RobHayes
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Today I made the long painful journey (I got lost) down to some village near Santa Pod to pick up some engine bits, it turned out the lazy git hadnt actually removed them from his car so I had to watch him do that
He's down there somewhere:
MESS!!
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Robin
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pmsl, i didnt know you'd been taking pics
tell the lovely people about your oil related accident
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willay
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what did you take?
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Robin
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he stole the engine.
all i have left is a shitty old vectra spec F15WR
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RobHayes
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what he said
oh and while dragging the engine crane about, i kicked over a bucket full of oil, luckily we soaked most of it up with some old curtains, and noone will know
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Mattss Corsa
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You brought robs engine?
He give it to you, yeah?....
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RobHayes
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it has been donated to the cause...
i need the crank/flywheel, starter motor and various other nuts/bolts/brackets etc. easier to get a full (ish) engine than try to get everything seperate
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Mattss Corsa
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And a rebuild yeah?
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RobHayes
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im lost. i already have most of a c16xe in the process of a full rebuild, but my crank was heavily scored on the races, and therefore i need a replacement
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broster
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did he get the suspension off and the fuel pump housing?
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Mattss Corsa
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Ahh right, so your not using his block? just parts from it then
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RobHayes
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correct
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Robin
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nothing wrong with the block anyway matthew, its the head which is (possibly) fucked
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willay
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sure rob
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broster
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blocks possibly fine, but id pt money on the block being warped too lol
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Robin
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yes. warping a solid steel block. i doubt it
doesnt matter anyway, hes not using it, and neither am i
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Adam_B
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would make a nice coffee table?
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broster
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quote: Originally posted by robmarriott
yes. warping a solid steel block. i doubt it
doesnt matter anyway, hes not using it, and neither am i
it happens!
make your mum a wine rack from it
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Robin
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she doesnt deserve it
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Ry_B
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OMG!!
Could it be...it's the flame red corsa that's not flame pink
[Edited on 30-04-2006 by Rcb]
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RobHayes
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thats just my camera....its pink really
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broster
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when clean flame red is awesome IMO
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Rob B
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quote: Originally posted by RobHayes
Today I made the long painful journey (I got lost) down to some village near Santa Pod to pick up some engine bits, it turned out the lazy git hadnt actually removed them from his car so I had to watch him do that
that makes you a lazy git too then because i had to wait for you to get my brakes off
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RobHayes
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quote: Originally posted by Rob B
quote: Originally posted by RobHayes
Today I made the long painful journey (I got lost) down to some village near Santa Pod to pick up some engine bits, it turned out the lazy git hadnt actually removed them from his car so I had to watch him do that
that makes you a lazy git too then because i had to wait for you to get my brakes off
im sure i had good reason
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Matt H
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Robin, what exactly are you doing to your Corsa? I've seen you selling bits? You scrapping it?
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