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looks mint now swedge will be muchos better with the SEH in there good work really come along way.
Damo.
cheers mate just a bit pissed off with the engine bay now, there was small surface rust bits but down i went over then with the wire wheel ill be better cutting it and welding
its just a couple small patches about 5p pieces but its annoying lol, im gonna try and weld it so that it cant be seen
all removed just have to weld the tabs on underneath the lights as they are gone
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40785.jpg
quick trial fit
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40786.jpg
whats left of the old panel lol
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40787.jpg
right guys need some bhp figures lol
what do you reckon i should be reaching with this spec
20seh 2.0 8v 130bhp standard
r1 carbs
megajolt ecu
274 cam from autosprint
port and polish head
4-2-1 manifold heatwrapped
2.5" exhaust system
vernier pulley (obviously needs set up)
fossit85
06-09-11, 06:53 PM
right guys need some bhp figures lol
what do you reckon i should be reaching with this spec
20seh 2.0 8v 130bhp standard
r1 carbs
megajolt ecu
274 cam from autosprint
port and polish head
4-2-1 manifold heatwrapped
2.5" exhaust system
vernier pulley (obviously needs set up)I would o thought it would kick out about 160 - 180bhp. you gettin steve to paint the engine bay?? or are you leaving it and just using spray tins??
ill probably spray it myself using the compressor, i cant paint panels easy enough with a perfect finish just never done a full car
problem is steve is like 20+ miles away and would need to trailor it over
finally got a crane tonight so engine will be out tomorrow then i can start on the bay
im waiting on my cam being returned from autosprint then i can put the seh back together and get it dropped in
ive also got a pre-made loom and megajolt ecu from tom reid :)
Looks good man, keep it up.
Looks good man, keep it up.
i will if the rain ****s off lol
Southie
06-09-11, 09:08 PM
Add about 25bhp, so with the old 2.0 8v being quite old now you'll have about 120bhp lol
Add about 25bhp, so with the old 2.0 8v being quite old now you'll have about 120bhp lol
haha and the rest lol
LEWI007
06-09-11, 11:12 PM
Add about 25bhp, so with the old 2.0 8v being quite old now you'll have about 120bhp lol
I was thinking the same lol
my 'UN Educated' guess would be around 150-155HP, if the engine is perfect and still produces the original 130hp.
But ive no idea thats just my rough guess from odd bits of reading stuff through the internet.
christurboo
06-09-11, 11:36 PM
I was thinking the same lol
my 'UN Educated' guess would be around 150-155HP, if the engine is perfect and still produces the original 130hp.
But ive no idea thats just my rough guess from odd bits of reading stuff through the internet.
was thinking the same also probs about 140bhp if the engines all good.
finally out :)
and for sale if anyones interested, comes with all mounts shafts etc ready to go in
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40788.jpg
thedjse
07-09-11, 11:01 AM
Swedge with your spec mate what you have is a XE slayer haha, 8v FTW!!!
I wreckon you will be looking at about 165 - 170bhp which will kick in very quickly, whos setting up your carbs?
Swedge with your spec mate what you have is a XE slayer haha, 8v FTW!!!
I wreckon you will be looking at about 165 - 170bhp which will kick in very quickly, whos setting up your carbs?
yeah hopefully :) with the cr box i should have some good acceleration :) but bad mpg lol
ive drilled the jets out already and once its running im taking it over to a bike place a couple miles away so they can balance them and check them over etc
thedjse
07-09-11, 11:14 AM
yeah hopefully :) with the cr box i should have some good acceleration :) but bad mpg lol
ive drilled the jets out already and once its running im taking it over to a bike place a couple miles away so they can balance them and check them over etc
cr boxes are awesome its what i have got my 2.0 8v wanted the carbs just no idea on set up etc.... With the carbs mate you will over take everything but a fuel station lmao.
ive went the expensive way on the carb setup
im using megajolt, ive had a pre-made loom made up from tom reid to my spec so i dont have any wiring to do
im using a bogg bros manifold as well which was near enough £200
cost me £100 for the carbs
all you basicly need to do to set the carbs up is drill the jets out and it should run, then take it to a rr or fit a wideband lambda and check the fueling is ok or just judge it by driving it
thedjse
07-09-11, 11:28 AM
ive went the expensive way on the carb setup
im using megajolt, ive had a pre-made loom made up from tom reid to my spec so i dont have any wiring to do
im using a bogg bros manifold as well which was near enough £200
cost me £100 for the carbs
all you basicly need to do to set the carbs up is drill the jets out and it should run, then take it to a rr or fit a wideband lambda and check the fueling is ok or just judge it by driving it
When i looked into it, was custom loom and megajolt expensive???
