k e l
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lumpy cams i hope
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jamesvalver
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nope. mild
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k e l
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whens the cage going in then.
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jamesvalver
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mayb one evening next week. once ive drilled out the std mounds and my mate is ready to do some welding
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daz 16v
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james what material is the cage made out of? looked on MPS website and there steel, alloy and s/s and i dunno which to get
[Edited on 02-03-2007 by daz 1.2]
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jamesvalver
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mines alloy. its really light and really strong
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jamesvalver
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picked up my parts from the machineists this afternoon.
lightened flywheel and balanced crank -
close ups -
pistons and conrods -
work carried out -
lightened flywheel - £35
reface flywheel - £12
balance crankshaft/flywheel and rods - £45
polish crank journals - £26.55
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Butler
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Just had a look at the pics, please get a white bonnet and gsi front bumper, then cage it!
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RobHayes
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did you not get the crank balanced with the flywheel fitted?
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pdwhelan
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Hmmm, did you fit the spongy stuff back in the front when you put the carpet in? im just curious because my car has been completely stripped inside except the spongy bit, its wet though and was wondering if i actualy need it or not before i fit the carpet. I dont want to rip it out and find out i need it lol
Oh car is looking mint by the way 
[Edited on 06-03-2007 by pdwhelan]
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jamesvalver
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butler - hopeing to get it booked into the bodyshop soon to be sorted out. got a few more things that need doin to it also. ive got the cage, just need to pull my finger out and get on with fitting it, just i dont have much time to get it done atm.
robhayes - yeh it was balanced on the crank all together
pdwhelan - i havent fitted it. i ripped mine out as it was mouldy and stunk! the carpet is abit saggy but i dont really notice that its not there.
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jamesvalver
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more parts and another bill of £200 arrived today.
1x head set
2x sets of headbolts
2x cambelt kits
i now have all the parts ready to change my head over in 2weeks time.
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jamesvalver
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todays progress 08.03.2007
head skimmed -
decoaked the ports during my lunch breaks at work -
new cams sat in head -
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cash_2_my_corsa
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very nice work u shud of had bigger valves fitted+gas flowed mmm more bhp
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jamesvalver
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this head isnt goin on my new engine mate. this is goin on the engine im running atm as i want the cosscast for my new engine, so in 2weeks time in changing the top end on my current engine
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jamesvalver
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new cylinder head is all rebuilt now ready to be fitted next week. also plan to get the rollcage in finally!!
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jamesvalver
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this afternoon after getting home from lincoln, i started taking parts off my engine in the process of changing the cylinder head. i didnt get done much tonight due to having no room to work in the garage and it getting far too dark to see what i was doing.
heres 2days progress anyways -
put it back on its wheels to roll it back outside for the nite (garage is full of shite so no room for it in there). fitted my new spare now that i finally found a wheel that would fit over my v6 brakes
and back outside for the nite. hope it doesnt snow!!!
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liamcorsa
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Looking good mate. I can see where all the money from the cartoon pics went now. Lol. Hope it all goes well.
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Scotty C
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You say you fully rebuilt the head, what excatly did you change/renew? Thanks 
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jamesvalver
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the head was decoked, and cleaned, valve stem seals were replaced. all valves removed and cleaned on a wire wheel then lapped into the head, and then all put back together. there isnt alot to the head really.
heres some more progress from this morning 20.03.2007 -
and the reasons for going through all this hassel -
and the fact the valve stem seals are shot!
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jamesvalver
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will upload more pics later asback off to the garage to play now
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jamesvalver
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how the engine bay looks now - need to get in there and give it a clean before i refit the head
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jamesvalver
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coscast head off and started to be stripped and new head built up ready to be fitted
and a nice supprise - enlarged tb
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jamesvalver
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and another bit of progress
its been a busy day!
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Jake
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FINALLY! Are you keeping it polished? White would look good
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