My version of a 4x4 nova that will get done!

[ste porter]

Ok i will start this by going back a little for the newbies on here who proberly havent come across me yet (havent been online alot for the last few months) and dont know me or my past.

before i start posting pics ect of what i have been upto and some of you look at this thread and instantly tar it with the

'oh its another one of them that starts it bodges it and gives up and scraps it thread'

i would like to remind those of you that followed it of my last major project that very nearly killed me in the process
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=76335&page=14

that thread to those that havent seen it is well worth a look at from start to finish

after the little accident i swore i was going to pack in playing with novas as i realy had poored everything i had into that car and hence i brought my corsa pickup which some of you may of seen on here.

well unfortunatly i got board and brought another nova lol which was 100 and 10% standard
i brought it 2 months before pvs 2008 and in the 2 months i had it it went from standard to this

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i brought built and insured it for under 1500 quid and ran a 13.9 run at pod and made 157bhp on the rollers not bad for a budget build

shortly after that i got board of the power so instead of selling it i decided to let it that was all well and good for a while at standard power but enevatably the f20 i was using gave in in the end and when i upped to phase 2 they blew weekly it even missed out on trax in 2008 as i blew the box on the way there and had to go in my green one which i brought as i knew it was going to be unreliable

in the end i blew a piston through the block just before crimbo 2008 so it got put away for a few months

3 months before pvs 09 i decided that it was going to make it to pv so i rebuilt it to abit of a silly spec and tarted it up a little aswell and this is how it made it to pvs09 as im sure many of you will remember it for handing the ass to a 700bhp van and winning its class and finishing 3rd in the pro shoot out

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ran an 12.0second dead run at 121mph not bad considering it was ment to be beeing run in and that was on road legal yok paradas and 12psi

But it didnt come away scott free as i did kill the clutch and that was the start of the turbo seals on there way out again!

[ste porter]

Shortly after that the seals went completly so off the road it came again i parked it up and forgot it for a while
i put my green one away for winter at the end of august and while i was giving it a clean i came across my pod slips before and after i let it

looking at these i noticed two things first was that my terminal speeds were miles apart xe was about 95mph let was about 120 but which you would exspect but what was interesting was my times to 60 feet and 8th of a mile or what ever it is
the xe was a hell of alot quicker to these distances but the let made up for what it further down the strip i.e when it got grip and kinda stoped spinning.

so with this in mind the fact i was running round in a cav turbo that only felt quick cause of the masses of traction from the 4x4 and the fact i brought a mint calli turbo for £300 in my head i started forming a plan.

i had already ordered my t70 turbo manifold waste gate mbe management cams verniers ect ect but i have now pushed all that aside for the time beeing and started concentraiting on awd the shell.

did alot of research well what there is out there to look at and found a few people have started it ect a few have gave up some stoped posting info but no1 yet to my knowledge has a nova using only vauxhall running gear taxed tested awd and back on the road.

So it began!!

first thing i did was take a shed load of measurements consider my options and decided not to use the cally floor plan but to semi sub frame it

i will post now what pics i have i am alot further on than this but i am afraid i dont have any more pics on this comp
the updates wont be constant due to work ect and regular times that i forget my cam but i will update this right upto going back on the road and my updates will be large when i do update

any way let pics exsplane what i been up too

a few pics when i rebuilt the lump and before i took it of the road last time

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[ste porter]

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[ste porter]

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rear floor removed and sills shortened

[ste porter]

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basic framework going in

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[ste porter]

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[ste porter]

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note in the next few pics the more eagle eyed of you will spot a lump of box section
that shouldnt be ther its only wedged in untill my coilovers turn up

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[ste porter]

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thats all the pics i have to hand at the min i am alot further on now the rear is still as it is in these pics
but i have sinse striped everything else of the car apart from front legs and pannels as im now in the process
of sorting the front bulk head for the transfer box and rear f28 mounting
once thats done the rest of the floor is going and i can start space frmaing the floor as im gong to go for a flat floor front to back
will update more pics when i can thanks for now and comments welcome

[nova-taken]

great project thread dude

[Southie]

Welcome back Ste, good write up and very hard to read when you've just got up. lol

Projects looks like it's come along way in the last couple of years and also a fair bit of engine rebuilds since the I last saw you. lol.

Looks like you've got a lot of work on your hands with this project are you keeping all the 4x4 running gear then or are you having to get all new diffs for it?

Looking forward to seeing more updates, subscribed. :thumb: Have some +rep.

[vauxluva]

:thumb: :thumb: wow unbelivable,that is some big fabrication,:thumb: cannot wait to see the end result.Coming on hear and waching wat others do with there cars makes me want to get on with mine more im only preping for paint and cleaning keep up the lairy work lookin good;)

[Count Vaux Alot]

Looks very interesting, there is some serious box secton going in to that! Subscribed....

[danzel]

that will be a serious quick nova when its done,with alot of grip.is that cavalier gear shifter mod a good mod pal?

[Paul]

Keeping an eye on this one

[Mike]

Top stuff Ste. Hope to catch up with you again this year aswell mate :)

[burgo]

welcome back dude. twas about time pics of this secret project appeared :D

[The Simps]

Starting to get some really interesting builds on here now. Subscribed.

[Edd]

Another crazy project.

I would love to have the skills for this type of build.

[brucer]

Looking good, should be a top project.

