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i thought i may as well make a project thread
i bought this car from archie at christmas 2009
120 mile drive home in a 1.0 4 speed isnt fun haha, i spun it on the way home in the snow which wasnt a good start to my nova ownership
the car now has a c14se fitted to it which i aquired from a mate who had a damaged corsa but the engine was fine
i took the engine gearbox and brakes off and fitted them to my car
the cars now running FK coilovers on the front pretty much lowered as far as they can go and has custom rear springs which are about 100mm i think with spax shocks
also has a sparco strut brace aqnd is fully poly bushed at the front, im gonna do the rear soon. its a pretty stiff ride but handles really well
next mods were a gsi dash and digi dash, wasnt actualy too hard to fit and wire in using the guide on here and my trusty haynes manuals
my gf bought me some richbrook stuff aswell to make inside look better lol, i also retrimmed my doorcards with black fabric which actualy look quite good just need some gsi door cappings now
also has an astra gte bonnet vent, the car came with black alloys but i resprayed them white
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/private/76c77409.jpg
after lowering
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now has gsi glovebox
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the car is going to be painted hopefully this week so the engines coming back out so the bay can be done as well
its getting 2 new sills put on tomorrow and i need to fit another door i have sitting as the other 1 is rotten inside
ive already replaced the other door lol its also had rear arch panels aswell which were done before i bought the car
heres how she looks at the moment
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as you can see im smoothing the front bumper and will be doing the same to the rear
future plans are to fit cesaros with black spokes and the rest white
i also have a full set of sport stickers from dmb graphics which will be fitted after the respray
im thinking about fitting a gsi spoiler aswell but we shall see
thanks for reading ill keep it updated now :)
bainyboy sr
27-02-11, 06:48 PM
this car seems to get about were are you dumfries? looks good take it your respraying it ?
nope from hawick lol
yeah the cars getting resprayed not by me though
i also have a full gasket set, headbolts, water pump, thermostat and clutch for when the engines out
gonna clean it all up and maybe paint it aswell
Always had a thing for white GTE's :) looks cool as :thumb:
yeah same always wanted a white car with white wheels
Derick-Sport
27-02-11, 08:31 PM
will be nice once done mate
engine removal today tooks a tad chilly and have a slightly swollent hand so there should be some swearing going on today lol
will get some pics aswell
is the rear bumper broken or have you not fitted it properly? would go for a new one personally who ever cut the holes made abit of a meal of it
yeah i know one of the brackets is bust and it has been cut way too big trying to find a replacement close to me
start of the day
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up she goes
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the cars not being supported using the wheels dont worry lol
and out she goes
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a little surprice with the new lower panel thats been welded in :(
the engine bay needs a good sanding down, im gonna take it all back to bare metal to get rid of any
its all surface rust thats there at the moment so no holes
its gonna be fun putting the engine back in once its all painted without scratching it all
stevenf
01-03-11, 05:13 PM
i just sold my gte bumper about two weeks before you got the door aswell.
lol thats usualy how it goes
whats the difference between a gte and standard mk1 rear?
i can get a standard mk1 rear from the scrappies
LEWI007
01-03-11, 05:37 PM
Standard mk1 rear bumper doesnt have a splitter on the bottom or wnywhere for one to attach to properly.
A GTE One has a big splitter across the bottom and if you take it off theres little holes for it to clip into.
If you could get hold of the splitter you can screw it on to the mk1 bumper, it wont look as good as a proper one but it will look ok, i did this before.
if i cant get 1 before it gets sprayed ill just leave that 1 on untill i can get a gte 1 then paint that
stevenf
01-03-11, 05:42 PM
i will keep an eye out over this way for a gte bumper for you
stevenf
01-03-11, 06:07 PM
Do you know of any engines for sale?
a mate of mine breaks cars so usualy has some sitting, hes usualy got a couple corsas sitting
he has a couple xe's sitting aswell
what you looking for?
stevenf
01-03-11, 06:52 PM
Small carbed engine from 1.0 to a 1.6. Just had a nosey in my garage and spotted a mk1 rear bumper if that's any use to you,
are the brackets ok on the inside that slide into the rear quarters?
ill give him a text and ask but i dunno if he'll have any carb
stevenf
01-03-11, 09:28 PM
Brackets are a little rusty from sitting but feel strong enough
well got the engine stripped today head looks fine so does everything else so im happy
got a full gasket set, water pump, thermostat headbolts and clutch to fit now
cleaned the gearbox up a bit today aswell
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this is the first vaux engine i have stripped the other have had tappets and to get rid of the tap on them i had to get new shims made up
how do i go about it on this engine as theres no tappets lol
hydraulic lifters.... strip them & clean them. lightly oil them when you assemble them, and then stick them in the engine. when the oil pumps round the heads, they will pump up & run fine.