Isn't there other mods needed such as accelerator cable and alt bracket?
well ive been told i can use my original throttle cable and just put a solderless nipple on the end
you will need a choke cable, i got a universal one that locks from ebay for £10
alternator braket is easy enough to make from an original, i just extended it with a slot through it for adjustment
tom reid can supply you with all the megajolt stuff for around £200 all you need to do is make up the loom with that he sends you an plug it into the m/j
you can pay him a bit extra and he will make you a loom up so its just plug and play, he asks you what lengths you need i.e. from the crank sensor to where you want the ecu to sit
to do it the easyier way and cheaper you will need
set of bike carbs £50-£150
cav dizzy £50?
inlet manifold make your own or buy second hand or buy from bogg bros £200
make you own alternator bracket
choke cable £1-£15
it can be done alot cheaper obviosuly if your willing to go to scrappies etc or wait untill second hand stuff comes up
i give up now, it rains so i put the extension away then it stops so i go back out then it starts again then stops then starts
aaaargh getting annoyed with it now
well after fighting with the rain i managed to get offside strenghtening plate welded on and welded a tab onto the bit underneath the lights so the new front panel has somewhere to weld to
i also cleaned up seams around the turrets and down the chassis legs and put some seam sealer along them as i never last time, hopefully this keeps the water out
how much easier is it to weld thicker steel rather than trying to weld sills on lol, i could rarely get a good run on the sills due to blowing holes but with the plating kit it was alot easier
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/megajoltediscoilpackandloom.jpg
megajolt all ready big thanks to tom reid again :)
thedjse
08-09-11, 11:31 AM
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/megajoltediscoilpackandloom.jpg
megajolt all ready big thanks to tom reid again :)
Looking good mate
yep, im ok at wiring stuff in and joining wires etc
i even managed to wire in a my gsi dash into my mk1 but building megajolt would have been too much lol
well had a bit sunshine today so got eh pessenger side strenghtening plate welded in then ran out of wire, waiting on a roll being delivered as you cant buy flux core wire where i live :(
took the cross member back to bare metal with the wire wheel on the grinder as im "hoping this is the last time i will be changin the engine in it so dont want any rust creeping back through
has anyone ever used that kurust stuff? the stuff you paint on before the colour, supposed to kill rust and stop it from appearing
ive also put plenty seam sealer on this time as i never last time and wished i had
tom reid
08-09-11, 05:51 PM
Thanks for the thanks,lol, but the credit for the MJ loom goes to Al, Prey on here, he does a cracking wiring loom.
Well from the looks of it it looks good :) I'm stuck trying to figure out which bit is for the tps going by the pics lol
well this is my idea for a crank sensor bracket
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40789.jpg
weld the light green parts
drill another hole on the purple part and bolt it
elongate (sp?) the orange hole so i can adjust the bracket before welding
the circle part is like a clamp with a cap screw in it so i can move the sensor in and out to get the distance right then tighten the bold and it clamps it still
what do you think?
obviosuly cut off the extra bar at the bottom
Looks like a good idea mate but have you thought of taking one from a small block engine as they have a bracket at the back of the oil pump dont they mind you not sure if theyd mount up though worth a try?
Something abit like your old 1.4 would have had if it was a late enough engine.
the trigger wheel sits on the inside of the pulley on those engines so would need spaced out, ill have a look at the one on my 1.4 and see what its like
just wrapped the 4-2-1 manifold i recieved and 1 tip lol
dont do it wearing a t shirt, its itchy as **** lol
looking at the exhaust for the car today im thinking im gonna have to add a silencer somewhere
its straight through with none at all and is 2.5" i think its gonna be a tad loud
some strippage for today
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/317875_2374185391882_1167986524_2875880_1171466624 _n.jpg
stevenf
14-09-11, 09:29 PM
must admit that was great fun the day. still say we should turn into a roofless nova lol
brainsnova
14-09-11, 10:22 PM
That's one way to remove a cage lol
fossit85
15-09-11, 10:27 PM
well had a bit sunshine today so got eh pessenger side strenghtening plate welded in then ran out of wire, waiting on a roll being delivered as you cant buy flux core wire where i live :(
took the cross member back to bare metal with the wire wheel on the grinder as im "hoping this is the last time i will be changin the engine in it so dont want any rust creeping back through
has anyone ever used that kurust stuff? the stuff you paint on before the colour, supposed to kill rust and stop it from appearing
ive also put plenty seam sealer on this time as i never last time and wished i hadwe have a bodyshop at yetholm. the last time we used that crap it reacted with the new paint! just grind the rust out and put plenty HS primer on the panel. if your using the spray gun and your compressor get some from ally brown in gala. also what are you doing with the left overs from your red nova?
yeah ive ground it out just thought about putting it on just incase
ehm theres not much left of the red nova lol maybe some bolts lol its going away on saturday to the scrap
talk about ****ty weather all weekend too so wont get much done on the bay this weekend :(
just recieved an email from autospring saying my cams been done and been reground to 272
fossit85
16-09-11, 08:02 PM
yeah ive ground it out just thought about putting it on just incase
ehm theres not much left of the red nova lol maybe some bolts lol its going away on saturday to the scrapshould be safe enough with out it. Do you still have the front screen??? i robbed my one off my k plate for my f plate and could do with the doors complete as ive also taken all the guts out the k plate
stevenf
16-09-11, 08:49 PM
i havent left much on the car. i went over and stripped it down on wednesday. just finished collecting all the parts today.
