my nova project (volume 2)

[yayoboy]

hi all, ok, ive had my nova now for 10 years, and its been through a couple of transformations and yes unfortunately i had a bad girl racer stage with it and fitted barn doors to the front rear sides........ ugggh! but now ive grown up and decided to make her 'proper' ie i want a factory gsi look with a bonkers c20xe! its been in storage for the past four years but fortunately when i was younger and petrol was a halfpenny a litre i had the intelligence to get the the body sorted (it wasnt that bad to begin with but i wanted it spot on) so im hoping when go ahead and get it blasted it shouldnt find anything unexpected..... anyway heres how it last looked (sorry!lol!) and ill post some pics of how it looks now after i attacked it with spanners

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/Beast3.jpg
how engine bay was:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/seansxenova8.jpg

ill also get some pics up of the bits ive bought so far for the 'restoration' (££££s on engine bits) wish me luck

[napalm_27]

the mirrored fan blades dont look to bad actually

[yayoboy]

agreed, i think there about the only thing ill be keeping :)

[dougie_boi]

is that candy red under the bonnet. looks ace :thumb:

[philip]

dont like the kit or anything, but then again when you built it, it was all the rage. got to admit though the work thats gone into it looks mint fair play, under the bonnet looks awesome:cool:

[021-bennettt]

You should definetly spray the outside of the car the same colour as the engine bay!!!The paint in there is mint:)

[Rickyb]

i actully quite like the look of that some good work gone in to it keep the updates+pics coming.
rick

[novaguy08]

that engine bay looks dead good :D

Its good to see that ya come from the Billy boy racer kits to the OE+ look :D Welcome to the light side :D

[Martin]

should look liek this if its all painted how the bay is

my mates old nova.. destroyed by a landy lol
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b367/Martain_novalicious/79bda8c4.jpg

[yayoboy]

ok, heres a few pics of the stuff iv got at home now
wossner 87mm pistons, pec h beam rods, kent ast1612s:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/31052009307.jpg
my lightened flywheel ready to join my crank and get balanced tomorrow:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/31052009308.jpg
my head ready to go to chd to be stage 4'd tomorrow:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/31052009309.jpg
how the bay looks now and the reason i started the build:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/04052009288.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/05052009295.jpg
im hopin this week to finalise if im goin for the omex jenvey single body kit or the sbd taper body kit? update soon

[Rickyb]

looks top keep the updates coming.

[philip]

pm'd:thumb:

[yayoboy]

ok lot of work been goin on, got the bottom end rebuilt
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/01062009311.jpg
lightened/balanced crank
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/01062009314.jpg
crank in
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/02062009317.jpg
painted
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/03062009321.jpg
ready to go to pride engines to get my pistons machined to set compression ratio to 11:1 :)

[yayoboy]

gearbox done, just waitin for quaife diff
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/07062009324.jpg

[yayoboy]

couple of pics of the head in progress
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/09062009329.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/09062009327.jpg

[skidmarkz]

cool :)

[yayoboy]

brand new lifters from sbd
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/13062009337.jpg
helix clutch
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/13062009336.jpg
helix pressure plate, comp mounts and kent verniers
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/13062009335.jpg

pick up head on monday, takin block to be comp tested and have pistons machined to suit and ordering sbd taper throttle body kit plus a shed load of other stuff of them aswell

[buzbi]

i see your rebuilding this on he cheap then! lol

[yayoboy]

head finished
ordered sbd taper bodies 2day also
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/15062009340.jpg

[novaguy08]

Some of them valves dont look seated properly chap

[yayoboy]

they are

[novaguy08]

Must be just the pic then unless you not got the springs on yet, looks like the exhaust valves on 3 and all 4 on cyl4 are open slightly....

[yayoboy]

just the way the cams are restin m8, we turned it over when it was built up, all valves openin/closin as they should :)

[djbrowney]

nice work fella, how many people have reverted back to standard look lol

i hope you didnt use the carnk on the first page ??? or at least had it re-ground lol

[philip]

did you get any more pics of the head, wouldnt mind having a look if have thats all matey.

builds coming on fast...topman:thumb:

[yayoboy]

used the crank you sent me m8, just had it polished/lightened and balanced :) ill get some more pics of the head up later phil

[dj_wudgey]

nice work mate glad to hear the fan blades will be the only thing getting kept from those pics though!!

[~~joycey~~]

Nice one :) Wot colours the car going?

