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Adam-D
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11th Mar 04 at 18:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
he he the speedo just has mysteriously been connected
Drew
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quote:
Originally posted by nik
I went from a 1.2 8v to a ctr and 106 gti


i went from 1.2 8v - 2.0 8v (130bhp) - 2.0 Turbo (260bhp)
Ian W
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11th Mar 04 at 19:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
cheers peeps
i dont need to do traffic light races coz i know im the faster one
well round my way anyway.



Who told you this
Adam-D
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11th Mar 04 at 19:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
round my way fastest car ive come up against is a vtr
in my 8v i gave that a good chase
with the 16v ill kill it

and my car is lighter than a normal corsa
fia aproved seats, stripped interior,

soon fia aproved roll cage and motorsport fibregalss panels
roll on nxt year
Siberia
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11th Mar 04 at 19:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
then brum brummm

this is the point were ya start forgeting things cos yer so egar to drive it so be carefull

well done on the achivement


as a matter of interest did u have to upgrade the shafts and hubs?

[Edited on 11-03-2004 by Siberia]
Adam-D
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11th Mar 04 at 19:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no there std gsi items
so they should be fine
ive gotta take my time my back is playng up so i work for 30 mins then ave a cupa tea i doo 1 hing a time
first up is sort the fuel lines then exhast manifold, wiring on the car loom
then ill do the shafts when my bro comes home ill sort the linkage out
ive done the clutch
if the accel cable comes in the post ill fit that

and the vacumm pipe

then lastly the cat that i hope will fit

i have all the parts that have to go on in a seperate garage so i know not to forget anything
Marc
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11th Mar 04 at 19:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Drew
quote:
Originally posted by nik
I went from a 1.2 8v to a ctr and 106 gti


i went from 1.2 8v - 2.0 8v (130bhp) - 2.0 Turbo (260bhp)



101bhp to 279bhp
Adam-D
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12th Mar 04 at 11:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
right im off outside to continue geting cold
and wire my engine in
Trotty
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12th Mar 04 at 11:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Tis going well dude, up to ya
Adam-D
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cheers m8 jus finishing ma cuppa tea its fecking snowing! snowing i tell thee in march!!
Ojc
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12th Mar 04 at 11:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oh god, this is gonna be me tomorrow morning

Freezing to death, I'm gonna move the front of the car into the garage and start taking things to pieces. Don't give a fcuk if I break anything, the engine is'nt work anything anyway
Adam-D
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right engine is wired up an i hate the starter wiring and i hate the alternator and espeially the earth connectionon the back of the engine

yeah thats real easy to get to ... not.

any way its wired up, exhaust is on.
gearlinkage is connected but i think ive gotta adjust it a little as 5th is not selecting right


ive got the driveshafts to fit tomorow and put oil in the gearbox connect 1 hose and fill with coolent. screw the ecu in and attch the header tank and baterey, and drive belt
oh and the cat im putting it off cos i dunno if itll fit


and that should be it

[Edited on 12-03-2004 by Adam-D]
Tom
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12th Mar 04 at 16:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nearly done
TOMAS
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Quote "round my way fastest car ive come up against is a vtr
in my 8v i gave that a good chase
with the 16v ill kill it" - Adam D

Bloody hell mate, dont come over to Nottingham then! We have some VERY VERY quick cars. At the local weekend meets its common to be rolling next to 300 - 400BHP Jap metal and we have a couple of 500+ bhp sierra cossies
Adam-D
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300 bhp jap cars erm no i dont think ill have a go at them
ill try on the track ill prob get beaten but itll be fun haing a go
Marc
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12th Mar 04 at 17:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
more pics??
Adam-D
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picture the last pic w/out the plastic cam cover and a header tank
Adam-D
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13th Mar 04 at 15:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
drive shafts ftted alt fitted collent sys nearly completed

i need a de-cat pipe for a gsi
or a gsi cat urgently as i have one that wont fit

also if you fit a 55amp alternator to a engine that a 70 amp alternator would this cause the engine not to start?
and-m
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13th Mar 04 at 20:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Doubt it, there are loads of cars out there with bigger alternators on than stock for ICE etc.

Management light staying on?
Adam-D
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no management light nowt
beardy said i need the immob +chip of the donor car so were getting this first
Ojc
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14th Mar 04 at 17:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Did'nt you know this Adam?
the_legend_of_yrag
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Will a scorpian group a system bought for a 8v sri, go on a gsi alrite?? Or you have to get one made for a gsi?

[Edited on 14-03-2004 by the_legend_of_yrag]
Adam-D
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15th Mar 04 at 09:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ollie > no i didnt, now i do jus waiting on them arriving.
and a scorpian system is fine as it mate's to the cat

"which i have got yet"
should have one today
PaulW
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I had a ring-around too, best I could get was a cat from an astra GSI, so would be no good

soz!
Adam-D
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cheers m8 apreciate it
gonna phone tha company up in a minite

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