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Tedney
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29th May 10 at 10:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How much for the front splitter mate?
Sandsy
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Update:

right after umming and arring and thinking of lots of things to do with the corsa including doing the un thinkable and breaking it, i looked into going down the route of a let and with the hopes of buying my own house in the next few years i cant justify spending big money on the corsa again, so ive purchased a 3.0 v6 but this wont be going in till the winter,

after getting the corsa home i treated it to a wash,clay bar,polish and wax im hoping when i decide to strip the heads off the engine to find a couple of bent valves, now im going ot have a crack at replacing the bent valves in the next couple of days with some spare ones, plan is to get it running again with the 2.5 so i can make it to billing and total vauxhall live which would be a great result,

Couple of clean piccies of the corsa






and a couple of my new run around, vectra elite love driving such a comfy car




cheers

[Edited on 04-06-2010 by Sandsy]
Sandsy
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Update,

well with the hope of having a few bent valves in the front head i set about removing it so i could replace the bent valves and possibly have it running for pv,

sadly that wasnt the case, after removing the front head i was shocked at what i saw.....damage to one piston and to the head...arse, so what i thought was going to be a cheap little job has turned into abit of a expensive one, after a few swear words me and a mate decided to crack on and remove the now buggered v6, borrowed a engine lift off browney (thank ya mate) and cracked on, after starting to remove the engine at around 8ish after a kebhab the car rested back on four wheels and the engine in the garage by 11:15 bonus

so this eveing i stripped all my reusable parts out/off my v6 to re use on another, so heres a few pics to show the fun ive gone through in the past two days













so now i start again
Rybo
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4th Jun 10 at 22:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
keep ya chin up though bud,i like reading this get it done!
AlexW
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Where did the bits of metal come from?!

And if that is a extension your mate is holding, JESUS that is long.
Good to see your not breaking it, Hope you have more luck with the 3.0
Sandsy
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4th Jun 10 at 22:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by AW06
Where did the bits of metal come from?!

And if that is a extension your mate is holding, JESUS that is long.
Good to see your not breaking it, Hope you have more luck with the 3.0


bits of metal? there indents in the piston mate,

and yer it is a extension lol, or lots of them
AlexW
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Thought it looked like lots of small bits, so what happend then?
Sandsy
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im not to sure i was driving it home from the work shop and heard a tapping, turned engine off and stripped it down and thats what i found
lwigmore
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quote:
Originally posted by Sandsy
im not to sure i was driving it home from the work shop and heard a tapping, turned engine off and stripped it down and thats what i found


Maybe timing slipped a tooth or two maybe?
Sandsy
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5th Jun 10 at 13:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the timing did slip yes, but the valves are un damaged
lwigmore
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quote:
Originally posted by Sandsy
the timing did slip yes, but the valves are un damaged


Really? thats odd
Sandsy
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5th Jun 10 at 13:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yer i know this is the confusing part, not to worry forwards and on wards
lwigmore
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Yes mate
AlexW
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Very weird, When you getting the 3.0 in?
Daveskater
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5th Jun 10 at 18:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What a shame Still, head up

Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
Mattb
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Looks like a valve guide has broken up.. shame...
Sandsy
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Well over the last few days i thought id tidy a few bits and bobs up so i cracked out so aerosol cans, some masking tape and some sand paper and this is what ive achieved looks much tidyer



also id recommend hammerite kurust rust treat meant very good stuff









just need to go pick my new engine up then that will get painted up,timing belt,new water pump,fresh oil and filter and fit all my bits and bobs over to it
Daveskater
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That doesn't look half bad for rattle cans!

Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
Sandsy
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cheers buddy
Firestate88
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looks pretty good for spray can, loving the masking material on the engine bay





subtle nudity FTW

[Edited on 07-06-2010 by Firestate88]
Sandsy
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i honestly didnt realise till you pointed that out...........
Sandsy
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Update:

picked my engine up tonite and a few other goodies, also started fitting my nitrous into the car, just need to order some jets which gaz'd has kindly guided me onto which ones to order, so all looking good i shall be at tv live with extra power and gas

Update:

been a little busy juggling work/love life etc so i havnt had to much time in the evening plus doing a few little other jobs on the side,

Managed to get the x30xe nearlly ready to go into the corsa, just waiting on a few little one off bits and pieces which il be keeping under my hat until there fitted on my engine, but apart from that all is looking good,

Fitted my oil cooler blanking plate,flywheel,timing belt cover, gave the water pump pulley and bottom pully faces a clean and paint with some halfords matt black and the block a good clean and paint,

il let the pictures do the talking












also tidied my morrettes up abit with some mesh and cold air feeds instead of having gaping holes



that is all until tomorrow got a day off so going to get what i can done
Daveskater
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Nice Even more things to look forward to at TV Live now then

Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
stu_c
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18th Jun 10 at 22:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fooking ace this

sell me ur plenum inlet for my veccy
Sandsy
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glad you both approve

havnt got much done tonite, bought some bonnet pins to hold my bumper on then been fannying around most of the day doing house work.....fail

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