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Author Polar Sea Blue C20XE - FOR SALE !!!!! :(
GregGsi
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21st Feb 12 at 23:29   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looking good pal

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Todi-Corsa
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cracking progress mate

and just a thought blur out your address on your parcels keep yourself and stuff safe

Look forward to your next update
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Cheers Greg,

And cheers todi only just getting started really

And I know I didnt mean to put em on I just uploaded a lot of pics

New update tommorow keep a look out

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Your doin well mate

eyes are peeled for tomorrow update
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Originally posted by Todi-Corsa
Your doin well mate

eyes are peeled for tomorrow update


Cheers buddy
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C'mon Bruce! New update!?!?
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I good time AL more work done tomorrow
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*** UPDATE 23/2/12 ***

Was at college today and finished early, so i knew how id be spending the rest of the day

so thought id do abit more today by starting by cleaning up one of the mounts and spraying it

srayed it smooth silver









And more work on the block and cleaned it more





First coat of paint on the block









Thats it for today but ive got a couple more goodies for the engine to come yet ill

keep you posted

cheers

Kyle
Darryl H
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23rd Feb 12 at 19:14   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks good mate, if it were me I'd have taken the oil pump off or masked it up

Are you changing the timing belt and tensioners before putting it in? They're worth doing whilst it's out as they're do-able but a bit harder when in the bay

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kyleclub11
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Cheers Darryl

Yeah I thought that Only after I painted it yeah I'll clean it up buddy crnt have it messy !!

Yeah I'm going to just change the belt the pulleys and tensioner looks quite new so think I'll be ok at that plus it's all cost isn't it buddy
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You get a tensioner when you buy the timing belt kit anyway

Engine looks good and clean
Darryl H
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What Jamie said really mate, they come together in a kit They're worth doing

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Cheers Jamie,

Im trying to get the engine as clean as I can

And yeah your both right I'll just change the tensioner as well it's just piece of mind knowing its done aswell

Cheers lads
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looking well mate are you painting the gearbox up too?
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Cheers James,

Yeah gonna paint it silver pal and take a leaf out of Dans book and laquer it aswell !! Just bought a stainless filler pipe for the engine

It's gonna look I'll post a pic up when it comes
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*** UPDATE ***

Finished work today and came home to this little beauty

its my stainless dipstick and oil filler pipe








Kyle
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You want to check the bottom is flat on them mate as some of the ebay jobbies are known to leak

Looks cool though

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Yeah cheers Darryl just checked yeah Its flat, yeah crnt wait to see it with a a nice breather pipe on
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Will look great

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Cheers Daz too excited
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*** UPDATE 26/2/12 ***

Done some more painting on the engine and done a few other bits heres the pics how i got on today

Had to take the starter motor off and cleaned it up more



Painted the head



Painted the engine mount and this bracket



My mate buffed the fuel rail



Painted the block aswell











Trail fitted my stainless oil filler it looks








Thats it for today

Cheers


Kyle
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Good work Kyle!

Fuel rail is Got any photos before?

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Cheers Darryl,

It's coming along now !! And yeah there should be some pictures some

Where in the thread pal

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doing well mate, looks like you've done a good job of cleaning that engine block up too
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Looking good allready Kyle,done a really good job on that especially on the bit where the inlet is. Wasn't sure about painting that sl I just cleaned it.

Keep up the good work buddy,take ya time with it and make it a minter!!

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