Southie
16-09-11, 08:55 PM
Swedgefest just a thought but have you told your insurance company you've the Sport decals on? With Sports being rare it's probably more sort after, just a thought mate ;)
Swedgefest just a thought but have you told your insurance company you've the Sport decals on? With Sports being rare it's probably more sort after, just a thought mate ;)
yeah every single mod has been declared :) im with sky for my insurance so all they have to do is check my project thread lol
the nova was taken away today by the scrap guys lol, wasnt actualy that bad lifting it on the pickup
the guy from ayr also collected my c14se and also purchased my rosejointed linkage which i was just about to remove so now ill have to make another :)
stevenf
18-09-11, 12:52 AM
nice one about getting the scrapper away lol did you have time to get the rear axel off?
was gonna give it a bash when i got home in the morning but was pissing down so had an hours sleep before the guy came to pick up the engine
stevenf
18-09-11, 01:00 AM
ha ha no problem. bet your mother is plaesed that its away now
haha aye she is lol, just gotta get mine back on the road now
stevenf
18-09-11, 01:05 AM
well if your needing any help just give is a shout :D
will do mate, only thing stopping me now is the weather and getting my finger out
engine bay need the turret plates welded in and the new front panel welded in
still got the alternator cut out to do but seems easy enough
then paint then fit engine, im gonna video the first turn of the key so you can all lol at me when it dosnt start haha
got the alternator cut out done today
i put the piece of metal in to line it up on the lower cut and it fell inside the chassis leg and i cant get it out, its fell away down by the bottom arm haha
megajolt arrived today with some carb rubbers as well
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316432_2399749670973_1167986524_2896200_1422090513 _n.jpg
and size comparison against my phone
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298898_2399750831002_1167986524_2896202_1347410832 _n.jpg
can i hell get the carb rubbers on though lol
new followers arived today just gotta get a vernier pulley to set the timing then i can put it all back together
tom reid
22-09-11, 07:39 PM
Soak the rubbers in hot water for 5mins, or use some elbow-greaselol
Think am gonnA have to cos I can't get them on lol
size comparison for megajolt ecu
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298898_2399750831002_1167986524_2896202_1347410832 _n.jpg
got the lifters all put back together after spending an hour tring to find 1 of the tiny springs that are inside that i managed to drop twice lol
just waiting on my cam lube arriving them i can put the new followers in and get the headbolts in and torqued down
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40808.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40809.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40811.jpg
which hose do i need to use to get the radiator to fit
i cant remeber if the radiator was plumbed in when i removed it or not but these are the only 2 hoses i have left
part number on the radiator is 90128036
also just in front of the thermostat is another outlet for water, where does this go? can i just replace it with a bolt?
on the rear of the thermostat there are 2 outlets, 1 of them has a hose to goes into the main hose that comes from the waterpump does the other 1 go to the heater matrix?
also the pipe that comes from the crank case dosnt line up with the inlet on the cam carrier lol
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40813.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40814.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40812.jpg
the rubbers on the right were the ones i was trying to fit but couldnt get on, the one on the right is the only 1 that came with the carbs and fits fine
ive measured the one on the right and its 5mm smaller than the one on the left and slightly different inside
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40815.jpg
tom reid
25-09-11, 04:55 PM
The rubbers I sold you are off of R1 carbs, is the one you had an R1?, it should be a nice tight fit.
Try heating them in hot water and then soaking the insides with a lube of some kind, before trying to fit them, if they won't fit I'll happily refund you.
yeah the 1 on the left of the picture is the only 1 that came with the carbs and fits fine
the one on the right, the recess inside the rubber is further inside it and i cant push them far enough on so that they dont fall off
swedge were did you get the managment and can it be ran on any engine or just one with carbs etc? and how much was it? pm if you want to...
it came from tom reid ^^
it only runs the ignitions side of things not fuel, most people use megajolt when running carbs or building kit cars etc also used on rally cars
i guess it could be ran on any engine as it has options for 4-6-8 cylinder cars, tom reid is the man to speak to i bought the full megajolt system from him and also he got me a loom made up to my length that i wanted
saved me trying to make it up
like i said pm tom he knows a fair bit about megajolt
meant to say you could run it on your turbo build as it has options to read the load from a tps sensor or from a vaccum connection on the throttle boddy whixh is what you would use for a turbo
cheers mate ill pm tom then and see what he says
Will the alt not touch the chassis being that far spaced over?
Will the alt not touch the chassis being that far spaced over?
wont find out untill its fitted lol, i can still bring it forward another 20-30mm as it clears the carbs fine just quite close to the tps
ill fit it and see if it needs adjusting then see what length of belt i need
do you mean hit the chassis leg?
its in the standard position atm so shoulodnt stick out further than any other xe or 8v
Oh is it? Thought it was spaced over.. The pic with the nuts makes it look like it.
nah its in the same place, the only reason the nuts are there is because the bracket thats on the manifold isnt in the same position as the standard manifold so had to do that to use the standard adjuster
If I'm correct in saying as no one answered your hose question the thermostat pipe connects to the top left of the radiator as you look at your car from the front! It's only a short pipe! If that makes sense and is any use to you!
yeah but what hose do i use? GSI the original hose?
I don't think it matters to be honest because thermostat pipes in same place on all nova engines my brothers pipe he's got on his looks like a question mark (?) Sort of shape if that helps? Aslon as it fits and doesn't look odd just trial and error them mate!
yeah thats what shape pipe i need, i dont have any though as i gave mine away with my old engine as i thought i had the pipe still attacthed to the radiator but i didnt
got my corsa sport front and rear seats today, hopefully getting some sr subframes off stevenf and get them bolted and welded in
the corsa rear bench is slightly wider than the nova one so with a bit headscratching i removed the material and foam from the back piece, the bits that are attached to the rear arches are different same with the hinges so the nova bench will be easier to use
the corsa backpiece is in 2 and my nova is only a 1 piece, so gave the mother a shout and shes gonna stitch the 2 back pieces of material together so its now a 1 piece lol
foam will require slight cutting to shape, i would use the nova foam but its not very "bouncy" and corsa one feels comfier so will be using that
will post some pics up when i attatch it all
got the new front panel welded in today and some primer on the bay, will give it another good rub down then re prime it wetsand it then paint it
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40820.jpg
not much of an update as its pissed down with rain all week, got the bay painted today so maybe get the engine fitted tomorrow
got my megajolt pulley and crank sensor set up today but ive got the pulley in the wrong position
good job ive not welded it on yet haha
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/pulley.jpg
theres more been added to the crank sensor bracket to stop any movement
it can be confusing enough when setting up the trigger wheel, i must of checked mine about 4 or 5 times before i welded it!
