My Second Car/Corsa

[Grant L Walsh]

Hi all again

You may remember my first project log My First Car/Corsa - The Red Corsa Trip which first started off as a Run down corsa, then I transformed it into a Corsa Rally Car and then finally just a normal corsa with White SXI rims onit.

This is when I got it


This is when it turned into a Rally Car


And this is what it finally looked like before I got rid.


Well sadly to say it has now gone. The Engine was making a very loud tapping which was caused by one tappets. Bits and bobs started to go wrong with it and my dad got me into getting rid whilst I could.

Soo a full night on Auto Trader I found my next PERFECT Corsa, with no rust spots, dents as such, perfectly original and standerd, Only 2 owners in its life, Full Service History and its only done 86K on the clock. I got £300 for my old one when I traded it in for my new corsa

Yes I now own a Vauxhall Corsa CLUB 1.0 12V in Silver

I baught this at the beginning of March and this is its life soo far

I picked it up and half way home from Doncaster to Scunthorpe, the Speedo decided to stop working soo I had to rely on the Sat Nav to tell me when I was speeding
This is it when I got it home but at my gf's

and this is all inside, all original, even the radio was a proper one



Finally I fixed the speedo and replaced the brake pads as they were worn down. I went to work and next thing, my exhaust sounded better and got to work and looked and my exhaust was hangin off and only the bloody rubber mounts were holding it up!
Soo far I was not happy with this car, despite its engine and body work were perfect soo I took it to college later in the week and put my old Sportex Exhaust onit which I took off my OLD Red Corsa. Here it is at College after its exhaust fitted

Then I took it to show all my boy racer mates and they talked me into doing stuff to it and sadly they won me over and decided to go with the theme of the Nissan Skyline off 2Fast2Furious. Silver and Blue. This car already is silver and has blue on the seats and the little badge on the side is Blue

Then I put my New Ripspeed Rims on the car and gave the car a good wash, also baught an OEM+ sticker for it

















Then I fitted my old JVC stereo soo I could have my EDGE sub in because I really missed the Bass lol



Next I baught myself an Irmscher Nurburgring Sticker for the back




Next I wanted my car to be lit up Blue at night time but I didn't want to buy loads of Blue neons or blue LEDS all over the car soo I just simply baught a new Blue LED bulb for the Courtesy Light, a Blue LED Bulb for the Boot Light and 2 New LED's for the Clock








Next Job was to replace the speakers and no I wasn't going to be ruining the parcel shelf with big large 6X9's etc... Soo I played it safe and baught some 5inch FLI's to go in the ORIGINAL place for the back speakers. The reason I picked FLI's was because they are grey and match the car







And here is the old original sound system

I replaced my front speakers with my OLD EDGE speakers which had the tweeters separate soo they can go in the handles of the door. These will soon be replaced with NEW FLI's. Also got a FLI Sticker and put that on the car



Next was to paint the callipers and drums all BLUE





Also the latest thing I have done to the car is paint the Rockercover Blue



Also whilst I was on the engine, I cleaned all of the Yellow caps, from the Oil Cap, Coolant, Washer bottle and the Dip Stick soo they all look brand new


Hope you like my new car soo far, I have got a new Badgless Grill on the way, Black repeaters and some Irmscher stickers for the mirrors

[jordyp]

looking good mate. get a rev counter instrument cluster for it. would also suggest de badging it all and de wipering it. what other plans you got for it then mate?

[Grant L Walsh]

erm soo far the ONLY plans I got for it at the minute are;
Replace the EDGE Sub with a 10/12inch FLI, New design or old, haven't decided yet.
Replace the front EDGE Speakers for FLI's but with the tweeter seperate soo it can go in the handle part of the door.
Paint all of the bottom half of the bumpers Silver to match the car but still have the black trim line seperating the body and the painted part. Its alot cheaper at looking for colour coded bumpers :/
Put an Induction kit on the car, with a Blue Air Filter and a Blue Pipe for it.
Get some Proper Corsa B Mats which are tailored for the car.
Lowering it by 40mm.
Replacing the current RED JVC stereo for a BLUE more better equipped JVC which has a Remote, USB and More power
Paint my ROOF LINING BLACK & Same with anything which is cream inside. Basically the pillars and the sunvisors
Paint more parts of the Engine bay BLUE (MAYBE DOING ABIT TODAY)

Anymore ideas welcome.
Oh yes for those who read the part I'm basing it on the 2fast2furious skyline. I mean as in the Silver and Blue light theme, NOT actually going to make my corsa look like a skyline lol with the blue stripe down the side and a jap bumper etc...

[jordyp]

so mostly its ice and interior then lol. im planning on doing my roof lining black and all that too lol. if you lower it you have to check the offset of the wheels if there think its 38-45 itll be fine but if not youll get rubbing. whats the blue interior lights like at night?

