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Picked up my new toy for the Elite today
« on: 18 February 2009, 20:40:27 »
Well worth the trip!  Rubbish pics though as its dark...







From a 53-reg Vectra C GSi.  60k miles, FSH on the engine (had a look through a fully stamped up VX service book for the car it came from)!

All thats wrong... Oil cooler has popped ;D So had the engine replaced as the garage said it was the HG (surprise surprise)

So now I have the engine... the box... the diff...

All I need are some little bits now, sort it, and I'm done  :y
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Re: Picked up my new toy for the Elite today
« Reply #1 on: 18 February 2009, 20:42:15 »
good stuff mate.  :y
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Re: Picked up my new toy for the Elite today
« Reply #2 on: 18 February 2009, 20:42:31 »
You do realise that the 2.6/3.2 exhaust manifolds are different to the 2.5/3.0 ones.....
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Re: Picked up my new toy for the Elite today
« Reply #3 on: 18 February 2009, 20:44:08 »
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You do realise that the 2.6/3.2 exhaust manifolds are different to the 2.5/3.0 ones.....

Yes I'm aware of this :)
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Re: Picked up my new toy for the Elite today
« Reply #4 on: 18 February 2009, 22:34:20 »
Getting this tomorrow now

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/ces-750a-engine-stand/path/workshop-cranes-engine-stands

also borrowing a friends hoist so will try get started on sorting it out this weekend :)
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