Cav to Astra engine swap, day 2(pics, 56k beware)

[jamie_f]

myself, Carl and Dan go cracking on finishing the astra today all that was left to day was to plumb it it, wiring, swapping wheels and few other bits an bobs and its all up an running , just need to sort out the exhaust blox tomorrow and theres a somthing rubbing on the front somehwere when driven but hats not a problem, shall be sorted by tomorrow, anyway,, much mincing was done today and its all Benn's and Sarahs fault;), anyway, a few pics from the day.

dan bashing the rear arches with on old exhaust section
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jamie.fisher/enginebuild/danbash.jpg
then with a lump hammer lmao
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jamie.fisher/enginebuild/danbash2.jpg
then he jumped on the roof for a giggle
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jamie.fisher/enginebuild/danjump.jpg
and the dent he left
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jamie.fisher/enginebuild/roofdent.jpg
and Benn atacked the other side
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jamie.fisher/enginebuild/rotarch.jpg
heres the engine all plumbed in and working, need to swap the sturtbrace round the other way so i can get the filter on and off.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jamie.fisher/enginedone.jpg
side shot oif the Astra
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jamie.fisher/enginebuild/astradone.jpg
and a front shot
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jamie.fisher/enginebuild/astrafront.jpg

only driven it up the road but its all ok apart from the squeak from the front wheel which well be sorted tomorrow.

[Rob_S]

nicely done :D

[REMUS]

awww why did ya bash the cav?

[_SBD16v]

very nice and your progress has made me get my arse in gear

[sarah gte]

the mincing was mine and benn's fault? lmao
we left after half an hour or so....so we didint mince much..
dan on your roof was funny as fook.....
looks great tho :D
i'm dying to find out how much faster she is from the cav ;) ;) ...mig meet??? hehe

sarah

[GTE16v]

Shes looking good there jamie, didnt take long did it!

[Davey J]

You keeping the side skirts colour coded Jamie or going back to grey/black?

[jamie_f]

i would eventually like some std greay/black ones along with the rubstrips too to break up the colour a bit