FULL DIY Suspension and Underside Restoration on my 27 Year Old Opel Corsa - Budget Car Rescue

[@BackmansGarage]

Probably the luckiest 90's Opel Corsa in the world 😃

[@ejoautovideos]

😂😂

[@mcw280]

most of these cars end up in the junkyard unless they rust while on their way

[@timmyjacobs0]

This is the kind of series I wish all car channels did

[@ThePressurizer]

These videos make me appreciate what a complex machine even a compact car is.

[@ejoautovideos]

Yes, one should never underestimate even the simpler things 🙌👍

[@amdstrollo3074]

That was a fantastic watch, I personally recommend you comprehensively rust proof the entire car with the fluid film from a spray gun. You want to remove as much plastic as you can, wheel liners, bumpers, splash shields, trim. Get in all the holes to the frame, rockers, inside nooks and crannies. Remember water likes to sit and rust mostly from the inside out.

[@asconajuenger]

This Corsa should go to a Museum after this.😅 Cool Hard and expensive work! Thank you for showing!

[@ejoautovideos]

😂😂 thanks!

[@geoffjohnston1531]

Love seeing old cars saved from the scrap heap.

[@boriboribo]

This is just pure joy watching! My dad has a 2000 Corsa B with 1.7 Isuzu diesel engine. It's an amazing little car and i love it. Never left me down, from camping near the beach in scorching heat to climbing snowy roads in the mountains going for a ski vacation ❤

[@MrOner07]

why you love this car so much bro??😭😭

[@HMSirNicolas]

It's a cute little practical car.😮

[@redis2945]

I to jest prawdziwe ekologiczne podejście do wykorzystania zasobów planety. Tak zadbany samochód posłuży jeszcze wiele, wiele lat. Pozdrowienia z Polski. Dobra robota 👍👍

[@charlessale409]

Agreed!

[@p7hyte]

Zgadzam się. Dlatego do pracy zamiast nowym dużym dieslem dojeżdżam 24 letnią Xsarą 1.6 w perfekcyjnym stanie wizualnym i mechanicznym. Bez niczego wygląda sto razy lepiej niż ta Corsa po poprawkach. Zero korozji, silnik chodzi jak dzwon.

[@the_hate_inside1085]

Putting in a word for a resto on an early 90s Toyota. Those cars are such champions, they just run forever it seems. My ex mother in law has a 94 Carina since new, it has basically run on only replacing wear parts, and oil until this date. Now the rotor is a bit worn out, and the clutch is showing signs of wear. She is a rpm maniac, so it is a feat that it has made it this long. Cars like that have a special place in my heart, remember my first car, a 88 Mitsubishi Lancer, it worked in a similar fashion to the Toyota, what a great car...

[@davdjimenez1150]

Wish you so much good luck with the algorithm, your videos deserve more recognition 👍

[@ejoautovideos]

🙏🙏

[@bluej511]

That brake pedal trick is amazing. You dont push the pedal down all the way. What it does is block the ports in the master cylinder with the brake piston. Its a really neat trick.

[@applausen2188]

So this car will be like new and I bet it’s just a lot of fun to work on something so “simple” the motivation for buying something old is growing by every video. I stumbled over a Mazda from 83 with only 45000 km and one owner, it was to far away from me and it got sold pretty fast. The hunt continued

[@ejoautovideos]

Nice, I'm actually also looking for an older low milage but neglected car as a next project 👍

[@itsmephil2255]

Yes, been waiting for this video, why shouldn't older cars get some love like this !! Here in the UK, these models are quite rare now

[@ejoautovideos]

Exactly! :P They were a pretty common sight in the UK back in the days if I understand correctly?

[@itsmephil2255]

@@ejoautovideos they were, used to get modified by your local chats, different alloys and rear wings......then after a while....scrapped

[@deropk_]

I thought that there in UK that kind of car were common, if you go to Brazil or Argentina you'll see a lot of them.

[@itsmephil2255]

@@deropk_ that model, yes there used to be loads, but a lot rusted and we're crashed and whatever, still a few later versions here though

[@WheeledHamster]

Nothing more satisfying than seeing parts get cleaned or replaced.

