Building a Corsa C C20XE 1600cc Rally Car

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Originally Posted by AlexW

Southie 2010? Has somebody forgot what year it is?

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He must have had the same vision we had last year - and commited his vision to photoshop - great minds think alike lol

Never noticed the year lol

Not much progress to report - Still waiting on the engine - We've moved to the top of Bowyers list http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

Looks like it's not going to make it to Monteberg Rallysprint (Belgian) - So last sunday we went on a 9 hour roadtrip to Essex (towing a trailer) to look at an 1.6 16V Anglia Rally car to do a bit of drifting and having a bit of a laugh in Belgian instead http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

Car was OK for a 49 year old car - but need a little work and seats/belts etc - Made a bid but guy wouldn't drop enough so walked away

Looks like we'll be drinking Belgian beer instead http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/images/smilies/smile.gifhttp://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

Unfortunatly, No Belgium beer this weekend - decided best to spend the long weekend working on the rally car rather than go to Monteberg Rallysprint


So another update on the Corsa S1600 :thumb:


In an attempt to push the progress forward - we have put an entry in to compete in a rally at the Abingdon Car-nival rally on the 12th June - Only 6 weeks away :eek: - with me sat in the Co-Drivers seat - will have to dust off my racesuit/Helmet and loose a bit of weight to get into them lol

Meaning a lot to do in a very little time - hopefully Bowyer will supply the engine sooner rather than later


Anyway a few pictures - some more bits aquired

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One battery - same spec a redtop varley - quite heavy but better then sat on the start line unable to start the engine


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Extinguisher - ready to plumb in


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A roll of Composite Fibre ready to fabricate arch liners


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Passenger Carbon foot tray - drivers side is still in production


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Lots of surplus wiring looms - just need to create one for the Corsa C


Dave

Hope 'Fearless Motorsport' aren't making the carbon drivers footplate.

Looonnnggg wait if they are!! :)

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Fitted the flocked dash

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Then the mamoth task of creating and fitting the wiring harness
Seeing as the Corsa C uses a canbus wiring system - things get rather restricted with modifications to instrumentation and the removal of unneccessary comforts (Airbags/Electric windows/Central locking etc)

The rally car only needs simple lights and wipers - Engine will be taken care of with its own MBE loom, and the aftermarket Dash runs off it's own loom

So we binned the extremely heavy and complex Corsa C loom and went back to basics with a simple modified Corsa B loom, using parts of C loom where appropriate

Relocated and simplified the fuse box - and extended the harness where neccessary

I'm very happy with the results - very light loom and really easy to diagnose faults if they occur

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Not much will be needed to fit foot tray


And finally couldn't resist throwing a seat and steering wheel in to make some more brum brum noises

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Hopefully more updates soon

Dave

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P.S, love the yamaha in the background.

Cheers - the bike's my mates kids - only 12 and already wants something faster :)

loveing the dash !!

Thanks - making a carbon panel for the centre to house switch's, push button start and electric cutout and fire extinguisher etc

Instrument cluster will also mount on a carbon panel

A few more looms need to be made - 1 for electric front screen - 1 for electric steering column and another to power the twin fuel pumps

Tested all the lights and wipers etc - Worked first time :)


Dave