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    Default vectra gsi at last

    well after 12month of owning the donor to repair my gsi i finaly have time to do it due to loosing my job so today i started

    heres the gsi with its nice seized v6


    and its new engine all removed form the £86 ebay bargin


    next will be engine out of the gsi new cam belt and water pump on the replacement whilst its out and then bang it in the gsi with the gsi cams fitted, and spud i know its about time
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    told you saloons are the future!!!!!!!

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    downpipe, talk to me

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    I nearly got excited, then realised its a phase 2 hatchback

    Still nice cars.

    Crack on.

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    I will own a vectra gsi one day soon. Looking foward to seeing this progress

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    Lovely motors these are my brother in law has a facelift V reg in black. K&N & cat back exhausts & it made 208bhp on the rollers

    That was with a pair of cracked manifolds

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    engine was out by 12.30 spent rest of day getting the gsi off the grass its been that wet recently it just kept sinking
    told you saloons are the future!!!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike
    Lovely motors these are my brother in law has a facelift V reg in black. K&N & cat back exhausts & it made 208bhp on the rollers

    That was with a pair of cracked manifolds
    same as this then its a v plate with a k&n and an exhaust and before anyone says anything about heat soak i know but the v6 with a cone filter sounds awsome, ive missed it over the past year

    also forgot the second part of the project will be to fit lpg to it then ill be selling the van
    told you saloons are the future!!!!!!!

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    Well fcuk me sideways with a yardbrush, youve actually started it, so does you not have a big silver gnome in your front garden anymore then bud?

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    its still there keeps sinking and van dosent have enough grunt to drag it out so my dads gonna drag it out on thursday with the jag, gonna strip wiring and get engine ready to come out tomorrow only took 3 hours to get the one out today
    told you saloons are the future!!!!!!!

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    Are the tyres flat, i imagine they will be and im sure i spotted the handbrake on last time i was there so that will probably be stuck on aswell

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