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Technical Topics specific to the Hatchback body - NOT where you post pics/build specs of your car.
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By vtec_gloucester
- Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:41 pm #6264 it roughly works out at double from the ? to the $

so i paid ?200 for my valves which works out at about $400 - give or take

heres the pics from last nights effort - taking abit longer than i thought but im doing it all right and... its my first time doing anything like this :thumb:

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cam cover all finished up... looking good might i add 8)

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all old valves out, etc...

hers a before and after pic of the head...
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and hers some in between pics...

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grinding the valves out... took fucking ages!!!

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skunk2 valves sat in there 8)

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valve all ground out

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getting rid of the nasty surface on the head...

all pics taken on my phone so some of them are abit poo :lol:
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By ChicagoMike
- Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:47 pm #6266 I'm glad this is all working out for ya!!
I love the progress pics too!
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By chnzgoofball
- Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:33 pm #6269
AddictiveAllMotor wrote:I'm glad this is all working out for ya!!
I love the progress pics too!


x2 the skunk 2 valves look a lot bigger...
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By LaMbErT*
- Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:12 pm #6274 wooohoo good work so far!

Engines are sexual! :D :D
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By Jsa-SIR2
- Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:11 pm #6359 cool nice work 8)
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By vtec_gloucester
- Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:25 am #6371 cars all back together :woot:

running very well might i add... finished work on it at 3am saturday morning. lol

but it was throwing a fault code, code 41 which is the o2 sensor. replaced it yesturday and im loving it now!!! :D

also fitted my 282mm itr brakes.

i'll up-date you guys with some nice pics over the next few days - been raining here so it aint the best weather for pics.
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By LaMbErT*
- Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:52 am #6375 Wooohooooooo i think you should take a trip up here and take me out in it!
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By vtec_gloucester
- Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:40 pm #6378 :thumb: road trip to scotland
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By Jsa-SIR2
- Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:32 pm #6386 pics pics pics pics :D
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By -EJ1- COUPE
- Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:49 pm #6468 lovin the work you have come a long way since me and you were the 2 main people on here that posted when this site was first up
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By vtec_gloucester
- Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:58 pm #6469 ^^^ cheers dude... i was wondering where you got to???

By spinksy
- Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:22 pm #6896 liked your car alot since i first saw it on csc (maybe cause its black :thumb: )

you still selling your wheels by the way (im sure i remember seeing them for sale) i also jus pm'd you on csc
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By vtec_gloucester
- Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:36 pm #6914 wheels are staying for now dude - well, until i see some new wheels i like the look of.

By spinksy
- Tue May 01, 2007 7:48 pm #7078 ok cool - let me know straight away if you do sell your wheels
(really do want some new ones now)
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By LaMbErT*
- Tue May 01, 2007 10:00 pm #7097
vtec_gloucester wrote::thumb: road trip to scotland


Fooking right, but by the time u decide to ill be driving lol! Rockers lookin' good btw
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