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Rather then getting a bit of plate you could get a piece of round bar cut to width. A hole saw will take a while so it might be worth asking how much it will cost to get a hole put in. If you want to do the outside yourself use a grinder but only use sanding discs on alloy as normal grinding...

Hi, yes I thought I would. The biggest headache will be the insurance I expect. I had a read about your car Ben. My Current Arctic is a pretty good car but the front has been repaired, the paint is terrible and the screen surround and bulkhead drain have gone very rusty. I think the only way to...

I think the diesel is a Merit but my current car is an Arctic. The only thing I would consider fitting to the new one is the electric windows. The air con would be great if it worked and I would rather not have a big hole in the roof that will more then likely leak. I'm not too bothered about...

Hi, just out of interest how would your company treat what I am considering doing ? If I bought the 1.7 TD and fitted the engine gearbox and associated parts from my current 1.6 16 valve one. Brakes and suspension wise they are probably exactly the same apart from perhaps having different front...

I have been looking for a suitable one for a while. My Ideal would be something without a sunroof or air con so a base model would be fine. It needs to be a 1.6 and the body work is the most important aspect. I looked at a merit a while back and it was perfect until I realised it had been...

I'm a really old git so hopefully that won't be a problem. I just don't like having to pay out extra just because it's modified. My first Astra gained a 1.6 Mk2 Cav engine as it was free (which I still have as a spares car) but I got fed up paying extra just because I had fitted a non standard...

Thanks for the reply. At least being a small block it will be easy or easier to put the 16xel engine in should I feel the need. As usual I have lots of time but no cash. The normal problem with this is that the insurance company won't like it ! I missed an auto Arctic on ebay that was really...

I hevan't been on here for ages. Our current Arctic has slowly been going more rusty and I am looking for something else. My plan was to find something with decent bodywork and then swap the engine and interior over to make the best car I could but I have spotted a very nice diesel. Trouble is...

Not sure if I have actually fixed this but I have my fingers crossed. After blanking the EGR off it did have the same fault. I also got a fault code for the EGR valve which was a surprise as it's still connected up. I did give it a lot of exercise though and it probably needed the EGR to do what...

I wondered if there was either a fault with it or the wiring it would richen the mixture for no reason, a bit like pulling the choke out on a car thats hot. I've fitted a blanking plate on the EGR valve this morning and it's been idling on the drive with no problems so far. I might block off...

Hi, thanks for replying. I've just been sat watching all the opcom data and it didn't do it again. The only thing is the car was still a bit warm so it's possible it only does it from cold. The way the fault happens it's like something has been unplugged while it's running. I had a load of...

Tried it again today and it's still the same. can anyone suggest a possible cause as I am really stuck. The only thing I can think of doing is to connect it up to opcom and watch all of the sensors to see if something suddenly does something strange. My other half has to go back to work...

It's all been in bits today and had a really good clean up. I ended up taking the bit of the air intake off the top of the engine so I could get to the throttle body easily. The back of the throttle butterfly was covered in thick greasy gunge a combination of breather vapour and EGR soot. I...

I did give it a bit of a clean out a couple of years ago when I got the car, not very well though. I think I will have to remove it as it's in such a difficult place to get to properly. Thanks for the reply, if anyone has any other ideas I would be greatful, cheers.

Our artic with the x16xel engine has been doing well for the last year or so but has recently started driving a bit strange. I've fitted new plugs today so that one thing to cross off the list to check but it did it again when I drove it earlier. You can be driving along fine and then you...

Consider getting a proper competition battery box to put it in. In the event of something nasty happening you don't really want any chance of battery acid inside the car. My other half MX5 battery is in the boot which is fairly well sealed up but the vent on it is connected to some pipes that...

I swapped the engine in my Volvo 940 from non turbo to turbo. A lot of parts are the same but a few although they look the same are a slightly different spec. One of the things was that the fuel pumps were different the turbo one was slightly higher pressure. Is there any chance something off...

One thing I had trouble with when I changed my front shocks and springs was getting the strut top nuts undone. I've done them before but it was a while ago and I had forgotten how I did it. If you don't have access to an air gun it's a bit difficult loosening the nut while holding the...

I know the seat looks like it out of a car that been round the clock a few times. It had been previously been owned by an old guy who could hardly get in it apparently. The door seal was all ripped and the door frame is all scraped. When you look at the steering wheel, pedals and the rest of the...

Well this is how it arrived home. It had been advertised on ebay and I thought it had sold and then on Gumtree. It's only done 35K miles but hasn't been well looked after and has stood outside for a year without being used. I was really looking for a cheap 1.6 estate but having looked at some...