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[ianpettifer]

love this project!!!

[*franky*]

wicked project! id love to do something like this in the future!

a few pages back you've got the roll cage out...what roll cage is it?
thanks!

thanks mate. the roll cage i made it my self, it away getting painted at the min.

i have been promised my coustom bonnet back for thurs so will get some pics of that. the cars getting there ( bout time had it for two and a half years lol)

[Black.Ghost]

Awesome project. Again, loving the carbon.

I dare say 'll be asking for some tips in the not too distant future when I start on mine..

[*franky*]

little up date got my bonnet just need to trim it down and drill the holes for my pins. will do to mro, the bonnet just looks standard but it has a inch and a half lift at the front to clear the engine. also got my rollcage back from been painted looks good aint got any pic of that yet. i have also cut the number plate bracket off the front end to give it a cleaner look. went to the local scrap yard and got my self a corsa eps, go it very cheap £25 .
i am going to try and upgrade my front brakes to astra gsi calipers and discs (dont know if it will work but god loves a tryer) any way few pics of the bonnet.

[mini mayhem]

nice project mate kepp up the work.it will pay off

[*franky*]

little tease!

[ianpettifer]

they look sweet

[murukan]

Where did you get the Boot locks? I've got a smoothie skin to go on mine and they are exactly what I've been looking for

[boulton6868]

Nice build mate im doing the same engine myself.
Heres a link for those catches a shop on ebay called EDS Motorsport Catches

The DZUS clips are good to.

[*franky*]

Where did you get the Boot locks? I've got a smoothie skin to go on mine and they are exactly what I've been looking for

i got them from a company that i used to work for called envy performance they where £40 per pair the lock as well which is quite good, also got them for my bonnet.

[L.Hurst]

Just gone through this build, awesome.

Cant wait to see it with its paint job.

[*franky*]

well i have went with the eps . lol just finished it off the day just need to wire it in. i have gone for the vauxhall corsa eps i am also hopein to use the wiper and indicator stalks. the car is going away next week at last for paint. got the doors bonnet and boot all done. put the windows in the doors earlyer on allcoming to gether. few pics of the eps fitted am not using that wheel if any one is worndering lol just so i cam move it.

[*franky*]

little up date yeah a no it been a while but i have been on hol for three weeks and the car has been at the body shop for a while, i have just been down to see the car the day and he says that it should be in the finished colour by the nite, so i should be getting the car back on friday wooohoooo cant wait. . done a few bits and bobs since i have getting back made some new door cards, polished my fuel tank also thinking of running the fuel and brake lines inside the car. Just looking for a carbon fiber roof skin now and thinking of going on a spending spree prob to mini spares for a FEW things. lol. just a quick question for yous reading, do you think it is worth putting some sound deadning down. thanks.
cant wait till fri

[*franky*]

little up date-----cars back lookin good a will try and get some pis up over the week end.

[minitomfoolery]

Just read this whole project and I LOVE it!

Few questions now I'm inspired...

How much has it cost you so far, roughly?
What's more cost efficient, tuning the A-Series or going for a full conversion inc. subframe?
Just how much power you expecting from that bad boy once its done!


Loving the engine colour scheme too very raunchy!

Defiantly going to consider a Vauxhall conversion when I eventually get round to it, just because Vauxhall engines are pretty much bomb proof..my 16 year old corsa never misses a beat so that proves that haha.


Very well done sir!