The volvo sold today and ive got money burning a hole in my pocket
This is not to far from me http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...532833033&rd=1
Ihavent contacted the lad yet what do you lot think about it or do i wait for a pug gti

 

If its light, got reasonanble power, isn't shagged and parts are readily available then it will make a good track car.

The lexus lights would have to go though.

Gary

 

Don't know much about em, but you rarely see them as track cars so that may say something.

I would slightly worry about how front-heavy it is with the 2L engine, but hey, at least it might help you to get some traction down out of the tight bends, and the adjustable coilovers will also help get the balance right.

My opinion would be see how much it goes up to. Bargains can soon become (comparitively) expensive on ebay...don't get sucked into a bidding war and 'miss the point!'

 

They dont handle brilliantly though.

You'd be better of buying something stock and building it yourself. That Corsa has probably had loads of corners cut with the engine transplant.

 

Corsas aren't exactly renowned for handling. And a bigger engine probably won't help that.

Go for tracks with lots of straights

 

My tuppenths worth:

Wait for the right 205 or even, dare I say, a mk1 mr2.

 

This would be perfect and only £600 now

I'd buy it asap if I was anywhere near there.

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=391743

 

or buy my already converted Mi16 205

 

or a decent xr2 on 40's ,or a turbo transplanted fiesta mk1 or 2 ,sorry fiesta mad again today lol or a mk1 or 2 escort with a good pinto on carbs in the bay,
or like the man says the 205's arnt bad either ,and the early nova's have loads of parts available for track days ,coilovers etc really anything light ,strong and parts are readily available for tuning ,rollcages ,good suspention ,bushes etc
cheers
matt

 

somthing like this

matt

 

cheers for all the coments im off to the car auctions in ten mins
Lets see what comes up
Lots of tradins this time of year

 

Well it was full of scrap not a hot hatch to be seen
im going to see a 205 tomorow its a 1.9 j reg in gunmetal gray with a 100'000 miles he wants a grand ...lets see

 

Make sure you do your sums very carefully. If you intend to cage it you are certainly looking ar £200-£300 + fitting. Brakes, suspension another few of hundred quid. New seats likewise. I spent about £7k on my 205 to get it right, but would accept about £3k, although I haven't got much interest, and that is a proper, sorted Mi16

 

I had a 2.1 litre corsa on throttle bodies for about two years. Although it was great in a (very) straight line, handling was terrible and composure under braking was shocking! Good fun at the traffic light grand prix or drag stripping but I definitely wouldnt have one as a track car!!

Pics and spec of my old car............ http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kieran.mcmutrie/

 

I'd make sure it's RWD before buying a FWD'er....more fun IMO

 

Why?

I like RWD, but a good FWD car is just as much fun IMO.

 

You bloody show off Matt!!

Though got to admit it is quick, straight line and twisties

How about a 1800 stage 3 engined XR3i on twin 40s? Know where there is one for sale!!

 

i wouldnt buy a corsa 4 the track.they just dont handle well and a heavy engine wont help.im building a nova for the track.they handle really good and as you know they r really cheap.try and get a 1.2i as these aint been as hammered and its a piece of p~ss to fire a light tunable engine into[corsa/nova gsi].tune it up with 2nd hand parts and you wont have as much bhp as a 2 litre etc but it will just b as quick around thr track due to it weighing about as much as a coke can.

pm if u need any info regarding vauxhall tuning. cheers

 

Err don't think so, FWD is a compromise and always will be, very frustrating and nowhere near as much fun as RWD IMO... then again we are talking spam chariots here

 

Hence the IMO part

 

The only Corsas that were made that handle ok are the current new shape ones....but I doubt nobody has the insanity of doing an engine transplant into one

You can do absolutely every suspension mod to the old corsa to get them to go round bends but they still drive like dogs.

Old (clarkson)rule: When building/modifying a car...start off with a decent one in the first place