View Full Version : Opel corsa A sprint
SR-Rally
24-01-10, 09:51 PM
Just wondering If anyone knows how many were made? I was told 50 but I assume it's more.
novacabrio
24-01-10, 09:54 PM
Duick is your man for this
SR-Rally
24-01-10, 10:47 PM
Il send him a pm :) thanks
Ive got a pretty good picture in my mind, from memory, of what they look like, but anyone got any pics?
http://www.opelfreunde-obertuerken.com/upload/corsa-sprint-555392322006.jpg
this peach?
Novasport
24-01-10, 11:19 PM
Thousands of the Sprints I think but the Sprint-C as above I imagine about 50 plus additional bodykits sold
SR-Rally
24-01-10, 11:19 PM
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.
Novasport
24-01-10, 11:21 PM
Yes they did the Sprint, Sprint-R, Sprint-DR & Sprint-C afaik
SR-Rally
24-01-10, 11:22 PM
were all of these fitted with the irmshcer efi?
goes off to search google images :D
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
24-01-10, 11:24 PM
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
The Sprint came in three versions iirc.
Only one had the wide arch kit I think.
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
24-01-10, 11:28 PM
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
24-01-10, 11:30 PM
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.
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
24-01-10, 11:35 PM
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
So is anyone on the forum capable of sourcing such parts now? Or do they pop up now and then?
napalm_27
24-01-10, 11:40 PM
duick is your best bet for sourcing parts
Novasport
24-01-10, 11:41 PM
I think even Steve(Duick) would struggle, they very rarely come up for sale even in Germany.
SR-Rally
24-01-10, 11:41 PM
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
24-01-10, 11:41 PM
http://www.opelfreunde-obertuerken.com/upload/corsa-sprint-555392322006.jpg
this peach? sweet as a nutttt do they come standard like this
Are those rims still avalible Rich ?
Always liked them.
duick is your best bet for sourcing parts
That was my original thought, i wonder how much...lol
Novasport
24-01-10, 11:45 PM
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
24-01-10, 11:51 PM
bit of a thread jump but what engine did the ascona 400 have in it..?
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
24-01-10, 11:54 PM
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
not much use unless you get the rest of the car...
I think ascona 400s are really cool & way nicer than the manta
Novasport
24-01-10, 11:56 PM
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
25-01-10, 12:00 AM
lol im just looking for some bits for the corsa really
wonder if they will have anythink interesting for it
Novasport
25-01-10, 12:02 AM
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
25-01-10, 12:11 AM
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
25-01-10, 12:19 AM
Yes
napalm_27
25-01-10, 12:29 AM
Yes
hmmm ascona 400 lump in corsa lollol
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
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.
Are those rims still avalible Rich ?
Always liked them.
if your on about the manta ones...i have a set ;)
i was on about the Irmscher ones.
Angus Closier
25-01-10, 09:38 PM
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
25-01-10, 11:05 PM
I think their just manta wheels :s my mate uses them on his road rally car. Might be mistaken
Angus Closier
25-01-10, 11:12 PM
Ah fair enough, Might see if i can buy them to put on my nova...
I think their just manta wheels :s my mate uses them on his road rally car. Might be mistaken
You're correct.
SR-Rally
25-01-10, 11:40 PM
Yay :D
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
17-03-10, 08:58 AM
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
17-03-10, 10:23 AM
im not two keen on the sprint's!
novacabrio
17-03-10, 12:26 PM
Have a look at the spider engine bay pic in my signature i130e the sprint and my spider run the same injection
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
17-03-10, 03:27 PM
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 :)
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