[garethcolley]

Good work, looking forward to seeing what you do with the transfer box.

[maddogdaz666]

WOW Nice thread, im subscribing !:d :thumb:

[craig green]

Good work Ste. I just hope its not overly heavy with all that steel, though that mak help with grip!

Keep at it.

[LDAWSON]

some top work going into this...subscribed..:thumb:

[ste porter]

its going to be running the full 4x4 gear from a cav/calli including diffs im also wide tracking the front to take the standard cav shafts

the large box section was used as a basic frame work to square everything to and to give basic strong structural points (replace my chassis rails) there is alot more to go in the rear but it will now be just shaping it all with 20x20 box and bracing but i dont want to do that untill i get my coilovers as i dont want to go and welled a gusset it or a beam where they need to be

as for weight without the diff attached you can still pick the back end up and walk it round the work shop as you could before but when im finnished there will be a little more in the back than there was before but thats not a bad thing!

im planning on keeping this around a tonne and i do have some tricks up my sleave to help achive this later on like the fact im looking at having a carbon fiber floor instead of steeel ect

thanks for comments

oh and burgo when you gonna come over and grab the leather out my cav?

those of you on facebook that know me will also know i rolled my lorry last tuesday as i put the pics on there so production may slow a little now for a while

[Southie]

I rolled my lorry last tuesday as i put the pics on there so production may slow a little now for a while

:( Hope your okay mate.

[craig green]

I saw the lorry pics on its side mate, assumed you must be Ok as you were posting pics on FB!

[Smurf-Xx]

nice alloys lol

[craig green]

nice alloys lol

Let me guess. You painted them? lol

[Smurf-Xx]

No there mine lol

[ste porter]

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[Southie]

:eek::eek::eek: What is it with you and rolling things. :roll: ;) Glad your okay anyway, looked a nasty one.

[ste porter]

no they were yours when you bring me back my gte wheels that i swoped them for which went on your red one you can have them back

[Smurf-Xx]

He gave you £30 for those! lol you just borrowed them remember! Ill get them one day its cool.

[robertdevlin69]

ah its only a DAF you rolled ha,glad to hear your okay,and im looking forward too seeing the finished article shud be an animal,good luck

[NOV4_SPORT]

very nice mate, i will be keep an eye on this build.

iain

[LEWI007]

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mandatory 24 hours worth of refreshments

Thought i was th only person to do that lol

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[ste porter]

you obviously spend as much time in your work shop as i do my own lol

gave up stacking them ages ago though as they kept falling off otherwise i would have easily filled a couple of them voids by now between me and a few mates

[blue_peg_16v]

awsome will keep an eye on this

[Benn]

Christ you don't hang about! Looks good,

Cant believe any one could drink that much Redbull.

[Andy]

Excellent work so far Ste,this is going to be one to keep an eye on

[Johnny A]

Looks good, very interesting project however I am a little disappointed in you using a cally/cav rear beam setup. With all that nice framework you are welding in I was expecting to see some fancy custom A-frames!!

Either way keep up the good work :thumb:

[jimbob-mcgrew]

progress looks good !
i beg you RWD it, rather than 4x4 :thumb:

[djbrowney]

cracking work ste, will have to pop over for a look one night lol

[t45_ste]

Nice build. Will be keeping an eye on this one. Keep it up

[Spudly]

Fackin hell Ste thats some right progress, any date youre aiming for with completion then?

Some really good skills and ill definately be keeping an eye on this thread so keep it updated please bud:thumb:

[Graeme]

Looking good pal, coming along nicely

[Rickardo]

I remember this queuing behind me on the strip at pod.

I was thinking, Please don't race me. lol

Looking good pal. :thumb:

[ste porter]

i looked into my options and to be honest this seemed to be the easiest and most cost efective way of doing it. pluss you have to remember the ratios ect of the fron and rear diff have to be as manufactures intended ect other wise you will run into major problems

if i had gone down the route of double wishbones ect i then need custom hub carriers custom hubs cv joints to suit and so on not to mention caster camber toe bump steer ect to tackle

as is like this the majority are pre set (well for time beeing more on that when i get to it) it was hard enough to decide on and find a square point to start and work from as it was let alone bouncing all the others into the equation

this car has 3 main reasons for beeing built

1. i want a nova that has the possibilitys to run a a low 10 at pod
2. something different to the norm that i can have some fun with on track days ect
3. Its a learning curve for myself and a big up yours to all those tweed wearing internet only race drivers out there that give it the it cant be done you cant do this you cant do that.

if i was building something to compete in and had a bottomless pit of money i would have gone about it in a totaly different way and would have built something similar to the space framed one on here belive its steves
but im not and did i also mention im doing this car the whole thing on a budget of £2500! (suddenly out come all the sceptics lol )

thanks for input guys will keep you posted and i hope that anwsers a few questions cheers steve

[djshaggeh]

im doing this car the whole thing on a budget of £2500!

Is that including the red bull?

Definately something different and I'm sure will turn a few heads, fair play!

[Adam]

Awesome project, good work!!! I do hope this one gets done and makes it on the road.

Not picking fault but i see one problem, the cav/cally transfer box aint known for being that strong to take decent power/torque???

