its a new adventure :)

[General Baxter]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/15102011258.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/15102011259.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/15102011260.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/15102011261.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/15102011262.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/15102011263.jpg

even got air con, but cant use it with a 2L or v6 :(
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/15102011264.jpg

[Mike]

Tidy, decent colour aswell.

The aircon is immense amounts of fun to remove.... not.

[General Baxter]

Well that ****er is going to be hard to blend back in lol

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/15102011268.jpg

[Mike]

Told you the paint would come off lol heat them up a bit first then pull off GENTLEY!!

[General Baxter]

its all ****ed underneath anyway, bits all bubbled away lol

[Mike]

Is it a 1.4 or 1.6 Nick? The 1400 engines are worth a pretty penny ;)

[General Baxter]

1.6

[General Baxter]

plans are

new passenger door, as theres a **** off crease in it, bloody old people
complete colour coded gsi kit
white cav slabs
lowered 60mm
sort the body work out,
then ether 2L 16v or 3L v6

[Rickyb]

looks a good base and sounds like its gonna be a top project i hope she works out for you.
ide go v6 as my mate had one and it was uber fun :D

[General Baxter]

i hope she works out for you.
lol

[Mieran]

supercharge it

[scott.parker]

Love the color mate, V6 IMO, nice car..

[Adam]

Right, first of all dont fcuk this one up, and dont do anything stupid with it.
Keep it simple.

Looks a good base to start with, decent colour. If you stick a gsi kit on then i think a dark grey would look nicer than body colour :cool:

And slabs? nah man, anything but those lol

[Andy]

slabs are atrocious wheels

[MK999]

slabs are atrocious wheels

Calling them wheels is quite complimentary.

[Andy]

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQmPU0rDRsN6cLfuWtBgjfCFcV7y7Fb3 8JYSK4C6F8tA-zsD5ZVQA nice...............

[General Baxter]

i would not mind the alloys that begin with a C like your old ones adam, i dont want to say it because i cant spell it lol

[MK999]

i would not mind the alloys that begin with a C like your old ones adam, i dont want to say it because i cant spell it lol

Cessearo's?

[General Baxter]

thats the one :p

[Andy]

Cesarios
Cesarrows
Cerasos
Cersarros
Some of the words ive seen them called on ebay/here lol

[John]

Nice! Like Adam says, don't ruin it! V6 the mofo!

[General Baxter]

on a plus note, also got my water pistol to work lol

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/airsoft/th_15102011056.jpg (http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/airsoft/?action=view&current=15102011056.mp4)

[John]

Nice! like Adam says, don't ruin it! V6 the mofo!

[scott.parker]

Yeah grey GSi kit and grey Cesaros V6!

[simonm]

Why not leave as is looks ok and reasonable engine and rip the bag out of it lol bit lower nice wheels hay presto

[General Baxter]

becasue its too slow lol

[brainsnova]

V6 and teddys lol

[Alex J]

i am waiting for someone to say......















































GRINDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[General Baxter]

your all ****ing vultures lol

to many pm's asking for the engine lol

[General Baxter]

high pitch wyne when cold, is it all that air circ crap?

[L33 LEG]

I would personally keep the plastics and the top of the bumpers black and colour code the rest of the bumpers. Always seems to work well when i see corsas like that, especially in arden blue.

White slabs are the worse wheels and colour combo you could of picked lol IMO.

[Rick Draper]

its all ****ed underneath anyway, bits all bubbled away lol

Is it white in colour? If so get a heat gun on it. Will clean up fine. My corsa was the same and a bit of heat bought it back a treat.

[General Baxter]

Is it white in colour? If so get a heat gun on it. Will clean up fine. My corsa was the same and a bit of heat bought it back a treat.

yeah but its also pealed the white off in places lol

[General Baxter]

some one has beaten me too it :P

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/8471/p100609_18.2301.jpg
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/8471/p110609_14.33.jpg

[Mazz]

I bet its been done a few times tbh, arden blue & slabs (which looks dated on a corsa imo)

Just build this bugger right!! No ECU's in plastic bags!

