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D0NN3R
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22nd Dec 11 at 10:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the progress is looking good
DansCorsaSXi
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Wow!!

Good progress there Kev! Bodykit looks awesome!

What's plans with engine then? Will it be as clean and shiny as exterior?

Good stuff mate.

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kev
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Jed- indicators are on crossmember yeah cause of morettes I ran out of ideas? Got a new idea for them though!!?

Dan- my new engine and bay will be very clean and subtle you no me!
I won't have a wire or nothing out of place I've got OCD and am a right tart
With the engine am going for the standard very clean look/colours

*** Also bought ***

- new Corsa gsi radiator
- LMF qwick shift
- BTB 4 branch manifold
- full Powerflow exhaust
- new gaskets
- Ecotec conversion tophat + pipe

Much more to come!!
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Jesus this looks mint going to be stone mint kev!! looks awesome mate
Darryl H
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Looks lovely Kev!!

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Mieran
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I heard you're down grading to a 1.0 cos you couldn't handle the 1.2 16v powah?
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quote:
Originally posted by kev
Jed- indicators are on crossmember yeah cause of morettes I ran out of ideas? Got a new idea for them though!!?




no mate, thought that was a good one, you plan keeping them there with having the gsi front one?
only other ways iv seen done is in the bumper, behind the upper grill and made into the mor£tt£s


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I heard you're down grading to a 1.0 cos you couldn't handle the 1.2 16v powah?




attack of the Mieran
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Don't say that he'll come beat you up with a white line lol
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Looking good mate!!
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Looking good as always mate!
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cheers lads for the above comments

well now my cars got nothing under the bonnet
we though it would be rude not to put her new heart in...



then not long after..

*** Ta Daaaaa! ***



mind the 'temp' rocker cover and side timing belt case, was just so my new ones didnt get scratched while the engine went in

big shout out to crana for all the help!
(hes a user on this site and its his old c20xe engine)

also bought some..

- new bottom balls joints
- anti freeze

also looking in to some gaz coilovers after the winter! am not letting all the grit eat them up.

Much more to come......
Alex_Rally
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looks very anal as usual big lad what colour u doing the cam cover and belt cover ?? fancy a race when its done on my reallllly long private drive way or is this gonna be a strictly posing machine lol
Ojc
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Gonna be a very nice car when finished.
Mieran
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Cam and belt cover are a BMW colour, pics soon.
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I remember months ago at shell garage when you were talking about doing all this. Going to look immense Kev !
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i quite like that cam cover tbh mate
kev
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todays FEF xe corsa update 23-12-11

new rocker cover and timing belt casing as mieran said its a bmw silver colour ?
went for something a little different yet standard look on the colour along with an OPEL 'L' peace spark plug cover new rocker cover gasket and a genreal clean up painted block genreal tidy up day today simple easy day,



ohhhhh yes ..and my SBD manifold





and fitted + new exhaust manifold gasket fitted and new studs/bolts



shes getting there...
DansCorsaSXi
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Looking good Kev,what bore is the manifold? 2.5?

Rocker cover looks

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Darryl H
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Looks great Kev!

Just a thought but you can easily run the throttle cable through between the inlet so it doesn't flap over the rocker, and it generally cleans it up

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Dan - its 2.5 there ment to be a good manifold

Darryl - yeah al have a try of hiding the cable ive got loads of clean ups plained i dont do messy wires got OCD



[Edited on 24-12-2011 by kev]
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Note wrong with OCD Kev.

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Darryl H
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quote:
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Dan - its 2.5 there ment to be a good manifold

Darryl - yeah al have a try of hiding the cable ive got loads of clean ups plained i dont do messy wires got OCD



[Edited on 24-12-2011 by kev]


Ah awesome! Yeah got to love a tidy bay

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Mark.W
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24th Dec 11 at 13:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Love it Kev can't wait to see it all complete.

Would go with the genuine gsi skirts if i were you Kev
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BMW Colour the same as my e46 kev?! Copy cat
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Nah its bronze, his camera is shit

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