Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Show with All Corsa then when you get pissed off standing outdoors come to CS.
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
Location: Essex
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You guys stand outdoors too? just under something?
We shall be changing that soon with any luck
I go around all stands, no point going to a show, and standing just by the cars all day , you've already seen all year around on the same site.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Not luck is it.
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
Location: Essex
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Luck that the funding is sorted
Anyway, this isn't the thread to discuss another club :/
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dragon2309
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Registered: 1st Mar 09
Location: Strood, Kent
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Engine looking good, be a nice little (long) road trip to get it back, lol.
I'd go with the hard breaking in tbh. Lots mroe fun...
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Archie
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Coming along well, i have to say i ran my XE in very hard and it gave me no trouble at all.
I live very close to a stretch of private road in which the car was left to warm up for 10 minutes, driven less than a mile to get to said road and then taken off the clock
Big cheesy  followed, so i favour hard running in.
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Todi-Corsa
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Registered: 23rd Jun 09
Location: Lancashire
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Nice corsa like a good 5 door when its done properly like this, had a read thru and seen you've had a few ups n downs keep at it, hope you get better luck with this engine once you've run it in
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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Thanks mate, been alot of ups and downs, alot aren't documented, due to this being the very shortened version of a 200+ page thread elsewhere haha
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Todi-Corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Generation
Thanks mate, been alot of ups and downs, alot aren't documented, due to this being the very shortened version of a 200+ page thread elsewhere haha
 yea I spotted the odd post about that huge thread  I started my second project thread on here (not as big as your thread thou) but only gave a brief start of what had already been done before I ripped mine apart again 
look forward to more updates
[Edited on 15-01-2012 by Todi-Corsa]
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bigron1988
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Registered: 29th Aug 09
Location: Southport, Merseyside
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you back yet pal?
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samole
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Registered: 11th Aug 10
Location: Altrincham
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He is just over half way back, he has encountered problems. This is all we know at this point.
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bigron1988
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Registered: 29th Aug 09
Location: Southport, Merseyside
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gutted for him, hopefully its not to bad
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samole
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Registered: 11th Aug 10
Location: Altrincham
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Don't think its anything major, as he's still driving it all that way home. Hopefully all is well.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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how unlucky can 1 bloke get? feel sorry for him 
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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I'm really lucky cara mean little in grand scheme of stuff haha, thanks though Ben.
Got in just before 12 mega long day... Few issues on wy home, which will update on. Other than that engine seems spot on tbh. Proper update tomorrow
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DansCorsaSXi
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Nice one mate,glad engines ok especially.
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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First of al I had a problem with wipers (this was months ago but fixed itself) basically when I sprayed jets the fuse went, usually nothing too major. Well I was on a motorway at the time in VERY VERY heavy rain had just started and all the first was smearing with wipers. So turned then on and fuse popped. Pissing down rain lorrys kicking up water as went past. Changed fuse and same thig happened. Waited for rain to clear abit an limped it to local petrol station which HAD fuses! First one worked for rest of journey
Could of been stuck there for ages!!.
My stereo developed a random fault somehow (will investigate) had no music or company for the 4 hour journey :/
Ignition switch works but is Bodged until I can get the tiny screw for it from scrappy!
Looked at temp gauge was 100 and rising!Pulled over, check wire onthe stat (used to come loose an cause issues was fine) so continued journey hoping would go down, it wasn't so I whacked heaters on and got cold air! Immediately flicked ignition off and roles to hard shoulder. Bonnet open, water pissing out as main hose for rad wasn't put on properly!
Luckily, whilst buying ignition switch that morning I bought new anti freeze so could top
Straight up.. It took 3 litres was really worried again, doing all this in pissing rain on hard shoulder.... Car went to normal temperature and ran perfectly at that temperature until home...
Lost dragon, on journey home. Saw him waiting in hard shoulder tred to bib, and horn didn't work..
EML light is on(even though cAR runs perfectly) fault code for the ICV.
Few more bits too... All easily enough solved, and no damage done. Close to end up with a fried head gasket though!
Done 265 miles already, no problems with running engine at all. Good power and the LSD makes a massive difference, so much nicer to drive!!!!!
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Fixed noises today, one was exhaust on bumper, other was loose lambda sensor rattling like mad
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Darryl H
Organiser: South Central
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Registered: 19th Nov 09
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Glad it's home! Unfortunate with those few bits but at least they aren't a massive problem now
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bullock106xsi
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Registered: 10th Jul 09
Location: South Shields
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jesus christ mate thats close to awful luck. good to hear its home and it looks like your seeing light at the end of the tunnel
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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It will all be worth it engine feels very solid, so much nicer to drive than the other engine EVER was
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bullock106xsi
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thats good to know. hopefully plenty of miles with minimal hassle bud!
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Danny W
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Good to see you have got this back home and you got it back ok cor you were lucky with the overheating though. Hope you get the little niggles sorted and the car back on the road
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Generation
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I shit myself TBH, with all the already ongoing issues. the pissing down rain, I though FUCK, started to panic big time.
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Todi-Corsa
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Registered: 23rd Jun 09
Location: Lancashire
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Least you've got it home not nice when things go wrong, I had a wheel come clean off mine on my way into Manchester a few years ago bloody thing overtook me and carried on down the road needless to say I **** myself.
Least the engine is being good for you
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Alex_Rally
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Registered: 6th Sep 09
Location: Tyne and Wear, gateshead
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who built the engine like ???
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