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K2NY-G
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4th Apr 11 at 18:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nah not yet mate, still collecting bits
dale87
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4th Apr 11 at 18:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
love this car, flame red is such a nice colour for the gsi's when its kept nice and shiny like that. Can't wait to see the turbo lump fitted mate.

[Edited on 04-04-2011 by dale87]
Mark.W
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4th Apr 11 at 19:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Perfecto
barney1.6sport
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4th Apr 11 at 19:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cant wait to see that LET dropped in. Will keep an eye on this page
K2NY-G
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5th Apr 11 at 14:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thanks guys, hopefully going for around 300bhp. Looking to get it done asap aswell but we will see
Kev86
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7th Apr 11 at 05:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mint mate very simlar to mine lol
sri boy
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7th Apr 11 at 21:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Still can't believe how clean that is with a let in it it will be the dogs doo balls
shaunmods
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7th Apr 11 at 21:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That is one beauty of a corsa
moffat
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8th Apr 11 at 16:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
seen you yesterday mate, along from dafc ground was in my mates tvr have to say looked stunning
p93sco
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18th Apr 11 at 20:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well the old gsi is still goin seen it tonight looked very clean, and this one will be perfect once its finished
K2NY-G
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20th Apr 11 at 10:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers again guys! what one did you see mate the smoke grey or my old flame red?

Just waiting on my rebuild bits getting delivered for the LET, hoping to have it running in time for total vauxhall at crail but its no looking likely
p93sco
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20th Apr 11 at 16:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
your smoke grey one,
K2NY-G
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3rd May 11 at 14:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
UPDATE

Finally decided to get my finger out with this LET build... ordered up the parts i needed a few weeks back and sent the block away to get honed for the new rings.

Parts i had purchased were...

New piston rings
Full bottom end gasket set
New water pump
Big end bearings
Conrod bearings
Full top end gasket set
Pec Steel rods
ARP conrod bolts
New clutch kit

Wednesday last week was the beginning for the rebuild, got my block back from the machine shop and my mate lee got it built up on the same night. Apart from me torquing everything up as he is still recovering from a broken collar bone

Next up on thursday was the coscast head, striped down and new steam seals fitted and valves re-ground. Possibly the most boring thing i have ever done in my life!!! although i suppose it will be worth it in the end

Friday seen the start of the conversion... I have been really lucky that my mates dad has let me use his machining factory, access to pretty much anything you would need in a situation like this! Including a handy forklift





Car up at a decent height, LET being built whilst i start taking the 1600 thunder out



With this being mine and my mates 1st ever convertion i suppose we were kind of pushing it for being ready to take upto crail on the sunday. Silly small things prevented the car being finished in time although im hopefully i will make Total Vaux at Knockhill at the end of the month.

As it stands...



and being towed home on the sunday morning before crail



[Edited on 03-05-2011 by K2NY-G]
dale87
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3rd May 11 at 15:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
coool mate great progress!

and its the little things that count in any conversion imo as thats where most corners are cut, mine could be up and running by now but it all the little things that take the time to do properly.

any help just ask as im doing the let transplant in my project
Darryl H
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3rd May 11 at 18:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks great will be awesome with the LET in it

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K2NY-G
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4th May 11 at 11:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers guys, Yes your right Dale... im wanting it done right so it doesnt come back to bite me in the arse later on! im sure your the same
dale87
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4th May 11 at 17:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i am mate, double checking everything and once again just in case lol, only thing is i havn't rebuilt my let but my plan is to use it until it lets go, then ill have a very good reason to rebuild it at a higher spec.

keep up the good work matey
sri boy
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4th May 11 at 17:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looking good bud top job
thomson
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4th May 11 at 18:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sweet as kenny.
pagey
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4th May 11 at 19:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looking good kenny, if you need any help or advice give me a u2u
K2NY-G
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6th May 11 at 13:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers pagey!
K2NY-G
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10th May 11 at 13:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Stupid me has lost the banjo bolt that secures the oil feed to the turbo!!

vauxhall no longer supply it and either does autovaux.

Does anyone have one spare??

u2u me please.

Cheers
Olsrey
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10th May 11 at 13:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This one?



[Edited on 10-05-2011 by Olsrey]
K2NY-G
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10th May 11 at 13:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Olsrey
This one?



[Edited on 10-05-2011 by Olsrey]


Thats the one!

you got one spare mate?
sri boy
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14th May 11 at 16:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
all i can say is theres a bit of mee in that car lol good to see ma old engine in another corsa looking good kenny u goin to knockhill tomorow

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