[scott.parker]

Oh another nice XE for the mids! lol

That heads had a big skim as well hasn't it?

What's the pricing like from that place, it's in Bromsgrove yeah?

Scott

[philip]

scott...empty pm box

the heads been skimmed mega on the piss aswel as having too much off it imo. look at chamber 3/4, right by the manifold face...its not been touched by the skimmer like number 2 cylinder has been( awkward to explain but should see what i mean)(just off the gasket seating face)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/15062009340.jpg

[Graeme]

Good build there mate, whats it going to look like when its finished?

[scott.parker]

scott...empty pm box

the heads been skimmed mega on the piss aswel as having too much off it imo. look at chamber 3/4, right by the manifold face...its not been touched by the skimmer like number 2 cylinder has been( awkward to explain but should see what i mean)(just off the gasket seating face)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/15062009340.jpg

I did notice that mate, i was just going to wait see what he said about the skim.

Scott

[yayoboy]

basically, dont use chd, the head has had a lot took of it but its been checked over by pride race engineering who are **** hot and he says its fine, what he did notice tho was that dick head at chd didnt bother fitting any valve platforms to the double springs! phoned him up and he says never bother fittin em as yours has the 13mm guides! any way i had abit of a barney at him and he had a set of kent springs on the shelf, i ripped them open and ****ed off with the platforms, im proper lucky i asked pride to check the valve piston clearences as i would have never looked! i just feel sorry for some other guy who head he said he did a few weeks back and he said he left the platforms out of that as it dont need em! what a prick! his machine works good but the bloke cuts dangerous corners, dont use him, ill be using phil in the future! any way on a lighter note my engines all ready to be put together comp ratio is set and all tested by pride, just waitin for sbd oil pump and about 500 quids worth of jic hose and fitting! as 4 end colour i really havent thought that far ahead! oh and how good ares the txautosport rads? cheers lads

[philip]

**** me matey! really sorry to hear about that. im glad you had the head checked out though.

besides speccing the head completely inadequate for what your afterm they go and do that! the base plates are there to stop the springs potentially digging into the alloy and end up making the head scrap...unless go to the expense of machining each base and shimming it, also the springs would be running very slightly less spring seat pressure without the plates in too!!

btw the radiators are good, my mate runs one on his corsa LET with 400bhp and a 10inch fan and never gets hot. im getting one for mine soon. and a few other lads on mig have them. i think theres a thread that was recently put up on mig about a LET running hot, and those rads were rated by quite a fe people tbh.

anyway, hope everything will go sweet as from now on:thumb:

[yayoboy]

thanks m8, just do us a favour, every1 infact, get the word out not to use chd get the ****er bankrupt. can keep ya eye out for me for a good coscast head with plenty of meat on it, want a spare basically to give to you n go solids on it etc. cheers m8

[philip]

tbh matey...id go gm and do the porous mod:thumb: still save about £100 with a gm head and having mod done, than buying a coscast and going from there. but up to you. i can ring my mate and see what hes got?

[yayoboy]

yeah let me know m8

[yayoboy]

also can you get me a price from steveboyslim on his arp head stu kit with xe washers? think it might need 2 be undercut aswell considerin the amount ive had took of mine, cheers phil

[philip]

you should be ok, ive seen heads with that much took off and more b4 now.

you'll have to get the washers from vauxhall or try autovaux.

ill ring him in abit and give you a ring:thumb:

[Mike]

Another nice XE for the mids indeed :D

[yayoboy]

ok all sent some bits to the powder coaters 2day and apart from that im just waitin on my sbd order so i can finish the block and get it back in, and my head stud kit of steveboyslim. need some other bits but i am proper skint at the mo lol

[yayoboy]

gearbox done, clutch on and some powder coated goodies :)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/24062009380.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/24062009374.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/24062009368.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/24062009371.jpg

[novaguy08]

yummy powder coatings :D

those gubbins look great!

[Rickyb]

this has been quite a fast rebuild up to now.

[yayoboy]

stuff from sbd arrived today, but all iv had chance to do is get the oil pump machined, fit the sbd oil gear, and fit the pump, hopefully gonna try and get the engine in 2morrow!
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/01072009390.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/01072009389.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/01072009386.jpg

[Ernie]

Have fun building that lot up.