The litters will be the sausage shaped things adjacent to each valve lol
Are they easy enough dis-asembled
stevenf
02-03-11, 05:32 PM
you just lift it out its holder. they look like this (http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://i.ebayimg.com/23/!BWugJo!BWk~%24(KGrHgoOKkYEjlLmY4pPBKY1QB2,pQ~~_35 .JPG&imgrefurl=http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HYDRAULIC-TAPPETS-LIFTERS-VAUXHALL-CORSA-1-2-1-4-8V-X8-/390071287781&usg=__7UaFXvnNY6UhOfr5Uj_PetnLs2A=&h=164&w=300&sz=4&hl=en&start=19&zoom=1&tbnid=zbG7XX5zMVk4xM:&tbnh=85&tbnw=155&ei=F39uTf7MIpGu8QPNwIj7Dg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvauxhall%2Bhydraulic%2Blifter%26um%3D 1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1345%26bih%3D556%26tb s%3Disch:10%2C578&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=606&vpy=269&dur=452&hovh=131&hovw=240&tx=129&ty=73&oei=BX9uTbejLIuusAPMupXPCw&page=2&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:17,s:19&biw=1345&bih=556)
The litters will be the sausage shaped things adjacent to each valve lol
Are they easy enough dis-asembled
use a small vice or g clamp to compress them, then use a small screwdriver to pop the retaining ring off, then undo the vice or clamp. if you are lucky, it will fall apart easily, or you may need to wrap a rag round it & use a plier to pull it apart.. do not damage the shiny stuff.. then use a chemical cleaner (i used flash & soaked them for a bit, then wiped them clean, then put a tiny tiny drop of engine oil in & put it back together opposite to how you took it apart... saves buying new ones.
brainsnova
02-03-11, 06:10 PM
T-cut the digi dash lens it will come up really good but don't put too much on near the mph/kph switch.
yeah ive got another digi dash im gonna put in as the tacho dosnt work on this 1
almost forgot that i made this today
i welded bolts on instead of drilling and tapping as i dont have a pillar drill and woiuldnt be very good with a hand one
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white was the only paint i had lying around lol
well got the engine cleaned up today and stripped some more parts off
a bolt snapped of the thermostat housing :( cant grip it either so have to take it to the engineers but its getting skimmed anyway so he can do that at the same time
the guy thats supposed to be welding my sills have broke his hand so cant get that done as every1 else wants silly money to do it
so much for taking 2 weeks to complete :(
pics up soon
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found a hole in the sump so on with the replacement :)
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gf's are handy for some things lol
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head all stripped and cleaned ready for skimming
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got some work done on the engine bay today :)
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well got the head back today after being skimmed
got the valves lapped in and fitted new stem seals, i split one of them tapping it on so waiting on new ones arriving tommorow
shiny shiny
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cleaned up
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my nice clean valves all labeled so they go back in the same place
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before lapping
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after lapping
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bugger standing there with a wooden stick and sucker haha
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new seal on
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clamped up for putting collets back in
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collets in :)_
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good progress mate keep it coming
Cheers mate just need another stem seal then I can put the engine back together
new sill fitted :)
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Love the speed valve lapping.
Love the speed valve lapping.
had to be done
plus i couldnt find my stick for it
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got most of the car sanded today then went over with the wet n dry
my little helper for today :) my son reece the apprentice
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all nice n painted :)
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what new sill lol
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haha my irn bru can lol
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just need a grommet for the loom and im done
got the other sill changed today
new one against old one lol
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WOOP WOOP
Love the irn bru can i did that on my old one and planning it on my new one to lol
might find a tin of tennants super lager for the air filter pipe haha
(only kidding)
brainsnova
29-03-11, 10:42 PM
Did your wee boy take the pic of the sill or are you a midget lol
haha nope i did and im 6ft 1 lol
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no finger prints left though :(
electric windows and central locking fitted :)
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cleaned up and undersealed all the arches again next job is refurbing the coilovers
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the smoothness :)
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looks like a patchwork quilt atm but its getting painted as soon as someone sells me a bloody rear gte bumper so i can get it smoother and sent off
MattBrown
21-04-11, 06:23 PM
Rear GTE bumper here.
Is that a giant frog in front of the vehicle?
Is that a giant frog in front of the vehicle?
haha yeah its my guard frog :thumb:
Rear GTE bumper here.
pm'd
return of the frog lol
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Bit of advice, jacks like that arn't best for the sills. If you use the jack lift on the rear beam.
