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Ian W

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Registered: 8th Nov 03
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18th Oct 08 at 20:40

quote:
Originally posted by caribic_dan
thats what im saying but he says he wants to fix it and sell it and buy either a civic type r, corsa vxr, astra vxr something that won't break, i've tried talking him out of it but he's not having non of it

[Edited on 18-10-2008 by caribic_dan]

I kept saying that about my XE, except everytime I got it working I decided to keep it, if he's after trouble free motoring a LET'd corsa isn't it

dan-sport

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Registered: 9th Oct 07
Location: Bushbury, West Midlands
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18th Oct 08 at 20:43

he said he conviced himself nothing would break

Adge

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Registered: 28th Aug 04
Location: Lancashire
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19th Oct 08 at 09:37

if its gotany problems take it back to the garage that did the conversion and iam sure they would sort them out for you mate!

Mobby

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Registered: 31st Dec 07
Location: Leicestershire
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19th Oct 08 at 10:12

what type of problems are they, must be more than just the brakes?

Ryan

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Registered: 23rd Jun 08
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19th Oct 08 at 10:24

Take it back tho beardy and ask him what the fuck?.....

Rick Draper

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Registered: 10th Feb 01
Location: Cheshire
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19th Oct 08 at 11:03

Can i ask what you bought for the conversion and what beardy supplyed? Seems like extorsion if you were charged £4-£4.5k for just the engine conversion and you supplyed the engine and other parts as well.

FruitBooTeR

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Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
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19th Oct 08 at 12:06

Nah paid about 4.5k in total

Car was 1300
Engine about 1500
Conversion 1500
Then coilovers, wheels, tyres

All I need to do is get the braking problem done and then an MOT and im sorted.

Had a quick look today and the abs ring that was fitted to the side which was missing is deffinitly not on properly, so either its a different size or it just wasnt put on properly I dont know.

I need to get 2 new outer cv's complete with abs rings that will fit my shafts but still unsure which ones to get so I will proberly go and count the splines on the shafts when I get chance and I also need 2 new inner cv's as they both have tiny splits in which is causing greese to splatter everywhere which im not happy about

Ian W

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19th Oct 08 at 12:18

quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Nah paid about 4.5k in total

Car was 1300
Engine about 1500
Conversion 1500
Then coilovers, wheels, tyres

All I need to do is get the braking problem done and then an MOT and im sorted.

Had a quick look today and the abs ring that was fitted to the side which was missing is deffinitly not on properly, so either its a different size or it just wasnt put on properly I dont know.

I need to get 2 new outer cv's complete with abs rings that will fit my shafts but still unsure which ones to get so I will proberly go and count the splines on the shafts when I get chance and I also need 2 new inner cv's as they both have tiny splits in which is causing greese to splatter everywhere which im not happy about

Shouldn't be to bad when you have done them jobs, I replaced all my CV boots a few months after my XE went in as mine had tiny splits in.

What shafts are you running? If its GSi shafts then won't it be standard Corsa CV's?

Benefit of using Corsa shafts is the simplicity of getting boots, cv's etc !

B3KAN

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Registered: 15th Feb 07
Location: Inverness, Highland
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19th Oct 08 at 12:19

You payed £1500 to have an engine etc fitted

and you got it back not finnished

I would off expected everything to be done and an mot

FruitBooTeR

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Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
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19th Oct 08 at 12:33

quote:
Originally posted by B3KAN
You payed £1500 to have an engine etc fitted and you got it back not finnished I would off expected everything to be done and an mot

Not just fitted Alot of parts were missing I have a big list of things that were replaced / baught new.

Found these on ebay which I may try and purchase

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Astra-GSI-Drive-shafts-cv-joints_W0QQitemZ330278695551QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330278695551&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Ryan

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Registered: 23rd Jun 08
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19th Oct 08 at 16:06

did you not get any money off then?

i mean for the parts missing, fucked and no mot?

lol

BeArDy

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19th Oct 08 at 21:38

To clear a few things up before people get the wrong idea/side of things.
I am more than happy to post up jays bill if needed but to make it simple.

