View Full Version : Lewis's '89 1.4 SR - Now with added XE
Those cakes look well tasty
LEWI007
18-09-11, 10:53 PM
Cakes look good lol
Engine looks nice and clean aswell.
MattBrown
18-09-11, 10:56 PM
Looks good pal:)
Sod waiting, get it abused!
Is it the pic, or has the paint reacted at the top of the bay?
Is it going on a full stainless exhaust??
looking good mr lewis :thumb:
Those cakes look well tasty
they were lol pink cakes always taste best lol
Cakes look good lol
Engine looks nice and clean aswell.
cheers dude, it almost looks good enough to eat too lol
Looks good pal:)
Sod waiting, get it abused!
Is it the pic, or has the paint reacted at the top of the bay?
Is it going on a full stainless exhaust??
Ta fella :thumb:
nah the waiting will make it better imo, don't want to ruin it in winter lol
shhhhhhhh! don't mention the paint on the firewall! lol i had a slight sanding disc related incident lol, as a result of dan telling me to get on with it lol could have done with a skim of dolphin glaze before painting but i had none so meh
not sure on the exhaust yet, it will probably just get chucked together with the standard manifold and exhaust just to drive it to its winter home, then it's getting a full stainless over winter, and if funds permit, a stainless manifold next year too
looking good mr lewis :thumb:
thank you mate :thumb:
Southie
19-09-11, 07:47 PM
Well Huey Lewis I'm really liking your progress and I love batten-burgs so all it goooood lol
reevie1987
19-09-11, 08:16 PM
looking good lewis good work well done mate
Well Huey Lewis I'm really liking your progress and I love batten-burgs so all it goooood lol
Ta mr South :thumb: batternburg is a cake of win, i was even considering some sort if cake based air brushing on the cam cover lol like the custard cream one that was done lol
Hearts in. Good work!
oh yes, I now have the enthusiasm back to get on and finish it. should hear it speak soon :)
looking good lewis good work well done mate
cheers Chris, you should pop in at the weekend for a nosey, you can swing some spanners while you're here too lol :thumb:
ryansnova
19-09-11, 09:01 PM
looking really good mate :) have your plans changed at all for the look of the outside of the car ?:D
cheers mate :)
yeah they've changed a little, I think it's going to be a GTE, as all it needs is a colour coded spoiler and GTE badging lol
also going to change the wheels, not sure what yet, but I'm thinking either comp MO's, RFX revolutions, or borbet A's in a dark bronze colour, like this \/ (the colour, not wheels lol)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AzAprrUueRU/TPTRsB-hYHI/AAAAAAAABcA/w9Swi_QsxEY/s1600/ce2816%2B5114%2Bre001%2Bbotak.JPG
ryansnova
19-09-11, 09:38 PM
plans sound really good mate :) i would go for the MO's for me but its upto you because its your car lol
thanks fella, MO's are my personal favourite, but they don't like me lol i've bought 3 sets now, and none of them fitted (for various reasons lol)
Looking good pal won't be long and it will be done :) and glad you did what I did with the loom makes the bay look so much neater! Can't wait to see it done! Oh and for the record borbet wheels in the bronze would look awesome!
Cheers mate :) so am I, looks much neater than going round the turret, and you can barely see it with the SFI box on :D
ah glad you think so, if I can fiind some A's in the right size for sensible money I'd consider them, they play second fiddle to MO's though lol
I have spent the whole day reading through this thread.. All I can say is fair play to you and I wasn't the only mad one to save and absolutely stunk Nova (only difference mine is still 1L and your is soon redtop haha) Fair play man and its a credit to you..
Thank you very much mate :) I'm glad you like what I'm doing with it. Have you got any pictures of the work done to yours?
Ya I have a fair amount of pics.. Well when you say I like what your doing I don't really like the xe, I was loving the fact you were keeping the SR in and fairly standard but I can understand why your XEing it
I know what you mean about the XE, and i'd rather have kept it standard, but you cant get a reliable 150bhp from a 1.4 for a couple hundred quid, so XE it is i'm afraid
I've forgotten about this again lol
Not done much, It's just been cock up after cock up with getting parts sorted, but finally got there lol I'll not bore you with all the details, i'll just put pictures up and point at them
some poly bushes
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and fitted
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Prettied my hubs up a bit. I'm very pleased with how they've come up
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also drilled the bolts for rear gearbox mount so they can be wired in. Won't have any nasty surprises with them coming loose now
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put a few more things in the bay, master cylinder (GTE flavoured one :) ) header tanks, coil etc
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also put my shafts together, then realised 'd been supplied the wrong inners. should have been MK2 cavalier 16SV ones to go with my GTE shafts, but they had given me normal GTE inners ffs. so i've now got the right ones sorted today. pictures when they are assembled.
So fingers crossed, with some nice weather on saturday, it might be back on it's wheels at the weekend :d
zeifer33
20-10-11, 07:28 PM
Great update Lewis, I hope that you can drive the car as soon as posible. Enjoy it!!!!
thanks mate, I'm looking forwards to driving her again, although I have no plans to get it on the road before March 2012
how is yours doing anyway mate? you got your carbs on?
scott.parker
20-10-11, 10:00 PM
Lewis, are them Polly bushes from RD? if so what one's are they, as i want to order some of the yellow ones.
cheers.
Scott
zeifer33
20-10-11, 10:13 PM
thanks mate, I'm looking forwards to driving her again, although I have no plans to get it on the road before March 2012
how is yours doing anyway mate? you got your carbs on?
No mate, now im out of cash. I put a standard GTE engine and im save money for buy a new car.:roll:
The autograss car its ready to race, i upload a few pics and vids after these weekend.
Lewis, are them Polly bushes from RD? if so what one's are they, as i want to order some of the yellow ones.
cheers.
