a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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from personal experience with fitting x16xe conversions and them smoking and going bang and then fitting another i would get a Z20 LET for it
i spent a fortune on 2 x16xe's and rebuilding them for them never to be just quite right and regret not sticking a turbo in it
Looks reallg good now though, just a few tiny little tweaks and will be spot on
like the black lower grill personally
underside of bonnet could do with a good clean and polish aswell
you got any interior shots of it?
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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a_j_mair, I can understand where you're coming from yeah. The only problem is that its my daily drive still. I had to sell my 106 runaround in the end because I couldnt afford to run it  As of September I'll be doing a lot more miles as I'll be travelling to uni as well as work so I need it to be reliable. I'm only 19 though so I don't think I'd have a chance of insuring a z20 let  the 1.6 cost me a bomb to insure as it is lol.
heres an old pic of the interior for you. Since then all the grey plastics have been changed for black 
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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black carpet is well worth it, i bought one brand new from vauxhall, wasnt cheap but transformed the interior.
Have you been approached about any features yet?
A tidy up of interior - new stearing wheel, gear knob, handbrake, dial rings, some subtle pedals maybe and you would be on to a sure fire winner
as for seats i am never sure on bucket seats, i had some recliners with the back stripped out but i reckon yours would look great with just standard seats, maybe a retrim but top marks for effort so far 
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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Black carpet is definitely on the cards yeah! Its the only thing that gives away its merit spec lol.
Not had any interest for a feature mate. Once I've got the inside how I want it I'll probably send a few emails to see if theres are interest. The current plans are to lose my back seats, parcel shelf and sub to make way for a false floor, white rear cage and strut brace. I also fancy another white speedline to have as a spare, I reckon that would look quite cool  I finally managed to save enough for the cage but now the engine needs sorting the money is having to go into that. Ahh well I'll get it sorted eventually
Not too sure what to do about seats though. I love the looks of buckets with harnesses but I don't think I could live with them everyday 
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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I know the feeling on the x16's
I had my gsi rebuilt with new rings and stem seals etc and it still drank oil and smoked like a trooper
What about a 1.8 conversion, same fuel eco and maybe not too much more to insure?
Newer and more reliable
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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it had crossed my mind Gav yeah. The thing is though I spend a fair amount of cash tuning the 1.6 on things like the inlet, manifold, roose hoses etc which I wouldn't be able to use on a different engine so I'm going to stick with the x16
The 1.6 is plenty quick enough for me at the minute though. I'm not really a fast driver to be honest. It suits me fine pottering about work etc and then having the power to have a play when I fancy it
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andys sxi
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Chester Drives:Scirocco tdi bluemotion
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really like this car everything has been done properly one of my favourites on here
April 08 feature car
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