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STEvieXE
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23rd Jul 06 at 22:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
update lads. cars going in the morning. im so excited. get the engine swap done, guages fitted, rear disc conversion plumbed in and brake pipes into the car for the proportioning valve... feel like im a randy 16yr old about to lose his virginity...
STEvieXE
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23rd Jul 06 at 22:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Anybody got any ideas of things to look out for when i go to pick it up???

apart from general tidiness, bolts the same etc etc
STEvieXE
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24th Jul 06 at 09:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and new engine in of course lol...
Dave A
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24th Jul 06 at 10:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
check the fuel lines are done properly, brake servo vaccum hose, throttle and clutch cable are adjusted right and that wiring has been soldered and covered with heatshrink and is tidy, not crimped and taped up.
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sorry could u explain fuel lines??? n brake servo vaccum hose???
STEvieXE
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24th Jul 06 at 22:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
on trailer...

new 1.6 16v rad
woodwardsbodyshop
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i'd of got it sprayed before engine went in, then bay could of been done do

what are the wheels? i like them
STEvieXE
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25th Jul 06 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the bays already done along with below n flitchs and archs etc.. look at link on the previous page. wheels r shite. i got them on the calibra i bought for the engine. just put them on as i dont want to ruin me new speedlines. am i definately not sending a newly painted car to a mechanic for him to score in bits etc etc
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oh right, didn't know bay was already painted, makes sense then, lol
Ben ev
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i disagree with dave a. if you solder a loom half way down it can be quite brittle and cause problems that are hard to trace. if a loom is extended/ spliced in a flexable location i will always crimp and heatshrink as it allows abit of flexibilty. easy to spot a bodge job though.
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25th Jul 06 at 21:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bodge job of wot??? the wiring?
STEvieXE
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26th Jul 06 at 20:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
MAJOR PROBLEMS

have a full mtech type 2 conversion kit. the offside mount fitted but when its mounted to the engine its sittin about 3/4 inchs way to high. the bonnet would never close??? Anyone else had any similar problems with this??? pics to follow now...
Dave A
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26th Jul 06 at 20:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ben ev
i disagree with dave a. if you solder a loom half way down it can be quite brittle and cause problems that are hard to trace. if a loom is extended/ spliced in a flexable location i will always crimp and heatshrink as it allows abit of flexibilty. easy to spot a bodge job though.


so you are saying that crimping them is better than soldering???

Im a qualified auto electrician
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26th Jul 06 at 20:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
neone neidea???
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26th Jul 06 at 20:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
look how high its sittin
STEvieXE
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26th Jul 06 at 20:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
pics of offending mount
STEvieXE
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26th Jul 06 at 20:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
n one more
jamied
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26th Jul 06 at 20:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fukin hell
about as high as muppetsport

dont the ppl fitting it know whats wrong?

doesnt look so bad in last few pics




p,s, on weed


[Edited on 26-07-2006 by 306CORSA]
STEvieXE
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26th Jul 06 at 20:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the guy fittin it has never used an mtech kit, he has his own kits he makes/gets made. hes gonna get me one of his mounts but just dont understand this. saw so many mtechs etc etc...
STEvieXE
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wot u mean as high as muppetsport??
jr
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26th Jul 06 at 20:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
doesnt look high ???
STEvieXE
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26th Jul 06 at 20:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it is trust me the bonnet could never close.. it looks totally shit n unatural looking. so pissed off. nearly 600 notes on this kit...
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26th Jul 06 at 20:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i very much doubt its the kit
Dave A
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26th Jul 06 at 20:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
engine does look a bit slanted but doesnt look too high, if anything the gearbox end looks too low
STEvieXE
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26th Jul 06 at 20:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes gearbox side isnt mounted properly yet. its the pics the engine is sky high. i couldnt believe.. no one heard of this before??

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