Scott
Hey Scott,
yeah they are from rally design, part numbers for these yellow ones are:
2x PB031A - Polybush £6.08
2x PB032A - Polybush £11.94
came to £24.02 including VAT and P&P
Do you know what the poly race (red) ones are like on the road? harsh and uncomfortable I'm guessing?
No mate, now im out of cash. I put a standard GTE engine and im save money for buy a new car.:roll:
The autograss car its ready to race, i upload a few pics and vids after these weekend.
Ah that's a shame, but if I had the choice again, I'd stick with the standard injection anyway, the carbs were just so much hassle.
looking forwards to seeing these vids :)
The Missus and I had a 320 mile round trip today to pick this up
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It's a John Ashley Exhausts 4-2-1 race manifold, and it's huge! its got 1 3/4" primaries and 2 1/2" tail :) so it should help the XE breath a bit better. looks miles better than the standard one too so it's all win :d
Yes thats ace Lewis, its really taking shape, should fly when its done :)
Ps please give me a passenger run in this when its done :d
cheers guys :) and yes connor, you can certainly have a passenger ride :) are you going to PVS for the whole weekend this year?
wooooo, will be pending the weather, and i will be buying tickets on the gate, if its sunny on the weekend ill do the weekend, if its raining i wont go lol
fair enough then mate, I'll only be running on the saturday afternoon/evening once it's cooled down and the tracks quieter, so if your there you can ride till you're bored lol
fairplay, lets hope the weather is good :)
oh I really hope the weathers good, I'm getting all excited already lol only 8 months to go lol
I've done some more! :eek:
fitted my drilled bolts and lock wired them
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put the other drive shaft together
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Had some trouble getting the shafts in the diff, then discovered the presence of lots of swarf from when the CVJ's were machined in the circlip groove. I cleaned this out, and they now slide in a treat. I'm a mechanical wizard, my place at Hogwarts is guaranteed lol
Then I got the suspension all built up :d
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I have always wanted a car that looked like this underneath :) So I am rather happy at the moment lol
scott.parker
24-10-11, 05:57 PM
Ive got the read one's on the track car, but cant tell if there harsh or not, as every things solid! lol
Wanted to get the yellows for the mk1 "if" i upgrade etc..
Ashly manifold looks nice, watch it on bumps an dips i hit mine on day one! doh lol
zeifer33
24-10-11, 07:59 PM
Looks good mate, I hope that you also think to upgrade the suspension.:d
Ive got the read one's on the track car, but cant tell if there harsh or not, as every things solid! lol
Wanted to get the yellows for the mk1 "if" i upgrade etc..
Ashly manifold looks nice, watch it on bumps an dips i hit mine on day one! doh lol
lol fair enough then, these poly bushes are only £5 dearer than standard pattern bushes, so if they need changing it's a no brainer really :)
the manifold only has 1 small scuff on the bottom of the collector, so hopefully shouldn't ground too much, my nova's not that low either
Looks good mate, I hope that you also think to upgrade the suspension.:d
thanks, yeah it's having some coilovers when funds allow, just putting it back together with these for now so i can move it to my new house in a few weeks :)
NOV4_SPORT
01-11-11, 10:01 AM
Looking good mate, keep it up
Plus rep
gary_126
02-11-11, 12:38 AM
been meaning to give this a proper read for a while, so thats what i did! Nice project, liking the fact your going gte rep.
Looking good mate, keep it up
Plus rep
Thanks buddy :thumb:
been meaning to give this a proper read for a while, so thats what i did! Nice project, liking the fact your going gte rep.
cheers mate, glad you enjoyed your read :) ta, I reckon black GTE's look mega (would still rather it was polar white though, maybe that's for the future lol)
does anyone want to give me a radiator, a 2 1/2" exhaust system, and some other bits in exchange for some kind words? as thats all I have at the moment lol I've just got a house with the missus and I've now run out of money :( its currently sat on my dads driveway, feeling sorry for its self. :cry:
oh yes indeed :( I wanted it rolling and in my garage before the crap weather sets in too. I wish she'd find a ****ing job
yeah a mate at work is trailering it for me anyway, as it's not taxed or insured, and i don't want the straight bar to scratch the towing eye lol problem is there's no easy way of getting it in my garage without it running, and I have no driveway so have nowhere to easilly do and major work, which sucks. so it needs to be running quite soon
ZOMG I've actually worked on the Nova at the weekend lol The plan was to get it ready to be trailered home next week, so I can tuck it up for winter, and finish it in the spring.
looking a bit sad
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all the carefully cleaned things have started to go rusty/furry :(
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cracked on none the less. got the new radiator in at last
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then put some hub nuts on. I had lost the originals, so spent £20 on some new nuts and washers from vauxhall, and then immediately found the originals lol
anyway, then stuck the wheels on, and it was time for it to meet the floor again, for the first time in many months.
My dad's ingenious lifting method, came down straight and even, no problems
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And it's down. Very pleased, I was half expecting it to somehow end up on its roof and on fire :wtf:
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so that's it for now, will be on a trailer on saturday morning for it's trip home to a nice dry garage. About bloody time too lol
shed-on-wheels
12-12-11, 07:31 PM
looks brill mate im loving this keep it up dude
nice work fella
you have a mounting bolt missing out of your wiper motor
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Bit of progress at last dude best get cracking ready for the summer! Oh and by the way you proper look like your dad lol
looking good buddy ;)
Thanks mate :)
looks brill mate im loving this keep it up dude
Thanks pal, I'm actually quite keen to get on now lol obviously this won't happen, as it's cold and i'm idle
nice work fella
you have a mounting bolt missing out of your wiper motor
Thank you :) I know, it's hiding in one of the many tubs of bolts on my bench lol it will turn up as soon as I buy a replacement, as they usually do lol
Bit of progress at last dude best get cracking ready for the summer! Oh and by the way you proper look like your dad lol
You should see them next to each other. its like lewis in 30 years... lmao..
But who's will be done first?
