1995 Corsa B - update

[slammage]

well I am back on the ball after a few distractions I have bought myself another corsa b after reluctantly selling my old white one..


then I thought id go a different route so basically saved this little VW polo coupe, rebuilt brakes fully serviced battery tray was non existant luckily I'm hand with the welder and keen with bodywork so this was all rectified was so original and clean afterwards , but just wasn't feeling it at the time


so basically bought this from a guy locally with a running fault completely original , the fault was found to be the electronic distributor so I replaced that and has been running perfect ever since
here it is after I thoroughyl went through it with pretty much all my meguiars kit granny spec



gave it a proper service with genuine parts as it is a real sweet car only 60,000 miles so want to prolong the car as much as possible



then time to start with the OEM mods I applied to my first corsa
Tigra scuttle,repainted arms and new blades
Before:
After:


also bought these from some guys down thamesmead (proper gangsters lol) but they were worth the asking price all day long just for the brand new khumos 45 series


bought thw correct fitting period caps from scrappy

all are in primer at the moment and currently awaiting me to lay the coats of paint and laquer - going to be doing something nice and subtle ..

also continuing with OEM and subtle modifiications, I changed the rear arm for a more modern and smoother looking wiper that I found out fits
before:
after:

and save the best till last I fancied a more complete interior this time so swapped the nice original cloth seats (still have them just in case) for some heated Calibra leather seats , and a complete black inteiror! my GSI leather steering wheel from my white one,ICE as well. stressfull job but really was worth all the effort and broken t40 hex bits
before...

and finisheddd..




really happy with the interior needs a little finishing and have a few plans still but overall over the moon.

only problem.. this needs hitting with the stick and the GSI wheels putting on badly! no surprises what the next update may well be

[Deleted]

Thats a tidy example,nice to see a leather interior

[slammage]

cheers it certainly is a nice place to be just need to recover the a ,b and c pillars in suede and the interiors pretty much finished IMO

[MiniDan]

That is ace!

Makes me want another Corsa now.

* off to eBay *

[Mystery Machine]

I'm not a massive fan of Corsa's because they more often than not get modified fairly unsympathetically. This one, however, makes me really glad I clicked on the thread and worked my way through....it's a cracking looking car, a nice neat solid base to start from and some lovely, thoughtful work going into it.

I love the interior and hope the rest of the car keeps heading in this direction. Top work, top marks!

[slammage]

Apr 10, 2013 18:33:42 GMT Mystery Machine said:

I'm not a massive fan of Corsa's because they more often than not get modified fairly unsympathetically. This one, however, makes me really glad I clicked on the thread and worked my way through....it's a cracking looking car, a nice neat solid base to start from and some lovely, thoughtful work going into it.

I love the interior and hope the rest of the car keeps heading in this direction. Top work, top marks!

Cheers Bruce to be honest I never thought id like them as much as I do but after the white one I built, they just make sense to me!Interiors are usually stripped out for buckets or left as is but trust me they are not as straightfoward to fit the rears, literally butchered my hands getting them to fit as best as i can
they are getting scarcer by the day much like the older bro Nova! so when I got offered this I couldnt say no
still not finished yet just started and this is my daily , so stuffs being done as and when.

[joeyman96]

ooh MM wait till you see my corsa;) but nice corsa dude

[camper damper]

Nice corsa very clean do you mind if I ask what car is the back wiper of as I need a new one on my corsa

[pabblo]

Apr 10, 2013 20:33:10 GMT camper damper said:

Nice corsa very clean do you mind if I ask what car is the back wiper of as I need a new one on my corsa

I think that's one off a Mk1 Fiat Punto ? as it looks familiar!!

[slammage]

tis of a punto.

[pabblo]

Apr 10, 2013 20:40:27 GMT slammage said:

tis of a punto.

Yep!! thought so.. I must get a new hobby lol Really liking what you've done so far with the Corsa, any pics of it with the GSi alloys on?

[slammage]

haha thats why we are all on here surely ?! quick tip though changing the blade just go to a motor factors and ask for a blade refill to replace it on a punto wiper they are a curse word to get out and clips can sometime break but you will get the hang of it

not yet i havent painted them yet , and have not got any front coilovers or decent shocks but that will be sorted this week i imagine cheers

[slammage]

just thought i would put it out there I'm retrimming the a, b and c pillars and thought maybe a nice zebra pattern may work? in a suede like material. reckon its worth the bold move although only to add a bit of life in there , either that or its black suede-ette

[pabblo]

Apr 10, 2013 20:54:08 GMT slammage said:

haha thats why we are all on here surely ?! quick tip though changing the blade just go to a motor factors and ask for a blade refill to replace it on a punto wiper they are a curse word to get out and clips can sometime break but you will get the hang of it

not yet I havent painted them yet , and have not got any front coilovers or decent shocks but that will be sorted this week I imagine cheers

Ah fair do's should look epic once there all on, yeah having changed the wiper blade refill on many a Punto it is a fine art!!

Valeo make the direct refill, a lot easier than trying to cut one to fit ;D

[Mystery Machine]

Apr 10, 2013 21:54:29 GMT slammage said:

just thought I would put it out there I'm retrimming the a, b and c pillars and thought maybe a nice zebra pattern may work? in a suede like material. reckon its worth the bold move although only to add a bit of life in there , either that or its black suede-ette

Personally, I'm very much in the 'keep it clean, crisp and stylish' camp. With that I give the idea of zebra (or any) skin fabric a massive thumbs down and reckon simple black would look a millionty times better.

You've got a really good thing going on with the interior, it's coherent. Deviate from that, especially with animal print, and I reckon you're bordering on the descent into the realms and territory of DelBoy!

[slammage]

Apr 10, 2013 22:02:35 GMT Mystery Machine said:

Apr 10, 2013 21:54:29 GMT slammage said:

just thought I would put it out there I'm retrimming the a, b and c pillars and thought maybe a nice zebra pattern may work? in a suede like material. reckon its worth the bold move although only to add a bit of life in there , either that or its black suede-ette

Personally, I'm very much in the 'keep it clean, crisp and stylish' camp. With that I give the idea of zebra (or any) skin fabric a massive thumbs down and reckon simple black would look a millionty times better.

You've got a really good thing going on with the interior, it's coherent. Deviate from that, especially with animal print, and I reckon you're bordering on the descent into the realms and territory of DelBoy!

I just had to ask I'm on ebay now ponderring,but I think i'm swaying towards the black suede as well , it was a think out loud moment, just thought it was worth asking

haha delboy thing made me laugh well I'm only 10 minutes from peckham y'know ...guvnor

[rodney]

kushdy ,

i do like the leathers , real smart,.

[slammage]

Offers still there rodney..

[VIP]

Ooh! I didn't know tidy Corsa Bs still existed. Loving the OEM+ route you're going with this.


As for you...

Apr 10, 2013 18:33:42 GMT Mystery Machine said:

Corsa's

...you should know better!

[Roy Royson]

I hate these lol, should have kept the polo!!!

On a brighter note I see you've been trying to put the chrome insert on the corsair's windscreen rubber lol, total pig of a job?