My Arden Project: winter rebuild!

[kizzacorsab]

hi guys and gals,

Iv already started the project on my Corsa over the last 4 and a bit years. So I'm gonna start one on here from where I left off before.

Link to the build up until now:

My Arden Project: winter plans! - Corsa Sport - for Vauxhall and Opel Corsa B, Corsa C and Corsa D

If no one can be arsed to see pictures through there then here's what the car looks like and a spec of her.





















Engine:
2.0 16v convertion, Rebuilt, f20 box, all freshened, M-tec Powercap, oil cooler, 288 cams, turbotecnics pullies, lightened flywheel, arp bolts, ultimate fast road clutch, airbox, k&n panel filter, Tonylaw big bore manifold, full stainless system manifold back 2 1/4", piper 3" rolled outwards tip, with no silencers, flocked rocker and cam cover, twin slimline 8" fans.

suspention:
60mm front, 80mm back. All round spax, lower front strut brace, rear omp strut brace flocked and mps cage.

bodywork:
colour coded body work, depos, rear wiper removed, clear side repeters, front gsi bumper, gsi side skirts, all 4 jacking point covers, vauxhall GM rear mud guards, vauxhall GM wind deflectors, undersealded and*painted anthracite underneath and under archs and full car, Tigra scuttle, aero wipers, no areil.

interior:
Omp bucket seats, 3 point omp harnesses, gte digi dash convertion,
rear stripped and painted back, omp rear strut brace flocked, custom mps roll cage, flocked dash and all interior plastics, headlining flocked, suade deep dish omp steering wheel, carbon door cards, vauxhall GM floor mats.

ICE:
pioneer head unit 7" screen, polk speakers hidden away.

wheels and tyres:
black Porsche D90's freshly powdercoated,*195/40/16*toyo proxie t1rs, fk 15mm adaptors, bolt covers, 256mm front brakes and rear discs.

And today Engine is being ripped apart, ready to come out soon

[Dale]

welcome Gay boy Miss you roll on next year! Good plans... Keep us updated

[kizzacorsab]

Hi hunny, need to meet up when were both back out the the corsa's

[kizzacorsab]

Had a few parts turn up today.

Lower wishbone polybushes:



BMW battery cable:



Gold battery terminals:



Wilwood bias valve:



Then cleaned up and sorted out the battery cable. Mock fitted terminals, just when it gets fitted I will cut it to size to suit the placement of the battery.



Lots more to come!

[SimonTW]

Is that a flocked engine cover? Trick!

[kizzacorsab]

Yea iv gone pretty wild with the flock lol.

[Melv]

Arden blue paint - check
20XE - check
GSi bumper - check
Depo's - Check

All you need now are speedlines and it will be like the majority of cars on Corsa Sport

Is the engine coming out for a refresh?

Keep the updates coming.

[kizzacorsab]

Speedlines there everywhere lol.

It's coming out to sort a oil leak on it. And also the engine bay is getting smoothed and wire tucked. More fresh paint and powdercoated bits, And then put the xe back in for about 4-5 months then let power it.

[dewismotorsport]

Love this car it's very well done

[kizzacorsab]

Thanks bud

Cheers bud, yea I know sorry man. Lol

Also forgot to add I had these turn up too, but he sent me red! I needed black lol. So there going back



And also gonna weld a new bulk head in, because as you may know you need to modify it to suit the power cap. Well them days are gonna be over!

I bought a flange so I can make up a 3" bit of pipe to come from the tb instead of the power cap. Gonna look something like the updated let ones.

[dewismotorsport]

Just cut the whole upper fire wall out, I done it on mine and it makes the bay look a lot bigger and makes working on the engine so much easier

[kizzacorsab]

I need a place to hide all the pipes and wires. Because the bay is getting all smoothed in. Just want it to look neat as poss really lol.

[kizzacorsab]

Thursday Tom came round and helped me get the engine removed and on the stand. Cheers buddy xx



And today I spend about a hour and a half on getting the bay emptied out a bit.

Before:



After:



Will try and do more tomorrow!

[gazturbo]

Nice project

[Th0m45]

looks flippen awsome mate! Porsche wheels look great!

[kizzacorsab]

Cheers

Metal turned up today.

Chassis welding plates



Don't know where these ones go tho



And some 1mm sheet steel



Should be starting the welding process tommoorw, fingers crossed!

[Benn]

Good man, already a great project, well get even better.

[nige-p]

love the flocked rocker cover, keep up the good work

[dewismotorsport]

the smaller parts go underneath the fillet bit on the side of the cross member thats closest to the engine if that makes sense, in the pics bellow you can't see the slashed ends just the square end:



Hope that helps

[kizzacorsab]

Cheers guys!

I was looking at your pictures today, I couldn't work out that square bit lol. So that sort of goes into anther section, then the biggest bits is wealded in place afterwards?

[dewismotorsport]

yeah the tip of the pointy bit on the slash cut touches the very outer panel at the end of the crossmember, tack that on then the one over the tie bar mounting hole then the large fillet piece last going over the top of both

[kizzacorsab]

Thanks matey helped alot

[pie]

looking good buddy

thank good it aint on speedlines

[Davey j]

Looks good. Saw the write up in Fast Car. Thought they short changed you on the feature a bit to be honest. All adverts in that mag.

How were you finding the engine running on the Newmans? No mention of a remap so wondered what real world gains you got from them.

[DarrenH]

nice looking motor

why are owners cutting out the wheel arches?