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Rick Draper
12-09-06, 12:13 PM
Going to collect my winter project a week on thursday with Ste. Just need to decide with it been a daily driver if i shud fit a interior back in it and the C16XE out of my corsa gsi or if i shud throw a XE into it and cage it. Hmm decisions decisions. IT also comes with koni shocks, v6 brakes and has only done 21k miles.

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/4615/rebuild_018.jpg
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/4615/rebuild_001.jpg
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/4615/rebuild_008.jpg
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/2299/1352381.jpg

Matt2107
12-09-06, 12:30 PM
Seeing as its mostly stripped already I'd cage it but maybe but the baby valver in.

novatracker
12-09-06, 12:40 PM
mini xe, bodies, cage and just play in ilt:thumb:

craig green
12-09-06, 12:43 PM
cant see pics.. what is it?

draper
12-09-06, 12:44 PM
cage it !! big boy XE on TB's

and maybe sell me the wheels ??

Matt2107
12-09-06, 12:48 PM
cant see pics.. what is it?

A horrible colour corsa thats been pretty much stripped inside.

RJM25R
12-09-06, 01:07 PM
Got a better idea----FINISH THE F*CKING NOVA!

draper
12-09-06, 01:08 PM
Got a better idea----FINISH THE F*CKING NOVA!

lol

and i quite like the corsa colour

Ste L
12-09-06, 01:08 PM
Got a better idea----FINISH THE F*CKING NOVA!


agreed

Nova_Houch7
12-09-06, 01:19 PM
Spose its not too bad lol.....i agree tho, get the nova done, and work on the corsa a lil bit at the same time lol.

L

Matt2107
12-09-06, 01:21 PM
Its nice to have something else to work on once in a while that isnt a nova.

Adam
12-09-06, 01:36 PM
Looks a great shell, saw it advertised.

How come tho your buying another shell instead of using your corsa gsi?

C16xe on tb's, and cage it! :)

Rick Draper
12-09-06, 01:40 PM
Looks a great shell, saw it advertised.

How come tho your buying another shell instead of using your corsa gsi?

C16xe on tb's, and cage it! :)
Gsi is a bit tatty around the edge's now. Needs jobs doing etc so its easire to just start on a newer shell.

Neva is getting there, its just paint work now. Shud have the wings rubbed down on friday ready for top coat then its just the bonnet and bumpers. Not gonna be on the road now till next year as i have missed all the shows and the weather is going downhill now.

TBH if i was not getting this corsa i would start to remove bits from the underside of my neva and start to prep that for painting and then that would just drag on!

Adam
12-09-06, 02:05 PM
Will you be breaking/selling the gsi?

NickWalliams
12-09-06, 02:28 PM
Rick approximatly how much have you spent on your nova?

SRlew
12-09-06, 06:21 PM
yer maybe sell the wheels to me :thumb:

Rick Draper
12-09-06, 11:30 PM
Will you be breaking/selling the gsi?

Yes the gsi will be been broken. Is there anything that will interest you? Not getting this corsa with those wheels on. Think leeh is having the shell but that is the only part that is going up to now. A fair few parts might find there way onto the sport.

Nova has cost me a lot over the years, i know roughly how much its cost but i am not going into that...

Adam
12-09-06, 11:44 PM
Yes the gsi will be been broken. Is there anything that will interest you? Possibly the engine, depending on price etc, and obvious whether you need it for the new shell.

Seen a cheap 16xe going, but needs a few bits to complete, so would prefer a complete one, long term project,Lol.

Rick Draper
13-09-06, 12:33 AM
Open to offers for the engine. Toying with fitting a 2ltr XE in the new shell. Got a few parts for the engine as well 4 branch sbd manifold, brand new sump as the one on it has a slight leak due to a hairline crack through the sump bolt hole. If i fit it in the new shell i will give it a quick re-fresh, whip the crank out and have it measured then fit new shells etc as ots just done 95k. I will have a F15 for sale as well if i decide to fit a 2ltr, the box has only done 24k.

Matt2107
13-09-06, 10:28 AM
.

Nova has cost me a lot over the years, i know roughly how much its cost but i am not going into that...

I find thats the best thing to do as well.

Rick Draper
22-09-06, 05:33 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/RickDraper/Newcorsa010.jpg
Got it home last night thanks to Ste. Anyone want Koni's or V6 brakes?

dave_rand
22-09-06, 06:13 PM
yes please

nova---chris
22-09-06, 06:21 PM
Hm urine coloured corsa almost. looks clean tho rick. nice one!

Mike.
22-09-06, 06:27 PM
the colour isn't brilliant but it looks like a damn good project :thumb:

Adam
22-09-06, 07:07 PM
Looks a very good shell..

novaboyopr
22-09-06, 07:20 PM
good project for the winter there mate

Rick Draper
22-09-06, 08:37 PM
It even came with a pair of the old style flat spoked mo's in 15" just need another 2 and i have a set.

Got a set of new 308's here to fit and going to paint the speedlines. I know exactly what i am aiming for. Unlike the nova!

novashed
23-09-06, 06:20 PM
what nick are the brakes in?

Ben
23-09-06, 08:12 PM
If you fit the GSi kit to that i would be intrested in the facelift bumpers.

