Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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We'll have to see, I might find one with a buggered engine for that price but the shell is alright. Just have to see what happens nearer the time 
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Ryk
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Registered: 27th Mar 06
Location: Whalley, Lancs!
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In my opinion its the satisfaction of finishing that keeps me going on stuff. When its built and you drive it and your the one thats done everything etc, how good does that feel!! Love it, same goes for everything else as well, I like a challange 
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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I know what you mean, just been driving my Corsa up and down the alley after putting a new engine in, big smile on my face 
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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just do it your self graham, if you get stuck you know plenty of people that can help you
plus you wil always know you fitted it yourself, and achieved it yourself
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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Buy one already done just makes no financial sense doing it yourself unless you are proper handy with a set of spanners. Also you'll get plenty of satisfaction from fixing it over the years, I may not of done much of the work on mine but it gave me a good mechincal insight into how everything works.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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That's what I was thinking Warren.
Fad, I guess you have a point, except I effectively have my Corsa now that isn't running spot on, and even then, all this work just for it to be a standard 1.4 again. Don't really know what to do with mine tbh. I'd say I'm not too bad with a set of spanners. I tackled my engine swap with some spanners, a hammer and a Haynes Manual. With a bit of advice from R1CH it wasn't too bad. Obviously a 2 litre conversion isn't going to be quite as simple but I'm sure there is enough guides online to help me and people to help. Be fun to do it during my days I guess.
Also, financially, if I do it in my current Corsa, I'll only need an XE with ancilliaries, which is what, £500? Easier than selling my Corsa as a non runner (or as good as if I can't find the fault of it cutting out) making a loss and having to buy all the non standard parts again like coilovers, brakes etc
Poll is certainly a bit one sided 
[Edited on 14-03-2008 by Graham88]
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Daimo B
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From us two doing it the expensive and long way round, financially, is better to buy one already done.
From a satisfaction point of view, you can do it yourself.
Oh, btw, watch an old Vroom Vroom the other day. A black dude with an Escort Cossie ran 546bhp.
Had a Ragit sticker in the back. I chuckled......
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
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Do it yourself mate, its really not that hard if you don't mind getting your hands dirty and its a good experience.
I done mine with my mate, neither had experience of engine swaps and we had it in and running in a weekend.
It will also allow you to fix it yourself as you know how it works, ,this will offset the cost of buying one done which may be cheaper but not if your paying someone to fix it all the time !
If its a second car then you can take your time, plenty off info on here and MIG if you get stuck.
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Graham88
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
Oh, btw, watch an old Vroom Vroom the other day. A black dude with an Escort Cossie ran 546bhp.
Had a Ragit sticker in the back. I chuckled......
Ah yes, loonie's Cossie I think?
Yeah that's what I was thinking Ian, from putting my 1.4 lump in, I learnt alot about the other different parts and as you say it's been useful for when bits have gone wrong. It would be far more satisfying too
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