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Well, im back again and i think a projects page is in order, however this one wont be done over a couple of days like the ones in the past lol :roll:. So the idea is, mint the nova up, couple of subtle mods here and there (nothing major) keep it old school and original-ish. So its a 1983 'Y' plate pov spec nova, it has all the old school attributes: no side repeaters, no passenger mirror, no rear seat belts, however it has front headrests and a rear washer/wiper set up...? Anyway heres a couple of pics of the car, ive lowered it 60mm all round, currently has a side exit exhaust too, the plans are, get my alesios, soonish, give the interior a good clean, mint up the body work, bling the engine bay and put a new exhuast on it.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0159.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0156.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0157.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0158.jpg
battery tray isnt too bad:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0161.jpg
both inner chassis legs look good:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0160.jpg
:thumb:
chimp007_uk
02-02-09, 08:24 PM
look good for the age! Whats with the side exit?
its not bad! merh, it was on it when i got it lol
nice base to start with there :thumb:
Mk1 FTW !!!!!
like the colour also
ALSO will be selling the window surrounds when i can be arsed to remove them, i have 2 sets now lol
chimp007_uk
02-02-09, 08:27 PM
i wasn't complaining lol just looked like a standard tip but side exit... Is it calypso red? or just another red, hard to tell
lol ok, it is a standard tip, the bend over the rear axel is where the center sections been cut and theres no back box, so its a little loud lol. it looks calypso red in pics but its more of a bronze colour, someone said carnillion red? or something like that anyway
andrew1988
02-02-09, 08:32 PM
Its not calypso red its something like karnelot (sp.). The side exit was something me and my mates did when bored. Was cool for 5 minutes but then gets loud as it basically destryed the silencer.
Good to see you've got a project thread up. Will be watching with interest!
floydy13
02-02-09, 08:32 PM
mmm need to loose the side exit mate!! nice old nova mate, well done
lol it was novel to me too, then as said, quickly got boring haha! is that your new one then andrew? the loon..
by the way, who did the head gasket?
andrew1988
02-02-09, 08:36 PM
Thats a photoshop of it. There a WIP in the projects here somewhere. So far with the money from selling this ive bought a c16xe and porsche 911 seats for the saloon lol. We did on the HG on my mates drive. No torque wrench and no proper tools. Used a tiny knackered ratchet until it started bending. My bad
invest in a torque wrench man!! lol. I put my pump on, filled up the water, got it going and water started pi$$ing out the head!!
Same colour as mine, its a weird one. Looks red in most pics, but its actually a copper colour. Polishes up nice :)
Whats the plans engine wise?
Whats the plans engine wise?
;) something different if all goes to plan!
not had a chance to polish it yet due to wow weather but i can imagine, in my head :roll: lol
Novasport
02-02-09, 09:02 PM
Carnelion red iirc. You have a PM:thumb:
Carnelion red iirc. You have a PM:thumb:
Thats the one!
Replied;)
jimbob-mcgrew
02-02-09, 10:25 PM
nice wagon that. lol @ the water pissing out of the head.
jimbob-mcgrew
02-02-09, 10:30 PM
did u get away with just tightening the bolts or has it gotta be re-done.
Old skool! :cool: :thumb:
stuartyj21
03-02-09, 07:06 AM
looks like a good wee car mate, love the old school...
im keeping an eye on this as no the car from round near me and would be nice to see it progress
dj_wudgey
03-02-09, 11:20 AM
not bad mate will be a nice little project!!!
did u get away with just tightening the bolts or has it gotta be re-done.
just torqued up the bolts, it mixed the slightest bit of oil and water so a service and it should be fine, my mate drove his OHC 8V corsa round for a while with it creaming up quite bad, good old strong engines :D lol
Quick update, just committed to buy a Corsa VXR engine, comes with box, all ancillaries, FULL car loom, clocks, ecu, key fob etc etc. Hence my quest for a cheap scrap shell. hopefully picking it up this weekend. Plan is, get it in and running in a duff shell (so i know what needs to be done) then see about putting it in the nova :thumb:
Southie
03-02-09, 05:09 PM
Quick update, just committed to buy a Corsa VXR engine, comes with box, all ancillaries, FULL car loom, clocks, ecu, key fob etc etc. Hence my quest for a cheap scrap shell. hopefully picking it up this weekend. Plan is, get it in and running in a duff shell (so i know what needs to be done) then see about putting it in the nova :thumb:
Sounds interesting. This is what Chris Astley was on with and then gave up for some reason :confused:
Hope it works out for you but may depend which gearbox your running as the new corsa ones (M32iirc) are huge :eek:
Chris's build for reference CLICKY (http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/projects-restorations/340122-nova-corsa-vxr-engine-gearbox.html)
Sounds interesting. This is what Chris Astley was on with and then gave up for some reason :confused:
Hope it works out for you but may depend which gearbox your running as the new corsa ones (M32iirc) are huge :eek:
Chris's build for reference CLICKY (http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/projects-restorations/340122-nova-corsa-vxr-engine-gearbox.html)
Thanks, is quite scary that Chris packed his up and now im attempting it! :roll: hence the want for a scrap shell rather than butchering mine.
