'96 Corsa Sport

[kie-1200sxi-shed]

well i shall be mentioning it when the car is on the road. hopefully adam will be happy to organise it with me ( and paul obv ) but will defo get one going as im unfortunatly not gunna be able attend pvs

[matty101]

yh tht wud be great, bit of a bummer wont be at pvs though

[djgritt]

Update...

Been faffing a little today;

Before;




During;










After;




Then, butchering and fitment of a new part;









I derestricted it by removing the internal trunking pipes, and the cover & diffuser blades from the resonation setion (which is now a large inlet). I also drilled the forward face of the Box - took it out for a blat afterwards - seems a bit more eager than it did with the cone, responsiveness has improved marginally...


Got plans that involve a new Cambelt Kit & Engine Mounts, plus a big sheet of Carbon Fibre...

[djgritt]

Faffing again today...


Started with a trip to the local Scrappy, returning with a pair of these;




Which both then looked like this;




They both had a coating of Tint Spray done, and regularly repeated until I was happy with the tint, then after they had dried during the day, they were fitted;






Whilst the lights were drying, I got on with some other stuff -

Mounted the Airbox Inlet securely with the use of a couple of self-tapping Screws;




Then, had the front bumper off again;



Hadn't really thought about it when I replaced the old Bumper with this one, but, the Crash Bar is missing... Really does suggest that the previous owner had a Bodykit bumper on it, with that missing and the tow-eye being cut. Penis.

Anyway, may fit another one, not sure yet, doesn't bother me too much TBH.

Part of the reason of removing the bumper was to see what can be done about the tow-eye. It's welded to the Chassis Rail, so repair will be difficult. But, I am considering the use of a Towing Strap instead - as this will require a single hole to be drilled, and the acquisition of a HT Bolt with decent spreader washers and a Locknut - I can get some perfect stuff for this through work. Also, it is the cheaper option for me, and I can DIY it...

Strap is this if you are unfamiliar - not sure which brand to go for (TRS as pictured or Willans do them also) - the pictured one is rated to 5000kg though, so will be MORE than adequate to pull a stripped Corsa;




Rebuilt the front end and tidied some wiring that was behind the bumper - cable tied out of the way.

Then, went for a blat to get some stuff, so took the opportunity to get more Pics;














The extra holes are for when it is used on Track - it didn't overheat last month, but did get warm on the sessions - there are a total of 7 holes along the Bumper - so 5 will be hidden when the Plate is fitted.

[danthemann]

this cars amazing.need some holes in the rear bumper to reduce drag

[matty101]

lookin awsome dude

[djgritt]

Random pics from a random drive lastnight;






















Not done a lot since Combe, but got stuff in the pipeline...

[jordyp]

looks well nice mate, i prefered the grey rear lights on it though, what future plans you got ifor it?

[Alexxj220]

GORGUS !, End Of !.

[Mike_Parr]

Sexual. 'Nuff said.

[djgritt]

Best get on with doing stuff prior to Billing. If I carry on leaving it, i'll have no time!

So then.

Whip the Cage out - and forget about how much of a pain it was to fit - and also find my battery box is in the way of easy removal of the passenger side rear leg, which resulted in me having to remove the front arc to get the rear bits out;






Take a load more crap out;






And result in this;





Once I get paid, I'll order a Tow Strap and a sheet of Carbon Fibre - if the CF arrives in time, I'll be removing the sunroof assembly and blanking over the hole with it (well, i'll be doing it anyway, but would like it done Pre-Billing...)

[PRICER]

your rollcage yea is it for a non sunroof model corsa? as aparently with a non sun roof model you cant undo the sunroof, could you get to yours? or not?

[jordyp]

mate your car is awesome like, how much you spent on it so far?

[djgritt]

your rollcage yea is it for a non sunroof model corsa? as aparently with a non sun roof model you cant undo the sunroof, could you get to yours? or not?

Was fine with the Sunroof - it worked no issues.

Will have even more clearance once I take the S/R out! Not to mwntion a slightly lower centre of gravity...

[djgritt]

how much you spent on it so far?

Too much.

Dunno exactly, not that much really, but i'll never save for the car i want to replace this with if i keep spending a load on it!

Some Rough costs so far;

Car - £800

Wheels - £50 (cost of Cesaros they were swapped for)
2x Tyres - £100
Cage - £270
Exhaust Manifold & Catback System - £300
Buckets - £220 (transferred from previous car)
Harnesses - £90 (transferred from previous car)
Vectra Steering Wheel - FOC
Post 97 Front - £10
292mm Brake Kit - £101
Cav Rear ARB - £4 (cost of 2x clamps - ARB removed from previous car)
Interior Paintwork - FOC (Multiple Cans of Glacier White given to me)
Airbox - £15
Stripping - FOC

There maybe other costs i've forgotten about too, but meh