SportBoy
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was fine even had a very light skim on the head .. didnt check the block to be flat but you assume it would be as i didnt take it apart in the first place for that  .. there prob some simple stupid reason why its gone and most prob my fault lol
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Nic Barnes
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gutted for you sport boy
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SportBoy
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shit happens, it will be back . will order some steel rods and new pistons in next week or 2 and start on another 
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Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by SportBoy
shit happens, it will be back . will order some steel rods and new pistons in next week or 2 and start on another
winner indeed. manifold, turbo, injectors, fpr, mappable ecu and loom etc aswell i hope.......
funds allowing of course.
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jr
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shame as it was looking good on track
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SportBoy
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of course  . will prob build engine up with standard turbo and upgrade after .
been thinking about a mapable ecu as my loom is fvcked from oil getting on it and in threory it would be more reliable and better power with one too
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SportBoy
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Originally posted by jr
shame as it was looking good on track
yeah was just starting to get the knack of brands and it goes all tom hank on me , still enjoyed it tho
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Nic Barnes
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may i recommend good quality ecu's such as dta, omex and emerald to you incase you do think about it. tried and tested with most mappers up and down the land.
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SportBoy
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dont worry i wont go buying no megawank 
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Nic Barnes
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i always knew you were sensible.
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Torsa g
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gutted for you mate, love this car wish i kept mine like this but i hate it when people copy cars lol,
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SportBoy
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i am sensible . thats why have a toyota .. 
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CorsAsh
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Out of interest, what does it cost you to rebuild it?
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Kano
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
Out of interest, what does it cost you to rebuild it?
Not as much as a rotary...
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CorsAsh
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That goes without saying, am just after an idea for comparison.
And most of the cost of rotary rebuilds is labour. I paid half of the final bill for the last rebuild as it was just out of warranty, parts were £300, labour £900.
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tom_simes
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How did you get back home from Brands with the car broken?
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SportBoy
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
Out of interest, what does it cost you to rebuild it?
Not as much as a rotary...
im not sure this time round at the mo the least i want is steel rods and low comp pistons so im gonna budget around 2k with all parts gaskets and any machineing work it might need
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SportBoy
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How did you get back home from Brands with the car broken?
drove it  .. stopped every 20 mile or so to top it up with water ,, the last 1/3 of the jorney i took the coolant cap off to try and stop it forceing water into the oil as it was making a mess of the oil.
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Graham88
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That'll look good when you drop the oil! 
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SportBoy
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i might put some vanilla essence in it and see how it goes
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SportBoy
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a few new parts arrived today , so that means i can rip the engine and box out of it and start the war.
for people that are abit clueless there is new pistons, steel rods , cometic headgasket and a head stud kit ,
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Nic Barnes
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check you out. what a bad ass mo'fo its going to be.
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SportBoy
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 .. im going for abit of saftey first so gonna do the bottomend pretty strong , got a atb diff on order too! as ive had enough of 1 wheel spinning
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Nic Barnes
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rediculous left to right action on the road in higher gears is where its at. nearly torque biased into a curb at 130 last night.
nice to see progression so soon bob. nice indeed.
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SportBoy
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yeah im itching abit to get it done now ... im sure the diff will add to the character
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