My Nova Gsi LET

[K24_STE]

Been on here a while now and thort it was about time that I started a project thread! mainly so I can get feedback and advice on where to head next and give me a general idea on what outside views are on the car!

Have owned the car for prob just over 3 year now and althoe I owned it as a standard Gsi (that needed abit of attention) alot has changed here's a few pics from then till now!

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[Rickyb]

looks top notch does that some awsome work well done.

[K24_STE]

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then gave the engine a freshing up!

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and fitted a quife ATB to the F28

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then relised I would have to cut the front pannel for an intercooer! doh!

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[vaughanmc]

Good work there mate :)

[claire6069]

i'm impressed! you put some time into this!!

[Connor]

Black gsi = :cool: :wisewood:

[comptoncj]

Nice work going on there :)

[peester]

good lad.. used to have one of these myself; black GSi - i would have done exactly the same thing, if ide had the skills/space etc..

[Cassidy16v]

Looking well this 1 mate!

[K24_STE]

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[vaughanmc]

Lovely ^^^

[K24_STE]

Cheers for the comments!
since them lot of pics were took I had a 1/4 mile day planned at santa pod however I ended up breaking a C.V joint the day before so it never made it! once I had sorted it i got back out on the road must have been for all of 20 mins and it managed to blow the Head gasket so it's now back in the garage for an engine rebuild and hopefully abit more power!

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_2137.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_2143.jpg

Have recived a Z-let steel head gasket which will be going on! so hopefully won't blow in a hurry!

also going for a bigger FMIC which ment cutting the front bumper further

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_2168.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_2172.jpg

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Plan on keeping the reg plate on for road use and hopefully if I can get a few track days sorted take it off for them! Also thinking of spraying it black to try make it look abit more hidden! what you's lot think?

Also a few upgrades for the engine internals!
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_2186.jpg

Untill next time :thumb:

[Spudly]

Truly stunning, no other words for it.


Subscribed:thumb:

[Connor]

Cut out for the front mount is spot on and looks smart :thumb:

[Andy]

nice work mate.I take it the engine rebuild is where your at now??

[MattBrown]

Love it.

And love it even more, as its all been done in house, and the paint works turned out really well, even though you dont have a booth!

[K24_STE]

ye sorry should of said! this is currently where I'm at in the build! :)

[Graeme]

Excellent work there, the only thing that lets it down are the non-factory gsi decals, very good work though

[NOV4_SPORT]

Wow, this looks stunning, plenty of hard work gone into this, its a shame you never got to really enjoy it, but at least when the engine is rebuilt it will be better and quicker.

Very nice mate.

iain

[L14MNP]

Very nice mate. Perfect. Hats off to you. This one is a minter. :)

I like the idea of disguising the FMIC. It doesn't exactly shout about being an LET at present, so a lick of black paint and power upgrade should really make it into a sleeper!

[K24_STE]

Thaks again for the comments sure they will all help! :)

Mattbrown!

Ye there is alot of work and time thats gone into the paint it was a case of rubbing down, spraying, rubbing down, spraying..... you get the point. 11 coats of paint it had in the end to get it right! then used the G6 and G10 cutting compound with a final coat of polish! :)

Graeme Cheers! all my decals (apart from the boot pannel vinyl) were purchased off here still havn't got round to getting them all on! (door pillars) which decals you on about the door and boot? how can you tell? again thanks!:)

[saloonwoody]

looks spot on fella nice work :) think the gsi door decals are a bit big ;)

[Benn]

That is very nice!

[Graeme]

They look too big to me

[K24_STE]

Ah Fair enough would of never noticed myself that's why I ask for outside views! :) :thumb:

[MattBrown]

Yes, them gsi door stickers stand out.

Are they the ones from the club shop?

Ade still has my set 17 months on lol

If you pm him, you can have them for £10 and he will post them down

[krobinson]

Nice car mate, keep up the good work :)

[SRimon]

Looks excellent. Probably about the perfect Nova.

