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leemh1234
20-10-05, 09:20 PM
im undecided wheather to scrap my gsi and buy a standad 1.mine has all the usual stuff but i put another engine as my old 1 had a badly skimmed head. then didnt do the bottom pulley up tight enough so it worked lose and came of so did the bottom cambelt roller so just gotta c if i've bent the valves or not.hope i havnt or its gsi to the scrap yard. :|

Chris
20-10-05, 09:23 PM
all I got from the is your bottom pulley came off and you have bent valves?

translations to northern language anyone?

Stuart
20-10-05, 09:25 PM
f**ked if i can translate that.... must be fen-ish... DAVE!!!!

Chris
20-10-05, 09:26 PM
LMAO

Jim
20-10-05, 09:30 PM
Why not just replace the engine/repair it instead of scrapping a whole car?

Jim

novaco
20-10-05, 09:35 PM
exactly......the valves are not that hard to change!

leemh1234
21-10-05, 01:09 PM
i may have been lucky and not bent any.the whole car has been thrashed tho.so may not bother with it

F188CHG
21-10-05, 05:41 PM
Keep it alive and look after it :x

Ben
21-10-05, 06:09 PM
translations to northern language anyone?

He was out chasing a ferret but then saw a whippit track and smelled the Bovril so parked up and had some hotpot.

leemh1234
21-10-05, 06:18 PM
nope ringing up for a silver 1 2morrow morning so black ones gonna be striped and scrapped

F188CHG
21-10-05, 06:22 PM
Dont beleve in scraping novas :o theres a garge down ma way owned by a father n son that race novas so i give them to him and if i need work done or any parts he helps me out :wink:

leemh1234
21-10-05, 06:40 PM
nah the black ones been thrashed like fook and im taking the 4-1 full cobra system poly bushes black insides front bumper digi dash and all the good bits off.then bye bye to another gsi.o well teach me for buying a car in a rush again.just had enough of it really.rather have reliablilty than super fast.

Mike.
21-10-05, 06:46 PM
thrashed :roll:

what the overall condition of the shell, i.e rust?
iff the shells not bad sell it on

leemh1234
21-10-05, 06:59 PM
doors are dented rust on rear arches and doors and bottom of slam panel and front wings.been key down 1 side.been dehandled with the b pillar drilled for tvr push buttons.just gonna buy a base to do wot i want to it.just plain and simple gsi.

leemh1234
23-10-05, 05:39 PM
may have to keep the gsi now till i find a good K plate 1.4sr.