Opel corsa A sprint

[SR-Rally]

Just wondering If anyone knows how many were made? I was told 50 but I assume it's more.

[novacabrio]

Duick is your man for this

[SR-Rally]

Il send him a pm :) thanks

[db_1.2]

Ive got a pretty good picture in my mind, from memory, of what they look like, but anyone got any pics?

[Bubba]

http://www.opelfreunde-obertuerken.com/upload/corsa-sprint-555392322006.jpg

this peach?

[Novasport]

Thousands of the Sprints I think but the Sprint-C as above I imagine about 50 plus additional bodykits sold

[SR-Rally]

yeah was just about to upload that pic :) thanks.

i'm pretty sure they also did them without the irmshcer bodykit? as i saw one on ebay not long ago.

[Plug]

thats the beautie :d

[Novasport]

Yes they did the Sprint, Sprint-R, Sprint-DR & Sprint-C afaik

[SR-Rally]

were all of these fitted with the irmshcer efi?

goes off to search google images :D

[db_1.2]

http://www.opelfreunde-obertuerken.com/upload/corsa-sprint-555392322006.jpg

this peach?

Ok its not as i quite remembered!lol

Who was the guy with the silver sprint c kitted LET nova? I remember the build from ages ago

[napalm_27]

Ok its not as i quite remembered!lol

Who was the guy with the silver sprint c kitted LET nova? I remember the build from ages ago

it was a sport iirc

[Edd]

The Sprint came in three versions iirc.

Only one had the wide arch kit I think.

[db_1.2]

were all of these fitted with the irmshcer efi?

goes off to search google images :D

I think they were, as the injection kit was just called the irmshcer sprint injection kit when ive seen it advitised, but dont qoute me on that!

[Novasport]

it was a sport iirc
No, it started out as a mk2 I think. I sold him the kit which Mark found me a few years back, it was on a Nova GTE down MK way on Autotrader.
I bought the car cheap, drove it back to Derby & stripped it.

This was the kit just after I removed it...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMAGE036.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMAGE035.jpg

And the new Irmscher rims I bought for it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMAGE026.jpg

[SR-Rally]

http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss177/sr-rally/Sprint_DR_1.jpg
http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss177/sr-rally/Sprint_DR_2.jpg

where all sprints fitted with the 1300 irmshcer injection? would love a irmshcer wide arch sprint. but would be so hard to source body kit. and if you could it would cost a bomb.

[db_1.2]

No, it started out as a mk2 I think. I sold him the kit which Mark found me a few years back, it was on a Nova GTE down MK way on Autotrader.
I bought the car cheap, drove it back to Derby & stripped it.

This was the kit just after I removed it...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMAGE036.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMAGE035.jpg

And the new Irmscher rims I bought for it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMAGE026.jpg

Wasnt his username TWAG?

[Novasport]

All were injection, the different versions were just bodykitted differently

Yes, would be very difficult to find now especially in the UK. Kind of wish I had not sold mine but it was only fibreglass & was worried about damaging it and not being able to get a replacement.

Yes TWAG now has the kit on his silver mk2

[db_1.2]

So is anyone on the forum capable of sourcing such parts now? Or do they pop up now and then?

[napalm_27]

duick is your best bet for sourcing parts

[Novasport]

I think even Steve(Duick) would struggle, they very rarely come up for sale even in Germany.

[SR-Rally]

i guess its just a case of keeping an eye out for a kit popping up. i've got the injection system here lol. putting it in the road rally car once i finished building new engine. thinks thats closest i'l ever get to owning a sprint :(

[stroutsy]

http://www.opelfreunde-obertuerken.com/upload/corsa-sprint-555392322006.jpg

this peach? sweet as a nutttt do they come standard like this

[Edd]

Are those rims still avalible Rich ?

Always liked them.

[db_1.2]

duick is your best bet for sourcing parts

That was my original thought, i wonder how much...lol

[Novasport]

Poss find some used ones on Ebay.de. They were a 6x15" with Manta offset to fill the arches, I picked them up new and very cheap off Ebay.de when you could still get bargains a few years back.

[napalm_27]

bit of a thread jump but what engine did the ascona 400 have in it..?

[mowgli]

bit of a thread jump but what engine did the ascona 400 have in it..?

2.4 version of the old 2.0cih engine, like the manta gte, but it had a 16v head... the later manta 400 had an ally block iirc

[napalm_27]

2.4 version of the old 2.0cih engine, like the manta gte, but it had a 16v head... the later manta 400 had an ally block iirc

just been looking on ebay.de and theres a carb manifold on there by what i can make out

[mowgli]

not much use unless you get the rest of the car...

