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got me new engine :D

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yep got it today its done 63,000 and i got it for £70 bargain ! lol :lol:
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well done mate thats a bargain!! :D
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lol thanks , ano was shocked i got him from £200 to £70 haha he was abit of a mong tbh. so while its out gunna give it a nice paint in black get it looking cool. so should hopefully be up and running this week :D
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:lol: you managed to get him down a bit then from £200, lol what a div!! well im glad to hear you getting it sorted :D
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nice one mate, wot size is it?
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didnt really take much to get him down lol ,. the engine is a x12xe ( same one i already got ) cuz as yas know i lost me job so money pritty limited atm , so by just buying a engine block its not gunna cost me alot .... but the 1.6 shall be goin in when i start earning again 8)
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Glad you found a engine mate :), dont forget to take a few pics whilst doin it :D hehee,
its a bargain for £70 from £200 Lol :lol:
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thanks mate , and will do :) never painted a whole engine block before lol
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kie-1200sxi-shed wrote:thanks mate , and will do :) never painted a whole engine block before lol
haaa youll be fine :) ive only ever painted a head in hammerite yellow :lol:
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lol ano done that a few times , planes hopefully engine fully black and rocker cover green to match brakes etc .
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kie-1200sxi-shed wrote:lol ano done that a few times , planes hopefully engine fully black and rocker cover green to match brakes etc .
your car would suit that would look well good :)
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update. engine should be going in tonight , goin scrapyard in hour to get new radiator , ripped out all the a/c for it though as got in me way lol (dint work)
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got everythink ready , new engine,new clutch,oil,oil filter, battery on charge , andgot meself a engine lift to take old one out new one in , so wish me luck, also just noticed M.O.T ran out on 21st oooooops so will have get tha done aswell tut
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good luck mate, will be a straight forward swap, bet you will be happy when you back on the road again :)
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