[Lee H]

Proper door stickers can still be got from Vauxhall for about £10 a side.

Black is definitely the best colour for a GSi!

[K24_STE]

Yes, them gsi door stickers stand out.

Are they the ones from the club shop?

Ade still has my set 17 months on lol

If you pm him, you can have them for £10 and he will post them down

Ye got them from the club shop may head in to Vauxhall one of the nights after work see how there's look!:)

[claire6069]

looks really nice!! dont kill me but not overly keen on the wheel choice but is still a mint example!

[K24_STE]

Ha not a fan of the speedlines then eh?

[claire6069]

no afraid not lol i'm more of a cesaro person (prob coz they're on my corsa lol) and the old comp mo's are gorgeous wheels

[K24_STE]

Fairplay each to there own lol will be looking for a set of cesaro's (next year now) so I can put a set of track day tyres on! :)

[claire6069]

good man :) i'm looking for a shell to start building a track car with when the other halfs' cracked on with his 4x4 project abit more, i'll be putting cesaros' on my track toy too lol

[bakerznova]

nice build there mate
:thumb:

[AlanH]

stunning! top work! dont mean to be cheeky but any chance of a pic of your boost pipes and where'd you get them? i/c looks very similar to the one im running and having trouble with the o/s front i/c pipework.
cheers
alan

[K24_STE]

I'm guessing you mean for my new FMIC? was just gona cut a hole in the front of the wings behind the bumper

somthing like this! (don't think I will remove asmuch metal as this thoe aslong as I can get away with it) :)

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(think these are "The Simps" photo's) if you want me to remove them just let us know!!

[K24_STE]

Just a quick question for you's all aswell as said a page or 2 ago I have just got a set of steel conrod's do you's think it would be better to get the crank rebalanced or think I will be ok without? :roll: :)

Edit* and what sort of cost should I be lookin at to get it done? :)

[Damo]

Just a quick question for you's all aswell as said a page or 2 ago I have just got a set of steel conrod's do you's think it would be better to get the crank rebalanced or think I will be ok without? :roll: :)

Whilst its out mate id get it balanced every little helps imo.

Damo.

[discoinferno]

Cheers for the comments!
since them lot of pics were took I had a 1/4 mile day planned at santa pod however I ended up breaking a C.V joint the day before so it never made it! once I had sorted it i got back out on the road must have been for all of 20 mins and it managed to blow the Head gasket so it's now back in the garage for an engine rebuild and hopefully abit more power!

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_2137.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_2143.jpg

Have recived a Z-let steel head gasket which will be going on! so hopefully won't blow in a hurry!

also going for a bigger FMIC which ment cutting the front bumper further

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_2168.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_2172.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMAGE6.jpg

Plan on keeping the reg plate on for road use and hopefully if I can get a few track days sorted take it off for them! Also thinking of spraying it black to try make it look abit more hidden! what you's lot think?

Also a few upgrades for the engine internals!
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_2186.jpg

Untill next time :thumb:

awesome looking car mate but what on earth are you doing using a cheap ass motor factor gasket on any engine let alone an let its asking for trouble.

good luck with the rebuild :)

[K24_STE]

well was abit daft realy wanted it on the road for last easter so I could at least get the summer out of it and by the time that the easter weekend came the engine was still being built and funds were getting pretty low so was rushing to get it done and it was the only gasket I had at the time so ended up useing it.. the plan always was to rebuild the engine to a decent spec this year anyway! :)

I'm very impressed by your build btw alot of time and money gone into getting it right! think I have commented on it before!:)

[AlanH]

Ahh never thought of doing it like that! Nice one, thanks. I centalised my rad and had the pipes down either side but still didnt have the clearance, through the wing it is then lol

[K24_STE]

Right need abit of help! just recived a Coscast head and it dosen't seem to be right! where the water comes out of the head to the heater matrix has been blanked off surely this isn't right and what can I do to sort it? :confused:

Pics just to show you what I'm on about!!
Coscast and GM
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GM
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Coscast with bolt taken out!! :confused:
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[AlanH]

looks like someone wasnt running a heater matrix, some track cars are ran like this. pikey way of blanking it off though. is that just silicone sealer in the head?

