View Full Version : Nova star track project - now big block C18XE!
Ive been meaning to get a project thread up on here now for a few weeks but just havent got around to it, so i think its time to get one done.
sorry if the first few posts dont make sense in some bits as im copying it over from my migweb thread, but as of now any progress will be updated
Evening all, as some of you who have been looking at the unit thread will know i have recently bought myself a g plate nova star as a project after breaking a corsa gsi i had that was rotten. I thought that the project could do with its own thread as its taking over the general stufff that the unit thread is for and it will be easier for people to read here. The plan with the car is going to be a x16xe from the corsa, stripped out, bucket seats, lowered, black cesaros and as time goes on i would like to get a cage for it. then who knows when i get bored of the 1.6 which i will maybe an xe. No lets or turbos here tho sorry ive got the astra for the turbo and this is all going to be done on a budget, buying things as and when i can afford them and not spending silly mone on new things when used stuff that is cheaper can be just as good.
Sorry if any of the first few posts have anything repeated i copied things over from the other thread to start this one
So to start it was time to strip the corsa of everything and make some space
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Leaving me with...
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105k so time for a full rebuild as it was smoking a bit, and found alot of end float in the crank
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Block got a lick of paint to freshen it up
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The new engine rebuild parts arived
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In this time i was also looking through the net for a nova that would be suitable for what i wanted for a sensible price as the project is going to be on a budget and all done by myself, im not into spending stupid amounts on new parts and paying for labour. i try to do everything myself.
i found myself a nice cheap g plate nova star in white on ebay, after some calls it was bought and dougie and lynz very kindly sorted out transporting it from birmingham down to south wales for a very good price for me.
but anyway its home and ive looked over it im well impressed with how solid it is so ill let the photos do the talking
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had to load the boot full of bits out of the unit to fit it in
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the rust that i was told was on the boot floor, not as bad as i thought
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nice retro interior
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69000 miles on the clock, im sure it is genuine from the condition of the car
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some sort of dodgy repair to the wing
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drivers side
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solid bonnet
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slam panel may need some attention
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inner wing
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some discolouration here will look in to it further
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chassis legs to crossmember surface rust
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passenger arch
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The slam panel is the worst part of the whole car, a few bits have been repaired but i need to sort the slam panel out for mot
Im really happy with how solid it is, everything is just slight cosmetic stuff.
another update as billing has now been and gone. got a fair amount done today considering the time i we were there for. I decided due to all the bits around and nuts bolts etc that i wanted to rebuild the engine before i started anything else so today when i finished work i was in the right mood, as well as still being very very tired from the weekend lol. so with help from don i got cracking on the bottom end which is now built and ready.
tommorrow night i will strip the head down and rebuild it and hopefully get that bolted on so i can then start on the 1.2 engine and the bodywork.
Also removed the battery tonight as it was flat and looked for rust and apart from a slight dirty colour its all as it should be, solid.
The car got de-rubstriped aswell whislt i was there but no photos sorry as i still got the black stuff to reomve and some paint to repair.
so some pics :D
It came out for a drive and don was loving it. i love how high the front is because the back is full of crap lol
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Complete new set of shell bearings
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Crank in, engine assembly lube applied (read wynns stop smoke applied)
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all torqued up and sump on, paint came out ok i think for a quick brush on jobbie
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ready for the head of doom
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the new indian takeaway conviently opened next door, very useful for the hungry periods of nova builds
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:cool:
well more updates :D
popped up yesterday to crack on with a bit more, whilst i was messin with the astra don cracked on with rebuilding the head and dealing with the stupid split collets so the head is back on now on thing is stupid me left the head bolts up the house so nothing else could be done to the engine. hopfuly tommorrow ill trya nd get the rest of the engine back together and its then ready to drop in.
I then started on the wheels they are going back on the black corsa so i started reapiring them ready to spray them white, some chemical metal has been used to fill the curb marks
Then it was time to try and sort out some little bits of rust to stop it getting worse so the wing came off and all the rust got rubbed back before getting treated. ive bought some filler aswell to skim the welded bits on the back.
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this is the worst bit
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solid under here
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toffee wheel on order to get rid of this crap
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and a big pile of bits that im thinking of spraying satin black as i dont want colour coded and will be nice and dark black
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Ive just ordered a toffee wheel for the drill, and some tow stickers and white pinstripe for the bumpers.
looking good mate :thumb:
you rebuilding standard or you chucking in some added Extras lol
a bit more done over the last two days the engine i snow pretty much ready to drop in, just need to give the loom a once over, fit timing belt and paint and refit gearbox.
First of all some beading from a patch polished on the roof, it needs a good clean but dont come up bad for its age.
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i bought some underseal in a spray can so rubbed back all the crap under the wing and gave it a good coat, im gonna do the same to the passenger side and all the underarches, behind rear bumper under spare wheel well etc. to give some protection from rust
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the wales region banner is living at the unit at the mo after billing
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engine all paintted and fixxed
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Today i decided i wanted it lowered so out with the old corsa kit, much better to drive and looks much better, 60mm all round on gmax stuff llol
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Out came the satin black rattle cans
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found a headunit lying around the unit so fitted it, fits well with the retro dash lmao
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seats back up
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boot full of crap and rear passenger.
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Overall im really happy with the way the front looks now, the satin black works well aginst the white imo, and the pinstripe got fitted to
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still waiting on the toffe wheel to sort the strips out. also need to whip the rear off and match to the front.
Went up Friday the car is looking good. Fow adores the beast :D, i also managed to break the grab handle it blew up in my hand lmao.
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Fow had to get the tunes going.
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Ended up doing a handbrake turn ;)
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Cheers jamie for these few pics
at last an up to date update, went straight up the unit today after work to fit the rarb to the astra but couldnt be arsed so more work on the nova has been done.
firstly i recieved my tow stickers so needed to get the rear bumper off and sprayed. So that was done, found no rust underneath but put a lick of paint on the panel joins anyway. refitted the bumper and stuck my sticker and stripe on. I reckon it looks 1million times betterer.
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the boot handle then needed doing to match the satin black goodness of the bumpers, so at the same time i decided to get rid of the rear wiper motor and cover to save weight lol
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Need to remove the nipple next and fit a gromet, also looking for a sr or ste spoiler to fit.
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Took the front bumper back off to repaint where someone had done some brush painting lol.
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Refitted with the tow sticker in place :D
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The toffee wheel came out to try and got the rest of the bump stripes off and the stickers. I love how easy the toffee wheel removes them, was gonna try some sealant remover but forgot it, never mind tho all done now. will use intensive tar remover next time to get rid of the marks left. The drivers door needs paint tho as some came off with the strip gutting
Took it for a quick spin on a private road as i just couldnt resist. lmao
How it stands at the moment, really happy with it and how simple things can make all the difference imo
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well today i popped up to robs to pick up my new seats, cheers mate. weather was ****e and i got wet and the drive up and back sucked but i got the seats and cant wait to get them fitted now. im gonna be stripping the interior out tommorrow afternoon hopefully so i can have a look at how im gonna go about fitting, i.e weld, box section, spreader plates or standard mounts etc. They came with the universal sliders too so probably weld in some box or something.
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Made a start on strippin the nova out yesterday, removed all the seats and the rear part of the carpet, im thinking on keeping the front carpeted and either leaving the door cards on or getting some black plastic perspex stuff to make cards up.
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got one of the seats mounted but its only temp so i can drive the car in and out of the unit as its sat way to high and at tottaly the wrong angle.
I couldnt see a way of fixxing the mounts into the car as they would be to low fitted straight in so i dismantled the front seat to get to the standard subframe which i was going to make into a flat frame but the way the mount points are fitted i couldnt do it, so for now they are just bolted temp onto the original frame.
original subframe, notice the front sits higher, the bit i was going to remove
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The seat frames that need to be fitted into the car.
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The bottom of the seat, these hold with 4 m8 bolts
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And fitted, as you can see its completly wrong where its sitting atm
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ive now also removed the rear carpets and boot panels.
with the seats ive got a few ideas of how to fit them with either some 2" box section or some scaffoling tube welded in and get rid of the standard frames, gonna see how others have gone about fitting into novas first tho. anyone got any suggestions please?
Cheers
Ryan
and that is it for now, bought an ashley exhasust today so will get pics when that arrives, from now on any progress on this will be updated as i do it.
Opnions and suggestions welcome.
Cheers for looking
Ryan
looking good mate :thumb:
you rebuilding standard or you chucking in some added Extras lol
being rebuilt standard for now, if i see one for good money i will also get and inlet for it. i would like bike carbs or throttle bodies but cant afford it at the mo, would like to get a rollcage first before spending on the engine tho. and tbh its probably more worthwhile going the redtop route.
rite as i was up the unit today doing brakes on my grandads corsa i already had the grinder out so thought i would have a go at the body work on the nova again
so firstly take one dodgy repair of drivers side wing with lots of weld, take one angle grinder complete with flap disk and you get something that looks like this
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Then carry on up the door where the paint is damaged due to rub stripe removal, follow with wet and dry and then filler primer to get this
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then fill the wing to a smooth (ish) finish lol
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when the filler is dry tommorrow i will take it back and if needed apply more, the door is still a bit rough so bought a sanding block to get a flat finish
i then started on the cesaros by apply some nitromorse to remove the bad attempt at painting from when i was choosing a colour lol
so nitromorsed then wire brushed ready for a go over with wet and dry to tidy up before primer and gloss black paint
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Tip of the day dont get paint striper on your arm as it fecking burns like hell lmao
Looking nice mate, def get and mantzel or a mantzel copy on there and a set of cams and a chip makes hell of a differance.
