' to long one was half inch to small the front arches didn't fit right so this took a lot of time getting right but all fitted now just some filling and sanding to do...







And most of the loom put on the engine now...



So im hoping if i keep on it over the next few weeks it will be ready to go in and have the exhaust made and go for its respray!

[rickya130]

Got a little more done today on the bodykit and got the front bumper cut down and fitted...

[rickya130]

Finally got the rest of my parts to finish the corsa yeaaaa

New brake lines...


Oil cooler fitted...


Temp gauge to keep an eye on the transfer box temperature...


Random engine pic...






And finally shes aliveee!!!!!!!!

(this is a video dont know if it will work??)



Its a bit loud because there's no exhaust on at the min, also it sounds a bit tappy to me is this because its a rebuilt engine???

[dewismotorsport]

My engine taps it's tits off until I drove it and gave it some load after a rebuild as the hydrolic lifter were empty

[pie]

looking good buddy

[rickya130]

My engine taps it's tits off until I drove it and gave it some load after a rebuild as the hydrolic lifter were empty

oh thats good news cheers mate

[rickya130]

looking good buddy

thanks mate cant wait to drive it