Bit of progress at last dude best get cracking ready for the summer! Oh and by the way you proper look like your dad lol
Oh hey, didn't see your post there lol
and ta, I'm glad it can finally come out of the rain now. it's staying as it is untill the spring, I'm now not insuring it untill my birthday (end of may) as I want it on a classic policy, but it will be done in time for PVS!
and I know, it's scary lol
You should see them next to each other. its like lewis in 30 years... lmao..
But who's will be done first?
lmao lol yeah You can certainly tell we're father and son
er, there's more chance of Matt Brown's Nova being done before mine at this rate lol
Lol had to look twice at the photo actually thought it was you! Good good aslong as we have a convoy this year I'm getting an early Christmas present this week that I'll show you all when I get them and my misses old man is building a car for the strip so should be a giggle this year so you two pull ya fingers out lol and cookie! Oh and my brother lol
And Chris Honie, He is bare shelling his too.. If everything works out there will be Me, Lewis, Chris, Dan, Dave, Cookie all on our little trek to PV.
Oh yer forgot about Chris blimey going to have a right group looking forward to it already!
Lol had to look twice at the photo actually thought it was you! Good good aslong as we have a convoy this year I'm getting an early Christmas present this week that I'll show you all when I get them and my misses old man is building a car for the strip so should be a giggle this year so you two pull ya fingers out lol and cookie! Oh and my brother lol
Spot on, is he bringing it to PV?
And Chris Honie, He is bare shelling his too.. If everything works out there will be Me, Lewis, Chris, Dan, Dave, Cookie all on our little trek to PV.
Don't forget Robert, he'll be there in the Official Nova Recovery Vehicle lol
Oh yer forgot about Chris blimey going to have a right group looking forward to it already!
PVS 2012 is going to be awesome :) I've already booked the week before off work lol
Lewis is it booked so you can get yours wired up and test drive friday morning.. or do you plan on repainting it that week?
Well it is traditional to paint it during that week, so I'll probably end up getting Rob to tow it to santa pod, and then wire it up in the queue for the drag strip lol
Yeah sounds about right. May need another town bar behind yours to drag mine there to, oh and Chris's and Cookies... Make the poor old Rover work aye. and dont forget the trailer full of Head gaskets, coolant and oil!!
Yer there taking it on a trailer it's going to be standard whatever it is and going to change engine! Haha can't forget rob in the rover lol it's always the same don't think we've ever been chilled out polishing the week before a show it's just the done thing to be rushing lol
Yeah sounds about right. May need another town bar behind yours to drag mine there to, oh and Chris's and Cookies... Make the poor old Rover work aye. and dont forget the trailer full of Head gaskets, coolant and oil!!
print screen > host image > post on roberts wall lol I think if you pulled 3 other nova';s behind mine you'd rip the poor wee girl in half lol
Yer there taking it on a trailer it's going to be standard whatever it is and going to change engine! Haha can't forget rob in the rover lol it's always the same don't think we've ever been chilled out polishing the week before a show it's just the done thing to be rushing lol
Don't call it that, he can sense that someone has called it a rover, even without seeing it lol
that week will be mega stressfull, just like always lol
Tbh Guys me and Chris are already counting the Days. Its all we ever go on about lol
I started Counting down after billing! Class weekend!and with all our ars on top form hopefully will be even better!
Tbh Guys me and Chris are already counting the Days. Its all we ever go on about lol
only 177 days to go :p lol
I started Counting down after billing! Class weekend!and with all our ars on top form hopefully will be even better!
Billing was good, I'd like to go down saturday evening next year. will be a better run with mine actually running on 4 cylinders, not 2 1/4 lol
**** thats only 50 days if you only count Sat and Sun...
yup. best get cracking then!
I will piss it hopefully..
course you will. we've done more in less time before lol
Nahh we haven't dude, well not more any way.. we have done less in a lot less time I think you mean, but this shell of mine is going to be the death of me!
meh same difference lol it'll get done in time for PVS, you'll still break your engine mount the day before, but it'll be done otherwise lol
The Nova had a little trailer ride on Friday night :)
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It enjoyed a short 8 mile journey from my rents house to my new house.
sat on the double yellows for a bit.
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and after a bit of carefull maneuvering, we got it into my garage. Was even space for the veloco-ped too
apologies for the crap pictures throughout, and the rapist in the last picture lol
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So now that she's safely tucked up in the dry, I can happily forget about her untill the end of time. Happy days :d
I liked the index at the start of the thread . As for the Vfr your a brave made riding one of them.
I liked the index at the start of the thread . As for the Vfr your a brave made riding one of them.
cheers dude, makes it a bit easier to skip the boring bits doesn't it lol
as Dan said, it a CBR400, not much bravery required, It's high time for a 600 I think lol
I had a Vfr 400 was scariest thing I ever drove got ride of it with in 2 days. then got ktm 450 supermoto road legal then on to my fireblade much better bike loved it so fast not at all bad for my age I don't think.
Sorry pal but how can a VFR400 be scarier than a Blade, I had a vfr400 and have ridden both 900rr and a 1000r blade.. I can certainly tell you which one scared me the most lmao.
They handle like s**t skinny little tyres and wheels then when v tec comes in not good back wheel prone to looking up when changing down. Blade was much more composed actully felt like it wanted to corner felt alot safer on my blade even tho it had just under 3 times the power .
I know what you're saying about the VFR and it's 'interesting' handling characteristics, but it's not got that bad a reputation, and you can't really get used to a bike in just 2 days. I agree with Dan, a fireblade is certainly a far scarier prospect.