A bit more done im a bit short of time at the moment tho so only small updates.
Firstly i was unhappy with the door as where the paint had come off it just wasnt flat so i bought some sanding discs and started atacking it until it was loads better. the i zinc primered and filler primered which has now come out alot better just needs rubbing back to level off for paint, also need to look at the quarter as the primer seems to of reacted for soem reason.
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Filler sanded back also ready for another light skim
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I then carried on with the wheels, the paint stripper did a great job but the powdercoat still neededs sanding its tough stuff to get off, when that is done these 2 will be ready for paint, the other 2 just need a light rub back rather than full paint removal. When they are ready for paint im thinking on doing a colour that is a bit different, something quite bright :D
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Also got a gte digi dash and an omp flat bottom steering wheel and boss kit now from dons astra :)
cheers lads, yea definalty gonna try and get something manifold wise for the engine, i had a dbilas inlet on my old corsa and it made hell of a difference. with this tho i wouldnt mind getting bike carbs, need to find a manifold then tho or atleast a flange. unless do i just cut a standard inlet and use that with the rubber connections from the carbs?
You have to use a custom inlet manifold, you can get them from bogg bros for around £150 i think. Looking good chap jst had a read through.
Also on corsasport the is a seller on there who makes up copy mantzels for £138 delivered, good mod there. Std inlet is far to restricted.
Will look good and cesaro's what colour are you going for?
Jay.
vxr_racing_2008
02-08-09, 09:36 PM
Looking Good:thumb:
i thinking a gloss red something like this but obviously a bit darker they came out wrong lol.
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Will look good in red. Which wheels are you spraying the astra 6 spokes you have now or the cesaros your sanding down?
im not sure yet, mite do the cesaros black as planned and do the astra ones red or just go mad and do the cesaros red
Just a quick update for now, recived a parcel yesterday from adgie on png, seems a bit strange for a baby walker
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My new exhaust had turned up :D its an ashley system, with manifold and cat to fit straight to a c16xe nova, so no more sai thingy on the manifold. only thing i need to do is chop the cat out
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I love outward rolled exhaust on novas :D :D
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No hanging about there then!
That back box is just a tube!lol
That looks LOUD!:d
Ive fitted that backbox onto the standard system atm for a laugh its loud as ****, love the way it comes out at an angle tho lol. may have to get a bigger centre box see what its like when i get the whole thing on. Otherwise it wont be doing many track days due to noise restrictions lol
so got the back box fitted to see how loud it is, i think it probably wont pass noise restrictions with it, i may have to get a large centre section when i fit the whole thing and try to quiten it down a bit. does sound awsome tho on the 1.2 lol
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love the way nova exhausts come out at the angle lmao
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also got dons old steering wheel fitted with corsa boss. Much better than the old bus wheel that was standard.
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I then started welding up the slam panel where it had rusted into holes, this was a pain in the ass as it was so thin it just kept blowing holes, still with some plate cut to shape and welded underneath then ground back i got the filler on and it should look ok and it strong as a new one.
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how it was
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and this is the colour red that ive got in mind for the wheels, still not sure whether to bother tho
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angle exit on a mk1 :thumb: looks good
just a quick update from yesterday, i started by rubbing back the filler that i applied to the slam panel, most of it rubbed back really smooth but there was 2 small bits where it needed another skim, so being me rather than just skim it i slapped it on and now i know when i rub it back it will be flat
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i then fitted a corsa gsi wheel so i could paint the astra wheels, then out came the red paint to see what its like :D
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i then started on the astra wheels gloss white to fit on the black corsa, one done
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finally managed to get some substansial amount of work done to the nova today, hopefully an update to keep people interested.
the day started with me and don going up the unit with engine removal in mind, the engine came out with real ease, no looms etc to disconnect.
so firstly up on axle stands, wheels off and started undoing driveshafts and ball joints, notice the small 1.2 brakes they will soon be gone too.
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started disconnnecting pipes, throttle, chock, clutch etc. not alot on these engines to remove really
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air powered impact guns make removing the 30mm nut on the shafts light work :)
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and one small engine and 4 speed box out ready to go to a new home, any use to anyone? any autograss people etc that mite need the 4 spd box?
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next i started clearing the bay and got it outside for a clean, autobrite acid stuff and a pressure washer took care of most of it.
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also cleaned up in the arches ready for some undersealing
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i then fired up the gas heater and got everything nice and dry before any paint to keep the rust at bay
when dried it was time for some zinc primer over all the seams etc to stop any rust coming through the paint.
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now earlier on in the day i had decided that the whole engine bay was going to be gloss black because i had some for the paint gun, but i then thought it mite look **** so got the white gloss rattle cans out.
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battery tray is like a new one
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arches and inner wings then got a nice coat of underseal stone guard
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Bay then got a nice white coating, most of it is done but i need to get an extra can or two to finish off, and before anyone says its a bit rough its a track car not a show car and i didnt have any masking tape.
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the gas heater then got fired back up to dry the paint
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put some primer on the wing to see how much work is needed on the filler.
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and because i dont like the grey dash i decided i would see how it looks in satin black, this bit came out well so im probably gonna do the whole thing
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that was it for up now as i ran out of paint, so set off up andy l's house to pick up my new brakes, 284mm cav turbo calipers with new mintex discs and pads.
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and thats it for today, cheers for looking more to come soon :D
discoinferno
22-08-09, 09:47 PM
looking good ryan! will done soon :)
yep wont be long hopefully, could probably get it done for combe if i push it but no point as i cant really afford to get it taxed and moted before i go on hol.
some more painting today, the bay is now ready for the engine when i next get chance. maybe even tommrrow evening if i get chance.
calipers got a quick coat of black to freshen them up
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all nice and white and fresh for the newly rebuilt and painted engine
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servo like a new one ish
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tie bars and bottom arms done.
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also got bored and did a wheel with a brush lmao
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and the dealer sport stickers are on
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:D
NOVA-KID-93
27-08-09, 09:58 PM
Looking good mate, i'm definately going to paint my astra 6 spokes white now too :d
Did you paint them with rattle cans? How many did it take to do a wheel?
Thanks
Keep it up :thumb:
cheers mate, yea did them with a rattle can i used simoniz gloss white as its nice and bright i also used a clear laquar even tho its not needed as it makes it more glossy and more protection, i can normally do a set of wheels with 3 cans as they are quite big. ive not done the best of jobs on these tho tbh and there are a few run marks, not to bothered tho as you can only see them close up
NOVA-KID-93
27-08-09, 10:18 PM
Ah cool, yea they look good I will get round to doing mine soon, may start them next week. Well keep up the good work on this :thumb:
Cheers
so today another hour or so another bit done. i was planning on dropping the engine in and getting it bolted up and then working from there a bit at a time, but i realisied there was too much left to bolt on the engine that is easier out of the car. i still need to paint and fit the gearbox along with flywheel, clutch, and some pipes. today i fitted the wings back on temp to stop them getting damaged and in my way, then started on the engine took me ages to find bits as they have gone walking lol.
got the alternator bolted on along with the starter. stripped the inlet back off and the rocker cover as i forgot to tighten the cam pulleys, fitted the mini loom, cam sensor, coilpack etc. Then timed her up turned it over by hand a few times and started fiting the covers, all is good and its very near to going in. im hoping to have it in by tuesday or wednesday this week. when its in it will be a bit at a time then piping up and wiring etc.
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red wheel lol
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c16xe exhaust manifold fitted until a 4 branch comes up forsale cheap
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need to search for the top belt cover
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starter and thing that are hard to reach on.
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cheers
Ryan
Another tidy amount done today, started off cleaning the gearbox up after it had leaked oil all over the floor of the unit. dragged it outside and pressure washed it but didnt bother with painting after as it would of been too wet to in today. so rather than paint its just cleanish.
dropped the engine down off the stand and got the flywheel clutch and box all bolted and got it in position on the engine lifter ready to drop in (from the top), we then realised that all the moving of scrap shells with it hasnt done it many favors and the arm is bent and doesnt lift as high as it used to so the engine got dropped back down and slide up the car ready to lift in position.
so all lifted in and bolted up to the original mounts nice and simple its now offically a 16v nova, shafts are in and suspension back together. all pipes are on and done. just need to sort one out that has a split in it and is leaking. and then t the return from throttle body into the return from rad to save getting a mpi header tank. the rad is all in fine just need to sort out a fan to fit onto it.
started the wiring on the starter loom and headlights. the engine loom should be straight forward enough just need to find somewhere to put the ecu.
also started fitting the exhaust that i bought only to find it hits the linkage so wont fit. anyone know what the difference is between a mk1 and mk2 exhaust system?
so some pics to prove it is now 16v :D
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even managed to fit a blue silicone hose which seems to be a perfect fit
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo606.jpg
cheers for looking
Ryan
LEWI007
01-09-09, 09:16 PM
Spot on that mate ;)
not alot going on with this at the mo. the engine loom is on, exhaust is on but i need some rubbers as it on with cable ties atm lol. i picked up a gsi fuel pump on the weekend and there is a tank in the post to me http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif all the immobiliser wiring has been cut from the old corsa dash loom and ive figured that out should be fairly straight forward to do. probably wont get alot done on it now before i go on hols. as i still need to buy cav internal shifter and weld a plate on. need exhaust rubbers, 8mm microbore pipe for fuel lines, some more rubber fuel hose for either end, mount pump somewhere. and then it should run. http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif
LEWI007
09-09-09, 06:52 PM
Mate heres how i put my seats in, cos i had the same problem as you with the height at the front. you should try it this way.