Erm, will the oil filter still hit?
Funk me, that things running 2 flywheels lol
haha it is quite large but the size down from that wasnt big enough to stick out from the standard pulley
just checked and the oil filter fits fine lol phew
lol good, just the pic looks like it might be. God work on this.
yeah it does look close, i never actualy though about it untill you said that lol
got the engine fitted today but the alternator cut out dosnt go far enough back so will need to add another couple inch's to it :(
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40821.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40822.jpg
can you not fit a shorter belt?
if i pull the alternator right in it clears it but only just but then i wont be able to get the belt on and tensioned
i feel like a tit now haha
fossit85
08-10-11, 08:10 AM
alrite swedge did you get a top hose for your radiator?? if not ive got about four or five. if you want one give ees a shout mate
anyone wanna come finish this off, ivegot man flu :(
i should really go fit the exhaust so i can see what length of flexi i need to join the manifold to exhaust but the roads wet lol
well picked my lazy ass up off my seat and got the throttle and choke cables sorted, i used the original throttle cable and just cut the ball off the end then trimmed back some of the black sheath and fitted a solderless nipple
i used a universal locking choke cable from ebay along with a solderless nipple again, choke cable will need shortened once its fitted
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/IMG-20111009-00004.jpg
also my mum got my corsa sport rear bench stitched together for me, i took the material and foam from the corsa bench and fitted it to mine as they are different and mines is only a 1 piece bench
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/IMG-20111009-00005.jpg
got the exhaust cable tied up atm, the exhaust is the right length for joining to the fanimold but is about 2" to the side so ive ordered a 300mm flexi to join them up
only thing im worried about is the exhaust has no silencer on it straight to the back box, once i get it running ill see what its like but i reckon itll need a silencer
saw some stainless ones on ebay that i could fit into it
got a bit more done today, got the manifold connecting to the main echaust now using a flexi just need to weld some hangers on as theres none on it atm. i have my manifold heat wrapped atm and have plenty left, would it be worth it to wrap the whole exhaust back to the backbox?
i also finished the crank sensor bracket with thicker steel so theres no chance in it flexing, it just needs welded together where the flat bar crosses each oother
i remember someone asked about how close the trigger wheel was to the oil filter, well....... closer than i thought buut still clears in by about 10mm
how close lol
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/IMG-20111011-00008.jpg
flat bar used to bracket
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/IMG-20111011-00007.jpg
my trigger wheel
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/IMG-20111011-00006.jpg
ryansnova
11-10-11, 05:03 PM
cars looking really good now mate what box you running if you dont mind me asking ?:)
ryansnova
11-10-11, 05:15 PM
what does that come in ??:)
cav sri, the box came with the engine standard i think
ryansnova
11-10-11, 05:23 PM
aww cool me and the old man just halfed in on a full cav sri but its rotten lol
i never saw the cav this came out off, it came out that red nova i bought
well got the hubs and shafts back on today even though it was pissing down, i managede to loose the m12 nuts that hold the balljoints onto the bottom arm and the bolts are quite a fine thread so spent an hour walking about shops trying to find m12 nuts and bolts and considering i live in a small town its not easy lol
also had a problem with the short shaft which ive posted in the mechanical section
i got the magjolt set up in the house using a 9v battery for power just to test everything and it works :)
heres a screenshot of what the megajolt software looks like for those who dont know
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/321689_2474145650826_1167986524_2957802_483492678_ n.jpg
http://www.autosportlabs.net/images/7/79/Mjlj_v4_main_screenshot_connected.png
did you get a cable to connect your ecu to your laptop or pc? i still need to get one.
well sorta, theres 3 laptops in my house and none of them have an rs232 port on them
i purchased a rs232 - usb convertor off ebay and works fine
since i used that converter i needed an rj45 (phone cable) - rs232 converter as well. most of these converters dont come pre-wired so i bought 1 from autosportlabs in the usa which they pre-wire and test before they send it to you and works fine
thedjse
12-10-11, 09:08 PM
Swedge do you how to check whether its the CR or the LR box you have????
