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Rich_j_Williams
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 Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject: Rich_j_Williams Garage - Corsa LET Trackcar |
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hello
To start with this is something that me and my brother are goona do so to be honest so its not going to be anything spectaclar, so more than likely i will be flooding this website with questions on what i am doing and reccomendations on what i should be doing 
We are going to attempt to do evrything ourselfs bar stuff like welding and things that we just dont have the skills to do off hand! so we will be looking for wiring guides etc when we get to actually fitting the engine 
to start with we have found ourselfs a corsa off ebay for £400 with the engine fucked due to the crank being seized
so here it is almost when we got it home(forget to get a shot of it when it arriced but here it is on the ramps)
then we took out the fooked engine, only took a few hours
and today we have ripped out all the interior and as much of the easy stuff as possible, only bit really is to get that tar shit off the floor that looks like its going to take ages!! 
now it looks like this inside:
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Ste
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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look's a good base for the car...
why not attempt the welding yourself, hire one out, and practice on a few old sheet's of metal? or is that plain stupid asking  |
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mantamark
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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Dude, the tar shit is a mare!
I used blow torch to super heat it to melty consistency, then a wide wallpaper scraper & get it off.
You will be suprised at home much shit comes out, remember there are rubber bungs & wires, so dont melt them
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flatout
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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like i said on the phone mate, it takes time to get that tar shit off but it'll make a good weight saving overall, i think i took out nearly two bin liner full's out of my astra.
as mantamark said a blow torch or hot air gun and a wide scraper will get rid of it, then i used petrol to wipe away the excess tar.
how are you going to paint the inside? black hammerite?
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mantamark
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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Use rattle cans to paint, the thicker the paint, the better.
Hammerite is good, but it can be expensive, i found a few coats of cheapo satin black did the job for me.
Don't forget the primer ;)
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Scoobler
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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I have removed the sound proofing from a few cars recently - for large flats use the heat gun and a paint scraper - doesn't take much heat to scrape it off. For uneven/intricate areas use a small wood type chisel and it chips off if you hit it right.
By far the easiest way to remove the left overs and leave the most paint is using wire wool - I was very surprised how well it did and how easily it did it!
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mantamark
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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or a drill, with a wire wool / sandpaper attatchment.
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Scoobler
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:01 am Post subject: |
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I found the wire wool to be alot better than the drill with a wire brush - didn't have a sand paper attachment to try though.
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flatout
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:46 am Post subject: |
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i found with petrol and a rag that it just wipes off
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mantamark
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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its like 2mm thick, sure its the same stuff?
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| talking about the leftovers after doing the scrape-athon I think |
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Rich_j_Williams
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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Nice one lads, reckon i will be doing that next saturday, so will let you know how i get on
as for paintin it what should i use? i have a compressor with a paint gun is thats any better?
as for the weldin i think i will just pay someone as its got disaster all over it if i was to try it ha ha
as for the wheels i was goin to use my 17's for now as they are what's on my current corsa?? is that i really bad idea for the track use? will get some 16's at some point but just to start with sort fo thing
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Ste
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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| 15's will be more ideal for track use really |
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flatout
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| Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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have you done anymore to it cock jockey?
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Rich_j_Williams
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:10 am Post subject: |
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| flatout wrote: | | have you done anymore to it cock jockey? |
No not really mate as alot of the bits i need are still on the black one, but hoping to have that all stripped by the weekend, or at least mostly!!
the only thing that has been done is the seats have gone in loosley as i needed to put them somewhere but they wont be staying in as i still need to get a heat gun and get that tar crap up!!
So at the weekend i am hoping to get the engine out of the black one with all the brakes etc, so might see the brakes go on??
then once the engine is out i will have a gearbox for the XE that is in the garage and i can start getting that ready to go in!!!
is i wanted the cage doing it ok the have the engine in isn't it?
only problem with stripping two cars is the amount of bit left over my old man has a double garage and onle half of it is my vauxhall bits!!! i am sure you all have the same problem but i will take a pic and show you the mess i have made!!! lol
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namkeaps
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:45 am Post subject: |
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| if you or a mate has a car to weigh in, its always handy to stick all the crap in it to add weight ;) |
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flatout
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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| namkeaps wrote: | | if you or a mate has a car to weigh in, its always handy to stick all the crap in it to add weight ;) |
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depends if you want the cage through to the front turrets rich, you dont need it tho tbh.
thinking about it why dont you use a bolt in cage, that way at least if you smash the car up or want to sell the car you can strip everything back out of it and not loose any money......
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Rich_j_Williams
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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| flatout wrote: | | namkeaps wrote: | | if you or a mate has a car to weigh in, its always handy to stick all the crap in it to add weight ;) |
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depends if you want the cage through to the front turrets rich, you dont need it tho tbh.
thinking about it why dont you use a bolt in cage, that way at least if you smash the car up or want to sell the car you can strip everything back out of it and not loose any money...... |
think i might do mate mate
can anyone reccomend a good cage that will fit into a corsa b??
will i still need to do some welding or can i get one that will fit in properly?
nice one
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Benc
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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| I have a sparco cage and its fitted very well.... bought it from balance motorsport... good company to deal with |
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