Yeah I usually do with my big jack but it's at the gf's house so had to use that which dosnt sit right on the beam
hotrod192
23-04-11, 09:54 AM
should look tidy when its finished
Good to see its still on the go, doesnt seem that long since i sold you it.
looking good! will it be at PV?
Good to see its still on the go, doesnt seem that long since i sold you it.
yeah this is the longest ive actualy had a car lol
as for being at pv i dunno lol things always take longer than expected lol
big thanks to timmy for a mint GTE rear bumper, just gotta smooth it off and thats the car ready for spraying
Starting to really take its shape now!
yeah the prepping of the car has taken the longest
when you stand a good few meters away the surface looks fine, its when you start sanding/filling/priming/high-build primer that you realise all the small deep scratches small dings and scrapes
i must have went round the car about 20 times with a black marker marking every ding and scratch lol
if i dont fix it now it will look 10 tyimes worse when painted
Prep work makes the best paint jobs.
It all becomes worth it.
Prep work makes the best paint jobs.
It all becomes worth it.
it better, i have to take breaks when sanding as i get bored with it
lol that happens. Put the radio on and remember the end thing you'll get.
its a case of
sand - smoke break - sand - check png - ebay - sand - have a **** - sand - stand back and say why did i start this - sand some more etc etc etc lol
Cut out the smoking and surfing, get in the zone and you'll crack it in no time.
its all done now basicly just gotta smooth the rear bumper and take the glass out the passenger door and away it goes
Stop posting here and chop chop, you can have that done today...lol
He is right swedge after an hour you just feel part of it... times seems to fly!
happy now :)
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looking good mate love the smoothness
See a few hours and look what you've done. Good work.
yeah its just the thought of all the sanding lol, iuts done now though :)
thanks for the comments all welcome
made for a member on here :)
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just off the phone to the painter and hes picking it up on wednesday :)
hes also doing a little more work for me as well as painting but is a secret just now so youll just have to wait for pics after its painted
i think it should look really good :)
tucked away for its final time :)
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Swedge how much to make another rose jointed linkage mate?
Nice progress mate too.
Swedge how much to make another rose jointed linkage mate?
Nice progress mate too.
pm'd
be nice to see this finished fella. be at any shows with it? :)
be nice to see this finished fella. be at any shows with it? :)
cheers mate, yeah hopefully the cars been off the road more times its been on it lol
once its been painted there will nothing more done to it in big terms untill late august early september where the engine will be replaced with a new front panel put on
so hopefully it will be driveable and be able to come to some shows and put faces to names :)
NOV4_SPORT
08-05-11, 08:33 PM
Sounds good mate, will be good to see it on the road and at some shows or meets.
iain
cheeky little pic of the exhaust
has a stainless system now that i bought for a huge £20 but didnt have a back box so made 1 fit with a bit welding
theres a bit of a rattle near the gearstick part of the exhaust so will need to get it up and have a look
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Careful the tip doesnt burn the bumper...
yeah i can lower it a bit further adjusting the bracket i made once i get the bumper bolted back up
NOV4_SPORT
10-05-11, 07:29 PM
Good point well made, i know mine has melted the bumper and leaves burn marks on it because its so close, i will need to get it sorted i think lol.
Bumper looks good mate.
iain
i might even fabricate a small metal plate shaped to the bumper or would that look daft?
the 2 beasts together lol
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just had a call of the painter and he cant pick it up untill friday :(
recieved my 2.0 callipers disks and pads and one of the bleed nipples have snapped off during transit
got it soaking in wd40 at work so will use an easy out and try to remove tonight
also the disks that came with it have 2 dimples in them, ive never seen disks like this before are the markers so that you know whan your disks are worn?
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yeah they are swedge, nova looks great btw!
Snapped bleed nipple now removed :)
;) off to the scrap heap she goes
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the painters just started it today lol your lucky if ive done 500 mile this year in the car lol
keeps the mieleage down since its only done 45k'ish lol
Well since I've still no car some old woman next door wanted rid of a shed so I claimed it lol
It adds to my collection lol, now I have somewhere I can rebuild my new engine now that I can buy it
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is it a hutchinson?? as in a shed with no roof
nope does have a roof but waiting for the felt stuff to come tomorrow before i put it on
im like a little kiddy at christmas
i get my car back tomorrow :)
ryansnova
13-06-11, 11:49 AM
are you keeping the bonnet vent on it mate ?:)
for now yeah, both sides of the bonnet have been painted with the vent in it
i have another vent if your looking for 1?
