Gunny's '91 GSi [Archive] - Performance Nova Group

gunny

04-07-09, 12:55 AM

Found this on a mates street last week and mentioned to him how i wouldn't mind it, as my mate walked past the house the guy came out (he knows him) and jokingly offered him £50 for it on my behalf, only for the guy to say yes! So i now own my first GSi, and for a £50 rolling shell its pretty funking sweet :cool:

The corsa has nothing to do with me btw:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0490.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0491.jpg

This quarter is clearly naff:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0492.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0497.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0493.jpg

NO RIP!!!:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0494.jpg

Quite tidy really apart from a patch on the main N/S seam:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0495.jpg

Was very surprised by this, no rot:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0496.jpg

Overall it is a very clean shell and most parts are all there, its missing door pins, few switches off the dash, it had no drivers window so i found one nocking about in my garden (been there nearly 2 years and not got smashed :confused:), drivers cental locking motor, basically its missing easily sourcable bits that are not of major importance. Needless to say im very chuffed. This is all :D

Leeboo

04-07-09, 01:39 AM

You sir, are a cnut!

Apart from that... good job... I take it you are getting the ID with it?

You already have about £400+ worth of parts there anyways:wtf:

Tommy_nova

04-07-09, 01:42 AM

woooo nice best of luck dude 50 quid you lucky tw*t lol. bek bisy looking at the loon in the back ground lol

General Baxter

04-07-09, 07:47 AM

ill do you £50 for the front bumper and badge lol

peester

04-07-09, 08:14 AM

well your obviously not breaking it, with doing a project thread here lol

LEWI007

04-07-09, 08:26 AM

Nice one, should look good after a tidy up.

gunny

04-07-09, 01:43 PM

You sir, are a cnut!

Apart from that... good job... I take it you are getting the ID with it?

You already have about £400+ worth of parts there anyways:wtf:

Yeh the logbook has been sent off, when i went to look at it i noticed the drivers seat and the towing eye cover and just said 'yeh i'll pick it up friday mate' lol

And when i picked it up last night he said 'Thanks for taking it mate' :tard: this is a nova/corsa man

woooo nice best of luck dude 50 quid you lucky tw*t lol. bek bisy looking at the loon in the back ground lol

yeh she wern't as excited about the GSi as me but impressed none the less lol

ill do you £50 for the front bumper and badge lol

No :p

well your obviously not breaking it, with doing a project thread here lol

:thumb:

Southie

04-07-09, 01:49 PM

You spawny sod lol

What's the plan with it then? Back to original spec???

gunny

04-07-09, 01:50 PM

Pah, theres enough original MINT GSi's about, this is just going to be a cheap XE toy, maybe get serious with it one day but not fussed atm.

Tommy_nova

04-07-09, 01:56 PM

sell me the backbox then :p

Pah, theres enough original MINT GSi's about, this is just going to be a cheap XE toy, maybe get serious with it one day but not fussed atm.

gunny

04-07-09, 01:57 PM

Nope :p that would mean i then have to get myself a new one, easier to keep the one thats there lol

Tommy_nova

04-07-09, 01:59 PM

well if your puting an xe in it wont your have to chance the full system any way ? :p

Nope :p that would mean i then have to get myself a new one, easier to keep the one thats there lol

gunny

04-07-09, 02:03 PM

Nah the one thats on it will be fine

NOVA-KID-93

04-07-09, 02:22 PM

Looks a good little project mate, and a bargin for what you paid :)

General Baxter

04-07-09, 02:28 PM

i think he should break it, due to having too many projects on the go allready

vaughanmc

04-07-09, 02:28 PM

Should be a good project mate :)

gunny

04-07-09, 02:33 PM

i think he should break it, due to having too many projects on the go allready:bullsht: lol

Plug

04-07-09, 03:58 PM

i think the interior should be sent out to me :thumb:

Xe toy should be stripped with Buckets lol

gunny

04-07-09, 04:07 PM

I think you should all give up lol

General Baxter

04-07-09, 04:13 PM

no never lol

gunny

04-07-09, 04:30 PM

Damn you lol

craig green

04-07-09, 04:57 PM

That is gonna need some work.

