sam13
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Registered: 30th Dec 06
Location: manchester, sale
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looks mint m8 great progress
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GHurn
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Registered: 15th Jan 05
Location: magor, south wales
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good work fella 
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willay
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
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lovely
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ash87
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Registered: 26th Mar 05
Location: West Wiltshire Drives: Clio 172
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love it, so clean 
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jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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great progress mate. its lookin soo good and fresh
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TomSBD
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Spalding, Lincs
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been hard at it all yesterday and this morning and struck it up.
only run for a few miniutes as it had no water. gotta change my rad due to it springing a leak but atleast it runs
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TomSBD
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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well due to getting carried away with it i forgot to take many pics but here goes
fitted coilovers and brakes back on after a bit of messing with the camber
think its ok
engine was then finished off and took it for a spin down the road
cam back to find a nice oil leak
now this took me the best part of 2 days to find and was pissing me well off
after thinking it was the rockercover and taking it off 6 times i finaly realised it was the inlet cam seal
took it all to bits again and sorted it, well i hope anyway
really pleased at how clean the insides of the engine have come up after all being acid dipped, hoping my oil will stay gin clear for ages now
finaly finished it off to day, took it to work and set the tracking and gave it a bit of a clean what do you think
added a few new bits like whiteline arb and depos, thanks dave
still gotta do a bit of cleaning up in the engine bay sorting wires etc but is about done, for now any way
oh nearly for got got my phase 3 chips, saab reds and fuel press reg to go in soon. gunna give it a few weeks to find any niggles first tho
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TheCam
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Registered: 16th Mar 07
Location: Kirkcaldy
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that is one sexy car mate. havent read the whole thread. you been doing all the work yourself??
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lil_g
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Registered: 29th Oct 06
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how a GSi should have came
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TomSBD
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Spalding, Lincs
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quote:
Originally posted by cam1
that is one sexy car mate. havent read the whole thread. you been doing all the work yourself??
yeh, every thing has been done by myself on the drive 
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GHurn
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Registered: 15th Jan 05
Location: magor, south wales
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good news mate glad its back on the road! looks excellent fair play!
lets hope it last a bit longer than before
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TomSBD
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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thanks mate lol
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TomSBD
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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i think its funny that last saturday my engine looked like this
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jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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superb! there is nothing about this car that i would ever change, and the fact its white is even better!
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TomSBD
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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well ive just been driving round all moring and i am very impressed with it
the handling is amazing im so gald i took my time setting it up, the car just gives you so much confidence throught the corners at speed.
if i could marry my car i would lol, well untill it breaks again lol
[Edited on 14-07-2007 by TomSBD]
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sam13
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Registered: 30th Dec 06
Location: manchester, sale
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looks top m8 have a well deserved pat on the back from me looks the dogs!
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SportBoy
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looks tidy
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TomSBD
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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well thought id better update a bit
well fitted me chips in it now and fuel pressure reg
went to go dyno it to check the fueling was only running 12psi as i didnt want it too melt as i wasnt sure on the fuel pressure reg
few pics
few pics of my mate turbo on they dyno.
he works for powertec engineering who build the radical race cars, he runs the dyno which comes in handy
few pics of the work shop
well i made 204 bhp and 197 ft/lbs both at the wheels
my mate made 172bhp and 170 ft/lbs at thw wheels
i was happy with that fuelling was a bit lean for my liking so borrowed a gauge from work and upped the boost a bit more and it has made it alot faster now but my clutch doesnt agree with it tho
also fitted an uprated acutator and changed my wheels over while i paint my other white
next plans are to get an f28 and a helix sport clutch, and with my birthday coming up soon it shouldnt belong before i get them
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Hamish
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Registered: 4th Apr 05
Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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wait a minute how could you mates turbo only make 172bhp and 170ft/lbs 
Is it me of is something not right there
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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thats at the wheels tho
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cash_2_my_corsa
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Registered: 26th Nov 05
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very nice dude love it
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TomSBD
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
wait a minute how could you mates turbo only make 172bhp and 170ft/lbs
Is it me of is something not right there
at the wheels as said. is prob 210 ish at the wheels mine prob 240ish
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jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
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my xe on tb's makes 185bhp at the wheels (232bph at the flywheel)
progress is going really well mate. im not too sure about the bumper now the plate recess is cut out but im sure it helps with the airflow to the IC
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SteveoBC
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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
Location: Bucks
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been checking back on this every now and then
very impressive driveway work mate
wish i knew how to rebuild engines.......and have a mate with a dyno lol
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TomSBD
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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quote:
Originally posted by jamesvalver
my xe on tb's makes 185bhp at the wheels (232bph at the flywheel)
progress is going really well mate. im not too sure about the bumper now the plate recess is cut out but im sure it helps with the airflow to the IC
mmm may be mines a bit more then
im not too keen on the front bumper but its functional, i can move the number plate back up still tho.
really really need a better clutch tho. boot it in 5th and it will slip as soon as it comes on boost.
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