just phoned the painter and he has made a bit of a **** up :(
it now has a sport decal kit on it and he has put the stickers that say "sport" in the wrong place
i could cry lol
ryansnova
13-06-11, 12:27 PM
lol im actily loking fr 2 :(
aright sorry only have the opposite 1 to the 1 on my bonnet
ryansnova
13-06-11, 12:41 PM
cheers enyway mate im thinking of just getting a bonnet with the vents in it so i can cut the astra bonnet round the vents and cut a nova bonnet at the same bit and put the bit of astra bonnet into the nova bonnet lol
eny pics of how yours is on ?:)
yeah that would be the best way then weld and smooth it
i just cut a hole slightly smaller, the wider part of the vent has clips that slide onto the bonnet but the front has a small lug
i drillled a hole for the lug then put a small piece of brake pipe over the lugon the underside of the bonnet then with a small screw to hold the pipe onto the lug which stops it comming off
ill take some pics when i get it back for you
ryansnova
13-06-11, 12:46 PM
cheers mate lol
have some rep for helping me out ;)
thought id make a list of stuff to do when the car gets back
finish fitting electric windows and central locking
retrim door cards again since fitting electric windows
tracking
fit windows
fit all the trim and rubber seals that were removed
fit new bigger brakes
sort exhaust rattle
got the car back today, kinda dissapointed in the stickers being in the wrong place but can sort it after i leave the paint for a week or 2
id like to state this is not a sport rep i just really liked the graphics on them so bought some :)
really chuffed with the outcome of the paint though the finish is superb
anyway less babbling and more pics lol
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and when i picked it up :)
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calibra-keith
14-06-11, 05:50 PM
looking good that so far mate :thumb:
wonder if anyone put them on wide arch yet ?
brownbear
14-06-11, 05:53 PM
Shiny!!!
i think they'd have to be made specially for the wide arch kit, would probably look good though
Looks quality! Which stickers are in the wrong place?
the bonnet sticker is the most obvious one, if you look in the sport section you will see why lol
and the word sport on the rear quarters should be on the grey stripe not the yellow
Love it, looks very nice!!
did they paint it brown first for the (cough cough) authentic look?
seriously, it looks excellent, and don't worry about the not correct stickering, you know its a replica, and so do we & it looks ace
haha do you spy some rust mowgli? its actualy rusty water and very minor surface rust which will be sorted
i am pretty chuffed with it, makes all the times ive been out in the pissing rain fixing and and spending days and days of very boring sanding finaly worth it
learned quite alot on the way too, bought a welder (nova owners must), fitted sills digi dash etc
nope... i just read somewhere that sports were painted brown before being painted white.......i hadn't spotted the rust on yours....but i will go back & look now...
nope... i just read somewhere that sports were painted brown before being painted white.......i hadn't spotted the rust on yours....but i will go back & look now...
no theres none honest, well maybe a small bit round where the lights sit but nothing serious
Looks very nice dude. Smooth bumper look good.
Looks very nice dude. Smooth bumper look good.
bumpers and the new sills were the worst bit lol all worth it now though
Southie
14-06-11, 07:14 PM
did they paint it brown first for the (cough cough) authentic
That's just the undercoat before the white :tumble:
Good work young man ;) Swedgeticles instead of Sport would have looked good lol
That's just the undercoat before the white :tumble:
Good work young man ;) Swedgeticles instead of Sport would have looked good lol
was thinking more in the lines of v-tech hahaha
well got the trim all put back on along with the headlights and grill
definitely gonna put a new front panel on it though as round the lights arent the best, its sound structural wise just dosnt look nice as its been welded at some point
anyway heres some more pics
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40543.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40544.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40545.jpg
and my favourite
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40542.jpg
bumpers not bolted in yet so sitting a bit low and squint lol
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254929_2113619157889_1167986524_2568970_2824672_n. jpg
Robster82
15-06-11, 08:22 PM
those stickers look really really good! have you considered standard gte bumpers? good work so far though :)
standard gte bumpers? lol after all that hard work i done smoothing them off haha
That looks the bollocks, have you fitted the bumper correctly now though?
Southie
15-06-11, 09:33 PM
Looking brilliant Swedge, just need a nice interior now. How about maybe getting some SR seats reupholstered in grey maybe.
