project PePE

[srs1]

see you tomoz you pair of mincers.

[*brunette_barbie*]

looking good

[Riggy]

well a bit off work today

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image290.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image291.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image294.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image295.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image299.jpg

and they piss easy clear the arch

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image300.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image302.jpg

[NovaLad]

I see rust





Only joking lol

[lee coley]

nice

[Adam]

Engine looks cool in there.
Liking the wheels :cool:
That tyres going rub tho...?(unless its the camera angle)

[Mike]

Looks spiffing that does Carl :D may have to get Rexton to work some wonders with paint on my shell TBH

[Riggy]

nah thats the cam angle ad the but that looks close is the back of the arch which is no where near the wheel

[Plug]

Very Nice mate Mint looking car

[Dave.]

loosk chuffing mervelous carl.. ive got to see this once its done.. looks brilliant :thumb:

[novacabrio]

excellent work mate, nice to see its all coming together

[John]

Nice work carl! Bumpers look tons better c/c imo. Wheels really suit.

[Nick]

Looks absolutly amazing riggy !

I'l have to pop down over easter and have a look...

[draper]

good mincing, only gayers wear gloves tho

[Riggy]

:gay: :wisewood: lol cheers damper

[vaughanmc]

Looks good mate

How did you go about fitting your rear inserts - As they look as though they sit flush?

[ade]

looks really nice Riggy! Top job!

You sticking the skirts back on? Would look really nice with a set of anthracite side skirts, front splitter and vynal on the B Piller/rear 1/4!

[scott.parker]

Riggs you didnt mess about mate..didnt think the engine would be in that quick, fair play! (has Ste fitted his in the corsa yet?)

PS: is that power cap the one i sold sean years ago? lol

Scott

[Riggy]

Looks good mate

How did you go about fitting your rear inserts - As they look as though they sit flush?

lost me there fella lol

yeah scott it is the same power cap , and ste still hasnt fitted his engine yet lol

[Riggy]

told you red tape would look better lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image311.jpg

[NovaLad]

The red tape does finish off the front bumper nicely.

Where did you get it from?

Is it the same width as the original tape used?

[Riggy]

ebay job , its a pain to get hold of anywhere , 12mm tape got loads left though lol

[craig green]

Not that my opinion counts, but I think the Red stripe cheapens the look on a white car. I'd have a black pinstripe myself.

Otherwise, nice & clean Rig'. Looks good.

[Nick]

Looking good ! i quite like the red-stripe !

You about towards the end of this week/weekend . i'l pop down and have a look, might have to bring the XR2 though..

[Ste L]

(has Ste fitted his in the corsa yet?)

Scott


No lol


my corsa's too rusty, so i want to find a cleaner shell..
so while save up for one, im gonna get engine sorted - painted, new gaskets etc etc..


never have much time to work on it, with a 1 year old kid :roll:

[vaughanmc]

Red stripe looks amazing - So factory looking :)

Keep it up mate

[walshc]

Red strip does look good :thumb:

Has the red in the i on gsi faded? looks a little dull compared to the red stripe now

[vaughanmc]

Red strip does look good :thumb:

Has the red in the i on gsi faded? looks a little dull compared to the red stripe now

Will be the angle / light in the pic most likely

[Riggy]

yeah prob just the pic as its a brand new badge lol

[Adam]

Im still undecided on the red stripe,Lol.

[ANDYRACER]

Red strip looks spot on imo :cool:

If your about over easter weekend drop me a text and ill pop up. :thumb:

[Ste L]

Red strip looks spot on imo :cool:

If your about over easter weekend drop me a text and ill pop up. :thumb:

in wales, then PNG rolling road day iirc :thumb:

[walshc]

Will be the angle / light in the pic most likely


yeah prob just the pic as its a brand new badge lol

Sall good in the hood then :cool:

[Geordie-Chris]

Alreet Riggy! Was wondering what colour bumper stripe was going on - looks nice an OE with the red one! Keep up the hard work mate, it'll be worth it when your cruiseing about in it in the summer!