[K24_STE]

not sure if it's a silicone sealer it feels quite a solid piece like filler or somthing! so I would be ok removeing this and finding an adaptor so I can still run the heater matrix? :)

Edit* Removed thanks for the reply!

[Benn]

Being the main water outlet of the head its really not good that's been blocked.
If you have to drill that sh*te out. And see if you can get a bit of pipe to fit the hole.

[jaygsi]

Aww man thats stunning i've alway wanted a black nova gsi, but never had the money, and now i'm older can't find one

[twinchoke]

fair play a lot of money spent im sure sumo more will be spent gd luck pal

[Paddy_Flynn]

Top Job!!. Wish i could do this in depth with my gsi, but i dont have the cash or garage space. But this is defo a top job. Good luck with the car

[discoinferno]

you can still get the fitting for the head if its rwd application it wont have been used and almost all rwd let/xe's are blanked off, will foys toovey motor had the same removed the blank and fitted standard fitting, jobs a gooden

[K24_STE]

Another update then!

Sprayed Rocker cover
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_2383.jpg

Rivets drilled out of the Head gasket and fitted
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Decided whilst the Head was still off to replace the oil seals for the Valves
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Trial fitted boost hoses just for an idea of where there going
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Polished the top hat out more a refitted the fuel rail
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And recived a few parts lightened flywheel
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Fast road clutch kit
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And some ARP Flywheel bolts

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Now I'm just stuck because I'm waiting on a delivery of Vernier pullies then I can get the engine complete and hopefully back in the car within the next few weeks!

Comments and advice welcome :thumb:
Till next time!!

[nova_stee]

Were in cumbria are you from am on the coast at maryport.
car looks good aswell pal

[K24_STE]

cheers for the comment. I'm From Barrow mate.

[K24_STE]

Right another update then! had the car back on the road for about a week now and cover just over 300 problem free miles (apart from a high tickeover) so just a few pics to show the progress!! :)

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Chances are I will be swapping the wheels over for the winter back to the softstars (for the very little use it will be getting) just for setting up and makeing sure all is well for the summer coming..

again comments and advice welcome! :thumb:

[Nick J]

Looks very well fella...... glad to see its out on the road again. :)

Nick.

[Graeme]

Excellent work there mate, looks like Lee h's but gets used lol, what spec is the clutch and where is it from?

[Cle]

Love it always liked black gsi's :thumb:

[dj_wudgey]

looks awesome this! even better with the big intercooler poking through the front bumper!!

[Lee H]

Excellent work there mate, looks like Lee h's but gets used lol, what spec is the clutch and where is it from?

My car gets used as much as yours :roll: lol

[Connor]

Ahh top work, looks fapping gorgeous

[Graeme]

My car gets used as much as yours :roll: lol

Mine is mid-build yours just needs tax and test, hardly a comparison lol

[Edd]

Awesome motor

Looks very nice

Graeme, when are we to see a project thread to this saloon then ?

[Graeme]

When its painted and I'm convinced its going to get regular up dates

[AdamK]

Lovely car mate

[Grey]

Looks :eek: lovely another awsum one! will have to do this conversion one day :roll: :thumb:

[K24_STE]

Again thanks for the comments! :)

Not had the car out for a few day for all the snow, Ice and Grit etc carn't wait for the lighter nights and warmer weather to come round again Just so I can enjoy it!! I'm just looking for somwhere to get it on a rolling road and setup at the mo (within a couple of hours drive) any of you guys recommend anywhere? :confused: :thumb:

[nova_stee]

Seen this in the flesh tonight mint car and a sound lad nice to meet you pal. now show them a update lol

[MattBrown]

Excellent work there mate, looks like Lee h's but gets used lol, what spec is the clutch and where is it from?

