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Old 19-11-2008, 18:34   #1
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c16 vxe

thought i would share this kind of project with you as its a well know car on here.
well its my mates car but ive been roped into helping him get it back on the road.
basically the plans where to change a few things on the exterior like front grill, wiper, wheels, bit of paint here and there and a general tidy up.
got the single wiper and quad headlights in then on the second morning whilst on boost it started missing the only running on three cylinders, got the head off and found the head had melted between 2 cylinders due to running lean, got it built back up with new head and oil light wouldnt go out so decided to just get new engine and swap everything over and rebuild the bottom end of the engine.









picking up new engine sat so should be back on the road sunday afternoon.
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Old 19-11-2008, 19:00   #2
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Re: c16 vxe

Good work getting it back on the road so quick!

I take it the engine pick up went ok?
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Old 19-11-2008, 19:39   #3
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getting the new engine this saturday glenn the lad was too busy last weekend.
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Old 19-11-2008, 20:30   #4
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That corner of the garage has been well used lately!! Should be fun once it's back on the road with 3 Mk3 Astra LETs flying around!!
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Old 20-11-2008, 11:34   #5
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Re: c16 vxe

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getting the new engine this saturday glenn the lad was too busy last weekend.
Ah, i see. Hopefully have more luck this time
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Old 20-11-2008, 23:28   #6
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looks nice, any more pics of the green corsa in the background? looks nice, same colour as mine
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