[yayoboy]

after ****ing around gettin the back gearbox mount redrilled, i finally got the engine back in properly, looks pretty good aswell me thinks;) ready know to start pipin and wirn back up!
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/02072009398.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/03072009445.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/03072009449.jpg
me finished rose jointed linkage
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/02072009402.jpg
on the car
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/03072009446.jpg
re drilled gearbox mount
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/03072009447.jpg

[yayoboy]

sump back on
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/04072009456.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/04072009457.jpg
sexy pipe
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/04072009463.jpg

[yayoboy]

hi all, 2 day recieved my ally rad, s/s breather and water bar, very suprised on how good the quality of it all is considering the price, check it out,
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/08072009471.jpg
on the car
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/08072009473.jpg

also started to build up my t/bs, then trial fitted them to the car,

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/08072009480.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/08072009484.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/08072009495.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/08072009497.jpg

everthing seems to fit really well, hoping to get my roose hoses, bailey header tank and brake bias box by the weekend and 2moz im going to start running the fuel lines, still tryin to decide if i wanna go all out track and gut the inside, or keep the gsi trim? opinions? cheers, sean

[scott.parker]

What injectors did you go for then?

Scott

[yayoboy]

'Small Peco injector, yellow 480 High flow 14 Ohms'
Those ones, just copied and pasted from sbd's website:)

[scott.parker]

What do they offer over Vaux creams? any idea?

Price (CBA to look on SBD) lol

[yayoboy]

These i think are the 'upgrade' from the creams

INJ-690
High flow injector, blue 690cc, 12.5 Ohms. Direct replacement in the standard system. Used on high specification, turbo & super-charged engines

Or take a look
http://www.sbdev.co.uk/Fuel_Injection_Kits/Injectors.htm

[scott.parker]

I wonder if it's worth me getting some before i get the car mapped, thats another thing, where/who's setting your car up?

I have found a place in Bromsgrove (near harbury) the guy does grass track racing, he does full engine set ups/tunes with rolling road etc, suspension set up's so on so on, I'm yet to contact him.

Scott

[yayoboy]

Theres 2 places im toying with at the moment, aldon automotive, or Hitec Motorsport, most likely Hitec as mick the gaffer there loves xe's, plus ive used him before and he's pretty clued up. Is the place in harbury Angel?

[scott.parker]

It's called TTS performance.

Where's that guy your thinking of using based?

[yayoboy]

He is in Cradley Heath, about 10 mins drive from j3 m5
http://www.hitechmotorsport.co.uk/index.htm

[scott.parker]

Humm, I'll keep him in mind, though theres a guy toward Cheltenham thats closer for me.

[yayoboy]

no probs m8, its an advantage living where i do as most of the tuning places are only 5-10 mins away, ill let you know how i get on there i hoping it shouldnt be that far away now....

[scott.parker]

It's a massive shame that Stealth racing nr me don't deal with MBE, they just use DTA stuff, but there so spot on, my mates took his 1.6 8v Turbo in to them so many times and had things done and not paid for it, they just give good service.

[yayoboy]

i nearly went with dta but was told to go with mbe by a few tuners who praise them, and luckily aldon and hitech deal with mbe and omex mainly, so its cool for me, is it too far for yourself to check them out? i take it you runnin the sbd taper kit on yours m8, hows it go?

[yayoboy]

Okay, today got my roose hoses and s/s clips and piped them in, also dropped the rocker back on to stop the **** gettin over the cams. put starter motor back on 2 and gonna start lookin at doin the fuel lines 2moz. does any1 know whats the best plugs and leads to run, some1 told me just to use the orignal gm stuff but that cant be right? anyways heres some progress pics :)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/10072009510.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/10072009511.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/10072009514.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/10072009519.jpg

[let_nova]

yeah pal just stick with genune GM plugs and leads.

[philip]

ngk bcr8es i think. or something like that anyway, what we use on all the hi-po xe's round here, and some beru leads or magnecor

[yayoboy]

well this huge thing came 2day lol! as well as some beru leads and ngk plugs
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/21072009537.jpg

might have to go back tho as i think its dinged on the 2nd primary :(

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/21072009536.jpg

also some pics timed up with the kent pulleys on

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/21072009540.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/21072009539.jpg

had to make a spacer at work so i could pin the rear cover to the l8 type gm sbd pump, the mount is thineer on the l8 type

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/16072009529.jpg

[16v Nova Kev]

that engine is sweet bud nice work

[Graeme]

Engine looks stunning mate, shame about the m.o.t. patches

[scott.parker]

Thats the same BTB i had, i sold it in the end, as unless your going to run 300bhp it's not really worth it IMO, i just use a SBD type A now.