Plan is im going to try and use an older gearbox? to save having to make mounts and p*ss about with the hydraulic clutch set up, hopefully though, as he is giving me the full car loom (including fuse box etc) wiring it all up shouldnt be too much of a pain in the ****, he says he hasnt cut one wire, just un-plugged and un-clipped it all.
raymond
03-02-09, 05:27 PM
love this car mate wish it was for sale when i bought my mk1
Have you looked into what its going to take with throttle cable etc? As the corsa vxr doesnt have one lol
Corsa D accellorator pedal ;)
Good luck mate, I'm sure your going to need it
I know im going to need it, ive got the time and money to play with so why not eh?
Think they need to be run on aftermarket management, the standard corsa loom has to communiacte with abs, stereo, uec, cim etc etc, or else it wont work.
I'll see how it goes, if it needs management it needs management
Fair play fella! Get it done and update the wip regularly.
I will do, where did you hear it needs to be run with ABS etc
I used to work a tech for vauxhall, Didn't have much to do with the corsa d before i left though. The engine ecu has to "communicate" with all of the other major ecu's in the car for it to function correctly. It will throw fault codes up, and may not run, if, for example, the abs ecu is disconnected. It needs to recognise a feed from the column module (cim) to tell the eng ecu that the correct key is inserted etc.
Ahh i see, so say i have got the abs ecu, but there is no abs, surely there would be a way to sort of link it out?
Ahh i see, so say i have got the abs ecu, but there is no abs, surely there would be a way to sort of link it out?
That i can't help you with i'm afraid, Iirc there was a thread on mig, someone tried doing it, but was having a real mare getting it to run, in the end, he junked it all for aftermarket stuff iirc.
Hmm interesting. Well theres no harm in having a bash myself, probably some to the same conclusion. What was he fitting it to?
headgasket is well dead! just started it up today, and the engine is full of mayo! should be sorted tomorow hopefully
also decided on aftermarket management and throttle body for the vxr engine, picked it up saturday, very nice and shiny new lol :D
there strong old beasts. just under the bolts, slid one out and the new one in.....job done lol
got a new engine to go in tomorrow anyway lol. cheaper haha
probably quicker to swop the engine aswell
Well all went tits up, block is fubared mixed all oil and water in about 10-15 mins and pushed it out the header tank, so to make myself feel better, work has begun on the Nova's timely engine conversion. We did a shufty moving the cars around to get the nova at the back of my mate's (Simon) drive and once we'd finished we got bored so... pics...
First time the R19 track car has seen a road in a while lol, and the last time the Nova will for a while:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0206.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0207.jpg
Sneaky pic :roll: i think its so good looking!
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0208.jpg
Nova in its new home tucked away nicely
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0209.jpg
Ginge and Simon ars**ng about lol
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0210.jpg
Where they sit now (the cars i mean lol)
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0211.jpg
And shortly after boredom set in
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0213.jpg
Plan is to put the VXR engine in place next weekend on an 'F' gearbox to get the position and level, then Ginge can measure up for the O/S engine mount and mock one up at work.
Ahhh nearly forgot
;)
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0186.jpg
will be keeping my eye on this z20let Nova sounds good to me:thumb:
Z16LEH, sorry to disapoint lol
arhh still its a new Vxr lump going in a nova :thumb:
Not seen it done yet so Good luck
np matey now get out there and start doing some work lol
lol not now im off to bed so i can get up and earn the funds for it haha
im keeping an eye on this.
yea feels like im working for nothing atm have no spare cash to spunk on the nova :(
any ways Back on topic!
Updates Lol only jokin
hope you pull it off mate
Simon 1867
24-02-09, 09:12 AM
very nice..goodluck with it matey. will be keeping an eye on this
dj_wudgey
24-02-09, 10:52 AM
nice matey i hope you get it in man!! did chris astley not put one off these lumps in his nova???
no he changed his plans and sold it wudgey.
also gunny theres a lad on corsasport called nova saloon that removed his set of pin fit bump strips. i dont know if he still has them or not but its worth a pm to him
Southie
24-02-09, 11:20 AM
Oldest Nova on PNG + with newest engine in =
http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p379/SOUTHIE01/dj0713.jpg
lovely jubbly
Update peoples!
Firstly, thanks for the comments guys:thumb:
Been busy(ish) on the nova today, removed the m32 gearbox from the vxr engine as its for sale on ebay, only to find a errm, not so nice surprise. The Dual Mass flywheel had failed prior to the engine being removed which in turn has absolutely wasted the clutch. Heres the piccies:
Didnt do anything yesterday as we were busy on ginges fiesta:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0226.jpg
So we started by removing the m32, and ginge managed to round off one of the preassure plate bolts....
