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    looks like a good wee car mate, love the old school...
    nova gsi project : http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87640
    Rolling road readout- 104.8 bhp/117.4 lbft

    astra gsi project:http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=167790

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    im keeping an eye on this as no the car from round near me and would be nice to see it progress

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    not bad mate will be a nice little project!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimbob-mcgrew
    did u get away with just tightening the bolts or has it gotta be re-done.
    just torqued up the bolts, it mixed the slightest bit of oil and water so a service and it should be fine, my mate drove his OHC 8V corsa round for a while with it creaming up quite bad, good old strong engines :D

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    Quick update, just committed to buy a Corsa VXR engine, comes with box, all ancillaries, FULL car loom, clocks, ecu, key fob etc etc. Hence my quest for a cheap scrap shell. hopefully picking it up this weekend. Plan is, get it in and running in a duff shell (so i know what needs to be done) then see about putting it in the nova

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    Quote Originally Posted by gunny
    Quick update, just committed to buy a Corsa VXR engine, comes with box, all ancillaries, FULL car loom, clocks, ecu, key fob etc etc. Hence my quest for a cheap scrap shell. hopefully picking it up this weekend. Plan is, get it in and running in a duff shell (so i know what needs to be done) then see about putting it in the nova
    Sounds interesting. This is what Chris Astley was on with and then gave up for some reason

    Hope it works out for you but may depend which gearbox your running as the new corsa ones (M32iirc) are huge

    Chris's build for reference CLICKY

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    Quote Originally Posted by NOVABIKECARBED
    Sounds interesting. This is what Chris Astley was on with and then gave up for some reason

    Hope it works out for you but may depend which gearbox your running as the new corsa ones (M32iirc) are huge

    Chris's build for reference CLICKY
    Thanks, is quite scary that Chris packed his up and now im attempting it! hence the want for a scrap shell rather than butchering mine.

    Plan is im going to try and use an older gearbox? to save having to make mounts and p*ss about with the hydraulic clutch set up, hopefully though, as he is giving me the full car loom (including fuse box etc) wiring it all up shouldnt be too much of a pain in the ****, he says he hasnt cut one wire, just un-plugged and un-clipped it all.

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    love this car mate wish it was for sale when i bought my mk1

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    Have you looked into what its going to take with throttle cable etc? As the corsa vxr doesnt have one

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