jamie m
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Registered: 3rd Oct 06
Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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while the skylines off for its engine rebuild i decided to buy a winter car and something to use on the track in summer
spec.
corsa sport shell
bilstein rear suspension 60mm
fk coilovers on the front
front and rear braided hoses
v6 grooved front brakes
fully re condition rear brakes
speedline allesio's in white with new tyres
full gsi bodykit
twin morrette headlights
smooth scuttle pannel
fully stripped out
2 cobra manaco bucket seats
sparco 3 point harnesses
safety devices rear cage
omp rear strut brace
suade d shaped steering wheel and momo boss
pioneer mids crossovers and tweeters,
pioneer headunit
2.0 16v c20xe engine
twin 45 webber carbs
arp rod bolts
f20 gearbox
new clutch
full chris astley fitting kit
big inner and outer cv joints
big hubs
just about to fit a corsa gsi pas rack and a saxo vtr electric pas pump
heres a couple of quick pics
[Edited on 22-01-2008 by jamie m]
[Edited on 07-02-2008 by jamie m]
[Edited on 08-07-2008 by jamie m]
[Edited on 27-09-2008 by jamie m]
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SAL
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2 very nice cars !
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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not a bad wee corsa..
the old nova was fecking minted though 
get some pic's of that up
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jamie m
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
not a bad wee corsa..
the old nova was fecking minted though
get some pic's of that up
cheers mate just posted a topic on it.
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jr
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mmm carbs 
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John G
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Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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someone has a good job 
2 very nice cars, very nice position to be in
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jamie m
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not exactly a good job, adverage but i do all my work myself apart from the skyline engine, also got a 106 gti for sale, 205 gti for sale and just sold my 2005 honda trx450r racing quad for 3.5k! lol
[Edited on 13-01-2008 by jamie m]
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flybikeslee
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headlights black and its a winner 
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jamie m
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u reakon? i think the contrast goes quie well with the wheel, may look abit too dark on the front end with black headlights? they'l stay white i think
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jamie m
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quick update went to the scrappers sunday got a saxo power steering pump, pipes, res bottle and wiring
also dug out my old corsa gsi rack, new track rod ends and check the fancy fittings out lol
plan is to relocate battery and mount pump where the battery normally is, then pipe it up and away, quick question before i start can you get the rack off/on with an xe engine in without taking the engine out?
another quick job done today, bit of weight saving
found this in the bootlid while i was there, nothing plugged in, whats it for?
then my new centre cap stickers came so off with the old on with the new
all comments welcome
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jamie m
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future plans
new exhaust
smooth gsi bumper dip where grill is
new grill
single wiper
remove spare wheel well
rear discs and compensator
then a re spray
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jamie m
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quick update just sold the xe with twin 45's and bought a c20let with 6 speed.
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jamie m
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just done some purchasing
new ball joints x2
f28 6 speed gearbox mount
nice front mounted intercooler
couple of reducers and some joiners
some arp rod bolts
f28 2wd kit
should arrive off the good old bay in the next week
also on ordered
z20let steel headgasket
cambelt kit (square tooth)
head bolts
metal exhaust manifold gasket
inlet manifold gasket
rocker cover gasket
8v rubber sump gasket and baffle plate
water pump
all systems go.........
[Edited on 24-01-2008 by jamie m]
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jamie m
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another quick update, turbo lumps out, fully stripped to block and head to reveal low comp mahle pistons, steel h section rods! and courtenay cams, what a bonus that was, pics to follow tomorrow, next on list
degrease block
gegrease 6 speed box
paint box and block
clean top of pistons
clean bottom of valves
clean sump
clean the head
cut pulley holes out of the cambelt cover
get cambelt and rocker cover powder coated white
make 6 speed gear linkage
fit all gaskets/pumps and start rebuilding.
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ed
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Sorry to sound like a vulture, but what are you doing with the carb setup once the existing engine is replaced with the turbo lump?
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Mattb
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ed.. if you need a carb setup let me know
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jamie m
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its already sold mate.
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jamie m
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another update for today
heres a picture of the pistons, rods and arp's, and a before/after clean also shows the 86.44 pistons so there has been a +5 overbore at some stage.
heres a standard conrod end
heres mine with arp bolts
pic of down the rods, and another pic of the mahle low comp piston
dirty gearbox,
degreased gearbox
re sprayed gearbox
degreased block
painted block
start rebuilding the engine tomorrow.
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jamie m
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quick update engine is built up now, all parts arrived and have now been fitted
1.9mm cometic head gasket
early male type head bolts
inlet gasket
steel exhaust manifold gasket
rocker cover gasket
8v rubber sump gasket with baffle tray
new water pump
cambelt kit
firstly i fitted the cometic gasket and the coscast head then torqued it all down to www.sbdev.co.uk settings for cometic gaskets
then fitted the rocker cover
cam pulleys
water pump and belt kit
belt cover and bottom pulley
sump gasket
inlet gasket
inlet manifold and alternator etc
ready to fit now then put exhaust manifold and turbo on when its in the car.
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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 Black lights for the win, white ones just look like you couldn't be arsed painting them
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Nick-S
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quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
Black lights for the win, white ones just look like you couldn't be arsed painting them
tbf its those black 1s that look not painted 
looks like this could be a fun car, wont you miss the carb noise?
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jamie m
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wont miss the carb noise at all mate, people rant on about how nice they sound but tbh i thought it was crap suppose im just used to hearing turbos winding up, once i have the gt 30 on running arount 1.2 bar it will sound just awsome, im prefering white twin lamps tbh mate, looks abit boring at the front in black no offence just my opinion.
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SAL
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Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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your not hanging about 
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Adam C
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Registered: 10th Jan 07
Location: Cornwall UK Drives:Arden Blue Gsi T
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What a car
White morettes are different and break up the colour aswell IMO, leave them white
My Arden Blue Astra GSi MK4 on BBS LM's Project Thread
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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Nice, you aren't waiting around. Certainly look like you know what you're doing
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