I agree with the back wheel locking up, but as for handling they are amazing I my eyes.. as long as you have a good set of forks that is lol :P
I wire wheeled and laqured all the suspension bolts when I put the Nova back together, but after just a couple months of being damp, they are orange again :( I wanted them BZP gold in the first place, so had a little ride out to see Colin (NovaRally) this evening, and got a complete set of suspension/engine bolts, & some matching wheel bolts for good measure seeing as mine are odd lol
OCD has kicked in :roll:
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Also picked up some braided goodrich hoses, and a plastic cover for the fuel tank access hole, as my carb shell is lacking a hole lol
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Now just don't go expecting me to do anything with them lol
An update, I sh*t you not!
Right, well as summer is on it's way is no where to be seen, I've decided to try and remember where I left the Nova.
Dug all the sh*t out the way and blocked the path up
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Then Rob helped me turn it round
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Bumper off
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And up on stands
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Exhaust off
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And beam off
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And finally, the fuel tank off
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Surprisingly, there's no rust over the tank. Nice that :)
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Then it got dark and even colder (it had been a nice toasty -2 all afternoon lol) so packed up.
still need to powdercoat and polybush the beam, and paint the new tank and fit that. need to waxoyl the whole underside too, and re brake pipe it.
Oh, and I also got £160 worth of goodies for the brakes too :d
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That's all for now :thumb:
davidfox280585
11-02-12, 05:37 PM
there is a guy who will rezinc gold all your bolts over on the s1 forum,his name is yorkie and is fairly cheap even send them through the post to him they will be as good as new
Is it worth plating old bolts, can you not just buy new seeing as they're all just high tensile M10/M12 etc?
Nice work though, doesn't feel that cold when you crack on does it :)
Nice work Lewis, definately wont see me working on my nova in that temperature anymore lol
there is a guy who will rezinc gold all your bolts over on the s1 forum,his name is yorkie and is fairly cheap even send them through the post to him they will be as good as new
Cheers mate, I've a few possible places to send them now, I'll see If I can track him down over there.
Is it worth plating old bolts, can you not just buy new seeing as they're all just high tensile M10/M12 etc?
Nice work though, doesn't feel that cold when you crack on does it :)
I think so, As I'd like to keep the original bolts, as most are flanged, have a tapered point etc, and there are a lot of little brackets I want doing as well. Also I want them gold BZP, and most off the shelf are silver.
Thanks though, And I know, I actually got a sweat on at one point lol
Nice work Lewis, definately wont see me working on my nova in that temperature anymore lol
Thanks Connor, I don't usually, but have been having urges to work on spanish rot boxes again lol
Now then, this is going to be a busy week. I've got all of this week of work, so the plan is to have the nova FINISHED by end of play on sunday :eek:
first off, carb shell.
Problem
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No problem
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then wire wheeled the back end of the underside back to bare metal, zinc primered, and then cracked out the dreaded woxoyl :cry:
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looks great, but my whole garage floor now resembles a black paddling pool lol :roll:
While that dried, I painted the tank and the beam
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http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/050320121910.jpg
then while everything dried I went to Lincoln for some bits
needed an exhaust flexi, but they wanted £60 for the b*stard thing! so bought a mondeo front pipe for £30 instead. makes sense doesn't it :confused:
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/050320121907.jpg
also got a new filter spigot to delete the oil cooler
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/050320121908.jpg
And picked up all my freshly BZP'd bolts from Nigel (Balley's Dad) really pleased with them :)
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/050320121909.jpg
Postman was to f*cking idle to knock on the door to deliver my rad fans, so they will be here tomorrow :)
More tomorrow!
Bolts look good compared to what they were like LOL
Tank and beam look great to, what did you use, Woco?
Looking like some good progress finally :p
Yours, err, running yet?
Mine is:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d
Bolts look good compared to what they were like LOL
Tank and beam look great to, what did you use, Woco?
cheers pal, yeah I'm really pleased with them, should look really good once fitted, and yeah just WoCo and my unique brush skillz lol
Looking like some good progress finally :p
Yours, err, running yet?
Mine is:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d
Aye cherers, I'm getting on at last.
is mine running? erm... um...
...no not yet =(
give it a day or two and you'll not be gloating anymore lol (but I will to Balley lol)
I like the bolt coating.
Cheers Benn :thumb:
Update required gheyboi!!!
today was a waste of time, went to the scrappy for a few bits, got htere and realised I had no tools at all with me (girlfriends car :roll:) I was then dragged round f*cking pets at home and finally got home at halp past 2 :wall: exactly what I needed
so as I have no bench, vise or tools at home, chucked some stuff in the car and went to work
fitted the high pressure pump to the SPI pump carrier. still scares me having bare wires in a tank full of petrol vapour lol
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/060320121914.jpg
stripped the rear drums down and wire wheeled, and straightened the back plates.
before and after:
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/060320121913.jpg
also fitted the bearings to the new drums
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/060320121915.jpg
back plates are painted now, then it got dark :(
postie brought me a present too. Pair of 8" fans should keep it cool
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/060320121916.jpg
hopefully tomorrow will be better!
:(
oh well, it may be done by 2013
get to f*ck lol
tomorrow will be better
I want to see all the brake lines, fuel lines and tank on tomorrow, that is maybe 2 hours work. :P
another day of fail :roll:
after much swearing, I got the fuel tank fitted no less than 6 seperate times, getting all the pipes to fit lol scratched the tank to fukk though :(
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/070320121917.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/070320121918.jpg
It's now got a feed from the tank, just needs the return connecting up
Then the gf fitted the poly bushes to the rear beam
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/070320121919.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/070320121920.jpg
and gave the back plates another coat
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/070320121923.jpg
that is all. FML
Did quite a bit better today then yesterday,
started off cleaning up the new coilovers, as for some reason they had been waxoyled :tard:
come up real nice, didn't take long as the GF did two
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/080320121924.jpg
then chucked the rear beam back on and fitted the springs and shocks
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/080320121926.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/080320121925.jpg
then fitted the goodrich hoses
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/080320121927.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/080320121929.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/080320121928.jpg
painted the brand new drums
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/080320121936.jpg
fitted the new shoes wheel cylinders, and handbrake cables
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/080320121935.jpg
then made some brake pipes up for the rear beam
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/080320121934.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/080320121933.jpg
that's all for today, tomorrow it's going back on it's wheels, and being taken outside so I can get the front and back up on stands to waxoyl the rest of the floor, and fit the brake pipes and fuel lines. :d
NOV4_SPORT
08-03-12, 06:14 PM
Looking really good buddy, making some really good progress .
