What to do with this Corsa B Sport?

[wkdkris]

S Reg, 89,980 miles... was CAT C write off in 2007 but been on the road ever since. New 3 part clutch fitted 5k ago
X14XE engine. Slight gearbox whine/leak + zuzzy clutch pedal

[wkdkris]

[Davey j]

Would be pretty cool to see a 1400 on throttle bodies. Sticks to cheap tax band and saves all the drama of paperwork associated with a 1600/1800/2000 transplant. Still not a cheap route but would be pretty cool. Given the way tax and fuel is at the moment and will be in the future, I think small block engines will come into their own. 150-160bhp is more than enough. It's a light car and very chuckable (should be in the dictionary if it isn't).

Tri-spokes are actually quite cool given they are essentially a retro rim now. Would look better in a darker colour if you kept them for the sake of novelty.

Would ditch the flushed tailgate and go back to a standard item.

2nd hand gearbox. Sell the home brew manifold for some funds towards something better.

Any straight enough motor has potential. Just depends on whether it's a project for you to pass some time/get into a magazine or a fixer upper to sell on. If the latter, don't go wild. You never get the returns................

[wkdkris]

top reply... i dont think its worth doing up to sell, no one would apriatiate the work. It'd sell for about 600-700 MAX done up to hell and be screwed into the ground by some kid. I want it to be a project car i think il own untill the day it rotts away......

Compression test showed good on all 4 cylinders, cold and hot, pretty much exact reading accross all 4. I think it would really produce with the correct setup
It sits nice on the powerband atm with that home brew...

[Paul]

3 spokes back in ?

[wkdkris]

3 spokes back in ?

i think they look okay on that....

[wkdkris]

If my garage is tidied in time hoping to lift the engine this weekend. Plans are to

Remove ALL aircon stuff
Remove all the SAI stuff
Clean the engine, Paint the engine
Change everything except the head gasket
Give the gearbox a looking over to try sort this leak at last!!
See what condition the bays in.......

Not sure about stripping the bottom of it as its had a few scrapes. Could prob do with a lick of paint too

[wkdkris]

New front's, going on after engine goes back in, old back what ive removed already......

[Davey j]

3 spokes back in ?

If Fast Car and Banzai are to be believed................yep.

[wkdkris]

No work happening this weekend! Sod been in the garage all weekend at minus 3!