[@xerxes9620]

Pretty sure the MOT Inspector will love you for doing this

[@bluemoondiadochi]

Awesome video, awesome channel, awesome host! First on topic of video; i love such constructive videos, where an old banged up car is taken and given a new life. in our time of useless and base entertainment, seeing something constructive is lovely! secondly, i watch many car repair videos, but yours stands out since you give so much advice and explanation that honestly, it could also serve as an instruction video. only, without being boring haha! thirdly, i want to commend the cleanliness of work process and dedication to detail. Perhaps it's a hallmark of swedish mechanics training, but it's lovely to see. this comes from a tree-shade bicycle mechanic where cheapo tools and piece of cartboard to sit on is a luxury. forthly, you mix in the right music at the right time, and you mash it up perfectly with commentary, which creates a seemless flow of the video. Many content creators can learn from you! And finally, i love how polite you are in your presentation. In any case, I wish you all the best! And I look forward to the detailing video!

[@ejoautovideos]

Wow that's one of the nicest comments I've ever gotten. Thank you so much my friend, wish you all the best and thank you for showing your support!

[@volt8684]

This is a big like, I was taught to do a suspension refresh at 100k which most of my cars have been high mileage bangers. It’s the single most impressive thing to do and makes the car feel like new. Often neglected but I can tell you it makes for an amazing transformation. Your skill levels far beyond mine and wonderful vlog thanks

[@Jaksu74]

5/5 calming video! more biltema content!

[@seandillon3340]

Every time I see a video about the undercarriage of cars in cold climates where they salt the roads, I'm so happy that I live in a warm climate.

[@erwinlightspeed1228]

This is pure ASMR!

[@_LuisS]

I really like your work.. You're thorough and pay attention to minor details.. With all this work I would love to see front brakes replaced as well. I started watching because my father use to have a corsa as well and that the car I learned to drive in.

[@Stratos1988]

This will be one happy Corsa/ I'm in the middle of same with 1st gen Megane Coupe.

[@ejoautovideos]

Nice, good luck with yours! 👍

[@WesleiMB]

Really glad to see you restoring this car, the corsa is one of the most popular cars in brazil, every street you can see one.

[@briangoldberg4439]

for parts like those "hockey sticks," you can set up a pretty cheap DIY electrolysis tank, and that will get rid of most of the rust with much less effort from you. after that, a quick wire wheel to get off the debris and a little converter will make them like new

[@michixinqq]

ever since the first episode, I've been looking forward to seeing another one, and we finally got it. Lots of work has been put in, and it's nice to see older cars getting the care they deserve. If I was to be dead serious, I would have said that I imagined work being done here to be more thorough. Don't take this as a hate comment or something. I just hate to see rust painted over, or not replacing old brake fluid cables. May be my OCD though. I would have loved for the whole rear suspension to be dropped, grinded down to bare metal and repainted, because it is an Opel. GOOD WORK NEVERTHELESS, you will find more joy driving I'm sure

[@MaM44341]

I like your work. You work precisely and without rushing. I keep my fingers crossed that the Corsa will ride for another 30 years!

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much 😊 Yes, me too! 👍

[@grazy27]

Good job, there's something satisfying in watching somebody working on an old car, preventing it from imminent otherwise journey to the from scrap yard. Those cars were built to last and are able to serve for a couple of decades more! I got `Toy story` or `Wallee` vibes :) Rollbar bushings are not supposed to be lubricated though, they should stick to the rollbar, or otherwise dirt gets there and eats metal away.

[@marcusott2973]

Much awaited, much appreciated looking forward to excellent work as always from you.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you, that means a lot! 😊

[@mystisith3984]

I'm enjoying the journey of the restoration for this little thing. It's educational & relaxing. The relative simplicity of the build contrasts with what is produced today... A nice jigsaw for grown ups.😉

[@deropk_]

I'm loving watch these videos, I'm using your videos as study referention, you speak very well and me as a not native english person can understand the majority of the words and found out new ones, same with car parts and objects, thanks for your videos, hugs from Brazil.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! 😊

[@countmurcielago9802]

So pleased to find your channel Even more happy to see a corsa B kept going for a few more years I own 2 of them A corsa 1.4 8valve 3 door Breeze 1998 Also a getting rare corsa Sport 1.6 16valve I love them both and will not part from them There great cars and deserve to be fixed up and kept being used Your content and videos are excellent English man in Poland Waiting to ship my cars across soon 😊

[@alexderkach_]

Great job! Love seeing an underappreciated nugget recieve so much love

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you :) Yes, don't know why but I find so much joy in it! 😁

[@Huso-pp6ey]

love what you do! Amazing work with so much attention to detail :)

[@fernandoviamonte8659]

Great job !!!! I love Corsa B ❤

[@Jqteadventures1659]

25:44 that’s a man that knows what he’s doing 😂

[@hamstirrer6882]

I love Corsa Bs, had several when I was younger and they were always great, sadly rust got to most of them. Want to do a full restore on one one day like this one, great video!

