Corsa B Blue More Door

Just a few more random pics

Managed to FINALLY get my front brakes changed. After soaking the brake disc screws in WD40 that didn't work. After soaking them in coke that didn't work. After heating them up with a blow torch that didn't work. After whacking them with a screwdriver/hammer as suggested that didn't work. So ended up having to drill them out and tap a reverse thread into them to get them out. Complete pain in the arse but after getting some replacement screws from Vauxhall everything is now fitted

Old discs:






Calipers cable tied up to stop them hanging:




One of the offending screws after being drilled out:




Removing the rest of the caliper assembly and the discs:








New discs and pads:




Old vs new:




New ones being fitted:




I'm also having a change of plans with the car.

Basically, I don't have the money available to put into the car to make it as good as I want tit to be. Truth is the paintwork is very shabby and the colour coding is shite just for starters. It's never going to be a show car as I can never make the shows and I can't afford to raise the standards to make it suitable for a show car.

I drive very sensibly and so the lowering benefits on the handling is wasted on me so I'd honestly prefer to have a more comfortable car than one that looks slightly better but breaks my spine when I go over a bump lol. It's a daily driver and the roads where I live at home and the ones around Leam and Cov I'm sure you all know are awful.

I've given this a lot of thought and have my mind up so the new plans are as follows:

• Put original suspension setup back on[/*:m]
• Swap the wheels for a set of standard steelies (cheaper tyres, better for the car, better in the snow!)[/*:m]
• Strip colour coded parts back to standard[/*:m]
• Get standard wing mirrors[/*:m]
• Either paint the steelies or just get a nice set of hubcaps[/*:m]
• Chrome bonnet gas struts[/*:m]
• Wind deflectors[/*:m]
• Change rear brake shoes[/*:m]
• Hammerite calipers and drums[/*:m]
• Change front bumper back to pre 97 one as it is in better condition and fits much better![/*:m][/list:u]
  
  So bascially it's the suspension, wheels, wing mirrors and bumpers that will be returning to standard.
  
  I'll be keeping hold of everything else so the depos, tinted rear lights, colour coded boot lock surround, side repeaters, plasma dials etc etc etc will all be staying. I'm just focusing my attention to the little things and just keeping it tidy and comfortable as that suits my budget and lifestyle far better.
  
  So to start with, I have got my front bumper changed over and have started stripping the rear bumper top:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

de modifying.. noooooo ha

i have mine on coilovers but have comfy seats....tends to be nice drive.. going for OEM+ look

I tried changing the seats once and couldn't get any of the bolts to budge lol. So that's not really something I can do.

Basically it's just an effort to lower costs whilst making it more comfortable to drive and also keeping it looking quite good and tidy

Chris CW wrote: A shame whatever you do though dont get hubcaps!

Haha why not? Not stupid gay chavvy ones, just some standard ones.

Thinking I may paint the steelies white and maybe the wheel nuts blue. Thoughts?

Purchased this lot the other day

Arch lining rivets - Arrived

New arches

Wind deflectors

Driver's side wing mirror - Arrived

Also have a set of steelies coming next week.

Also went to the scrappy and picked up a load of arch fitting bolts and plastic nuts for a couple of quid so I saved myself a small fortune there as Vauxhall quoted me around £25 for 20 nuts and bolts!

Here's a few pictures from when I washed it a couple of days ago, nothing exciting.










The new driver's side wing mirror arrived in the post today so the wing mirrors are now changed over.

Before:




During:




After:














And a couple of cheeky interior shots just for the hell of it

Few pics of the new arches

Before:




After:





Finally I have some arches that fit properly, with all fixing clips intact and everything


Pics of the Wind Deflectors that came this morning:

Suspension and wheels changed over.

I took it for a quick spin round the block and the steering is much lighter due to the narrower wheels. My house is surrounded by speed bumps and I hardly had to slow down for any of them

Here's how it is currently sat:

Painted the steelies

Quick before and after:









Much better me thinks

Here's a few more photos. You can see in the close up picture how bad a job I've done but like I said, I'm not bothered lol

Oh and I haven't driven it since putting the wheels back on hence why the suspension looks particularly high in the 3rd pic, it just hasn't settled properly yet.

Next plan is to give the tyres a good going over with a brush and some tyre cleaner to get them looking nice and black again They're a bit brown and murky at the moment.