+rep:thumb:
Brand new brake parts and suspension etc and you go and use a brake pipe clip resembling something from the titanic wreckage?!
Disgraceful! lol
Good work though,i know just how tedious cleaning and painting parts is.Its all ive done lately.
Nicely made brake lines...
Well done, you have done something :P
You're doing a fine job mate,especially getting your gf to help as well! lol
Looking really good buddy, making some really good progress .
+rep:thumb:
Cheers mate, feels good to have actually done something for once :)
looking good lew :thumb:
Thanks matey :d
Brand new brake parts and suspension etc and you go and use a brake pipe clip resembling something from the titanic wreckage?!
Disgraceful! lol
Good work though,i know just how tedious cleaning and painting parts is.Its all ive done lately.
I know, I felt all dirty and ashamed when I fitted them lol originals are all bent so there are some new ones on the way, these are just to move things along.
Thanks, It really is a tedious job, especially when you realise you forgot to paint something before, then have to wait 5 hours to fit it lol
Nicely made brake lines...
Thanks boss :thumb:
Well done, you have done something :P
I know!! I'm actually very pleased with myself lol
You're doing a fine job mate,especially getting your gf to help as well! lol
Thanks mate :) Aye she's good lass she is. I think any woman who'll willingly help you with your car projects is a keeper :thumb:
davidfox280585
08-03-12, 11:27 PM
great progress mate soon be done in no time
Nice work Lewis :thumb: rear setup looks mint!!
great progress mate soon be done in no time
Thanks mate, I hope it is, It must be on the road for the 25th of this month lol
Nice work Lewis :thumb: rear setup looks mint!!
Cheers Connor :) I'm quite pleased with it myself. I just want to get the horrible underneath stuff finished now cos i'm getting pretty fed up of getting covered in waxoyl lol
More win today, first off I put it back on it's wheels
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/090320121938.jpg
And dragged her outside
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/090320121940.jpg
got it up in the air and wheels off
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/090320121942.jpg
clipped all the fuel pipes up, then it was on with the dreaded goo again :(
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/090320121943.jpg
CSI outfit is compulsory when using waxoyl lol
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/090320121944.jpg
all done now
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/090320121946.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/090320121945.jpg
fitted the coilovers while it was drying
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/090320121948.jpg
then changed a load of nasty rusty bolts for some pretty BZP ones :d
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/090320121949.jpg
also painted the calipers to match the drums but forgot to take a picture
I need it where it is tomorrow for brake pipes and exhaust fitting, so I packed up and left it where it is. To say I'm nervous is an understatement, I'm going to sleep in it with a gun tonight lol
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/090320121950.jpg
****ing hell, I can't believe you are leaving it outside.. rebel!
I know, but no one will see it, and it's a right **** about getting it in and out and on stands, so it'll have to be fine lol
Pic 3 looks the sex,well done
Ta Mr Andy, It's good to see it in sunlight again! lol
Woo, good progress mate, not long now..
cheers mate :) I'm like a kid waiting for christmas now lol
Done quite a lot to it today, not photographed an awful lot, but it's getting there!
first things first, I made up the last brake pipes
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/100320121952.jpg
and fitted them. (I already made and fitted the ones from the M/C to the bottom of the bulkhead before the engine went in)
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/100320121954.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/100320121953.jpg
Then fitted the 8v oil filter spigot to delete the oil cooler, seeing as it serves almost no purpose
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/100320121956.jpg
I then went to fit the 2 litre front brakes that I cleaned and painted yesterday... only to find they are in fact 288mm V6 calipers :wall: so if anyone wants them they are for sale lol
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/100320121955.jpg
so a quick phone call and sorted out some other calipers from a mate who lives round the corner. painted them up and fitted.
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/100320121957.jpg
Also got the handbrake cables all connected, exhaust back box painted, new manifold studs in the head, fuel pipes connected to the rail, and various other little bits.
and now I've just got home from a 200 mile trip to collect my new front seats.
the bolster wear is being repaired next week, then they just need attatching to my spare subframes. they are very comfy :d
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/110320121959.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/110320121960.jpg
tomorrow I should hopefully get the exhaust on, then I can put it back on the floor, fit the bumpers and concentrate on wiring it up and getting it running :) yay
tom reid
11-03-12, 07:30 AM
Haven't looked in for a while, and wow, it's looking very good.
Cheers Tom, glad you like :)
Got on well today, it's so close now!
first off, I fitted the new exhaust manifold studs (Ignore Robert's little accident lol)
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/110320121961.jpg
Cut the flexi out of the Mondeo front pipe
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/110320121964.jpg
a bit of mocking up. cable ties and masking tape FTW
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/110320121965.jpg
welded the flexi to the manifold, then tacked the front pipe to it
just touches the floor, so that needed rotating down a bit
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/110320121966.jpg
put the back box on and fitted the bumper to see how it sat.
Turns out it's a MK2 back box
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/110320121967.jpg
Found that if I rotated the box, it would actually fit well. So cut the bracket off, re welded it where the pink spot is
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/110320121971.jpg
re welded the front pipe, now clears the floor and gear linkage perfectly. So fitted the modded backbox and I think It looks spot on. Because it's been rotated to fit the bumper, it's now super wonkey, points to the side, and up too, I really like it!
