haggisninja's sr project

[scottish]

well peeps its been a while so i thought it only right to put up some pics of my sr
its been off road for 3 months so just need to finish it off

VEHICLE SPEC

BODY = J REG SR SHELL ORIGINAL INC THE RUST NEVER BEEN WELDED ( BY ME )
INTERIOR = ORIGINAL, ONLY ONLY MOD IS UPRATED HEAD UNIT,SEATS STILL IN ACE CONDITION
ENGINE = 1.4NV CARB / OLD PIERBURG SWAPPED FOR WEBER AND A FEW SHINY BITS
WHEELS = 14 INCH IRMSCHERS

WILL POST PICS WHEN I FIGURE HOW TO

[Andy]

Welcome,you need 15 non spam posts before your able to host pics via photobucket etc

[shed-on-wheels]

welcome dude sounds good

[scottish]

oh well i guess i will just have to wait to post the pics
so heres some further info

bought nova nov2009 for £1000 it was stunning the best one i had seen for ages
i gave it a good check over and found it was perfect inside and out so i ran it for 11 months changing a few things on the way

being a vauxhall tech my nova has had an oil change every month i know this sound sad and obsesive but why the hell not i have **** loads of oil and a ton of filters

first thing to change was the standard airfilter for a k&n

then came the head unit, car came with the standard phillips unit which i changed for a alpine ipod unit

next up was a wheel swap from the standard two tone steelies to some 14inch corsa sport irmschers

then it was time for a bit of maintinence so i undersealed the car and fitted some new pads

i then got a bored one afternoon and decided to fit all the parts i had bought for the car along the way , i had planned to fit bits as and when they were needed but heyho

part fitted

plugs
leads
dizzy cap
rotor arm
cam cover gasket/bolts
timing belt kit
disks/pads
shoes/drums
alt belt

[scottish]

well after all that lot car was running sweet and all was good in the world

THEN BANG IT ALL WENT TITS UP

[16v Nova Kev]

what happened?

[scottish]

OMG this is turning into a bloody nova life story

[scottish]

well one fine day in october 2010 on my way home some little chav boy decided that he would use his new drivers licence that he picked up from his packet of rice crispies and he cut me up on a busy road

so after a few choice words and a few friendly hand gestures i decided i was going to chase this little ahole all the way home and stick his fiesta with p plates up his ass

so after chasing him for 7 miles boom all hell brakes loose and car started coughing and spluttering and died on me

[scottish]

so i had to take the shame and pull over

after finally limping home i found out my good old carb had let me down

[scottish]

so now it was time for a bit of a rebuild

so for the past 3 months i have

fully rebuilt head
fitted new water pump
timing belt kit
timing belt covers
head set/bolts
weber 32/34dmtl
itg filter
glass fuel filter
breather filter

[scottish]

now car is back up and running there are just a few other things to finish off

i need a new alternator ( bearings are shot )
carb needs set up
needs a bit of bodywork tidy
mot
tax

and a good run in before i head up to scotland for total vauxhall day at crail airfield

[scottish]

i will post pics when i am allowed and keep everyone upto date with fresh info

[moffat]

were u from lad?

[scottish]

come fae st.andrews but now bide in wakefield

[scottish]

time for some pics
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[16v Nova Kev]

looks nice.

[scottish]

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[scottish]

i forgot to mention i got a clifford alarm fitted 2days after getting it cause no ******* is getting hold of my car

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[scottish]

and after all that i needed a
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[Royston]

Looks as if your getting things together

Err why is it next to a Police car?lol

[Mazz]

Very nice and original

[scottish]

haha its next to a cop car cause i work for vauxhall and it was in the garage in bits after some dumb cop tried to use it as a submarine

[scottish]

fitted new choke cable today and made start on some bodywork
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[moffat]

looking good bud. Ive got a white j reg sr.

Also you can upload more than one pic in each post ;)

[scottish]

decided to do some bodywork today so i repaired a small hole and undersealed
the hole car painted my calipers now i just need to sort the sides out

slowly but surely
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[bainyboy sr]

nice sr mate ive always wanted a breeze blue sr lol

[NOV4_SPORT]

Hey, this looks really nice, keep at it and hope to see it up at crail.

iain

[shed-on-wheels]

keep it up dude looking good

[16v Nova Kev]

i think that crossmember has had it tbh.

[CorsaTR2p]

Such what does you work with this carburetor?? I have one as this, but not if it will not be great for this engine.
Regards.

[scottish]

i thought it was a goner to kev but it patched up good and its solid now i think next year i will take it off road for a serious rebuild but for now its good enough to keep driving

and corsatr2p wtf u on about brain doner the weber is a quality bit of kit much more reliable than the standard pierburg ask anyone

[shed-on-wheels]

its the webber carb which most go for beter than the crud pierburg with auto choke that decides not to work when you need it to

[scottish]

:) got bored at work doing recalls all day (why cant vauxhall make a decent car anymore)so i decide to make myself an nova flip key from an insignia fob

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:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) not a bad bodge and it works perfectly

[CorsaTR2p]

Not, if I to the Pierburg 2e have adapted the manual started of the Pierburg 1B, what happens is that I am not consent to his performance and walk looking for a carburetor that me of more happy moments, jeje

Certainly, precious key!

[scottish]

Do Me Favour And Dont Post Any More Comments Because I Cant Understand What The Fxxk Your On About

[wwmnw]

Do Me Favour And Dont Post Any More Comments Because I Cant Understand What The Fxxk Your On About

Nugget

He's Spanish mate, not his fault his English isn't perfect.

Although at least he doesn't use capitals on every word lol

[CorsaTR2p]

Ok, not problem.

[scottish]

just a catch up i have been busy today balanced my wheels and made a bit more progress on the bodywork its getting painted soon and hopefully a new mot on monday :)
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[7ova]

allways had a soft spot for the mk2 sr/sri breeze blue model
but never had one :(
great work mate
have some rep
stu

[scottish]

just a little update its been a while

got mot sorted didnt even fail on emissions haha
got some tax & insurance sorted

finishing off compounding car in the next few days and car will be back on the road on sunday woohoo

so if you see a fat scottish guy cruising around wakefield with the biggest grin on his face that will be me haha

[scottish]

UPDATE ;)
well nova is now done and back on the road , i finished off painting it today and it looks shocking i hate doing bodywork it started off ok but i got pxxxxd off rubbing it down and couldnt be arsed anymore so i just sprayed it for now and i am gonna get bodyshop to do it properly
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i will post more pics after i wash and polish it in some nice arty outdoor pics

[scottish]

:)
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still a bit of touch up to do

[scottish]

UPDATE
just finished buffing car just need to touch up a few bits and go for a nice long cruise

[Connor]

Get a heatgun on those bumpers lad :thumb:

[scottish]

i thought peanut butter was the big trick , i just use some liquid tyre black on a rag then buff off the excess and it works well

how long does heat gun last for?

[Connor]

well i did mine about a year ago and its still looking good
stuff you apply doesnt last long really

[scottish]

cool i will give it a go tomoz me thinks