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Offline Len

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Re: Oh God, what do I do?
« Reply #10 on: 25 April 2008, 08:57 »
So Simone what have you decided?
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Re: Oh God, what do I do?
« Reply #11 on: 25 April 2008, 17:47 »
I'm still undecided! The garage has just quoted me £580 to work plus I'll supply the cylinder head (£105)  :sick:  I'm just worried that I'll fix this and then something else will go (reverse is a bit crunchy).  I think I'm going to try and sell it off bit by bit and borrow a large wadge of cash to buy something half decent.

Thanks for all the answers,

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Re: Oh God, what do I do?
« Reply #12 on: 25 April 2008, 18:08 »
i wouldn't repair it.... break the car and then buy one that works!! I had this with my first gti.... the gearbox let go and i paid silly money to get that sorted, then the suspension broke and i got that done and then it failed the m.o.t on emmisions and I gave in and decided to buy another...lucky really as when i broke it loads of dodgy/bodged up bits became aparant!!
or if your adamant and really want to keep it try robiwill on here (check the parts area) and see how much he wants for a full top end or engine...
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Re: Oh God, what do I do?
« Reply #13 on: 26 April 2008, 22:43 »
Is the cylinder head complete? ie. does it have its valves, camshaft and rockers etc. in place? If so, where did u get it? Do you know if it is in good condition? If yes to the above, fitting it is not so bad and should be a lot cheaper than what you,ve been quoted. You will need a head gasket,head bolts, inlet and exhaust manifold gaskets and antifreeze. Get your parts from gsf or europarts in poole(or bournemouth if they have places there) What year is your car? I could fix it for you if the head parts mentioned are intact. :smiley:

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Re: Oh God, what do I do?
« Reply #14 on: 27 April 2008, 09:58 »
If it was me.. id drop in Rmachines 2.0 8v lol... thats what id be looking at anyways... you say your shell is mint...so keep the shell and drop a diff lump in it...

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