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Keith Piper

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 23:50

i'M sure thats not the only red top you have:P


vibrio

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 23:48

however he did actually say 2.0 16V engine in his post


Kerry

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 23:43

s'ok im used to it :rolleyes:

my own fault for havin a little joke :P

as u were :lol:


Keith Piper

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 23:36

Sorry Kerry


Kerry

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 23:36

quote:
Originally posted by Keith Piper
Trust a girl to lob in clothing into a serious mechanical question:lol:


i find that remark very offending :!


vibrio

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 23:34

I refuse to laugh at such an obvious joke


Keith Piper

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 23:33

Trust a girl to lob in clothing into a serious mechanical question:lol:


Joff

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 23:30

quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
quote:
Originally posted by Born_corsa02
Just been offered a red top really cheap wot should i do


wear it? :boggle:




:lol:

:P

:lol:


Joff

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 23:30

You should also take a reconditioned gearbox into account.
Mine had done 130k so there was no-way I was letting that anywhere near the Corsa :lol:

While the gearbox is out and in pieces, fit a Quaife ATB.


Kerry

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 23:29

quote:
Originally posted by Born_corsa02
Just been offered a red top really cheap wot should i do


wear it? :boggle:



Keith Piper

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 23:27

I've just bought a 4x4 cally with a 2.0 16v red top, alloys and a dead transfer box for £250. Sounds like we're in the same price band


corsafreak

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 19:29

thats very cheap i would buy it, cost me just shy of £500 to have mine overhauled: new oil pump,bearings, rebore and new oversize pistons. the bottom ends gonna be like new as i've changed the water pump and timing belt tensioners aswell.
my engine ran ok in the cav the crank turned very easily (too easily :D) when the head was off and the bores looked ok. i thought it would just drop into the corsa, guess i was wrong but at least i know it will be right now :P.
check if it has a coscast head on aswell which would be an added bonus.


Ryan L

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 14:33

well as joff says if your planning a rebuild then go for it


Born_corsa02

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 14:32

£200 for everything loom box ecu and engine


Ryan L

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 14:27

how cheap is cheap anyway mate


Joff

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 14:25

If it's really cheap then buy it regardless on the basis you can then give it a complete rebuild yourself.


AdamF

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 14:16

turn the crankshaft if it turns youve got a pretty good chance of it starting.


Ojc

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 14:10

Compression test maybe? Dunno, if you don't know the bloke your juggling fire mate.


Ryan L

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 14:10

get a mechanic to check it out, also make sure u get gearbox, loom and ecu included otherwise it could become a lot more expensive


Born_corsa02

 posted on 4th Mar 04 at 14:07

As above just been offered a cheap 2.016v engine from a cally trouble is i don't know if it runs or not etc. so if i buy it its a bit of a gamble. Wot checks can i do to test the condition of the engine etc. apart from turning it over by hand and takin the head off and inspecting the bores all help is appreciated

Cheers
Chris