if you take off the passenger side wheel and have a look on the endplate, itll be the only flat bit you can see mines needed a really good clean to be able to read it as its stamped very lightly
mines has a load of numbers then c355 underneath it which means close ratio a wide ratio box will have a w instead of a c
similar to this but its stamped on the flat surface of the endplate you can see
http://www.mt006a0002.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/GearboxIdentifcation.gif
will be stamped where that rectangle bit is
http://www.xen0phobiak.f2s.com/novaload/endplate.jpg
Southie
12-10-11, 09:39 PM
Well Swedgefactor, loving your determination on this and your progress, keep it up lad. :d
thedjse
12-10-11, 11:00 PM
Im gonna check mine tomorrow to make sure mine has the CR cheers mate
np's its really hard to see, sometimes if you clean it then rub a bit oil on it you can see it better
and thanks southie id think of a name for you but nothing i can think of starts with anything like southie
Southie
12-10-11, 11:11 PM
How about Southiewip-pleaser lol
aye that'll do lol think my best one was swedgestickles
Southie
12-10-11, 11:21 PM
I liked Swedgetickler tbh lol
ill be tickling no ones swedge thank you very much
Southie
12-10-11, 11:26 PM
ill be tickling no ones swedge thank you very much
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/funny-pictures-squirrel-tickling.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516FTKT40AL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg
Southie
12-10-11, 11:33 PM
http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2009/7/9/128916785606995910.jpg
http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2010/6/12/129208358344007032.jpg
Southie
13-10-11, 12:02 AM
................ back to your wip and crack on chief lol
christurboo
13-10-11, 12:20 AM
you two married yet? lol
a video of the shaft problem im having
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/th_cvjoint.jpg (http://s228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/?action=view¤t=cvjoint.mp4)
thedjse
13-10-11, 02:38 PM
Take it out of the hub and make sure its in the gearbox side before the hub side i fitted mine yesterday and i did the gear box side made sure it was nice and tight then i put the hub side on.
i made a stupis mistake with the shafts lol i thought the splines on the inner cv had to be 22 spline but its not the shafts have to be 22 spline
the shafts came with the car with the 2 litre already sitted so i automaticly thought they were the right ones lol
well car wont be started will the end of the month now due to funds as i still need
set of shafts and cv's 22spline as mine arent :(
R1 carb rubbers
guage for filterking
cam pulley for any big block 8v
ive got 2 new wheel berings for the back i can fit and finish the interior fitting the corsa sport stuff
Garthy1985
14-10-11, 01:59 PM
have you sent my fuel pump yet
Garthy1985
16-10-11, 05:59 AM
y dont you email me back have you sent that 2nd pump if not send my money back as its bin about 3weeks now
Your pump was posted Friday I told you that ytouu won't receive it over s weekend and its not been 3 weeks
Garthy1985
16-10-11, 06:16 AM
you have told me the 1st 1 had bin posted you have not sed owt about the 2nd and i sed about 3weeks
well not an eventfull week for me, ended up in real pain saturday morning. ive managed to get Pneumonia again, i had it last year too thought i was dying lol
anyway feeling a bit better now but still no further on with the car obviously
sorry swedge, but if you get pneumonia, you get hospitalised & on antibiotics for weeks, you probably just had man flu, especially if it went away again in 2 days....
lol thats what i was told last year when i had it from work mates, ive been given anti biotics to take for 2 weeks and told to rest thats all id be doin in a hopsital anyway i can give you the doctors phone number if you want
and its not away i said i was feeling a bit better
and mowgli did you answer my other question about the cranking advance for the ignition i can remember which post it was in
well done basicly nothing the passed few days apart from sit on my ****, got the new facet pump mounted and fuel line ran to the bay hopefully its alot quietere when theres fuel going through it as its a noisy fecker
also got the corsa sport seats fitted, the rears look ok but the bottom piece is a different shape from the nova ones at the front corners but will do
and mowgli did you answer my other question about the cranking advance for the ignition i can remember which post it was in
as best as i could, yes, cos i could only find the info for an old carb model cav...
well bought some shafts from egay with cv's says he's a user on here called cheezy
also just purchased everything else needed to finish it so just gotta wait on it all coming get it started (hopefully)
That would be me then lol
its official all mk1 clios should be scrapped :/
brainsnova
25-10-11, 12:34 PM
its official all mk1 clios should be scrapped :/
Told you lol
lol, the flange just after the cat was ****ed so i cut it out and bough a clamp on connector to replace it
exhaust is 2" so i bought a 2" connector from my local parts
ive just spent the last couple hours bashing **** out of it to get the connector on as i measured it and they were only 45mm
so heres me lying under the car trying to hold the exhaust up and bash it on at the same time while my mums standing there going "whats wrong? isnt it fitting?"
that is 1 thing i absolutely hate when im trying to do something, i had my lump hammer ready to launch at her
brainsnova
25-10-11, 12:59 PM
Aw that's no way to treat your mummy lol
im sure she does it just to annoy me
well went to change my cam pulley today and my mates borrowed my tools and lost some of my sockets again :mad:
i ended up sorting some of the wiring, my plugs on my loom do not fit the radiator or the fan so i had to cut the plugs off and put spade connectors on the end
how do i figure out which way they go though?
ive got the coilpack on the brake servo atm untill i can find somewhere for it, the leads are from a sierra so are quite long so that helps
i also need to find a place for my filterking regulator too
any ideas?
also in my picsw you can see the crankcase breather coming up but it dosnt line up with the inlet on the cam box? i cannot adjust the pipe at all and it dosnt seem to be bent out of shape or anything
back to work tonight for 3 days so wont get much done, once my shafts arrive ill get them on and get the car back on the ground, ive put 3 litres of oil in atm and its barely reading on the dipstick hopefully its just because the cars on ramps and is only 3 litres
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so my local scrappy has thousands of crs but cant find me an inertia switch........ lazy coonts
thedjse
01-11-11, 02:05 PM
Well Swedge, im not happy i did the check on my box and turns out its the WIDE Ratio!!! Not happy as i was told it was a CLOSE Ratio when i bought it!
