1992 Vauxhall Nova Merit Plus

[muzzy]

Starting a project thread on behalf of my friend. This is his 92 Merit Plus, it is a VERY clean shell, with smoothed engine bay, GSi kit, GSi interior, 5 stud conversion, rear disc brakes and a full respray in Star silver last year.

This is what the car looks like :-

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http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae47/MacKenzieMotorsport/dash.jpg
http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae47/MacKenzieMotorsport/rearbrakes.jpg

Engine was a 2.0 8v but had a few problem's :-

http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae47/MacKenzieMotorsport/front.jpg

He then decided that rather than try and sort the 2.0 he would just go with a 1.6 8v instead. The 1600 is a 16SV and has a Kent cam, vernier pulley, 4 branch manifold and a ported & polished head along with a Nova GTE c/r gearbox.

So time for the 2.0 to leave :-

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Gone :-

http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae47/MacKenzieMotorsport/Photo0239.jpg
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[muzzy]

1600 bolted in minus cylinder head :-

http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae47/MacKenzieMotorsport/Photo0246.jpg
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New valve stem seals fitted, valves and the cylinder head cleaned up :-

http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae47/MacKenzieMotorsport/IMG00001-20100522-0158.jpg
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Head re-fitted along with lifters, cam followers and thrust pads :-

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Cam box cleaned, painted, fitted and the whole lot torqued down :-

http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae47/MacKenzieMotorsport/IMG00009-20100522-1330.jpg

Rocker cover fitted along with exhaust manifold :-

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Engine timed up and belt fitted :-

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Next up is a bit of modification to the fuelling side of things :-

http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae47/MacKenzieMotorsport/IMG00015-20100522-1437.jpg

[dj_wudgey]

thats looking nice and he'll definately have fun with those 40's barking away under the bonnet lol

[muzzy]

Should go well with the 40's once they are fitted, it is a very good engine.

Some more picture's I forgot to add.

Dash out to tidy the conversion wiring up and to fit an Astra GTE digital dash :-

http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae47/MacKenzieMotorsport/Photo0256.jpg
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Injection wiring removed from the loom in the engine bay :-

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