[pie]

its been done to death lol

my mates corsa sport

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/260090_10150641341260603_844655602_18995826_348278 _n.jpg

[General Baxter]

I bet its been done a few times tbh, arden blue & slabs (which looks dated on a corsa imo)

Just build this bugger right!! No ECU's in plastic bags!


pardon, how many ****ing times do i have to tell you, it was there to get it running and i was waiting on the hole saw ffs mazz

[Bubba]

tigra front end...lol

then pickup it lol

[moffat]

keep the sport kit imo, bumper tops and archs kept grey with anthracite wheels look cool

[Mike]

Corsa's look soooo much better with a GSi kit though.....

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/102_1703-Copy.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/102_1704.jpg

[General Baxter]

mike its finding one complete with jacking covers lol

[Mike]

mike its finding one complete with jacking covers lol

By some £45 fibreglass GSi skirts then. They actually fit bang on aswell!

[moffat]

i disagree lol

my egg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg228/moffat_photos/nova%20project/DSC01150.jpg

[Mazz]

pardon, how many ****ing times do i have to tell you, it was there to get it running and i was waiting on the hole saw ffs mazz

ooooh, very hostile aren't we?

[mowgli]

who's running the book on how long before nick weighs it in??

[Alex J]

who's running the book on how long before nick weighs it in??
http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/6/10/rotfl128575816238153043.jpg

[brainsnova]

The wheelchair nos project is more important lol

[General Baxter]

right, found out what was making the noice in the engine, its the alternator tensioner, after 6 hours of trying to remove it, i gave up, rebuilt it, dont matter anyway, its being pulled out after xmas lol

so i got merry with the paint and heater gun :)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/22102011275.jpg

[John]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/22102011275.jpg



(6 hours lol) it's the beginning of the end! lol

[General Baxter]

john, ar con pump, pas pump, engine mount, its a mission, desided to leave it lol

[General Baxter]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/22102011276.jpg

some alloys,
lower it a little,
some new brakes,

then deside on the engine (cant be to stupid, ill have to use it everyday with out fail lol)

and the best bit, iv got 38mpg :D lol

[John]

Have you painted the black bits nick? Why not just tune the x16? or fit an x18xe1?

[General Baxter]

im not too clued up on this anymore tbh lol

x18xe1? that just go in, on the normal mounts, shafts ect:

what about the PAS pump, not to bothered about A/C but i want PAS still :P

[Mike]

X18 is Vec or Corsa C 1.8 16v isnt it??

[John]

The x18xe1 is out of astrag/vectra b. Standard 115bhp out of the box but lots of tuning potential. yes it's small block and Yes you can keep the p/s and probably the a/c too. Alex w pointed me in the right direction of a good wip on corsasport, will see if i can find it.

[John]

there's also a very nice s/c astra g 1.8 knocking about too.

[General Baxter]

but i can get 115bhp by throwing £100 at my 1.6 lol

[Mike]

but i can get 115bhp by throwing £100 at my 1.6 lol

Do that then?

[General Baxter]

problem is if i keep the 1.6, iv got to take the engine out to change that tensioner, so what ever happens, its got to come out lol

[Mike]

problem is if i keep the 1.6, iv got to take the engine out to change that tensioner, so what ever happens, its got to come out lol

Im sure you can get to the tensioner by taking the drivers side wheel, hub assembly & strut off/out way :S

[General Baxter]

iv got to ditch the engine mount, but to get to them bolts i have to remove the pas pump, and to get the them bolts i have to remove the A/C pump,

[John]

Nick just take the whole mount assy off, i've done a few, they're not that bad. Like mike says, just fit a powerbox?

[General Baxter]

who fancys getting me a copy of the haynes on how to remove the engine mount, as i cant see how to do it with out ditching that lot, i cant even get a spanner on the pas pump due to the rad and a/c rad lol

[turbojolt]

throttle bodies and managment are allowen ment to get them x18 engines to and over 150 hp

[John]

who fancys getting me a copy of the haynes on how to remove the engine mount, as i cant see how to do it with out ditching that lot, i cant even get a spanner on the pas pump due to the rad and a/c rad lol

You do have to "ditch that lot" lol. take the ac pump and ps pump off first.

[General Baxter]

i cant with out taking all the rads off the front, all this for a bloody £30 bearing lol

then all the aircon pipes get in the way lol

im ditching the aircon anyway, cfc letting go :p

anyway to ditch the pump?

[Mike]

i cant with out taking all the rads off the front, all this for a bloody £30 bearing lol

then all the aircon pipes get in the way lol

im ditching the aircon anyway, cfc letting go :p

anyway to ditch the pump?