[Riggy]

woo hoo i drove it up and down in 1st and reverse today , how cool is that lol

[NovaLad]

Well done. lol Good drive?

[Eastham]

Im so jelous!

[Riggy]

Well done. lol Good drive?


lol yeah im still grining now haha ,

and mark yours wont be long :thumb:

[Adam]

Cant be far from done now then Riggy?

[NovaLad]

What's left?

[Riggy]

fit skirts / spoiler / C-L / vinyl (tom need to come get that) / doorcards and wiper motor

then mot tax and insurance time

[NovaLad]

Did you get spare time to get them things out ya other nova for me?

[krobinson]

Car's looking fantastic now riggy :D

[walshc]

What's left?

That would be the opposite of right, not to be confused with write which would make your question "whats draw?"
Another opposite is wrong :thumb: lol

Anyway, on topic, nice one Carl, was your foot quivvering with excitement? :D

I think i best get some sleep, Mr So Co has taken control :tard: :(

[kevster]

this is lookin smart mate , keep it up mate:)

[Dave.]

vinyl

dont forget i need a b pillar set dude, once youve got it ill give you the dosh :thumb:

[Dave.]

Carl, one its done, fancy giving me a passenger seat experience of my 1st 2l nova? never ever been in one lol

[Rexy]

This still isnt done matey.... God dam it.

I think ste wants me to finish off his car tonight so i might come and give you so much needed love and finish it off with you so its done and dusted.

and i want to see it again, not seen it since christmas lol.

Little fezpop is having an mot up near you as well on wedensday, but your prolly working like a good boy.

[Riggy]

lol yeah pop up lad , working till 1 wed so can meet you then :thumb:

[Riggy]

done a little over the last few days , fitted spoiler

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image332.jpg

and one side of my skirts

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image330.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image331.jpg

but i had a slight alternator clearence issue lol so had to strip a bit down lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image333.jpg

got it all back together today though and will try it on a drive next time the roads are dry lol

[raymond]

looking better and better buy the day mate :thumb:

[krobinson]

Looking good Riggy :D

[scott.parker]

Try it next time the roads are dry! you ****ing big gay bear! lol

What was the prob with the clearing of the alt, just not enough hammer whacks? lol

Looks all good though mate, very nice.

Scott

[Riggy]

pmsl @ scott , yup not enough whacks with hammer , took it for a small drive other day and it caught so had to give it some more whacks lol

[scott.parker]

Ohh not good mate,bet the paints come off a bit then?

oh yeah you know my mate mike, the lad who has the 1.6 8v turbo,he got it mapped the other weekend, the sod's only running 191bhp, i must get mine mapped and on the road asap lol

[Riggy]

lol gutted fella bet he's giving you some grief lol

[Adam]

Its looking tidy as fcuk.

Drilled/Riveted into the sills? Or stuck the clips on?

[Riggy]

drilled and rivited ad , rivit gun is on floor lol

[Adam]

You're BRAVE drilling into the sill lol


Ahh, i see the rivet gun now :p lol

[Mike]

Ive never had any issues drilling into syll's and getting rot etc

Looking spanky Carl :thumb:

[scott.parker]

lol gutted fella bet he's giving you some grief lol

Well mine best be more bhp when it's mapped els the XE boys are getting owned again by old school small block lol

[Riggy]

lol put my skirts in the bath and the autoglym'd them lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image337.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image338.jpg

[Dave.]

so.. let me get this straight, you ahd a bath, got out, went to the garage, got your skits, put them in and gave them a nice hot bubble bath?
i thought i was abd for haing a suspension kit in my room lol

[scott.parker]

Look at you with your nintendo Wii..! posh boy lol

[paulnova]

putting your skirts in the bath...thats a new one lol would give it a go but my mum would go sick lol

[Adam]

LMAO @ the skirts in the bath, classic lol

[walshc]

Carl, i think you miss understood when someone said "you wanna try doing the skirt in the bath" lol :D :p :roll:

[twistysnovagte]

are they staying grey? or are they going to be painted to match front and rear bumpers? looking sweet by the way,how much has it roughly cost you to xe it?:)

[Ste L]

will be staying grey as he's going for a full GSI rep iirc

[twistysnovagte]

does the front and rear bumpers not have the grey plastic trim on the bottom?,as to the gte mk1 type bumpers?

