'96 Corsa Sport

[roperstun]

looks dead smart mate loving the white and orange

[bluecorsab]

loving the combo of white and orange, look smart keep up the good work!!

[djgritt]

Few New Bits recently;


New Suspension - Bilstein SHocks/Apex -40mm Springs

Quickshift Linkage Piece






New Brakes...


WP Pro 292mm Brake Conversion



(Cat not included!)



The kit retains the OE 256mm Calipers, on new Carrier Brackets made by WP Pro themselves specifically for the Corsa.



The Discs are 292x21mm - Cross-Drilled and Grooved - The Discs are designed to be run 'backwards' to normal, with there being drilled vents at the end of each groove, so that hot gasses/water can be channelled into these and then dissipated through the discs normal vents and around the Hub - they look used, but the disc has been machined to ensure they are running true, and to aid with the bedding in a bit (according to the paperwork supplied with the kit)



The Pads are of a compound that WP Pro describe as being suitable for Fast Road/Light Motorsport use - So I guess they would be similar to a hybrid of EBC's Green/Red Stuff offerings,


Everything is Brand New, and got these on eBay for a bargain price compared to their RRP - I paid around 1/3 of it!

Hopefully they clear the 15" Wheels - I'm hoping to see if I can get them on this weekend, if the weather holds out...

[kie-1200sxi-shed]

starting to really like this ! cnt wait to see the roll cage sprayed up, keep it up

[danthemann]

niiice stuff!!

[djgritt]

Old 256mm Setup (After upgrading from 236mm);




Standard Issue Old & New Comparison 256-292mm;




All fitted;




Wheel on (It fits!);




Oh. Hang on;




Bollocks. Its just touching;




Double Bollocks;




Still, tidy looking setup, straight easy fit with no hassle atall - think the braking effort may be biased to the front a tad though...;








So... Contingency plan for clearing the brakes is underway - watch this space!

[djgritt]

Well.

Sorted out the clearance issue today.

The solution?























16" Team Dynamics Motorsport Alloys


Also, being a different Offset, they stick out a bit more, which gives it a slightly wider stance/track - might improve the handling a little...







And it looks like I'll keep them white, it just 'works' IMO.

It does mean bye bye to the Cav wheels though...

[kie-1200sxi-shed]

wouldnt some spacers fix that problem ? still looks nice with the white wheels though

[djgritt]

wouldnt some spacers fix that problem ? still looks nice with the white wheels though

Nope was hitting the insied of the rim, spacers wouldn't have made a difference.

I don't mind though, quite like the TD's i've now got.

[matty101]

i prefer the other rims tbh. but the white ones look ok

[bluecorsab]

nice brake setup! will make it stop in a bit of a hurry i preffer the old orange wheels but if you had clearance issues then there was nowt you could do about it, still looks really good thought

[danthemann]

looks sschhweeetttt mate.the old wheels are nice,but new ones look toonnss better imo..keep up the good work mate.

[djgritt]

Got home and it was still light, so out I went armed with a big Flat Screwdriver and a Mallet...

Didn't get it all done as light faded fast, but took out a good couple of kilos worth so far and bagged it up...

Will have a fair bit more to chip off once the Carpet comes out too!


Before;



After;

[protek]

are you selling the cav's?

[djgritt]

are you selling the cav's?

Already gone, they went when I got the 16s, just got the Spare to drop off to the buyer