corsa Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 Well tonight seen the first stage of the work with the new engine going in and well it has to be said fits better than ever. Tonight consisted of cleaning engine bay, assembling new box onto new engine and fitting in place. We hope to have it all finally connected and maybe a turn of the key mid afternoon on Friday. A few photos for you all.
james666 Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 dave who is the guy fitting the engine he looks familiar
corsa Posted June 15, 2007 Author Posted June 15, 2007 Its my mate Gerry Mccafferty from East Kilbride.
james666 Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 thats him he was at ingleston few year ago had a silver seat leon tdi
st3ph3n Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 Davie, that was the funniest thing I've read in quite some time. I miss your rally reports too, they were always great reading.
dougster Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 Stephen, he posts them on Ayrshire Scoobies..........[] When's the next outing Davie?
the squiggle Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 Its not, its Paul McKenna the hypnotist guy What specs the new engine Davie?
colin_ross Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 Quote Engine looks dearer than the car[] But has less miles on it than the owner
corsa Posted June 15, 2007 Author Posted June 15, 2007 Oh aye yer all good, i will be back on tonight with an update and suitable replies for all you budding comedians.[] Davie
col666 Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 Will you be at Crail tomorrow? or will Angie throw you out before you get through the gates?!!!
st3ph3n Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 Quote Stephen, he posts them on Ayrshire Scoobies..........[] When's the next outing Davie? You bypassing the swear filter there Doug?
corsa Posted June 15, 2007 Author Posted June 15, 2007 Well thats it fitted, running and getting the MOT in the morning and the miles will follow prior to the remap. All went sweet and it sounds great. Good to be back.
duncan_stephen Posted June 15, 2007 Posted June 15, 2007 Agreed. Looks like Jenvy TB's to me.Or alpha's. Are you running an Omex?
corsa Posted June 15, 2007 Author Posted June 15, 2007 Its Jenveys, sounds great btw. Oh and a wee report for Stephen. GMC-MOTORSPORT<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> www.gmc-motorsport.co.uk June update 2007 GMC are back!!!! As most of you are aware we have been carrying out some major engine/transmission development work over the last 6-8months on the Corsa. This has involved the purchasing of a brand new Quaife close ratio gearbox, limited slip differential and a full engine rebuild. Power steering has also been fitted along with a few other interesting tweaks! Having spent a significant amount of money on the initial rebuild, we were all very disappointed when component malfunction led to a catastrophic engine failure. We then took the decision to pull out of both the Scottish Tarmac Rally Championship (STRC) and the Beatsons Scottish Borders Rally Championship (BSBRC), this allowed us to take the time required on yet another unplanned rebuild. Only this week, we now have the engine released, ready for uplift and fitting. After fitting, the next stage is to concentrate on a very precise running in period and with the problems we experienced previously, we are both apprehensive about the entire procedure. With this in mind we are proposing to have the car ‘event ready’ with new engine and transmission ready for a shakedown test event sometime towards the end of July. This will allow us to test the new engine and transmission to its full potential and put us both in good stead ready for the remaining events that we have lined up for the tail end of the season. We will be back soon with an update on progress of the Corsa and when and where the next event will be. <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Davie Hatrick/Gerry McCafferty
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