Jay paid me just over 1000 for Labour to do the full conversion, to make a full TIG welded 316 Stainless exhaust system with Stainless boost pipes and supply samco joining hoses to match. Also to fit all his gauges and fit and setup coilovers (after the LET had been fitted).

Jay sorced his own engine and conversion parts. when i did the conversion i found alot of parts missing, aswell as supply missing senders and parts for the gauges. he also wanted me to supply a dump valve kit and 2lt 16v brakes with new disc and pads, which totaled 500

this got jay to 1500 in total.

When jay came to me he said he only had 3000 to do the complete conversion, he told me he had spent 1500 on the engine box etc so he had 1500 left.

Jay asked me weather i could get him a MOT on the car which non of my MOT people would do at the time (as the car would not of passed for a number of reasons, emmisions etc) SO i told this to jay and said everything on the car is done which he had ask BUT some little work is needed for the MOT. Which he was happy to sort out and MOT the car once home.

I would of happly done the work needed for a MOT but as far as i knew jay had no extra money and did not want to go over the money limit he had put aside.

So the car left for him to do the MOT work.

[Edited on 19-10-2008 by BeArDy]

B3KAN

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Registered: 15th Feb 07
Location: Inverness, Highland
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19th Oct 08 at 21:59

I take my previous comment back

didnt reolise the price included making an exhaust and boost pipes etc and supplying new brakes and other parts

Thanks for clearing that up beardy

FruitBooTeR

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Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
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20th Oct 08 at 07:38

I could have told you that, but if you look back a few pages it shows them being made

Beardy did a great job and id reccomend him to anyone.

I think im going to get those shafts above and if that doesnt solve the abs problem then im just gonnna scrap the whole car and bike it everywhere

fazza

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Registered: 7th Feb 08
Location: Plymouth
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20th Oct 08 at 07:51

am i going to regret doing 1.6 turbo

the sound of yours is sexwee jay

lil_g

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Registered: 29th Oct 06
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20th Oct 08 at 10:21

Problems

I feel your pain Jay trust me!

What's it like to drive though?

Jules

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Registered: 26th Nov 04
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Status: Happy
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20th Oct 08 at 10:37

quote:
Originally posted by G0jka
na, the breaks didnt work before we changed the ring, it was fine on the way back from piking it up but after then if you push the pedal it goes spongy then press again and its rock hard, or the other way round i just think they need bleeding

Calipers on upside down? check the bleed nipples are at the top

Eck

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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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20th Oct 08 at 12:39

Really considering calling upon Beardy's services and getting one myself

Ellis

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Registered: 11th Sep 07
Location: Aberdeenshire
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20th Oct 08 at 12:50

quote:
Originally posted by Eck
Really considering calling upon Beardy's services and getting one myself

I've considered it many times

lil_g

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20th Oct 08 at 13:09

quote:
Originally posted by Ellis

quote:
Originally posted by Eck
Really considering calling upon Beardy's services and getting one myself
I've considered it many times

Me too, especially at the moment!

fazza

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Registered: 7th Feb 08
Location: Plymouth
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20th Oct 08 at 13:26

and me, considering selling my parts for the 1.6turbo to do it

FruitBooTeR

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Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
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20th Oct 08 at 13:48

Well once ive fixed the brakes and got 12 months mot on it it might be up for sale if anyones interested

CS discount too

Not 100% sure yet but Im swaying towards buying a newer car like vxr,ctr etc

Jon_C

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Registered: 7th Dec 05
Location: Suffolk
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20th Oct 08 at 13:50

That lasted well

[Edited on 20-10-2008 by Jon_C]

flybikeslee

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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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20th Oct 08 at 13:50

not gonna enjoy it for a bit first?

fazza

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Registered: 7th Feb 08
Location: Plymouth
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20th Oct 08 at 13:52

u2u'd

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