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Luke

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Registered: 9th Dec 05
Location: Oxford Drives:Corsa B C20LET
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28th Aug 08 at 18:22

quote:
Originally posted by Rick Draper
Buy a XE block and base the LET on that.

What would i have to re-place? i have to xe blocks in the garage which one of them has been honed

Ste L

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28th Aug 08 at 18:24

change piston's
sort oil feed from turbo..

not sure what else

Rick Draper

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28th Aug 08 at 18:25

Change pistons over, remove oil feed grub screw block and have the block drilled and tapped for the oil return for the turbo.

Luke

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28th Aug 08 at 18:26

What about changing the mains, shells & piston rings etc

Doldy

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29th Aug 08 at 20:24

Sad to hear Luke mate, you know you wont ever give up though

Luke

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29th Aug 08 at 20:26

quote:
Originally posted by Doldy
Sad to hear Luke mate, you know you wont ever give up though !

Thanks doldy. I'm was really thinking of giving it up, but my family are going to support me & help me out abit because they feel my pain

Spencee

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30th Aug 08 at 11:25

Luke, that's shit news mate

As others said, changing the block should take no time at all, and is the easiest thing to do with all the parts

Just get your XE bloxk, remove the oil feed grub from the back - that's the turbo feed sorted.

Then, take my modified sump off me for free, which has an oil feed welded in to it to sort the return.

Swap the shells, pistons, rods, pump, crank & flywheel over to the XE block.

Any help you need, give me a shout. I'm not sure how far you are from me exactly, but if you are in need of a hand, you got my contact details.... I'll nip up with the tools

Graham88

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30th Aug 08 at 11:46

That's so shit, I feel your pain

Luke

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13th Oct 08 at 17:10

Well heres an up-date after taking some time away from the car. Had the engine bay painted about 4 months ago & i've just found the pictures.

Also i bought a brand new bottom end with arp's through out etc & i'm sure you can guess whats going to happen next. Heres a few pics so you can see.

Enjoy

ly51ohh

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13th Oct 08 at 17:45

looks like ur spending ur money well m8.. nice 1

Luke

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14th Oct 08 at 23:22

quote:
Originally posted by ly51ohh
looks like ur spending ur money well m8.. nice 1

Thanks dude. I like your project aswell

Luke

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16th Oct 08 at 16:07

Just waiting for a quote from beardy to get my car picked up so it should be done soon hopefully.

fazza

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17th Oct 08 at 10:41

quote:
Originally posted by Luke
Just waiting for a quote from beardy to get my car picked up so it should be done soon hopefully.

sweeeeet

Charlton

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17th Oct 08 at 17:02

quote:
Originally posted by Luke
Just waiting for a quote from beardy to get my car picked up so it should be done soon hopefully.

good to hear it will be getting done by a pro

good project mate

BeArDy

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17th Oct 08 at 17:36

[Edited on 17-10-2008 by BeArDy]

Luke

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17th Oct 08 at 18:04

quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy

[Edited on 17-10-2008 by BeArDy]

. Whens it getting picked up then?

Luke

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27th Oct 08 at 17:10

UP-DATE:

Well today i pulled my finger & got all my engine etc in the boot of my car ready for collection from beardy tomorrow. Should be getting the car back at the end of november

BeArDy

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27th Oct 08 at 20:36

Looking forward to seeing it tomoz mate.

Luke

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27th Oct 08 at 20:40

quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
Looking forward to seeing it tomoz mate.

Looking foward to you doing the work & getting to drive it. I havnt drove in 7 months, its killing me.

Torsa g

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27th Oct 08 at 22:37

if you already had the xe bottom end y did you buy another

fazza

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27th Oct 08 at 22:38

i presume as its a brandnew bottom end with arps etc tom.

btw car looks sweet^^^ luke!!!

Luke

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28th Oct 08 at 09:09

quote:
Originally posted by Torsa g
if you already had the xe bottom end y did you buy another

As fazza said, i bought a RE-built bottom end on ebay with arp's through out. Reason i didnt use my old xe bottom end was because i dont have the mechanical knowledge to swap all the bits over. Plus i would of had to buy new rings, bearings etc to fit the turbo pistons. I calculated up the bits i needed & i thought it would be cheaper & easier if i just bought a new bottom end already done.

Luke

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28th Oct 08 at 09:10

quote:
Originally posted by fazza
i presume as its a brandnew bottom end with arps etc tom.

btw car looks sweet^^^ luke!!!

Cheers dude!!!!!!

Luke

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28th Oct 08 at 09:11

Well the car has been picked up buy beardy's mate ash. I can't wait for work to start happening on it.

Torsa g

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28th Oct 08 at 10:11

I see cool bay looks tidy mate

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