Post a picture of your car here, part 3 (Quote A Photo, GET A 24 HOUR BAN!!!)

CianRyan

shanec1928 wrote: »

don't do it! tbh looks far nicer oem...

Lies!
A standard Colt looks boring as hell, done right they can look unreal.

GvidoR

I also have planned
- Blue ignition leads
- Braided brake lines
- Meshed grille

in very near future. As soon as possible, really... don't really have that much money right now though.

Interslice

barone wrote: »

since were talking bout gti rolla's .. mine




no problems in any range of revs,is very eager for a 1.6 ..

my favourite toyota model

:pac:

Donnelly117

You've quoted a photo...now you're doomed!!!

barone

edit it fast man lol

Liam90

My first car

Noccy_Mondy

Looks tidy. Well wear!

davycc

looks nice liam- best of luck with her

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Household corsa fanclub?

Noccy_Mondy

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Household corsa fanclub?

It's our secret fetish

joujoujou

GvidoR wrote: »

Plans:
[...]
- Blue or yellow brake calipers & drums
[...]

Don't!

Get rid of drums, go discs upgrade or paint drums black.

GvidoR wrote: »

I also have planned
[...]
- Meshed grille

[...]

Don't !!!

Mesh grille would give you instant membership to TDI meshtuning club.

Ded_Zebra

joujoujou wrote: »

Don't!

Get rid of drums, go discs upgrade or paint drums black.


Don't !!!

Mesh grille would give you instant membership to TDI meshtuning club.

Seconded. You want the drums to disappear rather than highlight how small and sh!tty they are

wotzgoingon

joujoujou wrote: »

Get rid of drums, go discs upgrade

That upgrade would cost a fair bit. And major overkill for a 1.3 colt in my opinion.

CianRyan

wotzgoingon wrote: »

That upgrade would cost a fair bit. And major overkill for a 1.3 colt in my opinion.

If he has any sense he'll fit a 1.6 MIVEC engine!

MetzgerMeister

CianRyan wrote: »

If he has any sense he'll fit a 1.6 MIVEC engine!

The chap already said he has feck all money to do what he wants so far and you're saying he has no sense unless he MIVEC's the fooken thing?! :pac:

CianRyan

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

The chap already said he has feck all money to do what he wants so far and you're saying he has no sense unless he MIVEC's the fooken thing?! :pac:

I couldn't give a bollocks, it's a lot easier to tell someone else to spend money than when it's me.
I'd rather the 175bhp over the blue hubs, regardless of cost. :pac:

wotzgoingon

CianRyan wrote: »

I couldn't give a bollocks, it's a lot easier to tell someone else to spend money than when it's me.
I'd rather the 175bhp over the blue hubs, regardless of cost. :pac:

It would work out cheaper to sell the colt and buy a mivec, rather than upgrading engine and brakes.

CianRyan

wotzgoingon wrote: »

It would work out cheaper to sell the colt and buy a mivec, rather than upgrading engine and brakes.

It would but where's the fun in that?

power pants

its almost as fun as buying a car that cant be driven!

FortyMedals

Hello All, Bought this car about 7 months ago,
Just letting you all know its still running well and im very happy with it
Its my 2nd car, i did drive a 98 Hyundai before it so it was a massive upgrade
and i think im doing well.
(sorry about the photos, not the best quality)

JohnBoy26

CianRyan wrote: »

It would but where's the fun in that?

It would more of a headache than fun to be changing the engine Imo.

It's not going to be a straight swap. You will have to change a whole host of stuff, not to mention the paperwork and engineers report etc.

It would be much better to buy a genuine mivec Imo.

Supergurrier

CianRyan wrote: »

I couldn't give a bollocks, it's a lot easier to tell someone else to spend money than when it's me.
I'd rather the 175bhp over the blue hubs, regardless of cost. :pac:

175bhp rear drums and tiny front disc's plus a clutch that will snap like a kit kat :P

Sounds fun

CianRyan

All afraid of a little hardwork.
I never said it's an easy job but the fun of it isn't about being easy. It's about taking a car apart and putting it back together with better parts.
Anyone can buy a car, it's a nicer idea to think you've made yours yourself.

JohnBoy26

CianRyan wrote: »

All afraid of a little hardwork.
I never said it's an easy job but the fun of it isn't about being easy. It's about taking a car apart and putting it back together with better parts.
Anyone can buy a car, it's a nicer idea to think you've made yours yourself.

A nicer idea maybe but not a very practical one when you factor in the hassle and the cost. It also won't be worth nearly as much as a proper mivec and it could possibly be more expensive to insure than a proper mivec as well due to it being a conversion.

Days 298

rizzee wrote: »

Spent about an hour on the car this morning. First clean up since Christmas

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CianRyan

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

A nicer idea maybe but not a very practical one when you factor in the hassle and the cost. It also won't be worth nearly as much as a proper mivec and it could possibly be more expensive to insure than a proper mivec as well due to it being a conversion.

As I said, it's not about being cost effective or easy.
Keep up there, Johnboy, or read up.

Supergurrier

CianRyan wrote: »

As I said, it's not about being cost effective or easy.
Keep up there, Johnboy, or read up.

Easy said, hard done.

For what ? A car that needs to be stripped down and have its whole drivetrain/suspension and brakes redone (will cost about 4 times what the car was originally worth.

+ At the end of the day its still not a genuine car.

CianRyan

Supergurrier wrote: »

Easy said, hard done.

For what ? A car that needs to be stripped down and have its whole drivetrain/suspension and brakes redone (will cost about 4 times what the car was originally worth.

+ At the end of the day its still not a genuine car.

Yes but as I've said about three times now, it's for the fun of building it yourself.
Why didn't you just buy an ST with pipes, a bigger turbo, bigger intercooler, map and everything done already?
Or an RS?

We like putting things together, if that means taking bits from an old, broken MIVEC colt and breathing new life into a lesser version in decent shape then what's wrong with that?

I have no interest in resale value or what anyone else thinks about the outcome of a project. It's purely a personal thing. A hobby, like anything else.

Jesus, I'd expect such resistance on the likes of After Hours but on a motors forum?

power pants

maybe because you are talking nonsense and cant admit to this?

Supergurrier

Modifying a car is always a losing game, i must be 3k in sofar with 2k to go handy.

It's all down to personal taste really and it not only reduces the cars value but it makes the car harder to sell/insure.

I didn't fit any of the bigger bits to my car simply because i dont have the shed/tools to do it so i got it done elsewhere.

Don't get me wrong i would love to but such is life.