[Riggy]

yeah will be staying grey , could do with a new set in the future though lol

[scott.parker]

nope GTE did,but GSi's full color

[Riggy]

was running like a bag of **** since its been in , so after fitting a new cts and air flow meter etc

was just goin to change the plugs when i pulled of a lead to find it covered in oil , so rocker cover came off to reveal


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image354.jpg

FPMSL gasket has split and is letting oil into plug holes

so need a new one (any one local got a spare) and then ill give it another go

[Adam]

Told you it would be the cam cover gaskets ;)

Hopefully an easy fix would everythings been cleaned up :)

[paulnova]

lol its tight to laugh but lol eazy fix though i wouldn't like to be the one cleaning all that oil out!!

[Dave.]

silly little things like that allways inconvenient lol

hope you fix it handy carl :thumb:

[Riggy]

lol siphoned it out and then stuck loads of rags and soaked it up , all done now just need the gasket

[wilson_sri]

Looking great man, just had a good look through the thread :)

Factory white gsi FTW :cool:

Are you putting b pillar vinyls on?

[Riggy]

if i cna get some , i will the same as the tailgate vinly , got a rep of steve but i dont know weather to use it or not ?

[wilson_sri]

I have ordered some b pillar ones off Steve, cost about 80 bucks. Been waiting a few weeks though as they have been having problems with there supplier.

Iv also got a genuine rear vinyl, which turbodrew off here (owns K95 VHD now) is taking to a signwriters to get exact replicas made up, i can find out how much and get you on if you want? As the letter G on Steves ones are differant.

[Riggy]

if you would fella ,

[scott.parker]

PMSL @ the oil lake! nice one.glad you found it and are getting it sorted..

[big gra]

so.. let me get this straight, you ahd a bath, got out, went to the garage, got your skits, put them in and gave them a nice hot bubble bath?
i thought i was abd for haing a suspension kit in my room lol

my mum came home once and i was using the bath to find a puncture in one of my whels, she wasent best pleased!! lol

[Riggy]

lol had it out last week and took a few more pic's just seen i havent putthem on , thought i had lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image356.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image355.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/general%20pics/Image344.jpg

[NovaLad]

Looks cr4p....








Oj lol

Looks amazing and clean!

[scott.parker]

Looks **** hot mr Rigg

[Dave.]

looking good carl.. its a good feeling when youve just got it back from spray and its been built back up.. makes you feel proud doesnt it.. :thumb:

she looks awsome tho.. id go for boot vynal next.. and then a set of b pillar vynal for you and me :thumb:

[Mike]

Looking fapping ace that Carl. One day ill get mine done lol

[krobinson]

That is indeed looking **** hot! Well done mate :D:D

[wilson_sri]

Love it! Red bumper stripe is the ****!

[Adam]

Not bad :p


Looks fooking cool, loving the rims. :cool:

[raymond]

looks minted matey i want softstars for mine now lol

like how low it is on the back bud:thumb:

[paulnova]

seen this car in the flesh, its f***ing awsome!! love it riggy!

[Ste L]

think you should donate the rims to my new corsa :)

lmao

[Adam]

Riggy, how did you go about fitting the skirt clips?
Guess work?

[Riggy]

nah mate on the back off the clips are two dots sticking up i just blobbed them with touch up pen and placed skirts into position

that left two marks on each clip on the sills

then just used a spare clip to mark out where to drill from them marks lol

[Riggy]

been busy on it the last few days , all little jobs are done apart from

soften up the coilovers and drilling the hole for my ecu wires lol

then just got to wash it for its mot on friday :thumb:

[paulnova]

good luck with mot mate :thumb:

[NovaLad]

Just noticed that your missing a GSi windscreen with the blue tint at the top.

