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Author *My 20XE smoke grey sport
Martin W
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23rd Sep 12 at 11:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you beat me by £10 on this on ebay!
*CorsaCal*
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23rd Sep 12 at 15:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers darryl so ill use the 20xe providing its ok.

Deadliner it was u pushing the price up!! i was just admiring ur new arden 1, wish this was arden. Lol.
Martin W
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23rd Sep 12 at 16:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by *CorsaCal*
Cheers darryl so ill use the 20xe providing its ok.

Deadliner it was u pushing the price up!! i was just admiring ur new arden 1, wish this was arden. Lol.


haha yeah that was me, i was willing to bid more but my 3G didnt respond in time at work. was proper annoyed! the parts looked worth it alone!

luckily the arden one came along in the end. now ive got two ardens lol
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23rd Sep 12 at 16:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Lol. Yep uve got 2 ardens snd ive got 2 greys! ill hopefully be seeing ya on a few trackdays in em. Lol.
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29th Sep 12 at 16:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got the engine out today and stripped a load of bits off of it. The pistons are out and clutch/flywheel has been removed . I havent got the female torx socket to fit the front crank pulley though so gotta get one before i can remove the crank.
















Does anyone know if the heads are interchangeable from GM to coscast as i have noticed that they are slightly different but i cant see that itll make any difference? Pics of heads:
Sean
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29th Sep 12 at 18:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Where is the coscast stamped on the head?
*CorsaCal*
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quote:
Originally posted by Sean
Where is the coscast stamped on the head?


On the exhaust manifild side of the head in a oval logo. I have previously put a pic up bit can repost if it helps?

[Edited on 30-09-2012 by *CorsaCal*]
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30th Sep 12 at 16:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The pics showing the coscast stamp:
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Got the XE stripped down even more yesterday. The Crank is out and the block is bare. I also stripped the coscast head down to find that 2 of the inlet valves are corroded on the sealing edge so ill have to strip the GM head to pinch some. It also looks like someone has attempted to port the coscast head.
I was fed up of pilling all the XE stuff on the back seats of the corsa so i stripped some of the crap out the back to make room for engine bits Pics:









Also has anyone got any idea why i have 2 different starters and 2 different alternaters even though there are all XE items?
Nic Barnes
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7th Oct 12 at 16:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
will just be the difference in years of engines. those alts, one on right is early type, one on left is the later engine with multi rib belt.
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7th Oct 12 at 16:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ah i thought that may be the case. Ill just use the ones i took of then. Cheers mate.
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13th Oct 12 at 12:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I received some more bits yesterday:

Tim volt guage



Calibra turbo calipers with fiat coupe turbo discs and greenstuff pads:



A guage pod which i am going to mould onto the MFD housing so it will look something like:




Opinions welcome
Martin W
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14th Oct 12 at 10:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i did mine like that, will look good.



[Edited on 14-10-2012 by deadliner]
*CorsaCal*
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14th Oct 12 at 12:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ah yer. I hadnt noticed anyone else had done one like this cuz you can buy them ready done but i wana make mine cuz if it works itll be much cheaper
Martin W
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14th Oct 12 at 12:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by *CorsaCal*
Ah yer. I hadnt noticed anyone else had done one like this cuz you can buy them ready done but i wana make mine cuz if it works itll be much cheaper


Yeah I made mine aswell, screwed it down filled and sanded the gaps and then flocked it. Really goes look good
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25th Nov 12 at 17:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just been tidying a few bits up as ive been putting off doing the big autovaux order but the time has came to do it. . . A few pics of bits ive powder coated or sprayed.



Anyone have any idea what the difference is between the two butterflies on the TBs as ive noticed one has a thick wedge on one half?


Comments welcome.
*CorsaCal*
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3rd Dec 12 at 22:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Done some more blasting on the block today, Nearly ready for paint now! I have to replace the core plugs though as ones now got a hole in it lol. Pics:
*CorsaCal*
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Ive now painted my block and got the new core plugs in. Also a very expensive box arrived from autovaux...

Block after painting:


the old core plugs:


Painted block with new core plugs:



Said expensive box:


The ever growing pile of stuff:




[Edited on 09-12-2012 by *CorsaCal*]
Paul W
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9th Dec 12 at 20:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Quite a collection of parts you have there Cal

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*CorsaCal*
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9th Dec 12 at 20:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yer i can't wait to get the whole lot nailed together!!
Darryl H
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9th Dec 12 at 20:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ooooohhhh I like the look of this!! Awesome work mate

I loved getting all the parts in the post for mine

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*CorsaCal*
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9th Dec 12 at 20:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers matey. Yer i liked receiving them but i want them all on the engine now and don't seem to get time!
ArdenblueDan
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9th Dec 12 at 21:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks great buddy need to get me a bare block now ready for my plans lol keep up the progress dude
*CorsaCal*
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quote:
Originally posted by ArdenblueDan
looks great buddy need to get me a bare block now ready for my plans lol keep up the progress dude


Cheers matey, will do

Ive got a spare bottom end but ideally i want to make sure mines ok before i sell that one.
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Let me know when you do buddy

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