Owell i will change it before the season next year. Cheers for the info tho very helpful
yeah a few people have sold wide ratio box's claiming thier a close ratio box either because they know feck all about them or they want to make it sound better for selling
its actually quite hard to see the markings on the box especially when its in the car as thier only lightly stamped
at first when i got the email through on my phone about this post i thought you were having a go at me for selling you a w/r ratio box haha
well 3 days i had off work and bf3 was released on the pc.....................
guess what i done for 3 days lol
thedjse
01-11-11, 08:15 PM
yeah a few people have sold wide ratio box's claiming thier a close ratio box either because they know feck all about them or they want to make it sound better for selling
its actually quite hard to see the markings on the box especially when its in the car as thier only lightly stamped
at first when i got the email through on my phone about this post i thought you were having a go at me for selling you a w/r ratio box haha
haha sorry mate no was thanking you for the info i admit it was hard to spot but if people dont know they shouldnt claim it is any mate i fecking LOVE your carbs!!!!!
haha sorry mate no was thanking you for the info i admit it was hard to spot but if people dont know they shouldnt claim it is any mate i fecking LOVE your carbs!!!!!
Yep very true people trying to make a quick buck
I love my carbs too just need to get the finnger out so I can listen to them lol
thank you mr tax man for a change, woke up to a nice wee tax rebate :)
having a little play with photoshop
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/sideskirt.jpg
christurboo
07-11-11, 10:06 AM
swedge them wheels would you so much better IMO if the were silver. and what you done on photoshop? white door handle?
the photoshop was the sideskirts, ive seen sports with the decal on where the sideskirt would be and i quite like it
as for the wheels they will be staying white as ive always wanted a white car with white wheels
16v Nova Kev
07-11-11, 01:37 PM
car is looking good.:thumb:
cheers kev
saving this diagram here for future ref
http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz102/balley77/untitled-1.jpg
not much of an update since ive been hunting for a cam pulley, finally got 1 from a company in bristol who has 10 lol
got it for £15 posted, theres plenty 2.0 8v mk3 cav engines floating about but ive since found mines is from a mk2 cav and has a different pulley than the mk3
i have all the megajolt wired up, just need to fit the battery and connect up the live and thats ready to go
fuel pumps fitted to the side of the spare wheel well above the axlewith a hole drilled and grommeted to feed the wires into the car, i used a 20mm piece of rubber inbetween the pump and the chassis to keep the noise down as it seems pretty noisy but thats with no fuel going through it. its a facet solid state fuel pump im using along with a filter king regulator
when i was fiddling about with the wiring undert the dash today i noticed a bit rust under the carpet on the drivers side beside the sill, my screwdriver when through it :(
its right about the outrigger which isnt too good on its own so im gonna cut the old outrigger out and make a new one from some 2mm sheet
all i can do now is wait on the cam pulley arriving get it fitted torque up the top and bottom pulley bolts
still on the source for a middle silencer though that aint gonna cost me through the roof
Did your shafts arrive bud, I ran the pump inside the car on a mount with a bit ofrubber around it
yeah they did mate cheers, thier fitted now :)
my spare wheel is in the way or i would have mounted it inside lol
well seeing as im bored today i took the carpet out the car and ripped the foam crap out as it was absolutely disgusting and full of rusty coloured crap
dont think ill be putting that back in, i wire wheeled any rusty bit and painted with some white gloss
just got a bit welding to do on the outriggers as said before
i also managed to get a stainless silencer made for me from mij exhausts
well i managed to get a price from mij exhausts who sell on ebay and have thier own website etc
£62 delivered which im happy about
it will be 4" round diameter box 24" long and with each end having 2" of pipe, 1 end being 2" and the other 1.75"
bit of a dilemna, my car is insured as a 1.4 atm its not being drive atm as its not finished
as you know ive fitted a 20seh and sky have quoted me an extra £13 a month to change to a 2.0
now heres the thing, i turn 25 at the start of january so my insurance should come down a fair bit
so i keep the car off the road untill then and wait till im 25 and change the insurance or just change it now???????
16v Nova Kev
21-11-11, 04:55 PM
i would wait
yeah im kinda tempted to wait, i have the use of my mums car atm but i dunno
i really wanna drive it lol
16v Nova Kev
21-11-11, 05:03 PM
not worth driving it in the winter tbh. snow/ice/grit on roads and folk that cant drive
well my insurance comes out on the 26th ill give them a phone tomorrow and see what they say
ill see if they can alter my details like d.o.b etc and get a quote and if its quite a lot ill leave it but if not ill just change it over
well its all insured now as a 2.0 with sky :)
bonnet pins fitted :)
nothings bolted in atm so looks like there big panel gaps lol
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cheers mate ill keep that in mind lol
actualy had an hour of no rain today, i managed to get the track rod ends changed now i have no knuckles left after alot of swearing
had to get the gas burner out and heat them off
also got the timing belt back on with the replacement cam pulley, im hoping its all timed right as i have no timing cover
bottom pulley is easy as theres a mark on the block and the smaller pulley to line them up
brainsnova
01-12-11, 04:21 PM
I put my mums polo in for the tracking and the tre's were seized onto the rack lol and they tried lots of heat and still wouldn't move. So I has a ******* off a job on my hands so yours sounds easy :d
it woulda been alot easier if the strut and hub were off giving more room to get it off
everything was dripping with wd40 so kept slipping on mine lol
get an oxy torch and get the tre cherry red and itll come off
or just cut into it with a thin grinding disk just dont go too far lol
brainsnova
01-12-11, 04:30 PM
I used a torch lol but they were still solid to move and the lock nuts also got replaced after the garage rounded them but I got the tracking done for free after all that.
