White Vauxhall Corsa B build up

shaunmods · 28-01-2009, 05:57 PM

Hey guys. Thought it was about time I got a project thread started on here for you all to read

It all started back in 2007 when I was 15. I'd always loved the idea of having a little car to have as a project to do on the weekend and around school. My parents were never too keen on the idea but they came round to the idea eventually and agreed that I could start looking for a cheap 1.0 or 1.2.

So the hunt began! I originally wanted a White mk2 Nova but after months of searching I couldnt find a mint one locally. So I decided to look at corsa B's. Went to look at a few one weekend and spotted the perfect car! 1.0 12v, Very tidy, well maintained etc and had great potential. So a deal was done and took the car away the next day for £775! To say I was happy was an understatement

Heres how it looked the day I got it home

Not much change for a few months until I'd finished my GCSE exams. With nearly 9 weeks off school on got a summer job on a building site doing so labour work to raise some money to get the project started

I decided to get the car fully colour coded as I wasnt keen on the black trim. All the bodywork was carried out by Spice Paint who done me a great deal and the finish was flawless! As well as this I purchased some brand new MHW smoked rear lights and a de badged grill

Had a genuine GSI spoiler sprayed up as well and was fitted shortly after. A pair of DEPO smoked headlights were also purchased around this time

Was coming along nicely now. However the standard height of the car was letting the look down. I spotted a Jamex 60mm kit on Corsasport for a good price so got it bought

needed some rimmage now! wanted something different so got a set of 15" tigra alloys off ebay for £50! They were fully refurbed in Rover Hurricane Grey and wrapped in 195/45/15 tyres

Around this time I also fitted a few little things such as smoked side repeaters, GM mudflaps, irmscher grill badge and GM tailored mats. The next big thing for the car was an exhaust system as the standard one was blowing badly. I wanted something loud! went for a sportex back box with a 4" style tip and a remus 'race tube'. Sounds very nice indeed!

Heres a few pics of how the car looked at this point

I then turned 17 back in February! So the car was MOT'd, taxed, and insured so that I could start to learn in it. Heres a pic taken after my first ever drive in the car

I didnt want to stop lol

Next up was the interior! Being as the is only a basic merit it came with some horrid seats

grey with lovely pink and green spots. This were changed for some much nicer post 97 sport seats

With PVS getting closer and closer I had a mad moment and decided to change the cars appearance drastically. A mint set of white 16" speedlines with 195/40/16 tyres were purchased along with some Steinmetz replica skirts. Heres how it looked all fitted!

Thanks to my dad I was able to take the corsa to a couple of shows. Heres some pics of it at PVS and Billing last year

Interior still wasnt looking to brilliant with the grey door cards so my mate managed to find me some black door pockets, door cards and a glove box

An SRI steering wheel was also fitted along with some richbrook door pins, and gloss anthracite door handle surrounds

The car sat at 60mm for a while but it just didnt look low enough with the 195/40 tyres. I got a custom set of -100mm rear springs made up to get it sitting nice and low on the rear. As well as this a colour coded boot lock surround and xenon headlights were fitted.

Then in september I passed my test. First time with 2 minors

This meant I could finally drive my corsa after it sitting on the drive for over a year and a half. I was loving it! Got some nice pictures of it in a better location:

and thats pretty much it guys! Its looking a bit worse for wear at the moment as a scooter recently went into the back of me, getting sorted by the insurance though in the next couple of weeks. As well as this I popped and kerbed one of speedlines so that getting repowdercoated and a tyre tyre fitted at the minute

Raised back up to -60mm as well as my mot is tommorrow, wish me luck!

Hope you've enjoyed reading it. Many more plans still to come so expect updates soon!

Ellison5690 · 28-01-2009, 06:06 PM

Love it mate, the change from that first picture to the last is excellent, a lot of time and money gone into this. excellent mate! Whats are the next plans?

dudedodd · 28-01-2009, 06:38 PM

i love this car so much i want mine to look a bit like this but in my colour, cant wait to see it next you coming to next meet

Bobby687 · 28-01-2009, 06:39 PM

where did you get them vauxhall car mats from and also the rear mud guards ???