[Count Vaux Alot]

I'm with you all the way mate f u c k the haters lol

[ste porter]

already thought of that adam all good things mate

im have a guy local to me that is abit of a specialist when it comes to all metal objects that move and have teeth i got to drop a tx box of when i get a chance and leave it with him but he claims that a monkey could lock it thats not the problem im going to have its the V.C and hes sure he has a way of making this bomb proof
this im waiting to see but as far as im aware hes never let anyone down yet and hes been in the racing sceen for a long time

its all in hand but thanks for the comments im sure at some point im gonna come unstuck but it will get done

[ste porter]

1 thing i am after and thats drawings detailed pics and dimensions of either a pill beam wide track kit or something similar as im planning on widening the front track by 48mm or close to enable me to use the standard cav or calibra shafts but im strugling abit or better still if anybody knows of any for sale

[Mazz]

Cool project and great work so far! Definitely one to watch!

[Count Vaux Alot]

1 thing i am after and thats drawings detailed pics and dimensions of either a pill beam wide track kit or something similar as im planning on widening the front track by 48mm or close to enable me to use the standard cav or calibra shafts but im strugling abit or better still if anybody knows of any for sale

See my track day nova wip mate i made my own from a TAS magazine picture

[ste porter]

you got a page number mate as you have had nearly 2000 replies lol

[Adam]

already thought of that adam all good things mate

im have a guy local to me that is abit of a specialist when it comes to all metal objects that move and have teeth i got to drop a tx box of when i get a chance and leave it with him but he claims that a monkey could lock it thats not the problem im going to have its the V.C and hes sure he has a way of making this bomb proof
this im waiting to see but as far as im aware hes never let anyone down yet and hes been in the racing sceen for a long time

its all in hand but thanks for the comments im sure at some point im gonna come unstuck but it will get done
Sound :thumb:

[Count Vaux Alot]

I may have over looked that point lol hold on a mo....

[Count Vaux Alot]

CLICK ME! (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=109412&page=108)

Hope that helps any questions please feel free to ask :thumb:

[ste porter]

perfect mate thats exactly what i been after dont surpose you still got the jig have you? also any pics or jen on

the tca brackets and all the rose joint parts did you get them online or somewhere local only place round here out in the sticks that does rose joints and similar charge the earth

[heds]

been seriously thinking about doing this to mine and tbh would take the same route, i think the standard cav 4x4 system will work fine as your car weighs alot less than the cav or cally, just change the fluids in the diff and txbox and maybe add a cooler and pump on them, the only thing your gonna need is a custom prop really.

if i do this ill need to find another nova to do it to as mine is just too clean to start chopping up.

good luck matey

[t45_ste]

If you can give me a bit of time (a week or so). I can take dimesions off my lower arms. I bought the walden wide track kit (pillbeam style).

Im currently remaking parts of the bottom arms, due to their quality being ****e and im running my tie bars backwards.

I can also point you in the right direction of where to get the correct bearing carriers made and which sperrical bearings to use.

Have you thought about how your going to get round the lugs on the front suspension?

[g111mds]

shaping up to be a nice project this one!

Jamie

[ste porter]

i have a few ideas the first was to use a spacer like count has the second was to step the turrets out into the wings by 50 mm each side by doing this i would fab a completly new turret and this would also free up some more room in a cramped bay

and thanks for the help apreciate it mate

[ste porter]

cant belive no1 has mentioned the 4x4 running gear is 4 stud not 5

[t45_ste]

Oh yeah....


Whats it off?

[heds]

cav gsi 4x4 running gear mine worked fine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krpmy4x4cv8

[Lynsey]

The 4x4 running gear is 4 stud? What's it off? lol

This looks like good fun, I'm going to subscribe to it also. Keep up the good work, I'll look forward to seeing it finished :)

[brainsnova]

i ll mention my cav gsi was 4x4 and 4 stud lol

[Count Vaux Alot]

perfect mate thats exactly what i been after dont surpose you still got the jig have you? also any pics or jen on

the tca brackets and all the rose joint parts did you get them online or somewhere local only place round here out in the sticks that does rose joints and similar charge the earth

I also made the the drop down brackets off the front panel (earlier in the thread i think) all are relatively simple to construct after some measuring.

I got the rose joints from Rally Design (http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/index.php?cPath=1113_1125) i used 1/2 inch bore with a 5/8 UNF thread they are more expensive but are very good quality.

I do still have the jig btw :thumb:

[L14MNP]

Awesome mate! Subscribed. :)

Can't wait to see this come on.

[Prey]

Great build! Also bookmarking this one!

[tom_beverley]

Good luck Ste, just keep at it as it'll be awesome to see one finally done.

Looking forward to the updates.

[ste porter]

my new mapping lead for my mbe turned up this morning at last whoop whoop

gona go down to the workshop shortly and do abit more so i will get some pics and bring you up todate and show you all where im at so check up later on for an update

cheers steve

[ste porter]

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[ste porter]

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[ste porter]

mine and the other halfs trusty work horses

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bloody photobucket just crashed

[ste porter]

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[ste porter]

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[ste porter]

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[ste porter]

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and thats that for now sorry i havent said much im in a rush tonite but any questions just ask and when im on next i will exsplain whats been happening and why thanks steve

[Benn]

Christ, that's some cutting.