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/110320121972.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/110320121973.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/110320121970.jpg
And for the first time, I now have the manifold and radiator in together! I can't believe how tight it is, must have taken 20 minutes of wriggling and bracket 'modifying' lol
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/110320121975.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/110320121976.jpg
Got it back on it's wheels and in the garage for tonight, as I'm back at work tomorrow :cry: wheels won't clear the new calipers now, so will require some attention from the grinder.
hopefully get a bit more done in the evenings this week. Thanks for looking :thumb:
Its getting close dude! Will it be at the Nats again?
Aye it is :D I'm not sure about nats this year, I think it's over my birthday again, so depends what's happening. Might come on the sat evening and stop sunday. Will probably be 'most improved' since last year lol
scott.parker
11-03-12, 10:38 PM
Looking good dude, getting there..
Shame about the brakes, didn't think they would of fitted though. Exhaust looks good btw
back box looks spot on dude :thumb:
were did you get the exhaust studs from? they still avail from vauxh??
thanks
Exhaust tip looks the nuts mate
NOV4_SPORT
12-03-12, 02:01 PM
Looking good mate, its really coming together now !
Looking good dude, getting there..
Thanks mate :)
Shame about the brakes, didn't think they would of fitted though. Exhaust looks good btw
I know, Rob discovered that they wouldn't fit just as we were trying to get it back inside before it got totally dark lol I've got some 3mm wheel spacers that would solve it but the PCD only goes down to 108mm :tard:
back box looks spot on dude :thumb:
were did you get the exhaust studs from? they still avail from vauxh??
thanks
Cheers mate, I got them from my local fastener suppliers http://www.lincsfasteners.co.uk/ we deal with them a lot at work so they were only a fiver including the all metal locking nuts. can get you a set if you need them?
Exhaust tip looks the nuts mate
Ta Connor, I'm hoping it sounds just as good lol
Looking good mate, its really coming together now !
Thanks pal :thumb:
Nicely done.
Cheers mate, did you notice the nice new brake hose clips this time? lol
ye tha would be great buddy if you could :)
Gave up on trying to butcher the standard top hose to fit, so went and bought a Roose top hose instead.
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/120320121978.jpg
but it's fits like garbage :mad: lol
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/120320121979.jpg
which is odd as Spud took me some pictures of his hose (:gay:) and it fits much better. hope you don't mind me pinching them
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/de127f80.jpg
going to go and throw it as the ****s face tomorrow lol
ye tha would be great buddy if you could :)
no problem mate, I'll PM you when I get them :thumb:
nice one buddy :thumb:
top man thanks :)
You need to force it on, it wont fit like that as its touching/chafing the scuttle panel you geek, push it on to the rad and it will look like mine:p
I did push it on at both ends, but it just cripples the pipe and folds in half. hold on I'll get a picture.
If its too far forward you can cut them shorter fairly easily. Did that on a few of my Roose breather pipes for a better fit.
I didnt cut any of my roose hoses, apart from the two between the T piece and the rad, and the other side to the header tank but theyre deliberately too long for that purpose!
Lewis I have two GSi hoses, you should of said lol!
Oh and you can get spacers cheap enough, so I would just get some of them rather than grind the callipers!
right this is how it fits
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/120320121981.jpg
but looking at the other picture, it looks as though the rad is too far back.
what sort of angle should the rad lean back at? mine looks quite slanty to me, its right forward in the brackets at that. (gas bottle is the verticle, obviously) can someone compare please?
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/120320121982.jpg
Lewis I have two GSi hoses, you should of said lol!
Oh and you can get spacers cheap enough, so I would just get some of them rather than grind the callipers!
bollocks, might have to try one if I may. can I borrow your nova haynes to wire up the sh*t at the back of the engine please? autodata has no wiring diagrams for it lol
yeah I reckon i'll try a set first.
You can but you will have better look using a guide from here.
scott.parker
12-03-12, 07:37 PM
dude have you tried twisting about to see if will fit and take the kink out? if not just chop an inch of at the stat end.
You can but you will have better look using a guide from here.
I mean the oil pressure, and alternator shizzle, not in the guides :(
dude have you tried twisting about to see if will fit and take the kink out? if not just chop an inch of at the stat end.
Yeah treid it every way. I think it's had a replacement upper panel in the past, as it has holes to fit a MK2 grille. it may be that the upper rad mounts are too far back or something.
think I may end up trimming it
scott.parker
12-03-12, 07:55 PM
Think the rads in the right place tbf, as if it was any closer toward the front you would puncher it with the bonnet pin lol
ah that's a good point, never thought of that. I'll just have to trim it I suppose :(
scott.parker
12-03-12, 08:32 PM
ah that's a good point, never thought of that. I'll just have to trim it I suppose :(
This is another reason for cutting normal slam out and placing a L shape in and bonnet pins etc so you get more rad clearance from your manifold etc.
nova_stee
12-03-12, 08:47 PM
Black/red starter exiter
Blue/white alternater
thick red starter then to alternater
blue/yellow oile presure
or
blue/brown oil presure
16v Nova Kev
12-03-12, 08:49 PM
i had to shorten my top hose to get it to sit right.
This is another reason for cutting normal slam out and placing a L shape in and bonnet pins etc so you get more rad clearance from your manifold etc.
