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20th March 2008, 07:09 PM
Soneji Abonné Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: RR Posts: 769 Found us:	Phase 1 19 16V Hatch Here we have a Phase 1 Hatch. Car was bought on a whim, just wanted something to tinker with. Valvers seem to be that touch rarer now and want something to get me out the way of the misses, her probably thinking likewise. Anyway bought with no tax or ticket. Car was 'running' with the interior... Click here to read the entire report __________________ Last edited by Soneji; 14th March 2010 at 05:32 PM..

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By Chris H on 7th March 2010, 11:40 AM

honing still removes material! For example when boring a cylinder you don't do it to the right size, you hone it out to the finished size.

doing it right only takes seconds anyway

are george brown off the asda road? From yours past leith etc? If so i think I took a truck block to them

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By Soneji on 7th March 2010, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris H

yeh i know, i don't know what i'm feeling for as i said to you chris, but it does look good to me (current crosshatching). i'll get you and or them to look at it

Yeah from my bit around the top of the city around to leith, passed a few wee ports etc past the new ASDA you can see the forth most of the road along. Georgebrown are situated right on the river of leith where it goes out to the forth, you'd have parked up infornt of some floating offices/bars that are barges on the water..

were you happy with your truck block then?

only proper machine shop in the city. bar an engine builders out near bonnyrigg way.

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By Chris H on 7th March 2010, 11:49 AM

like I also said I have done truck engines with 1million km on them and the hatching is always there unless something got in and damaged the bore.

I think thats the place.

We were supplying them the block for someone else. R380 or something I cannae mind, was a scania block anyway.

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By Soneji on 7th March 2010, 11:57 AM

bit of a trip that one! never realised erics done parts like that..

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By Chris H on 7th March 2010, 12:01 PM

just cos we used to get trucks in and when people never paid their bills we stripped them.

he never actually sold things etc

used to deal with a lot of things missing part numbers etc...

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By Soneji on 7th March 2010, 03:49 PM

update, the fruits of my labour.

i need a much bigger grinder i've decided, my little discs are too fucking small to reach into anything

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By Soneji on 7th March 2010, 05:13 PM

knob glued on too, looks a bit better. need speaker covers in the long term too.

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By Soneji on 10th March 2010, 08:03 PM

Update

Thats all shells and rings collected.

Block got dropped off at engineers early yesterday morning for a hone, should be done for friday. A complimentary clean as well.

Then can start getting somewhere.

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By Ads 19 on 11th March 2010, 06:33 PM

i wanna send my block there

sooooo far away tho haha nm

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By Soneji on 11th March 2010, 06:47 PM

you not got engineers near your bit? generally speaking i think the prices for work are going to be pretty similar across the country from 'general engineers'.

was speaking to chris today and I just wish I'd phoned them earlier, could have had all this done a year ago!

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By Chris H on 11th March 2010, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Soneji

was speaking to chris today and I just wish I'd phoned them earlier, could have had all this done a year ago!

hindsight is 20/20 though eh!

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By Soneji on 12th March 2010, 12:03 AM

And being the royal dipstick that I am I forgot to drop off the bloody end caps with the block

so as i've not heard from them about it being ready i'm going to turn up this morning at 8 and just foist them on him.

couldn't care if its finished, i can't pick it up tomorrow so he can check the caps for me etc

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By Neal on 12th March 2010, 05:49 AM

What does he need the caps for anyway?

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By Chris H on 12th March 2010, 09:01 AM

so they can check the housing dia and also check to see if it needs line bored.

I have rebuilt quite a few where the block (rarely the caps) have needed a wee kiss from the hone.

Common cause of the crank locking up when tightening down the caps.

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By Soneji on 14th March 2010, 03:12 PM

update.

car needs set on fire

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By Chris H on 14th March 2010, 04:33 PM

erm it looks normal to me, they all have that crease, its like that for the gearbox mounting to sit on. If it was bent the lower lip would be rippled and the drop bar from the inner wing would be bent as well.

what drain plugs are you talking about?

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By Soneji on 14th March 2010, 04:46 PM

hmm well i had a look at the new subframe neal got for the black hatch and it doesn't seem to have it, although if you say its normal makes me a much happier feeling guy. edit: yeah been back out and can see what you mean, i think because i painted it black it made it stick out majorly.

been a shite weekend, thats her fucked off anno mate. so looks like we're both in the same boat, and having a shitty non running car is only worsening this. :/ fed up.

this is me lying next to drivers door, you can see me fingering the car where the 'bung hole' is

"I need TP for my bunghole!"

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/2343/dsc00272ek.jpg

there is one either side of the chassis rails. two little bungs, like in the bottom of piggy banks. infact, identical.

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By Chris H on 14th March 2010, 05:35 PM

aye behind the jacking point? both the grey hatches are away 40 odd quid each side for the repair panel.

The white cars started to hole on one but it can be patched as its only small

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By Minichapperz on 14th March 2010, 05:38 PM

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/2343/dsc00272ek.jpg

hope u used lube

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By Soneji on 14th March 2010, 05:39 PM

yeah, i'm thinking johno (sp) may end up doing some running around this car when I bring it over..

yeah behind the jacking point, all the sills are collpased/folded. I've not poked too hard, will leave that for MOT tester.

Although o/s bung hole 'area' feels like it would collpase up/in if I pushed hard.

new shell sounds a better and better idea.

again thanks for your advice chris, its easy to get pissed off at things you think are broke when you don't fully uinderstand

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