Building a Corsa C C20XE 1600cc Rally Car

[fearless]

Southie 2010? Has somebody forgot what year it is?

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

[Southie]

Never noticed the year

[fearless]

Not much progress to report - Still waiting on the engine - We've moved to the top of Bowyers list

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

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

[fearless]

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


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 - 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

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



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






Extinguisher - ready to plumb in




A roll of Composite Fibre ready to fabricate arch liners






Passenger Carbon foot tray - drivers side is still in production








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


Dave

[MARTIN KELSON]

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

Looonnnggg wait if they are!!

[fearless]

Fitted the flocked dash







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





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






Hopefully more updates soon

Dave

[bazil]

P.S, love the yamaha in the background.

[fearless]

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

[kevster]

loveing the dash !!

[fearless]

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