I think ascona 400s are really cool & way nicer than the manta

[Novasport]

bit of a thread jump but what engine did the ascona 400 have in it..?

I think the bottom end was based on an Opel Rekord diesel engine with a Cosworth designed twin cam head fitted

[napalm_27]

lol im just looking for some bits for the corsa really
wonder if they will have anythink interesting for it

[Novasport]

I think the bottom end was based on an Opel Rekord diesel engine with a Cosworth designed twin cam head fitted

Just found this...
The engine is a Cosworth product and, unlike its 144bhp baby brother, produces 275bhp in phase 3 form. The road going version was fitted with a twin cam 2.4 litre engine, derived from an Opel Rekord diesel bottom end fitted with a specially designed Cosworth Cylinder head. Unlike the Bosch Jetronic EFI of the road version, fuel delivery is handled by a pair of 50 DCOE Weber carburettors (rather than the 48's on the phase 2 engine) with wilder cams. All the really worthwhile power comes in at 5,000rpm and 275bhp arrives at the 7,200rpm mark

[napalm_27]

Just found this...
The engine is a Cosworth product and, unlike its 144bhp baby brother, produces 275bhp in phase 3 form. The road going version was fitted with a twin cam 2.4 litre engine, derived from an Opel Rekord diesel bottom end fitted with a specially designed Cosworth Cylinder head. Unlike the Bosch Jetronic EFI of the road version, fuel delivery is handled by a pair of 50 DCOE Weber carburettors (rather than the 48's on the phase 2 engine) with wilder cams. All the really worthwhile power comes in at 5,000rpm and 275bhp arrives at the 7,200rpm mark

is that a 4 cylinder lump..?

[Novasport]

Yes

[napalm_27]

Yes

hmmm ascona 400 lump in corsa lollol

[duick]

All were injection, the different versions were just bodykitted differently

Not exactly.

The Sprint R had the injection, but not the body parts
http://www.opel-corsa-a.com/index_e.php?seite=Modelle/Irmscher/Sprint_R_e.htm

The Sprint DR had the body parts, but the injection was an option
http://www.opel-corsa-a.com/index_e.php?seite=Modelle/Irmscher/Sprint_DR_e.htm

The Sprint C had the widebody kit and the injection
http://www.opel-corsa-a.com/index_e.php?seite=Modelle/Irmscher/Sprint_C_e.htm

The injection system was also available for the Spiders with 13SB engines and for every other standard Corsa with 13SB engine

Cheers
Steve

[mayhem]

hmmm ascona 400 lump in corsa lollol


yeah right... before talking crap, search for a engine... i know of a fase 3 engine for sale, it costs more the youre cars together.:thumb:

what's also done alot: 2.4 cih engine with a shortend 3.0 24 head. (saw the end of), buy the special cams for it from Risse motorsport, fit some TB's, and youre beating XE nova's around the track.

[Bubba]

Are those rims still avalible Rich ?

Always liked them.
if your on about the manta ones...i have a set ;)

[Edd]

i was on about the Irmscher ones.

[Angus Closier]

http://www.opelfreunde-obertuerken.com/upload/corsa-sprint-555392322006.jpg

this peach?

My college has these wheels on a Ascona in our workshop? worth much?

[SR-Rally]

I think their just manta wheels :s my mate uses them on his road rally car. Might be mistaken

[Angus Closier]

Ah fair enough, Might see if i can buy them to put on my nova...

[wwmnw]

I think their just manta wheels :s my mate uses them on his road rally car. Might be mistaken

You're correct.

[SR-Rally]

Yay :D

[TWAG]

No, it started out as a mk2 I think. I sold him the kit which Mark found me a few years back, it was on a Nova GTE down MK way on Autotrader.
I bought the car cheap, drove it back to Derby & stripped it.

This was the kit just after I removed it...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMAGE036.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMAGE035.jpg

And the new Irmscher rims I bought for it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMAGE026.jpg

this how it stands at the mo,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/DSC02428.jpg

[SR-Rally]

Save making new thread thought I'd bump this one, does anyone have a picture of the corsa sprint engine bay? Need to check few things :)

[dj_wudgey]

im not two keen on the sprint's!

[novacabrio]

Have a look at the spider engine bay pic in my signature i130e the sprint and my spider run the same injection

[mayhem]

My college has these wheels on a Ascona in our workshop? worth much?

depends... 4 or 5 stud? if 5 stud, everything from 8j and higer is worth serious money. (5x 120, 8 and 10j was manta and ascona I400)

4studs are just manta gsi wheels, nothing special about it.

[SR-Rally]

Cheers novacabrio :) that's exactly what I was after. Just making sure I had the right dizzy :) will Await your email to work out what goes where :)