By mounting the front part further forward it levels the seat out more.
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Mine are in, perfect position and nice and solid.
ah good idea, a nice simpe fix for the time being, only thing is i threw the passenger sub frame away as i thought it was usless lol, so ill have to change to box section anyway. mite do drivers seat for now tho. cheers
cheers mate :D just off up there now to do a bit more fiddling about, think im gonna get the rest of the dash out and the carpet etc ready to sort the wiring and the seats out properly
Southie
10-09-09, 03:41 PM
Some good work going on there :thumb:
Those C16xe plastic inlets are the worst thing ever made. Getting to the throttlebody section once the engine is fitted is a right ballache.
I'm hopefully getting rid of mine with the engine that blew up. lol
lol yea they are a really bad design, afaik they were used to lower the power of the engine from factory to stop the corsas being same leauge as the astra gsi's. im hoping to get shot of it in the future anyway.
bit of a sort out and weight saving exercise today, the car has been full of crap in the boot since i got it as i was just using it to store all the parts to stop them getting lost or damaged, as i now needed to sort the engine loom out behind the dash and sort out the floor for internal cav shift i decided to strip the dash and the carpet seats etc out of the front, this then led to getting all the crap out and starting to remove all the unwanted loom, not alot to remove on a base spec nova tbh, did strip all the dash illumination exept clocks, radio loom, speakers, rear wash wipe switches and loom, lighter etc. also ran 2 cabels for the fuel pump in the existing loom ready to go. connected a battery and everything works as should after a slight issue with an earth that i forgot under the bonnet. it even turns over whoo hoo. lmao
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hopefully tommorrow ill start drilling the spot welds and removing move unwanted bits, then i have to start on the sound deadening, and weld a plate in for the shifter to sit on.
more to come soon
:D
discoinferno
11-09-09, 07:26 AM
good work mate
Anthony nova
11-09-09, 01:27 PM
looks good so far mate. how did u get bump strips off side?? just pull them lol or heat gun and gentle persuasion :D
cheers, :) just pulled slowly and used a trim remover behind in some bits, the one door took paint off tho think it may have been painted at some point before.
gary how was yours after on sat?
mk3-fezza
16-09-09, 06:03 PM
nice car mate! making me think of getting a mk1 for a track slag meself, i had the same issue with my bucket seats and the runners, i used small metal plates and washers etc to extend the standard runners to fit the buckets then shopped away with the grinder and the standard ones to make em lower. if that makes any sense lol
just a quickey, recieved a fuel tank today complete with pump, steel lines and all the brackets. will be fitting it next weekend when i get back off hols. also spent a few hours the other day rubbing back the cesaros, got one ready for paint so a coat of primer on and painted the back. need to get some more black as the can i got aint the best. and thats it for now as im off on hols in a few hours time :D
Tank from a gsi or gte, will be getting a lick of black paint before fitting.
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Cheers for looking :D
satin black by any chance?
gloss black on the wheels, i do love satin black tho lmao
craig green
18-09-09, 05:51 PM
I'm not sure I would use the OE fuel pipes. They'll be ready to burst anythime soon.
yea not sure if i will use them yet craig havent had a look at the condition tbh, ill have a look tommorrow see what they clean up like if they are crap ive got some 8mm microbore copper there that i was going to use. will just use the steel as a guide and fit the new stuff.
should have an update on this tomorrow hopefully.
just to add, it starts, it drives, it doesnt leak. and it feels pretty nippy to me lol. athough i was stuck in second, wiring is a mess atm and it still smokes. pics and vid laters :D
right then some photos from today. first of all started with the tank, a nice lick of undersealer paint along with the filler neck and replace all cut up some new lengths of rubber hose to replace all the smaller pieces that were hard. so dropped the old carb tank off and got the new one in place and fitted after undersealing the underside of the car behind the tank to stop any rot getting in. welded the bracket in place to hold the external pump and little thing with a bolt in the top that im not sure what it is lol.
had a look at the steel pipes and as craig said they were ready to burst infact the one already had a pin hole in it, so thanks to don some nice new 8mm microbore was bent into shape and fitted with all new rubber aswell.
as for wiring it needs alot of work yet lol i didnt want to solder anything yet as i wanted to be sure with the immobiliser etc and i also need to fit a gte digi dash and mk2 dash board so for now connector blocks have been bodged in lmao.
after a slight issue with forgetting an earth it started. the eml is still on and its limiting at around 4k just as it was in the corsa, ive changed knock sensor, cam sensor and crank sensors anyone have any ideas on what else will do this?
its also smoking a fair bit when you rev it some oil smoke but some is black like its over fueling again not sure on this as its a standard reg and rail with a gsi pump and tank.
but i did manage to get in and have a drive, locked it in second and drive it that way as i still need a cav internal shifter to fit.
bit of bodgetastic cable tie madness here
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tank painted like a new one :)
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and a quick video of it driving as i forgot to get one of it starting :)
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cheers for looking, anyone sugest any reasons for the over fueling or eml?
Right then today i popped up to get the fault codes read off the ecu. There are a lot of them but most of them were present when the engine was in the corsa, im sure this ecu will only clear the code after so many clear starts.
Here goes in the order they read off:
28 - Fuel Pump relay - Circuit Malfunction (pump seems to be working fine)
47 - Egr Position Sensor - Circuit Malfunction (cleaned out valve but not yet replaced)
85 - Immobiliser - wrong signal (this is ok now)
84 - Immobiliser - no signal (this is ok Now)
63 - Engine control module, ignition signal cylinders 2+3 - Low voltage (changed faulty coilpac when engine in corsa)
16 - Knock Sensor - Signal (changed knock sensor)
17 - Injectors - Circuit malfunction (one injector found unplugged when engine in corsa)
64 - Engine Control Module, ignition signal cylinders 1+4 - Low voltage (as above changed coilpack)
29 - Fuel Pump Relay - Low voltage (again pmp seems to be fine?)
92 - Camshaft position sensor - Incorrect signal (This fault was not present before, new sensor has been fitted tho may try the old one back on)
19 - Engine speed sensor - Incorrect signal (This fault was not present in corsa, what creates rpm signal on x16xe? cam sensor or crank?)
24 - VSS - No Signal
13 - Oxygen sensor - open circuit
22 - TPS - Low voltage
All the above codes where already on the ecu when i bought the corsa, the only 2 that are new are the code 92 and 19 would these be caused by the cam sensor? should i change it back to the original?
in brackets are the things that i have done or think etc.
things i have changed so far are,
Cam sensor although there is now a cam sensor fault present.
Crank sensor old one looked dodgy
Knock sensor
Map sensor (had one here was worth a try)
Cleaned egr valve.
Coilpack (cleared a missfire)
Problem is eml on constant and engine limits at 4k.
Has anyone got anyideas on this?
im half tempted to try an ecu off the black corsa which is clear of any fault codes, only thing is its the later siemens multitec and its an x14xe will it be ok to just start up and check for fault codes?
any help much appreciated
Ryan
finally getting somewhere with the wheels that will be fitted, need to get 2 of them done and the eagle f1s fitted so i can get the brakes fitted to the front so this morning the first wheel got its final colour on.
Paint on no clear coat
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Clear coat on, nice and shiney :)
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more than happy with the finish on them from a can. just need to get the other 1 done and the tyres on so i can get the brakes fitted.
also a chavy how louds my exhaust vid lmao. Notice the smoke is still there and it seems to have a lazy lifter. think it needs a good blast over the mountain soon :D
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corsakid
29-09-09, 07:07 AM
looking good mate good to see it running and drving
well some good news, thanks to TiGrasshole sending me a new ecu loom chip and transponder yesterday its running tidy at last.
just need to get some new plugs as its missing sometimes and a cts now as its a later loom and the cts was different on later ones.
