Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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engine conversions are great when they work.... but they do need a good bit of thinkering with to keep them running....
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lee mitchell
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Registered: 26th Jan 01
Location: kent...drive's: eveyones conversion cars hard lol
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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I love you still.
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
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quote: Originally posted by TNM
whos the bird in the reflection on the passengers window on the van?
I saw her too - I thought she looked familiar !!
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lee mitchell
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Registered: 26th Jan 01
Location: kent...drive's: eveyones conversion cars hard lol
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u have to much time on ur hands
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vibrio
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Registered: 28th Feb 01
Location: POAH
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quote: Originally posted by lee mitchell
u have to much time on ur hands
acutally he does not - I had to provide the picture for him and I quote "Looked, cannot find, cannot be arsed. hah"
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lee mitchell
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Registered: 26th Jan 01
Location: kent...drive's: eveyones conversion cars hard lol
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conversion cars should be just as reliable as it was in the car it came in
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Darren
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Registered: 21st Apr 02
Location: Hadleigh, Suffolk
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
quote: Originally posted by Jambo
Fills me with the upmost confidence
What you worried about? He rags the shit out of his car
WTF 
and how the fcuk you work that out?
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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quote: Originally posted by lee mitchell
conversion cars should be just as reliable as it was in the car it came in
doesnt always work out that way though....
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bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
Location: East Of England Drives: Clio 172
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perhaps try an uprated gasket this time!!
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
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quote: Originally posted by Siberia
quote: Originally posted by lee mitchell
conversion cars should be just as reliable as it was in the car it came in
doesnt always work out that way though....
Yes, even with a rebuild, other parts can still go wrong...
...starter motors, alternators...
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
Location: Drives: E39
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gear boxes
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CRB 553
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Registered: 5th Apr 02
Location: NE Drives: Punto GT
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you shouldnt uprate ur gasket unless ur going for serious power coz end of the day u want it to be the weaker link and break first.....
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
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quote: Originally posted by broster
gear boxes
How's second gear these days?
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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so if i drill a hole in block and plug it with cotton wool, that means my headgasket will never break?
[Edited on 10-12-2004 by 3CorsaMeal]
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
Location: Drives: E39
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quote: Originally posted by Joff
quote: Originally posted by broster
gear boxes
How's second gear these days?
seems to be working again!
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langey
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Registered: 7th Sep 03
Location: Wigan
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i was gonna sell my car and get a loan and buy this, think my minds been made up now.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Put a 10 year old engine in a car it wasn't supposed to be in, you're not going to get a reliable car. Fact of life.
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Matty L
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Registered: 10th Aug 04
Location: cheshire
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Head gasket blowed on my 1.2 8v last week its a shitter, quite expenize repair too...ah well the ebast will be roaming the roads in no time
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Matty L
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Registered: 10th Aug 04
Location: cheshire
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beast
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