Then......
Now.
Current Modifications & Maintainance carried out
Interior
SMD white LED Led boot light
SMD white LED interior courtesy bulbs
SMD White LED bulbs behind heater console
SMD White LED bulbs in MFD
Cheapo MP3 player with remote
Corsa C sunglasses holder
Alloy black tax disc holder
Exterior
White number plate bulb
Angel Eye headlights
Osram Cool Blue H1 for dipped / main beam
Osram Nightbreakers H1 for main beam
6500k SMD 501's for sidelights.
SMD White LED reverse lights
Smoked side repeaters
SMD LED Red tail lights
Lucas red brake light bulbs
Coloured bulbs in remainder of tail lights
Crystal clear / white rear lights smoked
Removed rear wiper
De-badged
Slatted debadged grill
Front mud flaps removed
Heko wind deflectors
Aero flat wipers
Beesting arial (not alloy!)
Engine modifications
Custom stainless steel exhaust from downpipe to back box with centre silencer & CAT removed
Custom stainless steel performance backbox
De-restricted and modified airbox with K&N panel filter
Chassis modifications
Jamex -40mm lowering springs with sports dampers (30% stiffer)
Vauxhall Cesaro alloys powder coated Titanium with Toyo Proxies 195/50/15
Maintainance carried out
Oil & filter change x 3 (40/10 semi synthetic)
Diesel fuel filter replaced x 2
Pollen Filter changed x 2
Timing belt & tentioner replaced
Brand new battery
Reconditioned alternator
Brand new N/S driveshaft
Gearbox oil drained & replaced
New rocker cover gasket & engine jet washed clean
Hole welded in rear spare wheel well
About 70% of underside of car undersealed (Hammerite)
Rear wheels / axel / drums / front O/S wishbone / ARB / Stub axel all painted Hammerite direct to rust hammered black
Coolant change & new header tank
New thermostat
Planned Modifications & Maintainance
Interior
Full Cavalier or Calibra black leathers
Cover door cards in black fabrick
Matt black door / window pillars and roof
Boost gauge
Fit speedo SMD White LEDS, Chrome ring surrounds & orange needles (got)
Fit Alpine speakers front and back (Coaxial) (got)
Fit black leather gaitors with blue stitching (got)
Vectra door handles
Exterior
Get all rusted areas treated / filled & painted
Source a better condition Arden Blue bonnet
Stone chips filled
Machine polish
Red reflectors on rear mudflaps to cover vauxhall badge (got)
Finish smoothing wiper hole.
Colour code door handles & bootlock surround
5% limo tint on rear windows
Fit 5 door roof tip spoiler (got)
Chassis
Fit Cesaro centre caps (got)
Fit new drum brakes and all internal components and handbrake cable (got)
Check & adjust rear drum brakes
Adjust brake bias controller
Some welding to be done underneath.
Replace all brake fluid
1.4 16v Calipers so can use vented disks
Cross drilled & grooved vented disks
Camber bolts fitted (got)
Engine & Transmission
Full detail with alloy components polished up and stainless steel jubilee clips & bolts where possible
Fit Pipercross Viper Carbon induction kit (got)
Increase boost to 1.1bar
White ring mod
Increase fueling (hopefully around 90bhp achieveable with other mods)
Replacement gear linkage from lower milage corsa (got)
New alternator and power steering belts
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I was looking for a Corsa 1.5TD, but trying to find a decent 3 door nearby was next to impossible. Wanted cheap tax, cheap insurance but just a lil more power.
Found one and although it was a 5 door and not my ideal buy, i got it for a good price and it had been well looked after.
Never planned to modifie it but one day i wanted to see what it sounded like with the air box off. As soon as i heard the turbo whistle and felt the grin on my face things started being changed
Here is a picture of it all standard
And a few of it about a month ago (no present pictures)
So far work / mods include
Undersealed all underside of the rear of the car and rear arches
Hammerite black on rear wheels, rear axel, anti roll bar, drums ect
lowered 40mm all around with Jamex springs & shocks
Debadged front grill
Beat USB MP3 player
Clear side repeaters
Wolfrace cone filter
Custom downpipe back exhaust removing centre silencer and diesel cat and baffless back box (sounds like a tractor)
Expensive phillips headlight bulbs
Re-dyed all of the black plastic on the outside pernament black
Full service..all known filters and oil replaced
My build thread will be slow for many reasons from working too much to being really lazy.
This car has to be both practical and reliable so mods will be subtle and nothing major looks wise.
Stuff still to do
Repair cooling fan (never overheats but let it heat up on purpose and noticed it never came on)
Full coolent change
Top up gearbox oil
Full brake fluid change
Replace rocker cover gasket and reshim vavle clearances if needed
Remove rear seats
Limo tint back windows
Remove rear wiper and fil in hole (has to be done due to lots of rust there)
Install blue lights throughout dash
Modifie stock air box and replace
Find a set of suitable wheels (TD Jets most likely)
Fit a MCB and increase boost slightly
Perform white ring mod to diesel pump and increase fueling slightly.
Still debating if it's worth fitting an Frontera intercooler. Unsure if i can fit it behind the front bumper to keep it hidde and still a bit unsure where to buy and what pipes are needed.
This car won't be everyones taste, but thought i'd share
Paint / under
Now.
