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1.6 16v sport

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Not been on in a while . . .. Taken me ages to find a decent corsa with decent engine but i managed to get my hands on a 1.6 corsa with 74thou and only 600
Its got standard alloys atm got slabs to go on but need refurbing first
Its got scorpion backbox on and a k&n 57i induction kit fitted
Il get some photos up asap
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Doesnt help that i couldnt remember my old login lol
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welcome back, get some pic;s up :)
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thats the car will get more pics up this weekend got a load of stuff for the car i.e new fuel tank, cambelt temp sensor and what not
fuel tanks leaking from the last owner. . . its from the seam so not to bad just cant fill the tank but will be changed asap

im going to put some pictures up of the old car when i find them
just try and not write this corsa off i think :P
hit a curb going round a corner and bent the drivers side wheel under the car :/ so the old ones in the scrap yard in the sky now
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if anyones got any ideas they think would look good im open to ideas as not to sure what direction im going just yet with this car
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looks tidy. get some more pics up soon :)
for a start it would look nice lowered and a nice set of rims :)
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yeah im planning on get some up this weekend hopefully working all week so wont have time really. . .
ive got a set of slabs to go on it but need a refurb first but might wack them on before and just lower it first dunno wether to go 40 or 60 mm though
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60 mate. as 40 u cant really tell
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yea dude go 60mm all round it makes a significant difference in the looks, and 40 is ok, but cant really tell that much.
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60mm is best mate, I did mine 40 and straight away wanted to go 60 as I couldn't really tell it was lowered! Looks like a good base to start with :)
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yeah 60mm, 40mms are pointless.
bit of work for you then lol.
as long as the shell its self is mint then its good.
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I went 50 straight away then pushed to 60 and the difference was immense :) looks nice tho not many black ones on here :)
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Not been on in a couple of days been sorting things out. . . Found out car needs a vic check on it but i aint sending it till the work that needs doing is done :/. . . Its got a leak on the seam of the fuel tank and got a rust hole in the engine bay which is just going to get welded up for now till i get the time to fix it


Thanks for all the comments im deffo going to drop it 60mm after looking at picsand what not but not sure when need to get the engine running sweet first :) but got some slabs to go on soon once theyve been painted tonight
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If your interested ill have a 60mm kit soon for sale? :)
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