yeah i managed to get a mint gte bumper with the brackets intact so its all fitted propely now
i could do with another interior, any pics of standard sr seats so i can see the shape
Southie
15-06-11, 10:18 PM
These are MK1 sr seats but the shape is similar on the MK2 versions or even tbh the Gte or GSI seats ;)
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv57/mk1nova_rich/09052010001.jpg
i think id have something else in with the grey though
another thing thats annoying me is the tapping noise, it sounds like the tappets but also sounds like 2 sea shells hitting each other (lol at my description haha)
when i put the engine back together i stripped and cleaned the lifters and the tapping went away after i ran it for a bit
im hoping it goes away but ive only ever ran it for a few seconds as im waiting on a plug for my oil pressure sender, its sat for 3 weeks without it being run so hopefully it is just the oil in the tappets
ryansnova
15-06-11, 10:57 PM
cars looking minted mate :thumb:
jafanan
16-06-11, 08:38 AM
looks great man, well done
cheers for the comments guys :)
just gotta decide on some new wheels now
ryansnova
16-06-11, 12:26 PM
i think white cesaros would really go with your car mate :)
yeah i did think about that white with grey spokes, im also liking the atra teardrops aswell
ryansnova
16-06-11, 01:10 PM
astra teardrops are nice wheel too :)
my freshly painted astra gte brakes and i also painted my coilovers, also noticed thier brembo disks too :)
im trying to get some new rings so i can cut the old ones of and clean up all the threads as the ones on now are pretty mashed
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/8897ecbd.jpg
came a long way mate, looks amazing top work
just been out for a first proper drive :) smiles all around haha
little bit of a leak of gearbox oil i think its actualy the plate underneath the gearbox that unbolts not sure what its called
ryansnova
16-06-11, 03:40 PM
is it comfy to drive mate ?lol
Nova and comfy never in the same sentense lol
is it comfy to drive mate ?lol
its not the comfiest to drive in but its not harsh enough to knock your fillings out lol
its fully poly bushed with fk coilovers at the front and lowered about 80-100mm at the back with spax shocks
handles good though :)
ryansnova
16-06-11, 03:50 PM
sounds good then mate :)
anyone fancy an alloys swap? teardrops for my astra wheels?
right in a dilemna on what to do
i was planning on changing the engine at the end of the year, was going to fit a c16se and run it on r1 carbs using megajolt as the ignition
i also wanted to buy a spare head for it and have a little project on porting and polishing it myself as a little learning curve for me
but now i thought to myself aboujt staying with the 1.4 and running that on carbs, would r1's be overkill on a c14se? id also run it on megajolt too
i know the basicly the same engine with little differences, but if i stayed with the 1.4 id have cheaper tax and probably cheaper insurance
plus i wouldnt have to send the v5 off again which i still havent got back after about 6 months being away lol
ryansnova
19-06-11, 02:03 PM
i would go for tuning the 1.4 mate but its upto you lol
yeah i was thinking more toward that, fitting a c16se is an easy way of getting about 15-20bhp but with the cost of insurance rise dont know if it would be worth it
car on the ramps - check
grinder with knotted wire wheel - check
electric - check
now its bucketing down with rain :(
car on the ramps - check
grinder with knotted wire wheel - check
electric - check
now its bucketing down with rain :(
painting the floor white? :d
painting the floor white? :d
now that would be telling lol, donnt do the hole floor of the car and put some anti rust crap on it then decide what to paint it with
got the boot floor under the car cleaned back with the wire wheel and one of the drain plugs was a tad larger than it should be so just welded it up and gave the back a good coat of underseal
just got the front of the car to do now but im gonna get some 3mm steel bar and cut the tops off the chassis rails like benn has done in his project as mine are a bit ugle looking
got some new stainless p clips with rubber inserts for the fuel pipes as well
well had a little problem with it being under power so pulled off number 1 lead and no change in note or tone
swapped the plugs and leads around and its still number 1 cylinder
took off the fuel rail to check the injectors and thier all getting voltage whilst cranking
spent 20 mins hunting the bloody rubber o ring off the top off one of the injectors
now the schrader (sp?) valve is ****ed for some reason leaking out fuel, tried tightening it but its all the way in already
so now io need a fuel rail from a gsi or sri or any c14se/c16se engine but im skint till friday so itll have to stay off the road till then?
im hoping its just the injector thats ****ed or blocked as im getting voltage at the plug when cranking
if im getting fuel from all injectors what could it be?
anyone have a fuel rail for a c14se or c16se?
well gonna take the injectors to work tonight and put them through the ultrasonic cleaner
i tested them with my multimeter and was getting 14ohms through them and haynes says anything between 1 and 16 means thier working lol
im gonna put a bolt in place of the schrader valve just now untill i get a rail of stevenf at the weekend
i'm interested in the ultrasonic thingy, is it a proper injector one, or a general one?? and whay would you charge for sticking a spare set i have, thru it??
nah its not a proper one for injectors one we use at work for cleaning needles etc on printers, does a good job on injectors and anything else i throw through it lol
you have a pm
i'm interested in the ultrasonic thingy, is it a proper injector one, or a general one?? and whay would you charge for sticking a spare set i have, thru it??
less text talk mr mowgli lollol
figured out what was wrong, number 1 injector was clogged so i took it to work and cleaned it through the ultra sonic cleaner and it runs perfect now
also got the gasket changed on the selector turret as i had a slight leak
injector must be faulty as its done it again on the same injector, swapped them round and it follows the injector
hopefully mr colinesmith has one for me as i aint paying the price for new lol
oh and yeah i bought another car
a tigra.......................................