Yeah it was a right squeeze getting the rad and manifold in together, had it at alsorts of odd angles lol I agree it would make life easy, but I don't really want to go down the bonnet pin route as I'm intending to have it look like a standard GTE from outside. Might consider some colour coded aerocatches or something
Black/red starter exiter
Blue/white alternater
thick red starter then to alternater
blue/yellow oile presure
or
blue/brown oil presure
Fantastic mate :thumb: rep is on it's way :D
i had to shorten my top hose to get it to sit right.
roose one? I suppose it all depends on how these rot boxes were slung together in Zaragoza lol tolerences of about 4 inches
16v Nova Kev
12-03-12, 10:07 PM
samco im only talking about 2mm each side
ah I see. this wants about 1 1/2" taking out the stat end :(
16v Nova Kev
12-03-12, 10:45 PM
not that much try 5mm off the stat end
I'll give it a go tomorrow mate.
pictures of ruined roose hoses, coming soon to a thread near you! lol
This is all gonna end in tears methinks lol
Oh, and you're not having my top hose, wench :p
scott.parker
12-03-12, 10:49 PM
Use a hack saw dude, not a Stanley knife! lol
That's just mean Scott, lol
I was going to get all merris on it's ass lol
scott.parker
12-03-12, 10:58 PM
It's actually a serious comment, as if you have ever tired to cut pipes wife a knife you will know not to try it twice! lol
I've used a hack saw before and it was okay, but it's best to use 24tpi not 12tpi as I found out the hard way lol
My favoured method is to lightly clamp a jubilee clip round it, then follow the edge of the clip with a new razor blade. And if that fails, follow your wrists with the same razor blade lol
I've used a hack saw before and it was okay, but it's best to use 24tpi not 12tpi as I found out the hard way lol
My favoured method is to lightly clamp a jubilee clip round it, then follow the edge of the clip with a new razor blade. And if that fails, follow your wrists with the same razor blade lol
That is the best way :)
Oh I thought you were joking Scott, I used one of those rectangular razor blades on mine (new one so I would cut perfectly) and it went through like a warm knife through butter :d
It's actually a serious comment, as if you have ever tired to cut pipes wife a knife you will know not to try it twice! lol
A hack saw? Really???! A sharp blade will cut thru them as easy as pi$s
scott.parker
13-03-12, 03:41 PM
A hack saw? Really???! A sharp blade will cut thru them as easy as pi$s
Well when i needed to cut mine the hack saw blade did a better job then the knife blade lol
Just had the best bit of news all year
Just insured the Nova, with all modifications declared, 3 years NCB, an SP30 (and I'm 20) for all of £1240 :d I'm well pleased, I was expecting double that!
So is it running now then :p
Wow thats cheap, whos that with?
Wow thats cheap, whos that with?
If you think thats cheap then id best not tell you the quote i got from sky, on my xe nova with all mods, fully comp, european cover, like for like on mods and all glass covered too :p
So is it running now then :p
Don't be silly lol should be this weekend though, so if it;s already insured I can take it for test straight away with no hassle :thumb:
Wow thats cheap, whos that with?
I know I'm still shocked. And it's with Sky, who else? lol
Less than half what youve been quoted lol
Less than half what youve been quoted lol
And he's less than half your age!!! lol
Is he fook ya cheeky feck, last time ill be dragging myself out of bed on a sunday morn to come and pick you up lol
Is he fook ya cheeky feck, last time ill be dragging myself out of bed on a sunday morn to come and pick you up lol
lol sorry i couldnt resist lol
lmfao I'm quite pleased with my price at 20, just cos you're older than mowgli lol
..just cos you're older than mowgli lol
lol
lmfao I'm quite pleased with my price at 20, just cos you're older than mowgli lol
Oi, no one is that old :p
Sorry mike lol
got feck all done at the weekend, spent all of saturday cnuting around fetching a corsa for the missus, and sunday was a miserable rainy day.
got the top hose trimmed to fit. had to cut loads out!
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/180320121989.jpg
fits well now though
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/180320121992.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/180320121990.jpg
swapped the two 8" fans I bought for Balley's 12" fan, as they were just to thick to fit behind the slam panel brace. got it wired in, along with a few other things in the bay.
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/180320121996.jpg
Then wired up the fuel pump, and the wires in the footwell, tippedsome fuel in and turned the key. It cranks, but the fuel pump relays knackered, which is odd as it ran fine before I took the engine out. Dan bridged the pins to make it run, and we tried again, but the battery went flat :(
now I'm just in need of a few coolant pipes and a relay, and need to get the ECU mounted and the dash refitted in time for it's test on Friday! and I have no tme off before then :/ oh the joys
Nearly there mate, Rad hose looks smart :)
ayemate, close but no cigar :( really want to just get on with it now, but it's bloody dark lol
Haha nearly there lew! Can't wait to see it again seems like ages! And even more so can't wait to leave balley behind lol
I know that feeling mate, I'm going to have to put off getting mine tested, gonna insure it this month but it's too dark after work, and I've got other stuff going on next two weekends so I'll be a month behind where I want to be now, national weekend is looking like I'll be in the Astra at this rate, but will give me three more months before Billing lol
Haha nearly there lew! Can't wait to see it again seems like ages! And even more so can't wait to leave balley behind lol
Oi **** that isn't nice. Anyway I am going to PVS on a bike. See if you can keep up then with your little Nova!
Haha nearly there lew! Can't wait to see it again seems like ages! And even more so can't wait to leave balley behind lol
Yeah it's getting clode now, I'm giddy as a kipper lol we'll certainly leave his testarossa behind lol unless a miracle occurs and the nova is done :p lol
I know that feeling mate, I'm going to have to put off getting mine tested, gonna insure it this month but it's too dark after work, and I've got other stuff going on next two weekends so I'll be a month behind where I want to be now, national weekend is looking like I'll be in the Astra at this rate, but will give me three more months before Billing lol
I'm hoping I don't make it a hatrick of cancelled tests lol there's only an hour after work for me, still get a bit done though. clocks go forward on saturday night remember :) then it's time to get on!
Oi **** that isn't nice. Anyway I am going to PVS on a bike. See if you can keep up then with your little Nova!
lmfao we'll go slow enough for the lupo... maybe. and the only bike you'll have is a push bike, thought your dad was giving you one for your birthday?
Looking good dude.
Thanks matey :thumb:
He is getting me a T509 triumph. :) £108 a year to insure to :D
Could always get rob to tow you again haha and put ya push bike in the back! Just kidding I'm sure it will be there lad now longer nights are coming there's no excuses!
I doubt it honie, waiting on your filler skills :P
Haha that's no problem got 6 weeks til I'm done so can come and help whenever lad!
