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shaunmods
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22nd Feb 12 at 00:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers everyone! Gotta love nice new engine bits!

Scott heres the link for you mate -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260941544197?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Tom the engine had a rebuild less than 10k miles ago so the rings are sound Just swapping the head over for my new rebuilt one because I accidently overfilled the car with oil which has knackered the valve stem seals.

Martin I did mate yeah sorry, had a right manic day today and have only just got out of work lol. I'll send you the like over in a sec

I'll be tinkering away over the weekend so hopefully ill have some progress to report then



[Edited on 22-02-2012 by shaunmods]
Darryl H
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Looking forward to it Shaun

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wasnt thinking
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Are you changing the cambelt tensioner and idlers too? Be silly to not change them while you are there, they fail more than the belts do.
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Are you changing the cambelt tensioner and idlers too? Be silly to not change them while you are there, they fail more than the belts do.



Wasn't planning on Alex. They were done when I last changed the belt so I can't see them causing a problem as they've done hardly any miles. I'll see what they are like when I take the belt off anyway

[Edited on 22-02-2012 by shaunmods]
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Update as promised Today me and my mate Luke cracked on with stripping down the engine! Really pleased with the progress we made tbh. Considering neither of use are particularly mechanically minded there was only a couple of little bits we got stuck with so I think we did well

How it now stands!







Next job is to strip down is to start building up the new head and repaint a load of bits so that its nice and fresh Chuffed that ive finally made a start on it
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Good progress there Shaun mate.

Doesn't seem two minutes we were stood there with a coffee.

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Bloody hell that's clean i dont no how u haven't scratched anything, im having my bay painted along with all car at some stage.
Have you though about full respray?
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Seriously clean bay there mate! Where did you get the new header tank? Think I need a new one.
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Cheers Dan! and yeah it dont does it! finally done something with it now lol

Plenty of blankets over the painted bits Ash Its got quite grubby from oily hands but luckily managed not to scratch any of the engine bay paintwork *touch wood*. Just bits little the thermostat etc need a fresh coat of paint now. I have thought about a full respray mate yeah. Don't think i'll be doing it though as im paranoid enough about it getting damaged as it is lol.

Thanks Jrdn! heres the link for you -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-CORSA-TIGRA-COMBO-RAD-RADIATOR-HEADER-TANK-NEW-/310232315310?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item483b4975ae

Sorry I completely forgot to get use those measurements mate, ill do it tomorrow for you

[Edited on 26-02-2012 by shaunmods]
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Thanks for that buddy. No rush as I'm away now until Friday night! School trip with two people I really don't like, this could get interesting! Watch out for me on the news if they piss me off!
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Great work there Shaun!

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Get them cylinders covered!!!
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Cheers Daz and don't worry Jay they all covered up and protected
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Looking good Shaun !
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As with the doors it was rubbed back to the metal and treated

whats this treatment stuff and what does it do

thanks

wont picture

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As with the doors it was rubbed back to the metal and treated

whats this treatment stuff and what does it do

thanks



[Edited on 06-03-2012 by D0NN3R]
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I'll u2u you some details over in a sec mate
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I'll u2u you some details over in a sec mate


thanks
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Good progress Shaun! Your engine bay is really clean I have a nice new Jacket too
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I'll u2u you some details over in a sec mate


Can I have the same u2u please Shaun
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I'll u2u you the link in a mo Fazza

Update time!

Now that I had the old head off the car the first thing I did was to strip it of all the bits that needed to be transfered onto the new one. I gave a few bits a respray so that they looked nice and fresh



Dug the new head out ready to crack on!



And then started building it up Wiring was also rerouted to hide the blue plug which alexW will approve of



Newman cams fitted!



Inbetween all this I gave the tops of the pistons a clean off and the little niggly bits of the bay which I can't usually clean properly



Then the head went on!



Cambelt on and all timed up



and heres how I've left it for today







Loving the new stainless steel rocker cover bolts! yummy



Next job is to paint the throttle body on the VX inlet black to tidy it up then finish off fitting everything in the week ready for the first start up next weekend all being well
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Looks amazing shaun , love your attention to detail ! Fingers crossed for next weekend on the first start up
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nice shaun
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Looks gorgeous mate!!

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