My nova 1.2 into a 2.0 8v

[keensniper]

Well lads im going to be starting my project in the next few day so ill will be busy for the next couple of weeks.

This is a few pics of my nova which im droppin the SEH lump into... (you might have seen these pics in the for sale section as me camera is on the blink but will get more up)



http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/02082009420.jpg


http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/02082009424.jpg

[LEWI007]

Looks clean, keep us updated bro.

[keensniper]

Here's a few more pics

This is the boot well, the is the worse bit
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/02082009429.jpg

Drivers rear arch...
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/02082009427.jpg

the passengers rear arch...
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/02082009428.jpg

The engine bay...
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/02082009426.jpg

and the lovely rims...(one with the most kerbing)
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/02082009425.jpg

[keensniper]

Forgot to post pics of the seats that are going in...so here they are

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/09042009304.jpg

[LEWI007]

Looks really clean mate, not keen on the rims though.

get the bumpers and wings off and lights and lets have a look underneath ;)

[keensniper]

Looks really clean mate, not keen on the rims though.

get the bumpers and wings off and lights and lets have a look underneath ;)

will be doing soon m8 bit the weather is s**t at the mo,:( all it keeps doing is raining then stopping so i think 'yes i can play' but then about 10 mins later it starts to raining again...:mad:

[LEWI007]

thats england for ya mate.

get some pics when you strip the front end down, cos its always interesting to see how bad it is :)

[keensniper]

thats england for ya mate.

get some pics when you strip the front end down, cos its always interesting to see how bad it is :)

as soon as it clears up i will be doing m8.:d just hope it aint to bad as it looks ok but then again looks can be deciving:eek:

[keensniper]

Well thought i'd get out of bed and found its not a bad day so off to strip the front end down:d

This is my first time stripping a nova font end so wanna do it right;) .

pics will be up 2 as my girlfriend has kindly lent me her new Nokia N97 touch phone so i can take picslol

hope i dont get it dirty:roll:

[saloonwoody]

get it dirty lol

[vaughanmc]

How much clearance have you got between the airbox and strut brace ?

[Pillar]

comfy seats :) same as mine but different colour

[keensniper]

comfy seats :) same as mine but different colour

wot subframes u using coz mine aint got none,:( i was going to use the ones off the seats that are in but someone told me the bolt holes are closer together on the buckets than the subframes?

[keensniper]

How much clearance have you got between the airbox and strut brace ?

ive got a good 5-6mm m8:thumb:

[vaughanmc]

Any modifications needed ?

[keensniper]

Any modifications needed ?

no m8.. dont think so:wtf:

[keensniper]

well got myself a pair of bonnet lifters and they look the dogs:cool: , also got some savage tinting spray so i can do my rear lights a nice black,

Also got some Xenon H4 headlight buld which cost £5 off ebay:thumb:, then went to open the car so i put them on the roof as my hands were full (and yes you've guessed it) a gust of wind blow them off and smashed them:mad: (not happy, involved alot of swearing)

Also bought a genuine GM steering wheel puller for £10 and managed to put my sports wheel on, which looks cool:cool: :thumb:

will post pics tonight after work...

[Steve]

Nice one mate, well to the nova seh club :thumb: good luck with it, gimme a shout if you get stuck on anything and have a look at my link if you get time. Looks like a good solid shell you've got there, especially for a mk2 lol

[keensniper]

Nice one mate, well to the nova seh club :thumb: good luck with it, gimme a shout if you get stuck on anything and have a look at my link if you get time. Looks like a good solid shell you've got there, especially for a mk2 lol

yeah m8 i will do i just need a set of hubs,:( wot hubs are you using?

[Steve]

1.2 hubs, nova gte shafts with mk2 cav cv joints.

[keensniper]

1.2 hubs, nova gte shafts with mk2 cav cv joints.
So i can use hubs that are on the car i just have to source some nova gte drive shafts and cav cv joints?

[Steve]

Yes mate, gte shafts with 22 splines on the inner end, but they are getting hard to find because its the cheaper way of getting it running. You will also need mk2 cav 1.6 cv joints for it. If you can find the parts its much cheaper than going for big hubs etc..

