My Nova 1.0 into a 2.0 16v on bike bodies

[nova 2L 16V]

Hi to all on png its my first time here and i have a 1.0 nova which i will be transforming in to a 2.0 16v on bike throttle bodies. I have alredy started the build and its my first project and im enjoying it.

[nova 2L 16V]

So far the car has been striped of intirior and engine bay. The engine has had.. 1mm over sized valves,double valve sbrings,bronze valve guides,solid lifters,high lift cams,verniers,ported and polishd coscast head,steel conrods,high compretion omega 87mm pistons,gsxr 750 throttle bodies running with a megasquirt v3 ecu,quaif lsd. I hav a magnex 4-1 exhaust manifold and a full stainless system for the car and i have just recived a full strengthning kit.

[nova 2L 16V]

Finaly got 15 posts so here is a picture of the car when i bought it. O i know i should hav washed it.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/DSC00140.jpg?t=1216328051

[nova 2L 16V]

Under the bonnet.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/DSC00144.jpg?t=1216328335

[BIGS]

looks a very good shell to work with. keep the pics coming

[nova 2L 16V]

1.0l engine out.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars030.jpg?t=1216328912

[nova 2L 16V]

Picture of the boot.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars016.jpg?t=1216329009

[nova 2L 16V]

Striped the intirior.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars072.jpg?t=1216329252

[Gibbo]

nice looking car mate :thumb:

[vaughanmc]

Good base to start a project on

Keep up the good work :)

[adam c]

ive been following this on mig.as been said it looks a good shell.has the engine been put together yet?

[nova 2L 16V]

The head is finishd i need to go pic it up im just realy bissy at the moment with work.As for the bottom end got the steel rods,just orderd the pistons today from jeff at autosprint.

[Panman]

Nice clean shell. Can't wait to see the progress.

[novaowner999]

nice shell!

[nova 2L 16V]

Here is a picture of a few parts i all ready have for the project.
Verniers
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars041.jpg?t=1216406503

Double valve sbrings,1mm over size valves,compertition oil seals

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars059.jpg?t=1216406599

Solid lifters and bronze valve guides

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars066.jpg?t=1216406690

Steel corods and cosworth bolts
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars071.jpg?t=1216406778

Magnex 4-1 exhaust manifold
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/Manifold.jpg?t=1216406957

[Rickyb]

looks a good project keep up the good work :thumb:

[nova 2L 16V]

Here is the start gsxr throttle bodies i had started to make for the xe.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars076.jpg?t=1217361675

But i have now sold them on ebay the other day as i have other plans.

[nova 2L 16V]

Got my pistons today

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars094.jpg?t=1217443454

[belly257]

looking good mate:thumb:

[nova 2L 16V]

got a spare xe in the bay to make sure there was enough room for alternator pully.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars089.jpg?t=1218187169 (javascript:void(0);)

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars083.jpg?t=1218187340

[AlexW]

Looks like another great base shell.

Want to sell your white wheel covers? :p

[mikey14sr]

got a spare xe in the bay to make sure there was enough room for alternator pully.




I'd be tempted to give it a bit more room than that, especially if you're using nova mounting rubbers.

Looking good though.

[nova 2L 16V]

waz made up today.orderd my diret to head from qed yesterday and thay arived today.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars100.jpg?t=1218225032

:)

[Adam]

OOOooooooooooooooooooo
Im jealous

They look awesome :cool:

What was the final price inc vat/delivery for them?

[nova 2L 16V]

final price for bodies,fuel rail,throttle position sensor,trumpets,and a few othe sensors came to 730pounds.
whent to workshop today and placed them on the head.wow its close to the bulk head.does any 1 know where i can get sum filters for them?

[nova 2L 16V]

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars103.jpg?t=1218294670

[Adam]

You need a backplate and a filter.
Everywhere sells them (demon tweeks etc etc)
But space looks tight there, might have trouble fitting a filter.

Dont use sock filters.


Oh, and clean that engine up! lol

[Rich]

I would consider cutting out the firewall, give more room and wont clump the your shiny new trumpets when you give it some

[nova 2L 16V]

thats not the engine im using lol.its a spare1 im using to make sure there was room for alternator and to see how the bodies fited.i dont realy wana cut the wall it would be a shame and look wierd.whats wrong with socks?

[Adam]

1-They look crap
2-They can get sucked in
3-There quite restrictive

[LEWI007]

Looks really good mate

[trackdaynova]

For 90mm trumpets, you need to look for a JC50 backing plate, and a ITG130 dome filter. :thumb:

[nova 2L 16V]

Bot my head back last nite.its had a load of new parts that include solid lifters,1mm oversize valves,double valve sbrings,bronz valve guides,compertion oil seals,295 cams and i also have a set of piper verniers for it.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars112.jpg?t=1219499867

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http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars116.jpg?t=1219500071

next i need to paint the head in silver to make it look tidy.

