AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
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I just need to find a drivers side clear Depo (Anyone got one going cheap?).
So stuff you scott
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AlexW
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Not many pics today since I just wanted to get on with it.
Hours work saw the dash out..
Then by the end of the day..
I did get a quick chance to give the outside of the silver one a jet wash but not a proper wash yet (No pics)
Cleaned the engine bay though
Spare few hours tomorrow should see the brakes and suspension removed, then its just the pas rack, spoiler and a few other small bits.
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
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Your in a hurry
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
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^Hell yeah! lol
Now, Other than a few small bits, Its stripped.
^No springs front or rear
Not sure when I'm going to get chance to do more on the silver one, Next job is a bit of engine bay tidying.
[Edited on 15-02-2011 by AW06]
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AlexW
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After 12v epic MOT fail yesterday I'm skint, So plans have changed slighty on this one, Just going to clean the engine bay, Paint the bulkhead and all the engine etc, Still be clean tidy and nice, Just not as nice as I was hoping for. Once its built, running etc I will prob pull the engine and do the bay like I planned.
So for the moment, Just a couple of pics of it stripped since I'll get paint later.
Cross member will be stripped and then repainted.
One clean bulkhead, Just a shame vauxhall dont paint the bulkheads on cars with sound deadening.
Aircon box etc removed, Your see why eventually.
Hopefully get the bulkhead done asap, then I'll get on with cleaning and painting the engine etc, Aim to get it in next weekend providing Chris can help me
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SeanXE
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Registered: 17th Jan 09
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Quick work, keep it up
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corsamon
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Registered: 18th Dec 08
Location: Lancashire
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Looking good mate, quick worker too!
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Chris F
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1.4 will be boring and slow though! Your gay!
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
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Plans changed again, Back to original plan
Tonight saw be shifting through this lot, Removed aircon stuff and tidied it up a little:
Next job is the engine loom to remove the SAI stuff and relocate lots of stuff, Inc the routing of it all.
Tomorrow should see a decent update
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Darryl H
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Registered: 19th Nov 09
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Making quick work of this! keep it up
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Piér
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Better be a fucking decent update today ¬_¬
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AlexW
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Here:
No before pic, Straight into welding it.
Acid etch'ed while I got more gas.
Filler slapped on and then primed again.
Got my -40 rear springs on along with the 6spokes, They have massive 195/55 tyres though.
I will sand the filler tomorrow evening, along with rust busting on the corss member etc.
Could of got more done today but I'd had enough lol
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corsagsigav
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Registered: 28th Jan 08
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working fast so whats the plan ??
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
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Want it done quick so.
As for plans, Get the bay looking nice, 1400 16v in with a few small mods like powerbox. Depending what cash is like at the time I'll either MOT it again and use it a bit, or just go straight into the turbo conversion (Baby XE Turbo).
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corsagsigav
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sounds like fun
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Piér
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Looking good get it finished!
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AlexW
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Only had time to do some filler sanding and apply a bit more filer, Primed before applying new filler so i could see it all easy.
Still got more filler to go on and a fair amount more work, Then I need to mask it all, prime it all and then get busy with Star Silver.
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Chris F
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Looking good toni & guy
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AlexW
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Keeping bay pics to min, Aint done bugger all, Just bit more smoothing.
Engine:
Its a shit job but I hope it wont be for long.
Boring update ftw
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Chris F
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If you can piss you can paint, Having troubles pissing mate?
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AlexW
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Thanks to ^this man, Chris F, The engine is now Fitted AND Running.
Got it to this in the morning;
Chris turned up at about 1pm ish, Tried human power, Didnt work out.
3.20pm the engine started and looked like this.
Vid here, Genuinely the first start, It had been turning over before.
Shoddy camera work wasn't me
Gonna do a few more bits before I call it a day.
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corsagsigav
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you really are cracking
on with this
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12valver
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Nice to see you got it in bud, and rain didnt hold you up too bad
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
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Cheers dudes.
Yeah, Pushed through the rain and it stopped once we got the engine in.
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Chris F
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I would make a good engine
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