those of you with a c20let nova...

[Shaun]

in this pic here:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Nova%20LET%20Build/P8070006.jpg

Hope you dont mind simps:thumb:

The inlet pipe going from turbo to the afm, how does that fit there in under the front panel?

my panel is cut and im using a standard pipe from the calibra and it still looks a touch squeezed :S

[napalm_27]

iv cut mine to feckery and its still a squeeze mate
even had to bend my light adjuster so everything would fit

[Shaun]

dont understand it myself, will get a pic of mine

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd204/mobilesdirect2you/IMG00095-20100420-1813.jpg

doesnt look squeezed there though lol

need tidy up a few pipes tonight so its all ood to go :D

[mayhem]

that pipe goes to the turbo right?

iirc they cut of a piece of the the pipe on the turbo.

[let_nova]

iv cut mine to feckery and its still a squeeze mate
even had to bend my light adjuster so everything would fit

dont be a pikey. cut it neatly:thumb:

i cut my panel and also cut a bit of the upright round the light and mine ist squashed.

[napalm_27]

oyer were does everyone get the black bit of trimming stuff to stick over the cut metal..?

[Jonlem]

^ do you still want that engine ?

[napalm_27]

^ do you still want that engine ?

sorry mate forgot to txt you back when i got in.. my phone died like 2 seconds after you txt me
iv got a engine now mate had nobby's one off him
cheers for the txt anyway :thumb:

[Sloth]

that black stuff is edge beading, peugeots have it in engine bays, get to the scrappy.

[The Simps]

I had to trim the panel back and cut down the headlight adjuster. I then hacksawed a notch into the end of the chopped down adjuster so you can still use a screwdriver on the end. IIRC for the guys who chop and re-angle the turbo housing not so much cutting is involved.

Pics...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Nova%20LET%20Build/16-08-072.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Nova%20LET%20Build/P2140037.jpg


Also, depending on how you cut your front panel can obviously effect strength. I chose to have the whole front piece removeable held in with screws...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Nova%20LET%20Build/P3100080.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Nova%20LET%20Build/P2140039.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Nova%20LET%20Build/P2170057.jpg

[Graeme]

If its running a kkk turbo I'd cut the turbo inlet like Keith and Benn have done, looks a lot neater also

[craig green]

More work!!

[The Simps]

The PITA about cutting the turbo inlet is like Benn found out it can be a bit guess work and most will have to get someone else to weld it, whereas I think most are capable of getting busy with a hacksaw! lol

Personally the chopped turbo housing is the better route but I don't like the way it then makes the afm/filter sit in the bay - looks odd imo.

[Rickardo]

Mine was also cut out slightly.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii191/rickgpz/DSCF0335.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii191/rickgpz/DSCF0336.jpg

[andybishop]

I used to run my turbo with the front panel cut out, didn't like it, top of the front panel eventually started flexing a lot, so on my rebuild I cut the turbo and re-welded to save cutting my new front panel out. Hopefully pictures below will show the angle of the cut and weld... :thumb:

http://www.nova-turbo.co.uk/NovaTurboModifications2009/img_3911.jpg

http://www.nova-turbo.co.uk/NovaTurboModifications2009/img_3912.jpg

http://www.nova-turbo.co.uk/NovaTurboRebuild29thJune2008/img_2423.jpg

http://www.nova-turbo.co.uk/NovaTurboRebuild29thJune2008/img_2428.jpg

[krobinson]

Best way is to modify the turbo.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/TV/859O6446.jpg

My front locking panel is complete standard, it's not cut away at all.

I've since swapped to a smaller pipercross filter and it still sits fine.

[krobinson]

Another Photo showing the angle.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/Nova%20Rebuild%202006-2007/100_4284.jpg

[Huffy]

loving these pics looks like a very big job fitting a turbo motor im coming to the end of my first c20xe build with my mate you see

[ben doodar]

Best way is to modify the intake pipe like Keith n andys I've cut the front panel on mine but I'm going to weld it back up and mod the pipe. Any more pics would be helpfully but guess I'm going have to trial fit my engine again. To get the pipe cut n angled correctly.

[ben doodar]

Out of interest do you have to trim and weld the top lip of the front o/s engine mount with the turbo intake modded? And what's the clearence like for the rad top hose?

[andybishop]

It's all a bit tight, pretty sure my engine mount stayed as it was.. but it's a tight fit.

[krobinson]

I've cut the lip off the engine mount and had it welded flat. But it's a fairly pointless thing to do as the engine mount bolts sit up just as high.

Should be fine just doing the turbo mod.

[Lee H]

I've cut the panel but nowhere near as severely as some of the ones posted on here. I just cut out of the back of the panel rather than the flat bit on top in order to retain strength. Pipe isn't squashed at all.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Lee_H25/enginebay.jpg

[General Baxter]

iv even sat on that, and it did not flex :p