[Andy]

Nice work mate

[nova 2L 16V]

got the gsi dash and digidash in yesterday.many thanx for the wiring diagram help a lot.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars119.jpg?t=1219659030
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[The Simps]

cool project. why did you ditch the bike bodies?

[nova 2L 16V]

because 1 day my mate phoned me and said the just bought sbp full throttle bodie kit,and i wna be faster than him lol .so i sold what i had done with the gsxr throttle bodies and bought the direct to head set up lol .im very glad i did coz they look the bomb :)

[Dod]

/\ Always a good reason there. lol

[The Simps]

they do look sexy!

i'm stuck between going for bike carbs or bodies. Don't wanna go full bodies cos of the cost. What manifold where you going to use to mate the head and bodies?

[nova 2L 16V]

it all depends on how much money you have.i bought the gsxr 750 on ebay for 50pounds then i re spaced them.with bodies iv always been told you need good air flow so you will need a good inlet to go with them.i would have bought 1 of boggbros even though it would have cost 200pounds.then you ned a ecu,i got the v3 its fully reprogramable.so you could have the throttle body setup for 500pounds if your watch the pennies.but the direct to head is only 780 and then you need a ecu but the benefits from thes bodies is much better than home made stuff

[The Simps]

i was gonna fit the carbs and then upgrade to bodies later as funds allowed hoping the carb manifold would fit onto the bodies.

[Adam]

They would have different spacing, so the inlet wouldn't fit. Unless you were extremely lucky and found both sets were spaced the same.

Or, have the bodies respaced to suit the inlet

[Courtnova16v]

Nice looking project. Were in north wales are you?

[The Simps]

They would have different spacing, so the inlet wouldn't fit. Unless you were extremely lucky and found both sets were spaced the same.

Or, have the bodies respaced to suit the inlet


It was on my "to do" list to find out.

[nova 2L 16V]

anglesey u?

[nova 2L 16V]

Got my boost valve and the filter for my throttle bodies today so i whent and had a look how the filter fitted as room was tight already with the bulk head and the trumpets.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars136.jpg?t=1220383043

After some reserch and some phone calls i found that demon tweeks were actualy the cheapest for a change http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/images/smilies/lmao.gif

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars135.jpg?t=1220383158
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars130.jpg?t=1220383198


http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars132.jpg?t=1220383280

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars133.jpg?t=1220383328

as you can see its tight but it looks good

[Lee]

Ahhh, proper TB's :) None of this SBD tosh lol

[nova 2L 16V]

lol thanx

[Spudly]

Wow thats going to be an impressive bud im liking it, keep the piccies coming!

[nova 2L 16V]

thanx will do wen the cash comes bk

[BIGS]

looking good, BUT you really should cut the firewall out. if done propley can look great and get much better gains

[Adam]

Theres no real gains to removing the firewall? Apart from space
And the bay looks nicer with the firewall in place IMO




I need to find a set of those tb's just lying about in my shed :( lol

[nova 2L 16V]

thats why i didnt want to cut the fire wall

[mviboi]

cant you cut out out a square of the f/w then make a box the same diameter with a lip then weld that on? could look neat

[nova 2L 16V]

na no need to,it fits and it looks good as it is in my opinion

[nova 2L 16V]

got the block back last weekend from the re bore but aint had a chance to take photos till today.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars137.jpg?t=1220736647

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars139.jpg?t=1220736677

so i also started painting it
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars141.jpg?t=1220736741

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars142.jpg?t=1220736773

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars143.jpg?t=1220736804

[Pistol Pete]

Any progress on this?

[nova 2L 16V]

No progres yet. but i scraped my vectra as it needed a lot for mot.so i bought a nova pics to follow

[nova 2L 16V]

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars145.jpg?t=1224529362

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars146.jpg?t=1224529397

its my new run around so nice to have car wiv some power after having that vectra for 7 months lol

[nova 2L 16V]

Small update.

iv put the bodies on my blue xe nova and its curently in the prosses of being wired up to the megasquirt v3 by a auto electrics man. but iv sorted the vacume for the survo by taking a little bit of vacume from every body where there was a blanked screw which i gather would be used for water injection system. But i was also thinking if i need vacum for the MAP sensor i think il be ok if a put a t piece in the line before the one way valve for it.

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[xe Dan]

cool like this build a run about with some real power

[Plug]

nice buy why not Let the life now as you have a xe?

stick the engine thats being tuned at the moment in the run around when its done

[nova 2L 16V]

been at the garage today making some progress on the rocker and cam covers. im waiting for my crank to come back so till then its cosmetics.