That's 1 of the 1st things i look for to check if a nova is more likely to be a GSi or not.

[Riggy]

Yes But It Has A Heated Screen Fitted Lol

[NovaLad]

F*ck the heated screen lol!!!

Get a GSi tinted windscreen!!! FTW!

[Ste L]

F*ck the heated screen lol!!!

Get a GSi tinted windscreen!!! FTW!



it's not got a sunroof, so can tell it aint a real gsi anyway :roll:



heated screen all day long, over a top tint - from what carls said, i want one for the corsa too, clear the screen in min's :cool:

[Rexy]

You need to get the Drill saw from mine matey That will be done in a few min's :D

One less job to worry about.

[Adam]

Good stuff Carl.
It should fly its mot :)

[Paul]

Erm, it werent only GSi's that came with top tints, SR's, SRi's and GTE's did.

Looks the bollocks Carl, let us know how the MOT goes tomorrow, good luck!

[NovaLad]

Erm, it werent only GSi's that came with top tints, SR's, SRi's and GTE's did.

I know.

[big gra]

howd the MOT go???

[Riggy]

didnt get chance to look at it , left it there overnight will get it back tomorrow lol

[paulnova]

so no idea if it passed then carl??

[Riggy]

lol should have phrased it better fella , mot fella was mega busy and as i told him there was no rush he is goin to do it tomorrow morn lol

[paulnova]

lol oh well good luck again...for tomorrow lol

[Steve Barker]

i like white novas !

[Riggy]

lol cheers boys :thumb:

i like white novas too

[Riggy]

oh yes i forgot , ordered some clear side indicators , a new bonnet badge , and fitted some rear mudflaps

[Riggy]

PMSL still not done it , he said he is working tomorrow now so will deffo do it then , but im goin caravan in wales so might not get to update till tues lol ,

unless i do it on phone internet haha

[Rexy]

gutted fella, i'm sure it will pass :P

[paulnova]

what a way to build up suspense lol

[NovaLad]

Pip said you had found a vinyl now riggy??

[Riggy]

not yet tom its still the one off you sat there ready ,

car failed mot on

2 front wheel bearings , headlight alignment and no water in washer bottle lol

im picking my bearing up later so ill have my pass cert tomorrow morning :thumb:

[big gra]

not too bad then, am sure they could have just put some water in the bottle, minor issue really.

[paulnova]

no water in washer bottle lol

pmsl least its an easy fix to get it passed by tomorrow :thumb:

[Rexy]

no water in the washer bottle... Shocking!

are you comming showing me the beast when its all insured and taxed

[Riggy]

yeah man, hubs off , should be sorted tomorrow then ill tax it from the 1st

hehehehe

[Adam]

Good stuff Carl :)

[Riggy]

getting closer , now mot'd and insured ,

should tax it on monday as im not losing out on this month

then i just need to get it to mine and give it a good wash and wax befor i go take some pretty pics

[Riggy]

oh well pv has been and gone , and car has done 600 miles this week with only and clutch cable snapping and a puncture lol

goin to get it up on stands though and double check everything this weekend i think

just a cool pic olly took at pv , he really can use that cam

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q161/neocapture/PV2008/NCPV5.jpg

[Lee H]

Need to get it on the 1/4 now and see what it can do, none of this shiny polishing stuff all the time.

[Rexy]

shut up you gay boy... keep it polished riggy lol.

[Lee H]

shut up you gay boy... keep it polished riggy lol.

lol You don't fit an XE just to polish it, thats what the 1.0's are for :eek:

[Eastham]

1.0's are ace and you know it lee lol

[Dave.]

what about my moving one.. boi!

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/DSC00744.jpg

[Dave.]

and with some wee editing.. TA DA!

