corsa let rebuild

stoner_corsa · 08-08-2008, 17:42

seeing as how its melted a piston after a month of being running

im going to rebuild it to a higher spec, looking for a round 400bhp but well see how it goes. going for 87mm omega pistons with steel rods t34 turbo with external wategate xe cams solid lifters etc and dta managment and a quaife diff with equal length shafts to help put it to the road

pic of car before it died

melted piston

engine stripdown

damage to bore

block is scrap so getting another block tomorrow so can get that bored to 87mm and start ordering bits

just had crank back from regrind will get pics up tomoz, hopefully will be running and mapped before the end of the year

showcorsa · 08-08-2008, 17:49

hey m8..its ben off bebo..gd luck wiv the new engine

philip2 · 09-08-2008, 06:43

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hopefully will be running and mapped before the end of the year

might pull me finger out and get top end done for ya

donvaux · 09-08-2008, 09:48

gutted for you mate, a nice innovate wideband setup is on the must list then, what oil pump are your going to use?

philip2 · 09-08-2008, 09:51

hes got a gm one with the SBD inner steel gear

donvaux · 09-08-2008, 09:54

not going for the z20let?

philip2 · 09-08-2008, 10:02

you'll be suprised how many people are going for the old gm hosuings/pumps now.

the quality of the pump gears on new ones are good, but castings are poor.

+ why spend more money to say you've got a zlet pump, when an SBD one is as good? doesnt really make sense

donvaux · 09-08-2008, 10:05

far enough dude just a thought

philip2 · 09-08-2008, 10:08

dont mean to sound like having a go lol, but same with coscast heads...you dont have to have one just because everyone else says so.

when yours gona be on the road anyway? might have a build off with you

donvaux · 09-08-2008, 10:16

the rain is stopping play at the mo so i don't know

andyj775 · 09-08-2008, 11:09

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Originally Posted by philip2

might pull me finger out and get top end done for ya

bout time u pulled your finger out phil.....

stoner_corsa · 10-08-2008, 08:56

got an sbd pump thre and there good so mite aswell use that rather than spend anymore money on sumthing ive already got, yeah come on phil get ya finger out. mite be getting a job lot of some go faster bits in exchange for some standard ones

philip2 · 10-08-2008, 09:02

eh?:S wot u mean?

stoner_corsa · 11-08-2008, 13:15

had the crank back from regrind now and ive got my new block all cleaned up ready for re-boring

and i thought id have a go at some body work so ive smoothed the badge recess off my gsi bumper, still a bit rough just put some couler on to see highspots

stoner_corsa · 14-09-2008, 10:51

had my block bored and finished to 87mm now and decided to give it a lick of paint

also had my morrettes painted and removed and meshed the inner lamps to get plenty of cool air in there once its back on the road, also finished smoothing and painting my bumper, hoping to get the solid lifters shims and double valve springs this week to get head built then i can order pistons and gaskets to build the bottom end