busy couple of days

[Riggy]

well had a bit of a mince this weekend with sean , so just a few pics to show what we have been upto

day 1

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car on stands ready to remove old engine and make a garden feature of it

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was a little hungry so got the bbq out

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which i had on a MUFFIN sean ...

the new lump

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[Riggy]

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end of day 1 lol had to get clean and drive back to manc land lol

day 2 started with rain , so sean made a tent

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didn't take many more pic just got busy

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only thing left to do is put a flexi over the exhaust to join it up , as we bought the wrong size lol and it dont fit hahaha so that should be done today and seans can have some more fun again :thumb:

[Southie]

:eek: How quick are you guys :eek: The speedy gonzales of XE'ing lol

Looking good though.

[Riggy]

lol we didnt do too bad , sure people have done them quicker , we worked out that it took us about 16 hours including a bbq lol

[7ova]

nice tent :thumb:
no messing about there, in and out
nice work mate ;)

[L33 LEG]

very quick job! but you could of at least cleaned the thing beforehand lol

[scott.parker]

I'm sure Sean will clean the covers up, are they polished alloy Carl?

Did you beat the inner wing for the alternator?

Take it he' be taking it back out some point to stitch it too?

Good job though, even done while i was on the phone to you! lol

Scott

[Riggy]

yeah the covers have been polished so need a goin over and chassis leg got a big hammer put to it lol , and it will also be coming back out to be welded when he gets his run around sorted lol

[craig green]

Good work!

Is Sean a user on here? I recognise car & face from shows etc but no idea who he is....

Love the old skool MIM Brescia wheels on his car too. What I would do for a set of 15"s.

[Riggy]

yeah sean is SRS1 lol

so many people have told him to loose the mims but he like them lol

[craig green]

yeah sean is SRS1 lol

so many people have told him to loose the mims but he like them lol

I see. Perhaps I'll tap him on the shoulder & say hi next time.. :)

[scott.parker]

lol i said that yesterday, but not in a direct way.

[kevster]

nice work its taken me what 3 years and still not done lol

[burgo]

lol gotta love the tent

[Ste L]

nice work chaps, sorry i couldn't make it, totally forgot :(

[Adam]

Good work.
Did you get the fuel pump sorted???

[16v Nova Kev]

well quick nice one

[General Baxter]

that BBQ sucks,

you cant have a gas BBQ, its just not right, might as well of cooked it in the kitchen lol





oh btw, nice slow progress lol

[dj_wudgey]

**** me thats good work that lads lol

[Spudly]

Spot on you dont mess about do ya:thumb:


If you wanna bung one in mine feel free wont ya dude lol


Is it a runner now then?

[Joe Richardson]

Good work:thumb:

[stupot89]

thats one of the quickest conversions ive seen good work lads :thumb: just one question mate how muchlol

[ade]

Riggy youre mental! Love the gazeebo though - propper job!


You coming to PV?

[srs1]

the car still aint running. have been back to work and i get home late.

car wasn't starting and it was doing my head in. it jump starts but wont fire on its on steam. so on the look out for a starter motor now.
would have hed the car running on the 2nd day if it wasn't for the exhaust flexi problem

[BRoadGhost]

…Not gonna bother stiching the front end?

[srs1]

engine is coming back out again over the summer, if you look in my wip thread you'll see i f have a selection of goodies still to go in.

engine will come out and bay stitched welded up, roll cage married up to the front suspension, a quick rack fitted and probably a few more bits

[Will F]

Good work chaps...

So it starts on a jump? Is it lazy on its own then?

Could be an earthing problem, a gubbed battery or the starter - but the starter is least likely ime;)

[Rexy]

Jesus, you gays took your time, lol. Where was my phone call... Not good enough for you now i have a french car huh! Bitch's....

:P

[Graeme]

I spotted this outside Seans the other night when I was picking up an interior from around the corner from his, I think the spi was still on his front lawn lol

[matthew172]

engine is coming back out again over the summer, if you look in my wip thread you'll see i f have a selection of goodies still to go in.

engine will come out and bay stitched welded up, roll cage married up to the front suspension, a quick rack fitted and probably a few more bits

engine coming back out after its already pulled itself to bits or weakened everything?

for the sake of a couple hours stitch welding would this not have been better??

did you change cambelt and waterpump for peace of mind before hand?

[srs1]

engine coming back out after its already pulled itself to bits or weakened everything? yes, cause i can

for the sake of a couple hours stitch welding would this not have been better?? no, it was raining and i wanted the engine running untill i have decided what route i'll take. I have two cars, so the nova will get used when i feel the need

did you change cambelt and waterpump for peace of mind before hand? same as above.

thanks for your constructive points, this is not the first or last xe'd nova i have done. so i know all the area's of concern.