Scott

[auzzy-b]

looking good bud! some top performance parts gone into the engine:eek: would luv to see it shift once finished:) nice..

[yayoboy]

Engine looks stunning mate, shame about the m.o.t. patches

i know m8, but this is only the 'get engine in and running well' stage of the build, once its worn in and im happy, its coming back out to have the shell done, trust me it will be flawless :thumb:

[skidmarkz]

Thats the same BTB i had, i sold it in the end, as unless your going to run 300bhp it's not really worth it IMO, i just use a SBD type A now.

Scott

not 100% acurate... the type C manifold is what is required for throttle bodies if you want to get any place close to SBD's estimated figures.. i had the type A and over standard it made 15bhp... the typce C is meant to release another 10bhp but 20 to 30 extra torque, and torque is whatya need :)

ill let ya know when i get the new exhaust mapped ill see what the difference is between them both

[scott.parker]

not 100% acurate... the type C manifold is what is required for throttle bodies if you want to get any place close to SBD's estimated figures.. i had the type A and over standard it made 15bhp... the typce C is meant to release another 10bhp but 20 to 30 extra torque, and torque is whatya need :)

ill let ya know when i get the new exhaust mapped ill see what the difference is between them both

Sorry i guess i should of put more detail to what i meant, OK if your running a VERY Hi spec engine, then yes that manifold will work, but if it's a mile'd spec engine on TB's i cant see it building the pressure required to need it, thats what i was trying to say, although i think i could do with a better manifold now lol but no where near as big as the BTB one was.

Scott

[yayoboy]

hi all, not alot been goin on really as iv been doin a shed load of overtime at work to fund me project! but this came 2day, me quaife diff, thanks steveboyslim
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/05082009591.jpg

any ideas on how to get the speedo drive of the old diff, and what torque to do up the diff gear bolts? cheers

[Jay]

Any updates on the awesome looking build?

[yayoboy]

got a load of pics coming soon, just been doing the boring stuff at the moment like wiring and piping, have just ordered my goodrich hose ends which should be nice :)

[philip]

any luck fitting the dif?

[yayoboy]

yeah m8 diff is fitted, quite easy actually as i made up a tool that fit the castle pieces on the diff housing, welded a 1/2" socket to it and wound it in no probs

[yayoboy]

ok beens bust doin the fuel/oil lines and sortin out my hubs etc. heres some pics:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/04092009636.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/04092009639.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/04092009640.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/03092009627.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/02092009617.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/02092009618.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/02092009611.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/02092009620.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/04092009635.jpg
got it fired up yesterday all seems good!

[Nobby]

funking awesome mate, i couldnt ind that altenator i thought i had at work must of been chucked for scrap! :( Ill have to pop up and have a nose at this when shes all done matey looks like a proper build!!

[yayoboy]

thanks m8, just got a brand new delco one anyway now m8, place in nethey had one in stock. when its done feel free to come and have a nose, whre you work not grifford?!?

[Nobby]

thanks m8, just got a brand new delco one anyway now m8, place in nethey had one in stock. when its done feel free to come and have a nose, whre you work not grifford?!?

kool just give me a pm when its done lol nana i work dow kinver at little independent garage

[yayoboy]

got this today
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/23092009651.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/23092009654.jpg

think it looks quite good and is good quailty too. tryin to sort out my teflon brake hoses next and then get the exhaust done, then its time for a trip to the rollin road to have the initial setup!

[LEWI007]

Hey mate that looks good, where did you get it because im thinking about getting one ?

[yayoboy]

just found it on ebay, is a newton equipment one
http://newton-equipment.com/

[scott.parker]

Looks more like the Novatec one's

[yayoboy]

talked about this on another thread, i think the novatech, newton and tweeks ones are all the same. but mines in definetly newton, pt no is stamped on the back of it

[yayoboy]

picked up these off john h today, easiest place to store it for now is were it should be lol, ive now got 2 sets of gsi bumpers one bnib (scared to use them lol) and these which i think are virtually new, cheers john:thumb:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/28092009662.jpg

also stared fitted my bias box, fetching the teflon hose and fittings tomorrow, btw whats the fitting thread size for the rear drums?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/28092009660.jpg

[yayoboy]

got these today
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/29092009665.jpg

and started making my lines up ;)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/29092009671.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/29092009670.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/29092009667.jpg

only done drivers side for now, will get rest done weekend now, back on shifts :cry:

[yayoboy]

sorry for no updates for a while, been busy finishing it off. well, its all done and on the road now, got it mot'd taxed insured and re registered as a 2.1 over the weekend and today, drove it for about 40 mile today and it was sweet as a nut!! will get some pics up in the next couple of days of the 'finished' article. just want to get some miles on it now so it can go on the rollers for the power run! this stage is complete, the bodywork project will start early summer!!

