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Novaneil

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9th Jan 07 at 20:13

quote:
Originally posted by gte bad boi
what would you charge fr a xe conversion on a corsa? i supplyed the lot you just fit?

Hmmm.... Not sure mate, far too busy for the next 6 months. But if you required it after then PM me as I may be able to help. Otherwise sorry.... haven't got time

Neil

gte bad boi

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9th Jan 07 at 20:15

bugger bugger lol thats fine probly will get in touch in the future! on a rough guess what would you charge roughly? and would u possibly know of any one intrested in a swap with a 200 sx turbo for possibly a corsa/nova/astra xe/turbo ?

Novaneil

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9th Jan 07 at 20:28

7th January

2 hours worth of mincing tonight...

I have decided on a subtle custom intercooler behind the front bumper that'll be as wide as I can fit, so the first job was to grind and fold back the metal that would stop me from doing that. (These will be welded back soon)

The same was done on the otherside.

This is the old intercooler that was used with this engine in its previous home but unfortunetely its not the right shape for the Corsa

Here's my mock intercooler.... I know it looks like a block of wood.......

and you'd be right

Bet you can't guess what angle the pipework is going to come out of the intercooler... lol

I know it looks a bit dodge at the moment but don't worry I've measured up and its all going to work fine. (Famous last words)

I also had time to sand down, prep and Etch prime one of the arches to remove the rusty patches.

Still a lot of work to do, but I have tomorrow off work so will see if I can get some good progress done.

Oh and this is the newest member of our family that wanted to join in the build (unfortunetely the angle grinder didn't scare it off so I didn't get as much work done as i'd of liked)

Neil

[Edited on 09-01-2007 by Novaneil]

Cole

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9th Jan 07 at 20:50

neil why dopnt ya just use a frontera onen or is that not man enough for the job the fit perfect in a corsa to dav has done it on his had to make a custom shelf for it to sit on mind

Novaneil

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9th Jan 07 at 20:59

quote:
Originally posted by Cole
neil why dopnt ya just use a frontera onen or is that not man enough for the job the fit perfect in a corsa to dav has done it on his had to make a custom shelf for it to sit on mind

Nice idea but it doesn't sit exactly where i want it to, plus its too tall (don't want lots of the intercooler hidden behind the bumper not in the airflow) My custom jobbie will be Long, thick but not very tall (if that makes sense)

But thanks for the idea.

Neil

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10th Jan 07 at 00:04

cool cat

Novaneil

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10th Jan 07 at 17:25

10th January

Small Update:

My new rear discs arrived today... See if you can spot the new ones...

They will be going straight off to be powder coated (not the pad contact face obviously lol)

Also went to pick up another workshop toy

This will be more than adequate to paint my engine bay, amongst other things

And finally, my powder coater sent me a pic of the rear calipers and rocker cover which he had just finished

Neil

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10th Jan 07 at 18:40

how much were the rear discs mate

Gez G

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10th Jan 07 at 19:05

Cant wait to see this all finished, def one of the best project threads on CS in ages!

the 6ft dream

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10th Jan 07 at 19:25

Awesome project and updates mate, lookin 4ward 2 readin the rest!!

Novaneil

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11th Jan 07 at 12:35

quote:
Originally posted by steve_b
how much were the rear discs mate

£54 off someone on Ebay. I can find you link if you need some?

Thankyou for your comments guys. Glad your enjoying the read.

Neil

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12th Jan 07 at 11:18

Quality projects gonna be minted when there all finished!

Marc

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12th Jan 07 at 11:34

Rocker cover and calipers look good. Excellant work cleaning the engines up too.

[Edited on 12-01-2007 by Marc]

Tom

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12th Jan 07 at 16:45

That 8v turbo looks fuck all

You's have some special cars between you eh

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12th Jan 07 at 17:14

Neil was the rocker cover blasted or acid dipped

Novaneil

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12th Jan 07 at 18:14

Update 11th January

Good progress was made last night with regards to the LET Engine which is going into the Corsa Van.

Just a bit of history... This is the engine before / during / and after we removed it from a doner Calibra back in the summer

It then resided on an engine stand for months like this

And was moved into Ben's workshop a few weeks ago ready for last nights strip down

Off came the Turbo, Covers and loom and inlet manifold etc...

Shortly followed by exhaust cam (we'll be needing that)

You might have noticed the rather sorry looking area around the water pump

I think thats about had it

Next off with the head.... Gutted... COSCAST! sold it thinking it was a GM

And here's the head next to a recently rebuild COSCAST which will be going on in place of it

A quick inspection of the bores.... Very happy considering its done 104,000 miles

We then started cleaning up the block with a Jizer, thinners mix (it was all we had)

Sump was a nightmare to remove.... looks like it had been bonded on in the past for some reason

All cleaned up ready for some paint

But is was late by this point and the block was still wet so we put off the painting till another day.

But whilst I was at Ben's, I took some quick photo's of some of the goodies he has for engine and van

Hi SPEC 4 Pots

Ali Crank Pulley & MOCAL Oil cooler

Vernier to run on the XE Inlet cam he has got

New Covers

Genuine WRC EVO Intercooler, curtesy or RALLYART

Lots of Vaux bits... Belts, gaskets etc... oh and notice the nice new Water pump in the corner and also a Z20LET Head gasket for better cooling

Pipercross Filter

And finally a LOTUS Stack Dash

Neil

[Edited on 12-01-2007 by Novaneil]

Novaneil

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12th Jan 07 at 18:25

Oh and my rear brake calipers have just arrived back so i've taken a quick phone pic of them

Neil

Novaneil

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12th Jan 07 at 18:27

quote:
Originally posted by jr
Neil was the rocker cover blasted or acid dipped

Not sure mate... I think blasted but i'll find out

Neil

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12th Jan 07 at 18:32

Alright mate,

Looks like Bens engine is coming on nicely, liking the WRC intercooler I didn't know he had that !!

Top work as always and a crackin thread you are putting together, looking forward to going out both cars

Marc

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12th Jan 07 at 18:39

Did Rob Hayes ever get his Stack dash working properly?

Wonderboy

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12th Jan 07 at 19:39

This is an amazing topic. I can't believe how much work you guys have done on all the car. What i would give to be able to do that.

I will be following this all the way to the end. One of the best and most interesting topics i have read.

Great job guys.

7 omm

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12th Jan 07 at 23:53

well done neil keep up the good work

SwN

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13th Jan 07 at 09:04

Love this thread ! makes me wanna ditch getting a pulsar and build corsa turbo no. 3 and do it proper !

Keep up the great work guys

orangio

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13th Jan 07 at 10:29

how much have you spent so far??!!!

gte bad boi

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17th Jan 07 at 19:25

alrite mate my mate has that blue 205 gti with mi16 now!! do you have a full spec of it by anychance? he only chaged the alloys on it!! your right bout one thing its very thirsty!! cheers

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