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Dayle it was ages ago that seen it Not sure when tho will look on my ebay as mite Still have it haven't deleted that In ages.lol Are you putting it astra Vxr white or Corsa Vxr white?
iain the Corsa Vxr's Are a new shade of glacier white and the astra Vxr's Are olympic white as just got mine done astra olympic white
Cheers Mate
The Astra white :)
just looked mate not got it anymore soz.
also what wheels you planning on running?
The wheels that are on it i think are 15" ones from a Vectra which i quite like but i need to find some center caps as it didn't come with any. As for colour i don't know yet black or anthracite i can't decide.
Well not updated for a while but this is where we are upto.
Inlet Manifold
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Engine bay with new rack and bushes.
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New rad and slimline fan
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Oil Breather
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Engine parts
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ARP rod bolts
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DTA s40 ECU to unlock the car. (nothing better than a proper ecu to programme a engine)
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Rebuilding of the head
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Building back up getting ready for spraying
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Engine Mounts
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Started rebuilding the block
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Oil Cooler
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Soo as you can see we are slowly getting there!!!!
Awesome build!
nice work
comin on well
comin on well
biggerderek7
your such a mong
Slightly jealous. Just slightly.
super,have some neg:thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by biggerderek7
ha i just gave him a second red lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Andy
Third Red.
Finished the new wiring loom :-) Nice and lightweight for the DTA S40.
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Aluminium top mounts arrived and also a nice new brake kit from CompBrake. I can a good deal on anything from Compbrake if thats an interest to anyone.
282mm Discs and Aluminium 4 pot calipers. they only weigh 1.2 kg's
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Progress has been brilliant on this mate, and some nice trick bits going on :) keep it up pal
Got your second green blob now :d
fuking hell dude one hell on a turn around :thumb:
Well finished the engine off yesterday! Quite impressed with the result and it has undergone a full rebuild. reground crank and new big and main berings. +.5 pistons with new rings and gaskets with ARP rod bolts. Finally getting there i think!
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port matched inlet
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very nice dayle coming on well.
just bit of advice put the raditor in first before the engine mate life alot easy as i found out the hard way with my x16xe.
Yeah I found this to be a pain when I was taking the engine out!!! The large fan was one of the main issues so I've gone for a slimmer but larger overall surface area rad and a slimline fan thats mounted on the outside. :)
subscribed
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Bit more prep work compelted tonite, hopefully by next weekend the whole car will be ready and be in the process of being sprayed!! Woohooo
looking well nice dayle
Well a busy weekend see's the car like this
all body work complete, Blended the skirts into the body work.
1 coat of stopper
2 coats of primer
2 coats of celulose
1 coat of selulose with a high finish thinners
then a coar of laquer
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look really nice mate but i think it need a set window surrounds and the black viny on then B pillar to brake it up a bit
Love freshly painted cars. Especially white ones ;)
What do you mean by window surrounds?
I think i will get some black vinyl for the B pillars was talking to the mrs about this last nite.
window surround give the rear window more of a straight angle in the corners like on mine
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Ahh right, i quite like them, thinking of some coloured strips for the grove in the front and back bumper but not sure what colour yet?
I also need some plates for mounting the wing mirrors to the doors if anyone has any lying around?
i have set black window surrounds mate and the bumper strips id say black or red
Thinking red, as the engine block and the inlet manifold is red. Is there anything in particaular that people use for the bumper strips?
Its looking good mate, although I don't like clear rear lights they kinda suit the colour. Personally I'd still have standard or euro reverse/fog but its not my car. Good work mate :thumb:
I don't know wether i like the lights either to be honest. I thought that yesterday but they do go with white but the car's being built for the Mrs so its her choice i did just mention the window surrounds but she likes it as it is.
Are you still breaking a GSI? i need the plastic bits that fasten the mirrors to the doors if you have any?
Yeah it does look good mate, this is the first car I've seen with clear rears that I haven't instantly though "doesn't suit" as its kinda does.
Edit: GSi bits, err, I have some mirrors here so yeah I have them bits.
If your willing to sell could you sort me a price posted? The car used to have DTM mirrors which are horrid so i bought some GSI ones but they don't come with the plastic mouldings to fasten them to the car!
looking amazing mate keep up the good work
Looks like a really good project mate. Like it alot!
New tyres arrived yesterday opted for Uniroyal Rainsport 2's 195/45/15. Heard good things from these, has anyone had any first hand experience?
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Also Its the big day today and should see it looking more like a car.
The engine is fully rebuilt now and engine mounts attached. It should be in the car by this afternoon and the new brakes should be on the car tonite.
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Well engine is now in. Didn't mange to get the brakes done in the end as we spend a hour trying to get the engine streight and it turned out it was just a optical illusion,
Sadly i need to have something made up for the throttle body as the TPS was hitting the inner stut turret!!!!!
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new rose jointed linkage i machined up, may make some more if people are interested.
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Looks good, The engines don't necessarily look straight/level, I had a similar comment when I fitted my baby xe.
Shame about the TB, What you going to do about it?
I know. The throttle body side of the engine looked closer to the front panel than the other end but after a bit of head scratching etc the tape measure came out and unbelievably it measured 8 inches from the inside of the front panel to the centre of the spark plug both sides of the engine so panic over.
As for the throttle body. I need 2 flanges and a piece of pipe in the middle welding together, I don’t really want to cut the inlet manifold up!