Hello from Brisvegas

[wullieb1]

Hey all,

Just joined the site the other day.

Looking at getting myself a little Barina GSi soon so i'll be on here looking for help at some point.

Wullie

[btm]

g'day wullie and welcome to the site

good luck with the purchase :)

[chrissn89]

Welcome to Opelaus Wullie. Like btm said, good luck with the purchase.

Where abouts in Brisbane are you from?


Chris

[auzvectra]

welcome to the site ;).
just so happens that i'm selling mine shortly :D.
freshly rebuilt motor, 17" chrome mags, new paint, custom intake :).

[wullieb1]

Cheers for the welcome guys.

chrissn89 - Staying in Carindale on the southside of the city.

[sooty]

Welcome mate, will find everything you need to know here, if not, just ask :cornut:

[simmy]

hi, welcome :)

[Danilicious]

hi and welcome to the site hun, im sure all the OA boys and girls will help ya in one way or another....look forward to see your new purchase

[hazrd]

welcome

looking forward to seeing some pics!
even post up some possible ones while lookin around

[CDXIJET]

:D Wecome to the site ,happy to help with any questions

[mr corsa]

good choice of car buddy

[Neeko]

Welcome to OA :) good to see another Brisvegas member, especially a barina one ;)

[wullieb1]

Hey folks many thanks for the warm welcome.

Still contemplating my purchase, couple of things wrong with it but its solid and a bit of tlc will see it right.

Biggest problem is timing belt has snapped on it and damn the prices for parts here is unbelievable. Back in Scotland i could probably get all the parts i need for about $350 tops, best price i've had here is $1500. So tell me all where is the best place to get your parts lol.

[sooty]

autovaux...you'll save hundreds!

[auzvectra]

rings bout 220
both bearings about 120

u will most likely need a full valve kit or even head but.
have u stripped it yet?

[wullieb1]

Got a quote from Autovaux about 15 mins ago. looking favourable.

auzvectra,

Not stripped it yet, haven't bought it yet lol.

Is that piston rings your on about??

What bearings???

Don't mind stripping it out. Done a few belt repairs back in the UK in my time lol.

[auzvectra]

yeah piston rings.

big end and mains bearings.
well keep in mind u will (99% sure) have bent valves.
so there is more cost, and just hope they rnt bent enough to damage the head.
have seen valves bent over sideways, and smashed thru the head before (on a mitsy motor but)
now u could just do the head up, but if the motor is old prob best to to the whole things, although if the mains r alrite then u wont have to take the motor out ;).
the rings wear out pretty quick on them, especially the oil rings, think it's due to contamination from the egr and crank vent setup they have, and very small oil drain galleries from the topend to the sump.

[wullieb1]

yeah piston rings.

big end and mains bearings.
well keep in mind u will (99% sure) have bent valves.
so there is more cost, and just hope they rnt bent enough to damage the head.
have seen valves bent over sideways, and smashed thru the head before (on a mitsy motor but)
now u could just do the head up, but if the motor is old prob best to to the whole things, although if the mains r alrite then u wont have to take the motor out ;).
the rings wear out pretty quick on them, especially the oil rings, think it's due to contamination from the egr and crank vent setup they have, and very small oil drain galleries from the topend to the sump.

Going by the list of receipts for work done the motor looks like its ben well taken care of.

Never heard that about the rings though. A bit more digging around the net me thinks :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

[auzvectra]

yep, just search c16xe and rings, i'm sure u'll fine a bit about it ;).

[wullieb1]

Ended up not getting it.

Price was just too much to justify buying one with that type of damage to the engine then by the time i get it registered i could buy on registered and running lol.

Aw well on the lookout for something else now.

[auzvectra]

how much u wanna spend?
i'll have $4,500 on mine with a fresh engine, 17" chromies (and stock 14" aswell), and fresh paint ;).

[wullieb1]

how much u wanna spend?
i'll have $4,500 on mine with a fresh engine, 17" chromies (and stock 14" aswell), and fresh paint ;).

Well i have around 3.5k at the moment so would take me a few months to get the rest.

Putting my laptop and 360 on the bay over the next couple of days to source more funds.

Any pics and i'll have a long hard think about it...

[auzvectra]

i have pics, but hasnt been painted yet, i literally meant fresh paint :D.
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/6083/dsc02874s.th.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc02874s.jpg)
would have to take some new pics, this 1 is a few wks old, b4 the prep for new paint was started ;).

[hazrd]

i have pics, but hasnt been painted yet, i literally meant fresh paint :D.
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/6083/dsc02874s.th.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc02874s.jpg)
would have to take some new pics, this 1 is a few wks old, b4 the prep for new paint was started ;).

the man has a nice taste in rimz :D
i say doo eet wullie :)

[auzvectra]

haha, n that wasnt even with a clean rim, was still coverd in brake dust :p.
and the car looks it's worst too.

[wullieb1]

Now you got me thinking lol

[auzvectra]

haha, just give me a couple of wks to get it finished ;).
should mostly be done early next wk, just depends when it can get painted.
then i'll take a beta pic of it :p.

[vectraguy01]

Wullieb1 u would be buying a brillant car from auz as i have worked on this as well and it went hard before we pulled it down, will even be better now :p It is certainly worth it. :)

[auzvectra]

haha, u sound like a salesman :p.

[vectraguy01]

well i reckon i was in a previous job :p

[wullieb1]

Cheers lads.

auzvectra, as said it would taske me a bit to get the candy together but i would be interested in it.

If however someone else is looking and has the cash do not hesitate to sell lol.

[hazrd]

wullie


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