R1 Fuelled XE GSi project...

[roperstun]

yea you are in i was going to buy it just cuz ur in thinking it wld be like a page spread but its just a square in the corner of the page

[Chrex]

yea...but even so!

it will be page spread tho eventually, maybe even a few pages.

this time next year...im hoping it may be ready for a spray, and by then...i will be sending more pics to tot vaux for a full feature

[kie-1200sxi-shed]

i think its already worth a page spread , not seen any pics of inside though get some up

[Chrex]

thanks for the faith kieron, but its not tidy enough in various places yet. im hoping to get the cockpit better when the XE goes in and i've got a stater switchpanel to go in yet as well, so need to get that sorted...

[roperstun]

you need to take lots of pics wen u put the xe in so we can all drool here

[corsaboi1992]

has your 1 got the coscast head??

[Chrex]

na...head aint coscast, but has had the porus mod done, so that dont have to be worried about.

believe me, its gonna get alot of pics taken both throughout and after.

[iToMo x]

It wunt shock me if you did take loads of pics lol

[Chrex]

Update

Well, i thought i would give a quick update, and probably the last one whilst the 8v is in the car. i am picking the engine up tomorrow, all going well...and so by tomorrow night i want ancillaries stripped and the front in the air. Wed i can go and get ball joints and track rod ends and other bits from motor factors as i get paid, then get back, drop the engine...do some angle grinding, and other tidying things...and then get the XE in there. Woo!!

Shouldnt take too long to sort. I bought some Millers CRO 10w/40 competition running in oil from tweeks today, so thats the first 500 miles of bedding in...

should have pics of it all in the next update.

[corsaboi1992]

are you going to tidy up the bay as its going to be bear as your spending this much money i would lol

[Chrex]

well what a fun day i've had...

Firstly...lets get one thing out the way...the XE is in! After getting home late with it last night, i left it in the car and went to bed. It was still being lugged about this morn when i went out at half 8 to begin my parts haul (having been paid last night), and the car was on its arse throughout (with the arches scraping on the tyres)



So, once i was back (about 10ish), adam and i were able to crack on with getting things done. So, up the car went and bits were removed as rapidly as always.







And before long, the engine was ready to come out, so out came the engine crane, and it was on the deck













Now, after we had come in and had tidied up and had tea, i was looking through the photo's and realised i hadn't taken any photos of the engine mounted up...and it was dark by then. So will have to get all that sorted tomorrow when im in the bay again and its light.

The bulkhead has been 'modified' a bit, both to enable spacing for carbs and to get some air flowing through the bay, and the battery tray ground out too (adam had a half hour of fun there - and managed to set a cloth on fire...twice!).

Unfortunately, as is always the case, there was a setback. I had bought late spec front lower arms earlier in the year, and they didnt line up because of the holes being spaced differently. And i thought i'd cracked it when i picked up the ball joints this morning...but no...because the tie rods are still early type aren't they!? Genious...

So yea, i will have to go to the scrappy tomorrow to get the tie rods. yey...

I am hoping i can give you an 'its running' update tomorrow...and maybe drivable after the exhaust is sorted on friday.

[roperstun]

haha you two dnt hang around great work lads

cant wait to see the pics and the giant update we are all waiting on when its running

[corsaboi1992]

some fast work there looks like you cant wait to get it on the rd again

p.s ever seen a corsa pull a wheely

[Adam-D]

You might not have pics of it mounted, but i sure as hell did

me.,,,


battery tray and some bulkhead



and erm, sort of in,,,,.

[corsameriteman]

nice car m8 this is what got me wanting a corsa (ironicly the same couler ) good lick and keep up the good work m8