the threads were ****ed where the lock nut goes which is why i replaced them sos didnt have any bother with them lol
fossit85
04-12-11, 12:01 PM
alrite bud how the motor coming along now? much left to do?
nah not really, gotta connect up the exhuast and connect up the power wires
not a bad day today so will crack on and get some done
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/IMG-20111207-00034.jpg
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christurboo
07-12-11, 01:20 PM
this not done yet lol...fair play for cracking on in this weather a cba to go to the unit never mind to it outside
aye its baltic outside lol, got everything wired up including the megajolt ecu and i have spark :) so at least i know thats working just need to set the fuel pressure and i should have a running engine (hopefully) lol
brainsnova
07-12-11, 01:38 PM
When the weathers this cold atleast when your hand slips it's already numb lol
When the weathers this cold atleast when your hand slips it's already numb lol
still hurts like a bitch though lol
well im cold and im wet but got alot done today
gonna have to do a bit chopping on the exhaust to make it all fit but i gave up todsay lying on a wet road lol
also meant to ask, has anyone else had troubles fitting thier exhaust manifold on to a big block?
when i fitted mine i couldnt get it on as it kept getting stuck against the tie rod bracket, i had to cut a slither off it to get the manifold on, its a 4-2-1 so isnt standard
well fixed my problem with where to mount the filterking regulator, i made a bracket and welded it to the strut brace :). i can still remove it by the 2 m6 cap screws without removing the strut brace
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/IMG-20111218-00042.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/IMG-20111218-00043.jpg
i think my starter is ****ed too, it was turning over last week but now its just clicking, the battery is fully charged and the connections are fine, ive also tried to give it a whack but still just keeps clicking
does the starter match the engine or the gearbox? im running a f16cr so what do i get a starter from?
bigstevie
18-12-11, 05:35 PM
i have a spare starter if ur struggling. pm me and al sort it out with you
ill let you know tomorrow, gonna try some jump leads incase the batteries a bit flat
bigstevie
18-12-11, 05:39 PM
no problem. its there anyway m8
get out my project thread spambots lol
is he taking the piss lol
well finally got the finger out, got everything ready to get it started but had to take the carbs off to sort something and managed to damage my throttle cable, so off the the scrappies tomorrow for a throttle cable
are both corsa and nova cables the same at the pedal end? it dosnt matter about the other end as its being cut off anyway
ocdstigy
03-01-12, 04:00 PM
Wow
Wow
i like your choice of words lol
thegingerwhinger
03-01-12, 04:12 PM
is it a runner yet?
well was gonna get it going yesterday till i ****ed my throttle cable so waiting on a mate tonight or tomorrow to bring me on
its dragged on like ****, probably cos ive been a lazy ****
ocdstigy
03-01-12, 04:23 PM
I can get a cavvy sri 130 engine for £50,i know its a runner as it's my mates,been lay for 3months,engine loom and box is there as are the shafts,worth buying for 50 notes and doing a rebuild?
definitely for that price, i think they usually sell for around £100-£150
shafts are around £100 with proper cv's
bulletproof engines aswell so ive been told, mine is from an earlier cav around 87 as there are some slight differences but nothing major
make sure it is the sri 130 engine though as you get the c20ne and another one but cant remember what it is, check the stamp on the block in front of number 4 spark plug you should see 20seh
ocdstigy
03-01-12, 04:30 PM
It came out a J reg burgundy cav sri 130,so it is definately that engine,is that the ne or seh engine then? it did have some fuelling issues(started but cut out),some fool fitted a FPR for no reason at all,it had an air filter fitted but no other serious mods,i remember it snapped 2throttle cables while in the cav in short succession :/ but 100% a cavvy sri 130 engine,i think i will be buying this engine tomorow going to buy some tools and getting it stripped asap :D
yeah it will be the 20seh engine which is 130bhp when new, what shafts do you get with it? the cav shafts or 22 spline nova shafts?
get it stripped and get a project thread up
shed-on-wheels
04-01-12, 02:07 AM
swedge come on bud ive been reading this and the tension when you said you had spark i thought ooo next post it will be running but no obvs not haha, good work tho buddy and what engine isit the ne or seh lad?
its the 20seh :)
yeah i know but with it being christmas n new year etc ive been occupied with beer and had my son for a week
hopefully get a throttle cable tomorrow and get it started then fix whats wrong with it because if it runs perfect first time ill eat my welding gloves
shed-on-wheels
04-01-12, 02:14 AM
lmao fair one dude, reminds me of my old project every time i see under the bonet white with the bigblock 8v in there with no manifolds ect lol
well i managed to get a throttle cable from a mates yard from a mk2 astra, it had a nova van squashed against it on one saide a wall on the other and lot of scrap on top had to climb in the boot and the car was full of crap
the astra still has the complete c20xe in it aswell
will i have some brum brum noises tomorrow? i shall film it so you can all laugh at my failure hahaha
16v Nova Kev
04-01-12, 04:33 PM
fingers crossed.
