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11th Jan 12 at 00:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Make sure you check flange on that dipstick mine leaked as was not straight
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Cheers for the heads up i'll check them out
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Going to be mint when finished Craig. Can't wait to see it done
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Cheers dan haven't done much lately due to being car less but I've bought a cheap motor
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that looks the same as mine!!!!! good taste
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Got my quaife lsd diff today put it in my box Fatjon and Kev gave me a hand, hoping it will reduce wheel spin







Going to buy inlet and exhaust gaskets tomorrow and will be painting the block

[Edited on 17-01-2012 by Crana]
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Good stuff Crana.

Is it cold in your unit as you've always got hud up.

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haha very cold atm but thats not me its Jon lol
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Oh. Sorry bud.

Anyways,good work with the quaife,looking forward to later updates.

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19th Jan 12 at 22:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got the engine block painted with help from Fatjon also cleaned sump and pick-up pipe and replaced most gaskets

Pick up pipe




Baffle plate



Clean sump



Some gaskets and a new crank sensor


Jon working his magic



And how the bay looks atm, still need to do a few things like brake lines sort battery out ect shouldn't be long though

Engine preview



And bay preview



[Edited on 19-01-2012 by Crana]
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Looking good Crana.

Does Jon do all work haha,what colour theme you going for on the engine? I reckon a green to match car would be swish.

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19th Jan 12 at 23:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good update bro!!!
Not long not Till c20let power

Dan - No jon is like the handy man haha always there to help and he's a mint painter!
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Haha,always good to have someone like that,the unit looks full of cars.

Your's still in there Kev?

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quote:
Originally posted by DansCorsaSXi
Haha,always good to have someone like that,the unit looks full of cars.

Your's still in there Kev?


Yeah it's still there just hiding away over the back awaiting of it re-spray and Gsi kit and bonnet fitted

Still got loads of cleaning up to do and little touches here and there you no me dan haha

Cannot wait to see crana's c20let sitting in the bay tho!
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Will be awesome! A full respray pal?

Crana's will be something else!

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20th Jan 12 at 07:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
good work crana

did that silver LCL belong to nialpeters? tidy looking little car that
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Cheers lads jon is just helping out hes a hady man lol nd aye it used to be neil's motor jed just needed a daily since the c snapped a cam
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tidy car for a daily mate. what's neil driving now then? used to see that one every time i went to my local macky d's
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quote:
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tidy car for a daily mate. what's neil driving now then? used to see that one every time i went to my local macky d's


Hes got a gold corsa c sri smart looking thing
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oh ayye, think i seen it
keep up the good work mate
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Good work Craig. Credit to you this car. Come along way!
I remember when you got craghead to convert mcn now your doing kevs yours the lot. Can't wait to see it finished !

[Edited on 20-01-2012 by vaux.dan]
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I done mcn dan just when the piston rings went craghead replaced the engine because it was a shit lump to start off with really smokey for the 2weeks that it lived lol love building cars myself then i know every nut and bolt

Not much of an update but i made new brake lines today fitted the hubs

[Edited on 20-01-2012 by Crana]
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Pics?

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Got none today will have some pictures tomorrow though
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Nice diff

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