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had to strip the loom back and mova a few things to suit the nova engine bay so everything reaches nicely without streching cables, still need to tidy the loom up and tuck it all away tidy. Only problem i had when istarted it up was an eml for a map sensor, tried the one off the tigra but it still same so checked wiring and found one of the pins had pulled out of the plug fixed that and eml went out and its now revving as should be. :D
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also reicved a parcel from loggyboy at the same time, a cav internal shifter ready modded to fit and a quickrack. :) will be giving the rack a lick of paint before fitting to freshen it up and hopefully sorting the internal shifter tomorrow, just gotta drill all the spot wleds out of the tunnel first :(
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/08102009062.jpg
nov4801
08-10-09, 04:51 PM
looking good mate
Gear selector now fitted and working :) me and don cracked on with this yesterday sorta following the how to off png but it didnt fit quite right as the car it came out of was slightly different, so we set about altering it slightly, firstly welded a plate into the car to cover the hole from the nova selector. then cut the hole 30mm x 100mm in the tunnel just below the floor join, now for some reason the base of the selector wanted to sit in the passenger seat when like this so i had to open the hole up mahoosively using an air saw, there was also alot of throw in it due to the stick being a normal length one so to reduce this we will be using a don special selector that has been chopped down to minimal length, this meant bringing the height of the base up to a more comfrtable height, so thanks to don as i chopped the hole out sorta neatly he cut, drilled and welded some box section with some nice captive nuts to bolt the selector to, this then got welded to the new plate on the exhaust tunnel and raised it up nicely, it also means its easily removable if needs be. :D
also got some materials coming to get the seats in, hopefully crack on with this early next week. S
something im not happy with tho is yesterday after a quick blast up the unit raod its making a knocking noise and its sounds too much like big ends for my liking, im pissed off if it is as i spent money on bearings etc and measured all tolerances tourqued up correctly. :mad:
if it is and the engine goes im just gonna go redtop route, they are easier to get bits for bike carb manifolds etc.
so some pics, i didnt get many as my phone is full so will get some better ones of the box section etc andhow it all sits, i need to get some rubber now to cover the hole so the rod goes through.
plate welded in place.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/09102009065.jpg
unfortunaly the welder doesnt go low enough and started bloing holes in the floor, ill start filling these next time i get chance
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/09102009066.jpg
the hole is a bit big but it seemed to be needed, will be tided up tho i have a plan lol
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You can see here where the box section has been used to bring it up a bit.
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Need to get some nylon bushes and some rose joints for the linkage now make it a bit tighter
well ive got some more progress lol, the whole not touching it thing didnt last long. so yesterday i went up the unit armed with the megs da that i bought a while back but never used as i was a bit scared, you see these things about burning the paint etc, so anyway i gave it a go and now feel confident in using it, unfortunatly i only had a finishing pad here so will have to get a compounding pad, im really pleased with how well its come up tho, almost like new. i need to sort out the paint work i started now on the door and rear arch which need more paint before flatting and compounding.
so using a megs da with g3 compound and a finishing head, followed by a snow foam and a quick wash ive managed to get this from the novas 20 year old paint work :D
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its even got a shine to it not bad really
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quite chuffed to be fair, not to bad for my first go i think, tigra gets the treatment next lol
And some more of the gear shifter and how its been raised, please ignore the welding it will be ground back anyway but needed building up to fill the holes i made lmao, the sodding welder i bought wont go low enough when welding the body of the car :(
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So today i started messing about with the wiring, soldered the map sensor plug up with longer wires and raided an old car loom for the plastic wrap stuff and tidied up and adapted things to fit sorta tidy. also sorted the cables for the oil pressure gauge and the digidash speedo sender all in with the car loom, i think the only other thing to wire in the bay is the alarm bonnet pin but i cant find the wiring diagrams :doh:
how it was yesterday
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo006.jpg
How it is now, also fitted a KandN filter i had lying about for now until i can afford a better one.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo018.jpg
wipers fitted and loom wraped
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo019.jpg
adapter for a c20xe k and n filter
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo020.jpg
a bit more tiding up to do here but its ok
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo021.jpg
How i left it for tonight.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo022.jpg
Also now have some nice think 1" box to sort the seats out :) gonna do them tommorrow and then hopefully get the dash back in and the alarm fitted soon.
Cheers for looking
finally then the drivers seat is in, after how long? saying that i was going to get it done.
started off removing all the old brackets for the original subrame unfortunaltly ive lost the spot weld drills and had to use a grinder ah well **** happens. unbolted the original bodged on nova subframe from the seat. Leaving me with the cobra seats and univeral sliding subframes. Took some measurements of hole centres etc, and started measuring and messing and deciding position in the car.
Firstly cut up some 3mm think mild steel plate to use as spreader plates and a good base to weld the box too 70mm squared was perfect, then welded these to the car, my welding must be getting better as i didnt blow any holes at all. its still not pretty but it is strong enough.
so box sections cut and welding in after much measuring and altering and leveling etc.
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The Welding you see here still isnt finished so i know that it needs more, i need to sort some more gas first as the sodding disposible bottles dont last 10 mins
Marked it all up and drilled bolted it in with some nice m8 bolts and lock nuts :)
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As you can see the seat is sitting nice and low and it feels like a tidy position to sit in with full feel for the wheel and pedals etc, will need to take it for a proper drive to be sure but after a quick spin it feels tidy :D
Also have a modded gearstick now in true don short shift fashion lmao
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo031.jpg
so i just need to get some more gas and finish the welding on that side and then start again for the passenger seat lol
Massive thanks to don for sorting the materials out and using the grinder where i was scared lmao lmao lmao. :beer:
Fitted rear strut brace and mk4 side repeaters on monday, the rear strut brace is welded in and is nice and think for loads of stiffness, only tacked it in at the mo as the welder is out of gas.
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The mk4 side repeaters fit well i think, well they have to anyway as i broke the originals lol, also took the 60mm springs back off the tigra today so can get the back end down as its up too high and feels funny sitting in the car
just a quick bump on this as i am still doing little things all be it not a great deal.
For the moment i have refitted the mk1 dash which im going to attempt to fit the digi dash clocks behind. im pretty sure that this will get replaced with a mk2 dash at some point any way so not realy too bothered if it goes wrong, its 10x better now than with all the wires and ecu getting wrapped around my feet
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo070.jpg
The 1.6 ecu sits nicely on the tray, but is an even better fit in the space next to the fuse box, just need to screw it up in there
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo071.jpg
Transponder and chipped key fitted so the immobiliser side of things are all working correctly :)
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo072.jpg
Thats about it for now nothing too exciting really, i did take it for a quick drive yesterday to the local motorfactors in the rain i think there is still alot of work to do suspension wise as it felt really loose on the road. im gonna try and attack the quick rack next week as that should make one hell of a difference to start with
Cheers for looking
Keep the comments coming
Hadnt seen this before, good work. I hope you have a spare key and chip though, otherwise if you lose your keys is more money buying another working ecu lol
um no spare key lol, i have got a spare ecu which has 2 chips tho so may put that one in. lol lol lol
yet more wheel changing today lol, these are only on there for the purpose of painting and tyre changing on the other sets lol
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo073.jpg
i think i may have a slight tracking issue here, this coupled with the camber casued from the 60mm drop may explain why it didnt handle very well in the wet lmao. The other side is out the same on the front
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LEWI007
06-11-09, 05:41 PM
Looks very nice with the wheels white, i was painting mine white with white slabs, go for it.
LEWI007
06-11-09, 05:45 PM
also got bored and did a wheel with a brush lmao
and the dealer sport stickers are on
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo583.jpg
:D
You been copyin my dealersport sticker location
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh57/LEWI007/Nova/fdhfg.jpg
lol
Right then some progress.
firstly i got the white wheels done and back on the corsa, so this is the reason that the nova has been gettting wheels swapped and changed all the time.
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So the nova now has a full set of matching wheels, with tyres that dont go flat lmao
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Then today i took delivery of a 3 point sparco harness off mr spanishfly, so a bit of cleaning later and it was ready to fit
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The seat was removed and i finished welding the rails in securely as ive bought some gas. so all welded in ground back a bit as my welding is not pretty and then the footwell painted roughly until i get some proper paint and do the whole inside one day.
Then fitted the harness using the seat mounting points on the front and the rear seat mount on the back for now, i think i will be mounting the back one around the strut brace tho when the other seat is in and i get another harness.
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Thats it for now, more as and when i get chance.
Cheers for looking, any comments on mounting the harness better or anything else welcome
Ryan
no updates yet, but jamie did take this video today which i think is pretty cool for a standard 1.6 engine still running a cat, even if it is slightly chavvy lmao
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/th_Video003.jpg (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/?action=view¤t=Video003.flv)
Righty then at last i have some progress on the nova and its kinda given me the bug to get back into it, most of the things needed to finish it are with me, ive got some clocks, got some brakes, got wheels, and got a quickrack all to be fitted soon.
Today then i popped do to welsh coast customs to pick up a safety devices 6 point rollcage off Gary (discoinferno), all bundled in the back of the van including all the roof bars, door bars and fixxing bolts i set off to have a go at fitting it :D
Big pile of bits
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had to remove a few more bits from the car to get the cage to fit, firstly the drivers seat and harness just to make some space and then the passenger seatbelt and rooflining as it didnt wanna fit with it still in. also sunvisors rear view mirror and a few other bits are all gone :)
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo152.jpg
Then a bit of a pain on my own i got it all in and bolted together to mark out where i need to drill the floor etc and make some spreader plates for it.
so for now its all in and bolted together and just needs fixxing in place, its pretty solid where it is without the bolts through the floor lmao
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I then bolted the seat back in to see how i fitted in the car lmao lmao. its now quite difficult with the door bars as im 6'2" and have to climb over the bar and under the steering wheel into the seat lol
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I think it looks pretty cool from here
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discoinferno
04-01-10, 06:52 PM
quick work ryan
yea wanted to get it in to get some more enthusiasim back. the list of bits to do aint that much before it can be moted so hopefully get some work done over the next few weeks and get it on the road.
