arden blue 1.0ltr corsa project

[loppylauz82]

is there any chance of a reply with more detail, like step by step guide coz im no good with this stuff haha, cheers in advance, jamie.

have u looked in the haynes manuaul wouldnt it tell u with mre detail

[boarderjaymee]

car looks great mate would u b doing ya door cards same as the parchel shelf

whats with the funcky back seat covers lol

good job hun very tidy

have u passed ya test yet im leraning to drive n im in the same boat cant drive her yet grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr but i practisce in my car park lol

im thinking of doing the roof lining the same as parcel shelf, and the rear seat cover is just a table cloth to stop it getting dirty whilst i work on her lol lol

and ive passed my driving test, passed in may!! just cant afford insurance, got a little update to come soon, looks pretty good i think!! x

[boarderjaymee]

UPDATE!!!

So ive taken a delivery from Duncanpound of some front and rear springs lowered by 40mm and a new speedo unit with a rev counter.



so thats it all in and fitted

Old

New


Wheels back on




And also decided to have a go at spraying my wheels, quite happy with the outcome.





and the finished picture




Tell me what u think guys and gals.
cheers, jamie.

[PRICER]

hey that suspension setup gets around a bit i acquired that for a week or so then dunc had it. you going to spray your bumpers means as you'v sprayed your arches? looks cool good progress wana see a finished picture

[boarderjaymee]

yeh im gna do bumpers, but im scared to do it haha, as arden blue on large surfaces come out patchy with rattle cans!! as my spoiler hasnt come out very good lol

and the suspension has helped the look alot, no longer sits like a monster truck lol

[PRICER]

cool does look better iv got my GSI bumpers to do and im just on collecting arden blue paint at the moment, trying to collect enough togeather to do it all in one go but im hoping it does turn out ok... my side skirts have turned out alright tho.

[boarderjaymee]

but once u get it onto a bigger surface u can see the inperfections lol

whats ur technique with spraying with rattle can? lol

[boarderjaymee]

cool does look better iv got my GSI bumpers to do and im just on collecting arden blue paint at the moment, trying to collect enough togeather to do it all in one go but im hoping it does turn out ok... my side skirts have turned out alright tho.

what you doing with ur existing bumpers once uve fitted gsi?

[PRICER]

i'l keep them. but it will probably be ages before i ever fit my gsi, thats if i ever fit them, iv had them about 6 months already

[boarderjaymee]

haha, any idea where i can get front and rear bumpers from? already half colour coded? will be easier to spray lol

[PRICER]

dunno really sorry mate, but for spraying the pebbled corsa bumpers i give a light sand with some wet and dry, then couple of coats of plastic light grey primer, then let it dry a night, then a light wet and dry again, then let it dry off, then walm the spray can up in some just boiled water to get the can really hot and pressureised then spray it on in thin coats, then leave it about half an hour, then heat up the laquer until the can is really hot again, then spray it on top then leave over night.

[boarderjaymee]

okay ill give that a go mate, cheers.
need to have another go at wiring my break light up from my gsi spoiler lol, no idea what im doing with it though.

[PRICER]

when you'v got the wires down into the car, just find the wires that go to the brake light on that side, and put a joiner into it, thats pretty much all you do.

[jaket92]

amazing job you have done mate !! when you took the bumpers of did you find any rust on the shell ?

[boarderjaymee]

brake light now fitted and workin, and the only rust ive found on the whole car is passenger side front wheel arch which ive sorted and right at the front of the bonnet underneath it, so thats not a problem, shud also be a little update soon, who thinks i shud spray my spoiler black? To go with the wheels, plus its alot cheaper to buy and spray haha