Jay

04-07-09, 05:00 PM

Is my eyesight just awfull or is there no sunroof?

gunny

04-07-09, 05:04 PM

Its not that bad craig, not for what i wat it for anyway

Jay its does have a sunroof

Plug

04-07-09, 05:17 PM

baxter i agree never give up lol

paypal ? lol

gunny

04-07-09, 05:17 PM

You can send me money if you like lol dont forget to send it asa a gift :p

Plug

04-07-09, 05:23 PM

lol free moneys

Nice buy thou :thumb:

gunny

04-07-09, 05:25 PM

http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sch/cn/v/v3/w479/1211117_400_300.jpeg

But sir, we would like to send you lots o' munneehhsss

Southie

04-07-09, 05:39 PM

Is this finished yet lol

gunny

04-07-09, 05:39 PM

Yup all done :D

Southie

04-07-09, 05:42 PM

Yup all done :D
Fpmsl awesome are you Gunny Flintstone then lol

gunny

04-07-09, 05:43 PM

Fpmsl awesome are you Gunny Flintstone then lol

No mate you must have me confused with someone else, im Dayne Gunnstone :thumb:

gunny

04-07-09, 08:17 PM

Picking up the XE tomorrow from BODGSI.

Plug

04-07-09, 08:18 PM

forget about the GSI

Get the VXR finished.

You have far to many projects i think the gsi should be broke lol

gunny

04-07-09, 08:19 PM

BE QUIET lol the GSi can be built on a budget in a short period of time and i need a car!

Plug

04-07-09, 08:22 PM

ok ill let you off but its money that should be spent finishing said VXR lol

You just going to chuck the xe in or strengthing it all ?

gunny

04-07-09, 08:26 PM

Going to weld it all up as it does need a couple of repairs in small areas anyway.

Plug

04-07-09, 08:27 PM

budget performance FTW :thumb:

will be watching this aswell as all of the other projects your doing

gunny

04-07-09, 08:37 PM

lol dont remind me, i need to update the loon

Plug

04-07-09, 08:52 PM

lol

gunny

06-07-09, 04:29 PM

Got the XE now, will get some pics up in the week, got to strip it down, see what the damage is and get it all freshened and built back up.

~~joycey~~

06-07-09, 05:04 PM

50 quid!? OMFG lol

Sloth

06-07-09, 05:22 PM

engine pics asap...

gunny

21-07-09, 12:19 AM

Well a bit of an update people, started stripping the XE down today, thinking i was going to find a mess in the sump, oil was a bit mettallic and stunk of petrol, which had me thinking this is a more 'top end' problem. Took off the inlet etc and as me and Terry were struggling to get the sump off (2 gaskets and what seemed like a whole tub of sealer holding it on well) my dad, as blind as he is spotted something in one of the inlet ports....

Engine in air:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0504.jpg

On stand during dismantling:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0505.jpg

And the nice little surprise that was wedged in one of the inlet valves:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/P7200376.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/P7200377.jpg

So tomorrow i'll be taking the head off and inspecting for more damage. This is all.

Pillar

21-07-09, 12:28 AM

bargain nova, get crackin

burgo

21-07-09, 12:36 AM

ah yes that would make it rattle

gunny

21-07-09, 01:03 AM

just a little lol

stuartyj21

21-07-09, 04:25 PM

what a spot of luck, a really cheap gsi mate.

gunny

21-07-09, 11:34 PM

Thanks Stuart

Did more stripping of the engine today, found the rest of the jubilee clip in bores 2+3 smashed into the head! Pistons are pretty much fooked so im in need of 2 pistons anyone? The valves and seats seam fine so just going to polish up the vavles a bit and stick with them, will hopefully be taking the head to get preassure checked and skimmed on the weekend and then flat out the little pits around the valves on the head. Also going to be needing big end bearings as they dont look too fantastico, crank is fine though, so all in all its not really too bad, nice cheap fixes so should have it all up and running soon, piccies...

The pistons in the block once i removed the head:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0506.jpg

Pig 2 Exhaust side:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0511.jpg

Pig 2 inlet:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0510.jpg

Pig 3 Exhuast:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0508.jpg

Pig 3 Inlet:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0509.jpg

Pig 3 took the worst beating by the looks of it:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0507.jpg

Removed:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0515.jpg

The head:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0512.jpg

Cams out, everything in there looks so fresh:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0513.jpg

And stripped:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0517.jpg

Custom head parts box (top of the range):

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0518.jpg

How i left the engine tonight:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0519.jpg

Im quite pleased really as it looks to have had a recent water pump, belt and tensioners, maybe oil pump, the head all looks nice and fresh inside just a shame about the Jubilee incedent.

gunny

21-07-09, 11:37 PM

Forgot to mention the bores are fine, luckily.