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0240.jpg
Look at this lot for a mess:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0241.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0242.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0243.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0245.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0248.jpg
So then work moved on to the car whilst we were waiting for a friend to drop off a gearbox:
Drilling out the spot welds to remove O/S engine mount and other bits:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0228.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0227.jpg
Removed after a while with the hammer and bolster:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0231.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0230.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0229.jpg
I decided to leave the back support for the engine mount on as it also helps as a support for the slam panel, heres how the other side is supported:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0249.jpg
So heres how it looks now, it will be tidied up better, both pics for comparasin:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0257.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0230.jpg
So then it was time to remove all the running gear etc, car up in the air to save back-ache lol:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0253.jpg
All removed:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0250.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0251.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0252.jpg
Wings off and quite happy with what it was like under them:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0254.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0255.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0256.jpg
In there new and safe resting places lol:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0258.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0259.jpg
Then more rain came and luckily so did leon with the gearbox, so it was back into the workshop to bolt it up to the engine, and generally some pics of us ar**ing about as usual lol:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0232.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0239.jpg
F13, yes thats right, F13 all bolted up ready to position the engine for making the new O/S mount:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0246.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0247.jpg
And that was it today, not much done as it was raining on and off. Also a few parts came in the week consiting of corsa brake servo, corsa wiper motor and this badboy:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0225.jpg
Hopefully my charge cooler kit will arrive this week so i'll get some pics up of that and if all goes well next weekend will be one spent welding and fabricating!
I want to say thanks to Simon for providing us with his workshop which ive now taken over lol, been good mates for years and ive finally got him on here he is 'simooch' so heres some pics of the 'shop now:
Spot the nova parts lol:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0260.jpg
Vxr bits too:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0261.jpg
And the no-neck m32:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0262.jpg
Thats all for now people, hopefully some real progress will be seen over the next couple of weeks
Didn't realise you were doing this conversion! You seem to getting on well already!
Corsa VXR engine with an F13 = very cool in my book. Get a few spares though lol.
lol The f13 is only to position the engine so i can make up the O/S engine mount mate ;)
:( .
What gearbags going in then?
vaughanmc
08-03-09, 09:11 PM
The shell looks plenty clean enough mate! Keep us up to date
+1 Rep :thumb:
:( .
What gearbags going in then?
Gearbag lol
F28 eventually
The shell looks plenty clean enough mate! Keep us up to date
+1 Rep :thumb:
Cheers dude, its a minter under the bonnet!
vaughanmc
08-03-09, 09:15 PM
Certainly looks it anyway :)
You know you need to move the gearbox mount for a F28?
Going to be an awesome engine in a light shell. Whats the plans for stopping and turning?
You know you need to move the gearbox mount for a F28?
Going to be an awesome engine in a light shell. Whats the plans for stopping and turning?
Yep :)
V6 brakes up front, disc'd rear beam too, coilys, poly's, tempted to rose joint it up too.
Those dual mass flywheels are utter crap. Constantly replacing clutches because they break up at work!
Just seen teh reply about the f28. You realise you can use the standard nova mount when fitting it? Have weld a new mount onto the chassis leg
Yeh ive been hearing a lot of bad things, hopefully regal have something for me in a couple of weeks
Wondered what had happened to this! Good going fella!
Just seen teh reply about the f28. You realise you can use the standard nova mount when fitting it? Have weld a new mount onto the chassis leg
Yes i know this lol
How the hell have i missed this :eek: . Im keeping a close eye on this one :thumb:
gunny, if the lumps a modified x16xe, is it poss to use a x16 clutch and fly? 4 puck helix jobbie? saves time etc? btw there is a lad on corsasport with one of these in a b matey, he had hellish issues fitting it. still, its getting there dude!!
btw there is a lad on corsasport with one of these in a b matey, he had hellish issues fitting it. still, its getting there dude!!
Merh, doesn't scare me! lol For i am man! (well nearly, 21 in 11 days lol)
Hopefully this weekend, trial fit... Wooop!
dj_wudgey
13-03-09, 01:19 AM
will be a top motor this one good thread matey!!
Small update, had a bit of a dabble on the car after work today, stripped all the seams ready for welding (tomorrow hopefully) aswell as stripping all the areas for the strengthening kit. Also removed everything else that was left in the engine bay, such as steering rack, throttle/choke/bonnet cables, brake servo, fuel lines etc etc. Removed the pedal box and all its workings too as i have my corsa servo to go on. Had a right mare removing the steering collumn, damn shear bolts :wtf:. That was about it for today, hopefully getting the bits to make my O/S engine mount tomorrow too. Didnt get any pics as i was getting stressed lol but did have a play with some super expensive plastic restoration stuff last night that simons dad had nocking about lol.....
Before:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0274.jpg
Quick De-Grease:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0275.jpg
And restored :D:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0277.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0278.jpg
The pics dont really do it jusctice as my camera on my phone is a bit err, wow, to say the least. Only did it 'cause we had nothing to do last night, i will do the rear bumper and front valance skirt trim thingy when soon. Tried th old heat gun trick and it was a hopeless attempt, the bumper was that far gone it was never going to work lol
I lied, i took one photo today, the welding material, some of you may possibly remember my old 1600cc carb'd 1.3SR:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/DSC00275.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/nova4.jpg
Well err, here she is now...
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0276.jpg
Also just decided to take some pics of the parts that have been arriving as they're in my room with me lol
Carbon Vin Plate, Thanks Glenn (GND16v):
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0284.jpg
Corsa Wiper Motor:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0282.jpg
Corsa Brake Servo:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0281.jpg
Charge cooler set-up (rad is with the car atm):
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0279.jpg
Personally im worried this charge cooler is a little small but im told it will be efficiant enough for now... Here it is against Human Traffic lol, its that size squared:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0280.jpg
Cool thread :)
What was the plastic restoration stuff called?
