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Re: Project: Bessie

Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 6:31 am
by LoudCorsaGSi
u sayin bout ur power steerin tube/cabe wotsit bein to close to the manifold i had the same problem wit my gsi, thankfully the car was in my garden n not on the road, cos that would of been fun :d

Re: Project: Bessie

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:45 am
by Mobi
thats all sorted now along with the problem of the swaybar constantly hitting the exhaust, the swaybar on the 5 door wasnt as thick as the one from the combo, so I simply swapped them over. Problem solved.

Re: Project: Bessie

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:00 am
by OZChris
Nice job with Bessie.

Where did you manage to find a boss kit for the steering wheel? Is it an Autotecnica?

Cheers
Chris

BTW I am in Melbourne :)

Re: Project: Bessie

Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:45 pm
by Mobi
Hi, yeah it is an Autotechnica one, though I wouldn't say they're quality, after nearly a year of my driving i've got up & down movement on the steering wheel (guess I should slow down) If you are after a steering wheel i'd suggest looking into importing a R1 or R2 steering wheel, i'm gonna do that for the 5 door.
Sorry about the late reply btw, I got an xbox360 recently & i've been on that on my spare time.

Re: Project: Bessie

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:25 am
by OZChris
Mobi wrote:Hi, yeah it is an Autotechnica one, though I wouldn't say they're quality, after nearly a year of my driving i've got up & down movement on the steering wheel (guess I should slow down) If you are after a steering wheel i'd suggest looking into importing a R1 or R2 steering wheel, i'm gonna do that for the 5 door.
Sorry about the late reply btw, I got an xbox360 recently & i've been on that on my spare time.
Thanks mate. My Combo arrives this week and I am hoping to add a few mods to it :)

Re: Project: Bessie

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:55 am
by Mobi
The simplest mod to do to a Combo is fit Barina/Corsa mirrors, they look alot better than the massive caravan towing mirrors, just make sure you buy a stickon blind-spot mirror & maybe electric mirrors (if you can find em & wire em in)

Re: Project: Bessie

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:32 am
by OZChris
Mobi wrote:The simplest mod to do to a Combo is fit Barina/Corsa mirrors, they look alot better than the massive caravan towing mirrors, just make sure you buy a stickon blind-spot mirror & maybe electric mirrors (if you can find em & wire em in)
Cheers Mobi, how badly is the rear vision blocked/impaired by changing to Barina mirrors?

Re: Project: Bessie

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:06 pm
by Mobi
OZChris wrote: Cheers Mobi, how badly is the rear vision blocked/impaired by changing to Barina mirrors?
I wouldn't say too much, but it does take a bit of getting used to.

Re: Project: Bessie

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:49 pm
by OZChris
Mobi wrote:
OZChris wrote: Cheers Mobi, how badly is the rear vision blocked/impaired by changing to Barina mirrors?
I wouldn't say too much, but it does take a bit of getting used to.
Did you end up fitting the GSi seats?

Re: Project: Bessie

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:58 pm
by Mobi
Nah, I threw em out they were worn too much & wouldve cost a fortune to recover, I kept the tracks off em though.

Re: Project: Bessie

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:02 pm
by OZChris
Mobi wrote:Nah, I threw em out they were worn too much & wouldve cost a fortune to recover, I kept the tracks off em though.
So what did you end up putting in? And do you have pics?

Re: Project: Bessie

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:16 pm
by Mobi
The stock seats are in it, although I have a pair of Autotechnica recliners for the 5 door (they need brackets made up though, as they mount from underneath) Bessie is sort of undergoing a change in the coming months when I take my holidays, i'm getting my spare top end rebuilt, changing the interior over to a grey one (dash included, I still dont understand why Combos had black dashs' with grey everything else) & sorting the rust/dents.
Also, if you do plan on driving quite fast (for a 1.4 atleast) i'd suggest bigger wheels with better rubber, I run my 16" Astra wheels on it atm & they help when the weight distribution goes a bit pear-shaped on corners.

Re: Project: Bessie

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:32 pm
by OZChris
My project Combo arrived today :)

Let the modding begin :D

Re: Project: Bessie

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:23 am
by Mobi
any pics yet?

Re: Project: Bessie

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:31 pm
by OZChris
Mobi wrote:any pics yet?
Pics soon, it's been dark when I get home.

It's got GSi front seats (needing recovering/replacing); Astra F front brakes; Barina SRi 16" wheels; needs a little attention at the moment :) Looks like some work needed to get it registered again.