Plug

21-07-09, 11:42 PM

lovely place you got there tho work on your engine :thumb:

Good progress mate, Jubilee clip's used as piston rings these day then lol.

gunny

21-07-09, 11:43 PM

lovely place you got there tho work on your engine :thumb:

Good progress mate, Jubilee clip's used as piston rings these day then lol.

Yeh its a decent little workshop, always need more space though as with the XE in there its just keeps getting more crowded.

Lol you could say that yeh, but luckily not else that would of made a mess of the bores too lol

Sloth

22-07-09, 12:03 AM

ouch, but ive used worse pistons...... :D

Novaboi_1991

22-07-09, 01:06 AM

ouch, but ive used worse pistons...... :D

im sure i can speak for a majority of png,

some how we dont doubt it lol,

LEWI007

22-07-09, 08:05 AM

Cant go wrong with GSi :cool:

gunny

23-07-09, 12:11 AM

Picked up a set of pistons off my mate tonight, will be cleaning up the pistons, valves and ports tomorrow me thinks, as well as a bit of work on the vxr engine hopefully ;)

G-nova

23-07-09, 12:15 AM

jammy ******* man i paid £450 fo mine and its rusting under battery tray !!!!!! im starting to feel a little bit ripped off

but it will be worth 5 times that wen fin prob stand me 10X but lol

gunny

23-07-09, 12:17 AM

Meh, some of us just get lucky from time to time, and its about ****ing time for me lol

Plug

23-07-09, 12:22 AM

yea i not hit the lucky with bargains yet either lol

Oh well theres always time to add a 4th nova to my collection

gunny

23-07-09, 12:34 AM

yea i not hit the lucky with bargains yet either lol

Oh well theres always time to add a 4th nova to my collection

Funny, the same words are constantly going round and round in my head :wtf:

lol I need to go to a novaholics annonymous meeting, its getting ridiculous!

Plug

23-07-09, 12:46 AM

yea i know next weekend i will be picking up my daily driver ive got my project and my missus.

4th one wont be that far around the corner lol Sport Next :) (if i ever find one)

gunny

23-07-09, 12:48 AM

Wow, great minds do think alike :p lol

Plug

23-07-09, 12:51 AM

you know it lol

Now get off this thread and onto the VXR lol :)

BODGSI

23-07-09, 07:50 AM

that would of made that noise! lol good luck with it mate!

gunny

28-07-09, 09:54 PM

Did the breather mod on the rocker cover last night, my Dad has took the valves round his to clean them up on his pillar drill and im just waiting on bits to arrive now.

Breather Mod, the liquid is petrol as i was cleaning the years of black gunk out:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0521.jpg

gunny

02-08-09, 11:18 PM

Bearings came yesterday, so last night was spent in the workshop alone with a heater and Radio 1, good times :wtf:

Old against the new:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0530.jpg

All new:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0533.jpg

Ze old bearings:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0528.jpg

Honed bores:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0531.jpg

All in :D

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0534.jpg

Southie

02-08-09, 11:22 PM

I nearly put " wow your stripping the vxr down " then realised it's the gsi lol you don't mess about fella. ;)

gunny

02-08-09, 11:24 PM

I nearly put " wow your stripping the vxr down " then realised it's the gsi lol you don't mess about fella. ;)

I beg to differ! Im not at all pleased with my work rate on any of my cars TBH! Cheers anyway mate lol

Southie

02-08-09, 11:26 PM

Sell the others and you will have time for the vxr lol

gunny

02-08-09, 11:27 PM

Sell the others and you will have time for the vxr lol

lol 309 is for sale, and if I'm offered the right money i could be tempted to rid the GSi when its done

Rich

03-08-09, 12:38 AM

what happened to the blue gte you had? Was my mates for a while, he bought it to fix up but got bored of it lol

Think it was you that bought it off him (worcester park, surrey?) Did anything come of it or sell it on?

AlanH

03-08-09, 01:10 AM

is it wrong that i hate you for getting this for £50? lol OJ top work fella, and nice one gettin the car so cheap and probably rescuing it from the scrapyard

gunny

03-08-09, 10:34 AM

Yeh i did get it off your mate rich, loved it! I was going to LET it but mum was moaning so i sold the shell and engine seperate, made a few quid.
Sold the shell to a lad off here who wanted to re-shell his xe nova, never heard anything more.