Thanks :D and i have no idea :D
lol It was just in an old panda cola bottle, simons dad napped a bit off his mate who was a top notch valeter, will try to find out what its called though as i want more lol
I tried the heat gun tactic but my bumper ended up more distorted than Jackie Stallone's face lol
Lmfao i like it, mine darkened a hardly noticable amount then did the shiny melty trick so the heat gun got put away!
wasnt snot green was it gunny? btw that cooler is big nuff mate, theyre more efficient than a normal ic...
No it was a kind of chalky blue colour, strange gooey stuff but it made an awesome job on the bumper, it feels nice and smooth and all replenished :D lol
Im sure it will be, but if i dont like the charge temps im getting when its being mapped then i'll upgrade, my rad is just shy of the full width between the headlights, about 4" high by 2.5-3" deep, so i know i'll be getting plenty of cooling from that.
it will be fine, i was gonna use one a little bigger on the cav at 400bhp, so its good for what your doing.
lol Alrighty then! Cheers mate :thumb:
looking good gunny. not sure why the heat gun method didnt work for you it worked a treat for me
I used that method on my old Sr's and mk2's and got on fine, but for some reason it was just hopeless on this one, must be due to age, maybe they used different suppliers in the early days...
I just don't have any patience. I wanted to get it done. It all went downhill from the moment I plugged the damn thing in!
You need to change your avatar, you'll be getting people excited!
Hmm update time me thinks!
Merh! Got dragged off to pizza hut just after i posted that lol, so anyway, update time.
Got home from work on thursday and the chassis plating kit i bought from OFFPLOT had arrived, so i could see a good weekend coming. Me and ginge both had half days on friday so we strolled round to simons and stripped all the seams in the engine bay:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0291.jpg
Then saturday was an afternoon of welding, as ginge was busy in the morning, and i was busy catching up on the weeks sleep lol. Whilst ginge was welding, i removed all the nova brake pedal set up and cut blanking plates for the holes:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0288.jpg
Removing the column was a b*tch! Damn shear bolts lol:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0289.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0290.jpg
Servo blanking plate:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0292.jpg
Painted the insides of the plates with red-oxide for a little bit more protection:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0293.jpg
Tried to get a photo of simon actually doing something, but he got shy and ran away haha lol:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0312.jpg
Ginge hard at work, and the fruits of his labour:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0310.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0309.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0301.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0302.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0303.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0306.jpg
Looking good, whens the "trial fit" going ahead then?
Inner arch strengthening plates:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0306.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0305.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0304.jpg
Strengthening plates underneath:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0311.jpg
Bit of tetroseal:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0313.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0307.jpg
Bit of vandalism by the boys lol:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0308.jpg
Amazing what you find in a cossy mans workshop:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0295.jpg
Thats all pics wise, picked up my f28 sunday night, came with shafts and 2wd kit, also ordered the f28 mount kit from Chris Astley today. When i clean up/paint the box i'll get some pics sorted, i cant see much happening this weekend on the car, maybe weld in the O/S inner chassis leg plate and the tie bar plates, we covered the seams in red oxide once ginge finished welding, just to protect them. I thought i had more pics but clearly not lol
Looking good, whens the "trial fit" going ahead then?
Thanks:thumb:
Was hoping it ould be this weekend but im struggling to find the parts i want to make my engine mount. If i can get something sorted this week then its all systems go and guns blazing lol
Also forgot to mention, hopefully picking these up this weekend:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/wheel1.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/wheel2.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/wheel3.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/wheel4.jpg
Porsche rims 2 7J and 2 8J ?
They'e not D90's, D90's are the more common ones on the dubs etc, i think these ones are a full set of 7Jx16"
928s rims, canny remember the code lol, gunny, is that a bad boy grille fer a xr4i?
They're the ones ;)
It will fit any mk1 3 and maybe 5 door sierra i believe
And my V6 front calipers have arrived lol
D90's ftw! Nice choice of wheel, with the adapters they're nice and et friendly for a nova too!
DUDES!!! This is a D90 lol:
http://www.v-zweeden.com/imagemagic.php?img=ztDJyNPalMSVl5Wl09rO1NOcmI%2FY1 8w%3D&w=200&h=184&page=prod_info
Mine are 928 something or others lol
cookie cutters, are they not? Get them diamond cut ASAP :cool:
cookie cutters, are they not? Get them diamond cut ASAP :cool:
Something like that, and how much does that cost Mr lol
scott.parker
18-03-09, 08:20 PM
Awesome project thread Gunny, nice to see some one trying this conversion, and ace base car mate, i was tempted to buy this my self, but i got laid off from work when i was going to! lol
Keep up the good work mate.
Scott
Lol yeah, just looked again! These the ones aamir has on his?
Edit, they're NOT cookie cutters or teledials.
Lol yeah, just looked again! These the ones aamir has on his?
Edit, they're NOT cookie cutters or teledials.
lol I FAIL - I just googled 'cookie cutters' and there not what I thought. I've always refered to the 928 wheels as 'cookie cutters' :roll:
Have to come up for a new name now...
