ed
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Got the engine sat in place on the mounts, got the starter motor loom fitted, used the one from the Corsa as Lee M told me... I hope I have done it all right. The loom and ECU is next to be fitted, then the cooling and finally the MPI fuel pump... I just need my mechanic to come up and collect my hub carriers to fit the new hubs for me, couldn't get hold of him to do it today.... Hopefully will get the job finished by Friday providing I don't come accross any problems, luckly only had one problem so far r.e. fitting the fuel lines to the MPI fuel rail...
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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good progress...........
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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wow your a fast worker top work matey
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Mattb
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Registered: 2nd Feb 03
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good work mate, glad the mount was ok!
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Matt H
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SteveW
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nice work dude..
you gonna come over for the haynes book ?? got it in front of me
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ed
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Well, it is just about ok, the holes in it for the bolts that go into the rubber were slightly out making it a bugger to get done up, but not its all torqued up everything is fine 
Was thinking about the cooling fan too... As I have a fair ammount of space in front of the radiator I thought I could cut the fan up a bit and make some custom brackets to fit it there... Anyone tried that yet?
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by SteveW
nice work dude..
you gonna come over for the haynes book ?? got it in front of me
Don't need it badly, just can't figure out how to get the track rod ends off... Also can't get over to yours....
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Nic Barnes
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nice to see stuff going to plan. im taking a gsi motor out of, err, a gsi tomorrow soon to be turbo power. hope it all gets done as quickly as that. tea and tab breaks slow the process down though
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SteveW
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ok edwardo.. i will drive it over in the tank
will do that tomorow after i finish work 
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by muppetsport
nice to see stuff going to plan. im taking a gsi motor out of, err, a gsi tomorrow soon to be turbo power. hope it all gets done as quickly as that. tea and tab breaks slow the process down though
Took a two hour lunch break and only really got going at about 12... So there is about 6 hours work there. Also in that time I sorted the gear linkage out. I cheated by using the spacer and an M-Tech short shift though. The short shift feels a little strange though, also dont think I lined the gears up 100% properly yet.
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langey
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Registered: 7th Sep 03
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its took me 16weeks and its a bit further ahead of yours in some ways but not in others 
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ed
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Eeeeek.... Hope I don't get bogged down with trouble like you 
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bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
Location: East Of England Drives: Clio 172
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Looking good fella
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langey
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Originally posted by ed
Eeeeek.... Hope I don't get bogged down with trouble like you
doubt it, i had 2 poepl on it who have never done this before, i dont know what i'm doing etiehr, its the blind leading the blind. 
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mjw_2k2
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
Location: Anglesey, North Wales
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what engine is that?
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
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c20xe
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mjw_2k2
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
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sweet
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Mattb
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
c20xe
20XE actually 
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by mjw_2k2
what engine is that?
Says 20XEJ on the block... It's the earliest type of 20XE with all the cool parts on it like forged pistons, metal timing belt rollers and a Coscast head... Though only sad people like myself get excited over those details
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Forever_Hatter
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salonracer made custome brakets for his fan
If you havent found out by 2moro could be worth while asking him...about how he went bout it
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ed
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I know how to fit it in the right place using home made brackets, though it looks like some monkey fitted the engine when you do it that way, thats why I was considering putting it on the front of the rad instead
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Forever_Hatter
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sorry mis-read it.
pauls conversion was nice and tidy all done by himself and jay gemson
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