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Author MY BLACK BEAST (first day on road since rebuild and conversion :) )
Jamie-C
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14th Apr 11 at 16:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Clean as a whistle
BeetleGav
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Location: lancashire, nelson
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taped on drivers side mirror?
fenwick1991
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14th Apr 11 at 16:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thanks jamie and a knw and not had time to rub dwn me spare mirrors yet
fenwick1991
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17th Apr 11 at 17:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well bad weekend this week car broke down and me 1.2 is officially dead lol a heard a lot of metal wen a was driving lol so anyways now time to remove engine this week and get the wiring swapped over so the sport engine can get dropped straight in and a prob also strip the rear fully and get me harnesses fitted while a wait for some parts
fenwick1991
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well got bored so a thought ad put pics up of me old redtop
fenwick1991
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well update this week heads been skimmed and block has been honed recieved me piston rings main bearings and headgasket set wiring is nearly out me sport now and ready to get it cleaned up and tidyied for the conversion. will be removing 1.2 this weekend maybe as well so get car ready for the 1.4 just need a oil sump,oil pump and gaskets and egr blanking plate and timing belt kit then sorted
fenwick1991
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well rear end of the corsa has been fully stripped but found a problem a tapped the boot floor and me finger went thorugh so got to price up a metal plate

and engine swap progress is slow due to waiting on parts
fenwick1991
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25th Apr 11 at 20:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
selling some parts on car needin funds
Corsasport-Jamie
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speedlines?
fenwick1991
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i have put them up for 350 but a dnt really wana sell them tbh lad lol just skint
fenwick1991
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corsasport-jamie read ur u2u lad lol
Christopher
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25th Apr 11 at 21:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Spoiler?
fenwick1991
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ave got a spoiler on me blue one u can have that if ud lyk but u will need to collect tho not a fan of posting
Christopher
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Ermmmm your over half way across the country mate
fenwick1991
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26th Apr 11 at 19:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well in the process of porting me head atm then get it nice and polished and changed me mind bowt sellin stuff a will survive lol car needs to stay looking good
fenwick1991
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29th Apr 11 at 18:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well progress so far

pics of head skimmet
block honed
all the wiring for the dash and engine ready to be fitted
my new inlet manifold bargain price of 110 pound genuine lexmaul
and got bored so took a pic of how slammed me blue corsa is







also a pic of the engine thats getin scrapped
fenwick1991
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1st May 11 at 19:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ah this is the week the car will be back on the road so many big jobs

wiring removed
new wiring fitted
engine removed
finish cylinder head and get engine fully uilt
fit new engine
and we are back on the road
fenwick1991
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4th May 11 at 17:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well got me engine built

ported and polished head
lexmaul inlet
new piston rings
new bearings
new headgasket
head skimmed
block honed
egr blanked off
fenwick1991
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6th May 11 at 18:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
engine swap progress so far
fenwick1991
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well engines in am nearly finished




fenwick1991
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issue it wont crank over or light up the dash so now in need of ignition barrel tht means another week without a car arghhh lol
fenwick1991
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well for the rest of week get exhaust fitted find the slight coolant leak and try source a barrel and see if it will crank over
fenwick1991
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12th May 11 at 19:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wiring finished just need a whole ignition switch and barrel setup now
fenwick1991
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after 5 weeks of building engine and being carless me car started first time so am nearly there ready for road the morn a hope
fenwick1991
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17th May 11 at 17:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ah still not on the road still tinkering away to solve the coolant hassle

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