Looking good mate :thumb:
Just a quicky really, decided today that i was going to get another one of the wheels sprayed so i can atleast get the fronts on and get the brakes done as im hoping to get an mot soon.
so popped up the unit to pick up the cesaros as its too cold to spray up there so they are being done in the house.
firstly rubbed down and in primer
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo169.jpg
first coat of black on
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followed by a coat of laquer just for protection
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the photos look a bit patchy but it must just be the reflection as they are nice even coats. Tyres are in the back of the van so ill try and get them fitted tommorrow and get them on the car. :)
andy_017
10-01-10, 09:56 PM
Good little project you've got going on here mate!
Good little project you've got going on here mate!
:thumb:
A bit more progress followed by a bit more back step today lol
Firstly after getting up i popped down the tyre place to get my goodyear eagle f1 tyres fitted to the newly painted wheels. All good with no scratches or anything
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Now i had wheels that the brakes would fit under i decided to crack on and get them fitted so started by stripping off the old stuff which came off really easily they look like new so must not of been on there that long
Old and new comparisons
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size is quite a difference so hopefully they should be good enough
Some copper grease and spigot rings fitted, i also had to remove the rear dust guard as it didnt fit with the new disks
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And done
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I think it looks mcuh better on the cesaros, just need to pick the centre caps up and get them painted now
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Nice and big to fill the wheels
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This is then where the trouble started lmao, i removed all old brakes no problems, got the grinder out and removed the back plate as the screws where tight as a bastrad.
Got the new stuff fitted with no problems but as i was tightening the last bolt, the slide pin sheared in the ****ing caliper bracket, tried loads to get it out, centre punch, drill and easy out, drill and tap, blow torch etc but its not having any of it, gonna give it another go tonight with another type of stud exctractor and see how i get on, other wise i need a new bracket. So at the moment its got one cav turbo brake and one 1.2 nova brake lol
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Cheers For looking
:beer:
Unlucky on the bolt :(, At least you have brakes, im yet to fit my novas brakes due to the cold lol
yea the bolt has ****ed me off a bit tbh, tried again with some decent extractors but its no good the bracket is knacckered now unless i make a new pin with an m10 thread on it.
get some big coats on and get them sorted lol it aint that cold, much!
djbrowney
12-01-10, 05:35 PM
nice profect mate !
those goodyear tyres wont last long on track though lol
Liking the look of this :cool:
Simple but effective, just like a white version of mine.
cheers lads, simple but effective is the way to go :) hope it turns out as well as yours does
no i dont think the tyres will last lol, im not sure what to do tyre wise tbh, i could go spending on decent tyres which dont last but grip well but cost, or i could by cheapys which dont matter but then i lose grip. im in two minds whether to keep the rears a tidy make for grip and then chuck some budgets on the front. whatever i buy wont last anyway.
A little progress time today on the nova, im hoping to get a bit more when i get rid of the car and van lmao
I've managed to get hold of another caliper after the threads stripped on the driver side and it got delivered today so i can get it fitted and have the brakes finished all round :)
At the spares day i picked up a mk2 dash off dougie so i can fit the digidash properly so today i set about taking out the front half of the rollcage and the mk1 dash and started soldering the wiring up properly, got all the wires for the digidash done and working and started on the ecu wiring, i got a few more todo before the dash can go in for the final time, for now ive just placed it in to see whats what with the digi dash fitment
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Much better i think and i can now keep an eye on things like oil pressure and revs without gauges mounted everywhere lol
I will get some more work done on this soon and get it road legal i promise lmao
comptoncj
11-03-10, 09:17 PM
looks good chap
**UPDATE TIME**
Its been a long time coming but today had some motivation to get some work done on the nova after buying my castle combe tickets and realising how close it is.
Firstly now the red van is gone the unit has some space so up on four axle stands and off with the wheels for better access
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Whilst i cracked on with a few jobs at the front Don started hacking away at the boot floor and cutting away the small bit of rust that was there.
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some cad and some oversize steel plate later and the was one nicely welded hole
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Whilst this was going on, i was up front sorting out some powerflex bushes, quickrack, new ball joints and new track rod ends.
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one done
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i then came across a slight problem, i had 3 of one type of bush but one was the wrong size so i need to order some more. think ill go for the rally design poly race ones this time as they are harder
one old rack removed
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At the spares day i picked up a sparco 4 point harness for a bargin £10, this meant the strut brace could get welded in properly with the belts on.
Don got cutting and more welding
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All done nice and tidy :D
The mk2 dash came back out as it was just placed in and all the mk2 plugs soldered on in place of the old ones, the ecu and immobilser wiring also got sorted and soldered up nice and tidy after months of black tape
Then back in with the dash all bolted up and everything fixed in and working as should do.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/ryan_fowler1985/Unit/Photo381-1.jpg
Much better than the old mk1 dash i think and the digi dash fits aswell, result
Back in with the drivers seat and new 4 point harness to keep the driver nice and secure in the seat
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I then got happy with the paint whilst don was swearing at the radiator fan, Rear arches and rear end all undersealed to keep the rust away. Rear beam, drums, front calipers and disks all done in hammered black for a freshen up
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Rear strut brace got a coat of red too
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Rad fan of the coupe fitted nicely
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And last job for the day was get the rollcage bolted back together and in the correct place
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The list is finally getting shorter.
Im off thursday so hoping to get a few more of these jobs wiped off
Bolt rollcage in place
Fit new polybushes to arms and tie bars
Fit some fuel hose in engine bay
Fit side repeaters
Sort drivers side caliper as i ordered the wrong one
Get back wheels painted
Fit passenger seat
Test drive
MOT
Tax
Insure
Take to combe :D :cool:
Cheers for looking
More to come thursday
a few more bits ordered, hopefully the polybushes will be done tommorow and i can get it in for tracking
Got some more work in today, the polyrace bushes came from rally design this morning, excellent service as usual with them.
Got the tie bar mounts and bottom arms bushed up and fitted the other side bottom ball joint
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Picked up a new belt at the autofactors, for future reference its 6 rib 865mm multivee belt
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Gave it an oil change as it was like piss, now doesnt tap or smoke anymore :D, for some reason it starts with the crank sensor unplugged tho :confused:
After getting it back on its wheels i took it down the tyre bay and got the tracking sorted, it now drives much much better but the quick rack has made the steering quite a lot heaver than before.
As she stands now :)
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and the best bit for the day is that ive booked an MOT for monday at 2pm, wish me luck.
Cheers
Ryan
Smallblocks do start without crank sensor. Good luck for the MOT.
Looks mean.
corsakid
26-03-10, 08:28 AM
They use the cam sensor or vice versa if one of the 2 has gone dwn (cam and crank sensor)
ah cool so its nothing to worry about then, i was hoping i hadnt interfered with something when doing the wiring. :)
cheers
discoinferno
26-03-10, 01:22 PM
nice work ryan
got the nova ready for its mot this morning, treated it to new front number plate, new wiper blades and some mk4 repeators
mostly good news with the mot but i did walk away with a fail ticket :(
Failed on emissions idle test
Front o/s headlight no beam pattern
Rear number plate light
The emissions test is only a idle test as its pre 93 but for some reason its really high on co's, i think its running rich due to faulty lambda so a new one is on order and the tester recommended fitting a cat as the engine is designed for it, he said it should help.
The rear number plate light was just a bad connection and is now sorted, im not sure on the headlight will have a quick look tommorrow or order a new light, its sort of just a big blob of light lol.
A few things he recommended aswell are, tighten rear bearing slightly both sides, fit split pins to driveshaft nuts which i forgot to do. Also crank sensor bracket is loose and slight oil leak from sump area
On the way back to the unit, on the direct route of course lol i went over the mountain and gave it some death, which did end up in me spinning it on a bend lol, but overall it does drive pretty well and gives a good amount of feedback off the road. Im sorting out a front gte antiroll bar for it to help things a bit more for now.
New bits
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So by this time next week it will have been restested and have a 12 month ticket on it ready to go :)
Bit of a random one tonight, firstly got the bits done for mot,
2 x split pins fitted to drive shafts
Headlight sorted the bulb was fitted wrong
Sorted a bad connection on side repeater
Number plate light connection sorted
Fitted new spark plugs, new lambda sensor, new cts, whilst sorting the cts out i realised that the reason its over fueling is because it had a 1.2 cts fitted, i did this as a temp measure when i changed to the newer type loom as its all i had lying around. it now uses the correct amount of petrol and doesnt make your eyes water when running lmao
Then as a random thought whilst looking at a few dents in the roof, don suggested painting the roof satin black to hide them, that idea went out the window when i only had half a can left.
SO as id been dying to get the compressor and gun on the go, i decided to have a go with some gloss black id had on the shelf.
It came out okish to be fair, its only the second time ive sprayed anything and the last time i completly cocked up so first time properly. Its not perfect but then i dont really care tbh as it looks ok and its just for the track.
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Gave the wheels a coat to as there was some left, again **** finish as i didnt rub back properly but im fed up of having non matching set on there.
