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sri boy
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31st Jul 12 at 19:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got disc back axle and new drilled and groved discs and pads also new handbrake lines and orderd new diff bearing from vauxhall £102 +vat also will be ordering new Vxr turbo injectors afm and alloy rad oil cooler and intercooler kit wae afm pipe shouldnt be long now
sri boy
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2nd Aug 12 at 20:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bit of bad news engine needs a rebuild valve stem oil seals are gone and looks like it had a head gasket done not long ago gutted but on the bright side looks like a might try some low comp rods and pistons while in there
sri boy
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3rd Aug 12 at 20:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Started to strip engine down and after a wee bit of a think a might aswell go ball deep and buy pistons and rods with next months wage a think and rebuild head

Sri mirrors painted

Rear discs and pads fitted onto axle with new cables

Mrses painting front calliper got to earn her keep

Dropping of shitty drum axle

Rear disc axle fitted no problems abs all working fine

And also Finnish of painted front callipers


Car brakes a lot better on drive home and car looks very good now Sri mirrors are on sorry for no pics
bigron1988
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3rd Aug 12 at 23:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
haha could you of got your missis a smaller brush,











ps more pics of misses please
sri boy
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4th Aug 12 at 00:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ron Will let u away with that comment and aye got to make her earn her keep lol
Nic Barnes
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4th Aug 12 at 01:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
grand job bob
sri boy
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6th Aug 12 at 20:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well bearings for box came thismorning couldn't resist pressing then in and buttoning box up all went in no probs put in the shafts and it's pretty stiff in there opened it all bk up made sure it was all goog built it up again but is still a bit to tight on rotation so going to take it to a friends who specializes in boxes to get a 2nd opinion anywae here's today's pics



sri boy
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6th Aug 12 at 20:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well bearings for box came thismorning couldn't resist pressing then in and buttoning box up all went in no probs put in the shafts and it's pretty stiff in there opened it all bk up made sure it was all goog built it up again but is still a bit to tight on rotation so going to take it to a friends who specializes in boxes to get a 2nd opinion anywae here's today's pics



Mark.W
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6th Aug 12 at 21:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice job on the rear disc axle fella
sri boy
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6th Aug 12 at 21:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers bud all discs are matching the braking is very good now the proxies are pretty poor on the wheels and skid in the dry going to put Goodyear eagles once these ones are cunted
sri boy
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7th Aug 12 at 14:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Car going in for full respray next month so can get airdam on as rebuilding full engine do the engine will take a while a also thinking of putting another set of Vxr seats in it
N7 THD
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7th Aug 12 at 15:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
interesting project, good progress s far!
sri boy
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7th Aug 12 at 20:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Aye orderd some more bits should have another update at weekend or closer if they get here quicker really wanting a fast reliable engine for this car
sri boy
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8th Aug 12 at 20:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well got courtney sport balance delete kit today and conrod arp bolts the kit looks very well built and also got a set of wind deflectors genuine vauxhall ones grom local dealer
sri boy
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9th Aug 12 at 21:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bought another car tonight corsa 1.2 twinport 55 plate silver with a noisy engine needles to say that's we're my 1.4 is going in very soon a win win situation will take some pics Tomorow as is dark outside
bigron1988
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9th Aug 12 at 21:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you taking the aircon of on the zlet one ?
sri boy
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10th Aug 12 at 06:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It's already ofF Ron a got the full mtec kit comes with aircon delete kit aswell
davieslim
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11th Aug 12 at 16:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cars gonna be stunning when its done, shit load of good parts going on there, what you doing with the standard bumpers once there removed?
sri boy
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11th Aug 12 at 19:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bumper will prob be up for sale got another corsa today 55 plate sxi+ silver half leather engine rattling going to fix sell and invest money into engine along with money a get for my aprilia rs 50 58 plate lol so should have a decent spec engine lol
sri boy
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12th Aug 12 at 20:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well going to let mrses run around in the 55 plate sxi+ while the red sxi gets her make over and engine transplant lol
Will put some pics up Tomorow for u guys anywae no updates this weekend other than buying another car for when the devils off the road
sri boy
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13th Aug 12 at 18:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well got a great bit of advice tonight ma mates gbox went on his golf and after a fitted the diff into mine with new bearings it was tight so when he was picking his gbox up from gbox guy a got him to check mine over and he said strait away it needs shimmed so a Said ok do it lol and while ure there do all the seals n that so that's gbox sorted all I need now is clutch flywheel n that's drive sorted
sri boy
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14th Aug 12 at 18:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Here's the 55 plate sxi+ lol had a bit of fun before a left engine was rattling so stood on accelerator to see how long she lasted wasn't long ha engine out res one I to this and sell silver one for turbo funds



sri boy
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16th Aug 12 at 19:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Was that time of year today mot time took it to kwickfit and it passed no probs and also changed oil n filter as engines coming out next weekend to put into silver corsa and hopefully can get turbo engine in red one and so on lol
Mark B
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16th Aug 12 at 21:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
when u hoping to have it finished for?
sri boy
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16th Aug 12 at 21:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hopefully end of September for a few months then take it bk out to fit Garrett and forge it

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