[scott.parker]

Sean your clearly an amateur!

[srs1]

oh dont you start awsell.

[scott.parker]

lol

[srs1]

:)


hehehe

:thumb:


will get the car running today, went to manc land last night and collected a starter motor off lee h and the very nice man andy017 (i think) gave me some proper sized flexi hose.

just want to get the car running and tried before i start stripping it down again. got my wedding in 2 weeks and mexico (lol) in 3 weeks, so time is running out to get car up and running for show season.
just want to get the car on the road for a few months and then it'll be stripped down again

[Graeme]

If your going to Mexico, getting the Nova running is the least of your worries, let me know if I can help with anything Sean (nova not swine flu related)

[srs1]

hahahaha, cheers graeme. after talking to you at last meet. i'm now saving up for the ring trip next easter. another reason the car is getting thrown together now so i can sort out any issues.

mexico aint going to happen now i recon. waiting on the call back today as they are releasing details on flights till end of the month. so will probably next year i'll be going.
riggy said last night he would sort out another meet soon. so we'll chat then about the ring more.

engine is still sat on the front lawn too lol.
gear box removed and oil all over the grass, that'll stop the kids playing footy on my lawn.
next time you go past, knock on the door. you obviously know where i live (stalker)

[Dar]

Good stuff lads :thumb: Sean, I thought you had gone off of XE's in favor of the smaller engines?

[srs1]

i had dar, but after getting the new job and the amount driving i am doing the xe is more ecconomical.

so i have sold my small block and got the xe instead.

[srs1]

car is now running and i have collected my strengthened lower arms and poly brushes for them. these will be getting fitted tomoz. bought new spark plugs also to give it a fresh kick.

[andy_017]

Excellent mincing there Sean!

Nice to meet you last night buddy, will catch up with you at the next meet when Riggy pulls his finger out mwahaha :cool:

Keep up the good work :thumb:

[Sloth]

looks smashing, and i know of plenty of xe'd novas that havent been welded, and haveint pulled apart. its rotten shiitters that do that, thats how the roumour started. if the shells solid its fine.

[srs1]

shell is solid, never failed a mot and never been welded in its life.

car is running and my quote of the day is
"nothing puts a smile on a mans face then a xe'd nova"

finally sorted out all the teething problems, car was running but only on 3 cylinders. after replacing ht leads, dizzy, spark plug and dizzy it was down to checking the fuel injection side of things.
low and behold, the fuel injection wires were not pushed in fully as a few of the clips were broken. time for professional both job number 2. cable ties were great lol.

i also had the rear poly brushes and not the fronts, so these will be ordered this week and then have all the suspension set up properly.

[draper]

proper bodges FTW lol

[Ben]

F@@k wedling it up, as Sean said the car is immaculate, i have had Novas which have had XE's fitted for nigh on 10 years and they had never been welded and held up fine. If you have a rotten pile of **** then fair enough but no need on a standard xe in a immaculate shell, if you dont agree stick your finger up your ass as i dont care.

LMFAO @ the BBQ, has anyone ever gone round Seans and NOT had a BBQ?

[srs1]

come to think of it ben. i'm having a bbq on the wedding reception too lmao

[Adam]

Good stuff Sean.
Good to see that 1.2i has been binned! lol

[Jack]

"nothing puts a smile on a mans face then a xe'd nova"
Thats what I thought, til I fitted the V6 lol

Fast work boys.... so the hands on guide for the upcoming national day will be how to fit an XE then? :D

[Spudly]

^^^^^

And ill volunteer the nova:thumb: lol

[srs1]

cant do national day, nor can riggy.

i get married two weeks today and riggy is saving to buy me a massive present.

[Ben]

cant do national day, nor can riggy.

i get married two weeks today and riggy is saving to buy me a massive present.

Lemsips aint that expensive!

[blue_peg_16v]

my loon has never been welded and its fine had a 200bhp xe in it for 5 years and now a phase 3 let for the last 18 months and its been fine

[General Baxter]

my loon has never been welded and its fine had a 200bhp xe in it for 5 years and now a phase 3 let for the last 18 months and its been fine

yeah but loons are just better :thumb:

[Riggy]

lol im doin national day seany boy

[blue_peg_16v]

yeah but loons are just better :thumb:

made with thicker steel lol

[Ben]

made with thicker steel lol

or is that saloon owners are just thicker?