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[nova 2L 16V]

Whent to se how my loom for the throttle bodies was coming alomg today so i took my camera with me. As this nova used to be carb there was no bracket to mount it onto behind the dash so my friend gave me one from his xe nova as he didnt need it. but because of the way the megasquirt mounts to the bracket it had to be on a slight angle because of the brake survo bracket.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars163.jpg?t=1234624821

and iv cut a small hole at the back of the glove so the laptop cable can be accesable quick and easy.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars169.jpg?t=1234624939

the wiring is nearly compleated it only needs joining to the ecu now and it will ready for the start.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/cars166.jpg?t=1234624993

im using a coilpack but also for now im leaving the dizzy in place because i dont want to use the blanking plate on this one as its just a tester.
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[Jay]

Looking good, love the colour! :thumb:

[nova 2L 16V]

this is the one i was telling you that i had same colour as yours

[Jay]

this is the one i was telling you that i had same colour as yours

Ohhhhh i remember now :)

[chunk@streetrace.co.uk]

looks sweet mate and keep up with the good work

[nova 2L 16V]

thanx hope to get it running in the week

[trossnova]

looking good mate

[nova 2L 16V]

small update on the engine for the 1.0l nova from the start .on my way home yesterday i bought new front and rear crank seals from vauxhall as my friend said cheap ones always leak and there a pain to change. also had a nice suprise when i got home, the crank hade arived along with new heavy duty big end and main bearings so the bottom end can start to be put together this week, :yahoo:
seals
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/100_0486.jpg
oil pump and bearings
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/100_0487.jpg
crank thats been balanced by autosprint
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/100_0488.jpg
as you can see there evidance of work been carried out
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/100_0489.jpg
i dont need a lot more now for the engine to be complete so when the wether gets warmer i will be geting a move on with the shell

[BIGS]

Umm your spending all this money and you got a pattern oil pump:wtf: If that was me id buy a gm oil pump as pattern ones are known for messing engines up

[nova 2L 16V]

Thanx for leting me know. Any idea how much gm ones are and who are the cheapest for the gm ones?

[craig green]

What I was going to say..... Get the pump checked over.

Shame all the nice bits (TB's) are on the old engine/shell.

[BIGS]

tbh they arnt cheep they are around £170 mark iirc. But after what you have spent on this build do you want to skimp on £170 then having to rebuild it!

You can sell the oil pump you got now

[ck]

lots of problems with brand new gm oil pumps btw bigs... ive known many to stop creating oil pressure after very little mileage

[nova 2L 16V]

i got the pump from autosprint along with everything else il give him a call see what the score is with it. As for all the bits going on the old shell there not its only the bodies are on the blue xe as i need to get a loom made and i thought this was the way as i hould save doing it to the other one.
Thanx

[nova 2L 16V]

this is the firs time i started the blue nova and as you can here its ruff and poping back at the trumpets. But its a start and i can only improve on it from here, so now i need to play with it as once it is set up i can play with the launch controle as it has now been installed


http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/?action=view&current=darren2.flv

[nova 2L 16V]

Small update as its been a while. Well the blue nova has been sold now and i now have a 106 diesel van as a run around. I decided to send the 86.75mm pistons back and geta set of forged 87mm which are wossner. So the block has been rebored again to suit the larger pistons. As soon as i get a water pump, head gasket and a set of ARP head stud convertion the block will be put back together and the head will be on and timed ready to go into the car.

here is a picture of the pistons, sorry if picture is poor as they were taken on my camera phone due to my camera not working at time.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/24072009.jpg

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/24072009002.jpg

[nova 2L 16V]

Progress has been very slow due to funds, but i have recently been promoted full time this has given me more funds and has urged me more to finish this car. Today finaly got the pisstons on the rods and into the block with the new bearings on. This is the block after been deckd
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[Nobby]

hmmm hmmm quality build chappy!

[nova 2L 16V]

thanx, iv been slowly building up parts for the past year and a half slowly but shorly il get there. lol

[Nobby]

takes time and patience dont it matey iv been putting my xe on bike carbs in my nova for the past 2 weeks and im getting pised of want it finished!

[nova 2L 16V]

I got a set of gsxr 750 sprad throttle bodies for sale if you know of anyone who would be interested

[Nobby]

not at the minute chap but ill keep you in mind if i do!

[The Simps]

hmmmm sexy pistons!

[nova_niek]

Mmmm nice :)

You've had the block decked, just what I was thinking of when I saw the pics of the first overbore. Good thinking. Balanced crank and other gubbins are also very nice. Good to see lots of interesting builds going on btw!

