mantamark
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
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Time to source a new bottom end, its knocking its tits off!
What a bastard!
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mantamark
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Well, was breaking it, then a nice fella turned up with an engine for me for a really good price, so, old engine is stripped down so theres just the block & box in there, new engine is getting cleaned up.
Just waiting for the engine crane to turn up then i can take the old one out & pop the new one in, wire it up & give it a go.
Fingers crossed as i need the car out of my dads garage as he is retiring! I'm holding him up as there is nowhere else for the car to go 
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mantamark
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Crappy phone pic of progress
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mantamark
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Been off the road with a fubar'd engine since april, get it back on the road just in time for no shows & crap weather.
Huzzah.
Tax at end of month methinks
Gave it a wash, polish & wax, took it for MOT, passed, parked it outside, rained for 10mins, took it inside, stopped raining 
Can't wait to get out & use the bloody annoying thing now. New engine has been fitted & it runs soooooo much nicer than the old one, good times.
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
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Are you still planning to sell or keep it and enjoy it?
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mantamark
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Keep it for a bit i think, but just moved into new house and dont have a garage and the driveway is too steep.
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
Location: Plymouth
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Change your title 
thought you were selling it again
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mantamark
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If i get an offer i might!
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mantamark
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Not updated this in a while. Not long after the last post the rings on number 3 & 4 went.
Sat on the drive since as we have moved house.
Going in for engine number 3 tomorrow. No more buying cheap unknown engines. Getting a good, well known & very recently rebuilt engine to go in, keep it for a few months then get shot as baby due in june, and with new house etc etc just a shame for it to be sitting around gathering dust.
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mantamark
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Engine in, no dramas!
Drives like a different car, soooooo much better, feels more responsive & smooth through revs, pulls nicely too.
Will get soem pics when she gets a bath & polish.
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Mieran
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Registered: 28th Jan 08
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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You must have had bad luck with the previous XEs, they are very hard to kill
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mantamark
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I think they were knackered before i got them, both went under 500miles. 1st was shells fitted wrong & killed crank, 2nd was rings 3 & 4. Bad luck buying them, but this is a mates, and was owned by a mate before that, its done 1k since rebuild with gm parts so ive got a good feeling about this one.
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mantamark
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Sold her today
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