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h80/x_novadose_x/sub%20album/carl-rigg-edited1.jpg

removed that gash lampost lol

[walshc]

Hahaha check out his pose in that pic lol with his head slightly cocked and his chin raised and stern he looks like a victorian gentleman lol :p
Just needs a massive cookie duster of a tash and a huge top hat :thumb:

Deffo need to give it some abuse up a strip now :cool: for peace of mind :D

[trackdaynova]

I know its been posted, but I thought I'd stick the rest of them up :thumb:

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q161/neocapture/PV2008/NCPV5.jpg

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q161/neocapture/PV2008/NCPV4.jpg

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q161/neocapture/PV2008/NCPV3.jpg

[Riggy]

small update lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/Image666.jpg

[NovaLad]

UBER!

Wish i came now! :(

Instead i played Halo 3 all afetrnoon.

Shouldn't the dot be round?

Mine all have round dots.

[Dave.]

ncie carl.. very nice

needs the right g on the gsi and b pilalr trims now.. will be minted then :thumb:

[NovaLad]

I have the correct decals with the right G and correct dot on the I lol...

[vaughanmc]

Nice one mate looks proper now :)

[Rexy]

prft, Its still a fake :P

[hendrix]

looks good riggy. but from the pic of your bay, wheres your other water return to the top of the header tank? I can see the one from the rad obviously but not the other one lol.

[Lee H]

It currently has a bolt in it until he finds a T piece to join it in.

[hendrix]

lol. Might do that with mine for now as thats the only one I haven't got piping for and I want to have the engine running for more than 5 seconds.
I've found most my pipes and fabricated one with a 90 degree bend for the drivers side heater matrix to side of head so it doesn't foul the inlet.

[Riggy]

went out for some new pics today

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/Image667.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/Image668.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/Image669.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/Image671.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/Image673.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/Image674.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/Image675.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/Image676.jpg

decided to go with the astra/corsa 16v badge as my 2 gen nova badges have the wrong g on then so i didnt want to fit , the one that we fitted up there ^^^ was the same and was just for a pic really to see what it was like

just need some blue grey for the door pillers now and a LET lol

[vaughanmc]

Looks minted mate and the GSi16V badge is a good touch ;)

[Rexy]

It looksgood matey moo :D

[Ste L]

look's good carl :)

[krobinson]

Makes me sex weeeee

[Riggy]

lol cheers boys , makes it all worth it lol

[raymond]

looking good matey i want mine done now lol

[Adam]

:thumb:

[wilson_sri]

Looks awesome mate! I need vinyl now! :( Give me a shout if you can get good door replicas made up?!?!

Also wheres your centre cap? I may have a spare one if you need it!

[Riggy]

lol i lost it ages ago , and cba to spend £20 on 4 new ones lol , if you have a spare i would be eternally gratefull :thumb:

as for the vinyl mark will be selling these very soon , and im goin to see how ade's door piller's come out :thumb:

[wilson_sri]

Im sure i have one somewhere, will have a hunt next time im in the garage!

[novacabrio]

It turned out well, But I wont be fitting another in a rush, well maybe the wifes next week. If anyone wants a sample then drop me a pm, although you cant see the fine texture on the sample, it doesnt show up very well till its on the car

[Riggy]

^^ yeah big thanks to mark for fitting it me ,

you will be a dab hand at it soon lol

[Lee H]

Not a fan of the 16v badge but if you like it........

[novacabrio]

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=937694#post937694

info on boot vinal!