EDIT: The are refered to as Porsche 7 slots (http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://images.eurotuner.com/eventcoverage/eurp_0708_12_z%2Bvolkswagen_jetta_mk3%2Bleft_right _view.jpg&imgrefurl=http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread%3Fid%3D3683043%26postid%3D45761795&usg=__OAIr8fGfJhaPFwPPcg9u9cI9j9Y=&h=480&w=640&sz=100&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=a8weAyb0J3t1QM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dporsche%2B928%2Bwheels%26hl%3Den%26rl z%3D1T4GZAZ_en-GBGB313GB313%26um%3D1)
Hmmm, a new name:confused: what to call them:roll: lol
Does anybody know how many coils these corsa vxr engines have?
Dropped something off at an engineers shop today, hopefully before the weekend they will have made the part i need and if were lucky....
...trial fit this week boys n girls :thumb:
Also they may be making me some adaptors to fit my porsche wheels :p
not finished this yet christ you must be slacking lol only jokin mate.
going to be good when its done
not finished this yet christ you must be slacking lol only jokin mate.
going to be good when its done
Dont joke lol, i was fuming with myself that i hadn't got one thing done this weekend...
...and on top of that the 309 needs a gearbox and headgasket
Oh, and when i picked the wheels up the guy told me their nick-name is 'discs'
They are NOT D90s
They are 928 rosebowls!
scott.parker
27-03-09, 06:22 PM
Stu, he knows they are 928's mate.
They are NOT D90s
Errm,
Timing FAIL lol
Working long hours all this weekend and 99% sure that i will be next weekend too so i doubt very much that we'll be seeing any progress in the next couple of weeks:mad: :cry:
DW-Nova
27-03-09, 09:05 PM
Just read through all this thread, looks brilliant ! hope that your the first to get a Corsa VXR engine into a Nova, i dont know why Chris Astley gave up ??? how heavy is the engine ? as regards to the question about how many coils it has i would imagine it would have 4 like the majority of new cars they have 1 per cylinder, how much did you pay for the engine if you dont mind me asking ?
Meh, i didnt read all the thread!
just read this thread, looks awsome ! good luck with this...... !
scott.parker
28-03-09, 04:34 AM
Meh, i didnt read all the thread!
No worries dude, just know your a sarky ****! lol
I read this and think its a awsome build! One thing tho you have to hurry up and get the engine running. Just to beat the lad thats putting that engine into the corsa c.So you can be the first to have this conversion swap ever done :D
Top work so far! :thumb:
One thing tho you have to hurry up and get the engine running. Just to beat the lad thats putting that engine into the corsa c.
He's putting it in a corsa c, let him beat me lol, he has an easier conversion to do and personally in my eyes mine will be a lot more interesting, 26 years difference between my car and engine lol
bigs and gunny, theres a corsa b with it in and running. sorry....
bigs and gunny, theres a corsa b with it in and running. sorry....
Merh, still not a nova lol
lol i expected that response.
You know me to well already lol
wheres the updates??
ignore sloth hes just a hater
Southie
03-04-09, 03:40 PM
Dropped something off at an engineers shop today, hopefully before the weekend they will have made the part i need and if were lucky....
...trial fit this week boys n girls :thumb:
Also they may be making me some adaptors to fit my porsche wheels :p
Any pictures of these on yet :D
bigs and gunny, theres a corsa b with it in and running. sorry....
Link to it ;) oh please lol
and we need up dates! :D
JordyzNova
03-04-09, 05:43 PM
awsome lol i would love a realyy old nova you dont see meany
good find m8
its on corsa sport, gunny has the link bigs.
Well as per usual work has got in the way! But were going to mock up the engine mount sunday? Then ginge is going to make it up at work monday, and im working the next 2 weekends :( but it all funds the project in the end...
Any pictures of these on yet :D
Got to take my wheels and hubs down to them mate, just not had time
Fooking 309 has decided it wants some attention, consisting of headgasket, some new oil breather hoses, i think its time to stop neglecting her and show her some love poor girl:cry:
fcuk the french ****ter. get the nova done lol
How very dare you lol
It needs to be put back on road, im transportless!!
