Opel corsa gruppe A 1.3

[bazil]

Got this poster from Germany recently, anyone have further info or spec on this? Looks to be a German version of the sport lol

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/random3/fd60a1d0.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/random3/355413df.jpg

[Edd]

That looks awesome

Would like to see engine spec

[marc69]

yes, they used it for corsa a junior cup etc, it's on the opel corsa a site which is a brilliant read regarding the history and develpment etc. I think on the link is on here somewhere.

poster looks really cool.

[Edd]

Here is the link

http://www.opel-corsa-a.com/index_e.php?seite=Rennsport/JuniorCup_e.htm

[Edd]

Nice spec

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Technical specifications of the Corsa GroupA engine
Engine: 4 cylinder OHC in-line-engine, 1297ccm, stroke/bore 73,4/75mm, 74kW/100PS at 6000 RPM, torque 127 Nm, sport valve springs, sport camshaft, electronic fuel injection, forged pistons, compression ratio 10,4:1, contactless ignition, special exhaust manifold, special sport exhaust
Transmission: Heavy-duty clutch, five-gear sport transmission, final ratio 4.53, differential lock with 25%/40% locking action
Body: Two-door body with roll cage, underbody protection, body reinforcements
Suspension: Independent suspension with shock struts and stabilizer bar in the front, torsion beam trailing arm axle with stabilizer bar in the back, Bilstein gas shock absorbers, sport springs, heavy-duty engine and chassis rubber mountings, direct steering element, tires 165/70 13 to 175/50 13 on alloy wheels 5Jx13 or 5,5Jx13
Brakes: Ventilated disc brakes in the front, disc brakes in the back, dual circuit brake system with adjustable brake balancer
Weight: 760kg, Power to weight ratio of 10.5 kg/KW = 7,7kg/PS
Performances: Maximum speed 160 km/h (with final ratio 4.53), 0-100km/h in 9.5 seconds
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[bazil]

That's a cracking spec, I wonder if any are still alive,

[Novasport]

I have parts 1 & 2 build/parts manuals for these.

[bazil]

What's that like rich? Similar to the 1.6 build manual ?

[Novasport]

It is more of a parts & supplier catalogue with part explosions to show fitment.

[bazil]

Cool, sounds interesting.

Glad to see there is plenty of info for me to read on them :)

[boffer8]

It is more of a parts & supplier catalogue with part explosions to show fitment.

Where did you get these from? are they readily available somewhere or not?

[Novasport]

If you are lucky you might pick one up off Ebay.de

The catalogues in a bit more detail.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMG-20120203-00146.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMG-20120203-00150.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMG-20120203-00151.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMG-20120203-00149.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMG-20120203-00148.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMG-20120203-00152.jpg

[bazil]

I wonder how one of those would have faired in a battle with a Hockley 1.3 ?

Nice bit of literature there Rich,

[Southie]

Never seen those before, Rich do you fancy doing decent scans and sharing the goodness in the club section lol

[craig green]

I like the Yellow fr end & the ATS badging.

[faker]

I like the rims on them yokes. Correct me if I'm wrong but, i think i read somewhere that gm dealer sport began the 1985 rally season using novas badged as opel corsas, running irmscher injection until the sport was homologated? Anyone got or know of any results to see how competitive they were against the novasport and samba rallye etc?

[corsagsi_]

More pic´s of manuals???

[mowgli]

I wonder how one of those would have faired in a battle with a Hockley 1.3 ?

Nice bit of literature there Rich,

i'm pretty sure some were entered in the Lombard RAC rally back in the day. performance was on a par with the sport iirc