[ste porter]

whole floor will come out eventualy as im conna put a new flat floor in possably even carbon fiber

[Ste L]

Awesome work Ste, going to keep my eye on this thread :d

[Spudly]

Ste youre off your tits lad lol


Some funking good work, youre not all that far from me and Rob so if ya want a pair of mincers to come and 'ooh' and 'ahh' as you grind let me know:thumb:

[The Simps]

Good work Ste. Cutting through that lower part of the bulkhead is an ass of a job with a std size grinder. You're so lucky to have a man size affair!

Keep up the good work.

[bazil]

Good work Ste. Cutting through that lower part of the bulkhead is an ass of a job with a std size grinder. You're so lucky to have a man size affair!

Keep up the good work.

id give in and use this
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/d6af38d2f16c3c4971dba57125d3b6f8.jpg

good work mate, and as advised i read your last build thread and great work in it too but holy f**k that was a bad one, it really does show that seam welding a cage and good seats are worth the time and money, i really hope you build a 10 second nova:thumb:

[Connor]

Ste.. One hell of a project
i loved the look of it stickered
up with the front mount on
looked like a right animal.
will be keeping my eye on this one
i am sure it is going to be a beast
when its finished :)

[Count Vaux Alot]

Fair play ste great progress! I will try and sort you the information you were after when i get a moment....i haven't forgotten lol

[Balley]

Fu(king Amazing!

[ste porter]

the bottom part of the bulkhead was an absolute nightmare spent about an hour with a 4 inch grinder hammer and chisle then gave in nipped to see a mate that works at a building supplyers and got a few discs for the 9 inch that soon made light work of the job

im hoping to get the front bottom brace and rear engine mount section in and braced then make a start on the rest of the floor and new tunnel today
once thats done thats the structural main parts of the 4x4 shell done and i will then have a

rolling nova 4x4 shell whoop whoop

[ste porter]

spud your always welcome to mince your ass down here when ever you want mate

[Plug]

Top work mate :thumb:

can wait to see this out in action :)

[burgo]

the thing i love about it is i know for a fact porter is gonna drive it funking hard so will be a true test as to what a 4x4 nova can do

[ste porter]

to right i will hammer it to the point of self destruction go back to the drawing board and do it again and again untill i either total it or it puts me in a coffin

no point in pansying around in it as lets face it im not building it to go shopping in

[Adaz_blud]

you using all the stuff of the white car you were drivin around in ?

[AlanH]

just read throught this. fu(k me thats top work, you do the fabrication work yourself? no more carrying a spare box down to pod any more then? lol

[ste porter]

im keeping that in the corner of the shed incase i come across something i need then when its built i will strip the cav completly and scrap the shell
i brought a mint 60k calibra turbo that i have known the owner of well
for the last 4 years and gave 300 quid for it sold the lump for 1000k and striped the shell for the f28 and all the running gear and interiour and sold the bare shell on

alan your right i wont need spare clusters in the boot lol was it you i helped with the idol control valve on an xe nova at pv?

[Adaz_blud]

smart. did jay ever get his corsa done in the end ?

[AlanH]

yeah mate that was me, putting a LET in mine now and its all your fault lol. Any idea on a completion date for yours?

[Mike]

the thing i love about it is i know for a fact porter is gonna drive it funking hard so will be a true test as to what a 4x4 nova can do

Amen to that! Guys a crack pot but in the nicest fashion of the phrase :cool:

[ste porter]

yeah jay towed the corsa to my workshop in the end i ran round it for an hour or 2 like a mad scientist got it up and running for him spot on gave him it back he had it on the road an hour and managed to blow the xe up towed it back and he had droped compression completly on 2 cylinders i think the cam belt jumped a couple of teeth and bent the valves as far as i know its still in bits now. i warned him when he built the lump to torque everything properly and use lock tite on the tensioner bolt but never mind

to be honest i was planning to have this done for pv but its not gonna happen now i dont think. this was at the begining of january i was hoping to be further ahead than i am now by mid january but for various reasons ect i didnt even touch it until the start of feb then with the truck accident ect nackering my back i cant see it beeing back on the road until august
i will trailor it to pv though

and mike and burgo thanks for the comment its nice to see two guys that fully understand me and my way of thinking lol
considering having it painted black with chrome handles on the side and a giant reith on the roof as everybody is convinced that the way i used to drive it at 150 plus everywhere before that its certainly going to be my coffin this time round!

[chrisnovaturbo]

good to see someone getting one done on here using vauxhall running gear ! ive falt about doing it loads of times. good work mate :thumb:

[Spudly]

to right i will hammer it to the point of self destruction go back to the drawing board and do it again and again untill i either total it or it puts me in a coffin

no point in pansying around in it as lets face it im not building it to go shopping in



I quote a line from the film 'Point Break' "its not a crime to die doing something you love" :thumb:

[Mike]

I quote a line from the film 'Point Break' "its not a crime to die doing something you love" :thumb:

Here here :cool:

[ste porter]

done abit more tonite not alot though as i was only there a few hours heres an update

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[ste porter]

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[ste porter]

heres a few to give you an idea of whats to come body wise

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boss poped in to make sure im doing the job right and to make sure i know the correct procedure when it comes to getting mad with a hammer lol

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[SRimon]

Looks good, and brave Steve.

How's the 1.poo?

[NovaLad]

Looking good!
Beast in the making!

[ste porter]

in storage for winter mate possably got a small block valver lined up for it when i drag it back out again

[SRimon]

in storage for winter mate possably got a small block valver lined up for it when i drag it back out again

Nice one, glad its not crusting away...

