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dean101287
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Registered: 22nd Jul 07
Location: Cardiff
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31st Dec 09 at 15:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Where in wales did you get the engine from?
Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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31st Dec 09 at 15:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Shouldnt of left them talking, new engine will never want to work lol.
andyc1234
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Lancashire
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31st Dec 09 at 18:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im thinking it might scare the other one into spitting a rod before i even run it
andyc1234
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5th Jan 10 at 12:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well finally got the lump out and stripped down. il let the pictures do the talking.






and a picture of the new one

Olsrey
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Registered: 13th Jan 07
Location: Bradford   Drives: LET Vectra B
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5th Jan 10 at 12:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nasty , lets hope the new one lasts
andyc1234
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5th Jan 10 at 12:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
for some reason there was a chunk under the valve in cyl 3 as well. got 2 bent valves on cyl 4. gonna strip the head and do some porting on it.
corsagsigav
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Registered: 28th Jan 08
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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10th Jan 10 at 15:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
any updates ?
Nic Barnes
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Location: nowhere near ginger people
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10th Jan 10 at 15:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ouch
Griffiths1991
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Registered: 28th Jul 08
Location: Cheshire
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11th Jan 10 at 12:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by corsagsigav
any updates ?
andyc1234
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11th Jan 10 at 17:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
getting there, been painting engine bay white because i couldnt be arsed doing it last time. still dont have a phone decent enough to take pics, engine should be going back in tonight. want it back on the road before the end of the week hopefully. sick of driving my dads astra
jibjob
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Registered: 6th Apr 08
Location: Elworth, Cheshire
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12th Jan 10 at 00:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Did you manage to get a postcode mate
andyc1234
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12th Jan 10 at 00:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
shit
jibjob
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12th Jan 10 at 00:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no problem mate ive got directions to that postcode you gave me before and like you said its only a couple of minutes away so im sure i could figure it out if you gave me rough directions
andyc1234
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12th Jan 10 at 00:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
il get you it tomorrow. engines now back in and mounted up just to start putting things back on but shinier and better. do have some pics but there on the mrs phone il sort them out tomorrow.
jibjob
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12th Jan 10 at 00:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No problem mate. Shiny is better i'll take a few pics if you want when i come down and then i'll upload them
andyc1234
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12th Jan 10 at 00:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hopefully be ready to go by then just waiting for some astra injectors to go in cant buy them till weds though
jibjob
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12th Jan 10 at 00:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ahh well might be able get a running video of it!
andyc1234
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12th Jan 10 at 00:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it wont be running by then. il still be buying shiny stuff, i got the bug bad im scared of driving it is so clean
jibjob
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12th Jan 10 at 00:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well pics will do lol im addicted to Ebay at the minute ive spent like £300 in a week so far just do what i do and carry all your cleaning stuff in your car so you can basically wash your car at the water and air pump at Tesco lmao
andyc1234
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12th Jan 10 at 00:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
il just shut the bonnet and forget about it probably
jibjob
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12th Jan 10 at 00:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Aslong as its given a good clean at PVS thats all that matters
andyc1234
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12th Jan 10 at 16:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well new engine is now in. few pics for yall. going to crack on with some more after tea.

picture proving i do actually bother to do some work
Root
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Jakey
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12th Jan 10 at 16:54   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes Andy!
andyc1234
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12th Jan 10 at 16:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
got plenty of wiring to do

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