Niek

[nova 2L 16V]

Small update, got a lightend flywheel from autosprint 130 pounds deliverd and it weighs 4.5kg

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/100_0584.jpg

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http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/100_0588.jpg

Also got a WON Nitrous kit from a friend for a reasonable price but i dont know if il use it yet on the engine.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/100_0552.jpg

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[nova 2L 16V]

Road trip today off to get a car jig that Iv bought on ebay so il post pics tomorrow night. Got my throttle linkage for the bodies sorted yesterday after susing out that QED fergot to send me some spacers with the linkage to use with the dome filter lol.

Maybe now Il get some progres on the shell at last.

[dj_wudgey]

nice build thread matey be nice to see it done!!!!

[nova 2L 16V]

thanx, Its taking a lot of time, engine should be done very soon. As im doing a foundation degree in civil engineering its hard to find time to do work on the car and working 5 days a week lol. Colage finish for summer in end of may so Il have a couple of months to give it a blast.

[scott.parker]

Nice build mate, very nice indeed, one thing though i found is them FPR/boost valves are ****, they cant hold a stable pressure, and as you wont need to adjust it with TB you may as well buy a decent set pressure one, like the sbd one, i got one and it made a huge difference to mine.

Scott

[nova 2L 16V]

Just got back from the trip bluddy road work everywhere, I shouldnt conplain realy as I work for local highways authority but cant help it lol. Very happy with the jig, Il get some pics up tomorrow. Got flexi to take this month so hoping to book day off in week to get the car on the jig.

The FPR whent with the blue nova and i was going to bye another one. Any more info on the one you got? Link?

[nova 2L 16V]

Got the jig, just needs a slight mod to suit the nova. The front will be fine to fit but I cant think how im going to fix it at the rear.

Jig

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Any one with any photos of what people have done in the past to fix a jig at the rear of a nova?

[maddogdaz666]

Ady's got some on his "ades garage V2" wip, on the last few pages i think

[Graeme]

See Ade's wip cover within the last few days iirc

[The Simps]

Use bumper mounting holes?

[nova 2L 16V]

I thought It was them holes for the rear but I was just worried it wouldnt be strong enough lol. Hope to get the car on the jig by Sunday, thats the plan anyway

[The Simps]

skin is quite thick there andits linked into the chassis rails. End of the day the bare shell isn't "that" heavy.

[nova 2L 16V]

Small update had some parts sand blasted and powder coted. Also started to fit the poly bushes but I think some will need pressing in.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/100_0723.jpg

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Also stripped the rear axle which I had made 2 years ago lol as I intend to get it sand blasted and powder coted as I like the powder finish looks clean and will protect the parts.

[Iain]

Those powdercoated bits look very nice! Bushes shouldn't need anything more than a vice to fit though.

[nova 2L 16V]

Tried to fit the bottom arm bushes today I get them in with a vice but when I go to put the round bar in it pushes one out slightly even with oil as lubrication. Also Im sure they sent the wrong anti roll bar bushes as they seem to small.

[MattBrown]

Looks well fella, where in north wales are you?

Not heard of any north wales novas recently lol

[nova 2L 16V]

Anglesey, I speck to Phil on here sometime hes from Chester you probably know him

[Iain]

Can you fit one half of the bush, then the insert, then push the other side in with a vice? I had a similar issue to you and I rounded the inside edge of one of the sides slightly with a stanley knife so the insert was kind of 'guided in' rather than catching on the edge.

[nova 2L 16V]

I was going to do that but my dad wouldnt let me lol. I think he wanted me to do it proply and see what others had done first.

[MattBrown]

I was going to do that but my dad wouldnt let me lol. I think he wanted me to do it proply and see what others had done first.


At least your dad gives a funklol

Yes fella, I have met phill, seems like a top fella:thumb:

[nova 2L 16V]

Have you got a project on the go?

[Benn]

Just make a tool for the bushes. Bit of threaded rob a few large washers and 2 nuts. then you just wind one nut in and the washers push the bushes in.

[nova 2L 16V]

Good idea that, I phoned my friend this afternoon hes got a press so Il pop over to his get them done.

[nova 2L 16V]

Got a few more bits sand blasted and powder coted,

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/100_0754.jpg

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii157/daznova/100_0756.jpg

[*Dave*]

how much does the powder coating cost?

look really nice!

[nova 2L 16V]

The above iteams cost me 50 pounds, thats for sand blasting and powder coted. Hes doing my rocker cover, cam cover, sump and the brackets that hold the sterring rack for 50 pounds Il get them back end of next week. Dont know if this is cheap but Im very happy with the service and finish.

[nova 2L 16V]

This Project Will Not Be Completed And Everything Is For Sale So If Anybody Is Interested In Anything In This Project Please Inbox Me

[WILSEN]

What Happend It Was Half Way Therre??