Mvi's 2dr loon (updated)

[mviboi]

going to start my build journal today as i have sweet fa to do. anyway last night didnt do anything to the nova but was stripping the zafira down to get the engine ready.

so far got the exhaust manifold off, alternator off + a big caved in side because i cba to lift engine up lol after dark i thought id make some bits fancy with my new halfrauds electric multi tool. its very good imo and there on offer atm pics coming soon.

[mviboi]

photo of my first attempt at removing the rough casting on the thermostat
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/mviboi/IMGP0136.jpg

Photo of my loon in current state
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/mviboi/IMGP0141.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/mviboi/IMGP0142.jpg

[MC]

Loon looks nice. Give us more detail on your plans, sounds interesting.

MC

[mviboi]

well the plan is to get rid of the 1.2 carb lump and put in a x16xel and gearbox from the zafira in, probaly have a alloy tank in boot with no rear seats and it is destined for a respray in white at some point, if anyone can give advice on the conversion then all will be good, just wanting to get the engine in and running before i start buying coilovers and brakes, i wont be driving it untill i have suspension and brakes setup aswell

[MC]

My X16XEL went straight in using an F13 gearbox. Had to strip off the XEL mounts and use the nova ones. Was all pretty straight forward. I used DTA management and TB's though.

MC

[mviboi]

going to do more polishing work as its a rubbish day ill post pic once complete :)

[craig green]

Nice, you wanna be polishing the outside of that stat housing & you will find a Zafira gearbox isnt ideal for fast road use. Ratio's widely spaced & a rather low final drive.

[mviboi]

mite as well be a perfectionist lol the reason i was doing inside is so i can practice evenly enlarging the inside port before i do it on the head, can afford a new stat but not a new block atm :p

[mviboi]

finished cleaning it up ready for painting,
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/mviboi/IMGP0146.jpg

got rid of the excess cast
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/mviboi/IMGP0145.jpg
photos awaiting completion
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/mviboi/IMGP0149.jpg
its now done, looks ok could be better imo but i suppose ill get better through practice, anyways suppose id better start on the exhaust manifold :)
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/mviboi/IMGP0148.jpg

[FUSION X16XE]

Looks good Ryan keep up the good work mate ill come up soon and give ya a hand geting the vroom vroom bits in.

[FUSION X16XE]

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/engines-transmission/297105-how-2-bike-carbs.html

This may help mate, looks like what i sed about the fuel pump may be wrong you do need a pump.

[Novaboi_1991]

niiice, any new pics?

[Stoo]

is that crackle paint??

[mviboi]

no halfords spray vht metallic red :D have not cured it yet wonder what its going to do to the oven lol

[mviboi]

does anyone know what i actually need to get to make this conversion happen, i have a carb fuel tank so can i just upgrade the lines and get a inline fuel pump? also i need to get a f13 but do i need a diffrent flywheel to the xel one?,

do i need to get some gsi clocks to run the speedo? ive lost my t20 bit so have not got them removed yet :( i want to sort out parts i need to get during sunday and mon so quick reply would be really great. cheers guys this place keeps me motivated on doing this project loving it lol

[Shaun_O'Donnell]

is that crackle paint??

That's what I was thinking. The inlet manifold on my P1 was exactly like that, well apart from the bits that were peeling.

[Stoo]

looks nice that paint
wouldnt mind some in black

[mviboi]

they do metallic black stoo your in luck it was only 5.99 a can

[mviboi]

sorry bout the delay in posting been real real lazy lol. been spraying things this week and tarting the inside up, just waiting on new steam seals for the head but im probly going to get a set of new valves while im at it its going to have new cambelt kit full gasket set and thats it for now,

need to know if i can use the xel's standard inlet manifold, will it fit in the bay? thanksin advance on any help with my question

[mviboi]

pic time :D lol

My dash (not finished yet) http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/mviboi/Photo0020.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/mviboi/Photo0021.jpg

Valvetrain stripped not cleaned up http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/mviboi/Photo0022.jpg

Cylinder head came back from being refaced Sucess lol http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/mviboi/Photo0023.jpg

Metallic red Engine cover (sorry about the photo quality taken on my phone outside in my toolbox shed that does not have lighting, my other photos where taken in my other shed :) http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/mviboi/Photo0024.jpg

Glovebox http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/mviboi/Photo0026.jpg

Pedals impulse buy this morning :D they look great, i took out the pedal box and lined them up perfect so they will be great for heal toe and look oem fitted :D Smug lol http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/mviboi/Photo0027.jpg

Hope you have all enjoyed my update, will be more on it now as i will be doing the engine this week vroom vroom,