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Re: my budget project
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:25 pm
by hicks_22
Re: my budget project
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:26 pm
by PRICER
thats really smart for a standard corsa
looks a beaut
Re: my budget project
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:30 pm
by hicks_22
PRICER wrote:thats really smart for a standard corsa
looks a beaut
cheers bud
Re: my budget project
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:25 pm
by hicks_22
sorted out a sump leak today dont think my car is used to been driven over 30..
while im saving for my coilovers im thinking of cutting out my middle silencer as i have spare piping. anyone no how loud this will be i dont want it to be over the top ??
Re: my budget project
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:29 pm
by scotsvampyr
yeah hicks thats really nice little runner you have i to dislike the rims but there cheeps and youre on budget as i slapped 15s ripspeed atoms on my last two corsas and i didnt have any problems (touch wood)
Re: my budget project
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 3:05 pm
by hicks_22
decided to do my silencer as it was free to do where i work with some old pipe and the gas welder
cut the old one out
sounds quite nice now
Re: my budget project
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 3:07 pm
by PRICER
cool
i need to re-do all my exhaust its all twisted and blowing and banging it sounds horrible lol
Re: my budget project
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 12:06 am
by scotsvampyr
doing that to the exhaust do you have to weld it can u use clamps as i have an arc welder but it may be a bit high to do an exhaust
Re: my budget project
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 11:03 am
by hicks_22
scotsvampyr wrote:doing that to the exhaust do you have to weld it can u use clamps as i have an arc welder but it may be a bit high to do an exhaust
yeah i was going to clamp it but it will only work if you have a perfect piece of pipe and i had to weld the sleeve on. just use loads of exhaust paste
Re: my budget project
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 1:20 pm
by scotsvampyr
cool cheers
Re: my budget project
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:58 pm
by hicks_22
Not done anything recently, but she is booked in Tuesday for the rear been re-sprayed and smoothed of the wiper hole etc. only costing £150
and my K&N filter is arriving tomorrow according to ebay
Re: my budget project
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:36 am
by PRICER
cool
should be good, your not going for a fully smooth boot are you? hopefully just a de wiper hole and vauxhall badge gap.
Re: my budget project
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:18 pm
by pugwash
Now fella, looking really good, have you declared anything to the the insurance if so how much extra?
Re: my budget project
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:21 pm
by PRICER
he hasnt done anything major to it to need to tell insurance,
Re: my budget project
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:17 pm
by pugwash
i know but im paying £2000 for a 1.0l 1997 so figured i could get stung for the little things