kie1995 
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Registered: 18th Oct 11
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Love this car!!  
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Benn 
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Registered: 25th Nov 05
 Location: Fareham,hants 
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Fantastic car and build, just had a good read thru it all. Love the flocking. Wheels look amazing.
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Kieran 
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Registered: 12th Sep 08
 Location: Kent 
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Thanks bud, 
 
Last night I got a engine stand off a friend. 
so over winter my plans are, 
 
- Engine out with a slight rebuild, clean up ect.. 
- Engine bay prepped for smooth and wire tucking. 
  No rush for it to be finished so will be slow, but done for show season next year   
 
  
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carl roper 
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Registered: 17th May 09
 Location: Newport Shropshire 
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plans sound good but would it not be better to get a cheap let and rebuild it as apose to the XE?
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Kieran 
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Registered: 12th Sep 08
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It's out of the budget for this year, it's only a slight going over really. Mainly to stop oil leaks once and for all and a good clean up. It's been rebuilt before and only 35,000 miles so won't need alot. 
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carl roper 
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Registered: 17th May 09
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Fair enough then, would it be much £ to convert you XE to the Let, then you would know you havn't got a dog and could work out cheaper when the times right
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Kieran 
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Registered: 12th Sep 08
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I suppose I could, but it's getting hold of all the bits on there own to have a complete. But it's something to look into  
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Jed D 
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Registered: 15th Mar 11
 Location: Durham 
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should get them inner arch things that go ether side... cover the plastic inner arch things, dont know what they called? but they would look   with a smoothed bay 
nice one 
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Kieran 
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Registered: 12th Sep 08
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Il be welding plates in there   
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Christopher 
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Registered: 14th Oct 10
 Location: Eastbourne 
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Tom just told me all about this you animal! x
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Kieran 
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Registered: 12th Sep 08
 Location: Kent 
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Come again?
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Jed D 
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Registered: 15th Mar 11
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quote: Originally posted by Kieran 
Il be welding plates in there    
   
 
champion  
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Kieran 
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Registered: 12th Sep 08
 Location: Kent 
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Also what you guys think about this car cover 
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-CORSA-WATERPROOF-BREATHABLE-FULL-CAR-COVER-/250871802344?pt=UK_Car_Exterior_Accessories&hash=item3a691fe9e8#ht_1974wt_1199 
 
I know there prone to giving you scratches ect. But car will be fully cleaned and polish and waxed before it goes on so no dust will be under there.  
 
It's just I need it to cover the car while working on the engine bay ect.. As there's no room in the garage. I'm just worried about it mabie going rotten under the cover? I'm not sure on how "breathable" these covers are?
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Kieran 
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Registered: 12th Sep 08
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Engine is being ripped apart today, ready to come out soon   
 
   
 
  
 
Don't know what to do with the airbox? Because if the inner wings are getting smoothed in and I'm loosing all the fixing lugs, there's no where for it to sit. So I may have to get a gash induction kit   need one that will look nice at least.
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Martin W 
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Registered: 10th Aug 09
 Location: Welling, Greater London 
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glad you linked that car cover , ive been looking at one for mine haha.  
 
plans sound good mate! 
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Ben G 
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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get one of those bmc cda filters or the pipercross viper, would look better than a generic induction kit.
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Kieran 
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Registered: 12th Sep 08
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I was thinking one of these baby's 
 
 
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bigron1988 
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Registered: 29th Aug 09
 Location: Southport, Merseyside 
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quote: Originally posted by Kieran 
I was thinking one of these baby's 
 
  
   
 
 
    
 
there masive btw 
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Kieran 
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Registered: 12th Sep 08
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Always like them but quite pricey lol. Will more than likely get one. As they look really tidy and in a way subtle. Can you not get different sizes? 
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bigron1988 
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not to sure tbh
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Kieran 
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Did you get conical or large conical? Or are you not sure lol.  
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bigron1988 
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cylindrical one mate from tweeks
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Kieran 
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Cylindrical. Ok Cool. They don't make it very clear on demon tweaks site do they lol. 
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BeetleGav 
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guess this isnt your daily then lol 
id buy a load of 2x1 and build a massive box around it and then get some plastic sheeting around that   that wouldnt scratch ur paint work ...then you will have a green house too haha
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Kieran 
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Registered: 12th Sep 08
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Lol like a carport. If my dad was happy with me doing that I would lol. Only thing nothing to fix it Down into. Lol
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