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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
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10th Jun 07 at 00:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Decided after getting some inspiration at PVS last weekend to pull my finger out and put in my late spec low mileage C20XE to replace my tired and tappy XE thats been in my car the last 12 months.

Decided to get cracking with getting the motor out today..

After its final kicking this morning



Loom all off



Nearly ready..



And shes out



Plan is to swap my lightened flywheel and clutch over to the new engine tomorrow and give the engine a good clean, throughout the week paint my engine mounts, clean the bay where its had a year of oil spraying all over it.

New engine will be going in next saturday, be driving it by Sunday all minted up

More pics tomorrow
Ian W
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12th Jun 07 at 22:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Little update

Engine bay jet washed



New engine before clean



and after



Engine is now in my garage with my flywheel and early alternator and pullys on.

Mounts have been cleaned up and hammerited along with the coil pack mounting bracket.

Plan is to paint the gearbox tomorrow night, so far all going to plan
John G
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Registered: 18th Jul 05
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13th Jun 07 at 11:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

good goin ian, be good to hear it not tapping, way to loud for me lol that things roars
VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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14th Jun 07 at 13:15   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Nice one - How many miles on the new lump?


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Sly_SRi
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Registered: 9th Apr 04
Location: Reading, UK Drives: Corsa C
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14th Jun 07 at 16:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

what suspension setup do you have??


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John G
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14th Jun 07 at 16:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

hes tried that many coilover sets lol im not sure which one hes usuin at the mo but its lol

couple of pics i took or the rear of ians and phillygsi at pvs



Ian W
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15th Jun 07 at 12:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Its looking unusally clean in them pics John lol

As you said i've lost count of the many different suspension setups i've had my facination for going low started with my GTE when I was 18 so a while ago now, originally bought my -80mm for this



Currently running FKs on it but hoping to change to Gaz next year.

VegasPhil - not actually sure on the mileage of the engine but its a mint runner
Ian W
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17th Jun 07 at 21:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

After spending all day yesterday helping my brother rebuild his nova after a repaint me and my mate got cracking on my corsa

Got the engine in, started first time so not bad going

Spent a while running the ignition / starter loom behind the engine so its all hidden, dont plan on having back on the road now until next weekend so going to spend the week making it all tidy.

Gutted as I need to order an induction hose the calibra one I have has a big spazzy elbow thing on it :doh:

Only took a couple of pics so heres one as if first went in and we had just lifted the box on

John G
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Registered: 18th Jul 05
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17th Jun 07 at 21:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ur bro had the blue nova repsrayed??

engine looks very clean by the manifold there matey
Ian W
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17th Jun 07 at 21:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by John G
ur bro had the blue nova repsrayed??

engine looks very clean by the manifold there matey


Novas had new arches, doors, wings, been delocked and a full repaint

Looks mint

The engine is pretty clean, planning on making it look a really tidy conversion (and hopefully reliable lol)
John G
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17th Jun 07 at 21:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

sweet nova was mint as it was
Ian W
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7th Jul 07 at 19:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Decided as it wasn't raining to finish off putting my finishing touches to the engine bay and give him a wash for the first time since PVS.

All done and no problems since it went in, done 1000 miles in it.



Quick pic of the side after a wash



Was planning on going to billing in it but as we couldn't camp it looks like the next show will be trax !
craig_s
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Location: Birmingham Drives: mk4 astra gsi
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7th Jul 07 at 19:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

how did you run all the wiring behind the engine?looks mint mate
Ian W
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7th Jul 07 at 19:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by sri power
how did you run all the wiring behind the engine?looks mint mate


All the ignition wiring for the engine is hidden behind, no special trick to it really, I just spent a while lying underneath it and made it tidy, im gutted I didnt take a pic from underneath actually cos it looks proper mint
craig_s
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7th Jul 07 at 19:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

what about stuff like the cts sensor and crank sensor.does all that run underneath to?
Ian W
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7th Jul 07 at 19:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by sri power
what about stuff like the cts sensor and crank sensor.does all that run underneath to?


No, that all runs along the inner wing, its just all zip tied up and nice and tidy
GHurn
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Registered: 15th Jan 05
Location: magor, south wales
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7th Jul 07 at 20:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

superb looking car mate!
SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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7th Jul 07 at 23:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

very nice

 
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