[keensniper]

Well here's a couple of pic's

New wheel on (old one put up a fight LOL)

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/29082009059.jpg


and one of the SEH ready to go in just a few parts need but low on funds atm:( ... needing gte drive shafts and mk3 astra 1600 mpi fuel pump

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/29082009058.jpg

[keensniper]

Also while down at my local breakers the other day i can across this, spoke to the gut and told me it was fully ROAD LEGAL... :eek: wtf


He spends nearly £800 every year buying new rubbers for the tracks (so they dont tear up the road)

imagine pulling up at you local tesco in this:eek: lol

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/25082009050.jpg

[Steve]

That looks mental, I'd hate to look in my mirror and see that! You should be fine with a cav pump as well, 8v or 16v mpi :thumb:

[Pillar]

wot subframes u using coz mine aint got none,:( i was going to use the ones off the seats that are in but someone told me the bolt holes are closer together on the buckets than the subframes? the nova ones welded on ;)

[LEWI007]

Your supposed to get free tax and good on petrol with those i think saw something on telly other day about them being the best ever vehicle to get around town in, lol

[keensniper]

That looks mental, I'd hate to look in my mirror and see that! You should be fine with a cav pump as well, 8v or 16v mpi :thumb:
im want 2 u the astra pump as its just a straight swap as its internal and i dont have 2 change the tank, u dont know anyone with any gte drive shafts do u?

[JesseBOY]

it was loooked after mate =)

[mk3-fezza]

hey how did u get your steering wheel off my mates got a mk1 and needs to change the wheel but its a bi*** and just wont come off whateverwe do?

[michael squeak]

im want 2 u the astra pump as its just a straight swap as its internal and i dont have 2 change the tank, u dont know anyone with any gte drive shafts do u?

got 3 sets lol

[shed-on-wheels]

i have those seats in a corsa with standed frames wellded on but mine are cream and black nice car tho good project mate looks really clean but not fussed on the interior atm

[Nova_Tek]

So i can use hubs that are on the car i just have to source some nova gte drive shafts and cav cv joints?

Yep Nova hubs GTE outer CV's, GTE Shafts and MK2 Cav 1.6 inner CV's. Trust me mate been reading so much about this recently with my LET conversion planning http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=131544.

The inner CV's are £47 each at Chris Astley. I checked out another site that does em for £30 - £35 but not sure which ones they are as there are two models. http://www.carparts-direct.co.uk/cv_joints_detail.cfm

Tidy Nova too, looking forward to seeing it finished :thumb:

Oh and I got the same seats as yours in leather (well they look almost identical) Will be interested in details of how you get them fitted.

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/773/100112017fi.jpg

[keensniper]

Just a few pics of the car after spending a full day cleaning and polishing the nova

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/17102009174.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/17102009175.jpg

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http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/17102009178.jpg

[keensniper]

may be up for sale shortly as its developed a slight problem with the standerd lump thats currently still in it and i dont have the funds to buy the remaining parts to drop the 20SEH lump in, so keep an eye out on the for sale section. Will be looking for around £750 (everything for a 2.0 conversion which includes 20SEH lump, f16 gearbox, chipped ecu, driveshafts and 2.0 16v brakes. DOESNT COME WITH GEARBOX SPACER, ENGINE MOUNT AND FUEL PUMP)

[swedge]

aaaah too far :(

[nova man dan]

i no that car a bit to well

[keensniper]

Well had a phone call 2day from my m8 stev telling me that his car failed its MOT 2day on 3 pages worth of stuff http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/blink.gif

He told me thats he's going to be scrapping the car so i can take off wot i like.........so i went down to see wot i can take only to find that it a calibra........ http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/suicide.gif

not only that i asked him how much for the engine and gearbox.....he said not a penny. http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/biggrin.gif bargain i thought... http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/good.gif

until i lifted the bonnet to find its actually a C20LET :eek: :eek: :eek:

so now my nova will have a C20LET under the bonnet instead http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/yahoo.gif http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/dance1.gif http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/dance.gif


as jeremy clarkson would say 'POWEEERRRRRRR'

[let_nova]

sell the LET to me. i will give you good money for it.