[Graeme]

I hope your upgrading thay 256 brakes with that engine spec

[yayoboy]

ive got a bnib set of hispec 300mm 4 pot kit waiting to go on, but there not needed whilst im wearing it in plus i havent decided what 16's im going for yet, probably MOs or speedlines

edit: plus im to skint to afford the wheels!!!

[Graeme]

I knew you'd have the best of the best waiting to go on, when are we going to see a full car shot

[yayoboy]

ill get some in the morning matey, hopefully with the skirts on i bought from john h

[yayoboy]

heres a couple of pics i took them just so apologise for the quality, also got and fitted me a pair of 10" spals today, they work a treat, just need a new rad switch as mines fooked, can you get lower temp switching ones?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/24112009114.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/24112009100.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/24112009101.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/24112009113.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/24112009112.jpg

[scott.parker]

Have you any pics of how this car use to look? did it ever appear in fast car/max power?

Scott

[yayoboy]

yes fast car many moons ago (ive had it nearly 10 years!) when i first did it 'tw*t boy' racer style, one of the pics is on the front page of this thread, the colour is still the same for now untill i start the body work project next year ( just goin for mint conditon standard and probably jupiter red or a matallic black in colour)

[Graeme]

Really good build mate, looking forward to seeing it back together

[yayoboy]

well im back on shift now for four days, so come sunday im gonna try and get thebumper on properly and try and do the skirts, need some clips though!

[yayoboy]

quick update been making this for my guages, tried a pillar pod didnt like it so came up with this
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/15122009152.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/15122009158.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/15122009159.jpg
and with the edges bevelled
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/20122009172.jpg

should have it painted tonight, plus my hispecs came today, gonna start building them up also tonight :)

[yayoboy]

got my gauge pod painted and fitted, i think it looks sound;)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/24122009178.jpg

the beast with coilovers fitted
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/01012010179-1.jpg

and what i discovered afterremoving the spring and poking about, obviously ive cut the majority of it out now, just waitin for my air saw to arrive to remove the rest, while ive gone this far im gonna turret for the coilover, by the state of the rot, its a good job i fitted the coilovers to find it!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/02012010184.jpg

[Welshy]

that engine looks amazeing mate :thumb: top work

[yayoboy]

^ thanks, just p***ing me off now that whenever i try to go and put some miles on it to wear it in, something goes wrong, first the wheel bearing, now this rot! aggghhh!

[scott.parker]

That rot is just like my mates was. not good, but better you found it now.

[Welshy]

thats all the fun of owning a nova, youve got it easy, my corsa i cant even sell for £300 lol, i just want another nova lol, chin up though, there is a silverlineing :thumb:

[yayoboy]

ok, rot has been sorted, thats what most ive me time has been spent doing lately, but it did give me chance to do my manifold and refurb the petrol while they were off, look see:
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manifolds back on, puttin the tank and exhaust back on tomorrow, fingers crossed might be able to have a blast in it!

[yayoboy]

exhausts now going back on tomorrow, going to try and get my 280mm hispecs on too, not looking forward to messing around with the bias box again though!

[Mike]

Top stuff :) look suspciously like my old fuel tank lol

[yayoboy]

had the tank for years matey! fitted new track rod ends today and have started to waxoyl inside, messy stuff!

[Iain]

Looks like a std Nova petrol tank, what's unique? lol

Looking good, nice repairs! What have you painted the manifold with?

[Mike]

Looks like a std Nova petrol tank, what's unique? lol

The dents in it, mine had identical ones from when i dropped it lol Had my Nova apart that many times I just remember random bits like that lol

[yayoboy]

yeah, the dents must be a 'standard' dink point lol!
thanks for comments about the repairs iainel, they took me long enough lol
the manifold is sprayed with plastikote high temp aluminium paint, ive used it before and works really well, just finshed 'baking' it today, tried to fit my hispec 4 pots also but the noobs sent me the wrong caliper mount!!! ive setup a thread in mechanical, have a look see if you can help. another day on it tomorrow, waxoyl time and a few other niggly jobs before i get her back on the road!!

