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she started life in a sorry old state as a 1.2 8v,

as she started



when i got her in primer

no.1 paint job








i got board one weekend and decided to commence on paint job no.2

more power more power more power





and as she sits now (still not running)


good or bad comments are very welcome

nice project, id probs change the alloys and lower it abit myself and possibly change the skirts, but loving the engine.. love the 2.0 8v's will be watching this with interest

cheers mate
the skirts are a temporary thing and i was going for light weight with the wheels
just need to sort the bengine out and get it sparking

skirts not too bad except bit by rear arch how come the engines not sparking? any ideas

well iv narrowed it down to either the crank sensor or the plugs,
i got some new plugs today but no time to fit and test them and iv just found out how to check the CKP sensor,
so thats tomorrows job

hope it gets going 2mra then, i woulda thought it would fire up if it was crank sensor though, just run rough or die down!

that's what i thought at first but when i started checking things that's what was left out besides the plugs,
i had the battery fully charged, checked the power going to the ECU (13.6v and EML light on the dash),
made sure there was power going into and coming out of the coil (13.6v)
i cant think of any thing else

hope you get it sorted then, is it turning over on the starter when u turn the key?

yes like a dream

nice engine, it needs new plates, they just make it look a mess and for £15 it makes alot of a difference, also not overly keen on the wheels, but the rest it good

keep us updated on engine mate, hope it gets firing.. and whats going on with ur engine nath?

Jamie1991 wrote:keep us updated on engine mate, hope it gets firing.. and whats going on with ur engine nath?

slowing moving
got hol pay off and insurance feb and mot this month,

i need a c/z 16se head for it then some FAI gaskets, then just the little obv bits like oil plug filter etc then its ready for the in, maybe around end of march

ahh not to far away then.. will you be able to get a head for it easily? or they rare

they put z's in the new MPI astra's so yeah, but i have seen one at local scrap yard, but will obv need check it, but there is a gte head and inlet and a few other bits on a auction on ebay, and its only down the road goin see how that goes

the old gte head the better 1 out of the 2 then?