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Author jamesvalvers tb'd xe - LOVE/HATE - 15.05.2008 - going well
jamesvalver
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24th Mar 07 at 11:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
24.03.2007 - dropped my new block and coscast head of to the engineers this morning. the block is being acid dipped to clean it up and the head is havin some work done on it because i cant be bothered to do it myself on this one after the last one lol. hopefully the block will be done in a few days so that i can get it back and get it built up again and a fresh lick of paint. im thinking mayb white this time?
ChrisBoom
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Nice mate, love your car... My favorite white corsa by far, well done
jamesvalver
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cheers mate. really hope the new engine goes better than this one lol
DJMartin07
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The only reason mine is blue is because the head gasket went and my mate ovisley didn't clean it up properly.
jamesvalver
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tonight i ripped my engine apart again as i got bored. why did it take a whole day last time and only a few hrs this eve?

heres some pics from tonight carnage!

















12miles worth of shite -





and ready to be stripped again -
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you must be a bit pissed off with the engine hope new lump is better one of my fav white corsas
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so why is it smoking? :S
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looking good
jamesvalver
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not sure yet. there is slight slap on piston 4 so ideally it wants a set of piston rings, but that wouldnt cause it to smoke so much by changing the head. i think i might be dodgy valve stem seals (which are brand new) or its a cracked head. ive got to get a few prices on getting the head tested but im not really sure if i want to spend nemore money on engine as it will be removed and replaced before pvs. im tempted to remove whats left of it as it is and either brake the engine for parts or keep it for spares. dont think its worth my while rebuilding it to be honest as i would struggle to get the money back
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wanna get me a picture of the mudflaps at the back now you have your wheels off
jamesvalver
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will get some when its light and i clean the mud off them.

this car is now in the classifieds!
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ARP main bearing stud conversion has arrived. thats another £90 on the engine rebuild

will be picking up my block from the engineers tomorrow morning as its been acid dipped for £15 + vat.

tonight i have to make my mind up as to if im getting the coscast head sorted out or not. it will decided whether im keeping the car or not.

the head needs :

8x new valve guides - £15.49
fit new valve guides - £22.60
reface cyl head - £24.00
reface 16x valve seats - £39.20
reface 16x valves - £39.20
acid dip, replace seals and rebuild - £76.00
replace coolant pipe - £38.00

total - £254 + VAT (£299.03 inc VAT)

is that a good price?


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jamesvalver
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block is back now and i spent this evening rebuildin it. just need to re torque up the bolts then its ready be be put totally back together. next stage is to get whats left of the old engine out
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block is back from being chemically cleaned -







arp main bearing cap stud conversion kit -



fitted the stud kit -



then fitted the crank -





pistons in -







thats tonights work. bottom end is fully arp bolted now. maybe flywheel bolts next? lol
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some of those lobes look quite rounded ! on the camshafts
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Where did the ARP bearing studs come frome James?
jamesvalver
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waynep - they are very mild cams mate. slight increase over std but are suitable to run with std pistons

robin - i managed to track them down from courtenay. they were £90 delievered to my door
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Nice looking James. Hopefully that'll get some extra power.
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finally some more progress. ive been removing bits over the last week in the evenings along with getting my engine built propperly, and ive given it another coat of paint. will clean up my sump and get that fited today i hope

heres the progress from this morning. atleast you can see some progress this time!!
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new engine is now ready for the head. im toyin with the idea of fitting the block and gearbox back into the bay once its cleaned and ive had the welding done then fit the head in the bay

[Edited on 06-04-2007 by jamesvalver]
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yeh get the bay welded and cleaned, block in then head. Good progress mate
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more progress, some new shiny bits arrived today

mps rear strut brace to match my cage -



jenvey DTH tb's inc everything to run them apart from a couple of hoses
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lookin good james. i bagsy a ride in it once its all run in
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oooh they look Cant wait to see it all done mate.
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just polished up the rear brace with some autosol and i think the cage needs the autosol treatment now! its like a mirror!

i hope it all runs aswell as it looks. im hopin to have the engine back in next week sometime, whether it will be running or not is a different matter tho lol

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