Scrim · 28-01-2009, 07:06 PM

Yeh, i was going to ask... where are the car mats from? just straight from your local vauxhall dealer im guessing?

shaunmods · 28-01-2009, 07:10 PM

Cheers guys. Future plans for the car before pvs are

- Back bumper respray
- Bonnet respray
- Semi-Smooth Boot
- Richbrook gear knob
- New Gear Gaiters
- Wind Deflectors
- Alloy wheel refurb
- Front Coilovers for some extra slammage
- Transfer my private plate onto it
- Single wiper conversion maybe

Bobby, I got the mats from my local vauxhall dealer and the mudflaps were from a member off corsasport

Matt B · 28-01-2009, 07:35 PM

That looks stunning, shame my parents wouldn't let me get mine when I was 15

corsa-guru · 28-01-2009, 07:50 PM

looking good mate
what a change from the first picture to the last
should up the engine now

Dizzle · 28-01-2009, 08:42 PM

Very impressed! I want to get a white Corsa myself and aim to get it looking pretty similar to yours.

1 question... where'd you get that funky little yellow badge from? Not seen it before and I quite like.

Jonny Ingham · 28-01-2009, 10:06 PM

Seriously.. I'm green with envy.

Dizzle - they're Irmscher badges mate.

Watts · 28-01-2009, 11:01 PM

Honestly mate, don't sell it! Ever, if you doo ask for a rediculous price as that is one heck of a nice looking car!!

Cant wait for the plans to come will look well good.

I wouldnt do the engine yet as your only 17 i think soo yer quality mate quality on of my favourites!

**Kieran?** · 29-01-2009, 12:03 AM

This is one fine car matey. You can tell there's been a load of hard graft put into it. Good work imo

saveoursouls · 29-01-2009, 12:31 AM

looks really really nice, no plans for the interior tho?

shaunmods · 29-01-2009, 11:26 AM

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone. Means a lot

Dizzle, the badge is an irmscher super touring badge. Usually found on the special edition vectras

Watts, Dont worry mate I have no plans to sell the car anytime soon! I would be heart broken if it went

saveoursouls, No more major plans for the interior I dont think dude. Maybe black carpets to go with the sport interior. Other than that just a nice set of gear gaiters and a new gear knob

The car is getting MOT'd as i type this. Hope it passes lol. ill let you guys know how it gets on

sri-monster · 29-01-2009, 11:36 AM

good luck with mot mate. the cars stunning. i think a nice gsi front bumper, coilovers on front and a badboy bonnet would finish it

saveoursouls · 29-01-2009, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaunmods

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone. Means a lot

Dizzle, the badge is an irmscher super touring badge. Usually found on the special edition vectras

Watts, Dont worry mate I have no plans to sell the car anytime soon! I would be heart broken if it went

saveoursouls, No more major plans for the interior I dont think dude. Maybe black carpets to go with the sport interior. Other than that just a nice set of gear gaiters and a new gear knob

The car is getting MOT'd as i type this. Hope it passes lol. ill let you guys know how it gets on

Good luck on the MOT my last one cost me just over £300 :/ I probably got milked for my money though.

I think the interior gets overlooked too much tbh, nobody that appreciates a good interior? Personally I like to improve what I can see first rather than what everyone else can see.

AdHeath1989 · 29-01-2009, 12:35 PM

Mate this is brilliant stuff. Real dedication on getting your car how you want it to look, great work. Absolute beauty of a car there.

shaunmods · 29-01-2009, 12:39 PM

saveoursouls, I understand what you mean mate. The interior is always a key feature of a car. Wouldnt say I've overlooked it though. Heres a picture of the old interior against the new one. Quite a lot has been changed

Old

New one. Consists of Corsa sport seats, black door cards and pockets, SRI steering wheel, Anthracite handles surrounds, GM Vauxhall Mats, Richbrook door pins and more

Ellison5690 · 29-01-2009, 12:43 PM

aye its a good change is that, same seats as mine

. What litre is it? i cant find if you have said it?

