dan_16sport
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put the morrettes and the side strips the same colour as the wheels....will look great,something different to
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Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
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Got a few updates...
A bolt off the powerbox some how dropped in the engine and it died, so I was breaking the car until I realized it wouldn't make my money back because people were wanting the shell for next to nothing so now shes getting cleaned up and a new engine  few pics of what I've been doing.
this is what it looked like before I started, must have had a split cv boot when the 12v was in;
this is how she sits atm 
and the engine damage 
This is after a gd scrub and a bit of paint 
Should be getting the engine this week or the started of next week
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marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
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i feel your pain mate, my brother did the same, a bolt off his inlet manifold droped down but his smashed one of his pistons to bits :O
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vaux.dan
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Registered: 18th May 09
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what engine you went for? valver?
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Crana
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x16xe m8
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vaux.dan
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terrible mpg but they pull well, shame your 1st one was smoking
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Crana
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had really shit week but i managed to get the engine in and mounted, but the pictures are shit quality because I broke my phone and im using my mams old phone with a 1 mega pixal camera 
went to pick the engine up and found out it was a x14xe but not really to fussed, heres a few pics of it going in.... more to come when I get some time off work
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Mark.W
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Really pleased to didnt get rid of the car mate
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shaunmods
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Fair play to you for sticking with it mate! How many engines has it had now, 3? Putting your powerbox back on the new engine as well?
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Crana
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aye 3 mate first was a x16xe and the rings went and the second was a x14xe and a bolt went in the inlet and this one is a x14xe
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Crana
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she runs  started first time
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Crana
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Almost done
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Crana
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Thinking about a redtop? Need some imput
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Jonny_H
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Registered: 19th Sep 09
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If you can insure one, do it. Would finish the car off nicely Crana.
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alan t
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first time ive read this thread, car looks lovely mate, such a good turnaround.
shit news with your engine but glad you got it sorted. keep up the good work
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belton
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Registered: 23rd Jul 09
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quote:
Originally posted by Crana
Thinking about a redtop? Need some imput
do it mate, then you would have had all engines in this car
Really good to see it running again, i was dissapointed to see you were selling bits off it.
Still the most underated car on this forum, the amount of time and effort gone into it is stupid!
Keep up the good work but get more pictures 
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