[scott.parker]

Looking good Carl, one day i'll get the time to get round to finishing mine off!..lol

Scott

[Riggy]

well should be getting a rear disc beam and polly bushed tie bars and lowers arm and a gte/sri/gsi servo this week , so i have some work to be doin ,

also goin to take engine out over the next few week and get it on stand and clean it all up nice

and got some new braided hoses to fit , new headlights and indicators ,

then need to get b piller vynal and should be somewhat happy ,

[Adam]

Plans sound good mate :)

Is a replacement wheel centre cap on your list?? :p lol

[Riggy]

lol i hope so mate , trying to find some 2nd hand spares , as new ones would make my wheels look poo lol , want them painting aswell lol

[krobinson]

well should be getting a rear disc beam and polly bushed tie bars and lowers arm and a gte/sri/gsi servo this week , so i have some work to be doin ,

also goin to take engine out over the next few week and get it on stand and clean it all up nice

and got some new braided hoses to fit , new headlights and indicators ,

then need to get b piller vynal and should be somewhat happy ,

Not a bad list to be getting on with Riggy:thumb:

[Riggy]

Plans sound good mate :)

Is a replacement wheel centre cap on your list?? :p lol

couldnt find 2nd hands so just bought new ones

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/P22-01-09_1223.jpg

[scott.parker]

BIG spender! lol

[Riggy]

Pmsl have you seen the price of them haha

[Graeme]

Looking good it TV Carl and finally you've broken the bank and got a complete set of centre caps

[Riggy]

no pics but fitted some new headlights / indicators and some strengthend and poly bushed tca's and tie bars the other day , first time ive touched it in nearly 6 month , hope to tax it this week and get a few weeks use before the insuance and mot run out lol

[scott.parker]

Best be at PV in it mate.

[Riggy]

no i wont mate , was goin to say on phone yesterday lol , im at a wedding on fri and sat down in stratford upon avon , was goin to come say hello lol , and go away a few days after pv so just cant afford it lol

[scott.parker]

Cool! where is that at then?

Yeah be nice to see you mate.

You going to have it on the road for billing?

Scott

[Riggy]

oh i dont know mate its lou's cousin , was goin to see you on friday day lol , should be on the road for nat day and im defo goin to be doin billing with it :thumb: just hope its good enough to show on stand lol

[AlexW]

Rexy will want to nick your car then lol

[Riggy]

i've broke it lol , poped my coolent pipe lol , just bought some new hose so i shall treat it to a coolent change :thumb:

[Rexy]

is this going to PV riggy? If not can i take him ?

[Riggy]

no its not goin gaz , but providing i have the money to re-insure it before i go away im sure we cant sort something out lol , ill try come see you on sat or sun anyway lol , or might try arrange a last min meet on sun afternoon lol

[NovaLad]

HOES UP IN HERE!

Just texted you about the prices for that thermostat, belt etc.. lol

[Rexy]

Best pm you my number then lol.

[Riggy]

well ive broke it again lol , only been back on the road for 10 days ,
done a better job of it this time though i have stripped the threads out of the gearbox casing and this in turn has caused the front mount to rip lol

picking a new box up later , and have some solid mounts but dont think i want the hassle of fitting them just yet so ill prob just bung a new box on it and another std drivers mount for now

also been collecting some bits for my engine rebuild got a cam belt kit and rexy has me a full headset just need to collect a new bottom end set and piston rings and then ill have a winter job :thumb:

[AlexW]

lol A typical nova.

[Riggy]

car went for its mot before , goin to see if it gets done today or tomorrow , had to ask them to weld up my exhaust as the weld has broke ,

other then that , what is it goin to fail on ?

i say headlight alignment as i have never had a nova not fail on that , and these are brand new so wont be alligned lol

dont really think there is any other probs but hey ho

[AlexW]

It will fail on somthing silly, just because its a nova.

PS Good luck.

[andy_017]

Good luck with the mot Karlo !

[Nazza's Nova]

top job in my eyes thats a pure minter fake gsi or not but who cares

[Riggy]

lol only just got back online as have been away for the weekend ,

car failed on headlight alignment as i thought lol but he adjusted it for me and i got a nice new pass certificate when i collected it on thurs , took it for a drive thurs night and it has dveloped a vibration in first and 2nd gears so need to have a look at that i think , but go away to portugal on thurs so it might have to wait lol

[AlexW]

lol Everyones car vibrates now lol.