[yayoboy]

oh btw, can some one tell me how to rename my sig link to say 'my project' rather than just the link! cheers, sean

[novaguy08]

just the globe button with the chain its pretty easy after that.

[yayoboy]

cheers dude

[novaguy08]

Ta for the rep!! :D

[yayoboy]

^no probs matey
got the exhaust back on today, had to repaint the manifold as the plastikote stuff peeled off! any way sand blasted it clean and painted it with halfords high temp stuff, worked a treat, baked once i got the exhaust on on it set sweet! hispec hace admitted thier ball drop and are sending out the correct brackets for my calipers. did some little jobs also like getting my gauges working and wiring up my led gear change lamp. gonna get some waxoyl done tomorrow and refix the back bumper. its getting there!
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[Cle]

Love what you've done to this car mate :thumb:

[yayoboy]

^thanks mate just going down the garage now to do some more im on a tight deadline for the 'the ring!'

[yayoboy]

finally got it back on the road today! only did 10 miles as was paranoid, but all went well! only prob is that i think i have a bad connection somewhere as my sidelights are coming on dimly when i indicate or hazard! any ideas?

[novaguy08]

Sounds like could be a crossed wire, you need to check your wiring, i'd start in the engine bay to make sure nothing has corroded or split when working in there.

[NovaLad]

Looking good!
Keep up the good work :)

[KSRY]

Awesomeness in 1, keep it up!

[dj_wudgey]

looks good now the kits off and theres some nice engine work going in there keep it up!!!

[yayoboy]

thanks for all the positive comments, means alot, especially when things go wrong, spurs me on lol! ok today spent timy pass side inner cv boot, as it was catching on the body, has any one had probs like this before? im using comp mounts, which are all in position correctly, and obviously f20 box with comp shafts and cvs? the way ive got round it is getting a cv boot that comes of flat instead of bulging out before it steps down (the bulge was causing the problem) just wondering if this has been seen before? cheers folks, sean

[DW-Nova]

Very nice mate ! Gonna be an awesome car once the bodywork is all done, good luck with it all !

[novalovingned]

That engine bay is just sex! Looks like no expense spared on the spec. Top job :)

[yayoboy]

sorry for no updates for ages, just been real busy rying to get everything sorted for nurburgring. car now has pas, is worn in and ready for its full power tune next week, cant wait to see what its making! gotta go to hispec on thursday to get my custom caliper brackets made up and fitted, and the cars also wet flatted ready to be sprayed gloss black (just a quick easy colour for now so its all the same colour, then when nurburgs out the way, save up and send it in to the body shop for a full in and out prep and spray), will get some pics up next few days when i finish nights

[yayoboy]

ok, started painting it the weekend, its only aout of rattle cans, but i think ive done a decent job, its only so its all one colour for now while im saving funds to send it in proper to the body shop. also fitted corsa b pas (go on call me a pussy lol) and its goin in thursday to have its first power run as ive done 500 mile on the engine!
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/yayoboy/Picture017.jpg
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[Connor]

Looks like a decent job for rattle cans :d

[sparkie1401]

excellent project thread bud, shame you counlnt get that heated screen for it

will be superb when its done

mark

[yayoboy]

thanks, yeah im impressed with the can job, tides me over till the funds increase, and yea would have been nice to get the screen!

right, got the tailgate and roof painted now, still being f'd about by hitech with my caliper brackets, they are idiots, have sent me the wrong ones twice!

oh yeah power run didnt happen rolling road broke down, monday now fingers crossed!

[yayoboy]

ok heres the finished (temp) spray job, i think its turned out ok see for yourselves:
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[scott.parker]

burgo black no2 lol

[dj_wudgey]

looks a ok job that buddy!!

[yayoboy]

It will do for now untill funds are topped up, rollin road tomorrow, can't wait to see what power it is! nurburg here we come!!!

[Angus Closier]

Looks good fella! Hope the rr goes good! What power you hoping for??

[yayoboy]

Between 230 and 250

[Connor]

pmsl matt black nova with polished cav wheels
+ rep :thumb:
But in all seriousness looks like you done a good job with those cans
and it does make sense, roughly how many cans did it take you to do the whole car?