[Grant L Walsh]

My Blue LED Light at night is very bright, really does light up the car at night, defo makes heads turn when your parked up The only down side is if you drop anything on the floor, its quite hard to see it

Anyway another massive update
Today been on my Engine Bay all day painting my little parts which just give it a much better look to it. I haven't gone mad with the Blue Paint but I think what I have done is enough for now, maybe a few more bits need to be painted

First off was the Thermostat Housing



Next was the Clutch Cable Linkage



Whilst they were drying and deciding what else to paint, I did this to my airbox until I get my proper Air Filter and Induction Pipe



Then it was the Battery Tray




Then it was some random big botls for the housing above the butterfly valve



Then an Engine Mount

Then the Airbox was put back



This is what the engine looked like around about 2ish today



More had to be done, soo here is the rest of what I did to the engine










This was it all finished but I just thought it needed a little touch to make it better



Perfect, an Irmscher Badge

After the Engine was finished, I fitted my 2 new Tinted Repeaters and my 2 new Irmscher Mirrors






Hope you like the Engine soo far and more to come shortly, mainly the debadged grill and eventually the roof lining painted black and all of the pillars painted black

[PRICER]

wow that actually looks really tidy mate fair play, and what paint is that your using? as it looks really rather like arden blue paint, what you want now is a battery bag and your engine bay will look mint oh and have you ordered your air filter etc? if not then i would advise on ordering a panel filter because on these engines a panel filter is better to use with a drilled and de-restricted air box. other than that it looks a minter love your bay

[Grant L Walsh]

Thanks alot mate, it was a massive risk and the reason I did it was because seeing all these peeps on here when they do engine rebuilds with nicely painted engines, I wanted myn to look good soo I had a bash and even I'm shocked how good its turned out I might do a blue and yellow theme underneath with all the yellow caps under the engine.
I used Halfords branded Calliper paint which can withstand heat. To test it i ran the engine for 20 mins and the engine was very hot and the paint wasn't runny or sticky soo job well done.
Erm yes I have wanted a battery bag but just to let you know, I need a new battery as myn has been in there for around 6 years and it says it needs replacing soo if I get a nice battery I might still get a bag for it, but don't know which one i need, been on ebay and all just look the same to me lol

But thanks for the comment, I would recommend doing it, its best to use the brush type, not spray can lol
Any other bits would you recommend I paint in the engine bay or do you think thats just the right amount of blue and paint some bits yellow to even it out abit

[nath2905]

that looks well mate,
no overly keen on the wheels but thats my opinion
like the bits youve done on engine and the other little bits tho

[Grant L Walsh]

But thanks for the comment, I would recommend doing it, its best to use the brush type, not spray can lol
Any other bits would you recommend I paint in the engine bay or do you think thats just the right amount of blue and paint some bits yellow to even it out abit

I just seen your corsa and you've already painted ur rocker cover lol, your engine looks awsome. Thats the engine i want in my corsa

Yep its your opinion and i respect you for that and thats for the comment

[jordyp]

engine is looking good mate.

[Grant L Walsh]

another quick update. Today off to Halfords to get some yellow paint and painting only a few bits yellow to go with the blue engine and all of the yellow caps (OIL/WASHER/COOLANT & DIPSTICK) and I think it would look nice my engine bay being blue and yellow

[Grant L Walsh]

Been a while but abit of a BIG Update

First off my engine has only a few more bits painted for now, I have gone for a Blue & Yellow theme under the bonnet with the yellow caps which made me think that

Anyway, here are the first set of piccies













As you can gather, I love my engine lol but knowing me I like change and in summer time I want to completely dismantle the engine parts and give them a good clean, I mean snading it all down. Thats all the blue removed and have it a nice silver/chromey look

Anyway moving on, I wanted to give this car a proper clean Soo I had the car up in the air at my house and took all the wheels off and got all the soo many years of mud and crap in the arches which were all dried up and wedged away






AAAAAAA yes, I got my girlfriend helping me out also I finally got an Irmscher Grill


Also I went to Lightwater Valley yesturday and there were lots of Vauxhalls about, felts like I was at PVS


Then that night my mates wanted to see what my car looked like lowered soo we got 8 peeps in my car. 1 in the boot, 2 sat on the edge of the boot, 4 sat in the back and 1 sat in the front



Now thats what mates are for lol

Anyway this weekend I sat down and planned out how I want my car to end up looking like. Soo here is the first stage, sort out the outside abit
Removed the Stupid Irmscher Nurburgring Sticker and FLI Sticker also whilst I was at it, I removed the 12V badge which will soon be replaced by a proper Irmscher Badge


Next was the Club badges on the side to be removed


Next was to remove the Irmscher Stickers on the mirrors


Then it was to spray parts of the interior








Whilst that lot was drying I just had to take this pic


Ooooo yesh

Tomorrows update is to refit all of the interior

[jordyp]

looking good mate what paint did you use for the interior? many cans did you need? im planning on doing mine on tuesday when i get some pennys

[Grant L Walsh]

I simply used some grey primer and then used some Gloss Black Paint
it took 2 cans to spray the whole roof lining and 1 can to spray all of the interior bits. I used 4 400ml cans in all
Why it was 4 cans in all is because I didnt use any primer for the roof lining

Its a pritty easy job to do It takes about half a day to do. But I would take a day soo the paint gets a good dry before installing. You just have to be extra careful as its easy to scratch your work and you end up sprayin bits inside of the car Anyway I have put most of it all back in last night at some godley hour just a few more bits and I am done and then more piccies
Hope this helps Jordyp

[jordyp]

poundland? thats where i was gonna get mines from i just didnt know how it would turn out, if i would be too shiny or whatever, cheers for your help dude, im defo doing it tomorrow