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update - XE 'on order'

Well, having grown tired with this engine i've got...as it just doesnt like me, i have decided to bite the bullet, and go 16v. Its a surefire way to get the power, and although there will be an XE in there, the carbs will continue to fuel my driving!

I should have an XE courtesy of 'Philip2' in the next couple of weeks, and then once various bits are collected - the inlet and exhaust manifolds, and the bulkhead cut away to suit...the engine will be put in.

So it will probably still be a couple of months, but there is some progress.

The 8v bits will be for sale once its out - so i will have an SEH-R1 carb manifold and although the bottom end is shagged, the head is newly cammed, ported and polished, so that is certainly something of use to anyone with an 8v currently in their car...

so, yea! Bit of a big turn... just decided it was the way to go yesterday afternoon, and txt phil to see what he had. Good times ahead eh...

I got one bit right then

lol, yea you were about as close as i was to getting a 1.6 16v turbo!

Great car by the way, well impressed with it

Okay, although i have no major update, i am now definitely getting the XE at the end of the month, and i have also ordered my Bogg Brothers inlet manifold for the carbs. Am hoping i can get the engines swapped and everthing sorted in the weekend or so that i have got. I'm going to cut the battery tray out whilst the engine bay is empty and generally tidy where i didnt before the 8v went in...

once i know everything is dandy, the XE will get put in. Should be a pretty easy swap. The piping and everything is all in place for it, so it shouldnt take too long to get everything set-up. Not looking forward to the lack of engine bay space, but i'm looking forward to the extra power and reliability.

Will keep you all posted on the progress!

good luck chris i hope its easy enough for ya.

will be good when its all up and running and you get the power your after the car ca do its duty then

bout time you decided get a solid 16v

well, adam and i took a trip a local scrappy today and pulled an XE from a corsa. We checked it and put our name on it on thursday, and i noticed then that the shafts looked rather beefy. so, when we took it apart today, what i originally thought was confirmed...a motorsport hub and shaft kit

So i will be putting new CV boots on everything and swapping the hubs over to use these beauties.

Once i have the XE, i will be putting new track rod ends, ball joints and lower arms that i have got sat here, so the brakes will be swapped onto the m'sport hubs and they will be put on the car. Another piece of good fortune to add to the story!

Went to see Phil today too about the engine, and it should be done 2 weeks from now, and with my bogg brothers inlet also coming this week...its all shaping up now (and costing lots).

sounds like its gonna be sweet.

i bloody hope so!...

well, although the weather was crap for the omst par ttoday, i managed to get something done...although i did have a few jobs lined up.

i get straight into the hubs and shafts first thing. Brakes were taken off and i then pulled the shaft out of the CV in the hub. They seemed okay, and so i re-packed them with CV grease and bought 4 boots for them. I have a passionate hatred for CV's, and they have been the bane of this project so far...with them never quite being right...but i think that these will solve the problem.

The new boots had easily tightened clips with them, so i was able to easily tighten them up and ensure they arent going anywhere...Woo!!

So, with the manifold now paid for and on its way, and the engine due next weekend...i have got the shafts built and ready to go straight on. I am going to get new ball joints and track rods to go on, and i already have new lower arms here, unsure on whether to polybush them...as its more money.

i have decided that when i am off for 2 weeks at the start of october is the perfect time to get the engine in and running. i dont have to worry about going to work...and i will have been paid and so able to afford the oils and other little things that i will need for it. Plus time to give it a decent journey to run it in.

Will keep you posted with updates...heres some photos from the day's work!

Hubs pre-strippage:


Shafts out:


Shaft size comparison - m'sport on left, 1.6 on right:

well, here is my new manifold for the carbs anyhows. Second one in 2 years from bogg bros, and again i am superbly pleased with the quality.







Happy days!

looks like a lot mney gunna go into this lol , chris when do you think all this will be dne , im craving for a site meet up . hurry the hell up lol jk

engine will be in at the end of this month...and following a short shakedown (500mile - in as few days as possible), the ponderosa meet will be organised.

believe me...i want it sorted too!

wow i bet the satisfaction of having that under the bonnet will be immense