shed-on-wheels
04-01-12, 05:15 PM
well bud hope it goes well for you im really looking forward to seeing this runnin!
lol dont worry so am i haha
shed-on-wheels
04-01-12, 05:20 PM
lol cant wait to see it running now maybe it will change your mind when it is actually running lmao
shes running :) videos to come soon :)
shed-on-wheels
09-01-12, 05:55 PM
chop chop!!
see the mechanical section :(
finally got my 20seh running today on r1 carbs and megajolt
all running fine untill the alternator belt came off for some reason
i put it back on and it came off again this time getting stuck behind the lower timing belt pulley i ended up cutting the old alternator belt off as it was all twisted by now
before i fitted the new one i checked the timing, it was bang on when the engine was put in
i put piston 1 to tdc and the cam shaft is now sitting here
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40942.jpg
a good few teeth out, the engine still turns over by hand find and can still hear compression while turning it by hand
something isnt sitting right though to make the alternator belt come off, ive took a few pictures of how i have things set up
bottom timing belt pulley, as you can see its not sitting right
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water pump
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40934.jpg
cam pulley
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40935.jpg
the way i have the bottom pulley set up is i put the big washer on first, then the woodruff key, then the pulley them the main bolt and thick washer
is that correct?
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40938.jpg
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washer removed, i also dropped the woodruff key on the stones you can see haha, found it eventually
well guys remember how close my trigger wheel was to my oil filter
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/IMG-20111011-00008.jpg
well removing that washer which was about 3mm thick has made the trigger wheel hit the oil filter when bolting up
tiny bit of reshaping the my tiny hammer and its sorted :)
16v Nova Kev
10-01-12, 03:06 PM
good stuff.
finally :)
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/th_VID-20120110-00001.jpg (http://s228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/?action=view¤t=VID-20120110-00001.mp4)
thank you very muchly pieman just need to get everything tidied up now small bit of welding and its done
shed-on-wheels
10-01-12, 09:42 PM
well done boyo
tom reid
11-01-12, 10:00 PM
About time too:p
cheers lads, project tidy up now since ive been neglecting it lol
and goods speaking to you tom, for some reason i thought you lived down south somewhere untill i heard the glasgow? accent
tom reid
12-01-12, 06:45 AM
I do live down south from you, Nottingham.
Anseeyoujim,yilgetmabrewoanyernapper, I'm from Ayrshirelol
aaah so you deserted us scots then did you haha
fossit85
14-01-12, 08:22 AM
:thumb: well done lad sound good! cant wait too see it bombing round the scottish borders! ive had a wee disaster with mine. needs the quarter painted again :mad:
Awesome! Cant believe how far you've taken it in 2 years.
what did you do to it fossit? lol a wee bash into something? haha
cheers archie aye theres been a fair bit of work done to it, i should really stop as my wallets hurting haha
Sounds really nice that :)
Sounds really nice that :)
even better when screaming through the b roads lol
fossit85
16-01-12, 08:31 PM
[QUOTE=swedge;1979056]what did you do to it fossit? lol a wee bash into something? haha
Na dad knocked the stand against it and smacked the quarter. Had to just walk away :cry:
not so good, i once saw a mate move his big trolley jack and the handle fell down onto the wing is his saxo
if it wasnt a saxo i wouldnt have laughed haha
well after the car being neglected for a few months i decided to give it a polish
i used my rotary polisher with some menzerna polish, i only used a really fine cutting polish as i dont wanna take alot of it
i also used a cleaner called billbery juice for my wheels, it smells tastey and is great for cleaning alloys
i then used some paste wax i got as a trial from some company i use for stuff
tried for some refelection shots but the sun was pissing off lol
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40955.jpg
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http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40953-Copy.jpg
i also have some home made ramps i use but once the car is up on them the sloped part gets in the way if you want underneath
so i dont this :)
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40948.jpg
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i can remove the pin from the hing meaning i gain access to the underneath
new zorst so now i have 2x 2" exhaust systems but this 1 is stainless
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http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/IMG-20120128-00105.jpg
Thats a magnex, had one on my xe nova and it sounded awesome
cheers mate just looking for a magnex back box now
looking good buddy
love the ramps
yeah the ramps are very handy now lol
any guesses what im using this roll of sticker for? rep for the winner
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/IMG-20120131-00108.jpg
wrapping the exhaust manifold ;) hahaha
haha and it would last a whole 2 seconds
on a serious note, external or inside parts?
ill go for the usual and say wing mirror covers?
our survey says "eh eh" nope
lmao, i will succeed and as i have a few hours spare ill keep trying!
Bonnet vent?
Door handles?
bored already, spill the beans!
haha nope
my car
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nova sport
http://www.kdb-tandg.com/gallery/images/Nova%20Sport.jpg
which sticker is missing off mine
LEWI007
31-01-12, 02:51 PM
The one on the sill ?
ocdstigy
31-01-12, 02:51 PM
Speedline alessio sticker..... lol
Jesus i was really blind then until i looked really hard and thought 'im sure the door frame is literally on the sill of the car' haha.
Looks good though, prefer yours tbh as it stands.
Speedline alessio sticker..... lol
Gotta be that ;)
haha speedlines will not be seem on my car lol, i think the teardrops suit it more anyway
and yeah it is the sill sticker :)
what do you think? good or bad idea?
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