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Arches got some filler
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And how i left it for tonight, need to rub back the filler and paint the rest of the car, im thinking vxr arctic white for a fresh look
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Opinions please :D
Cheers
Ryan
daverobson
02-04-10, 02:55 AM
this is awsome, reminds me of mine, but i havent done f all to mine lol.
looks good, white roof looks better imo
its getting there buddy but i must say i prefer the tigra wheels.
rick
im hoping to self teach myself how to spray properly so tbh this car being a track car is perfect for me to practice on so im sure the roof will end up going back to the same colour as the car at some point anyway
a few people have said they prefer the tigra wheels tbh im not sure on them, not even sure if they will fit over the 284 brakes either, maybe the cesaross would be better in white?
Good day for the nova today :)
Firstly i took it for its retest where it flew through with no advisorys, emisions are pretty much non existant now compared to the first test. Just looked through the mot history and the last time it was moted was 2007, it expired on 22/07/2008 so that would of been the last time it was on the road.
Also the last 2 mots shown on the history show no advisorys
So after that was sorted i shot down the tyre place to have the tyres swapped onto the cesaros for the back, at last they are on :D
and the other day i set about getting some paint onto the rear quarter after treating and filling the areas where the arch had been repaired.
In primer
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And then all painted up, not bad finish for a rattle can, filler is still a bit lumpy on the bottom where the arch was badly repaired but its nothing a set of gte skirts wont hide lol
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Just need to sort the other side now and give the whole car a mop to get rid of the over spray
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Ryan
NathanSRi
07-04-10, 01:02 PM
Looks good but i'd suggest getting a black GSi spoiler because the roof looks weird with the white boot :thumb:
i tottally agree with the boot looking wierd, im tyring to get hold of a gte wrap around spoiler, would rather keep it all mk1 than adding mk2 bits :)
Nice project dude, forgive my Noobishness, but looks like the 1.6 went in with the original V belt set up, I've always been told you have to change it
Rysee it all depends on the nova tbh the c16xe i fitted to my missus nova fitted with the multi v
Rysee it all depends on the nova tbh the c16xe i fitted to my missus nova fitted with the multi v
Oh, Spanish engineering tolerances FTL
dj_wudgey
13-04-10, 11:59 PM
looking good matey!! nice little motor!
cheers lads, a bit more progress this week hopefully, as for the belt, im running the x16xe original multi v setup, just using an 865 belt as i lost powersteering. plenty of room there tho :)
dj_wudgey
14-04-10, 11:58 AM
Oh, Spanish engineering tolerances FTL
thats the **** thing about them eh lol
right then, the update ive been waiting for, its now parked outside the house taxed, motd and insured. i just been out and done about 30miles only problem i have come across is that now and again the eml comes on and it then cuts out when the revs drop of, restarts fine tho. im thinking it may be the crank sensor bracket as its cracked and loose. will try and get one before next weekend or make temp reapair. just need to get the passenger seat sorted this week now and she is good to go.
got to say tho even tho its only a 1.6 it pulls so well up the duels for what it is. http://images.migweb.co.uk/smilies/biggrin.gif
Gave it a quick wash and sunstrip fitted
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Png Club Stickers fitted
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Sat next to the missus corsa, massive difference in size from the a to c
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pikey1986
17-04-10, 12:00 PM
good work pal, looks amazing
cheers mate, bit more to do yet but at least its road legal and i cant get some use from it atlast
well its back offf the road atm aftre 50miles, as the crank sensor bracket snapped off on my way home from work the other day. Got a new one in the post should be here today hopefully.
So whilst its back up the unit i decide to get the passenger seat fitted, started by cutting out all the old metal brackets which was a pain, then as with the drivers side i cut some spreader plates and welded them in then welded the box section to this.
Both seat rails now in just need to pick up some long bolts today and get it bolted in.
Also ordered a helmet hamock from rally design which should hopefully get here before friday. :)
right then bit of an update before the weekend of combe, unfortunatly i havent managed to get as many road miles in as i would of liked before the weekend, 50miles i clocked up before it bust and there didnt seem to be anything major tbh.
so today i waited in for the postman so i could get my bracket that was supposed to be here yesterday and, when he did turn up there was no signs of the bracket, a bit pissed off tbh as i paid someone 12.50 to get it me by next day. so now looks like i need to go to get up early off nights tommorrow and pop around a few scrap yards which is a complete pain tbh
anyway whilst waiting on the bracket my other parcel turned up from rally design with my helmet hammock so popped up and finshed my passenger seat and got the hammock fitted. :D
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and helmet in, also hides the ****y looking floor lol
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Hope i can get the bracket sorted by sat or the coupe may be making a reappearance for the track lmao
i tottally agree with the boot looking wierd, im tyring to get hold of a gte wrap around spoiler, would rather keep it all mk1 than adding mk2 bits :)
Glad someones got some sence, that is such a sore sight when people starting swapping mk1 with mk2 bits..... bleerrgh !:tard:
ummmm lol i kinda agree, but then i cant say much as i fitted a mk2 dash lol
anyway its all ok at the mo and will be at combe tommorrow on the mig stand so pop over and say hi
Have fun tomoz dude, make sure you get vids.
dj_wudgey
24-04-10, 10:06 AM
Glad someones got some sence, that is such a sore sight when people starting swapping mk1 with mk2 bits..... bleerrgh !:tard:
i agree mk1's should be mk1's!!
car was superb today, only slight problem was my coilpack playing up. Causeing a missfire when high revs. handled pretty well for the basic setup that in running. Just need to get better at track driving now
will upload in car vid monday when i get chance.
Looked good from the pics dude.
discoinferno
25-04-10, 01:37 PM
glad all is well mate, looks well on track:thumb: some tb's you want now mate :P
are the pics up on mig then? Cant get online and my phone don't work with the new layout. Some engine tweaks may be in order soon :)
video from my 11 o clock session with mig, looking back at it i can see a few points wher im lifting off and slowing up too early, all things to improve on tho :)
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Just a quick update of how the car is looking now, decided a while back that i needed something more to catch your eye when on track, for picking out in pics etc. so to add to the black roof i decided a big sticker could look cool.
Also added a few smaller ones and ordered some gte sideskirts to hide the crap filler work lol
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Been using the car this week for work as the van is in for paint work before billing, after some death i noticed a new noise, yep the bottom end is well on its way to throwing a rod so next up should be x18xe1 hopfully :)
peester
04-06-10, 09:44 PM
so next up should be x18xe1 hopfully :)
waheeeey. Good man.
Looks the biz mate.
Looks cool, dont like the roof sticker tho...
cheers lads :) benn not liking the roof sticker makes me :(
I don't get the fascination with Monster. Or as chavs round here call it, "Munster"
NOVA-KID-93
04-06-10, 11:11 PM
looks mint mate, loads of cars round my way covered in monster stickers, i need to purchase some for mine now lol
car posibly now for sale or swap.
discoinferno
17-06-10, 07:38 AM
why you havent really used it ??
i no mate, im getting rid of the unit tho and havent really got the time atm to drop another engine in. may swap for non running xe that just needed a bit of work that i can play with outside the house
discoinferno
17-06-10, 09:52 AM
how come your getting rid of unit?
right then with tvl coming up quick and the nova sat doing sweet f.a i decided i probably should have a look at the bottom end, today i popped up the unit and whipped the sump off to have a look see, expecting the worst i was quite suprised to see there was no metal in the oil or the sump which was nice, the oil was like piss tho so that probably didnt help too much.
so sump off and a few bits to look at
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rod caps 3 and 4 seemed to have a fair bit of play, bolts still nice and tight tho.
took off the bearing caps and all seems fine crank wise, no scoring which is nice.
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Did find tho that no.3 bearing had dislodged from the position it should be sat in. so i think that this was the cause of the rattle, im also very lucky that it didnt pick up and spin a shell
Also looks like my oil leak was from by here.
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So new bearings ordered im going to lash it back together and all going to plan it will be out on the 7th at combe. :)
Wearing some gte goodies i picked up cheap at billing
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more to come when the bearings show up
Ryan
new glyco bearings turned up and picked up some new bolts and sump gasket from vaux. ready to rebuild on sat
Car performed spot on at tvl after fitting the new bearings. Need some better rear tyres on the back before the next track day tho as i spun on my second and third session which were both wet.
Anyways car is off the road now for the winter and a bit more project work. When is next comes out it will be running megajolt ecu and r1 carbs, ive started buying a few bits and when i get bits arriving and start working on it ill update with pics :)
discoinferno
05-09-10, 11:53 PM
cool i would go for twin 40's though over r1 carbs, i ve never seen a bike bodied car work that well tbh
dj_wudgey
08-09-10, 01:08 AM
id agree disco 40's ftw!! they may need setting up a little more but id allways go 40's!
ill have to look into the 40's route, the manifold is the main problem with them, bike carbs can be done with a homebrew inlet job. any ideas where i could get a twin 40 inlet from for a smallblock engine or would it be an engineering firm?