[@espensund2878]

I applaud repairing instead of just buying new 👏 However, older cars today still have electronics and other mechanisms that one day might go bad - and will be 💲💵 to fix. I'm not saying that this will happen every time thought..

[@andreash.6841]

Really cool series on this Corsa and good, thorough workmanship! I have a similar project ahead of me- I am planning to bring my first car, a black 1996 3-door Peugeot 306 back on the road. It has been sitting for 12 years in a garage at my parents place. Parts are still pretty cheap to get, so I figured now is the time to do it.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you 😊 Oh, that's nice I'm sure your Peugeot will turn out great! I've always thought that the 306 looks really cool 👍

[@jooct31]

Thank you, these video's are very informative! I just bought a 28 y.o Seat Marbella. It's quite rusty but it still drives! I'm planning on restoring it as well. With zero experience as a car mechanic yet! 😄

[@ejoautovideos]

Nice, go for it! You will learn a lot 👍😁

[@Isthatyoudermot]

I have 1992 Toyota Celica convertible that need this treatment. You are inspiring my to get started.

[@joaopedroribeiro]

That poor Corsa will have to last another 30 years.

[@ivanjovanovic362]

I love watching my mom's car getting repaired 😅

[@Calibran]

Love this! What a job 🏎️👌

[@ejoautovideos]

🙏

[@LarsKlasson]

All genuine Dui only ordinary tools,good work keep it up,this how you do it at home.👍

[@ThePappapelle]

Bra jobbat! Blir sugen på att ta hand om min egna Corsa snart

[@lukasmeyer1992]

Love your videos! Biltema! I remeber this store from our holidays in Norway, Sweden and Finnland :D

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you, yes Biltema can be good (sometimes) 😝

[@lukasmeyer1992]

@@ejoautovideos Is the press made in China like the stuff you can get from Harbor Freight or Vevor? Can you get spare parts from Biltema or do they just replace the whole thing on warranty?

[@ansmedel-b4m]

@@lukasmeyer1992thet have many parts but no oem but they are realy nice IF something is wrong or you buy wrong part and the also have things for the home ive Bern to montrose and love harbour freight

[@Toady85]

^Nice Job! Cant wait to see it detailed

[@ejoautovideos]

In the process of doing that right now ...and let's just say there's way more work than I initially thought 😂

[@motheolebelo]

Outstanding work and i am sure the drive once you have done wheel balancing will be rewarding. Enjoyed every moment of this suspension refresh as i need to do the same on my 29 year old long term project.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much buddy! Whats brand and model is you car? :)

[@motheolebelo]

@@ejoautovideos i have a Fiat Uno 1400 that i converted to fuel injection. It has 450 000km and i have owned it for 17 years.

[@Solidsnake0208]

this takes me back to me fully restoring my 1995 corsa SRi in around 2006/7

[@luigi55125]

I've been doing all of this work that you're doing on your Opel with my 1992 Ford Festiva/Kia Pride. It's a lot of work, but worth it to keep it in one piece for another 30 years lol.

[@stevenewbank]

Really enjoyed the video ❤

[@unnamedknight8229]

Fantastic! Love your Corsa and Micra series ❤

[@ΙάκωβοςΜποροβίλος]

Thank you so much for this content,sir. This is amazing. Bless you.

[@ejoautovideos]

And thank you as well for the support! 😊

[@AkumaNoZettos30z]

Very good and detailed video good job

[@stevenbrown8857]

Loving this series 😊

[@ejoautovideos]

🙏

[@someduder5044]

The engine bay was done very nicely indeed, but I'm looking forward to how you're gonna fix the paintjob :) The original paint was still looking great inside the engine's compartment, so I can only assume that polishing the dead paint on the outside will make it look brand new!

