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Over the Christmas my dad did it again with the never give gifts and then bang a car so I got a 1997 Opel Corsa 1.2 The plan is 1. Lower the car 40mm don't want to go to low as the roads are bad around me 2. Polybush the hole suspension 3. Upgrade exhaust 4. Pod Filter 5. Alloys I have a set that fit from a Toyota Starlet Oh here is the car and its Picking the car up from my aunt this week do the jobs need for a test and then the fun starts
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Dec 27, 2011 10:04:34 GMT
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Is it a 5dr ? 15" TSW stealths look super on these but they are the wrong offset if I recall.
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camper damper
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Dec 27, 2011 13:50:18 GMT
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The front wheel is an alloy I have of my old Starlet as seen here
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camper damper
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Dec 28, 2011 20:40:09 GMT
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Picked it up today and when I was in town I got some pads for the front set off to do them and forgot it need disk :mad: Also I have order a set of lower springs and shocks I went with 60mm cause 40mm didn't look much different a new clock with rev counter as mine as none and doesn't work some cool blue LEDS for all the cabin lights cause none work. I also have worth a list of things to buy in the next few weeks need to get it though a test Here are some better pictures Also cat like keyboards when your typing
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forde
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Dec 29, 2011 10:39:46 GMT
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its not retro?
don't forget to get the right spigot rings for the alloys.
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'15 Royal Enfield Continental GT '95 CZ 125 Type 488 '91 Vespa PX125E '77 Camino, '86 Camino '82 Puch Maxi S '70 Puch Maxi N '80 Maxi S "Sport"
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Dec 29, 2011 10:44:11 GMT
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Blue LED's will make it quite difficult to see in the night time. Even if you get uber bright ones they'll still be difficult to see.
Think to how it is in the bogs at the Cinema to stop crackheads seeing their veins.
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camper damper
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Dec 29, 2011 22:44:54 GMT
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I've had bule LEDs before and found them very well at night sure only time will tell if they work I never knew that about the bogs in the cinema know what I be looking for next time
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camper damper
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Put the car into my shed was a job in its self as my camper van is parked in the yard gate way which as only one way in and out was fun cause it doesn't start so I pulled it up the drive backward with the corsa and my mum in the camper to tow start it almost went into the back of me
Any way back to the car jacked it up and took of the front wheels to do the breaks only to find out my brother didn't get my disk so now I have to wait till the weekend but when his in my local motor factors I'll get him to get two track rod ends and lower wish bone bush's so my day was wasted what dose one do well mess around with all the pod filters I have I put one back on the Foucs again sounds so much nicer and one on the corsa be it my bonnet no more shuts
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camper damper
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So some pictures Front disk gone and still waiting on new ones don't worry the the caliper is not hanging there its resting on a wheel and as sicen been bolt to the car No wonder why it wouldn't stop the other side was metal The boot holding its self up Now with a Nissan part All this rain as made my yard look bad half is grass the rest is gravel and some of those hole are deep enough to get my camper to sit on the ground
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camper damper
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Who on earth glues window winders on trying to remove mine and its been a pain cause I only slicked there glued on
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Theres a small d-shaped ring inside the window winder that you have to prize out before pulling the winders off. You need to make a little hook out of a piece of wire or something as the area is so small to work in.
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camper damper
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I know they there but mine ain't I can see glue all over the the back of it realy hate those clips why can't they just screw on like some old cars
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camper damper
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New disk and pads also track rod ends on the front.
But when I went to remove the springs in the back I remembered a note painted on my shed door to get a new set of spring compressor broke mine removing the ones on the transit
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Jan 12, 2012 21:50:01 GMT
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Update on Corsa First this the corsa came with no rev clock and no working clock so I picked up this clock Which I didn't like the black dial face so I order this On the clock And for some odd reason none in the car Now the fun bit my new shocks and spring came in a big GLS van this morning he got lost finding me but that always happing so I went a head and took out the old shocks and spring out and set about bring this car nearer to mother earth :cool: First I did the back only to find my spring claps didn't fit so I jacked the car up then hopped into it and removed the top shock bolt and let the stock spring fly and fly they Before I know the plastic arch is looking curse word but soon I will sort it During no rot or rust After that looks better The front Before During not new disk and pads and track rod end see all new stuff in one picture I spoil you all Some camber bolts to help with the wheels I plan to run After with the wheel I will be using I don't think my shoe will fit in there dose rub a bit ok a lot with this wheels but its only the plastic arch And to top it all of I had my boss watching me the Cat Mr. Squeezy
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Jan 13, 2012 11:51:46 GMT
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Hi mate, just a word about rubbing on the arches, if you take a peek at my thread (not promoting it, just that it has a lot of pictures in it) I can't remember how far through but I had to REALLY roll my arches to fit my rear wheels and add some camber to stop scraping; the only problem is if you do it a touch too much (or in my case WAY too much but it was needed) then you might not be able to get the plastic arches back on. All I used was a small flat lump hammer and a bit of pipe (baseball bat also works). Hope it helps!
(links in my signature I think) Liking the white guages, it was a right pain in the rear getting my panel out to change a bulb so I could never be bothered to re visit it and change the colours so kudos on that!
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camper damper
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Jan 20, 2012 18:13:04 GMT
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Thanks for the link I think the rubbing is only on the front passage side and the car at some point took a knock there as the head lamp sits in a bit and the bummper keeps falling of also the wheel arch linner is haning down I did notice the car is stiffer and my poor drive way is now missing a few rocks Ya the clocks are a pain to remove and refit I have to remove it again though as I forgot to wire in the rev clock but when its out I may do something else with the clocks ae they look a but bland
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camper damper
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Jan 24, 2012 16:08:38 GMT
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The back box as been fitted the old one was holed and I only thought a small hole no it was a big hole the hole back box was only held on my it rubbers. Did sound nice though In other news I did all the NCT pre checks and fitted a radio only one more job to go and that the passage mirror. If all goes will on the 2nd of Feb I should have a nice shine NCT cert and road Tax
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Jan 25, 2012 20:45:35 GMT
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And some pictures the engine you can here the power Disks pads track rod end
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Well my NCT was meant to be tomorrow but I got a call from the test centre saying they have to cancel cause the tester is sick and a way of saying sorry cause it was under then 10 day cancellation I get a free NCT only down side is my car needs a NCT so I can tax it and they have no free space till March 18th
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camper damper
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Feb 13, 2012 19:17:41 GMT
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It fail it NCT only needing small bit to get it to past
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