sri-monster · 29-01-2009, 12:44 PM

does look a million times better

28-01-2009, 05:57 PM	#1
shaunmods Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire Drives: Vauxhall Corsa B 1.0 Gender: Posts: 147 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	White Vauxhall Corsa B build up Hey guys. Thought it was about time I got a project thread started on here for you all to read It all started back in 2007 when I was 15. I'd always loved the idea of having a little car to have as a project to do on the weekend and around school. My parents were never too keen on the idea but they came round to the idea eventually and agreed that I could start looking for a cheap 1.0 or 1.2. So the hunt began! I originally wanted a White mk2 Nova but after months of searching I couldnt find a mint one locally. So I decided to look at corsa B's. Went to look at a few one weekend and spotted the perfect car! 1.0 12v, Very tidy, well maintained etc and had great potential. So a deal was done and took the car away the next day for £775! To say I was happy was an understatement Heres how it looked the day I got it home Not much change for a few months until I'd finished my GCSE exams. With nearly 9 weeks off school on got a summer job on a building site doing so labour work to raise some money to get the project started I decided to get the car fully colour coded as I wasnt keen on the black trim. All the bodywork was carried out by Spice Paint who done me a great deal and the finish was flawless! As well as this I purchased some brand new MHW smoked rear lights and a de badged grill Had a genuine GSI spoiler sprayed up as well and was fitted shortly after. A pair of DEPO smoked headlights were also purchased around this time Was coming along nicely now. However the standard height of the car was letting the look down. I spotted a Jamex 60mm kit on Corsasport for a good price so got it bought needed some rimmage now! wanted something different so got a set of 15" tigra alloys off ebay for £50! They were fully refurbed in Rover Hurricane Grey and wrapped in 195/45/15 tyres Around this time I also fitted a few little things such as smoked side repeaters, GM mudflaps, irmscher grill badge and GM tailored mats. The next big thing for the car was an exhaust system as the standard one was blowing badly. I wanted something loud! went for a sportex back box with a 4" style tip and a remus 'race tube'. Sounds very nice indeed! Heres a few pics of how the car looked at this point I then turned 17 back in February! So the car was MOT'd, taxed, and insured so that I could start to learn in it. Heres a pic taken after my first ever drive in the car I didnt want to stop lol Next up was the interior! Being as the is only a basic merit it came with some horrid seats grey with lovely pink and green spots. This were changed for some much nicer post 97 sport seats With PVS getting closer and closer I had a mad moment and decided to change the cars appearance drastically. A mint set of white 16" speedlines with 195/40/16 tyres were purchased along with some Steinmetz replica skirts. Heres how it looked all fitted! Thanks to my dad I was able to take the corsa to a couple of shows. Heres some pics of it at PVS and Billing last year Interior still wasnt looking to brilliant with the grey door cards so my mate managed to find me some black door pockets, door cards and a glove box An SRI steering wheel was also fitted along with some richbrook door pins, and gloss anthracite door handle surrounds The car sat at 60mm for a while but it just didnt look low enough with the 195/40 tyres. I got a custom set of -100mm rear springs made up to get it sitting nice and low on the rear. As well as this a colour coded boot lock surround and xenon headlights were fitted. Then in september I passed my test. First time with 2 minors This meant I could finally drive my corsa after it sitting on the drive for over a year and a half. I was loving it! Got some nice pictures of it in a better location: and thats pretty much it guys! Its looking a bit worse for wear at the moment as a scooter recently went into the back of me, getting sorted by the insurance though in the next couple of weeks. As well as this I popped and kerbed one of speedlines so that getting repowdercoated and a tyre tyre fitted at the minute Raised back up to -60mm as well as my mot is tommorrow, wish me luck! Hope you've enjoyed reading it. Many more plans still to come so expect updates soon! Last edited by shaunmods; 01-04-2009 at 04:33 PM..

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28-01-2009, 06:06 PM	#2
Ellison5690 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Keighley, West Yorkshire Drives: Corsa B 1.4 Sport Gender: Posts: 378 iTrader: (2) Thanks: 16 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Love it mate, the change from that first picture to the last is excellent, a lot of time and money gone into this. excellent mate! Whats are the next plans?

28-01-2009, 06:38 PM	#3
dudedodd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Penkridge Drives: 1.6 Vauxhall Astra Mk3 Gender: Posts: 1,864 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 78 Thanked 41 Times in 41 Posts	i love this car so much i want mine to look a bit like this but in my colour, cant wait to see it next you coming to next meet

28-01-2009, 06:39 PM	#4
Bobby687 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 32 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	where did you get them vauxhall car mats from and also the rear mud guards ???

28-01-2009, 07:06 PM	#5
Scrim Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambridge Drives: Corsa B, 1.0 Gender: Posts: 529 iTrader: (1) Thanks: 8 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts	Yeh, i was going to ask... where are the car mats from? just straight from your local vauxhall dealer im guessing?