Current Modifications & Maintainance carried out
Interior
SMD white LED Led boot light
SMD white LED interior courtesy bulbs
SMD White LED bulbs behind heater console
SMD White LED bulbs in MFD
Cheapo MP3 player with remote
Corsa C sunglasses holder
Alloy black tax disc holder
Exterior
White number plate bulb
Angel Eye headlights
Osram Cool Blue H1 for dipped / main beam
Osram Nightbreakers H1 for main beam
6500k SMD 501's for sidelights.
SMD White LED reverse lights
Smoked side repeaters
SMD LED Red tail lights
Lucas red brake light bulbs
Coloured bulbs in remainder of tail lights
Crystal clear / white rear lights smoked
Removed rear wiper
De-badged
Slatted debadged grill
Front mud flaps removed
Heko wind deflectors
Aero flat wipers
Beesting arial (not alloy!)
Engine modifications
Custom stainless steel exhaust from downpipe to back box with centre silencer & CAT removed
Custom stainless steel performance backbox
De-restricted and modified airbox with K&N panel filter
Chassis modifications
Jamex -40mm lowering springs with sports dampers (30% stiffer)
Vauxhall Cesaro alloys powder coated Titanium with Toyo Proxies 195/50/15
Maintainance carried out
Oil & filter change x 3 (40/10 semi synthetic)
Diesel fuel filter replaced x 2
Pollen Filter changed x 2
Timing belt & tentioner replaced
Brand new battery
Reconditioned alternator
Brand new N/S driveshaft
Gearbox oil drained & replaced
New rocker cover gasket & engine jet washed clean
Hole welded in rear spare wheel well
About 70% of underside of car undersealed (Hammerite)
Rear wheels / axel / drums / front O/S wishbone / ARB / Stub axel all painted Hammerite direct to rust hammered black
Coolant change & new header tank
New thermostat
Planned Modifications & Maintainance
Interior
Full Cavalier or Calibra black leathers
Cover door cards in black fabrick
Matt black door / window pillars and roof
Boost gauge
Fit speedo SMD White LEDS, Chrome ring surrounds & orange needles (got)
Fit Alpine speakers front and back (Coaxial) (got)
Fit black leather gaitors with blue stitching (got)
Vectra door handles
Exterior
Get all rusted areas treated / filled & painted
Source a better condition Arden Blue bonnet
Stone chips filled
Machine polish
Red reflectors on rear mudflaps to cover vauxhall badge (got)
Finish smoothing wiper hole.
Colour code door handles & bootlock surround
5% limo tint on rear windows
Fit 5 door roof tip spoiler (got)
Chassis
Fit Cesaro centre caps (got)
Fit new drum brakes and all internal components and handbrake cable (got)
Check & adjust rear drum brakes
Adjust brake bias controller
Some welding to be done underneath.
Replace all brake fluid
1.4 16v Calipers so can use vented disks
Cross drilled & grooved vented disks
Camber bolts fitted (got)
Engine & Transmission
Full detail with alloy components polished up and stainless steel jubilee clips & bolts where possible
Fit Pipercross Viper Carbon induction kit (got)
Increase boost to 1.1bar
White ring mod
Increase fueling (hopefully around 90bhp achieveable with other mods)
Replacement gear linkage from lower milage corsa (got)
New alternator and power steering belts
*********************************************************************************************
I was looking for a Corsa 1.5TD, but trying to find a decent 3 door nearby was next to impossible. Wanted cheap tax, cheap insurance but just a lil more power.
Found one and although it was a 5 door and not my ideal buy, i got it for a good price and it had been well looked after.
Never planned to modifie it but one day i wanted to see what it sounded like with the air box off. As soon as i heard the turbo whistle and felt the grin on my face things started being changed
Here is a picture of it all standard
And a few of it about a month ago (no present pictures)
So far work / mods include
Undersealed all underside of the rear of the car and rear arches
Hammerite black on rear wheels, rear axel, anti roll bar, drums ect
lowered 40mm all around with Jamex springs & shocks
Debadged front grill
Beat USB MP3 player
Clear side repeaters
Wolfrace cone filter
Custom downpipe back exhaust removing centre silencer and diesel cat and baffless back box (sounds like a tractor)
Expensive phillips headlight bulbs
Re-dyed all of the black plastic on the outside pernament black
Full service..all known filters and oil replaced
My build thread will be slow for many reasons from working too much to being really lazy.
This car has to be both practical and reliable so mods will be subtle and nothing major looks wise.
Stuff still to do
Repair cooling fan (never overheats but let it heat up on purpose and noticed it never came on)
Full coolent change
Top up gearbox oil
Full brake fluid change
Replace rocker cover gasket and reshim vavle clearances if needed
Remove rear seats
Limo tint back windows
Remove rear wiper and fil in hole (has to be done due to lots of rust there)
Install blue lights throughout dash
Modifie stock air box and replace
Find a set of suitable wheels (TD Jets most likely)
Fit a MCB and increase boost slightly
Perform white ring mod to diesel pump and increase fueling slightly.
Still debating if it's worth fitting an Frontera intercooler. Unsure if i can fit it behind the front bumper to keep it hidde and still a bit unsure where to buy and what pipes are needed.
This car won't be everyones taste, but thought i'd share
Paint / under