K3 VMU
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quote: Originally posted by K3 VMU
Timing belt kit:
Sump gasket:
these were the packages
im having problems with my nieghbours still about my car bieng ABBANDONED
WTF!!!!!!
so when i came home to the note from the council boy on my windscreen i went straight on the phone ,but the twat was out,just aswell,so when he phones back hes gonna wish he never
OH...... also fitted my single wiper that L30 SCT gave me the other nite for doing a little job for him, get the smooth scuttle tomoro from him
away to be fitting the parts that came today and painting the block/box/sump/inlet etc etc
that is all.....
[Edited on 19-04-2007 by K3 VMU]
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VegasPhil
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Nice
What happens if it gets towed away
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K3 VMU
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UPDATE
I VE BEEN A COCK HEAD ! i ordered a timing kit for a late XE, but last nite i found out it aint so gotta post that one back , also with a cheque cause the early ones are more expensive
BUT....... that did not stop me, NOOOOO, i now have a minted engine cleaned all the block/head/`box, and painted them silver looks SOOOOOOOOO clean
PS - if some one is willing to upload my pics i can sent them via a multimedia message,cause my comp is gossed and aint uploading pics give me a u2u
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Dazzi-gsi
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Pictures....
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K3 VMU
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cheers budy, my battery went flat so the others never sent
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K3 VMU
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UPDATE-
well, i m relly happy with progress,every thing has been done on the engine, took off the sump,sprayed gloss black,took of the gearbox sump,so fresh oil,and new seals, new manifold gasket,manifold has still to be painted in black , cars going upto the shed on mon/tue. drop the old engine,then its PROJECT :CLEAN THE ENGINE BAY
this is the old pics, i wil be stripping all the soundeadining off the bulkhead and any other bits that need sprayed on the engine bay i will paint with my tin of Brocade Yellow i ordered from Vauxhall yesterday
i will get all my pics uploaded soon hopefully
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K3 VMU
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UPDATE:
Progress is ace.... old engine came out wed night, i tidyed the engine bay,and sprayed bits that needed done,whilst my two mates (they have more mechanical knowledge than me ) swapped bits and bits from the old engine to the new one, got LOADS of pics of progress, hopefully get them uploaded soon
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adamC20xe
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feckin gorgeous mate well done
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Wonderboy
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That looks lovely, good job
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K3 VMU
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MY ENGINES IN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Be running tonight!
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K3 VMU
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Well, the update so far !
ENGINES RUNNING, and its as sweet as a nut ! feels a lot better engine,more torque etc, it is now a 20XE, instead of the C20XE that was in before
Mot this week-sometime! will fly through it no probs! then road tax, then its going to the bodyshop week after to get re0sprayed,after it got keyed,hopefully get the speedlines prepped ready to get sprayed along with the morretes and power cap
I LOVE MY CAR ONCE AGAIN !!!
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ChrisBoom
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Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiics
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K3 VMU
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i will upload pics tonight mate i could sent u a teaser pic via multimedia message if u u2u me ur number
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K3 VMU
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UPDATE!!!
eventually got pics on here of the corsa!mate uploaded the ones he took tonight and emailed them.
so heres a few pics of the current state of the corsa, i ve still to finish tidying wiing etc in the engine bay so it was back to its usual standards,but its running etc and in for its re-test on the mot after failing last week!
enjoy
PS- i kno my cars not looking as mint as usual,you ll notice no shiney speedlines,these ones are gettin painted and once everything is finished like the black morrettes,smoked side repeaters etc it will all tie in
Its lookin shite jus now its still clean,but the back lights stand out etc, note - NOT MHW !! i think the ultra smoked ones are better (imo)
once its finished wilson,will be better
i ve got better,pics on my phone of when the engine was out and cleaning/paintin the engine bay,and replacing all the parts on the engine,once i get the wrirng tidied,and powercap/rocker cover/cambelt cover/wheel/morrettes all painted a anthracite(and fit my smoked side repeaters), get V sport 90mm springs,and fit my chromed Opel plug cover (to go with the cage) going into the body shop in 3weeks,the boys flat out just now
Opinions welcome.
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ChrisBoom
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Those rear lights really suit it actually, the poor mans MHW
Still looks smart as fuck tho, engine running sweet?
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Ben G
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where did you get your opel boot lock badge from
those smoked rear lights look like they've been sprayed over with tint spray? look nice
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VegasPhil
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Looks fit! What's happened to the shiney wheels then??
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K3 VMU
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Chris- @ poor mans MHW,i just dont like them cause you see red on them if u kno what i mean, but the bulbs have to be painted on these ones yes the engine is running sweet as fuk its a 20XE not a C20XE,dont kno the difference,but its an early Xe i kno that! soon found that out when i orderd the late timing belt kit and it didn fit
Ben- the Opel badge is from Vauxhall yes the lights look they have been sprayed in that pic think its cause it was gettin dark?
Phil- the shiney `lines got sold to Dave_GSi off here,he stays in not far from me,but he sold them on agen, they were really nice wheels,but if i kept them i would have wanted them re-furbed,then i recon it would be a cunt to polish them agen? going for the clean/slag look now, instead of jus clean
thanks for the good comments
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ChrisBoom
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Ahh, if is a 20XE it ill have a coscast head then? Free from emissions too
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K3 VMU
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quote: Originally posted by ChrisBoom
Ahh, if is a 20XE it ill have a coscast head then? Free from emissions too
yeah the boy at the mot station was bieng a total bellend about it bieng an early engine, i will explain more once i come back, wa to go pick er up from the mot station
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K3 VMU
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got insurance docs through today,and they came with the original reg,instead of the private plate,so now gonna wait til start o june to road tax it.
i ve got my escort van,,,am delighted!!!!
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engine looks really sweet in there
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K3 VMU
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cheers willay,got my pc sorted so will get HEAPS of pics uploaded
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K3 VMU
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The pics of the swap:
old engine getting stripped:
new engine:
me van
clean/sprayin engine bay:
engine fitting:
new bittys and random photos:
sorry about the amount of pics
enjoy...
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K3 VMU
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come look at my pics, i want opinions
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