R1 Fuelled XE GSi project...

[MattyB]

you hoping if you sell the wheels and get the cam fitted before pv show?

looking forward to seein all your hard work on it at the show!

[Chrex]

Would be nice to see the cam in before the trip yea, but there is no guarantee at all, and with the car being off the road for a week, logistics getting to and from work would be difficult.

i cant see the wheels going soon though, and tbh i think the garage is all booked up for 4 weeks anyways. Pain in the arse, but that's that. They are gonna port match the head and manifolds ya see, and swap all the valves, springs and all that over to the other head which they have at the moment for porting and polishing.

I dunno. Got insurance and Tax too over the next two months, and a new windscreen to pay for. So tbh, i need the wheels to go anyways.

Just one of those mistakes i made.

[MattyB]

well i hope they go soon for ya then.

sounds complicated. i don't really know much about engines thats why i'm concentrating on interior/exterior at mo until got my own place to mess with a new engine for mine.

You sound like you know what your doing/talking about! Where'd you learn it all??

[Chrex]

Well i learned a lot from adam, but i tend to sit and read info for an hour or so at night. if i find things i want to know...i will sit and learn.

This whole project has taught me a hell of a lot!! Thats why i undertook it. I learn by doing...and thats what i decided to do.

[Chrex]

Well, small update. I have booked it in to have the cam fitted and head work done on the 11th June. Will leave it wilth them for a couple of days and they will swap it all for me.

The new head they already have and will be porting, polishing and skimming, also when they get the car, they are going to port match the mainifolds and head, so that should make a huge difference.

After it's all sorted, they will set up the ignition and cam timing and when i get it back, i am hoping for quite a difference.

Standard cam lift duration is 258 deg, and the new one is 280 deg. So there is quite a difference between the two. I cant wait.

At least its booked in anyways, shame they couldnt do it earlier, but they were jam packed busy...so i just had to wait. Soonest they could do it was PVS weekend, and i dont think i can really give it to em then :rolleyes:

[Dannyboi]

WoW great work chrex love the colour and those rims

[MattyB]

Ok no prob! can chat about it at the pod!!

Your cars coming on well! can't wait till the 5th of June when get to see it!

[fozzie09]

hi there nice corsa am trying to do the same thing as you i have some fiesta recaro seats can you give me any tips to fit them?

[Chrex]

hi there nice corsa am trying to do the same thing as you i have some fiesta recaro seats can you give me any tips to fit them?

2 steel bars wit holes drilled in the appropriate places. easy as...

[Chrex]

Well, quick performance update. I took it for its first proper test this evening, with a thoroughly enjoyable drive through the horseshoe pass in Wales. It was absolutely superb!

This was exactly the sort of thing that i built it for, and my god am i proud of it now. It may not be up to spec on power, but it lacks nothing in poise. There wasnt one bend in about 20 mins of road where i felt uncomfortable and the car worked so well! The suspension managed to keep it gripping even over crests/dips in the road mid-corner and i was able to scrub speed off quick with the brakes once they were warm and again...these mega impressed!

I was thinking i would need an ARB, but after reading a few peoples opinions and following that drive, i think otherwise. Once the cam is in, i will be going back, and although it was pulling brilliantly, and overtaking uphill without worry...so with the cam in, its going to be just perfect!

Very Happy!

[carlcooper]

nice, wish i was as happy about my car as you are with yours lol

anyone wanna lend me some money hahaha

[Chrex]

oh its a long way off finished matey!

im just happy with the way it handles at the moment. I am hoping to get some new tyres at some point. The yoko neova's come out in July, and i want some. Also some Pro Race 3's...but that is yet to be sorted as i also want a rollcage, and a respray.

[MattyB]

what coloue respray you having? You keeping the Carabic blue?

You going to take it up the strip at the pod!

[Chrex]

yea i would like to. either that or white. I want a colour with some depth to it though, and a new coat of carabic would look stunning imo.

I think that i may well be taking it on the strip yea.

[danthemann]

what paint did u use for your wheels?