1983 2dr nova (C20LET)

[gaznovalet]

women are like parking spaces.. all the good ones are taken so when no one is lookin you stick it in a disabled one. lol sorry if this offends anyone
pmsl, . . .speak for yaself son !!! lol

[wiseboy]

was on me mates profile on facebook lol

[wiseboy]

well the bottom end is stripped down, crank going to kleesbys tomorrow to see what they say

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[gunny]

Gutted for you mate, glad to see youve not just thrown in the towel

[wiseboy]

na mate, was close though, hopin still to get it to PV

[gunny]

Good man, your further ahead than i am and im still hopefull, you should be fine!

[wiseboy]

only time will tell bud

[AlanH]

women are like parking spaces.. all the good ones are taken so when no one is lookin you stick it in a disabled one. lol sorry if this offends anyone
+replol
nice to see you aint given up. its more complete than mine as well and i WILL be at pvs. as it stands its a shell with a running engine, new brakes and pipes front to back, suspension and one driveshaft. oh and it needs painted :D

[wiseboy]

+replol
nice to see you aint given up. its more complete than mine as well and i WILL be at pvs. as it stands its a shell with a running engine, new brakes and pipes front to back, suspension and one driveshaft. oh and it needs painted :D

if ya need a hand with out mate just give me a shout, not to far away :thumb:

[wiseboy]

crank is at cleasbys getting reground, getting it back on friday

[gaznovalet]

just got your message lee, i dont have any rods sorry, good to hear cleasbys going to sort it for you and hopefully get it all built up over wekend and still make it to pv.

[wiseboy]

yeah if all goes well mate, the bloke down there recomended that i change the rod on piston 1 where the shell was squashed. what you reackon?

[gaznovalet]

yeah if all goes well mate, the bloke down there recomended that i change the rod on piston 1 where the shell was squashed. what you reackon?
if he recomended to do so i wud as rather be safe than sorry mate and keep job right as its a pain and the inconvenience of doing it once is better than cutting any corners and having to do it all over again. do it right 1st time lee and hopefully get no more problems. . . :thumb:

[wiseboy]

yeah mate hopefully, best look for some rods then lol, might just bite the bullet and get some steels

[gaznovalet]

you have that option of rods now pal as engine at the stage it is, so choice is yours depend how deep pocket will stetch !
maybe stick an ad on wanted for some or a single rod .

[wiseboy]

just done wanted ads mate ;)

[wiseboy]

fcuk it gonna go for steel rods, mights well build it properly, like it should have been done before. Got the crank back today, done a good job them lads down there, reasonable on the price too

[Rick Draper]

Have you got a new oil pump to go on it?

[wiseboy]

not yet mate, you got 1 for sale like?

[wiseboy]

been pricing some parts up, steel rods, vernier pullys for the xe inlet cam, cometic head gasket, timing beltkit, lightened flywheel. Just want it built back up now

[Rick Draper]

No but i recon you will probably need one. Strip the existing one down but i think it will be scored and have started to break up. You are best going for a genuine pump as well.

[wiseboy]

ok mate will do, you recommend a z20let one?

[wiseboy]

ordering some bits today, steel rods, arp main cap studs, arp flywheel bolts, gm oilpump and gaskets. should shart getting somewhere with the engine next week

[gunny]

nice one :thumb:

[wiseboy]

been getting some goodies lol
uprated clutch
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00841.jpg
msd 550cc injectors
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00842.jpg
head stud kit
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00843.jpg
steel rods
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00844.jpg

just waiting of a head gasket and arp main studs turning up now

[gunny]

:d

[dj_wudgey]

nice mate looking forward to seeing this built!

