[Corsa B 1993-2000] Project Brocade Yellow II.5 - RESTORATION

[Dave]

Evening all, started stipping the front end of my battered Brocade 1.6 Sport today. This thread will forrow it's rebuild and restoration to former glory. Can't let a decent car like that die now can we!?

Pictures are currently on the camera i left at my sisters house, the only thing I currently have to show you is a rather comical video of some of the damage, this is currently uploading. So in an hour or so I'll post that on here.

For now though, watch this space.

Dave

[Sam]

I challenge you to be ready for Trax! (you've already said you wont be but never mind!)

TRAX - DO IT!

[zapmole]

glad to see this is underway looking forward to it being comeplete be great if we could see it at trax!

[Vegas]

Least one panl of your car will be a nice colour

[Dave]

I challenge you to be ready for Trax! (you've already said you wont be but never mind!)

TRAX - DO IT!

I dont think the time at work will be available this time anyway, managers are in and out of hospital, kinda screwing with the rotas at the moment. I'm off work for 3 weeks (now 2.5 weeks but yeh) im hoping a lot of it can be done by the end of my holiday. The video im about to post will show youone of the more major problems. I love the challenge, and I'm well up for it, even though I'm working alone and corsas are the only cars i've ever worked on, little experience but a fair bit of knowledge. And this wonderful forum of course should help.

glad to see this is underway looking forward to it being comeplete be great if we could see it at trax!

Thanks mate, I would love to be at trax, can't quite see it happening but who knows how it will all pan out.

Anyhoo, heres the video, pretty self explanatory - [IMG]http://www.allcorsa.co.uk/forums/ima...sc/film_go.png">

[andym]

glad you rebuilding it mate its a really nice car.

[JOJC1313]

hope this is an easy (ish) restoration. Will follow to the end. Good luck with it

[AJ]

Really wish you luck with this one mate, will be watching this one I think

*Bookmarks*

[Diamonds]

jesus ****ing christ at that driveshaft!!

get yourself down to a scrappy and strip the bits off another one?

If that's the long shaft, which i think it is, iv got the one of my 12v sitting here, not sure if it'll be any use to you mate, but let me know and I'll give you mates rates before it goes on the 'bay =]

[Vegas]

Spoke on msn but your away mate, I'm off work Monday if you need any help doing anything Let me know!

[Dave]

glad you rebuilding it mate its a really nice car.

thanks mate, here's hoping it goes ok, lol

hope this is an easy (ish) restoration. Will follow to the end. Good luck with it

thanks! I hope it's easy too but there's a few probs to overcome before the easy stuff comes along.

Really wish you luck with this one mate, will be watching this one I think

*Bookmarks*

haha, bookmarked hey?! Nice one. Thanks for the good luck. Gonna need it!

jesus ****ing christ at that driveshaft!!

get yourself down to a scrappy and strip the bits off another one?

If that's the long shaft, which i think it is, iv got the one of my 12v sitting here, not sure if it'll be any use to you mate, but let me know and I'll give you mates rates before it goes on the 'bay =]

Haha, yeh I actually just laughed out loud at it as I started it up... Was a bit of a shock but half expected it at the same time... Thanks for the offer. As much as I'm aware I think the sport driveshafts are slightly bigger. I'm thinking of buying a complete 1.6 hub/cv/driveshaft/caliper assembly. Seems easiest. Plus it's only ?20 ish delivered. Seemed cheap. Lol

Dave

[Diamonds]

mate, if i were local i would be more then happy to lend a hand, it would seem that driveshafts and hub assemblies are my new chosen subject, given that that is all I've worked on for a ****ing month =|

*EDIT* I'll see if any of the 1.6 driveshafts i were watching on ebay for my car are still going*

[Dave]

Spoke on msn but your away mate, I'm off work Monday if you need any help doing anything Let me know!

Sorry mark, just come back upstairs and you signed out. Lol. Don't think theres much that im able to do without having new parts here to swap over, i'll get buying tomorrow morning but dont think they can be here for monday... Which kinda sucks. Will text you tomorrow anyway.

mate, if i were local i would be more then happy to lend a hand, it would seem that driveshafts and hub assemblies are my new chosen subject, given that that is all I've worked on for a ****ing month =|

haha, hows your conversion going anyway? Bet your glad you didnt wait for me to sell my driveshafts now aren't you, lol... Again cheers for the help offer, appreciate the thought. It's kinda a shame that mark's the closest member to me and even he's 50minute drive away. I'm sure it won't be too hard once i've got the new parts infront of me and that... Just a pain in the ass i reckon.

Cheers, dave

*EDIT* -

*EDIT* I'll see if any of the 1.6 driveshafts i were watching on ebay for my car are still going*

Awesome, the complete hub assembly with disc caliper and shaft etc is on ebay, thats where im buying it from hopefully, unless its cheaper elsewhere.

[Rocksta]

Glad you decided to fix her mate. Hope all goes well. Would come and help but live in Oxford I do have a spare panel if you needed it though

[Dave]

Glad you decided to fix her mate. Hope all goes well. Would come and help but live in Oxford I do have a spare panel if you needed it though

which panel is that mate? If its drivers side wing then i've already got one from Vegas on here. Haha. Cheers the assistance offer though dude!

Dave