Whens the turbo gonna be done?

[ste porter]

very dependant on when i can work on it im back at work tomorrow and i do average 14-16 hour days so its all a case of time would be nice to have it finished for pv this year but cant see it happening to be honest if i could get 3 full days a week on it maybe but its not going to happen

plus i have had to take out more of the bulk head ect than i originaly wanted to so i have now said **** holes to the budget and im gonna have a floor mounted pedal box ect so it may be a case when i get further down the line im going to have to wait for things a little longer due to funds as i dont have loans or anything so its all beeing built of what i have and wages so when i get past the 5 k mark its a case of saving wages

oh and im on the look out for a mint cav turbo so if one pops up for the right money that will steal some of the pot aswell

the green one is still as mint as it was at pv
if you look in the pics i have some blue sheet plastic up at the back of the work shop its behind there with a corvett sting ray a triumph and a soft tail harley aswell as a load of bits and parts. Has been sinse september. When the weather gets better i will start using it again

[AlanH]

Looking good! How do the arches fit, rivet on? Thats a different front bumper aint it? What ya doin with the old 1?

[bai1ey]

now then porter this is awsome when you said last time i saw you. i never thought you would rip it apart but you have and its looking good. is your number still the same? i wil give you a bell if it is got a few things i need help with;)

[Rickyb]

this is the bollox just make sure it gets finished lol

[novaload1992]

great project

[vaughanmc]

Very very interesting project :thumb:

[ste porter]

yeah numbers still the same mate

as for bumpers i dont know what im doing yet i dont realy want to get rid of anything untill its finished then when it is i will have a massive clear out

[dan23]

any pics of the soft tail harley

[ste porter]

anybody got any ideas for a colour/s as i havent realy even thought about that yet

dont realy want to go stickered up agin but would like some full length png ones across the skirts

[auzzy2000]

keep the colour quite plain and let the rest of the car do the talking!!sleeper ish.nice project aswell mate.love to see this done.keep up the good work

[sulphur]

That looks a proper animal. Quick progress too, looking forward to seeing the finish product. :thumb:

[bai1ey]

i am liking cream atm think it looks the dogs

[dj_wudgey]

good project matey ill be watching this one!!

[burch1990]

i wana be your friend! loving the build mate i wouldn't even know where to start keep it up

[ste porter]

managed to get some more done so heres abit of an update oh and the pics of the harley and corvett stingray as requested also one for srsimon of his old car my pride and joy hiden away for winter

started the day by fetching some more steel 16 meters of 25x 25 box

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[SRimon]

good to see her again ste...miss that car!

Nice Corvette too?

[ste porter]

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[ste porter]

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[ste porter]

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thats where im upto may do a little more tomorow morning

[blue_peg_16v]

jesus mate you work at speed almost in burgo league lol

[ste porter]

i dont get alot of time to work on it so when i do i like to get on
i have been clocking it cause everytime i go in work shop i turn the radio on and the clock starts fresh so far from complete car to my last pic its had 37 hours!

[burgo]

thats some serious metal work going into that

[ste porter]

yeah and im a lorry driver dont forget
lol

[ste porter]

hoping to get a few more hours on it in the morn before i go to work so will update either tomorrow or thursday

[The Simps]

Great work Ste! Really coming on and looking good! Makes me realise I need to pull my finger out! lol

[Adaz_blud]

i wish u new me i would of loved to be able to come down and see this it just looks so amazing !!

[chrisnovaturbo]

looks good mate

[Spudly]

Fackin hell Ste youre propoer cracking on, is it your welding work aswell as those welds look perfect to me:thumb:

[Stuart]

epic

[Plug]

looking good mate. Top progress :thumb:

dont think you'll be far off bringing it to pvs at the rate your going will be finished in a month or two :)

[ste porter]

the whole car from the day i brought it every little thing has been done by me all welding and fab paint work the custom dash i made ect none of it has been done by a company or any body else is all me and i have a hell of a long way to go yet mate

i worked it all out into stages this is strucktural fab stage 1 of 12
i got bracing then sheet metaling then shot blasting then basic asembly then de asembaly then body work then paint prep then paint then mop and pollishing then re asembaly , then set up then testing

thats just the shell got 9 stages to go through with the engine and transmision yet

this all sounds easy but when you think just in the initial reasebly i have got all electrics to sort (full custom loom front to back) brake pipes to sort fuel pipes seat brackets engine bow and transmision exahust route boost pipes ect ect ect just to take it all back of again im not even a 12th of the way in yet pluss i got everything to buy yet!

[discoinferno]

good metal work mate , will keep an eye on this!

[blue_peg_16v]

cant wait to see it finished what sort of power will you be aiming for ?

[ste porter]

initialy im going to be looking around the 400mark to get it all bedded down then push the boost up to about 2.2 bar thats my aim so should hopefully bee seeing anywhere from 430-500 hopefully

the lads at corten millers recon that with the spec of the lump i should easily see 400 at about 1.8 -2 bar on omex but im not using omex im going to use mbe as i already have it so we will see

i will be running it in though at the same pace i ran it in at at pv last year at about 13psi and about 265bhp for a 1000k before i up it to 1.8 bar

[Adaz_blud]

porter did u ever get the Nova convertable finished, cant wait too see your car finished !!