[daverobson]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[novafuelled]

just read all the pages, thats amazing mate good luck with the build! :D

[Spudly]

Ive just read through your thread and there is some good work gone into this, i think the engine death is revenger for murdering a cav though, if it had been a calibra then you woulda been fine lol

[dj_wudgey]

Ive just read through your thread and there is some good work gone into this, i think the engine death is revenger for murdering a cav though, if it had been a calibra then you woulda been fine lol

is murduring a cav the work off satan yea spud?? i feel like that when i see mk1 sr's getting broke ect lol

[wiseboy]

off to the garage now to start rebuilding, will post some pics up for you guys, cheers for the support lol

[wiseboy]

Ive just read through your thread and there is some good work gone into this, i think the engine death is revenger for murdering a cav though, if it had been a calibra then you woulda been fine lol

lol, i didn't murder it mate, wish a had broke a car for the engine then i'd have know it was good instead ov been ripped off by a guy on mig web, i wont mention names (:tard: TURBO CHRIS:tard: ) lol

[Spudly]

I see a cav die and it makes me feel like :cry: inside cos theyre fecking awesome cars, and besides vauxhall only ever made the calibra so people had a decent donor car and didnt need to pillage poor cavvys lol

Keep up with it though bud and best of luck on the engine rebuild:thumb:

[wiseboy]

Well turbo chris got in touch after migweb gagged him and i got a brand new oil pump off him, been and bought some double value springs with seats, 1.9 mm cometic head gasket, fly wheel arps, vernier pully for xe inlet cam, arp main studs, new main bearings and seals. Just waiting of new piston rings comin off je, decided to renew pretty much everything ;)

[brucer]

nice one, what oil pump did you get after? z20 or c20?

[wiseboy]

c20 mate

[wiseboy]

update time, i'll let pics do the talking
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00860.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00861.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00862.jpg
valves cleaned
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00863.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00864.jpg
some new parts for head
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00865.jpg
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http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00867.jpg

[wiseboy]

picking head up today, been away getting cleaned and pressure tested

[wiseboy]

started rebuilding the bottom end yesterday

put channels in for oil squirters (there was just another hole in shell before)
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00328.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00329.jpg
new KS mains
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00336.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00332.jpg
arp mains studs
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00331.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00333.jpg
crank in place
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00334.jpg
new crank oil seal
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00335.jpg
torqued down
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00337.jpg
and pistons in
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00338.jpg

sorry about the quality of pics they off my phone, didnt have camera with me

[wiseboy]

http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00327.jpg

[wiseboy]

started to rebuild the head up tonight
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00340.jpg
all done
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00342.jpg
torqued the bigends
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00341.jpg
new oil pump
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/wiseboynovasaloon/DSC00343.jpg

[gunny]

Good lad looking sweet, everyones cracking on now. Has anybody seen my motivation?

[Rick Draper]

Have you set the ring gaps for each bore or just fitted them?

[wiseboy]

Have you set the ring gaps for each bore or just fitted them?

just fitted them mate, what do you mean by setting ring gaps, sorry for my ignorance :confused:

[wiseboy]

Good lad looking sweet, everyones cracking on now. Has anybody seen my motivation?
been watching yours mate, couldnt find enough time for 3 novas :d

[gunny]

I just need to get back in the swing of it, had so long off them due to getting stressed out (not all due to the cars)

[Rick Draper]

You should individually grind all the rings to the correct size for your bores.

[wiseboy]

i ordered brand new rings off JE to suit the bore i had, or should i still have ground them?

[R1CH]

i ordered brand new rings off JE to suit the bore i had, or should i still have ground them?

Yeah, you need to set the ring gaps, not a difficult job to do, just can take a little time.

[wiseboy]

Yeah, you need to set the ring gaps, not a difficult job to do, just can take a little time.
Will have to look into this, didn't know anything about it, anyone know what size gaps i should have and what i use to archive this? Bore is 86.5mm

[Rick Draper]

Will have to look into this, didn't know anything about it, anyone know what size gaps i should have and what i use to archive this? Bore is 86.5mm

TBH i would speak to the importer for a idea. It is dependent on what sort of power levels you are going for etc.

[wiseboy]

TBH i would speak to the importer for a idea. It is dependent on what sort of power levels you are going for etc.
Ok cheers. Lookin for around the 400bhp mark hopefully

[Vausey_Nova_Knotla]

probly abit back but cant be bothered reading it all just wondering if your selling the wings if so pm me i need some and nice project that blue looks cool