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gavin18787
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8th May 07 at 19:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Wheres good to look?

Ive looked on here and put up a wanted add. Got some response but its at the wrong end of the country really

Theres a new one on mig but the person hasent replied to my messages despite been online

and local scrap places only have whole engines

Any ideas as I need one asap


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burgess
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8th May 07 at 19:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

any head off a x14xe or x16xe is fine
i belive they are the same head the c16xe has bigger inlet ports and poss bigger valves but im not too sure
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8th May 07 at 19:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

there is a breakers that Lee m deals with that break alot of corsa's that are in eirth, kent

other than that eddies at Vauxhall performance parts in essex, ?

or shinee, but i doubt it
gavin18787
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8th May 07 at 19:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yer warrens doing my car for me and has a x14 head but as you said they are slightly differnet. So idealy i want to get the correct one.

JR any idea what the one lee deals with is called and is the other one just called eddies or something else?


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jr
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vauxhall performance spares is eddies iirc

no idea on the other one, but TBH there isnt going to be too many breakers in eirth
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the other one is Danny...u2u for more details ...cool guy
Cole
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i got one gav found one in the garden lol
gavin18787
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
vauxhall performance spares is eddies iirc

no idea on the other one, but TBH there isnt going to be too many breakers in eirth


ah i didnt grasp that the name of the place was eirth


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quote:
Originally posted by Cole
i got one gav found one in the garden lol



does that indicate that its fecked and corroded? Or not? If so i may be interested


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jr
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ignor my dodgy spelling/rushed typing
Cole
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its not fecked its of a 70k car cam will need cleanin though unless your gonna use the cam you already have in yours
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
ignor my dodgy spelling/rushed typing


Whats the correct spelling?

I actually googled it and wondered why nothing came up


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I have one . . .
gavin18787
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8th May 07 at 21:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

hmm maybe interested, how much would you want for it?

Although im looking for a local one first


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9th May 07 at 16:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Update:

tried all the local places and have so far only come up with a whole x16xe with 60k on it for £175
Or a reconned head for £195


All the places and people suggested above dont have anything

Might just pay up for the reconned one as it may save trouble in the long run


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gavin18787
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9th May 07 at 19:29   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

BTW the recon one is from vauxhall preformance spares centre (listed in TV)

any one had any dealings with them before? What they like?


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jr
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thats eddies company iirc, there good
gavin18787
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yer just been on www.vpsc.co.uk and it looks like his company


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