Olsrey
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Registered: 13th Jan 07
Location: Bradford Drives: LET Vectra B
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Don't forget your car is better than half the ones featured in TV 
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jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
out of interest are you going to be nice to it when its rebuilt or just nail it from the go?
i'll be nice to it, but dunno for how long lol
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willhouse
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Registered: 11th Jul 06
Location: Sheffield
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quote:
Originally posted by jamesvalver
quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
out of interest are you going to be nice to it when its rebuilt or just nail it from the go?
i'll be nice to it, but dunno for how long lol
nice to see one of the better corsa's on here is living on hopefully 
with regard to running in, have a read up about the first starting proceedure and running in, and chose your own opinion as to whether to give it alot of revs/load on the first start to bed the rings in, or whether to just take it easy. some people believe in one method, others believe another
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jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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no battery tray
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jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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as for running in, im not sure how im going to do it this time. the bores glazed abit from how it was run in last time
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sport16v
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Registered: 25th Jun 07
Location: Ipswich, suffolk
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yeah aren't you supposed to give it some stick for short periods, to get the rings to bed in and to prevent glazing?
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Pucci1
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Registered: 19th Oct 07
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go easy on it wait till its warmed up rag it let it cool done
thats what i call good bedding in
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jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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finally some more progress 21.11.2007
now i have all the engine rebuild parts i made a start on rebuilding the engine this morning. refitted the crank and painted the block a nice shade of BLACK. i liked the blue but it showed up the dirt and oil leaks too much.
tomorrow i will carry on rebuilding it and im hoping that i can get the block and the gearbox fitted back inthe engine bay this weekend, if not get the whole engine in there again
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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yey
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TomSBD
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Spalding, Lincs
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seems like you have about as much luck as me
hope it goes well this time, was looking good
white cars rule
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jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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it was all going so well though till i changed the rocker cover. neva mind tho, we all learn the hard way! really miss driving it tho
heres a couple of really crap photos from tonights progress.
cleaned and degreased the engine bay, aswell as seam sealed and painted where the battery tray used to be
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liamcorsa
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Registered: 29th May 04
Location: Hastings
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Wahey!!  James can I book a passanger ride for the next time I see you?? 
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jamesvalver
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heres a couple of the engine in its current state also
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sport16v
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Registered: 25th Jun 07
Location: Ipswich, suffolk
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I love a mint looking engine
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willay
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nice work on the battery tray, long time coming imo. Personally I would of kept the block a colour like blue/red so its easier to spot leaks!
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Andy Stocker
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Registered: 31st Aug 00
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
nice work on the battery tray, long time coming imo. Personally I would of kept the block a colour like blue/red so its easier to spot leaks!
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DaveB
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Registered: 29th Dec 00
Location: Huddersfield
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At how many points does the battery tray join to the inner wing/bulkhead? Looks like its got some bolts on it on one of the pictures?
I'm going to remove mine next week but don't want to make a mess. Did you use a grinder or brute force?
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
Location: Drives: E39
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battery tray is bolted to a plate thats welded
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DaveB
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Registered: 29th Dec 00
Location: Huddersfield
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The top tray has gone, it's the bit thats still joined to the car that's left over.
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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spot weld drill bit then.... or just grind it off
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Read the whole thead, I have too much time 
Love it!
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jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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more progress from today. the bottom end is almost completely built, largely thanks to my service manager for letting me work on it throughout the day when we had no work in.
heres a few pics, as u can see i decided to give it a fresh clean look
as for the colour change, there wont be any leaks to show up lol
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Love the optimism, good progress as always
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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markeyturbo
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Registered: 13th Aug 07
Location: bury st edmunds
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lookin good bro!
i'll give ya a hand droppin it in over weekend after i sort the pug out
www.pumaracing.co.uk is a good read, especially the engine run-in instructions
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