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    Quote Originally Posted by dan-j View Post
    still taking the engine out the wrong way then lol!
    but mine will be running in a week or so....so it must be the right way..
    I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benn View Post
    but mine will be running in a week or so....so it must be the right way..

    lol hope so mate! unless the engine scratches/dents the inner wings or snaps off the servo/ resevoir when it falls from the toplmao
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    why would it any of that?
    why would it fall?
    I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.

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    be sure to beat the hell out of the chassis leg for the alternator eh Benn.

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    am gonna,
    can see just where to do it...
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    through the top, be a real man, cool its got an opel plug cover too, you gonna chrome that one or you gonna use your old rockercover and plug cover

    p.s looking good by the way dude

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    i have 4 plug covers,
    all different..lol
    so see how i feel...then i fit it..
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    Crack on pal! Only 2 more weekends!

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    Quote Originally Posted by alistairolsen View Post
    its better
    no.

    Quote Originally Posted by namkeaps View Post
    looking good mate!
    cheers dude,

    Quote Originally Posted by The Simps View Post
    Crack on pal! Only 2 more weekends!
    fitting this weekend,
    cambelt and rollers will be in to moz,
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    camelt/rollers/clutch are soooooooooooo much easier when engine is out of the bay its untrue. we did that this weekend on mine before it went in. lucky as the metal rollers were ready to fall about anyways

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    lol yeah,everything is easyer when the engines on a stand and your sitting in front of it...
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    nice work...

    i do my engine though the bottom too, just seems easier to me when doing it

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    its each to their own really, how ever you find easyest.
    just after doing it from the top..i cant see what any one would do it from the bottom,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Benn View Post
    its each to their own really, how ever you find easyest.

    So no more banging on about going through the top & lectures on which way is right etc?
    it's a C20XE not a fookin Redtop FFS

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    you'll still get that....cause its better...but i've allways said each to there own...

    hehe like the sig,
    I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.

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    It was a sig waiting to happen!
    it's a C20XE not a fookin Redtop FFS

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    very true,
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    may try though the top when fitting mine in the corsa, see if it's any easier

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    didnt this have carbs and no loom?

    u gonna be using the motronic 2.8 on the new engine or transferring the old stuff over

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ste L View Post
    may try though the top when fitting mine in the corsa, see if it's any easier
    do it,

    Quote Originally Posted by GBE86 View Post
    didnt this have carbs and no loom?

    u gonna be using the motronic 2.8 on the new engine or transferring the old stuff over
    the new engine came stright from a cally,
    has everything,

    i have the carbs and bits in the garage,will go on a week after this lump is in and running,

    more up dates later on...
    I'm louder than gods own revolver and twice as shiney.

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