thebrow
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Registered: 3rd Jun 04
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who has done one and what they like to do????????????
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Ant
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Registered: 12th May 02
Location: Hereford and Worcester
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loads of people on here!!
Dont think it is to hard with some mechanical knowledge and the right tools, most people seem to get into trouble with the pluming in of cooling system and wireing but just do a search for posts by willay and you should find all you need to know!!
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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isnt too hard as said above, if you know your way round a socket set, shouldn be too bad
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thebrow
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Registered: 3rd Jun 04
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i am a ford mechanic just wondering if its worth buying the kit from cossvaux or lmf and if there is anything else that is needed
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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buy from lmf, cossvauxh ahve gone bust.
ive got an m-tec kit from regal on the 20xe corsa we built, easy as hell, proper quality parts. everything goes together easily. being a ford mechanic, aint gonna be no hassle to you really
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thebrow
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so what parts o i need off donor car, engine, box, ecu, harness anything else??
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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cv joints brake discs and calipers if it aint already got bigger brakes exhaust manifold
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thebrow
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got cavvy brakes on thought the kits came with the driveshaft. will i not need radiator and fan as well??
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Nic Barnes
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yeah the kit comes with shafts but theyre bare, so keep the cv joints from the 2litre 16v vehicle aswell
ive got an 2litre 16v running on a 1400 rad and fan and it runs fine, no problems at all.
my 2litre 16v also runs off a 1400 16v fuel pump. seems happy like that
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timrud_
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Registered: 3rd Jul 04
Location: Sheffield
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My LET runs on a 1.2 rad and no fan LOL
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Stoneyginger
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Registered: 25th Jan 01
Location: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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I did mine with beardy and a few mates its not too tricky if you have someone tell you what to do and someone that is strong for nuts and bolts etc cause im weak 
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Nic Barnes
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i got 16 stone to hang off a power bar to tighten things up, lol. thats why i need a turbo engine, power to weight with me in for a 2litre 16v is about 56bhp/tonne
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timrud_
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Registered: 3rd Jul 04
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LOL
I'm just average, so I'll stick to Phase 3.5 
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Mattb
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Registered: 2nd Feb 03
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dont forget the inital fuel lines (from the rail) and brake servo hose off the donor vehicle... make life a little easier 
also all the water hoses
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Mattb
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Registered: 2nd Feb 03
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quote:
Originally posted by muppetsport
i got 16 stone to hang off a power bar to tighten things up, lol. thats why i need a turbo engine, power to weight with me in for a 2litre 16v is about 56bhp/tonne
perhaps you could undo my bottom crank pully bolt??
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Nic Barnes
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with one finger, im pretty sure i could
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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feck building one! buy mine!!
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