[ste porter]

just put my run around up for sale
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1486236#post1486236

[Derick-Sport]

that fabrication looks awesome mate keep it up going to be a machine!!

[Sturge]

yeah and im a lorry driver dont forget
lol

That explains the heavy duty truck chassis lol

[Benn]

Damn you don't hang about.

[Count Vaux Alot]

I'm loving it!

[Southie]

anybody got any ideas for a colour/s as i havent realy even thought about that yet

dont realy want to go stickered up agin but would like some full length png ones across the skirts

Colour wise for this beast of a project you want something subtle, star silver would suit it IMO. If you want any photoshops doing Ste just pm me your request mate. :)

[Lee]

Looks epic Ste, I remember chatting to you about it last summer :)

What are you doing about the tranny box problem? Sorry if you've already mentioned it, i just skimmed through looking at the piccies lol

[blue_peg_16v]

a bloke local to him says he can make it bullet proof lee so its going there

[Lee]

Its going to be armour plated???

[craig green]

Colour wise for this beast of a project you want something subtle, star silver would suit it IMO. If you want any photoshops doing Ste just pm me your request mate. :)

Ooh yeah. Star silver on Anth 5 stud Softstars.

[ste porter]

im looking at hockenhiems(sp) with polished dish and candy red thats the way my minds going at the min and in regards to the transfer box i have someone who thinks he can gut it and rework it using bits from other motors and make it stronger than what im going to need

this we will see aout ut he knows what hes talking aout and does pro trannys for a living and has for many years so i have no reason to doubt him

progress hasnt realy happened for a week as i have just sold my run around and brought a 325is coupe for a daily drive so i have been busy going to go up the workshop later on and have a sort out and tidy up then have a massive push on it tomorrow

will have a big forsale thread later on tonite aswell as im going to clear the shed from gte bumppers alloy sump gaurds axels shocks allsorts

[ste porter]

sorry i havent updated in a while but tobe honest i havent done a mass amount as i have been busy but i have had a few hours on it 2day and managed to get alot of the structural part of the floor in

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[ste porter]

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[ste porter]

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[The Simps]

Fantastic work as always Ste! Are you going to mount the floor panel from the top or the bottom of the frame?

Although very strong, isn't there going to be an awful lot of weight there? Are you putting in a full cage aswell?

[nova_niek]

sorry i havent updated in a while but tobe honest i havent done a mass amount as i have been busy

Erm... judging by the pics you have done a rather serious amount of work. :thumb::thumb::thumb:

Loving it! :-)

Niek

[dj_wudgey]

loving it matey!! some major work done there!! will be mental this thing!!!

[The Simps]

will be mental this thing!!!

Without a doubt! Looking forward to seeing it finished.

[ste porter]

theres not asmuch weight as you may think you got to remember aswell i have removed about 300kgs in steel ect aswell

im exspecting it to be around the tonne mark which is about 200kgs more than it was at pvs

are kit cars slow?
the floor is very similar to a locost floor and the rear asembaly is a hell of alot lighter than an atlas axel as found in alot of home brew kit cars! yes i have got a nova shell on top but bare in mind most the removable pannels are now fiberglass or carbon and when the floor was cut out i could stand in it pick it up in the middle and move it round the workshop so hardly heavy. and i would say the rear subframe and diff weighs about 50 kg where a stand beam weighs about 30kg and the rest of the steel i carried in there in 1 big bundle so i would say that weighs little more than 35kgs yet i had to make 2 trips to the scrap bin with the cut up original floor cause of weight

like i say i am exspecting a bit more weight but not alot and more to the point it should have a slightly better weight distribution than a striped nova aswell just food for thought

[The Simps]

Sounds like you've got it well thought out to me :thumb:

[ste porter]

`forgot to reply to your pm simps i didnt bother going to look at that loon as i rang the guy and unlike he said in the add he did want 700 for it and seemed very arogant so i left it there and brought a 325is m sport coupe instead for 800 lol

[Mike]

like i say i am exspecting a bit more weight but not alot and more to the point it should have a slightly better weight distribution than a striped nova aswell just food for thought

And more then likely better traction on each corner will be a good side effect of +weight.

Going by the HGV thing of "an empty trailer is more dangerous then a loaded one".

[ste porter]

correct lol unless you have a high loaded 20 foot container on a 40 foot trailor and hit a roundabout flat out because then you just do what i did and put it on its side in a dyke have a look on my face book for pics lol

http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=11065&id=100000498918169

[Mike]

correct lol unless you have a high loaded 20 foot container on a 40 foot trailor and hit a roundabout flat out because then you just do what i did and put it on its side in a dyke have a look on my face book for pics lol

http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=11065&id=100000498918169

Trust you, you fcuking crackpot lol lol lol

[ste porter]

its all ok stripping the hell out of novas but when people are asking why does my xe nova hanndle like a pig you have got to remember lotus and alike spent millions on developing cars to have a 50/50 or close to weight distribution for a reason
my mate ash who comes with me to pv every year came in a pimped polo last time some of you may remember him. well when this car had an xe in it and his elise was standard the nova would pull away on the straights but he would leave me for dead in a bend as the nova was all over the place so weight distribution does have a big part to play i know theres alot more to it than just the weight thing but it is a massive part of it

[ste porter]

did you have a look at the pics mike?
you want to have a look at the vids of my cav turbo on there lol

[Mike]

did you have a look at the pics mike?
you want to have a look at the vids of my cav turbo on there lol

I remember seeing the pics elsewhere on here.