Are you ever in this country! Away over the weekend and then away again on thursday onwards? lol

[scott.parker]

How was the wedding in the end mate? sorry we didn't decide to go out on the Friday night, but it was really nice to you and Lu again.

[Riggy]

lol i was still in the country last weekend lol , just had a family wedding that i had to go to down scotty parkers way lol ,

[Riggy]

How was the wedding in the end mate? sorry we didn't decide to go out on the Friday night, but it was really nice to you and Lu again.


not too bad mate , rained all day though lol and it was mega expensive where we stayed lol , but other then that wasn't bad , and yeah nice to have a bit of a catch up and a browse round you car lol

[andy_017]

Awesome on the pass dude!

[Ernie]

well done mate.

[Riggy]

been using it for work the last 2 days and the vibration seems to be goin away lol , only prob i have now is .... is that a good thing or a bad thing lol

[scott.parker]

Carl, if it's not broken then you cant fix it mate!

[John]

Carl, have you fitted the tas mounts? the whole car vibrates with them lol.

[Riggy]

no never fitted them john , started to then rememberd how much of a pain they were to fit to my blue one , so thought id leave them till winter lol

[Riggy]

well heres an old thread , been on about rebuilding the engine for about 3 years now , so its from this

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/3997908177_ac3fa726b9_o.jpg

to this for a bit

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/2ab4b8c0.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/ee0b0078.jpg

just a quick rebuild really , as its goin to the ring in june for my 30th so want it to be sound , and yes spud i will be fitting a new sump lol

[Spudly]

and yes spud i will be fitting a new sump lol



Only taken you how many years to get round to that lol



Although self changing oil is very much ftw (as i saw on the back of a veedub bus once before) old cars dont leak oil, they mark their spot:thumb:

[scott.parker]

If my back culd take the pain in my seat an i had the cash id join you mate!

[Riggy]

lol lous's bro has dropped out so there is a room booked etc , deposits payed lol, you need to come haha

[kevster]

Wow blast from the past !!! Glad to see she still alive , what ever happen to the blue one ??? Hope all is well dude .

[NovaLad]

Sh*t nova anyway lol.

joke.

30! Blinkin eck! ha! ;)

Where you been lately?

[General Baxter]

get that starter bloody sorted lol

[blue_peg_16v]

Fit a mans engine instead let the fecker lol

[General Baxter]

Fit a mans engine instead let the fecker lol

dont you mean v6 lol

[blue_peg_16v]

No there poo

[M Sutton]

Nice :cool:

[Riggy]

little bit more of an updae

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/34f9556d.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/22de915d.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/95a489f5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/65256d0c.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/9c9e8d5f.jpg

what the fudge is this ?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/d50bb3a9.jpg

think this will hone out ?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/d88ba134.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/01b3dbdd.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/9129a03e.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/575e969d.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/4ed522c4.jpg

[AlexW]

That looks like it might hone out, Can't really tell from that pic. Depends how worn/big the bore is atm though.

[Riggy]

got my vernier on it before and at the top its still 86mm, could do with bringing a bore mic home from work tomorrow and checking all the way down

[krobinson]

Full of WIN

[scott.parker]

Just looks like carbon build up on the piston top to me mate?
Should all be ok, lol would wouldnt of never known if you left it alone...

[Riggy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/82929a2c.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/d5c4fb61.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/41b730a5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/8a72defe.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/9076837e.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/5552f4de.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/2a6826ac.jpg

got a little further , all valve re lapped in , just putting it back together , lol

[Benn]

Crack on dude.

[General Baxter]

my god that engine must have clocked over 200k by now lol

[Riggy]

Some more updates

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/8d575d70.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/3f94ec40.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/0898f214.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/cab1c059.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/59a790fb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/25caeb00.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/ed0ca812.jpg

[Riggy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/f16a2ef7.jpg

sat there waiting now

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/360cb6f5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/riggy4/0a9487af.jpg

[scott.parker]

You best stich that bay this time round! lol