Southie
08-09-10, 03:03 PM
You may find one in this lot or even give them a call as they might of made them before CLICKY (http://www.dellorto.co.uk/merchandise/products.asp?CategoryID=8&PartsectionID=46) :)
sbd do carb setups for the 16xe
discoinferno
08-09-10, 03:57 PM
ill have to look into the 40's route, the manifold is the main problem with them, bike carbs can be done with a homebrew inlet job. any ideas where i could get a twin 40 inlet from for a smallblock engine or would it be an engineering firm?
sbd
cheers for the links, this could be an option then as there are plenty of twin 40 carbs about for good money
discoinferno
08-09-10, 04:41 PM
cheers for the links, this could be an option then as there are plenty of twin 40 carbs about for good money
get twins 40's h&h igntion kit and bobs your uncle hassle free, tyhe carbs may need a refurb , but we had my brothers 45's done at tommys in abercynon for about 50 when he set it up, my brother only goes once a year to tommys for a check up other than that its turn key and go all this myth about they are hassle is rubbish
Bit of an update here, although not one for the above plan.
After looking more into the bike carbs i decided to go for it and have a go, so off to ebay i went.
I managed to get hold of a complete ford edis 4 setup including coilpack etc.
I also started bidding on a few sets of r1 carbs but annoyingly they keep shooting up to stupid prices that imo they are not worth, so i also started looking at twin 40s another option
Then it all went out the window when looking through yet more bits i have done a deal on a nice astra gsi engine which gets delivered to me on sunday http://images.migweb.co.uk/smilies/smile.gif
Dont worry tho its not the usual c20xe ive decided to go with the c18xe engine as they have been proven to give good power before, and they are a little less common and abused than the 20xe.
So plan is to rip the old engine out. do loads of strengthening in the bay and chassis legs and fit new engine using f16 gearbox with custon shafts and custom big block hubs.
Also going to be tidying up the wiring on this one and the pipes etc http://images.migweb.co.uk/smilies/biggrin.gif
craig green
24-09-10, 09:50 PM
Nice plan on the C18XE, as you say underrated & hopefully less abused.
Not tempted to keep the F15 box & not bother messing with big-block shafts?
didnt think the f15 would match up to the big block engine?
craig green
24-09-10, 09:56 PM
Yep. Just need to figure out the flywheel/clutch combo.
I'm guessing you need a smallblock flywheel that matches the bolt pattern on the 1800's crank, then a clutch to suit. Pretty sure a 1.7TD fly will go.
Perhaps have an ask about, but when you get your engine you will know what the bolt pattern is on the crank.
ok cheers ill look into it then as the box i got is going strong with no whines etc. will whip it off when i get the engine out and check out what i need. Saves me spending on the extra bits too for now :D win
craig green
24-09-10, 10:29 PM
Exactly & tbh the std engine wont be leaps & bounds ahead in terms of torque over a 16XE with the usual mods. Adding bike carbs or TB's wont bother it either. I've ran a smallblock turbo on a f13. Again no worries at 180lb/ft.
i had an astra cd with the above 1800 engine, red spark plug cover. rolled up just over 150bhp on tommis rollers as a standard car. good motor in fairness. i watched a 70k mile astra cesaro 1.8 16v sell on ebay for 260 quid last week, that would have had the same engine. its a good solid budget motor if bought correctly i think! should have some fun with that. i had plans to build a small block 1800 turbo engine usin the 1800 small blocks fitted to vectra b's but ive got too much on my plate without that rite now.
discoinferno
25-09-10, 05:17 PM
you cannot beat carbs that have been well set up and jetted, my brothers nova xe on 45's hadnt been started for almost a year, fired up today after a few turns and idled perfectly from cold, rev'd freely cant wait to get it out on thew road now
i agree that a well set up bank of carbs can be great, most of the bad stories you hear are from poor setup, as much as it would of been a nice little project and sounded nice it just wouldnt be as much power as the 1.8 can give and it wouldnt be as cheap as i paid for this engine
finished work today at 12 and set about a trip up to birmingham to pick up the new lump :)
not a bad run, but did take a little longer on the way back as i had to stop in the services and readjust the angine position and tie it down, which is easier said than done when i cant find my tie down brackets that i put safe somewhere lol, 2 old tyres came in handy tho to help it sit in place.
So got the engine back to the unit and got it on the stand ready to have a little look at and get it cleaned up and painted.
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Also a box of bits including ecu, starter, alternator etc.
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Re manufactured ecu, due to a crank sensor failing.
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The previous owner is going to send me the reciepts down and a rolling road print out from the engine, which was putting out 170bhp apparently. I hope it goes that well in the nova :D
i 1.7td flywheel and Gte clutch i think is used for a small block gearbox on big block engine.
I really do think this will be a cracking engine in a nova my c16xe used to fly lol
is that a flat type flywheel or a pot type?
Bit of mixed updat here from a few different days, but basically the engine got stripped down to do a check and a general clean up as it was minging. The bottom end seems fine so will be staying as is except for some arp rod bolts.
It will be getting an overall clean, paint and new gaskets etc.
Im going to be running an f15 gearbox with astra diesel clutch and flywheel mashup lol :)
Ive also ordered a few bits including, gte rear arb, Front clear indicators, Full head set, Rear beam strengthening plates, ANd the best bit a lexmaul 4 branch stainless manifold ;)
So ill let the pics update you
A few bits came to work to go in the wash tank
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more to follow......
Block and sump got painted and surfaces cleaned
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So thats where i am with the engine, ready to rebuild when i get five minutes.
Then today these turned up
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Before
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After
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I think it looks much better now, just need to get hold of a gte bumper and grille to finish it off :)
SO that brings us up to date, will keep this thread going when i get more bits done or as parts turn up
Cheers
Ryan :thumb:
Baby redtop :cool:
good luck with the new plans
craig green
13-10-10, 10:23 PM
Nice cleaning up.
I have a GTE grille here in Black. PM me if interested.
craig green
13-10-10, 10:41 PM
Your inbox is full (replying with Pp details)
Update
Just a bumper to sort out now :D
little update
had an hour up the unit today after helping to rebuild a little 1.2 engine. so in an engine building mood i popped the head on and got it torqued up. can now start putting bits back on rather than haveing it all in boxes wher it could get lost or damaged.
For now ive cleaned the cams up and placed them in the head but cant tighten until i get some oil as ive flushed the oil out of the lifters and soaked them in petrol to clean them tidy
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Looking good. huge mouth for the dispack mount..
Opened the door this morning to the postman holding this rather mysterious looking parcel,
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mmm what could it be lol
Yes one sexy looking 4 branch thanks to savage16v off mk3oc for sorting me out. hopefully this coupled to a custom system should open the engine up nicely
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:)
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:)
anyway.
Today started off with me popping to the unit before going out on the bike to change a brake disc, whilst i was there waiting to go out i was able to do a bit as i remembered to pick up some oil.
Got the cleaned out lifters pumped up with fresh semi synth oil and chucked them in closely followed by the cams all torqued up to 8nm which doesnt seem much to me
Then wacked the timing belt rear plate back on and cam pullies. placed the rocker cover on and was able to time her up :)
all looking good and turning over nicely :D
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Couldnt fit the inlet as it needs a good clean first where the rocker cover has leaked on it, will get that done this week and get the rest of the bits back on
:D
Could an admin please change the thread title to 'Nova Star C18XE Track Project'
some update atlast, had a productive day today after working nights had a quick sleep and then went out for a play in the snow on my new winter toy :D
This is partly the reason progress has been slow lately
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Then decided to get my **** in gear as id like to have the engine in over xmas, so duug out all the bits and started on the rod bolts
All arp'd up
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Inlet manifold got some love
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new bonded gasket on with a smear of hylomar blue on the joins to end cap and oil pump to be sure
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And then followed by a load more bits :)
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So thats pretty much it. left to do is paint and fit rocker cover and belt covers
Few bits left to get
New plugs
Astra diesel flywheel
Nova gte clutch
Crank sensor
Hoping to get the old one out asap
How come a diesel fly wheel?
Will have to pop up soon or over Christmas for a catch up (and a go on the quad!)
im keeping the f15 box mate so need either astra diesel fly with nova gte clutch or nova fly and clucth so i can machine out the bolt holes. That way i dont need to worry about extra weight of f20 box, changing mounts or driveshfts etc. f15 im hoping should be ample
yea defo pop up, think rob is coming up too
Right-o with the flywheel - I take it a diesel one is easier to come by then? Can you not use a Corsa one?
I'll drop you a text about popping up
think the nova one is easier to get tbh, im gonna try get one as machining isnt a prob. corsa ones are all pot type flys as far as i know o no good
rocker cover painted and ready to fit, just tryng to sort a flywheel.
as its poisble to use a nova gte flywheel and clutch which is flat type and open out the holes, does anyone know if its posible to just open out the holes and use the corsa gsi one ive already got? its a pot type fly
yey not far away now, should be drivable soon after xmas hopefully :)
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Rocker cover done :D
Looks good bud. PM one of the admin to change the thread title lol
cheers mate, yea ive been meaning to get that done lol. also got someone looking for a flat nova gte flywheel for me, if not im gonna fit my pot type one just to get me up and running for now. :)
I've got one, Was going to say about it before but forgot. Pm me if needed bud.
ok mate thats tidy, ill let you know by the weekend if i havent already got the otehr one, where abouts are you?
shed-on-wheels
19-12-10, 04:06 PM
heelo there ryan lol i tried to ring you friday as i have found the fly for you i will pop up soon with it then if you like give you hand on the nova as i can see the engine coming into my hands soon :D cheers mate see you over xmas if thats ok
Ok cheers mate, I was probably in work , will give you a shout when I'm about for you to come up
1.6 now been viewed so its time to start ripping this apart :) updates soon
Danelle
29-12-10, 11:48 PM
looking good mate!
popped up for an hour today to start pulling it apart ready for the engine to go to its new owner and so i can get the bay ready. I think ive got everything needed now except the strengthening plates
Didnt take long to end up looking like this, just need to pull the shafts out and lift it out now :)
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Hoping to get back on it tommorrow or sunday so its out of the way by next week.