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you, that video (exterior restoration) is going to be uploaded this weekend hopefully! 👍

[@Crusher29]

Great video! Feels like something the guys in the Gran Turismo garage do haha

[@johanloof2363]

Snyggt jobbat! 🙂👍🏻 Några tips bara, lägg lite kopparpasta (eller liknande) på luftnippeln till bromsok/bromscylinder så kommer de inte rosts fast. Samt ett viktigt tips om glidpinnarna till bromsoken. Kolla så att eftermarknads glidpinnarna är i rostfritt! De jag har sett är inte i rostfritt som det är original. Bromsoket glider dåligt sen med rostiga glidpinnar. 😉

[@dusttos9815]

i'm from north africa and it's my daily drive car 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍

[@RogueZebra83]

We need to pitch in and buy you a copper hide hammer 😊 save the claw hammer for dado rails 😄

[@AbsCumar]

Poor old Corsa must be thinking what have I done to be looked after like this at my big age 😂 video quality as always lad 💪

[@ejoautovideos]

😂😂 Thank you my friend! 👍

[@kianrahnama6625]

Nice work! Love from IRAN ❤❤

[@danjamesking]

Excellent work

[@Team-Aerio]

The suspension system reminds me of the old Ford Aspire/Festiva 1987-1997 suspension system, but with more parts thrown in to make it better. The Opel's suspension system looks like it works well for the cost restraints the Engineers probably were forced to work with.

[@shovonbiswas8660]

We are wait for the next episode

[@valmarrugal78]

I don't know much about mechanics, and my English isn't great since I'm from Argentina, but watching you fix cars is super interesting and, in a way, relaxing. By the way, what happened to the Micra? I really liked that project

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you my friend! The Micra is still around and I can't wait to do more stuff on that car after this project 👍

[@Ritschye]

Good job mate!

[@MrLipynho]

Awesome man! Another great video

[@ejoautovideos]

🙏

[@vordan7111]

Good watch, but the music is not neccessary, at all. Just pure, original sounds from the workshop

[@mw3990]

the reason the drum springs busted when you removed the drum. you might not have loosened the self adjustment enough, if you did at all. this will via the spring tension on the brake shoes cause them to scrink and thus clear the rust rim on the drum. just saying if you or anyone didnt know this. used to own a 3 door corsa b gsi myself. anyways great video!!!

[@supermantendodboy7807]

Love your videos! Good pacing and I’m learning stuff too

[@ejoautovideos]

Glad you think that! 🙏

[@arthurheusdens]

Leaving a comment for the appreciation

[@rievo6644]

No way he posted

[@novelk6378]

i like to look your Videos and drink my coffee :) so satisfying. I had an Opel Corsa back in 2015 as my first car :D

[@ejoautovideos]

Glad to hear that 👍 Was it the same generation as this one? :)

[@novelk6378]

@@ejoautovideos i think :) Opel Corsa B from 1998

[@michaelhynds8035]

Really interesting and helpful, thank you for sharing.

[@rayproductionsbackupchanne3862]

i pretty much did the same to a corsa c. full mechanical rebuild with better than OEM parts andgod yeah it drives amazing.

[@ejoautovideos]

Nice! 👍

[@paradajzisnicla]

Work like this is what saves the planet... not buying a new electric car every 2 years.

[@BadHabbit-ss5go]

Like what u doing! Keep going!

[@hakonlimseth8951]

Just a heads-up for 22:00: Applying grease to bolt threads can significantly affect your torque readings. With that much anti-seize on the threads, what should be 100 newton-meters of tightening could potentially double.

[@ACDC1998Zippo]

14:50 To slow down rusting on rusty parts you need a fluid that penetrates the rust and deprives it of oxygen so it can´t continue to rust. Fluid film works greatfor that exact purpose. Great alternatives are cable grease, Owatrol Oil or Dinitrol ML. Dinitrol ML can also be used as a basecoat for further treatments like wax undercoatings or even oversprayable undercoating if you want to colormatch the underside of your car.

[@ansmedel-b4m]

Or Olof oil from the car it also turns black

[@Nebolsin_LEHA]

Hello , good job man))👍👍👍

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! :)

[@janpawulon2]

15:10 rust will show up anyway. U need to sandblast every rusty spot to do it well, otherwise this is only temporary solution, only to be "looking good on movie". You didnt even removed plastic covers, rust is also underneath, but, I know... *nobody is gonna to see it*

[@wesley00042]

Also, Fluid Film scored pretty low in the Project Farm test.

