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chip · Last edited by chip on Mon Aug 02, 2010 6:03 pm; edited 1 time in total

Mate of mine built himself a XE corsa on bike throttle bodies but recently it decided to expire so rather than fix it he wanted shot of it as they've just had a baby last week and he's bought a zafira instead.

So I got it off him as he was letting it go cheap because it was broken.

I whipped the head off, and it had properly blown the gasket, to the extent it had burnt into the head itself, so it needed a new one, looks like its had something go through the inlet too as there was a little damage to the piston on number 4 as well, but luckily nothing that matters.

Simon Denman had the old head off his rally car lieing around now that he has bought my nova head off me for his big power build, so I chucked that on it and its back up and running now.

Need to get some tax on it and a set of plates as the tax has just run out and my mate wanted his private reg back, but hopefully will get that done in the next couple of weeks and map it.
Annoyingly I had already put a pretty decent basemap on it for him before but that map was lost when his mate was messing around with it trying to mess about with it when it started running rough (before they realised it was mechanically damaged) and accidently wiped it off, lol, so I need to start again now with the mapping, but thats not a problem obviously.

Didnt get a chance to get a decent picture of it, but this gives the idea at least.

Its got some budget coilovers on the front and some matching shocks and adjustable spring platforms on the back.

Got a pair of old bucket seats and harnesses inside, and got 288mm disks with new EBC greenstuff pads and grooved/drilled disks.
Also came on some T1R's that have only done 14 miles from new.

I'll try and get some better pics weekend after next as im at combe in the clio next weekend so wont get a chance.

Figured it will do me for TV-live if I havent got the Nova up and running by then.
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M14ELV · Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:25 pm Post subject:

seems to be a good buy Chip.

Which bike did the TB's come off?
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djbrowney let · Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 989

fook the cars you need to cut your grass PMSL

How many cars do you need lol

Rich_j_Williams · Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:01 pm Post subject:

This mean once running you will be getting rid of the Clio?? Looks good thought mate, nice buy Thumbs Up

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AndyVauxman09 · Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:43 pm Post subject:

nice car ther wot sorta power can u get from bike throttle bodies ?

are u starting up a collection of cars ther wink

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David Dixon · Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:47 pm Post subject:

looks a nice car and if you got it cheap you can't go wrong! Thumbs Up

David.
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chip · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:52 am Post subject:

chip · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:53 am Post subject:

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fennyLET · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:31 am Post subject:

Nearly as amny cars as me lmao Dont you just love cheap buys with goodies Thumbs Up

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chip · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:35 am Post subject:

Yeah its nice to know even if I crash it, i'll be unlikely to lose more than a couple of hundred quid on it!
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chip · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:05 pm Post subject:

Text him and asked: they are from a GSXR1000
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gp · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:23 pm Post subject:

you would never guess it was denmans farm as 3 of the cars there are yours lol

you got a good vauxhall collection now

chip · Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:20 am Post subject:

Lol, yeah good point from that angle, if I took it showing the shed behind you'd see about 10 of his cars there though, lol
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chip · Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:31 am Post subject:

Yeah sadly I can only take one up as the mrs isnt insured to drive my cars.

When she gets to 25, i'll make sure she adds "drive other cars" to her insurance so I can get her to bring one up for me!

Suppose if demman isnt working he might want to bring it up and do the day in it so i can race him, but its not got number plates or tax yet, the old v5 has gone to the dvla for a plate transfer so I cant do it till that comes back saying what the new reg is. Not sure if that will be here by friday or not.
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chip · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:24 am Post subject:

My mate finally got the v5 back from the DVLA after transferring off his private plates, so I was able to get some new plates made up and tax it.

Took it out yesterday and whacked a 5 minute base map on it, drives pretty well considering, Im sure its at quick as my clio and has a better spread of torque if anything.

The way it turns in (or rather doesnt!) is frankly terrifiying though, its got a 4.2 turns lock to lock rack on it and you have to turn it SO far to get any response at all.

So first handling mod needs to be to get the rack from an epas corsa onto it as they are much higher geared.
Also going to look at getting a little more caster onto it as there is almost none at the moment.

Fingers crossed wont be a problem having it ready for combe.

Really needs the stem seals doing at some point as its smoking its tits off on the overrun (the joys of fitting a head thats been sitting for 10 years or so!) but thats nothing that will stop me taking it to combe.

Once TVL is out the way Im probably going to put the old head off twitchells car on it if I can get the valve guides sorted (he had a couple come loose or something IIRC) as thats a ported head and +1mm valves, and I will probably see about putting some slightly hotter cams in at the same time if I do it (cant go far due to standard bottom end).
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Under 400bhp makes baby jesus cry.
(so my boost leak at the jamsport day must have had him sobbing like rich j williams watching a chick flick)

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alistairolsen · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:33 am Post subject:

2.7 turn epas rack and grind the shoulder on the tie bars back 15mm or so will make a massive difference!

chip · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:24 pm Post subject:

I dont really want to grind the shoulder on the tie bar too much as I dont like the way it stresses the inner TCA polybush.

I will probably take 5mm off the shoulder, move the strut top back 5-10mm and move the bottom balljoint forward about the 5-10mm (ive looked and if I oval the hole in the arm and the tie bar it will allow the balljoint to face diagonally forward, much like on robs just by a lesser amount)
So that should give me 20mm or so in total, which is about all Im looking for I guess as thats approx 2 degrees extra caster

But the rack really is the top priority, its TERRIBLE on this one, its like driving a narrow boat!

And i'll set it up with a small amount of toe out on the front once I have finished as that will make it keener to turn in, probably around half a degree or so.
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Under 400bhp makes baby jesus cry.
(so my boost leak at the jamsport day must have had him sobbing like rich j williams watching a chick flick)

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Nova - 457bhp - Mid Engine - RWD - GT35 - Autronic SM4