Rick Draper
23-09-06, 09:28 PM
what nick are the brakes in?

Brakes are in great condition, pads and disks have seen hardly any use. There is some surface rust on the disks due to it been sat for a while but they are in perfect working order.

Sorry ben the GSI kit is been sold and i am running the sport bumpers.

Rick Draper
01-10-06, 12:13 AM
Quick update. This is how the car looks now:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/RickDraper/Newcorsa016.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/RickDraper/Newcorsa018.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/RickDraper/Newcorsa020.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/RickDraper/Newcorsa019.jpg
As you can see the wings are now off. I was not going to remove them but when i began stripping the loom off the indicator wire ran around the fuel vent bottle so i could not remove it so off came the drivers side wing. Then i thought o **** it and off came the pax side wing. Going to cleam them all up and either underseal them with hammerite or paint them cat piss yellow as well.

novacabrio
01-10-06, 12:17 AM
you have to much space 2 projects?!!

Martin
01-10-06, 10:27 AM
lmao so true i just have enough room for my nova lol

Rick Draper
01-10-06, 11:33 AM
The pic's dont really show the size of my new garage properly. There shud be room for 3 cars at least and all of my spare parts and panels.

Martin
01-10-06, 02:09 PM
The pic's dont really show the size of my new garage properly. There shud be room for 3 cars at least and all of my spare parts and panels.


:wtf::wtf: That takes the piss lol


This is my garage a month ago

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/PICT0287-1.jpg

Wheels have been replaced by a bonnet with astra gsi bonnet vents and and my old 1.2spi lump lol

Adam
01-10-06, 04:33 PM
:wtf::wtf: That takes the piss lol


This is my garage a month ago

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/PICT0287-1.jpg

Wheels have been replaced by a bonnet with astra gsi bonnet vents and and my old 1.2spi lump lol
At least you have a garage lol

Rick Draper
10-10-06, 10:04 PM
Quick update, front end is totally stripped and i am going to clean the bulkhead up over the next few days. Hope to spray the engine bay before i go off to Auz.

New engine has been stripped and will be sent to be measured this week. Just brought a Mantzel inlet, irmscher front splitter, 4 branch SBD manifold, slatted grill without the V, worked head and some big cam's that mean the pistons will need machining! Shud prove interesting.

Chris
10-10-06, 10:45 PM
The pic's dont really show the size of my new garage properly. There shud be room for 3 cars at least and all of my spare parts and panels.

Was gonna say that garage looks a lot bigger and tidier than the last one I saw LOL. Nice one


Chris

draper
11-10-06, 12:15 PM
i havent got a drive or a garage :cry:

craig green
11-10-06, 12:32 PM
Nice project.
Like the sound of the engine mods too. CG

Matt2107
11-10-06, 12:40 PM
Rick... even though I slated the colour to begin with... its growing on me. :D

The Simps
11-10-06, 02:57 PM
I just hope you don't enjoy this car so much that you break the nova...

god damn it I'm putting ideas in his head now!!

Simps.

craig green
11-10-06, 03:13 PM
Ideal. Means us bargain hunters get to muse over some more parts....

NickWalliams
11-10-06, 04:26 PM
Never mind the corsa, what about the Nova?! Lets see some more progress on it!

alistairolsen
11-10-06, 04:33 PM
dont suppose you fancy selling the mos? or give me an awesome price on the 3 i have here?

Wilson
11-10-06, 05:29 PM
Nice project. i actully like the colour lol

c'2.0lrt
11-10-06, 08:45 PM
i agree can we see any pics on nova wip?

Rick Draper
11-10-06, 11:54 PM
Not seen the nova for a few weeks. Will not be done this year with me been away for a month so there is no point doing any work on it.

Rick Draper
12-10-06, 12:22 PM
dont suppose you fancy selling the mos? or give me an awesome price on the 3 i have here?

PM sent over the wheels.

Rick Draper
13-10-06, 08:14 PM
Todays buys:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/RickDraper/Newcorsa022.jpg
One Mantzel inlet and:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/RickDraper/Newcorsa023.jpg
One pair of SBD rollers.

Kev Turbo
14-10-06, 02:03 PM
wheres the xe rick come on!!!!!

Rick Draper
14-10-06, 02:10 PM
wheres the xe rick come on!!!!!

Everyone wants stupid money for a 100k xe that has seen far better days.

Kev Turbo
14-10-06, 03:28 PM
true, may as well though while the engines out, got throughly bored with the silly fuel consumption and general slowness of my gsi when i had one was 130bhp too with a few mods(inlet, unichip etc,)bigblock the way to go!

Rick Draper
14-10-06, 05:17 PM
Nope not with the mod's i have planned DTA and something a bit different :)

Kev Turbo
14-10-06, 06:04 PM
ah that explains it should have know with you shouldnt i!ha

Rick Draper
24-10-06, 12:44 AM
Quick update. Go away this week and am not back till decmeber. Once i get back i am craking on with the corsa. Aiming to have the engine bay painted the week i arrive home followed shortly after by the engine going in it and then a mot shortly after that. All in all i shud have it done for christmas.

RobMarriott
10-11-06, 11:07 PM
I miss it :(

matthew172
28-05-07, 05:53 PM
any new news?