[Nova_Tek]

Well had a phone call 2day from my m8 stev telling me that his car failed its MOT 2day on 3 pages worth of stuff http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/blink.gif

He told me thats he's going to be scrapping the car so i can take off wot i like.........so i went down to see wot i can take only to find that it a calibra........ http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/suicide.gif

not only that i asked him how much for the engine and gearbox.....he said not a penny. http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/biggrin.gif bargain i thought... http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/good.gif

until i lifted the bonnet to find its actually a C20LET :eek: :eek: :eek:

so now my nova will have a C20LET under the bonnet instead http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/yahoo.gif http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/dance1.gif http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/dance.gif


as jeremy clarkson would say 'POWEEERRRRRRR'

You ******* [damn swear filter] lucky geeza, wish I could come acros a free LET for my conversion, that would make my day, month and year.

So looks like you're keeping the car, nice to hear :thumb:

[Pistol Pete]

A free LET? Must be a good mate, or a stupid one or a fubared engine IMO. NO ONE gives away a LET engine.

[Nova_Tek]

At least he's in the position to hear the engine running but either way even if it needs a rebuild then he's still got a free LET. Would rather Get a free LET and rebuild it then to buy one for 800quid and find out it needs a bit of work.

[Graeme]

Mine was also nearly free in comparison to what they go for regularly, I had no problem exploiting an old mate with a bad drug habit

[Plug]

pics of calibra might want a few bits and peices. transfer box working?

[Steve]

Sell the LET and fit the 8v, you're guaranteed it not blowing up lol

[keensniper]

Sorry not been on for a while had a problems. my garage got broken into a few months back and the LET was stolen along with my engine hoist, 2 trolley jacks and a few power tools.:mad: :mad:

Other than that nothing new on the car apart from a few small mods.

Got a steering wheel snap off kit:thumb: and managed to wire up a new stereo as the old 1 was fcuked. Managed to source a xe fuel pump off of ad:thumb: z, just looking for a mk4 astra now so i can officially start the conversion.

Well be having a custom exhaust built and fitted at the end of the month too. Ive gone for a 3" rolled out tip (to give it the retro look). Also should be fitting my digi dash some time next week too. :cool:

Also got my membership pack wednesday and put my PNG sticker on the front screen and it looks awesome:thumb: :thumb:

[keensniper]

Just thought id post up the pic of my car at the mo.....

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/10042010353.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/07042010352.jpg

[keensniper]

Well thought id start posting as i started stripping the nova down yesterday. Managed to get a fair bit done.

Bonnet, headlights, grille, seats(apart from drivers seat as i needed to get it back up to the garage), complete dash, door cards and wingmirrors.

All thats left is front & rear bumpers, wings doors and boot. Gonna be taking the 1.2 lump out as soon as i manage to get/borrow an engine hoist.

I was quite surprised to find no rust behind the light just abit of muck which i was quite pleased with.

Pic will be up soon as i need to find my USB lead

[keensniper]

AH HA found me USB, heres the pic...
Grill, headlights and bonnet removed
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/26052010446.jpg
behind drivers headlight
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/26052010447.jpg
Behind passengers headlight
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/26052010448.jpg
seats and door cards removed
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/26052010449.jpg
dash taken apart
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/26052010450.jpg
Passengers door, not to bad
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/26052010451.jpg
Drivers door, not to good
http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/26052010452.jpg

[Nova_Tek]

That drivers door don't look very good mate, actually that's funked. Looks like moisture was sitting and building up inside the door. You could probably just poke all that rust through into the door cavity.

Luckily for me my doors where mainly like your passenger door. A bıt of grinding, clening, emery cloth, bit of treatment, sealant and waxoyl made them solid and clean again.

[keensniper]

That drivers door don't look very good mate, actually that's funked. Looks like moisture was sitting and building up inside the door. You could probably just poke all that rust through into the door cavity.

You may be right there m8, ill be looking to source another door soon anyway, as its going for a full respray.

Dont know wot colour to get it sprayed in, should i keep it red or go black???

