evans_corsab
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well thought i might aswell make a project thread as im bored . my c20xe nova started suffering on the shell slightly so thought it was time to move on , sold that minus the engine and bought a corsa today off ian on here cheers for that ! even deliverd it 
so ive been trying to collect all the bits to do it all in one weekend but i should of known that wasnt going to happen .
[Edited on 17-10-2012 by evans_corsab]
[Edited on 25-10-2012 by evans_corsab]
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ArdenblueDan
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sounds like its going to be a great and fast little car buddy love the steering wheel
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evans_corsab
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pulled the big 1litre lump out yesterday , if anyone wants anything off it u2u me
stripped the loom , looks good as the starting and charging and speedo drive is all still there so fingers crossed it will still all work as i only need a switched live to my amplifer to make it run now
as you might notice the slam panels bannana'd now due to my boss!
cleaned the bay today an cut off the odd thread lugs and brackets , left the battery tray for now till i know it runs , il paint the bay one night this week , also found another area to weld on the cross member  w reg and its seeing the mig whats going on also thought sod it il make a removable panel too
heres my super chavvy fpr , looks like its more for show but we will see .
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ArdenblueDan
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good progress buddy
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evans_corsab
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few small updates , i barely get time to work on this at the minute just collecting more and more stuff to finally build it up , so ive bought a few items this evening .
spax rear coilovers for a super cheap price shame ive got to shim them to fit the beam .
x4 cav slabs original silver , 4 good 195 50 tyres and original flat centrecaps , probably do these anthracite and bang some yokos on them
sparco bucket with a brand new 4 point omp harness
black bonnet with a clean lip as mines rotten
stripped my xe down to paint the block and change the headgasket and fit arp studs as its an xe the heads are on and off all time ha
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ArdenblueDan
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Lots of progress dude those parts will keep you busy lol
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--ToM--
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quote:
stripped my xe down to paint the block and change the headgasket and fit arp studs as its an xe the heads are on and off all time ha
heads shouldnt be on and off all the time at all, try torquing this one down properly and you wont have any issues  
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evans_corsab
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haaha its vaux tom when do they ever run right!
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