myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
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I was starting to lose hope.
6months since it last saw the road and died on the journey home from Trax 05.
Have had a spare engine for ages and after a looong wait from the engine builder it was back home.
I posted a thread of it being painted a couple of weeks ago, but there's been some better progress since.
head went back on last week, and i've spent all of this week beavering away on the thing trying to get it back together.
most of the week seemed like i spent ages and got no-where, but yesterday and today came together well. From the engine compltete and sat on the garage floor this morning, it's actually in and it runs. 
still to do is exhaust and colling system. Can't finish the cooling untill the rads in, and i can't put the rad in untill the exhaust is done. I'm missing a few manifold studs and vauxhall aren't open till monday, so it'll have to wait till then for completion.
i was trying to leave the box in place and just swap out the engine in situ, but after a major ballache trying to take out the old block in this method, i sacked that off and did it the simpler, longer way and lifted the car over the engine.
few pics:
engine mostly back together
new belt on year old rollers and water pump
had a cunt of a time painting on thursday. this was called metallic graphite, but it's more or less black. All was going well untill the newspaper i sat the cover on blew over and stuck to mt fresh laquer. tried rubbing down to repair it, but the rattle can emptied at a bad point and spat globules of paint all over the place. damage was done at this point and had no more spray, so i sacked that off and went with it how it was
On the upside, my new bolts look ace
cam pulley cutouts in belt cover. I know - pointless at the moment. Hoping to get cams and verniers this year though, so it was preparotory 
today, engine in bay
longer view
broke my universal joint from the socket set trying to tighten the crank sprocket 
didn't get one as it stands as hands were too greasy to pick up the phone, but it started and i let it run for as long as i dare with no silencing.
Major happy with todays progress. 
Jambo is coming over tomorow to help me tidy up some more of the inside, so it's all coming together nicely now
[Edited on 19-03-2006 by myke]
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Adam_B
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kick ass, always liked this car.
[Edited on 18-03-2006 by Adam_B]
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jr
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top work myke
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Adam_B
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any plans for taking it on track?
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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coming along 
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Basscrazy
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Registered: 16th Sep 05
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how much did the engine rebuild cost out of curiosity
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myke
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£500's worth of parts and service from SBD
£200 of parts from Vaux
£400 bottom end rebuild labour
£250 Head rebuild port polish.
scray when you add it up and realise it's still pretty much a standar engine, but i plan on keeping it a few years and wanted to know it was sound.
i could have just dropped in this spare lump that i had, but i didn't know the history of it and would have kicked myself if i'd of fitted it and it was a duffer.
always has been the plan to take it on track. I was half intending too at trax last year but it was overheating constantly and showing low compression.
as soon as it's run i'll get to a couple of RWYB days, and once/if it proves reliable i'll get myself to a few track days.
if it doesn't last i'm selling up
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Sly_SRi
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Registered: 9th Apr 04
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looking sweet myke can't wait to see again at the meets
Corsa C Z20Let
Black Sleeper Turbo Project
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myke
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hopefully make it to grasshopper now it's looking promising.
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Mertin
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looking very nice
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ed
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Nice one Mike
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Mistamist
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Registered: 16th Jul 03
Location: Gillingham, Kent
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nice one fella, looking good. hope to see you at grasshopper, long awaited drink is on the cards.
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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oooh very clean i want one
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myke
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m1st, i almost decided to quit for a while and take up your offer of help after an unsuccesfull tuesday. but glad i percevered now.
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Mistamist
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no worries fella, only a phonecall away. i know how it feels when you manage something on your own though feel like you have achieved so much more
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
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Seeya tommorow bud i shall have my best painting shoes and hat on and paint the rest of your car!
I am buying a dust mask this time tho dont fancy the 2 day headache again
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1.6Sport
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Thats ooober clean. sooo sexweeee!!! lol
Ace mate, you should get a medal!
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Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
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Good work pal
The bolts look very cool, expect people to copy that idea 
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myke
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it's not like i was the first person to ever think of it, so it's all good.
Ak has some and so did Brad's. actually getting hold of them is the harder part
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Matt H
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Are they anodised?
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myke
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yes mate.
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Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by myke
£500's worth of parts and service from SBD
£200 of parts from Vaux
£400 bottom end rebuild labour
£250 Head rebuild port polish.
scray when you add it up and realise it's still pretty much a standar engine, but i plan on keeping it a few years and wanted to know it was sound.
i could have just dropped in this spare lump that i had, but i didn't know the history of it and would have kicked myself if i'd of fitted it and it was a duffer.
always has been the plan to take it on track. I was half intending too at trax last year but it was overheating constantly and showing low compression.
as soon as it's run i'll get to a couple of RWYB days, and once/if it proves reliable i'll get myself to a few track days.
if it doesn't last i'm selling up
Top dollar looks like you really went to school with the spending 
Good price on the port and polish
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myke
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this is how it looked when i left it yesterday
plug cover is much like yours' Fad. still needs a bit more polishing
SUNDAY -
Jambo turned up to help with the spraying. All the floor is mostly done now. it's not perfect, but the paint ran out, so we will re-visit another day. It needs a bit more colour in a few places and a couple of dodgy spots rubbing down. Also needs laquer yet, and we'll do the sides one day.
Looks great from a distance though
few progress shots:
masking - i told him to say cheese, but this takes the cheddar
how we started. boot area was done a while back
in primer
as it is now
Big thanks to Jambo for his help today.
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ed
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Nice work The floors going to look ace. Think you should polish up the powercap though... 
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Mattss Corsa
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Registered: 11th Jan 03
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Swheet, nice one buddy
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