These legs aint taking me 10 miles to see the mrs mate lol
Well time for an update folks, had a bit of a doss day on the nova today, thought id take advantage of the day off and all the sunshine. So the plan as to just trial fit the engine as we havent got any gas this week, pushed the engine crane round from mine to Simons (yes we did get some dodgy looks lol) and work commenced after an hour or so cleaning the workshop, then looking into buyin a house and blaa blaa etc etc..... Picies :D
Firstly we got the engine in the air, ish, and removed the pre-cat and downpipe then drained out the engine oil, which was black as the night:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0325.jpg
So after hauling the engine and box out to the driveway in the trusty old wheel barrow, me and Ginged manned 'rhah!' the car up and over the engine whilst Simon ran around re-arrangin the wheels and tires and taking photos lol:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0327.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0326.jpg
Lifted up into place ish:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0328.jpg
And roll on the clearance issues, in this pic to the far left is the alternator which fouled, so i marked it out on the chassis leg and removed it, to the far right is the water pump pulley, which fouled, so again, marked it out and removed it, also the engine mount fouled:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0329.jpg
Thinking the engine mount wasn't fouling to badly i cut the 2 little out tab type things off, but still no joy so ended up removing it:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0330.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0333.jpg
Water pump with pulley off:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0332.jpg
Also the inlet to the turbo was well too close to the slam panel so i removed that too (the slam panel) didn't want to but oh well:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0331.jpg
And before anybody moans, the car IS level on level ground etc etc, so yes, i used a spirit level on the engine, here's a few pics:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0334.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0338.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0337.jpg
The head stamp:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0336.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0335.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0340.jpg
Then zee wife came round bearing post, a gift, and added to the notes in the engine bay lol My latest model car :D:D:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0341.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0344.jpg
Whislt Ginge cracked on with getting the engine out of the renault me and Simon had a little 'wheel mince':
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0342.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0343.jpg
And thats it for today, not a major update but i feel im getting somewhere now, had a small delivery yesterday courtesy of Burgo (thanks again mate and nice to see you again) which consisted of coilovers, plated lower arms with tie bars all poly bushed, injection fuel tank and a corsa M/C. Also ordered my custom lightened/ballanced Billet flywheel last night so i'll be sure to get some pics up when this arrives :D
I take it the Porsche wheels are not actually bolted on.
Nooo lol, need some adaptors, it was just to see what the look like, ish, the tyres are so big that tha are pressed against the bottom of the turrets in the second pic lol
Small update folks
Adjusting the engine on the elongated holes on the front and rear gearbox mounts, moving then engine and box as far over to the N/S as possible, which in turn gave me sufficiant clearnace for the water pump and alternator though the engine mount is still a little close so a couple of minor alterations will be made there:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0348.jpg
Started removing the factory engine loom:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0349.jpg
Also found that one of the vacuums will be suitable for a brake servo take off, fitted the nova one just to try it:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0350.jpg
And a couple of questions, im not really clue'd up on sensors etc, i like to keep things simple, i can tell what most things are but these two have stumped me so can anyone help?
This one seems to just have a plug going to it:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0351.jpg
And clearly this one has a vacuum to it:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0353.jpg
They are both located on the back of the engine, any ideas?
16v Nova Kev
07-04-09, 05:02 PM
im well into this looks good
Tommydewe
07-04-09, 05:42 PM
just read this from the start, it seems to be a very promiseing car :) plus its in excellent condition for its age
goodluck
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0336.jpg
I thought the Corsa VXR engine was a 1.6? :wtf:
Good to see progress, but I hope your not running the engine that close to the chassis! even with solid mounts.
It is, bigger head, bigger ports, bigger power :thumb: :D
And nooo, going to do a little shaving of the engine mount to try and get around 10mm clearance, if not the i will start boxing the chassis leg, nothing is as close to the leg as it looks in that pic, i took the photo at a bit of an angle, as said im happy with the water pump and alternator clearance
Also going to nick my mates f20, bolt it up and use the spacers to see how i get on with engine position on a big-block box
tom_beverley
10-04-09, 06:41 PM
Looking good mate, hope you get over all the issues and finish her :thumb:
Looking good mate, hope you get over all the issues and finish her :thumb:
Thing are looking good and coming together now mate so hopefully should be able to crack and hopefully trailor it to PVS
Southie
10-04-09, 07:03 PM
Looking good so far progress wise. The placement of everything is looking to start getting interesting :D Just hope you don't start loosing interest when it starts to get on your tits lol
As Ash said I thought they were also 1.6. :confused:
Are you still going to run the m box still?
bek---x
10-04-09, 07:06 PM
Then zee wife came round bearing post, a gift, and added to the notes in the engine bay lol My latest model car :D:D:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0341.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0344.jpg
:D:D
Irs a 1.6 block with a 1.8 head mate. Ive not lost interest yet and im even losing sleep over it! Not running the m'box as it involves losing too much of then n/s chassis leg. Have an F28 for it instead, stronger and easier to fit.
Southie
10-04-09, 08:12 PM
The sleepless nights are probably eagerness to get it working. :D
F28 box drops straight on then? Which clutch and flywheel will you need then?
No its definitely stressing about parts not fitting/working, or the initial getting it running, sourcing parts etc etc lol, the days are where the eagerness is
Yeh F28 fits, ordered a custom flywheel and using a 1mm drop LET clutch kit
Shinys :D:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P4150061.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P4150060.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P3270026.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P3270025.jpg
More shinys lol:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P4160069.jpg
Got a little bit done this weekend, dropped the engine out and put an f20 on, had to cut part of the sump out (dont worry nothing that has anything to do with oil/strength) put engine and box back in but didn't have correct spacers so a couple of 10mm wide nuts were used but not a great effect was made so i need to pull my finger out and order a spacer kit (unless anyone has one?) then ginge made up a template for the mount which he has took work to make it up, i have took some pics but tbh theres nothing worth seeing
Edit: Bit of a blonde one but can i use those lower 2 braided hoses for rear discs?
gunny, i use b+q 2 mm thick washers, 6 per bolt mate. does the trick as long as you thread lock the buggers.
