Espero from Croatia

Hi, my name is Vedran , I am from Croatia and I drive a 97' Daewoo Espero

So here it is..

it was like this before I got my hands on it





I bought some new rims, from factory 185/65/14 I went to 215/35/18



I had to put some track spacers on the rear axle , 2cm on each side




but then it was normaly very high , it looked like a monster truck
so , I ordered Eibach springs -30mm for it, but by mistake they gave me -30mm for Nexia , and it lowered the front about 70mm and the rear about 40mm , I was very pleased









that was it for a while..

then the project started

because of the big rims, the rear brakes looked silly , so I got the rear axle from a Vectra 2.0

first I dissasembeled it..because it was rusty and didn't work ..


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I got rid of all the rust and painted it in mat black


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the callipers were repaired , fitted with new parts..


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old vs. new discs


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new discs painted in mat black


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all new parts fitted and assembeled


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old vs. new axle


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after a while driving and parking , I scratched a rim , so I decided to repair them and paint them

painted the inside in mat black


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very carefully I had to tape the rim to be painted


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the rims repaired and painted


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on the car with the new disc


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then it was the cars turn, so I started do take it apart


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and ready for some bodywork


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progress

all the signes are removed from the car, the frot is given a bad look , the rear is changed , rust is fixed , fenders are pulled out etc.


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and the new rear spacers, 3cm per side


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the front bad look


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and finally ready for a little trip


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The car was then driven 100km like that

The custom front and rear bumper are being made at the moment , as well as the custom sideskirts and rear wing, I expect it to be finished and painted by the end of the week, so till the next report ...

C/P from other forums..

here is a preview pic of the front bumper..


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Its being painted at the moment , i HOPE it will be completed by saturday 77000000.gif

hope you like it


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And here are some new pics

They were taken 5 minutes after I brought it home, so please dont tell me that the parts "dont fit" because I know..they were onli put on the car for the photos, I will assemble it tommorow..


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and the exhaust


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the diffuser will be paintet in mat black on tuesday , or wednesday, and then I will put the exhaust on drunk.gif

Here are some new pics , the car still isnt finnished , I have to do a few things on the outside , a few details that will complete the car..

and the bumpers still arent fixed properly , i will do that tommorow..


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Hi all... I have a few updates ..it's still a work in progress .. I'm swapping in a C20XE tuned a bit ..measured at dyno-brake 172 HP

here are a few pics ..I will update them soon ..



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Here I am again...finally got some free time to post some pics...


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Anyway , the car is running great.. 170HP is a lot more than 95HP ..



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Anyway ...the engine is a 2.0 16V C20XE from a Calibra.. it's not stock ..60 mm exhaust pipes , intake modified , chipped , lowered head , port & polished head etc ..

It was measured on dyno MAHA brake .. it gave out 172BHP and 140WHP ..

The car runs around 7 seconds flat from 0-100kmh.. and around 15 sec on 402..


Can you please write some comment in ENGLISH ? Because I don't understand your language very well..

Not bad. But 18" rims and lower, harder suspension? You want to loose all plugs from your teeth? Because of our roads it's impossible to put on the board such a rims. 17" is max.
You can add front break discs from Zafira (288 mm) and calipers from Saab 9-5 (as I good remember).
In my opinion, lots of work and it's not a blacksmith's work in a barn. I'm a bit jealous because of one main thing - POWER. I've got 90 HP and it's good... but for pensioners. I will be grateful even for Opel's 150 HP
If you want to have chairs with better side holding, put something from Vectra A GT, Calibra or Kadett. You can find even a Recaro chairs.

Right - the best in your car is a power of the motor...

Could you write some information about gear box and clutch ??? It seems to be a bit weak to this motor

I haven't gotten to the brakes yet ..I will do a mod soon ..288mm discs from Fiat Coupe ( 288mm 4x100 ) and brake callipers from calibra turbo..

When I give people a ride zhey are alway surprised at how soft the car feels on the road..our roads are also a dissaster , but I have hade the rims for a year now..and I wouldn't change them for anything...

The gearbox is standard D16 ..from the old engine..the clutch is stock from 2.0 16V ...The gearbox is strong enough ..it will not brake...a frend of mine had this engine ina a Lanos with the same gearbox..he had 172 HP + 70HP shot of nitrous... 240HP on dyno....and he ran that for almost a whole year...nothing broke...it was perfect...than he went to C20LET + 6 speed gearbox...

Hmm.... Very nice body and hard engine..this is really racing Espero
I want too...Lux Espero


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Very nice, very nice - szkoda tylko k...wa, że nic nie rozumiem...

WOW! I am totally shockt!
This is the best tuned espero I have ever seen in my life!
Very good and professional work!

and... Where is a front identification table & halogens?

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the table is under the fornt windshiel , it has been there for 6 months , I haven't gotten a ticket from the police JET ..

and you mean the fog lights ? ..there wont be any fog lights now... i only have to close the holes on the front bumper with a black net ..

I am thinking of swaping in a C20LET ..2.0 16V Turbo ..and putting a big intercooler in the midle hole ..

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2008-04-10 11:37:08, Veky pisze: the table is under the fornt windshiel , it has been there for 6 months , I haven't gotten a ticket from the police JET .. and you mean the fog lights ? ..there wont be any fog lights now... i only have to close the holes on the front bumper with a black net .. I am thinking of swaping in a C20LET ..2.0 16V Turbo ..and putting a big intercooler in the midle hole ..

Yeah..Police dont like a bad, fast boys
Yes, I write about fog lights..Mrrrruuu Turbo in Espero...My dream Heh
But i have a 1.5 engine, this only dream knocking head

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Well ..a 172 HP espero was a dream for me to ..but I decided and it was done in a couple of days .. Now as I say the dream is a woosh woosh Espero ..soon , very soon

tell us, how much many you put into this?
(maybe in dollars or in euro will be easier?)

When I look on these pictures, I conclude that you have a lot of spare time How old are you?

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2008-04-10 11:25:20, pyrekcb pisze: Very nice, very nice - szkoda tylko k...wa, że nic nie rozumiem...

A myślałem, że tylko ja jestem analfabetą językowym

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Błąd jest przywilejem filozofów, tylko głupcy nie mylą się nigdy

Well.. if you take the rims , tyres, lowered suspension , bodywork , bodykit , paint , brakes , engine , exhaust etc. .. around 3500 euros..

I didn't do everything over night ..it started around 1.9.2007. .and finished around 1.3.2008 ...

I actually don't have a lot of free time..so it took me very long to do this.. I'm 22' ..and a student with a job..

Here is one more photo ..actually it's photoshop ..this is the plan for the future.. tinted windows , mat black paint between the windows , lowered a bit more etc. ..


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[ wiadomość edytowana przez: Veky dnia 2008-04-10 13:44:09 ]