The aircon is a right mission to remove mate, compressor is up behind glovebox & goes through the scuttle. Can remove PAS easily enough & swap it out for EPAS with a manual rack from an early Corsa.

[General Baxter]

i just want to remove it from the engine bay, and keep the PAS mike :)

[Mike]

The aircon you mean?

Its, well, not to easy really :/

[Alex J]

just get the GRINDER out!

[Lewis.]

air con is easy to remove from just the bay. just remove the compressor, condensor, reciever/dryer and all pipework, then get a belt setup from a non A/C corsa and you're away.and if you can remove all those things without a grinder, you could sell them and make a few quid too.

and if you want to remove it from the interior too, just take the dash out, fit a heater box from a non A/C corsa, and Robert is your mothers brother

[General Baxter]

air con is easy to remove from just the bay. just remove the compressor, condensor, reciever/dryer and all pipework, then get a belt setup from a non A/C corsa and you're away.and if you can remove all those things without a grinder, you could sell them and make a few quid too.

thats all im doing, i cant sell the pump, the clutch and pulley are ****ed, and making a racket lol



just get the GRINDER out!
i would but iv now grown up, got a house of my own, bills to pay, and a low paid job :(

[Lewis.]

thats all im doing, i cant sell the pump, the clutch and pulley are ****ed, and making a racket lol

I'd still stick it on the bay, will be worth something to someone who uses those sh*tty halfords air con top up cans so now has a siezed compressor lol

condensor and reseiver/dryer wil certainly be worth money. should see you enough to pay for the non A/C pulley/belt set up too :thumb:

Oh, and I actually like the idea of GSI kit and white slabs lol (awaits natives)

[Mike]

There worth **** all mate, I had an entire Corsa B aircon setup on eBay for 99p start & it didnt even sell.

[Lewis.]

oh well, suppose it is only an egg lol if it were off a real car it might do better lol

[Adam]

If the "wining" sound is just when cold then it will probably be the SAI system. It pumps air into the exhaust manifold to warm up the cat. It runs when the engines cold and sounds like a Dyson.

[turbojolt]

slabs look good on corsa's mate, just do it like nike lol

[General Baxter]

If the "wining" sound is just when cold then it will probably be the SAI system. It pumps air into the exhaust manifold to warm up the cat. It runs when the engines cold and sounds like a Dyson.

nar adam, SAI is no longer on there still does it
you can feel its the a/c pulley and tensioner

[mowgli]

with your ability with belts, taking the drive away from the ac should be a doddle

[General Baxter]

its not a simple as just ditching the pulley and putting a shorter belt on, lol

[gazz]

hello bud, did you follow the link i sent to remove the SAI system?

id keep the small block too. i have 1.4 16v in mine and goes well.:thumb:
pic..


http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t60/gazzgsi/005-1.jpg

[General Baxter]

right then its engine time,

iv got just over £1k for an engine, a LET is just out of reach, + it will more likly need rebuilding so cost is out :(

any engine sugestions, the £1k must include (if large block) shafts mounts ect:

[MK999]

20XE on carbs? Not sure how much the mount kit etc is, but fitting cams into that price would be nice.

[General Baxter]

its got to be used everyday, + being a W plate, i doubt it will pass mot with carbs lol

[mowgli]

ecotec.... maybe a 2.2... just to piss everyone off

[General Baxter]

i was thinking of just sticking some secondhand throttle bodys on it :)

[MK999]

Carbs can work well on a daily if set up properly, as long as you don't get addicted to the noise and the MOT will be for a 2.0 Corsa... which defaults onto a pre 93 test.

[John]

i was thinking of just sticking some secondhand throttle bodys on it :)

Most sensible baxter quote in ages!

[General Baxter]

Most sensible baxter quote in ages!

as you see john, i sold the omega as was not happy with the 25mpg i was getting, atleast with IBTB ill keep some form of mpg, against carbs lol

[Balley]

Carbs can work well on a daily if set up properly, as long as you don't get addicted to the noise and the MOT will be for a 2.0 Corsa... which defaults onto a pre 93 test.

No it doesn't it defaults to a 2000 Corsa, you need proof of engine age to get away with the pre-cat test, so the engine has to be from a Vauxhall made before the 31st August 1992!