28-01-2009, 07:10 PM	#6
shaunmods Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire Drives: Vauxhall Corsa B 1.0 Gender: Posts: 147 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Cheers guys. Future plans for the car before pvs are - Back bumper respray - Bonnet respray - Semi-Smooth Boot - Richbrook gear knob - New Gear Gaiters - Wind Deflectors - Alloy wheel refurb - Front Coilovers for some extra slammage - Transfer my private plate onto it - Single wiper conversion maybe Bobby, I got the mats from my local vauxhall dealer and the mudflaps were from a member off corsasport

28-01-2009, 07:35 PM	#7
Matt B Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Manchester Drives: Soon to be a Corsa B! Posts: 39 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	That looks stunning, shame my parents wouldn't let me get mine when I was 15

28-01-2009, 07:50 PM	#8
corsa-guru Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wardley...Gateshead Drives: Corsa B 1.6 sport 16V Gender: Posts: 530 iTrader: (1) Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	looking good mate what a change from the first picture to the last should up the engine now

28-01-2009, 08:42 PM	#9
Dizzle Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kent Drives: Fiat Punto MK1 Gender: Posts: 620 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 4 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	Very impressed! I want to get a white Corsa myself and aim to get it looking pretty similar to yours. 1 question... where'd you get that funky little yellow badge from? Not seen it before and I quite like.

28-01-2009, 10:06 PM	#10
Jonny Ingham Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: God's County - Lancashire Drives: N/A (At the moment) Gender: Posts: 3,855 iTrader: (3) Thanks: 65 Thanked 98 Times in 87 Posts	Seriously.. I'm green with envy. Dizzle - they're Irmscher badges mate.

28-01-2009, 11:01 PM	#11
Watts Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cheltenham Drives: 1.2i Gender: Posts: 1,923 iTrader: (2) Thanks: 158 Thanked 133 Times in 128 Posts	Honestly mate, don't sell it! Ever, if you doo ask for a rediculous price as that is one heck of a nice looking car!! Cant wait for the plans to come will look well good. I wouldnt do the engine yet as your only 17 i think soo yer quality mate quality on of my favourites!

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29-01-2009, 12:03 AM	#12
Kieran? Junior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2008 Gender: Posts: 9,397 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 46 Thanked 176 Times in 163 Posts	This is one fine car matey. You can tell there's been a load of hard graft put into it. Good work imo

29-01-2009, 12:31 AM	#13
saveoursouls Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Manchester Drives: VW Golf 1.9 Diesel 1995 Gender: Posts: 286 iTrader: (0) Gallery: 1 Thanks: 12 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	looks really really nice, no plans for the interior tho?

29-01-2009, 11:26 AM	#14
shaunmods Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire Drives: Vauxhall Corsa B 1.0 Gender: Posts: 147 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Thanks for all the nice comments everyone. Means a lot Dizzle, the badge is an irmscher super touring badge. Usually found on the special edition vectras Watts, Dont worry mate I have no plans to sell the car anytime soon! I would be heart broken if it went saveoursouls, No more major plans for the interior I dont think dude. Maybe black carpets to go with the sport interior. Other than that just a nice set of gear gaiters and a new gear knob The car is getting MOT'd as i type this. Hope it passes lol. ill let you guys know how it gets on

29-01-2009, 11:36 AM	#15
sri-monster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: newcastle/gateshead Drives: white b Gender: Posts: 1,407 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 19 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	good luck with mot mate. the cars stunning. i think a nice gsi front bumper, coilovers on front and a badboy bonnet would finish it

29-01-2009, 12:35 PM	#17
AdHeath1989 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cannock Drives: Corsa Sport 1.4i 16V Gender: Posts: 1,805 iTrader: (1) Gallery: 8 Thanks: 10 Thanked 24 Times in 24 Posts	Mate this is brilliant stuff. Real dedication on getting your car how you want it to look, great work. Absolute beauty of a car there.

29-01-2009, 12:39 PM	#18
shaunmods Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire Drives: Vauxhall Corsa B 1.0 Gender: Posts: 147 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	saveoursouls, I understand what you mean mate. The interior is always a key feature of a car. Wouldnt say I've overlooked it though. Heres a picture of the old interior against the new one. Quite a lot has been changed Old New one. Consists of Corsa sport seats, black door cards and pockets, SRI steering wheel, Anthracite handles surrounds, GM Vauxhall Mats, Richbrook door pins and more

29-01-2009, 12:43 PM	#19
Ellison5690 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Keighley, West Yorkshire Drives: Corsa B 1.4 Sport Gender: Posts: 378 iTrader: (2) Thanks: 16 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	aye its a good change is that, same seats as mine . What litre is it? i cant find if you have said it?

29-01-2009, 12:44 PM	#20
sri-monster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: newcastle/gateshead Drives: white b Gender: Posts: 1,407 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 19 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	does look a million times better