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  1. 01-10-2005 19:13 #1
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    Engine Build/ Fitting Stage 3 Pics (Not For 56k)

    Carrying on from...
    Engine build stage 2 (56k erm no)


    We started early on this one as we had lots to do.
    First we needed to get the car up in the air and get anything off or disconneted to drop the engine out.
    Now, because of my smooth, recently painted engine bay I didnt wanna pull the engine through the top (the proper, man way) how we normal would do it ,so had to drop it from the bottom. Which is rubbish and was hardly worth the hassle in the end.
    This meant removing the tie bars, normally they're a c**t to get off.....
    Luckily, today they came straight off with little force!



    Then, with the engine all ready to come out... it started to piss down!
    So I went to go and get lunch... Got back and the engine's out on the floor....!







    Whilst Dan (Astra Dan), Dave (whitevan) and myself got the engine ready to come out the legend that is jamie_f finished building the engine ready to fit.
    Painted cam pulleys and cams on:



    With the engine all built,it was just a case of getting the gearbox and bits on...
    With the box off we found I had a pot type flywheel... on an early engine...
    But that will get changed if I can find someone that can lighten and balance my spare flat type flywheel.



    While this was going on I cleaned up my engine bay after the enormous oil leak I had on the way to Billing Got it all nice and cleaned and waxed and touched up where my alternator gave way and ground into the inner wing!





    Got the engine back in and bolted up... This is where my camera gave up on life...
    So more pics when Dave sends them over.
    Engine's ready for plumbing in and finished tomorrow as weather was worsening and people had to get home for dinner and such.
    So more pics in an hour or so.
    Now as some of you know I had an overfuelling and smoking problem. We found out why it was smoking. Bore glaze and all of the pistons move. No 1 you could see down the side of the piston and see the ring! It moved a good 1.5mm side to side!

    But now its all sorted all I need to do is start running her in...

    Then carb her right up!
    more pics a few replys down,
    Thanks for reading...
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  3. 01-10-2005 19:17 #2
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    Nice. How are you lifting the car?
    Always good to see pics with progress reports.
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  4. 01-10-2005 19:18 #3
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    I'm on errect stage 4 having looked at that.... nipples 'n' all. Top job lads!

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  5. 01-10-2005 19:19 #4
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    Loving progress pics and updates! (as always)

    Looking good mate, did the coilovers arrive this morning?
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  6. 01-10-2005 19:22 #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by StationMiek
    Nice. How are you lifting the car?
    Always good to see pics with progress reports.
    The engine crane?
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  7. 01-10-2005 19:23 #6
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    olly:no they havent got it yet....
    station: the hoist was on the towing eye,seamed the best place for it....

    and taking out and putting an engine in from the bottom is gay and sucks ass!
    thought the top is easyer and better!
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  8. 01-10-2005 19:28 #7
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    Lookin meaty mate i like it alot can wait to seeit finished bet you cant either
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    engines in or out through the bottom is so gay....... never ever to be done that way again
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  10. 01-10-2005 19:34 #9
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    dave....MSN!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  11. 01-10-2005 21:52 #10
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    engine ready to come out....

    engine on the floor

    engine getting dragged out....

    comming out side view





    my nice clean engine bay...rack needs re polishing tho,

    funkie looking up in the bay shot,


    front end on...

    the old lump...

    the new lump just before fitting,
    again just before fitting,

    new lump awaiting to go in...

    me doing the rear mount,dave loves my glasses(keeps shat out of the eyes tho)


    big big thanks to dave for taking all the pics,and uploading them!!
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    Nice one Benn! One of MIG's best Novas IMHO...now getting better.
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    wow... what a thread!, great pics!
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    Quote Originally Posted by richie00boy
    You're smiling laying under a car with an engine on top of you!
    He loves it!
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    si and richie, damn right...
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    me under the car....jamie and dan erm...standing

    why the engine was smoking...look down the side and you can see the piston ring

    and as you can see it was overfeuling,and just crap
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    good pics. out the bottom, always best. lesson learned for you

    good idea with the safety specks though

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    not convinced, the bottom way is rubbish, wont be doing that again
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    pffft dont geez it, you love bottoms*

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    dropping out the bottom is a complete pain, last time ill ever be doing it like that.
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    Top progress - and I still can't believe how clean that bay is

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    why do people drop the engine down then if its so much of a ball ache? whats the advantage of doing that?

    Novas looking good ben
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    Quote Originally Posted by harty
    why do people drop the engine down then if its so much of a ball ache? whats the advantage of doing that?

    Novas looking good ben
    thanks dude,
    and theres no advantage,
    its sh*t!!!! dont even try it,other reason to do it is if you cant get an engine hoist,and even then...dont,

    thought the top everytime,the only way to do it!!!!

    al:ault is getting chromed along with a huge bag of other stuff,
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    Because they dont know how to to take it out the top the easy way, its not to bad on a nova/mk2 astra as you dont have a subframe, but even still its still a mare, Benns kept catching on the steering rack and and the tie rod mounts, to do it on a mk3 astra/cav means pissing about with the subframe and suspension, far to much hasstle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rodgerq
    good pics. out the bottom, always best. lesson learned for you

    good idea with the safety specks though

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    HAVE A F**KING WORD!
    thought the top
    less work.quicker and soooooo much easyer,
    man way,only way
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