BeArDy
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Where you think the swarf came from which jammed the relief valve?
I make/sell Nylon Relief Valves aswell for XE's and LET's
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GregGsi
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Nylon Relief Valves want just putting in the bin they are poo
quote: Originally posted by philip2
same happened with my 1600 when relief had jammed, blued 3 rods, spun bearings and knackered crank.
is this not because you sandblasted the rockacover and filled the oil pump up with sand
BHP vaux
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bigron1988
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cleaned up some of the parts to make sure no swarf was anywhere

drilled and tapped the inlet for the water fitting

and greg and greame dixon went for a road trip and stoped of at steveboyslims for me to collect some bits
2.0 head gasket

8v baffle plate and bottom end gasket kit

head gasket set

shims that sit in the buckets not on the valves

steel rods

arp rod bolts

0.25 oversize bigend bearings

modified pick up pipe

z let pump


just need the piston rings that should be here on tues/wed and the main bearings which steve is posting me
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Jon_C
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Be back ripping it up in no time
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dragon2309
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whats the extra water barb for mate? quick progress though, keep it up
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dannyboy17
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good to see the rebuild starting quickly
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bigron1988
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Inlets have one that comes out the back and mine has been blocked off up till now
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philip2
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greg - that was forst time even though i did drill breather out rocker to wash out, but 2nd time i put a guage in and changed o/p 3 times all ended up sticking even with polishing relief. o/p guages tend to be engine savers.
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Nic Barnes
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how much did the pick up and the zlet pump cost you out of interest?
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DERV-POWER
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may be worth fitting one of these http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Product.do?method=view&n=1282&p=16365&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Base&utm_campaign=Switches
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TimC909
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Nic theyre £300 from steveboyslim
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Nic Barnes
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ouch thats quite a lot. will see if i can get a pick up modded myself. can get a new pump and std pipe from vauxhall for about 180-200
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bigron1988
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quote: Originally posted by DERV-POWER
may be worth fitting one of these http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Product.do?method=view&n=1282&p=16365&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Base&utm_campaign=Switches

just found out my stack oil pressure gauge has this feature on it so will look to set it up
nic as tim says £300 for the pump and pick up
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harvey_1066
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can you remember how long your fuel lines were from your pump to your injection manifold? as im planning carbs but just a bit un'certain as to how much i should order,
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Jed D
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some mint work in here
is it true that them arp bolts need replaced once they are removed though??
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connollygt30
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Such a shame mate,good to see you still have some love for it though and are cracking on with it,its episodes like this that put me off LET's
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bigron1988
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this is to be expected tho when going over the 500bhp mark tho
old rod v new rod

gearbox has had a respray

took oil cooler of to clean it

bolts have been cleaned up and have orded some arp assembly lube

took out the 2 grub screws to get to the oil gallery on the back
cambelt end

gearbox end

power washed the block for about 30 mins lol, made sure no swarf was left inside

then airline

and 2 tins of brake cleaner lol

and painted block



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dannyboy17
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lots of progress, good work
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taylorboosh
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nice work, no hanging about
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DansCorsaSXi
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Block looks matey,still thinking if to do mine silver or black.
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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taylorboosh
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it will stay black longer
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bigron1988
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got to be silver mate to go with the gearbox
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taylorboosh
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lol at you cleaning bits already, should never have took it out in rain
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DansCorsaSXi
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Hmmm.
Silver will deffo look better at first,clean looking but black will be better in the long run for when it gets abit mucky. :/
Don't know what to do.
Star silver C20XE SXi Project thread
Smoke Grey Corsa GSi Project thread
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Generation
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I've gone black for that very reason
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