[General Baxter]

No it doesn't it defaults to a 2000 Corsa, you need proof of engine age to get away with the pre-cat test, so the engine has to be from a Vauxhall made before the 31st August 1992!


and id like to keep my low milage 1.6 :)

only problem is with fitting IBTB, is i cant be arsed to map it lol

[Mieran]

stick a corsa vxr turbo on it with a decomp plate, and map it yourself lol

[General Baxter]

it needs to be a reliable daily lol

[MK999]

I may be thinking of the exhaust noise thing, which is a free pass for anything not fitted as standard iirc. As you say tested as whatever is older though, use an SEH block with an XE head in that case if there's no early XE's available, engine number will say it's pre cat.

[General Baxter]

lol, i have trouble finding IBTB's lol

[MK999]

If you've already got a decent 1.6 you want to keep then cams and headwork, might run on an AFPR, might need mapping (if the vauxhall unit can be) but with a good head you'll see decent power out of it.

[scott.parker]

Nick, you looked into going x20xe with TB's? as for TB's you should be able to find some, just NOT on ebay mate.

Other wise why not go for a late x25/x30 v6?

[mowgli]

i'm surprised you haven't been up to the bmw breakers again.....

can you do the inlet powerbox thing on one this new??

a grand would get a powerbox, some reground cams, and a decent chimney, and it would be fairly quick.

[General Baxter]

anyone want to buy a corsa, this thing is ****ing stupid,

to do the tensioner, you have to remove the engine mount, to remove the engine mount you have to remove the rad and aircon rad, but you cant remove the rad, due to the pas bottle which you cant undo, as everything is on the wrong side,

its about to get the ****ING HAMMER

[christurboo]

you not scrapped this yet lol

[General Baxter]

her she is at the moment, all this to get to one bolt, and iv still not got to it, got to ditch the 2 pumps now

mr hacksaw has been out, and around the air con stuff lol

garage is a nice 17 degrees aswell, i love have gas central heating from the house in the garage :D

i was expecting more rust tho

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/29102011279.jpg

[Balley]

Keep the 1.6 IMO. Xe's are way way overdone.

But you could.... just maybe drop a 1.7 in it!

[mowgli]

nick, i can nip round for a bit tomorrow if you need a hand

[John]

her she is at the moment, all this to get to one bolt, and iv still not got to it, got to ditch the 2 pumps now

mr hacksaw has been out, and around the air con stuff lol

garage is a nice 17 degrees aswell, i love have gas central heating from the house in the garage :D

i was expecting more rust tho

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/29102011279.jpg

Nick you really do make a meak of things don't you lol. Was it essential to remove the front bumper, both headlights and the rad etc to get the tensioner off? lol

[General Baxter]

i had to to remove everything, to get to the ****ing clips on the rad

heres the little ****er i need to get too

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/29102011280.jpg

still got to remove both pumps now

im gonig to ditch the air con pump, pull the mount out the way, then see if iv got enough room to squees past the pas pump



Keep the 1.6 IMO. Xe's are way way overdone.
after all this **** YES IM KEEPING IT IN

[Mike]

I tihnk it would have been easier for you to just remove the engine to get to said pump/mount :/

[General Baxter]

its out its out its out lalalalalalaalalalalaalalalalalala

you have to do all this to change the belt aswell, wtf

[Mike]

Hahahahaha lol happy Nick is happy lol

[General Baxter]

not now, iv just put my back out trying to pull the little saftey pin out of it lol

[General Baxter]

woop back together lol

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/29102011281.jpg

[mowgli]

woop back together lol

well, thats a first

[General Baxter]

not well tho lol,

i need a small jubilie clip for the rad, but i cant go and fetch one lol

[Adam]

Id seriously fit a V6 TBH! Few tweaks and its an easy 180+bhp for about £200.

You would have to be weary if fitting a xe on carbs, im pretty sure 1995-1996 on the rules changed again, emissions wise.

[General Baxter]

im liking my 40mpg at the moment lol

[mowgli]

i still reckon the 2.2 ecotec & a wr box.. they are the forgotten gm engine, and should fit the engine bay fairly well, with a reasonably stock look.

[AlexW]

2.2 engines are ****.

As I already said to nick, He could of done this without removing half of that, Just remove the engine mount and maybe the AC pump which isnt that hard. I done this exact same thing on my car and had it done within a day :/

Edit: Engine wise, 1.8 out of the question? Good gain over a 1600 but maybe a bit too much work for you and your bodge-ness. If keeping the 1600, powerbox, cams, headwork, 4-2-1 manifold, decent system, ARP's, raised rev limit, Should be good for 140, maybe more.