[@motorvidz101]

Love the content. Would love to see a opel tigra frontend on this car would be cool and nich

[@ejoautovideos]

Hehe love Tigras, I remember driving them in Gran Turismo 2 or someting like that! 😝

[@Afrykass]

Love this as much as Micra

[@ACDC1998Zippo]

10:50 It actually makes sense to put a cheap quick drying spray paint over the zink primer to seal it in. Now the zinc primer can use its sacrificial anode properties fully on the remaining rust. And you have a additional rust barrier from the outside, should your undercoating spray fain due to stonechips or wear.

[@pedallinraw]

Nice job 🙂👍🏻

[@OkanBozkurt]

Great job💪

[@cyphi474]

This car can probably drive another 10-15 years without bigger issue after all work you have done. Foolish to sell it, its good car to have for day to day driving. Small to park it anywhere, reasonable gas consumption.

[@Aluzcz]

Amazing job mate. Just a couple of things, the hose retention springs with screws are worse than the original, the original spring like type holds forever, the screw type needs tightening. Also dry ice blasting is the thing you want to do for such a car, especially from the bottom.

[@francoislo9025]

I’m never lucky with rusted bolt! I always gotta drill them!!!

[@soulis1000]

Jag försökte åka över en å med bilen igår, men dessvärre sjönk den. Konstigt , för senare såg jag en Opel Corsa.

[@mrjockey87]

Nice!

[@midwestmutineer7675]

Was anyone else waiting for the painting of the front brake calipers? 😂😂😂

[@PetrolHeadBrasil]

The lovely "nugget"!!!

[@rupertthomson]

Thank you for calling them dampers and not shock absorbers, accuracy is still appreciated by many!

[@prntm926]

Whats the difference? Absorber are newer type?

[@tripwire3992]

@@prntm926 i thought it was just down to preference

[@rupertthomson]

@@prntm926 The spring absorbs the shock (the upwards travel of the wheel), then the damper makes the return to normal position of the spring and wheel slower so the car doesn't just bounce up and down which could cause a dangerous situation.

[@rupertthomson]

@@tripwire3992 Nah, technically the damper will absorb shock on its own, but only once as it needs the spring to return it to its initial operating position. So the spring is the shock absorber, and the damper stops the spring from oscillating freely, that is, it makes any extra bounce in the spring go away so the car doesn't feel like a boat on a stormy ocean!

[@applausen2188]

Looks great.

[@VNAV_PTH]

You should get an Audi A2 (aluminium body and frame) so you don’t have to deal with all that body rust. I got mine in 2006 and can’t see myself going back to the nightmare of steel bodies ever again. An option could be the BMW i3. It's in a completely different price class but the body is made from aluminium and carbon fiber which fulfill my simple demands 😊

[@JaenEngineering]

All fun and games until something goes wrong. I'd much rather a steel body and cheap parts.

[@VNAV_PTH]

@@JaenEngineering Could have got a VW Polo or Golf for roughly the same price, and all fun and games until they start to rot around the wheel arches. I chose my path and glad I did seeing the general current state of the competion from back then. The A2 shares many parts used on Polos and Fabias from back then, it's the material used for the body and frame that's the major difference. Audi couldn't really charge people for the advantage of the technology, sales were not good at the end of the production in 2005 and I picked up a one year old A2 in 2006 at very attractive price.

[@vevos_]

You are of course right about the A2. The aluminium body has many benefits. But, there are some old "regular" cars that rarely suffer from rust issues. Like most late 90s and early 00s Volvos, some 00s Renaults and other cars from Audi of course.

[@VNAV_PTH]

@@vevos_ For every decade it just seems to get worse. I've seen so many horror examples released from the VAG corporation. Passats, Octavias, Superbs rotting away like they had been submerged on the bottom of the sea for decades.

[@michaelcliffe562]

3rd gen Renault Clio and Renault Modus are the way to go. I have yet to see one with any rust on it anywhere! I own a 20 year old Modus with 250000 km on the clock and the paint and underbody could be 3 years old from the looks of it. The only thing thats rusting a bit is the front bottom crossmember under the radiator. 2nd gen Fiat Puntos are also very, very rustproof!

[@IrenESorius]

Very nice,, 👍‍‍🌟👍‍‍

[@RedEyeification]

Can you do a video about installing clutch cable in an Opel Corsa ? Thanks))😊

[@Kai77884]

Hello A great job perfect 👍👍👍 greetings from Germany 🇩🇪👋👋Kai 🙏