the gf will be using it once ive mot'd it then will be getting tarted up and sold on
was bought for pennies
Love the look of this, new wheels will make it even better imo
Cheers cle, was hoping to get some new wheels this month but had the gf's birthday to pay for so will be next month
A guy I do serviceing for at the rallies just got a mk3 astra on trade in and he says there's some older style astra wheels if I want them, hopefully teardrops
ryansnova
07-07-11, 01:24 PM
you got eny pics of the tigra mate ?:d
i like tigra's lol
lol ill get somne for you, nothing special though has a rusty arch which ill replace lol
newest addition to my car lol
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/29feb353.jpg
easy 20bhp
This weeks job involves this stuff :)
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/48a2166e.jpg
Fido dido lol i think thats what its called anywhy lol
well got my self a new rotary as i wanted a change from my silverline, i got the ep800 from cleanyourcar.co.uk along with some menzerna polishes
it came with 3 polishes,
Menzerna Fast Gloss S500 - 250ml
Menzerna Power Finish P203s - 1000ml
Menzerna Final Finish PO85RD - 100ml
it also comes with 4 pads,
5" Lambswool pad
6" Yellow High-Cut Polishing Foam
6" Blue Medium-Cut Polishing Foam
6" White Finishing Foam
also comes with a spare set of brushes and cleanyourcar branded carry case which is quite smart, its pretty light compared to my silverline as this one is only 2kg
anyway heres some pics from my gf's tigra that i bought her for her birthday, excuse the pics as i have a crappy iphone
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/8f7c447b.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/60a10e44.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/e06f292d.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/db3cbaef.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/6ac6459c.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/52ec1250.jpg
i used these polishes on the tigra apart from the fast gloss S500 as the paint wasnt too bad and the power finish P203s removed the swirl marks then finished with the final finish PO85RD. i could have finished with the power finish as it left a really glossy finish. the meguiars liquid carnauba wax was all i had with me at the time so that went on after the polishing
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/d92341a5.jpg
well i just bought a mk2 sr from a guy near me for pretty cheap which has a 20seh fitted to it
plans are to fit a new water pump, headgasket etc to it. port and polish the head and run it on r1 carbs using megajolt for ignition
ive just measured the inlet ports and they are 33mm and are pretty much circle so im gonna give it a bash at making my own manifold for the carbs
anyone know what size pipe is needed for the r1 carbs?
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/db620911.jpg
well started to strip the engine today
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40708.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40709.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40710.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40711.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40712.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40713.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40714.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40715.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/4089fe83.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/762d16bf.jpg
plans are port and polish the head
r1 carbs
megajolt :)
the red sr used to sit in selkirk? i recognize it but cant think where from!
Southie
03-08-11, 12:14 AM
I love the old 2.0 8v engines, is it a 130?
Nice to see your still cracking on with this potatoswedges ;)
the red sr used to sit in selkirk? i recognize it but cant think where from!
I'm from Hawick which is very near Selkirk the original owner David Sloan had it for years and used to take it to knockhill alot
I love the old 2.0 8v engines, is it a 130?
Nice to see your still cracking on with this potatoswedges ;)
yeah it's a 130bhp 20seh, that was the first thing I checked lol it's also got an F16cr box on it too :)
Hopefully with these mods I should be past xe power and before anyone else days just buy an xe I got the full car I'm breaking for less than the going rate for an seh engine lol
What kinda power do you think I'd get with
Port and polish
Light skim
R1 carbs
Megajolt
Has a pretty large bore exhaust system with it
And a cam of some sort but struggling to find info on a cam for this engine
Any recommendations?
pikey1986
03-08-11, 08:51 AM
i would of thought a 2.25in exhaust would be efficient enough for your spec and regarding the cam maybe give autosprint or kent a call, they should be able to sort something out for you or point you in the right direction
theres a fella on migweb thats got a 2ltr 8v nova on bike carbs maybe you could ask him for some info.
youve made some nice progress on this very well done matey.
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/249343_2260508310026_1167986524_2735705_3373397_n. jpg
another coat of paint should do it
thedjse
05-08-11, 12:01 PM
Just read the full thread mate great work how much do you charge to make those gear linkage's you made?