[mowgli]

2.2 engines are ****.

go on. explain. as in the vx220, they did pretty well...

they are what is considered to be a torque engine, not a rev engine, so by design, they have lazy power & decent low rev fuel economy and they are cheap as a cheap thing....

[General Baxter]

As I already said to nick, He could of done this without removing half of that, Just remove the engine mount and maybe the AC pump which isnt that hard. I done this exact same thing on my car and had it done within a day :/


well i done it in 6 hours and removed all of that and put it back together :p

[mowgli]

so where did the rogue jubilee clip go??

[General Baxter]

it was a ****ty orginal one, never been off job, lol
mike 2.2 engines are ****, the omega had one lol

[mowgli]

so you drove a limo with one in.... that pedal car weighs half of what an omega does........thus it would fly

[LEWI007]

Has this thing still not got a V6 in it yet.

Or a grinder in it lol

[General Baxter]

time for an update,

got to phone sky in the morn and tell them about the suspension :)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/06112011298.jpg

as you can see heres my problem with going too low

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/06112011308.jpg

dash and seats come up clean :)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/corsa/06112011302.jpg

[Mike]

So you actually gonna keep this one clean, tidy & bodge free then Nick lol

[General Baxter]

its allready bodged to **** lol

my funds have increased to about £1500 for an engine,

im thinking cheapo v6 for about £500 then a quick blow over with the paint with the rest to make it 'fresh' again

problem is with a v6 i dont want it to revvy so id like to keep the heavy fly wheel, keep the fuel consuption down, but id also like a 6 speed box, = more weight lol

[General Baxter]

theres a corsa v6 gsi on ebay at the moment, iv tempted to have a bidd, but its getting it back home, it looks like a right shed lol

[Adam]

problem is with a v6 i dont want it to revvy so id like to keep the heavy fly wheel
What? You want to keep slow revving and **** throttle response? :confused:

[General Baxter]

keeping a content speed with a lightened fly wheel will use more fuel,

[Adam]

LMAO
Behave

[General Baxter]

:d

im thinking LET now tho lol

becasue off boost it will use less fuel then a v6

but i doubt id find a looked after low milage let with a F28 and conversion kit for that kinda money

[mowgli]

nick, there is a mk4 golf with a let on the bay..... its still quite cheap....

why not stick a vectra c dti in?? be the first, and then you get massive fuel mileage & some pretty decent performance...

[John]

:d

im thinking LET now tho lol

becasue off boost it will use less fuel then a v6



yeah, cos you're gonna drive it "off boost" lol

[Adam]

:d

im thinking LET now tho lol

becasue off boost it will use less fuel then a v6

but i doubt id find a looked after low milage let with a F28 and conversion kit for that kinda money
What kind of money? v6? Lol

[Mike]

Theres a Cosworth engined 205 GTi on eBay aswell if thats your thing lol

[mowgli]

now, why would nick want a reliable 4 pot turbo engine????

[Mike]

now, why would nick want a reliable 4 pot turbo engine????

Why anyone on here would seem's a complete mystery to me still lol lol lol

[General Baxter]

What kind of money? v6? Lol

around £1.5k

[mowgli]

nick, just fit a 2.0 ecotec & a nitrus kit...

[John]

Nick just tune the 1.6 and save the 1k.

[General Baxter]

but 100bhp is just not enough now a days lol

[John]

but 100bhp is just not enough now a days lol

ok, powerbox, exhaust, cams, ecu job jobbed.

[General Baxter]

still not enough that would be about 130bhp lol

[mowgli]

1.8 vxr lump??

[John]

still not enough that would be about 130bhp lol ok sell it and buy something else :)

[Balley]

cut the crossmember out and fit a z30dth on a F18 (a proper isuzu engine with 190bhp), crossmember would touch the filter housing. other than that I can't see why she wouldnt fit.. looked into it with mine :P

[mowgli]

is that the one they fit in the saab too?

[mowgli]

baxter, why not stick the saab turbo motor in?? is the engine bay wide enough??

or why not a 1.7 isuzu td??

[General Baxter]

i dont know corsa's would a dt fit on my orginal engine mounts

[mowgli]

i think the corsa d has a different chassis leg, like the nova. but seeing as they did a factory isuzu 1.7 non turbo D corsa b, and combo, then i reckon you'd find enough donor stuff to fit a cav td engine.

