sxiadam
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very nice m8. reconise the car wen it had the gay kit on it. where did u buy it from coz i remember it being rebuilt at j.t reboring in gravesend in kent
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N13L X B
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Yea thats the 1 mate i brought it from down that way and the recipts say it was rebuilt at J.T Reboring.
Picked up some subframes yesterday for the new buckets so il get them in soon.
There will be more progress piks coming in the new year as it'll be worked on in the evenings in the garage  .
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N13L X B
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Managed to fit an hour or two on the corsa today as i got of from work early 
Fitted my new black Cobra monacco S's, thanks to 'Gazdaman' who swapped me my full calibra leathers for them .
Also thanks to 'Imortal_till_i_die' for the subframes 
Heres a crappy pik but just so you get the idea:
Thanks all.
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flybikeslee
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nicey nice
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N13L X B
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Right then people Ive been working away yet again so no progress on the corsa  .
Its currently Sorn off road and im going to be ordering new lifters for it this week aswell as stem seals, cam seals, head gasket, oil and filter etc, also im gona get a new nearside whell bearing as that seems to be on its way out. Once its all built back up am going to be buying some pukka leads and plugs aswell as a new dizzy cap and rotor arm to get it sparking nicely.
But as winter has set in with salt on the roads etc it was time to take my splitties off the polo and put my newly painted (using leftover corsa paint) Audi TT comp alloys on. Looks really well and so easy maintenence compared to having to metal polish the rh's up every time.
Here they are;
I will bring some more corsa progress soon i hope
Cheers all/
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N13L X B
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Right people, took the head off the corsa today to replace the valve stem seals etc, to find that the pistons that had been fitted had an odd 1 :@. Not very happy about that at all there were 3 accralite pistons and 1 mahle piston.
Ive done alot of reasearch and cant find any acralite pistons which match as apparently they were a batch made for courtney sport about 5 years ago.
So what ive ended up doing is ordering a full new set of Mahle pistons to match the 1 that was in there already, there .5mm oversized and forged, they come with new rings etc so it was money i didnt really need to spend but i want it right this time.
Il get some piks up when they get here.
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N13L X B
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My nice new Mahle pistons have arrived complete with rings the lot  . Will hopefully get them in this weekend.
Gutted that chris astley has gone bump i had a big list of rebuild parts to order, where else would you guys reccomend?
Cheers.
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Jamie_Hastings1
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Steveboyslim on mig
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N13L X B
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Cheers mate have you got any contact details for him, email or number?
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Jamie_Hastings1
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http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/members/steveboyslim_657.html
I did have his number but cant find it at present.
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N13L X B
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Cheers mate ive sent him a pm through there.
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N13L X B
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Some more parts came again this week, again been working away so no actual progress as yet .
Hydrualic lifters
Valve stem seals
Triple layer head gasket
Promise il get some work done soon
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Nic Barnes
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not going for a 1.9mil gasket?
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N13L X B
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I was told to go for this 1 mate, why would you recomend the 1.9mm?
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N13L X B
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Fianally a bit of progress people.
Got my new mahle pistons fitted and gave the block a quick flat ready for new headgasket
Also got my new valve stem seals fitted and head is ready to be put back onto car, will fit cams etc after.
Heres my nice new pistons anyway:
Gona have a nice late nite on it friday to try and get as much done as possible then picking the last bits and bobs (i hope lol) u sat to complete it . Watch this space.
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N13L X B
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Right then people i finally got it all back together again and running . Sounds really quiet now with the new lifters which im really happy about .
The only trouble is is that its still missing under boost evan with all the new leads etc . If any 1 could help me solve this it would be great
Anyway heres the latest piks of it being put back together:
Head re-fitted to car with new headgasket and valve stem seals:
Sump re-fitted with 2 new gaskets, all turbo oil feeds conected etc, down pipe re-connected
More new parts lol
New hydralic lifters fitted to head.
Cams refitted and cam cover
And then i couldnt help a few piks again of how she looked on the test drive
Im gonna run it in for about 1k miles then gona change the oil once more and enjoy it . Really want to get that missing sorted asap thow.
Cheers.
[Edited on 27-02-2010 by N13L X B]
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Olsrey
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Standard GM spark plugs?
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N13L X B
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There ngks mate, not the 1 eletrode thow, 2 prongs .
You think that could be my problem?
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Olsrey
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It's not running standard chips it it? If its not running standard chips the plugs need gapping to 0.6. Do you know the model number of the NGK's?
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N13L X B
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There BKR6EK 's mate
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Olsrey
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Is it running standard chips?
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N13L X B
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Sorry mate nah its not running standard chips.
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Olsrey
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Well the plugs sound like standard plugs, although they'd work fine under boost if they were gapped right. Take the plugs out and gap them to 0.6. If that doesn't solve the problem then either the plugs are naff or its something else  .
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Ryan_G1
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As i said earlier in this tread mate make sure your plugs are gapped correctly
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N13L X B
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ok mate cheers for that, il let you know how i get on.
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