Gunny's '83 Nova

[pie]

il try find out for you buddy :thumb:

i seen them on jungle book lol

[scott.parker]

Will the rocker cover fit onto an X16XE from a VXR ?

[bainyboy sr]

the grey nova was up at crail at the total vauhall day , was talking to the boy think he was from there , it was fairly quick was getting good times and sounbded awesome

[MK999]

Will the rocker cover fit onto an X16XE from a VXR ?

Head is a X/Z18XE(1)... so I guess it'd fit mine lol

[burgo]

i wonder if its the one that whatshisface (scammer ****) started?

[gunny]

Still getting there slowly, went in for more mapping Friday night, made 192bhp as its not holding boost so I've bought a blitz boost controller and will hopefully be going back again Saturday, made 290nm of torque though! Pulls like a train :D

[Ben]

i wonder if its the one that whatshisface (scammer ****) started?

Didn't gunny buy the engine from that one?

[gunny]

No my engine came from a written off Corsa in a breakers in south london

[gunny]

215bhp, 310nm, clutch slipping -.- will be at pv this year though

[Southie]

Good figures :) is it cleaned up for a magazine feature yet though lol

[Mike]

215bhp, 310nm, clutch slipping -.- will be at pv this year though

Good stuff chopper.

[gunny]

Good figures :) is it cleaned up for a magazine feature yet though lol


lol Nope won't be for a while yet, might get it up the unit after pv and make a start

[burgo]

whens the new clutch coming for more power then lmao

[gunny]

When the turbo or bottom end pops lol

[gunny]

Temp harnesses borrowed from the vette as I need some MK2 belts

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/29161de3.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/e691d1d0.jpg

[gunny]

13.4 with the clutch still slipping and a rear drum sticking like feck, I'm chuffed to bits and it didn't let me down once

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a97UqkxJGgU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[John]

Nice work! Love it gunny :)

[Mike]

13.4 with the clutch still slipping and a rear drum sticking like feck, I'm chuffed to bits and it didn't let me down once

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a97UqkxJGgU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Blimey that shifts some on launch.

[gunny]

Thanks John :)

Yeh it does :p I can't believe how well it goes

[gunny]

Stripped for paint :) just engine to come out now, I think he's making a start on the body work this week :)

[Steve]

Nice going mate, sounds like its all going well now after your running issues lol

Keep it up!

[MK999]

Stripped for paint :) just engine to come out now, I think he's making a start on the body work this week :)

Going the original colour again?

[gunny]

Yeh it's getting there Steve, forgot to mention before piston four is on its way out, has been the whole time :-/ still a ****ing flying machine regardless lol

Yeh staying original colour mate, it's gorgeous when it's fresh, the engine bay was stunning in the sunlight when I was putting it all together

[MK999]

I was ready to spam the sadface button if you said it was changing :d It is a gorgeous colour :)

[gunny]

No sad faces here lol. Someone was trying to convince me to paint it a lairy colour the other day, no chance!

[Calamity Josh]

Loving the colour :D is there any others left apart from ours? :)

[gunny]

Yeh there's a few, my brothers trying to buy a c reg saloon same colour

[Calamity Josh]

Yeh there's a few, my brothers trying to buy a c reg saloon same colour
oooo that sounds nice, any pictures?

[gunny]

No not yet mate

Some random shots before went in for prep

In my new unit with her drifty German friends

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/3BEDB7F4-42E2-4AD7-99ED-300C0B81C22D-1367-000001410F874A8F.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/C6469340-BAF9-4579-AA02-3A313E842962-1367-00000141037C2823.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/75C80011-08D1-4D35-8329-7809E5321840-1367-00000140FD60A501.jpg

Stripped and sheeted

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/2A694618-24F5-4CEF-BAF1-D754C13EFC45-1367-00000140CDC99F46.jpg

[gunny]

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/8DCA6E21-5AEA-47F0-91AC-029FBD6961FC-291-0000002A0A2EC0FE.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/583DFF27-97B8-49C6-8DF5-1663514D8D37-291-0000002A0F558D13.jpg

[gunny]

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/EB4B8E53-EC3D-4DAB-94B8-B63914054303-291-000000BDF2058DD6.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/95EA5118-4DED-4DF1-AA0E-34502C7123DD-291-000000BDF9234AC1.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/BBEEFDF0-B27B-4B17-B0FC-39C1FE7A7847-291-000000BDFD676B99.jpg

[Benn]

Good work, staying the same colour?

[gunny]

I can't take credit, couple of mates started up on their own they're doing it :). Yeh staying same colour, being sprayed tomorrow

[SimonTW]

That's cool. I can't wait to see the result!

[NOV4_SPORT]

Very good mate, can't wait to see it all painted up !

+rep

[gunny]

You can't wait!? I'm like a fat kid in a cake shop lol

[pie]

looking good mr gunny :thumb:

[gunny]

Cheers dude, what do you think to the car? :p ahaha

[Southie]

It will look top notch when you've repainted it ;)

Also thought you'd like this in your thread :)

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p379/SOUTHIE01/GUNNYSVXR-SmallfeatureTV08-12.jpg

[pie]

umm car looks ok to f lol lol lol lol

[gunny]

Cheers southie :)

Hopefully get some fresh paint shots tonight :d

[boss]

Carnt wait to see this

[BRoadGhost]

Ok some way off perfect, but how much better is the inlet manifold on this engine vs. the LET?

[gunny]

I'd say it's a hell of a lot better not sure how it would faur out on a 2.0 though probsbly want some porting. also interesting fact pointed out by burgo, it has 4 bosses underneath for extra injectors, would just need machining out.