That FB link says im not allowed to view it lol lol

Says this:

The page you requested cannot be displayed at the moment. It may be temporarily unavailable, the link you clicked on may have expired, or you may not have permission to view this page.

[ste porter]

add me on face book then you can seee it

search for steve porter in linclonshire my profile pic is one of my 4x4 in 1 piece lol

[Mike]

Sent you a reqeust matey :)

[stupot89]

steve me thinks you f****d that daf mate hope you didnt get hurt though and keep up the good work on the 4x4

[ste porter]

had a spare hour or so tonite so went down the workshop and started choping the firewall out and the rest of the bulk head had a mock up of the major components in the bay so i can start judging where im going to move the new rack mounts to ect

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/porter/S7300297.jpg?t=1268179439

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[ste porter]

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[ste porter]

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/porter/S7300312.jpg?t=1268180042

[ste porter]

and for those that might be interested these are a couple of my original sketches and plans

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/porter/S7300317.jpg?t=1268180158
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/porter/S7300318.jpg?t=1268180174

[Cle]

Love this thread mate, your craftmanship is inspiring :thumb: are you running the standered let inlet or are you going to get one made up ?
Like the exhaust manifold and turbo they look ace :thumb::thumb:

[krobinson]

Awesome :)

[ste porter]

inlet is going in the bin theres 2 ways im looking at at the min i have all the bits organised for a nice pelenum and 80 mm body but im gathering info on the pros and cons of using an idividual throttle body set up at the min as i would prefer this if i can get it to work and well

that is all irrelavent at the minute though as i will get the lump sorted when the shell goes to paint

not done alot on it at the min as im gutting the workshop ands sorting it out also choped the cav shell in half so if anybody wants any cav gsi 2000 4x4 parts let me know got the full kit full leather ect ect

[Southie]

Looking great Ste. :cool:

Will you have to get a VBOA inspection on this then when completed?

[Sloth]

you mean vosa.../\

yes he will as its majorly altered the shell, and suspension and brakes. it will need the newer version orf an sva...

[Southie]

oops cheers Sloth. :d

[Benn]

Looking great Ste. :cool:

Will you have to get a VOSA inspection on this then when completed?

Pfft who doesn't... ;)

[ste porter]

it will need an sva but im hoping i can keep it on the original plates

[napalm_27]

looking good ste :thumb:

[muzzy]

Just read through, top work, definitely going to keep an eye on this one.

[ste porter]

just thought i would let you guys know that i have put this on hold for a about 4 weeks as i have just ordered the gaz rear coilovers and rally design have told me they will be 4 weeks so i have taken this chance to put it aside and im starting to build the gte engine up that has sat in the shed for 8 months

reason for this is i want a nova to go to pv in so i am going to get it built up and put in my green one and get that tested ect ready to go to pv

i am just in the process of some light head work at the min then just cleaning everything up and lots of paint to make everything look like new. i am going to fit everything from the gte full loom standard air box , servo underbonnet sound deadening clips and brackets ect everything that i have that came of the gte i striped
if any body is interested i can keep the thread going with updates on that untill major happenings start going on again with the 4x4

[The Simps]

booo! :p

why didn't you order the coilovers direct from Gaz and get the club discount?

[kerniCorsa]

lol, nice job :)

[Danny s-p]

this is mint. i wont be taking the piss out of any more lorry drivers at work no more lol

[bai1ey]

yo porter looking good man keep us up to date on the green one aswell.
have you found any rust at all on it yet lol ?

[Benn]

If your getting them thru rally design i bet the price is mega. I know mine where.

[heds]

how much ?

[Plug]

club discount on coilovers is Good :)

[ste porter]

actualy i got them neary 70 quid a corner cheaper than i could with the discount as i got a real good discount at rally design because last time i ordered something they cocked it up repeatadly (sp)

[dj_wudgey]

this thing is going to be f*cking mental!!!

[ste porter]

now got 3 xe's to fit one in an astra one in a nova and one in a corsa and an x16xe to fit in my nova instead of the gte lump its all systems go i have 3 and a half weeks then i will be cracking in on the 4x4 hard

pics of the conversions will follow just to keep the thread going while im awaiting parts ect

[Lynsey]

You'd better put the kettle on ;)

[Stuart]

GAZ's lead times will be slightly up as its the start of motorsport season and they are out racing, and everyone else is demanding a lot too :)

[ste porter]

bit of an update on the current goings on
started project tango (my other halfs astra) went last friday to see chrisnovaturbo down in ashford in kent and picked up an xe top blokes and all looks good so we set about cleaning it all and painting it up ready to go in her astra

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[ste porter]

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made a bracket up and moved the coil as im going to be minimising as much wiring ect on show as possable without going mad

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/porter/HPIM0343.jpg?t=1269483767

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/porter/S7300346.jpg?t=1269483864

[brainsnova]

looking good and i love the colours on the engine :cool:

[ste porter]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/porter/S7300347.jpg?t=1269484031


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/porter/S7300345.jpg?t=1269484141

so thats that all ready then all i have done is dug a hole in the workshop so that i can get the car in and work on it comftably i have just got so many things going on at once and got so many parts collecting up a work shop that i could have 4 cars in and work on and 4 in storage has cloged up so i can only get one in at the minute comftably
clear out time im thinking when the astra is finished sat

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/porter/S7300348.jpg?t=1269484341

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cav gsi sofa lol lol lol

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in the next episode of eastshedners
i shall be ripping the eco**** lump out the astra tidying the bay sorting the wiring painting the box and fitting it changing the top mounts ripping the interiour out and getting ready to fit it friday aslong as i dont have to go to work!
till next time take care lol

[muzzy]

Nice one, engine has cleaned up well.

