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Re: Brocade :)
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:33 am
by scorpiotn1
PRICER wrote:fair play, even i wasnt brave enough to strip my engine right down, hope you intend on keeping it for a long time as you'l have spent a little fortune when you add it up towards the end on inlet and exhaust gaskets, head gasket, 8v baffle sump with (gaskets already on), and main and big end bearings, cam belt kit, new piston rings, bore hone, water pump, oil pump, head porous mod,
im still planing on doing this to my own car in the spring / summer, plan is to buy all the stuff i need, then just go at it for a few days when im off work with my mate and get the engine all cleaned up. wer trying to get a list together of what all would need done, i wana do a good job but at the same time im thinking of how much its all gona cost.
Re: Brocade :)
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:09 am
by Jamie1991
cheers guys! yeah im planning on keeping it
im looking at around £230ish to rebuild bottom end, that should get me paint for block, core plugs, bottom end gasket set with 8v baffle, piston rings, main bearings, big end bearings, mains bolts, rod bolts, water pump! not going to change the oil pump due to expense really plus dont really need changing tbh!
Re: Brocade :)
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:59 am
by PRICER
yea, have a look at investing in what is it? a plastic non return valve or something? as i think its the metal one that are present that stick.
Re: Brocade :)
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:04 pm
by Jamie1991
havent really looked tbh, just unbolted it and stuck it in the box! think ill have a look now. did you change your pump or relief valve?
Re: Brocade :)
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:06 pm
by Jamie1991
do you know what differance the 8v baffle makes aswell?
Re: Brocade :)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:49 pm
by Jamie1991
Re: Brocade :)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:21 pm
by actionman1088
piston looks quality mate
are you changing the rings as well??
Re: Brocade :)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:03 pm
by lil_miss_corsa
Good work there mate
Re: Brocade :)
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:47 am
by Jamie1991
actionman1088 wrote:piston looks quality mate
are you changing the rings as well??
thanks mate, yeah ill be ordering, rings, main bearings, big end bearings, bottom end gasket set and head gasket set soon. just need £180 for that lot
should have by the end of the month
Re: Brocade :)
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:50 am
by Jamie1991
lil_miss_corsa wrote:Good work there mate
thanks pal
Re: Brocade :)
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:57 pm
by actionman1088
nice one mate, good to see an XE get a quality re-build
seen so many get the half arsed treatment then get f##ked
Re: Brocade :)
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:47 pm
by Jamie1991
thanks mate, might aswell do it right the first time round
hope might doesnt get f**cked now u said that
Re: Brocade :)
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:23 pm
by l6tbm
Looking good mate
Will be nice to see it all painted up an in the bay
Re: Brocade :)
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:58 pm
by Jamie1991
thanks mate. be a long while before it goes in thou
Re: Brocade :)
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:20 pm
by PRICER
you get your 1.4 going again? as iv got loads of spares.
