Benn's on going build

http://www.max-boost.co.uk/max-boost...tm#head_gasket

This shows you how to fit zlet gasket, iirc i never drilled my rivits either...

Looks good ben.

Bores dont look anything of massive consearn, i'd look fooked after 100k miles on me lol

I would give it a light hone, and re ring and bearing the bottom end.

Also, why are you putting the head on ebay? Or is it an on going joke?

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Originally Posted by MattBrown

Looks good ben.

Bores dont look anything of massive consearn, i'd look fooked after 100k miles on me lol

I would give it a light hone, and re ring and bearing the bottom end.

Also, why are you putting the head on ebay? Or is it an on going joke?

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sell coscast head for £300, buy vaux head for £50 and £250 up = win!!

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Originally Posted by burgo

if the correct amount of anti freeze is used then it shouldnt rust, anyone who has had that problem obviously doesnt look after there car properly in the first place

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From what i saw Steve saying, it's cause the gaskets starts to rust where the water is trapped.

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Originally Posted by Lee H

Zlet and cometic are both metal. Zlet one is the one where the waterways don't line up and you have to drill rivets out I think, hence why I didn't bother.

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Yeah that's what i don't like. I want everything to move freely.

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Originally Posted by Jeff16v

To be honest Benn I would do the arp's and cometic gasket if I took mine out. It may mean another month or so due to cost but if you've got it out you may as well use the chance. Doesn't anyone on mig know someone round you to check the block?

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I've been thinking of ARPs anyway. Gasket wise i was just thinking of using a GM one, which Lee303 and Disco both recommended.

Sadly there doesn't seem to be anyone local, us lot dont normally get in to bores, pistons and such.. But gonna ask more as i'm not sure.

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Originally Posted by sneakycorsa

http://www.max-boost.co.uk/max-boost...tm#head_gasket

This shows you how to fit zlet gasket, iirc i never drilled my rivits either...

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Bit odd. Altho that says about drilling it...

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Originally Posted by MattBrown

Looks good ben.

Bores dont look anything of massive consearn, i'd look fooked after 100k miles on me lol

I would give it a light hone, and re ring and bearing the bottom end.

Also, why are you putting the head on ebay? Or is it an on going joke?

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Cheers dude, i have thought of new rings, i just hate all the running in sh*te you have to do after new rings and that and the worry of it they don't bed it and such.

Where better to sell a head worth funk all for mega money.. Remember its Coscast and from a Let, then means its mega rare and worse £££££. I sold a Coscast head from a xe on there and got 300 quid for it.. So that gives me some money back as it looks like i'll be spending more..

Id just keep the coscast head.

In the grand scheme of things £300 is fook all.

Both my XE and LET are coscast, because im a girl, and if the internetz says its cool, I have to have it:):)

Good progress benn.

The bores on the block looked same as when i had the head off my XE couldnt feel any lips on the bores i had a engine specialist i know check them over for me and he said they were fine nothing to worry about.

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Originally Posted by MattBrown

Id just keep the coscast head.

In the grand scheme of things £300 is fook all.

Both my XE and LET are coscast, because im a girl, and if the internetz says its cool, I have to have it:):)

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dont forget in standard form the vaux heads have larger ports so he might get a few ponies to

Why keep it tho? It's nothing special.. Why keep 300 sitting there doing nothing.. When that's a new helix clutch.. The head i have as been sleeved to sort any leaking probs (cant think of the real term) and has been semi ported and is all in bits..

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Originally Posted by damen

Good progress benn.

The bores on the block looked same as when i had the head off my XE couldnt feel any lips on the bores i had a engine specialist i know check them over for me and he said they were fine nothing to worry about.

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Cool, cheers for the info dude.

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Originally Posted by Benn

Cool, cheers for the info dude.

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No worries mate it may save you spending a few more pennys that you dont need to thats all. ;)