* Project * - C20XE Rebuild

[wh03_mad]

Ok then so another update ....



The engien is now in and all up and running, she started first turn of the key and runs very well ... still no exhaust on her yet so its rather loud but at least she is running.

Anyway here are the pics :


This is how she looked on friday

And this is now :











And last but not least i also have a video of the engine running :

YouTube- My c20xe running

ToDo List :

Fit drive shafts

Fit big breaks & Calipers

Fill gearbox

Fit linkage

Finish sorting wiring and tidy up

Notify DVLA of engine change

Get it taxed



... drive it !

[wh03_mad]

Hi people,

quick update here removed the ripspeed gearknob that the previous owner had fitted :S and refitted a standard one :



And i got round to getting some more tidying up done in the engine bay :



Im picking a powerflow up tonight from garner90 so i should be able to get that fitted tomorrow and hopefully get a exhaust connected up this should make it run and sound 100% better.

I also have all the parts for my gearbox and sloth welded up my linkage for me as my welder is out of gas so ill get that all fitted on friday along with the shafts and hubs etc then she is ready for the road test




And a few pics of how sleeperish the car looks :




Ill also be giving it a darn good clean this weekend and getting it all polished up

Thoughts please guys !

[wh03_mad]

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the lack of updates over the past week or so, iv being busy trying to sort out all the little problems and getting big jobs done, i have not really taken any photos of the work due to the fact i get stuck in and forget to take pics.

Anyway the major update is that the car is finished ! She is running and driving i just have a few bugs that i have to iron out first.

The things i have left to do are as follows :

1. Get gearbox sump plate
2. Fit gearbox sump plate
3. Fill with gearbox oil
4. Fit air sensor
5. Fit lambar sensor
6. Gum Gum exhaust joints
7. Polish entire car
8. Clean inside and detail
9. Final overhall & polish
10. Get tax disk
11. Declair change on logbook
12. Insure it

Anyway here is some pics of the final result :












Powerflow full system



Well ill be posting up some more over next few days thinking of attending PVS as i did not expect to get it finished this quick tbh ....

anyway gys i hope you like it ... please leave your comments

[wh03_mad]

Hi guys,

Ok so a wee bit of a update this morning.

Still no logbook from DVLA so still cant drive the darn car atm, but iv being collecting some more bits & bobs to do other things on the car in the mean time.

Took a ride to scrap yard the other day to pickup some electric windows from a corsa that was there last weekend but sods law was against me and the car had being crushed and there was no other corsa's with electric windows there.

However 3 new ones came into the yard while i was there and i spotted that one of them had a spoiler fitted. When i inspected it closer i noticed it was the genuine Imry spoiler with the break light fitted into it. While taking it off i managed to break it in two places, the breaks are very clean however and i am in the process of repairing it today

Also got myself a set of genuine GM mudflaps + Fixings from the same car so it was a good day for me

Other jobs i have being doing it removing the LED washer jets that someone had fitted and fitted some genuine ones in there place thank god !

Also managed to snag myself some GSI clocks from a Tigra, the car they came from had 72,000 on the clock so i had to remove my millage counter from my old clocks and transplant into the GSI clocks , While the clocks were in bits i removed the gray front to them and then fitted the black front from the old clocks.

I have not had chance to take many pics but here is a few of various bits :

First off im getting her flaps out :





Flickr is playing me up atm so ill post more pics up later when i plug my phone in.

Chris

[wh03_mad]

Hi Everyone,

Right another little update, spent the last few days doing clearning jobs on the car and getting another few bits fitted.

First i got a bonnet lining :



Got under the bonnet cleaned up and started claying and polishing the front wings :



And here is some more shots of the car as i worked my way round claying and polishing :







Still cleaning it and getting the trims restored.
Progress is a little slow atm due to the fact still no log book so spending my spare time getting it as tidy as i can make it ready for when i can drive it

More soon !

[smoothcorsa]

HI, I finished my engine rebuilt as well but I still have the ticking sound, any idea???

[wh03_mad]

What have you replaced during the rebuild ? New lifters or original lifters ?

[Gsi_joey]

looks good mate. i bet u cant wait to get that on the road

[wh03_mad]

It's on the road man ... being on the road for about 3 weeks now ... done 210 miles now lol just stopped putting updates on here thats all.

[smoothcorsa]

Original Lifters, INA ones

What have you replaced during the rebuild ? New lifters or original lifters ?

[wh03_mad]

i recon there just worn mate .... id get a new set and that should make it quiet.

[wh03_mad]

Hi guys,

Right thought with today being a fairly nice day i would take some pics of the car and i had to give it a quick blast round the block :thumbs_up:

STILL NO LOGBOOK !!!!! Arrrrrr DVLA are a right shower of s**t being waiting for 5 weeks for the logbook after sending it the V62 from to claim it from when i bought the car .... so untill i get this back i cant declare it as a 2.0 16v so i cant tax it correctly and obviously no insurance.

So enough of a rant here is some pics :






That's all i have taken for now still working on bits and bobs but i have being really busy for the last two weeks so the car has just being sat there .... still started first turn of the key this morning though

What do you think.

[wh03_mad]

Quick Update :-

With standard airbox the engine kept cutting out due to oxygen starvation ... so i have got a new air filter for it for the time being :




Improved the acceleration and general smoothness of the engine a great deal ... please ignore the horrible battery ... collecting a battery jacket later in the week so that will be nicely hidden away. Also the new bonnet lining has dropped alot of brown dust onto my engine iv just this minute sprayed engine down with engine gunk and ill go out in 10 mins and rinse off.

[wh03_mad]

also got round to starting to paint my calipers and drums

[Liam1805]

The filter actually looks very nice in that bay, good choice of colour too mate. Calipers look nice tucked behind the wheels too

[bunnymofo]

Quick Update :-

With standard airbox the engine kept cutting out due to oxygen starvation ... so i have got a new air filter for it for the time being :




Improved the acceleration and general smoothness of the engine a great deal ... please ignore the horrible battery ... collecting a battery jacket later in the week so that will be nicely hidden away. Also the new bonnet lining has dropped alot of brown dust onto my engine iv just this minute sprayed engine down with engine gunk and ill go out in 10 mins and rinse off.

y not put the battery in the boot ?

[wh03_mad]

Im waiting to pickup a battery jacket from vauxhall later this week so that's going to hide the battery altogether .... i dont want to relocate to the boot as i was just trying to maintain a factory look.

[bunnymofo]

ahh ok. (Y)