[dj_wudgey]

Well had a phone call 2day from my m8 stev telling me that his car failed its MOT 2day on 3 pages worth of stuff http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/blink.gif

He told me thats he's going to be scrapping the car so i can take off wot i like.........so i went down to see wot i can take only to find that it a calibra........ http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/suicide.gif

not only that i asked him how much for the engine and gearbox.....he said not a penny. http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/biggrin.gif bargain i thought... http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/good.gif

until i lifted the bonnet to find its actually a C20LET :eek: :eek: :eek:

so now my nova will have a C20LET under the bonnet instead http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/yahoo.gif http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/dance1.gif http://www.vq9.co.uk/forum/Smileys/ExcellentSmileys1/dance.gif


as jeremy clarkson would say 'POWEEERRRRRRR'

for free lol your mates off his tits lol

[Nova_Tek]

Yeah think a new door is in order, shame the spare one I got it a passenger side one :(

Black is always a real nice colour and it was something I was considering at one time. It all depends on your bank balance. If you can afford to get it resprayed properly in black then go for it but red is also a good colour for a Nova.

[keensniper]

Yeah think a new door is in order, shame the spare one I got it a passenger side one :(

Black is always a real nice colour and it was something I was considering at one time. It all depends on your bank balance. If you can afford to get it resprayed properly in black then go for it but red is also a good colour for a Nova.

Yeah most people have said to keep it red as its a nice colour, well going out to finish stripping the car today, will get more pics up soon:thumb:

[keensniper]

Well managed to get alot done on the nova today so ill let the pics do the talking:thumb:


http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/31052010465.jpg

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[Ernie]

when are you getting the calibra then ?
A fair play for free.

[Nova_Tek]

Looking clean mate, very minor bits of corrosion by the looks of things. :thumb:

[keensniper]

when are you getting the calibra then ?
A fair play for free.

That idea was scrapped due to the car been torched:mad:
so im just sticking with the SEH m8

[JesseBOY]

Masssive change since I had it =| keep me updated

[keensniper]

Well the time has come to admit it, i cant find the time or money to sort out the car so everything has to go, So look out on the for sale sale section as once ive got pics it will be going on. Really gutted about this but id rather see it go to a good home and not on some chavs run aboutlol

[keensniper]

Well the time has come to admit it, i cant find the time or money to sort out the car so everything has to go, So look out on the for sale sale section as once ive got pics it will be going on. Really gutted about this but id rather see it go to a good home and not on some chavs run aboutlol

[Steve]

Shame mate, I liked this project.

[keensniper]

Well started a new job not so long ago and with a bit of nagging from the misses not to get rid the carlol its now starting to get done:d so now i can start sanding all the car down and get rid of all the rust before starting on the underside. Got a few pics of me starting on front panel:thumb:, inner wings almost done:d so will get pics up asap.;)

[keensniper]

Here's some pic after starting the car on saturday, unfortunatly was unable to do anything today due to rain:mad:

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/phone033.jpg


http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/phone032.jpg


http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/phone031.jpg

[Nobby]

Well the time has come to admit it, i cant find the time or money to sort out the car so everything has to go, So look out on the for sale sale section as once ive got pics it will be going on. Really gutted about this but id rather see it go to a good home and not on some chavs run aboutlol


?? lol

[G-nova]

Also while down at my local breakers the other day i can across this, spoke to the gut and told me it was fully ROAD LEGAL... :eek: wtf


He spends nearly £800 every year buying new rubbers for the tracks (so they dont tear up the road)

imagine pulling up at you local tesco in this:eek: lol

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt247/keensniper/25082009050.jpg

nice pic lol is that in west bowling mate? I used to live there lol few garages and bodyshops up that road

[keensniper]

Yeah m8 it is....lollol

[keensniper]

Well managed to recolour my dash today got fed up of the gray look so preped it, sprayed then laquered it:)..... dont look to bad to be fair, will get pics up tomorrow.... got another dash too but will be recovering that in black suade.:thumb:

[christurboo]

Well managed to recolour my dash today got fed up of the gray look so preped it, sprayed then laquered it:)..... dont look to bad to be fair, will get pics up tomorrow.... got another dash too but will be recovering that in black suade.:thumb:

get it flocked...but be carefull its addictive

[G-nova]

any progress on this mate?

[keensniper]

Not yet had to cover her up for a few weeks:cry: due to weather and work commitments:(