[yayoboy]

18 cans matey, I've got an account at maccess, the paint was only 1.30 a can trade lol!

[dj_wudgey]

well thats cheap enough then dude!! and hoep you get what you want on the rollers!!

[yayoboy]

Well tomorrows the big day finally! There rollin road is finally sorted and I'm booked on for the morning to get it mapped and power tested. Ohh the tension lol

[nova_saloon]

nioce. cant wait to see what the POWAH! out put is. Should be good.!

[scott.parker]

Good luck dude, im gessing it will be 196bhp?

[yayoboy]

Lol whatever Scott

[scott.parker]

Cant see why not dude, it's got all the right bits, an it's better spec then mine or Ol H's old one.

[yayoboy]

Add 25 30 bhp then you will be about right :)

[novaxe235]

I would Of Thought It Will Make Around 220 At The Fly Depending On The Cams Used, Did You Get The Over Heating Problem Sorted? If So What Was It.

[yayoboy]

244 @ 7480! Get in! And the rollers were only calibrated Monday! Might get a bit more when cams get dialled in :)

[Spudly]

Just re-read this thread from the start, youve done a sterling job bud and really really impressed with your result on the rollers aswell, even the temp painjob looks good, i hope youre going to ditch the smoothed boot though as that and the bike sized plate let it down imo, but only a little niggle on an otherwise awesome car:thumb:

[yayoboy]

Thanks spudly that means alot mate, tbh I have thought about going back to a normal tailgate but that'll be when it's ready for proper paint :)

[scott.parker]

So what the exact spec of this engine, as thats massive power, and i know of other members with over £4000 on internal mods to there XE's that dont make that, thats why i gave a guess of 196 as that about right for a cammed TB xe, the cam must be mental if it's 100% spot on?

Scott

[Lee]

So what the exact spec of this engine, as thats massive power, and i know of other members with over £4000 on internal mods to there XE's that dont make that, thats why i gave a guess of 196 as that about right for a cammed TB xe, the cam must be mental if it's 100% spot on?

Scott

Certainly attainable with a proper lairy cam set. QED's Q450 kit can make this power if set up right, but you do need seriously evil valve springs and solid lifters.

[yayoboy]

Full port polished head 3 angle seats 1608 cams double springs ecotec lifters verniers 48 mm taper body kit on 9a4 ecu comp ratio raised to 11:1 wossner comp pistons pec rods and crank, all balanced. The dyno is bang on, plus sbd 'guessed' it would make about 240, so were not far off, this isn't just your average camd up bolt on build, and once I go for solid lifters and sbd300 cams plus dry sump, I'll be looking for 300 ;)

[Lee]

I'll be looking for 300 ;)

You obviously have the wallet for it, so fair play, but bear in mind thats going to be a very stressed engine. The cav supertourers used to run 300bhp XE's and they eventually dropped back to 250 as they needed rebuilding so much lol

[scott.parker]

Fair enough, so have spent that £4000 i was talking about then! lol

Mines "your average bolt on job" lol as im tight and have been skint for the last part of last year.

Fair play to you if you go 300bhp+ as Lee said though more chance of it popping, and you can ask him about that one...

Thats another reason why i dont want to spend loads and loads internally, as if it does go bang then it's harder to build it back up (if your not rolling in it) where as buying and XE and a basic rebuild can be done for under £500.

Scott

[yayoboy]

but bear in mind thats going to be a very stressed engine.

tbh honest matey i agree it is probably too much, but ive made a bet with steve and craig at sbd that ill get it more powerful than the westfield on their homepage lol. seriously though, this is NOT an every day car, so it can afford to be a bit close to the edge, but at the same time i dont wanna be rebuilding it all the time, hence going for the strengthend bottom end. ill see how happy i am with it at this, but ill definetly be dry sumping it, and the cams........ mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmlol

[yayoboy]

Fair enough, so have spent that £4000 i was talking about then! lol


and the rest, and id love to say im minted, i do have a well payed job, but an even more understanding bank manager! this build wont be payed off for 12 monthes!!

[novaxe235]

I would Of Thought It Will Make Around 220 At The Fly Depending On The Cams Used, Did You Get The Over Heating Problem Sorted? If So What Was It.AM I INVISIBLE OR NOT WORTHY OF A REPLY:wtf:

[yayoboy]

Calm down calm down lol it still runs hot but nowhere near as bad since I wrapped the exhaust in that magma vlocano wrap stuff. Plus I have my fans on 50% of the time!