It was destined for scrap Alan so i like to think ive done good lol

boyle_46

03-08-09, 04:30 PM

i offically hate you sir !

good luck with it looks a steal at that price :D

Rich

03-08-09, 06:32 PM

Yeh i did get it off your mate rich, loved it! I was going to LET it but mum was moaning so i sold the shell and engine seperate, made a few quid.
Sold the shell to a lad off here who wanted to re-shell his xe nova, never heard anything more.

At least it lived!

Was tempted myself but was trying to stay out of novas lol

gunny

03-08-09, 06:57 PM

lol i had just sold my old XE Nova on ebay but it was still on my front for 2 weeks, i had my black saloon, then bought your mates GTE, so had them all on the front, it was awesome lol

Rich

03-08-09, 06:59 PM

My dad might be losing his work van, will be awsome room for 2 more! lol

gunny

03-08-09, 06:59 PM

lol Space must be filled not wasted ;)

Rich

03-08-09, 07:01 PM

Exactly, if only i had a way of driving into the back garden lol

BODGSI

04-08-09, 07:55 AM

Exactly, if only i had a way of driving into the back garden lol

well ive got loads of room but only having 1 nova now!
and rich my shed has been rebuilt and my gsi is in there!:thumb:

gunny

04-08-09, 05:54 PM

well ive got loads of room but only having 1 nova now!
and rich my shed has been rebuilt and my gsi is in there!:thumb:

If i had the space you've got i wouldn't have time to be on here lol

novaload1992

04-08-09, 06:08 PM

nice! keep it up

BODGSI

04-08-09, 08:34 PM

If i had the space you've got i wouldn't have time to be on here lol

you dont have to cut the grasslol !

6 hours to do the back garden!

gunny

04-08-09, 09:05 PM

lol a few spliffs, ipod and a case of stella, whats wrong with ya!?

scott.parker

04-08-09, 11:46 PM

Wow not a bad buy for £50
**** me how the hell did that clip get in there? totally ****ed them pistons! lol

Dude if you need any parts i might have some (like dash switches etc) look in my parts sale in my sig.

Scott

gunny

05-08-09, 01:13 AM

Sound mate! If i need anything i'll let you know! Was a bargain for 50 definitely, but as soon as its finished its up for sale, found a new toy :)

Plug

05-08-09, 08:47 AM

a new toy, are we going to get filled in?

VXR finished yet? lol :)

gunny

05-08-09, 03:45 PM

Might not be getting the new toy now :(

gunny

10-08-09, 12:30 AM

Update, been a good weekend untill this afternoon (sorry again John H) got a decent amount done....

...Me and dad lapping in the valves on friday night

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0537.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0539.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0540.jpg

Dragged the car from my dads over to simons front to start work, shortly after it arrived:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0546.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0547.jpg

Then i left Ginge at it with his grinder and i got on with the engine:

Head built up:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0545.jpg

Refitting:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0548.jpg

Doned and timed up:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0549.jpg

Just waiting fo my sump gasket now and the roker, cam belt + spark plug coversare going offto be dipped to clean them of all paint/gunk tomorrow.
Here is what weve done today, since about 3-3.30:

Ginge doing his thing:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0552.jpg

Poor VXR:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0551.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0553.jpg

Some rust, well, rot lol:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0554.jpg

An old bodge repair on passenger inner leg:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0555.jpg

Alternatot clearance:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0556.jpg

gunny

10-08-09, 12:30 AM

Check my holage :cool:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0557.jpg

And Ginges new beast that makes it possible:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/91%20GSi/Photo0558.jpg

AlexW

10-08-09, 12:34 AM

Good progress. Get it finished!

And spil what the toy was.

gunny

10-08-09, 12:48 AM

Wa a white MK2 Cav SR i 130 saloon :(

scott.parker

10-08-09, 01:20 AM

Good progress mate!

gunny

18-08-09, 11:26 PM

Havent updated as i havent really been taking pics, the engine is finished, ginge finished the engine bay and me and paget painted it saturday (look absolutely sh*te btw), spent this evening fannying about and checking it over, then at 9pm decided it was going in, finished and packed up at 20 to 10, alternator needs a little more clearance though as ginge didn't cut the hole deep enoug, so im going to take off the inlet and alt tomorrow and enforce the good old lump hammer technique.

Should be running tomorrow if i pull my finger out :)

Edit: if anybody can help, i need the long bolt that goes through the front gearbox mount and the same for the rear...