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Old May 11, 2010 | 03:14 PM
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i am converting this corsa to rear wheel drive,when its finished it will be up for sale.so far stripped it out cut out the floor and started welding in the gearbox tunnel.then put the engine gearbox and rear axle in to line them up ready for mounting.





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Old May 11, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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what a toy!
have you done something like this before
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Old May 11, 2010 | 03:34 PM
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Old May 11, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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niiiice toy,i see a nova also
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Old May 11, 2010 | 04:20 PM
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niiiice toy,i see a nova also
no not a nova its a space frame with pug 205 panels
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Old May 11, 2010 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jonny s2
what a toy!
have you done something like this before
this is my first rwd conversion
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Old May 11, 2010 | 05:01 PM
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my mate is building a space framed rwd with a z20let in , awsome project
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looks mad hope ya braced shell before ya done all that cutting and welding
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Old May 11, 2010 | 10:24 PM
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wow, will be watching this one, my brothers thinking of doing something like this with his astra
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Old May 11, 2010 | 10:33 PM
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lOOKS A COOL PRODJECT
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Old May 11, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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looks like fun will be watching this
hope no sierra had to die for an opel?
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Old May 19, 2010 | 04:09 PM
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took the corsa off the jig today and welded the tunnel underneath then made chassis rails to mount the engine and wishbones.



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Old May 20, 2010 | 04:06 PM
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started mounting the coilovers and front hubs today.

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Old May 21, 2010 | 03:54 PM
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put the front wheels on and lowered it down to make the engine mounts.



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Old May 21, 2010 | 04:01 PM
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Nice!
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like it
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bet that will wake some prats up at the lights
NICE!!
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Nice project.
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u using ford suspension and hubs?
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Old May 21, 2010 | 10:20 PM
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u using ford suspension and hubs?
ford hubs with rover 600 coilovers.just trying to keep costs on parts down so that joe public can afford to buy it.or i could buy all the top of the range gear to put on one just as long as whoever is buying it is willing to pay twice as much.
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Old May 21, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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smitsturbo - WHO is that in your avatar

...nice corsa also
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Old May 22, 2010 | 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by RobCarden
smitsturbo - WHO is that in your avatar

...nice corsa also
thats me the stigs cousin,the mig.
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Originally Posted by RobCarden
smitsturbo - WHO is that in your avatar

...nice corsa also

nikki belucci, dj/pornstar
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Old May 22, 2010 | 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by smitsturbo
nikki belucci, dj/pornstar
some say he eats metal for breakfast,lunch and dinner.
some say he can convert any shell to rwd.
all we know is hes called the mig.
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Old May 22, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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that looks like serious fun.
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 02:00 PM
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gearbox mount fabricated,rear wheel tubs and turrets fabricated,rear axle mounted and lowered on to its wheels to check the ride height.



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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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looking goos mate dont like the saxo rims lol
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 09:54 PM
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get some vids up when its a runner
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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fabricated the exhaust manifold today.



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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 09:21 PM
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looks like it could be fun
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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Are you using front strut's on the rear? the rear turrets look really tall.
Nice fab work going on
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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made the steering column,mounted the pedal box and made the brackets to mount the rear calipers.



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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 07:58 PM
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nice project that looking forward to seeing it finished mate
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 05:04 PM
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awesome pal, keep them coming
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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stripped the corsa,finished welding and started painting.



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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 08:23 PM
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nice one, will keep an eye on this
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 11:26 PM
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you should make it a sleeper, looks slick tho mate fair play.
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Originally Posted by hotrod192
i am converting this corsa to rear wheel drive,
Is it difficult to convert a car to rwd? I would love to do this to a mk3 escort.
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 08:39 AM
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very interesting
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