Yes you can use the rear braided hoses for rear discs. There will be a solid pipe from the flexi hose to the rear calipers
Sloth, not up for that on the F28 and well over 200bhp mate lol rather buy a propper kit
Rich - ive just been under the car and slapped myself after seeing the solids after the flexis it all came back to me lol
lol everyone has odd moments, i blame my school teachers. Just fitted a disc rear beam to mine
Dude awesome project!
Hasve to ask tho. You have an engine hoist, yet you lift the car by hand?
Why didnt you just drop the lump in thru the top using the hoist?
Too much faffing about going in the top imo, engines not far off the size of an XE and my first XE conversion went in through the top, hated it lol, everything is in and out through the bottom now, so much easier
Xes go in a peiece of piss.
I struggled personally, have found it much easier to go in from the bottom since, each to their own though eh?
Yep yep. Awesome project tho. Very very cool fitting the lump!
Thanks pal:D
Yeh it looks ace, everytime i walk up the drive you can just see that shiny newish turbo hanging out the front :)
Bits keep arriving and i have no time to do anything, got my gearbox spacer from chris astley and fitted that sunday afternoon, not happy with how the engine is sitting naturally so a bit of forcing the engine back a little bit and boxing on the chassis leg will be done, will try a bit more slackening and adjusting first but its looking like its about as best it will get. Tyres came for my porsche wheels too:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P4240090.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P4240091.jpg
And rear gearbox mount all modded up (wil strengthen later if i cant find my gte rear mount)
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P4260103.jpg
Now waiting for my custom flywheel which is taking a while, some bonnet catches, got to sort out a map sensor, wideband amongst a few other things, so much to do, also just bought a bullhorn tubular manifold with T3 flange so maybe turbo upgrade soonish :p
Massive update (loads of pics lol)...
Had a busy weekend, got a fair bit done, started by making/fitting the custom O/S engine mount and boxing/strengthening the chassis leg, happy with the result and its very strong, used 5mm steel (for peace of mind) so i'm confident it would be able to cope with big power if the day should come :p
We started by welding in the HH strengthening plate, then cutting out the box for clearance for the engine mount, then folded a piece of 2mm to fit the hole/make the box/strengthening the inner arch (better as one piece than many):
Ginge welding in the plate:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0374.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0373.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0374.jpg
Then took back the welds with an abrasive pad, covered it in weld through galv spray ready for the next day, then in with the engine, and making up the mount, we had already made templates and cut the plates for the mount so no faffing about there:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0375.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0376.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0377.jpg
So heres some back dated pics:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P4190084.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P4190085.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P4190086.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P4190089.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P4250092.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P4250097.jpg
Then hand pressing in the group n 309 rear engine mount:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P4250100.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P4260104.jpg
And some up to date pics of the rest of the mount etc:
Engine back in, and 2 mount plates in:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0378.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0380.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0379.jpg
Then some supports:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0382.jpg
And for the first time.... The engine on its own mounts, no jack, no crane, no blocks of wood :D
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0381.jpg
So then back out, and all the fatness of ginge jumping up and down on the mount lol:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0383.jpg
F28:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0385.jpg
Standard box mount removed:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0384.jpg
Engine back in with F28 and mount all fitted welded:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0386.jpg
:D Good work dude. I cant wait to see this up and running!
Youve guessed it
Ta Daaaa:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0388.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0389.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0390.jpg
Wooooop :D well happy with it now, i can see it moving on, bought the paint ready for paget to come and work his magic this weekend, heres the wheels:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0391.jpg
Stretch :D
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0392.jpg
So due to rain, i spent yesterday strippin and painting my front brakes:
How they started:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0396.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0395.jpg
Finished artcles, hammered finish silver hammerite:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0397.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0394.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0399.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0398.jpg
As the progress is moving on well, and ginges fiesta is going to take a while, so the G.M.P Motorsport yard had a move around today lol, first time the novas been on four wheels in a long time:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0402.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0403.jpg
R19 Valver wheels, tempted to use these on a nova in future:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0404.jpg
Sneaky one of the mount:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0405.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0406.jpg
Shoved over the road lol:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0409.jpg
Fezzy in:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0410.jpg
:P
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0411.jpg
And thats it for now folks, going to strip and paint my rear calipers and polish up the wheels over the next few days, pics to follow
nice update Rep+ :thumb:
i dont think that engine mount is going to budge lol
nice update Rep+ :thumb:
i dont think that engine mount is going to budge lol
Cheers dude :)
Me neither lol is a pretty beefy one
tasty very tasty gunny. canny wait for this un...
ginge really is rather handy with that welder aint he. looks awesome buddy
mavro1978
06-05-09, 07:21 AM
looks like a good wee car mate:thumb:
This is goin to be a car to look out for in 09. I.m just waiting for you to get bored with it and chuck a z20leh in it
scott.parker
06-05-09, 10:17 AM
Good progress mate, hope you get it up and running soon.
Scott
garethcolley
06-05-09, 12:59 PM
Looks good mate.
twin40s
06-05-09, 02:31 PM
excellent great build. What colour is it going.
excellent great build. What colour is it going.
going?! Why would you change it :confused: Blasphemy lol
ginge really is rather handy with that welder aint he. looks awesome buddy
Yeh he is when he can be bothered lol
This is goin to be a car to look out for in 09. I.m just waiting for you to get bored with it and chuck a z20leh in it
;)
excellent great build. What colour is it going.