Flol


But it looks really nice fella, I need to build a black GSI at somepoint:thumb:

[K24_STE]

Seen this in the flesh tonight mint car and a sound lad nice to meet you pal. now show them a update lol

Ha cheers! will hopefully have the next update just after the new year :thumb: was good to meet you and see another nova in such great condition! :)

Edit* sorry Graeme just seen your post it's just a fast road clutch kit off techni clutch may need to upgrade next year will see how it holds out!

[Andy]

Thats very nice work mate,well done!!

[Pistol Pete]

Looks good. As some have already said, looks like a proper home build. Nice one.

[S1 RST]

Again thanks for the comments! :)

Not had the car out for a few day for all the snow, Ice and Grit etc carn't wait for the lighter nights and warmer weather to come round again Just so I can enjoy it!! I'm just looking for somwhere to get it on a rolling road and setup at the mo (within a couple of hours drive) any of you guys recommend anywhere? :confused: :thumb:


Tegsport in carnforth

[big joe t]

Tiss Lookin Sweet Man

[K24_STE]

It's been a long while since I updated this thread 2 year infact but haven't realy changed much to update it with haveing various other bits on etc, However with the winter well set in and a new year aproaching I'm hopeing to have the engine rebuilt again to an even bigger spec. but here a 1 or 2 things I've changed over the past 2 years some of you's might of seen it at a few shows threw the last 2 summers..

Upgraded the turbo to a Garrett GT28 and converted it from to 5 stud flange to a 3" V band to run a 3" system
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Then fitted a laguna splitter
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And a 6 speed gear knob
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Then got hold of a pair of equal length shafts
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and adjustable top mounts
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_2578-1.jpg

Then I managed to get the car to a local 1/4mile day and kill the clutch so a 6 paddle clutch was fitted.


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Will start updateing more oftern now that I've started gathering parts for my next engine rebuild again. And will hopefully make a start in the coming weeks.

[silk violet]

looking stunning mate :cool: , how hard was it to strip everything down and weld and replace front end and underneath as mine could with it but just wondering cost and duration as i only have a small garage and not a lot of room to move about and to store parts....?

[K24_STE]

Selection of parts gatherd for the next build.

The back room becoming a storage place for parts that were turning up
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_8482.jpg

Was haveing some trouble with keeping the car cool especially in the summer standing traffic so I was going to go Sierra Cosworth bonnet vents until I stumbled accross this one which I actually prefere. Should help keep the temp's down..
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_9171.jpg

Early type Crank
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_4719.jpg

Parts for a new inlet manifold
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87mm Pistons
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_4913.jpg

Garrett GT3076r Turbo
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_9019.jpg
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Ulrta fast road cat cams springs and retainers.
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A few lightweight componants
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http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n130/k24_ste/IMG_8706.jpg

Will update now as and when.

As always all comments and advice welcome..

[Benn]

Love the pic of the two turbos....

[K24_STE]

looking stunning mate :cool: , how hard was it to strip everything down and weld and replace front end and underneath as mine could with it but just wondering cost and duration as i only have a small garage and not a lot of room to move about and to store parts....?

I'm guessing your on about the stitch welding etc? Tbh wasn't realy that difficult at all once I was down to that level of build anyway :) must of taken about a week or 2 just of evenings and weekends to complete the stitch welding anyway, the hardest part was getting all the old seam sealer off but once you have a clean surface to weld to then shoudn't take that long. :thumb:

[silk violet]

sound much appreciated... :thumb:

[scorge01]

Awsome bud really liking this :)

[DAVIDKEDENS]

This sounds crazy! :)

[nova_stee]

****! turbos to small cars to black engines to old and the owners a homosexual

[ALS-C20LET]

Very impressive mate...