[novaxe235]

OK! At least you have it sorted do you know what the torque figure is, similar spec motor to mine yours makes slightly more power........ At the moment.

[dj_wudgey]

this is some serious build im defo watching to see how may ponies you pull!

[yayoboy]

the torque was 198, all starts at about 4000 then drops off at 7800, when I go mechanical, I'll raise the rev limiter to 8500 to allow for the longer power band from the sbd 300s, then I think 300 Bhp is on the cards, but dry sump conversion will be next for bomb proof oil supply on the track. Iv also got to start looking at custom tca/tie bar setup at some point to, aswell as ripping out the back seats and caging it, so sorry power monkeys, you'll have to wait for the 300 mark, but it will get there, soon :)

[Lee]

the torque was 198,

Must be overbored to at least 2100cc I assume? :)

[yayoboy]

Correct 2098 to be precise

[yayoboy]

All last minute checks done ( I hope lol ) and we set out tomorrow I'm takin a spare fuel pump, all belts, diff, brakes, cables and some oil and fuel hose plus a load of consumables ( thank god my mates takin his a6!) nurburg here we come I'll try and get some vid and pic updates will I'm there, wish me luck!

[dj_wudgey]

nice mate glad its making good power! Hope you get your 300 bhp!

[yayoboy]

Well touch wood we have got to ramsgate ok with no probs, changed me wheels over to my new ones with eagle f1s on so I cam scrub em in driving to nurburg. just waitin to get on the ferry!

[Toydx1]

looks loads better in that red mate .... smart as

[Ernie]

have a good time mate.

[yayoboy]

Thanks folks, just need to try and get my handling sorted before I go round the nordschleife! I hope gaz can airmail lol

[philip]

300bhp is going to be mega. id look at catcams or even the silly QED 460's, but the 460s really are a 5k+ cam. i dont rate the piper cams at all. i fitted some 270 newmans, with r1 carbs, wossners, head work and TLE exhaust and made 225@fly peaking at 6.5k. but then you start heading towards 300bhp the car will be a pig too drive. if you had a car that pulled from 3k up to say 7.5/8k, it would be better to drive and quicker than another car that didnt pull til 4.5/5k up coming out the bends would be a nightmare and a bitch too drive.

[yayoboy]

thanks for advice! well done it, 3 laps round the nordschleife, 10.29 best time, which on speaking to some english lads there who had been round in evos and rs focus's, is quite good! really demanding on the car and body though, car never dropped below 4 grand! cant wait to come again but im taking the car to a proper race setup place to get all my suspension set properly as it was twitchy as fook going round some of the lairyer bends! i think harry hockley will be having a call when i get back!

[Connor]

You get any vids?

[yayoboy]

No buddy, got couple of pics before and after was to focused ( twitchy arsed lol ) to do bids on track

[dj_wudgey]

gutted would have been a good watch vids next time lol

[Nobby]

congrats mate bet yum pleased to fuk ay ya lol and i still aint sid your nova!

[yayoboy]

Lol my threads still here :) update soon the beast is about to come bk out to play watch this space ;)

[yayoboy]

hey all, well im finally bk on ere after a couple of years out, career, kids the usual things that keep us away from our hobbies lol! anyway life has settled abit now and its time to start tinkerin with the nova again! its pretty much as left from a couple a years ago when i did the nordschliefe in it, bar 2inch of dust coverin it lol. fired her up for first time earlier in the week n she stiull purrs just as she did and goes like s@*t off a shovel still so not much changed :D few things i got to do to get the project ticking again, wanna fit a gte/gsi/td rear arb should av been done ages ago but hey. also wanna set it up on equal length shafts, just need to source the intermediate shaft, bracket and bearing and a comp drive shaft to suit, that is unless there is a comp intermediate shaft but from my research that stay the same and u just use a comp drive shaft ( n just a reminder the novas 250bhp so cant compromise on shafts ;) ) next aswell is to weld in my rear strut brace that i cut at work last night all tryin to tighten up the back end. another trick little thing im tyrin to do is modify my astra digis bulbs to get round the constant popping lol, experimenting with leds and normal g4 bulbs and holders so see wat i come up wiv :) anyways enough for now, wish me luck :D

[Nobby]

Hey up mate got the bug again lol?

[yayoboy]

Lol alryt bud, yh I have never died really just got put on hold