Also as for a CAM for the 2.0 8v, Auto Sprint do a race cam for 2.0 8v they are in the back of Total Vauxhall every month
cheers mate always good to read the comments :), ive pm'd you regarding the linkage
final lick of paint and a little extra touch
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40720.jpg
and also a shiny gearbox, it must have had an inch of crap stuck to the thing. will need to get the dremel out to get the the bits i couldnt reach
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40719.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40718.jpg
ryansnova
05-08-11, 04:35 PM
looks good mate my dad made a manifold for r1 cars to go on a zteck but i have no pics, he just someone to make the plate that bolts onto the head with a template of a gaskit and kook some pipe of it onto some rubber piping and onto the carbs ;)
didnt look hard at all lol
got some porting and polishing done today :)
still needs some more work and trying to get in behind the valve guide is a pain in the ass
before:
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40724-1.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40725-1.jpg
round with the carbide burr
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40726-1.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40727-1.jpg
emerycloth
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40728-1.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40729.jpg
bit of polishing
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40730.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40731.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40732.jpg
ryansnova
12-08-11, 02:53 PM
looks good mate will you be at the scotish meet?:)
i could be as im off work that day
brainsnova
13-08-11, 12:34 AM
Porting and polishing is looking good :thumb:
just done the combustion champer part of the head for those ports and now onto the rest of the ports, there was a huge bit that stuck out just under the exhaust port on number 3 cylinder which is now gone so should flow alot better :)
pics up soon#
Remember you dont want the ports to smooth, as the ruffness adds and air and fuel to mix better.
Good work tho.
yeah i forgot it was the inlet i done first so i went over it again with the 120 again, the exhuast port is now nice and shiny went over it with 400 then polished with the scotchbrite
NOV4_SPORT
13-08-11, 04:44 PM
Looking good buddy.
iain
cheers for the comments folks :)
r1 inlet manifold had been made and will be dispatched next week by bogg bros
r1 carbs despatched today
megajolt unit and pre-made loom shall be ordered from tom reid :)
happy days
now all i need is a twin v crank pulley for a seh or c20ne so i can mount the trigger wheel
new wheels came today, didnt take long untill i wantedto paint them lol
covered in horse **** as they had been lying in a barn lol
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40750.jpg
all sparkly clean
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40751.jpg
and painted along with my shed floor
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40752.jpg
anyone that had problem cleaning alloys, get this stuff its the dogs danglies
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40753.jpg
bilberry wheel cleaner, i only sprayed those alloys once with it and left them for 5 mins then gave them a rub with a wheel brush and rinsed them and they came out very clean
also got some more porting and polishing done, nearly finished
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40748.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40749.jpg
nice purchase on the wheels. good work on the engine aswell mate
yeah got them for £40 which wasnt too bad, my mate gave me some 185/55/14 tyres as well for free
none of them match but they will do for now till i get a good set
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40754.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA4075511111111.jpg
Nice example needs clear indicators though
Southie
28-08-11, 08:59 PM
Coar this is looking gooooood ;)
LEWI007
28-08-11, 10:30 PM
Looks good but if you look at where the front bumper meeets the wing you can see 2 totally different colours and looks odd.
Id match the paint to the grey sport stickers across the side of the car and paint the bumper and grille with it so the whole bottom half of the car is all the same colour.
Looks good but if you look at where the front bumper meeets the wing you can see 2 totally different colours and looks odd.
Id match the paint to the grey sport stickers across the side of the car and paint the bumper and grille with it so the whole bottom half of the car is all the same colour.
The sport stickers aren't a solid grey though, they start grey at the top then fade off into the colour of the car the stickers only go half way down the car
The bottom half of the car is the same as the bumpers it looks darker as your seeing the reflection of the road everything was painted with the same paint at once
scottish meet at knockhill on the 11th if you fancy it bud? trying to get as many novas together as possible
LEWI007
28-08-11, 10:40 PM
Oh right.
I would try and blend some grey paint down the bumper and fade it out like the stickers, or maybe buy some more sport stickers and wrap the bumper in it or something.
Do you plan on painting the splitters grey ?
Love the wheels aswell.
Oh right.
I would try and blend some grey paint down the bumper and fade it out like the stickers, or maybe buy some more sport stickers and wrap the bumper in it or something.
Do you plan on painting the splitters grey ?
Love the wheels aswell.
Not too sure on the splitters yet and trying to match up another set of stickers to the bumper would bf impossible plus with the price of them I don't fancy cutting them up lol
As for the knockhill meet my car won't have an engine in it, im going to the trackday in Wales on the 1st so got 4 weeks to get the 20seh in and running on r1 carbs and megajolt lol
Dude that looks great, not a fan of the plate tho.
that's awesome my novas got the same wheels, i sprayed mine white but I left the logo showing. good job i like it.
Dude that looks great, not a fan of the plate tho.
yeah i wasnt too sure on the plate either but its starting to grow on me, im thinking about painting the vauxhall logo on the center caps red not the whole center cap just the badge part
what do you think?