[Edd]

Stop encouraging him to ruin it with a dirty diesel lump everyone lol

[mowgli]

i was hoping to bid him in the bollox for his 1600xe....

[Adam]

but 100bhp is just not enough now a days lol

Fail.

Mine nova 16xe was a 'rate laugh out on track!!

[Mike]

Stop encouraging him to ruin it with a dirty diesel lump everyone lol

Modern 1600 diesel engines have more power then an X16 anyway lol lol

[LEWI007]

Just get a 3.0 V6, 200hp straight away and most of the bits to fit it are already available ? and the engine is pretty cheap compared to LET's etc

Then find a crazy way to tune it, supercharger or something ?? lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r99V_Rxr9p8
What more ya want

[mowgli]

nick, colin smith is trying to sell a vectra v6.....

[Balley]

Yes Mowgli its the same lump as fitted to the 93 etc.

[Mike]

nick, colin smith is trying to sell a vectra v6.....

We're/me currently breaking one lol had a £1800 service at Vauxhall not so long ago aswell. New belts, tensioners, both manifolds, all fluids, new set of facelift wheels with tyres, new cat etc

[General Baxter]

been offered a LET that has all the mounting crap and shafts, F28, head is ****ed oil gallies gone

£600 to my door lol

[Andy]

lets are scrap til theyre rebuilt-theyre all fukked

[General Baxter]

but i can rebuild it for that price iv been offered one at as i can throw £500-£600 at it :)

[Edd]

Get it done then

[Southie]

What's the aim of this build anyway? Track, drag or road?

Get the LET then rebuild it if you can be arsed lol

[General Baxter]

road, every day use

[LEWI007]

If thats the case you might aswell pull a grand out and buy one already done and save getting your hands dirty ? lol

[General Baxter]

but i know my conversion is a bodge, i dont know the bodge on the other car lol

[John]

Nick tbf, you wouldn't bodge if you had a bit more patience! I remember well the clutch cable disaster on the white 5 door, a little more patience and you'd probably still have it now!

[mowgli]

& the brake bleeding & the gear linkage

[John]

& the brake bleeding & the gear linkage

All of which could have been executed well with a little more time lol

[scott.parker]

SAAB it..

[Balley]

Nick tbf, you wouldn't bodge if you had a bit more patience! I remember well the clutch cable disaster on the white 5 door, a little more patience and you'd probably still have it now!


Explain, sounds an interesting story?

[General Baxter]

its a time issue, the conversion has to work first time in 1 weekend only, as i need the car for work, the clutch cable was i forgot to bend the firewall outlet,

i offered the 5 door cheap, like mega cheap no one wanted it, so i broke it, then every one moaned that i broke it lol

[LEWI007]

V6 Will be the best most horsepower for the cheapest and easiest fitting, unless anyone has a better suggestion ? lol

I think its all straight forward to fit, get mounts and stuff from david dixon, change shafts, put a couple strengthening plates in, jobs a good un.

The next best bet is the good ol' C20XE ? lol

[General Baxter]

problem with the v6 is the exhaust manifolds lol

[LEWI007]

Oh yeah i forgot about the exhausts lol

Maybe dixon has made something you can just buy off him and fit straight away.

I think for a decent worthwhile engine swap your just gonna have to be really fast and have a couple handy mates helping you with it if its going to be done and running for your next day at work lol

[LEWI007]

Surely though 1 day of public transport wont kill ya if the sh!t hits the fan lol

[General Baxter]

its the times work thats the problem :p

i could borrow a 1.2 punto lol

[brainsnova]

I'd use the bus instead of a punto

[pyromaniac_yeti]

Bah, punto's aint all bad...those little FIRE engines love having the nuts revved off them!

[Alex J]

is this scrapped yet??

[General Baxter]

is this scrapped yet??


merris, it never will be unless something cleaner and cheap comes along,
some of us have done a lot of growing up in the past year, i for one, have my own house now, which takes up most of my time (and funds) i just cant to cutting roofs of cars anymore, as i wont be able to get to work = no house, simple :p

[John]

Nick, with all the best intentions in the world (please don't take this the wrong way either!) but i doubt a 16xe to xe/let/v6 conversion is going to be done in a weekend. If your x16xe is good, i'd spend some monies tuning it. Powerbox/cams/decent four branch and exhaust chip etc. or even turbo it?