White and blue :p
Only joking, only bough paint for the engine bay, car is staying as it is other than the porsche wheels
Love the rims. Awesome work on the mounts.
dj_wudgey
07-05-09, 12:19 AM
class build this mate porche rims will look well nice aswell!!
They'll look awesome when ive finished polishing them :D
Cheers for the comments :thumb:
Small update folks, had Paget round and started prepping the engine bay today, grinding back welds and filling etc, hopefully by the end of 2moro the engine bay will be finished :D then when my flywheel and clutch arrive i can chuck the engine in for the last time! (Hopefully)
This is all :thumb:
then its just a case of wiring it all up.
Are you going for a stand alone System or using what came out of the corsa??
dj_wudgey
10-05-09, 10:56 AM
swee sounds good mate!! hope to see it running soon then!!
then its just a case of wiring it all up.
Are you going for a stand alone System or using what came out of the corsa??
Omex 600 mate
swee sounds good mate!! hope to see it running soon then!!
Ahh the optimistic one lol
scott.parker
10-05-09, 11:21 PM
Cool, should be running soon then if your using a stand alone system, do you still need the radio etc for it to work, just something i heard?
Scott
Thats if you use standard management, in which case you need just about every electronic component on the car for it to run lol
Hopefull wont be too long till its running, not getting my hopes up and funding is running low, but it will get done, promise!
scott.parker
10-05-09, 11:27 PM
Hope to see it at PV dude, then we'll both have to treck over to a mids meet with the other mids lot.
Scott
Me too! lol only thing stopping it going PV (running or not) is a car to pull it and trailor/dolly. Sounds like a plan that:thumb:
scott.parker
10-05-09, 11:30 PM
Well i dont have tow bar, but i do have a trailor lol
Ive just bought a to bar for the 309 :roll: lol
ive got a tow bar for my saloon/estate aswell
Want to tow the VXR to PV then? lol, cant see the 309 seeing the road in time what with the Nova's taking up all my time!
cool, i'll still need to sort transport though, got me ginge and simon+baggage
someone will pick you up en route gunny, i blagged a lift there and a tent one year
i should be able to take baggage gunny. so you just need to sort yaselfs out. im going on the friday tho?
Me too, booked the week coming up tp PV off so i can do some solid graft on the car.
novaload1992
11-05-09, 05:04 PM
nice to see a mk1, she's a good one
Update!!
Well its been a succesful weekend :D no need for much writing as the pics do the talking. Paget (python) has done well and surprised us all, for sayin the work was done on a driveway in a gazebo with a compressor that cant keep up with him, its an ace job, hopefully you will all see my point at PVS :)
Paget
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P5240174.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P5240176.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P5240177.jpg
Bek's input
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P5240179.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P5250183.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P5250184.jpg
Red oxide
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P5250185.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P5250186.jpg
My car is James Bond :D
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P5250188.jpg
Base coat
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P5250189.jpg
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This is all :D
:D So this will be running VERY soon then :D
Excellent work, is that the original colour?
yeh its original, but uber fresh lol makes the rest of the car look propper bob lol
Oh, theres a load of pics of the firewall because if you look in the first pic, once i had taken it we noticed the circle which we though was the filler showing through from where the wiper motor was, but it was just a strange reflection that happened in the right spot.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/P5250201.jpg
This one
nice paint job mate
keep up the good work :thumb:
nice paint job mate
keep up the good work :thumb:
I wish i could take credit for it!
Same colour as my car, do the pictures look the same colour as it does in the flesh?
Ive found pics always make it look red, but its actually more of a bronze/copper colour?
No the pics always make it look red unless you get the right angle with the right amount of natural light lol yeh it is a bronze copper colour, really nice.
Good to see your keeping it, my mates all telling me its an old/boring/dull colour.
My turbo is staying the same colour, dont care what people think :)
Planning to be at pvs with it?
Great.
So nobody has actually been known to have this engine running in a Nova yet?
If you back out now, bad sh!t will happen!
Rich - Yeh should be at PVS hopefully mate, wont be finished but not far off, your mates are fools lol everybody who has seen mine loves it
Leeboo - Not as far as i know but im not going to claim to be the first, on here anyway lollol
Theres no way im backing out, too much hard work, time and effort has gone into it
Theres no way im backing out, too much hard work, time and effort has gone into it
Good cos like I say, bad sh!t would happen :p
I know but i think id be killed by my mates before any more sh1t could happen lol
Bit of a bob pic as i had to send it from my fone to a friend who the sent it me through msn but you get the idea lol
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0434.jpg
Cheers Benn, means a lot coming from you with all your shinys lol, i'll get some better pics up soon
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/Photo0431.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/Photo0432.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/Photo0433.jpg
That looks sh1t hot!! :thumb:
scott.parker
27-05-09, 02:27 PM
Looks too close for comfort more like! lol
Looks good mate, you seen my pics of your cars twin from Spain?
Scott
I know but I just love the stance of it, looks mad.
Thats not actually bolted up yet :roll: lol
No i aint scott, do show...
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