Not for me. Just remember to line them up when you take a pic... I make my mates do it on their Astra GTEs. lol
brainsnova
29-08-11, 04:25 PM
line what up sorry? lol
The wheels so the centre caps match up lol
carbs came today :)
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40761.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40762.jpg
brainsnova
30-08-11, 06:30 PM
Nice carbs :d
yep :) just waiting on my bogg bros manifold to come
line what up sorry? lol
lol sorry yeah, wheel center caps.. lol
so you think i should paint the vauxhall logo on the centercaps red?
lol sorry, i ment about lining them up. Not a fan of painting them tho. But do a test one, see what it looks like...
ive stuck a post in the styling part for a photoshop it was a mate who mentioned it so ill see what the p/s looks like 1st
Aye this is really coming on a treat now, nice work mate. :thumb:
Amazing what can be done eh :eek:
yep it sure is, considering i had barely stripped an engine apart before or even welded before untill i bought the nova haha
inlet manifold came today, the workmanship in it is amazing
i wish i could weld like that, and where the runners are there are no steps or any visible marks where the pipes have been joined and onto the flange, they even put a bracket on for the alternator for free :)
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40763.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40764.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40765.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40766.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40767.jpg
well time to hide my bank card haha
this month i have purchased
upper front panel
r1 carbs
full megajolt system with ready built loom to my measurements
4-2-1 manifold
port and polish head (diy though but cost for the carbide burrs etc)
full gasket set
50m of heat wrap for the exhaust
stainless steel bolts
dizzy blanking plate
its there to be spent though :)
hockleys plateing kit ordered and also a new front upper panel :)
more goodies from the posty today
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40768.jpg
more goodies today :)
decided to buy a new upper panel as the bit where the lights sit on mine arent the best, seems easy enough to change looking at the guide for the complete panel, obviosuly i wont drill the lower half out lol
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40769.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40770.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40771.jpg
i see you have one of those awful green haynes books..... get a baby blue( think jacks saloon) one off ebay, it is a way better version..
where did you get the strenthening kit bud? im needing one aswell
i see you have one of those awful green haynes books..... get a baby blue( think jacks saloon) one off ebay, it is a way better version..
yeah i have both blue and green :)
where did you get the strenthening kit bud? im needing one aswell
i got mine from harry hockleys, ordered yesterday and came today cost me £60 inlcuding vat and delivery
ive heard thier supposed to be the best fitting kit
that was quick. cheers mate
yeah it was lol, i even got a text from parcelforce this morning saying it would arrive today
i see you have one of those awful green haynes books..... get a baby blue( think jacks saloon) one off ebay, it is a way better version..
i actually own 2 nova manuals, a cavalier and a renault clio manual
got the carbs stripped today, gonna take the jets to work and drill them out, also gonna take evryhting down and put them through the ultra sonic cleaner so i know everything is clean and not blocked
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40772.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40773.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40774.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40775.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40776.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40777.jpg
fossit85
03-09-11, 11:38 PM
best to get the full rally strenth kit. it's bout £100 from hockleys but they are really easy to make yourself
fossit85
03-09-11, 11:41 PM
like what your doing with the car bud looks good. who did the paint job for you?
Yeah I did think about the full kit but I'm not gonna be doing any jumps or forest rallies so the fast road kit will be enough, it was Stephen dunn who painted it kevs dad you should know him if your from Kelso
I'm from Hawick btw
well got the engine ready to be dropped, all tie bars shafts and loom etc disonnected
cant get a crane untill tomorrow though so had to leave it as is tonight
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40781.jpg
i would keep it in the drive but this beast has moved in for the moment lol
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40779.jpg
Royston
05-09-11, 07:03 PM
You expecting your alloys to be there in the morning:eek::eek:
haha yeah they would be acually, ive moved them now but they wouldnt get stolen round here
i havent locked my car since i bought it when its parked outside my house and its never been touched lol
christurboo
06-09-11, 12:23 AM
haha yeah they would be acually, ive moved them now but they wouldnt get stolen round here
i havent locked my car since i bought it when its parked outside my house and its never been touched lol
yet.... na just joking mate
Southie
06-09-11, 02:28 AM
I'm outside your house................tiptoes away...............
well started to take the front panel off :(
where the spot welds are that hold the under side of the lights sorta jast broke off whilst drilling the welds out, so now im gonna have to weld a tab along the front so i can spot weld the new one on
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40782.jpg
this is what i mean, ill just have to weld a new tab on underneath, i think the other side will be the same too
im guessing it when water gets into the engine bay and runs down the chassis legs
and now its bloody raining :/
well the postman brightened my day up a bit lol
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/swedge87/STA40783.jpg
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