[dj_wudgey]

xe came up well but get on with the nova lol

[chrisnovaturbo]

engine looks good mate.

[claire6069]

xe came up well but get on with the nova lol

pmsl sorry, i've stolen him for a week to get my astra done lol

[brucer]

loving the old seat belt to lift the engine. lol

[ste porter]

got some more done on the astra yesterday

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[ste porter]

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[Adaz_blud]

looking good :)

[scott.parker]

Bloody hell Ste, your a dam nutter! fair play though mate, im pretty shocked, as i had no idea you were doing it..

good luck.

Scott

[Rick Draper]

Did you buy that astra from near stoke?

[ste porter]

no mate payed 500 for it from a guy in luton but i do belive at some point it lived in stoke

[brainsnova]

another quality installation ste :thumb:

[ste porter]

car is now up and running spot on had an issue to start with but soon narrowed it down to the fuel pump relay having the wrong one fittted runs very sweet and quiet especialy for an xe only other thing i had to do was change the water temp sender also put some bilstien top mounts on before i put the legs back together as the old ones were nackered

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[ste porter]

just got to wait for the bmc induction set up to turn up and a few silicone pipes
todays mincing will consist of fitting the leather interior removing door cards to retrim them sorting the hand brake cable rewiring the head unit and a few other little touches
then its on with project suicide corsa but i have got to rebuild the xe for the corsa before it goes in but that should be running by next weekend aswell

[ste porter]

bit of a work shop update not a massive amount happened sinse the astra had a sort out of the workshop built a new bench and draged my green nova out to put an engine in it. Put the 4x4 at the back aswell while i get the others sorted 3 weeks and i will be cracking on with the 4x4 again.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/porter/HPIM0385.jpg?t=1270645161

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[Danny s-p]

i love the green one mate

[Adaz_blud]

is it sams corsa your doing ?

[ste porter]

yeah i took the engine out of sams corsa tonite (1 hour 25 minutes drive in engine out) x16xe and thats going in the green one over the next few days

[muzzy]

The green Nova looks brilliant.

[Connor]

oh i am loving the green nova mate :wisewood:,
also the meaness of the 4x4 project from the front :cool:

[waynes sri]

The green Nova looks brilliant. i bet it does after a good wash and wax lol:thumb:

[bai1ey]

the green one is a MINTER and it is mint lool
not seen a nova like it in a long time

[brainsnova]

i love the picture drawn on the green mk1 windscreen lol

[ste porter]

green one has now been washed lol the 16 16v lump will find its way in it over the next few days so i will post some pics of it happening then xe going in the corsa the 1.6 came out of then if my mate gets his back side in gear i got another xe to put in his nova then full steam ahead with the 4x4 just in time for total vauxhall to come down for a chat cant wait

[bmw156]

your a machine i swear.

there is nothing which you cant do lol.

[Sloth]

ste whats the craic with the eco out of the astra? is it forsale?

[Stan Wrecked]

epic build, good luck.

[ste porter]

if you want the eco out the astra mate come get it it wants a few bits and there was only about 4 studs on the manifold that hadnt snaped but if you want it come get it out my workshop

oh forgot to say i have put all the cav leather in the astra and retrimed the door cards aswell

[Sloth]

ste, pm on route mate.

[MattBrown]

green one has now been washed lol the 16 16v lump will find its way in it over the next few days so i will post some pics of it happening then xe going in the corsa the 1.6 came out of then if my mate gets his back side in gear i got another xe to put in his nova then full steam ahead with the 4x4 just in time for total vauxhall to come down for a chat cant wait

Fook that fella, sounds good having all the pics and that.

Look at the ones of that couple who have novas, you saw there workshop, snap on tools, ramps, 3 cars etc, I don't like the idea, especially with all the thievs around today;)

[ste porter]

?

[Adaz_blud]

your misses car sounds nice :) you took that engine out quick you got any pics ?

[ste porter]

few more pics of what i have been upto mainly for srsimon
just keeping the thread going with what i am upto until a i kick start the 4x4 again in 2 weeks

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/porter/HPIM0401.jpg?t=1271035139

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[ste porter]

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[nova_niek]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/porter/HPIM0415.jpg?t=1271035483
Mmmm lovely. Green has to be the new white, methinks. :thumb:
Colour somehow reminds me of A 16V TB. Slurp.

[Benn]

Mmmm lovely. Green has to be the new white, methinks. :thumb:
Colour somehow reminds me of A 16V TB. Slurp.


Cant be right, most people dont like white..

[Sloth]

saw the green un and the 4x4 in the metal yesterday. the green one was clean enough to eat your tea off, and the 4x4 is just something else. you really need to see it to understand the work in it. 9 sec qtrs man....... jesus.....

[Mike]

Green will NEVER be the new white!! Never ever!!!!

[ste porter]

need a VSS of a 1.2 or 1.4spi if anybody has one need it asap (vehical speed sensor)