Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
Location: Drives a Tractor
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Just having a moan, i forgott what a painful experience it was swapping engines , took out my C16XE today and replaced it with a fully re-built C16XE thats pushing about 140BHP+, well the old engine is out, the new one has got its head back on, cams back in and gearbox on, and is now sitting in my engine bay, i aint looking forward to doing the plumbing tomoz!!!!, oh well i am knackered, i could do this bloody conversion with me eyes closed, all that left is, plumbing, wiring, tie bars anti roll bars to go back on, exhaust to be replaced, bonnet on, new -60mm front springs, coolant fill up, power steering fluid, oil change, and fire it up, i hope it goes well or i will be moaning again, jesus i should be happy!!!
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ need my sleep
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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corsa_godfather
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Registered: 6th May 03
Location: Greenock,Scotland
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whats the engine gt done to it to give it 140bhp
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DangerousDave16v
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Registered: 20th Feb 03
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It takes a good mechanic to have the balls to swap an engine. me dads done it plenty, but im too scared to do it on me own 
hope it goes well
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: plymouth Drives: Astra Sport
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Its all basic stuff, anyone could do it, its just confidence.
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Registered: 1st Sep 03
Location: York
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i should thbink its double checking too
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DangerousDave16v
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Registered: 20th Feb 03
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Its all the little tiny things that go wrong, that eventually make you go insane.
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
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I remember when I first started driving and knew nothing about cars (17) and I helped my x's brother-in-law change a gearbox in an old Fiesta. He had hardly any tools and a Haynes manual! We had to take one out of one car that had been dumped around the corner by dropping the engine out and then lifting the chassis over the engine and then removing the box. It took us 17hours and at the end we were working by candlelight!! Never ever again, nowadays I realise that 17 hours on a gearbox is MENTAL!
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: plymouth Drives: Astra Sport
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Oh yes, having the right tools is also a must.
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