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Author My C20XE Corsa Sport rebuild becoming a C20LET
gidged500
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28th Dec 13 at 17:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Bit of news got these for Xmas !

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Can't wait to see this back together!!
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Thanks Jordan, got some serious work to do in the next 6 months ! And to spend some mega money
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Been and picked up some bits for the corsa that have been sprayed

Rocker cover




Timing belt cover


Other bits


This has come aswell
New header


Fitted my door handles aswell the other day








Also cleaned the interior
Before




After




Fitted one of my new plates


And wrapped up for the night


Few more parts should be arriving next week
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Looking really nice buddy definitely getting there
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Wow George! love the painted Breeze block effect on the driver's side, is all the car like it.
(lol.) the depth of shine is awsome
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Hi mate, you've been busy since I picked up that gear box up off you last October. Your cars looking great and super clean i'm really impressed have you decided to use an f20 now instead of the f28 you had ?
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Thanks guys
Daine the breeze block effect is on the passenger side aswell for now

B16RUK I have, can't believe it was so long ago when I sold you my F20! I'm going to run an F28 with my let. You got my last F20


Little update 24/1/14
Did a bit more yesterday got a shot of the corsa in the light for once !


Next I whipped the gsi bumper off and built it up (shocking photos :/)


Didn't have the fogs or splitter on
After ...


Splitter needs a really good clean !

Fitted my colour coded washer jets aswell


Popped them in after the photo as there sticking out a tad

Got my new trimmed 3 way water pipe from TX autosport


And it's still a crap fit


Going to send it back get a refund and buy a roose one

Whipped my old coilovers off


They were really tight! My breaker bar was bending

Need to paint the strut top inner


After fitting the new sump gaskets and baffle one of the gaskets started weeping :/ so got a new baffle a c20ne one from vauxhall and began to fit it.
If anyone's wondering why I went for the c20ne one it's because there's a gasket bonded to the baffle (sorry for those who already knew)
Just remember to bend this tab back ...


Just so it doesn't foul, I did mine gentle tap with a hammer


Sump off


Cleaned


Block before


And after


I cleaned all the holes for the bolts aswell that are in the block they had loads of sealant in :/ did what Daine said and ran a tap down every single hole
I used different bolts aswell can just see them in this picture


There far better thank let/xe bolts. They are a tad shorter but that's because the bonded gasket on the baffle is quite thin.

I also bought these off eBay (brand new) for the grand total of £3!


Car needed them to replace these nasty things !


If anyone has a cavalier gear knob (6 speed) off a cavalier/calibra turbo I'm desperate for one so please let me know.

That's all for now thanks for looking


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them coilovers for sale? someone I know might be after some
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Yeah they will be got the rears aswell ill u2u you my mobile number
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Nice one George! keep the good engineering going, don't start to rush it and cut corners now!
How much was the c20ne baffle plate mate ?? got another engine to rebuild for some one..
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Thanks daine I won't rush it, from memory it was a tad over £20 from auto vaux
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How desperate are you for that gear knob ? I no a lad that's got a mint one its the full set up knob gaiter and shaft but i no he'll want strong money for it, do you want me to get a photo and start him thinking about it ?
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Yeah if you could do please I really want one ! I'll u2u my mobile
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1/2/14 Fuel pump problems :/

Been back today and done some more first up I set about fitting my new walbro fuel pump



Only found out when I took the old pump out that the new ones a lot taller :/



This is how the old one sits



And the new one



As you can see the new ones height stops it from sitting locked in the housing :/
I looked at this from dales thread and his looks shorter



The place I bought the pump from (eBay) said its a 255 pump so I've asked for a replacement.

Any way other bits I've done

Before



After



They were a bit of a pain to fit as the rubber was really stiff from being new. Tip for anyone doing this put the pedals in a bowl of hot water and it softens the rubber. I found this out after I fitted them

Better picture of the gsi bumper built up



Before (no bonnet stand clip)



After



Rear boot seal fitted



Lower seal on the door fitted



I untucked all the rubber seal on the door

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Did a lot of painting yesterday just havnt got any photos
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Bit of an update 2/3/14

I fitted my new crank oil seal


I bought these off eBay aswell

Cav steering wheel




And an F28 gearbox mount (from eckers)


I sorted my fuel pump issues aswell
These little "fins" were stopping the pump going in so I sanded them down


And in !






And all finished (bar the plastic top)


Got these off eBay aswell, equal length drive shafts


All they need are new outer cv joints and boots

Took my broken fuel pipe off aswell, just waiting for my new one to arrive now




Got my fuel cap and roof rails back (the white on the cap is masking tape)




Started putting the interior back together




Started building the engine up ready for going in , waiting for my timing belt and water pump to come)

Icv pipes all sorted




Rad on (sure it's bigger than normal)


And popped my intercooler infront


I know it's upside down it sat better though for the photos




How the let stands


Crash bar on




Hopefully will sit like this as it's the same intercooler


The reason progress is slow aswell is my urbexing again been going to Wales Stoke on Trent etc etc
This is Denbigh asylum and my mates and me (look like a bad boy band)





Pool park asylum







That's all for now
BeetleGav
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Saw that on tv the other night. Cool place
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What programme was it on ? Denbigh?
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Something to do with planning applications. Was on bbc2 I think.
Definitely denbigh. Empty since 1995 or something
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Been empty since earlier than that , any idea what the programme was called? The front (in the pic) has had a new roof.
The rear is a real mess , this is a pic I took when I was ontop of the silows
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Permission impossible I think it's called.

According to 28day the site had started to close around 1995 or something
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I'll have to give that a watch. !
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Done a bit more today, fitted the fuel cap lock (on the left)



Fitted the other headlamp



Started putting the interior back in and a the wiring (cable tie skills )



All in









Door card won't accommodate my tweeter so had to remove it



(Needs a good clean aswell) ^^

Lights on



Need new exhaust rubbers as the exhaust sits too close to the bumper





Popped the grill on the gsi bumper (just need a new vaux badge)



Hopefully my timing belt kit and water pump should be fitted on Thursday
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good stuff

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