[Jack]

V6 Will be the best most horsepower for the cheapest and easiest fitting, unless anyone has a better suggestion ? lol
20XE is the easiest power-per-fitment. V6 has too many niggles and not as much off the shelf stuff as the 2.0 16v.

Baxter, stop being a homo and whack a supercharger on it lol

[LEWI007]

True but i think its worth the extra carry for that extra 50HP.

Besides, how many XE Powered corsas and novas are on the road today.

[General Baxter]

the 16xe, has more leaks then a 20xe, its pissing out the crank seals, sounds like the bottom end has a knock, maybe something to do with the 6000+ rpm everywhere even when cold lol

[General Baxter]

i wonder if i can get 150bhp from a 1.6 16v for £1.5k including buying another engine and rebuilding it lol

[Adam]

With a turbo engine designed and built in your kitchen yes.



OR stick tb's onto the standard engine, give around 150 mark.
TBH, my 16xe with the powerbox was a decent engine, why not just replicate it!

[Jack]

Besides, how many XE Powered corsas and novas are on the road today.
Only a handful more than V6 ones? lol

[shed-on-wheels]

just tune the 16xe fella my gsi was cammed head work manifold and inlet manifol nice remap the went verry well i would keep up with big block corsa all day and night well unless they were boosted

[Mike]

Nick, you & I know both know what'll happen to this as soon as you remove its engine.

[mowgli]

nick, slap a big block ecotec in......cheaper, newer etcetera

[Andy_L]

ZNET to be different?

Go crazy and buy a Z22se? You can pick up a complete car for less than 800. New chain, tensioners etc almost 150BHP out of the box.

[General Baxter]

quick question what psi can a x16xe take i know a bogo std one can take 20psi in short burst but i dont know for how long,

i an hoping for 8-10 psi with a decomp plate

seeing as iv allready got a dta ecu and a 16xe loom lol

[General Baxter]

plans are

new passenger door, as theres a **** off crease in it, bloody old people
complete colour coded gsi kit
white cav slabs
lowered 60mm
sort the body work out,
then ether 2L 16v or 3L v6


right then new plans,
iv dug my dta loom out, just cant find the ecu lol, reinstalled all the software on my laptop,
im going to build another supercharged 1.6 16v on an engine stand, decomp plate only running about 10psi at full rpm, ill arp it everywhere i can, and see what happens, + being in the corsa ill have more room, there wont be a cooler on this one, the charger will be the inlet manifold, so no need for a cooler and boost pressure by pass valve, and i can run muilt rib belt :)

[Alex J]

right then new plans,
iv dug my dta loom out, just cant find the ecu lol, reinstalled all the software on my laptop,
im going to build another supercharged 1.6 16v on an engine stand, decomp plate only running about 10psi at full rpm, ill arp it everywhere i can, and see what happens, + being in the corsa ill have more room, there wont be a cooler on this one, the charger will be the inlet manifold, so no need for a cooler and boost pressure by pass valve, and i can run muilt rib belt :)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gyjrqPyuw6s/Tih80vVAQsI/AAAAAAAAADY/Z-CC5EmlddQ/s1600/kaboom.jpg

[General Baxter]

why will it ? and dont say its becasue its me :p

last time i made one it was on std comp and stupid psi, if i calm it down a little it will help :p

[mowgli]

and use a slightly less scary method of driving the charger.....

[General Baxter]

its a corsa, ill run it off the multi belt that powers the pas and alt

[Alex J]

ive had a really **** day, but after recalling some of your classic bodges i feel so much better +rep

[peester]

if i calm it down a little it will help :p
ha, awesome.

[Connor]

Loving this, definately the best route to go :p

[Jack]

Bby the next 20 pages you'll have gotten fed up with it and bodged it together then run a gazillion psi into it and blown the earth sideways into Jupiter.

[mowgli]

ive had a really **** day, but after recalling all of your classic bodges i feel so much better +rep
corrected.

[General Baxter]

no more updates from me

[Southie]

Why? Have you got bored of it all ready lol

[Mazz]

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=crying+baby&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Yfu&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=37S_TvAN1OzxA6-WtYoE&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CCIQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=790&sei=4LS_TtutGom_8gPIiaGGBA

[John]

lol lol