A full day then should see it welded and painted ready for the new one to go in its place :)
shed-on-wheels
31-12-10, 05:55 PM
wooohoooo thanks fow butty looking good:D
shed-on-wheels
31-12-10, 08:35 PM
oh like i said dude if yo need help you know where i am
cheers dude, will let you know if im stuck
shed-on-wheels
01-01-11, 07:30 PM
ok cool thanks dude im ready for this to go in now lol
Good work, be ready for Combe in April.
cheers benn, yea aiming to have it on the road by march so i can get a few road miles on the engine first check its all ok.
gotta wait till tuesday till things are back to normal and ring harry hockley for the plates and im good to go
autograss_racer
02-01-11, 08:08 PM
What do you find the polyrace bushes are like?
I need to order some polyurethanes fairly quick, not sure which are better in terms of stiffness - polyrace, powerflex or superflex?
Thanks
Chris
always found the bushes fine used them on my old corsa too, nice and stiff and get rid of all the sideways play you get with the rubber bush. Just be sure to use the grease when installing them or the creek and its annoying lol
First of all today had to do a bit of work on the quad for the mot. New wheel bearings and trackrod end done.
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Then cracked on with the nova, disconnected starter loom, driveshafts, gearlinkage etc from underneath the car. Then started to pull it out was a complete pain on my own as the engine lift stops when it comes up against anything as the motor aint strong enough :(
Bit of a dull moment when i undone the rear mount as the weight wasnt central and it dropped towards my head, luckly i have no sump inprimted in my face
But after that its out and the box is off. just need to check if i got a flat flywheel tommorrow or if i need the pot one then it can go out the way ready for the new one to go in :)
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mite even give the gearbox a lick of paint whilst its out :)
comptoncj
02-01-11, 09:30 PM
Good progress! when is the 1800 going in?
gonna give harry hockley a ring on tuesday and get a plating kit then weld that on paint the bay and its ready. should be in within the next week or 2 time permiting
shed-on-wheels
03-01-11, 01:12 AM
come on dude if i can do it you deffo can lol chop chop haha
autograss_racer
03-01-11, 09:49 PM
always found the bushes fine used them on my old corsa too, nice and stiff and get rid of all the sideways play you get with the rubber bush. Just be sure to use the grease when installing them or the creek and its annoying lol
Cheers bud, I'll get some. :thumb:
I have now modified a smallblock flat flywheel and fitted with arp bolts.
Fitted smallblock clutch
Fitted smallblock f15 gearbox succesfully
and fitted starter motor
Also made some pikey solid mounts using polyurethane sealant
had an hour this evening so cracked on with getting the engine in with much help from don, found out i need a few bits before it can run or be finished off but nothing too serious.
so the engine is in the car and bolted up ready to be connected, plumbed in, etc
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Had a bit of a change of plan with regards to the bay being painted etc, i just wanted it back together before i lost the love for it.
Good news is the manifold lines up with the rest of the exhasut system fine. All the engine mounts fitted fine. the only one that got altered was the drivers mount which is now a big block conversion mount. Both gearbox are original nova items
The Servo pipe reaches
The drive shafts can be pushed straight back into the box with no mods.
Few bits i need to sort are:
alternator brackets from an ecotec.
Manifold Gasket as ive misplaced the new one
The bottom pulley is too tight to run multivee so gonna have to go single
I also need a dipstick, crank sensor, sparkplugs, plug cover, oil and filter
More progress as i plod along
Ryan
Danny s-p
03-02-11, 03:19 PM
so is it big block or small as am lost
big block engine and drivers mount, everything else is small block :)
Danny s-p
03-02-11, 04:09 PM
so do you run a small block fly and clutch to get the box to fit
yea im using a nova gte flywheel and clutch as its flat type, but any smallblock should fit, you just need to open the bolt holes out to line up with the ones on the crank.
either that or you can use an early astra 1.7diesel fly and the bolt straight on.
only because the engine turned up at the right time for the right price. the original plan was to rebuild the 1.6 with bike crabs or go 1.8 smallblock but it was difficult getting hold of one that had a cable throttle rather than flyby wire
shed-on-wheels
06-02-11, 12:08 AM
any update fow
a new timing belt kit arrived yesterday and will hopefully be fitted today. spark plug and oil etc will be her this week so can fill her up. will plod anong with some wiring etc later probably
shed-on-wheels
06-02-11, 02:20 AM
tidy mate if you dont mind i will pop up soon have a chat and exchange views on each others projects lol not my nova one my triumph one lol
yea mate no probs, mite even have it running by then :)
Today started as a bit of a pain when we realised that the engine needed to come back out, there was nowhere near enough room to fit the alternator, or bottom pulley. so back out it came.
Whilst out a new complete cambelt kit was fitted as i decided i didnt trust the tensioner, something just didnt seem right with it. Also ****ted the driver chassis leg a bit to make some room for the alternator.
Then found an alternator bracket and cam belt cover and fitted it back in again.
All mounts tightned, exhaust fitted, driveshafts in. gearbox oil in, engine oil in, gearlinkage on (just needs setting up), wiring loom in and connected in car and bay.
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Before i left i started fitting up the water system too. Rad is in and there looks like room for the astra fan still, washer bottle back in and connected, header tank back in. few breathers fitted and inlet pipe extended
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Few things still to do include:
Get single vee alternator and pulley
Get new battery live cable
Shorten fuel pipes
Set up linkage
connect matrix pipes and rad
refit arb
Refit front end
Southie
12-02-11, 06:16 PM
Really liking this project, nice to see a different engine going in a Nova, also not sure if you know but your's is in Total Vauxhall this month so congratulations :thumb:
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ah yea forgot to mention that, meant to scan the page and update, cheers. was chuffed to have an email from dougie asking if i would like it in there as they were doing the mag on engine conversions and it was a bit different, really like how it came out :)
Southie
12-02-11, 06:46 PM
Thought it was yours lol Sorry for the naff picture though but somethings better than nothing lol
cheers :) and cheers for the pic :)
sourced an astra gte altenator and single vee pulley. just need the bracket now for the block. Also just treated myself to a full set of avo coilovers http://images.migweb.co.uk/smilies/smile.gif
she runs :D a little rough and lumpy atm with an eml on, but cant run it long enough to investigate till i get the coolant system and alternator sorted. im just glad it starts as it took a while and a bit of fault finding to get it to go lol
Wwooohhoooo great start, now you can iron the lumps out..
yep few hours now ironing out the little things and it should be all good. was a big relief when it started after some of the noises it was making the first attempts lol
Southie
15-02-11, 10:05 PM
Glad you've fired the old girl up, what fuel pump are you running then?
running a nova gte tank and pump. im assuming this should be up the the job?
plumbed the coolant system in tonight, sorted the wiring and fuel pipes better and sorted the gearlinkage out.
Still having problems getting it to start for some reason, it seems to be fueling but not sparking correctly and then when it does spark it just stalls itself like its to far advanced or has a bad earth. when i connected the jump leads from the van tho i managed to get it going and it then run fine.
Im wondering if its the cam sensor playing up casuing the hard starting as the eml is on and it limits at 4500rpm ill read the codes off tho and see whats what.
a quick pic
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and a quick video. The lifters shut up after a while and its now quiet
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4500rpm limit does sound like cam or crank sensor are dodgy
Tried a different crank sensor and now using a known good metal genuine one. I've ordered a new can sensor to try it. It does sound like the ignition is too advanced when trying to start so points to one of them 2 sensors
awesome build mate good job :)
read the fault codes off today and got these 3, anyone got any ideas? ive tried another cam sensor but didnt realise until it turned up its a non genuine one. is it the cam or crank sensor that gives the rpm signal?
would the oxygen sensor fault or idle vave fault give the 4500rpm rev limit?
19 - Engine speed (RPM) sensor - incorrect signal
38 - Heated oxygen sensor (HQ2S)Ioxygen sensor (02s) -
voltage low
56 - Idle air control (IAC) valve - voltage low
the above codes were taken from autodata but top buzz says different, its saying voltage high for 38 and 56
Can you flash the codes with the engine running?
Engine speed is taken from crank sensor, but cam sensor can run as a backup.
I'll try the codes when running tommorrow, just dug out a wiring diagram from the Haynes manual and the earth from icv and o2 sensor are the same, they also link to the afm so this could be the problem
much excitment today to come home andfind a box full of these sexy goodies :D
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also ordered a genuine crank sensor thats not an xe one as i think thats my problem, also an afm just incase. a 1.5 td rear arb. a vectra throttle cable and a creeper for the unit lol. loads of goodies :)
Hoping to tax this next week and take it for a spin
shed-on-wheels
21-02-11, 06:06 PM
foww how much for your old springs and shocks dude also for the corsa cable lol still not got a real one haha
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