[MK999]

I'd say it's a hell of a lot better not sure how it would faur out on a 2.0 though probsbly want some porting. also interesting fact pointed out by burgo, it has 4 bosses underneath for extra injectors, would just need machining out.

are the bolt holes symmetrical? sounds like it's designed to fit either way round for different models.

[gunny]

Never checked tbh I'll have a look when the engines out

[gunny]

Noo that would put the throttle body pointed near enough straight down

[boss]

Any pics of it painted

[gunny]

Not yet, maybe later

[Nobby]

??????

[gunny]

Not been polished yet

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/C1CFB5FF-209C-4A3C-B2FE-14ADE866A4F2-2056-0000023A7D29062C.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/FADC21AD-C99F-41A6-A423-358880734CD1-2056-0000023A83867A41.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/DC94019D-A147-478D-8BDF-F476591C8F13-2361-0000026BD937B0F6.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/D289677B-C2E4-478B-96CB-E2F30159097F-2361-0000026BDE087417.jpg

[Steve]

Looking good, thats a really nice colour and looks like they've done a good job :thumb:

[gunny]

Yeh it's **** hot mate can't wait to have it all back together and polished up

I really need some grey early door pockets, internal door latches and mk1 dash if anyone can help

[pikey1986]

i might have some grey door pockets knocking about

[boss]

Love that colour nice paint job to

[gunny]

i might have some grey door pockets knocking about

That'd be awesome if you have!

[DAVIDKEDENS]

I just read this full thread, this is amazing, top work. :)

[Benn]

Paint looks good dude.

[rickie]

looks stunning mate.

[gunny]

Thanks all, hopefully get back on it this weekend

[burgo]

Stunning

[gunny]

Not much of an update but I'm over the moon with this :)

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/4858EE30-CA21-4AB7-AD6C-C981833F1A5E-3440-000000EAC5286020.jpg

Check out Adam Galpin or Galpin Auto Vinyls of Facebook he's sh1t hot and this only cost me £5 posted

[SimonTW]

Neat. I can't wait to see it all built back up!

[gunny]

Me neither lol just no time ATM working ridiculous hours 7 days a week :-/

[gunny]

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/19147B52-5C77-474F-BF97-B41F9892429A-4274-00000140D194FBF1.jpg

Engine out for paint and clutch fix

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/F63AE703-D88C-44AB-A55C-506B7030C2BF-4274-000001444AD99AC7.jpg

Looking at it from a different angle hmmm lol

[scott.parker]

dude where does the water stat come out the head on the leh??
got any close up pics??

[Steve]

Put the engine back in that way and job done!!

[gunny]

It's to the right of the head under the throttle body Scott.

I'd love to lol

[DAVIDKEDENS]

Progress?

[gunny]

Bay is painted, hopefully get engine back in and car built up this week, I missing some window rubbers and the drivers door handle bar though :(

[DAVIDKEDENS]

Look forward to Pics, I think I need to see this car in flesh!

[NOV4_SPORT]

Glad to here the good progress of this mate keep it up

Iain

[gunny]

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/C18A8E4D-8827-4BA5-B423-B4119019209D-17727-000004ECD8EFD32C.jpg

Clutch works ;)

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/94EEBE40-EE28-4429-91B2-EB73C51EA8F2-17727-000004ECD049EDCE.jpg

[novadave24]

thhis nova is very nice and crazy fast saw it at the pod last year sounds great :) good work mate

[SimonTW]

I was only thinking to myself earlier that I hadn't seen this updated for a while!

[gunny]

Cheers Dave :thumb: Hopefully faster this year, bigger cooler, no more clutch slipping, gripper diff, R888's and more mapping to be done. Roll on PVS

[novadave24]

you defo bring it this year mate i defo be waching again and have look around what power you think it have this year ?

[gunny]

Yes mate hopefully driving this year too, she's 30 years old on the Sunday! Hoping for 230

[darcy]

love it

[maddogdaz666]

Nice, the seats suit it well

[ocdstigy]

Wow iam jealous!!!

[gunny]

Don't be http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?203212-So-the-nova-was-fun-while-it-lasted

[corsa_nova_boy]

Hasn't this just melted a piston? Lovely car always wanted to do something like this

[corsa_nova_boy]

Never mind just clicked the link lol

[gunny]

Got a new block and scrap head full of good valves from jonlem, dropped it off to P.E.C with a wish list. Spec is going to be pretty impressive :D

Here are some shiny's

Tial 44mm MVR

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/null_zps33179fad.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/null_zpse10092d2.jpg

custom flywheel number 2

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/null_zpsa71c6d78.jpg

Helix paddle clutch

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/null_zps5f85ba9d.jpg

[shaunboy84]

do the astra gte seats fit onto nova runners ?

[gunny]

No mate you have to make them fit

[Connor]

There some nice bits mate ;) do you still need me to check for those flywheel bolts btw?
That picture's just reminded me.

[nova_niek]

Sounds like progress. Good! :thumb:

[Benn]

Pec still owned by Dave?

[Connor]

Pec still owned by Dave?

yea lol

[gunny]

PEC Supertech pistons

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/null_zps8317587d.jpg

PEC rods, left are 'I Beam' and right are 'H Beam' Conner designed the I beam rods ;) don't know which I'm having yet though lol

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/null_zps63aa79ab.jpg

[Connor]

i-beams ;)
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo218/connorlake_2008/rod_zpsf3e69209.jpg

[gunny]

Lol show off :thumb:

[gunny]

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