vauxhallMADlee
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Originally posted by davegreen
its coming along good!
when you fit the phenolic gasket be sure to match it to your port sizes as they can be restrictive.
going to be a very clean car when its done. will it be ready for PVS 2013?
[Edited on 16-05-2013 by davegreen]
Cheers dave you have been a great help! And yh I put the gasket on to check that and it does need some trimming to match ports, how abouts did you trim yours as I'm a bit worryed ill wreck mine lol it looks wood? Lol
And I aint no carpenter!
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vauxhallMADlee
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And whens pvs? Not sure it will be ready  got to be a bit tight with money for a few months as got a baby on the way so buying all the overpriced crap that you have to get at the minute lol
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davegreen
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PVS is june 9th.
trimed mine with modelling knivies for the paper parts and a rotory file on the rest clamped to each port, manifold and head.
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vauxhallMADlee
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got a few more bits sorted recently so few more pics to put up,
got me a vectra loom but didnt like how it went in a basically a full circle and loops round back to itself very untidy! so stripped loom down and re arranged so loom can only run in one straight line and finishes at the injection rail casing
taking shape, also stripped back all sensors that are not used in conversion like egr/inlet flap motor/ vaccuum valve etc stripped wires back to ecu plug but leaving plugged in so fault free of any codes
air flow loom/crank,cam,idle valve,intake temp now run out here out the way
the finished loom! bought some conduit to tidy up
very proud of my home made blank off haha! bottl cap cut grooves in to locate and painted lol
sensors that arnt needed are now with ecu plug to be tucked away inside car
also re arranged start charge loom as my battery is in boot so my main live earth leads have to be run elsewere through t he bulkhead. also run a signal wire for oil pressure sender
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vauxhallMADlee
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got a few more bits sorted recently so few more pics to put up,
got me a vectra loom but didnt like how it went in a basically a full circle and loops round back to itself very untidy! so stripped loom down and re arranged so loom can only run in one straight line and finishes at the injection rail casing
taking shape, also stripped back all sensors that are not used in conversion like egr/inlet flap motor/ vaccuum valve etc stripped wires back to ecu plug but leaving plugged in so fault free of any codes
air flow loom/crank,cam,idle valve,intake temp now run out here out the way
the finished loom! bought some conduit to tidy up
very proud of my home made blank off haha! bottl cap cut grooves in to locate and painted lol
sensors that arnt needed are now with ecu plug to be tucked away inside car
also re arranged start charge loom as my battery is in boot so my main live earth leads have to be run elsewere through t he bulkhead. also run a signal wire for oil pressure sender
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vauxhallMADlee
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new alternator reg
http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q736/Lee_Southall/IMG_00000131_zps1087f9d1.jpg[/IMG]
blanked off water outlet to throttle body
redtop sump plate with new rubber gasket
modded alternator bracket
redtop stainless water bar
redtop sump fitted
stainless pick up pipe
got conversion kit powder coated
how it stands at the moment
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vauxhallMADlee
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got all front suspension and rest of mounts coming back saturday from powder coating, just got to fit flywheel get gearbox then its going in! be glad to see it sitting in the car lol
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ArdenblueDan
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The engine is a piece of artwork mate its beautiful 
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davegreen
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looks very tidy! top work
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Bprice91
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looks great mate almost be a shame to put it in 
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LukesCorsaSXi
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That is absolutely beautiful!  Done a proper good job on that mate!
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Dr.Corsa
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Hi!
Absolutly amazing engine! I like your colours very much!
Make it so!
Micha
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vauxhallMADlee
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Cheers people really appreciate the nice comments it's been a. Very slow build lol my own fault really I got side tracked and lost motivation, but been cracking on recently and can't wait to see it in the bay 
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davegreen
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your alternator top mount, I found that one from a 2.0L 8v fitted and it has a long slot for adjustment. does need a separate earth strap from alternator to engine block as it has rubber mounts top and bottom on mine.
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DansCorsaSXi
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Done a great job on the engine. Love the colours.
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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vauxhallMADlee
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quote:
Originally posted by davegreen
your alternator top mount, I found that one from a 2.0L 8v fitted and it has a long slot for adjustment. does need a separate earth strap from alternator to engine block as it has rubber mounts top and bottom on mine.
Dunno why i didn't think of that before when I used to run 8v on my other x20xev corsa /: might change it in the future as this seems to work well aswell to be honest
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another update!
been playing about with gearbox linkages as i didnt want to just do them black, cleaned some of them up and got them as shiny as i could then laquered them to keep the shine and they turned out ok tbf
got all suspension back from powder coating
just need to powerflex bottom arms
bought a 4-2-1 but it didnt fit correctly round the sump it touched, not sure why, might be because of the redtop sump
 
had a custom 4-2-1 made now and well happy with it and the fit
engines now ready to go in so happy days, now just need to find some time to do it lol, was going to be this saturday but im now overloaded with jobs to be done and other urgent things need doing
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davegreen
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this is going to be one clean corsa when its finished.
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MELV14
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Cracking work there, good to see people using the XEV.
Mine is a C18XE so although not an XEV its still a great engine :
http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/projects-restorations/394435-corsa-merit-c18xe.html
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vauxhallMADlee
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quote:
Originally posted by davegreen
this is going to be one clean corsa when its finished.
Hopefully lol just gotta get it in without scratching /: quicky for you dave the 4 branch hasn't had the last main outlet welded on yet as I'm not decided what size to go for, Iv been speaking to the guy who made it and he said I'm boarder line to go for a 2 1/2 inch out or 2 1/4???
I'm more for the 2 1/4 as I'm more for mid range power rather than top end, I don't think I'll be producing that much power to need a 2 1/2?
What you think mate?
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vauxhallMADlee
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Originally posted by MELV14
Cracking work there, good to see people using the XEV.
Mine is a C18XE so although not an XEV its still a great engine :
http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/projects-restorations/394435-corsa-merit-c18xe.html
Cheers mate
And yh I love the xev's lol. And just looked through yours mate and I like what you have done with it, even the merc wheel trims looks pritty smart tbf. I work at merc an never thought of it lol could prob get me self a second hand set tbf lol
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davegreen
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im using 2 1/4" to cat then 2" after that. no centre silencer. works well for me but im only getting 226bhp and 172lbft from my xev.
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vauxhallMADlee
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im using 2 1/4" to cat then 2" after that. no centre silencer. works well for me but im only getting 226bhp and 172lbft from my xev.
Ooh, I'm guna go for 2 1/4 then lol but I fink I'm guna have a middle box in but have 2 1/4 all the way through, and haha ONLY 226bhp you say I wish for that power lol. Although I will be running shot nos! . So least I'll have good power for about 5 runs lol
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been reading this, top quality work. will be hard getting the engine in without scratching it but hopefully it will be out of sight if you do. im currently doing an xev conversion in my corsa. hope to see this finished soon.
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vauxhallMADlee
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been reading this, top quality work. will be hard getting the engine in without scratching it but hopefully it will be out of sight if you do. im currently doing an xev conversion in my corsa. hope to see this finished soon.
Cheers pal and I can't scratch it the bays been re painted if I scratch ill cry lol if I scratch it has to be repaired no doubt about it, it would sit in back of my mind all time otherwise
I got a couple of ideas how to get it in anyway should be to bad iv got nice level ground and a crane so can't be to bad, just finished me mates xev corsa a few weeks back and that wasn't to bad but it was a bit of a bugger to line up as it was on a slight lob sided on a hill like.
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