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Author Arden GSi
Martin W
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22nd Feb 13 at 21:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by AlexW
I'd frame that!


i have been looking for a glass box actually haha
*CorsaCal*
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22nd Feb 13 at 23:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bloody hell thats impressive work on that piston! are u still after a pulley i cant find mine still
andy_mk3
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23rd Feb 13 at 15:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
holy shit, what the hell happened to that piston? :O
Martin W
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Originally posted by *CorsaCal*
Bloody hell thats impressive work on that piston! are u still after a pulley i cant find mine still


no thanks matey, bought a lightened one off ebay in the end,
Martin W
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Originally posted by andy_mk3
holy shit, what the hell happened to that piston? :O


no idea. tried to start it wouldn't start, heard a metal noise. opened it up , there was a chunk of metal on top of the piston must have come from the recon head , cracked the piston and destroyed below the piston head. ripped a couple of chunks out of the bore aswell , hence the new bottom end.
andy_mk3
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Fuck mate. Really feel for you. I would have thrown in the towel a long time ago! Really hope this is the last time anything like this happens for you!
ethanod23
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are they gsi arche mouldings or are they the standard 1's?
Martin W
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are they gsi arche mouldings or are they the standard 1's?


they are normal arches that i cut to size and fitted
Elliot93
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See this car a fair bit, drive past your house quite often and see it parked up. My mate mark works with you at wickes, car always looks super clean mate hope you get all engine problems sorted!
Martin W
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See this car a fair bit, drive past your house quite often and see it parked up. My mate mark works with you at wickes, car always looks super clean mate hope you get all engine problems sorted!


Ah yeah silver c , looks really nice , told him to buy it when you were thinking of selling
AlexW
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13th Mar 13 at 20:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Any progress on this yet?!
Martin W
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Any progress on this yet?!


Not really mate , haven't bothered to honest lol
Elliot93
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13th Mar 13 at 21:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Don't you have two Arden B's now? Sure I went past yours last weekend or something and saw 2 both clean as fook!
Martin W
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Don't you have two Arden B's now? Sure I went past yours last weekend or something and saw 2 both clean as fook!


Yeah got my GSi and a Redtop track car
Martin W
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17th Mar 13 at 18:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
finally did some work building the engine up today. started stripping bits off the old block still in the car and fitted the pistons with new rings.

piston cleaning process:


putting the first one in

and all four


ended up using my 3 original pistons from the old block and one from this as mine were in much better condition. plans over the next week are to really get cracking on this, get the new head fitted and get the old block out of the car

[Edited on 17-03-2013 by Martin W]

[Edited on 17-03-2013 by Martin W]
AlexW
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Get the block face cleaned up a bit better, get the best possible seal then.

If you want a hand getting the old one out/new one in, Let me know, I'm gagging to work on a simple corsa again.
Martin W
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Originally posted by AlexW
Get the block face cleaned up a bit better, get the best possible seal then.

If you want a hand getting the old one out/new one in, Let me know, I'm gagging to work on a simple corsa again.


yeah will be doing that, would be good if you could pop over one weekend to help out thanks
Martin W
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25th Mar 13 at 15:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
little update. engines coming together slowly, partly due to being so cold and because i havent bothered.


new crank seal on a freshly painted oil pump

cleaning up the alternator bracket

pistons all bolted in and sump back on.

bottom end is now done, just looking to rent a engine crane for the weekend to take out the old lump and get this one in.

also bought this off ebay mega cheap for the splitter. fogs and bumper are for sale, bumpers isnt that clever, needs a repaint and has a few holes at the sides. looks like the pervious owner had screws there!?


[Edited on 25-03-2013 by Martin W]
Darryl H
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25th Mar 13 at 16:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I think I know who's car that's off and if it is the same one it had screws holding it on

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Martin W
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25th Mar 13 at 16:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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I think I know who's car that's off and if it is the same one it had screws holding it on


yeah big holes in the sides , must have been held on like that lol
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25th Mar 13 at 17:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is that madmikes old bumper engines coming together mate!
Martin W
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25th Mar 13 at 17:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Is that madmikes old bumper engines coming together mate!


cheers mate, need the get the old bottom end out now to put this one in.
AlexW
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29th Mar 13 at 09:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can easily remove the old engine and fit the new one, without a engine hoist!
Martin W
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29th Mar 13 at 15:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Can easily remove the old engine and fit the new one, without a engine hoist!


im getting one this sunday , im not muscle man haha
AlexW
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29th Mar 13 at 20:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ha! I have tiny muscles and managed it, key is a big jack.

Want a hand sunday?

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