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AlexW
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9th Nov 10 at 23:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yep lol, I work in a engine builders anyway but its easier to keep this in the shed as scott isnt after a mass amount of stuff. Just been a case of cleaning everything twice.
AlexW
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18th Nov 10 at 16:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

That is why i love moving the blue plug, Much neater without any hassle.


Just need to cover it, rachet strap it and get it sent up.

Already sent a box of bits up, so this is the last thing.
Corsa_Scotty
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18th Nov 10 at 17:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers Alex. Well i made a start of Disconnecting the engine wiring and hoses etc and started to remove the dash aswell but its still tight in round the column but i cant see what could be holding it in but i'll inspect another time





[Edited on 18-11-2010 by Corsa_Scotty]
B3KAN
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19th Nov 10 at 11:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A nice blue steering wheel would lok better
Corsa_Scotty
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19th Nov 10 at 15:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i like my nice black one Need rid of the Ripshit pedals that came with the car
B3KAN
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20th Nov 10 at 11:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Blue would match your seats
Corsa_Scotty
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20th Nov 10 at 15:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
getting them retrimmed black anyway
Corsa_Scotty
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22nd Nov 10 at 19:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got the dash out after a load of faffing about and trading swear words Disconnected the old 1.2 16v so its basically ready to lift out and fit the new engine at the weekend hopefully

Corsa_Scotty
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23rd Nov 10 at 00:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Forgot to add this in the last pics but oh well My Astra 6 spoke wheels are needing new tyres and i fancied a change as everyone and their grannys got a set now (You gays know who you's are) So i spoke to Jonny.N (Top Guy btw) And ended up purchasing a set of 16" 4 Stud Vectra SRi alloys and 45 profile tyres off him. In need of a good refurb to get them mint but im not keeping the black anyway. So thats something else to keep me sane when i get fecked off with wiring looms and shit Oh and ignore the mess of my bedroom its full of engine conversion parts




[Edited on 23-11-2010 by Corsa_Scotty]
AlexW
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23rd Nov 10 at 00:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Engine will be there Thursday too.
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23rd Nov 10 at 06:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice one mate,can't wait till it's all done

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Corsa_Scotty
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23rd Nov 10 at 17:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers Mate. The best part is i cant wait till its finished either
grimmy
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23rd Nov 10 at 17:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just don't let it take as long as mine is lol
Corsa_Scotty
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23rd Nov 10 at 17:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It should be up and running in the next 2 weeks if everything goes to plan although i can see something unexpected cropping up Hows yours going anyway?

[Edited on 23-11-2010 by Corsa_Scotty]
AlexW
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23rd Nov 10 at 17:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
2WEEKS?! Double that.
grimmy
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24th Nov 10 at 11:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just need to get m.o.t now, u have to do much wiring to fit that engine? what all has to be changed to fit it you have to use diffrent mounts an change brakes ect
AlexW
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24th Nov 10 at 12:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wiring is plug and play once you have changed the dash loom. Only one engine mount is changed, bigger brakes are always a good idea, although 1.4 sports came with the same brakes that scotts car currently has.

Its a preety simple conversion to be honest.
Corsa_Scotty
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24th Nov 10 at 17:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What the man himself says. It is pretty simple. Just time consuming as ive gotta change the steering from EPS to normal Belt driven PAS and change all the racks and columns etc but i'll toddle on with all them once the engines out
Corsa_Scotty
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25th Nov 10 at 17:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not really much progress due to the snow but my engine turned up from Alex (Cheers Mate) when my path was just pure ice so that was fun getting that up their but got their in the end. So took it in the living room and tried my powerbox bolts for fitment and tried the Ignition leads too. Also notice the tidy Powerbox wiring that alex sorted earlier so no big nasty blue plug floating about Still got a load of painting and stuff to do but as the weathers like this it'll have to wait but oh well

Piér
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25th Nov 10 at 18:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I bet your parents love you having that in the living room! haha, powerbox looks tidy mate hope the snow clears soon so you can get it in the car!
Such a bad time of the year to be working on a car
Corsa_Scotty
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25th Nov 10 at 18:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeh i hope it clears pretty quickly too. Need a new dashloom now too so im not in too much of a hurry now Yeh its a bad time to be doing something like this but my engine couldnt hold on any longer so needs must
Piér
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25th Nov 10 at 18:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fair enough! I just remeber doing the HG on my x14xe at this time last year and it was not fun! numb fingers that swell FTL
and when you slip on the ratchet and hit something a little sharp
Corsa_Scotty
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25th Nov 10 at 18:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
should have seen me trying to lift it before my hand slipped and smashed off the corner of the inlet so traded a few swear words with it
Piér
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25th Nov 10 at 18:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fail I lifted a c20let block with just the crank in last night, no pistons... that was heavy!
B3KAN
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26th Nov 10 at 14:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just paint it in the living room

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