Dan's going to be a trailer queen lol
I'm just going to leave this here :p
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/th_XEfirststart.jpg (http://s658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/?action=view¤t=XEfirststart.mp4)
Sounds a bit tappy, but it has been sat with no oil in it since August, was pretty quiet before I took it out of the cally.
Didn't run it for long as it's got no coolant in. Tried to back it into the garage and one of the inner CV's fell to bits :wall: Sh*tty remanufactured tat lol
edit* why won't the video embed properly? can an admin who is less inept than me mend it please?
http://s658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/?action=view¤t=XEfirststart.mp4
Haha that's no problem got 6 weeks til I'm done so can come and help whenever lad!
Oh good :)
Link doesn't work failboy lol
Edit second one does, err that's a very near thermal incident near your alternator isn't it lol
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/th_XEfirststart.jpg (http://s658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/?action=view¤t=XEfirststart.mp4)
Lewis painted the alternator and then connected the engine earth to it. That is why it turned over slowly and why it sparked!
scott.parker
22-03-12, 01:51 PM
Nice an tappy like all GOOD XE's, it's the quite ones you want to worry about! lol
Link doesn't work failboy lol
Edit second one does, err that's a very near thermal incident near your alternator isn't it lol
Yup lol, as dan, said, just a bit of paint. How did you embed the video in the post?
Nice an tappy like all GOOD XE's, it's the quite ones you want to worry about! lol
lmao it'll carry on tapping like that for ever with no trouble I bet lol funny thing is, it was silent in the donor car, even after being sat for 2 years. I guess it's just cos it's been sat for 7 months with no oil in it
Lewis painted the alternator and then connected the engine earth to it. That is why it turned over slowly and why it sparked!
It's just the new-ness wearing off! lol
Started late today as I was at work in the morning.
Put the front calipers back on and started trying to make the wheels fit over them. oh joy :roll: ground the edge down a bit, but it was clear that they would still never fit. I'm adamant that I want to keep the 3 spokes as I love them, so more drastic steps are required.
a pair of 10mm wheel spacers and some more caliper shaving sorted it out, just need some longer wheel bolts now. effectively makes the wheels ET37.5 but they still clear the wings okay which is a bonus
Also got all the plumbing finished, and vacuum blead the system
put some oil in the gearbox
Then dyed my carpets black (read painted lol) and Balley arrived to help fit my interior
Carpets in
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/240320122003.jpg
Then Dan upgraded the interior light lol
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/240320122004.jpg
rear bench in
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/240320122005.jpg
fronts in, and dan in
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/240320122006.jpg
Dash in (and special gear knob just for dan!)
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/240320122007.jpg
Dash still needs tidying up, and need to wire in the clocks. Then finish the interior, and bleed the brakes. And that's pretty much it :eek:
Lmao it looks like we have just thrown the dash in with the loom hanging down like that. You never mentioned your drift style gear knob either?! lol
pikey1986
24-03-12, 10:55 PM
send me some of your motivation lol
Lmao it looks like we have just thrown the dash in with the loom hanging down like that. You never mentioned your drift style gear knob either?! lol
Aye it looks a bit pikey doesn't it lol
ah sh*t, forgot. hold on, ninja edit coming up lol
send me some of your motivation lol
I'm borrowing some of Dan's as it is! lol
try using tigra 256x20mm discs/calipers to fit under the 3 spokes ;)
I'm borrowing some of Dan's as it is! lol
Why can't PNG have a 'like' button!
try using tigra 256x20mm discs/calipers to fit under the 3 spokes ;)
Lewis had them before IIRC
try using tigra 256x20mm discs/calipers to fit under the 3 spokes ;)
I have a set of them that I took off before, but I really don't rate them tbh. Plus I've already bought brand new discs and pads for the 256 x 24 so very reluctant to change now lol
Why can't PNG have a 'like' button!
lol
Lewis had them before IIRC
correct-a-mundo lol
pikey1986
24-03-12, 11:16 PM
damn lol
carried on today. first off, I mounted the ECU in a very professional manner *stuff* *wedge* lol
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/250320122009.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/250320122012.jpg
Wired the new clocks in. Surprisingly easy :)
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/250320122016.jpg
Tacho side looks a bit dim compared to the other, got a few spare bulbs so will try a different one tomorrow
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/250320122018.jpg
Caliper clearance lol that's with 10mm wheel spacers, the calipers shaved, and balance weights removed from the inside on the rim.
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/250320122019.jpg
Forgot to take anymore pictures, but when I went to drive it back into the garage, the drivers side inner CV joint stripped all it's splines again! :wall: :mad: So given up on them, and I'm collecting a set of big block shafts and hubs tomorrow instead lol So I've still never driven it :roll:
Where the hell is your ecu lol
Mines between the ignition cowling and the fuse box, looped a tie wrap through one hole and the steering column support and it sits fine :d
Wtf gives with your cv's though, i took mine down the lane today and nailed it, feels really fast:d (not trying to rub it in mind) :p
jammed between the bulkhead and the loom, just behind and above the fuse box. I routed the loom down the passenger side of the battery, as I don't like seeing it draped round the turret, so was limited on choice lol
And I have no idea, needless to say I was very p*ssed when it went again, especially as there is oil in the box now :roll: What shafts are you using? And oh yes, thanks for that lol :cry: lol
Ive got the smallblock hubs and the tapered conversion shafts, they came from the nova built by the_general_chancer, abused at york by him and Andy, and sold onto 24sevenslacker on here, Tommy now runs big block hubs and such and sold the shafts to me!
Is your ecu touching wires as with vibrations can/will chafe through and short out wiring/cause fires, you need to move it from the loom, thats one thing that took me ages this aft to mount it somewhere it wouldnt rub through the loom!
oh right, well i've took the plunge and bought some big block shafts and hubs to save any more problems.
ECU will be fine, It's mounted tightly to the column support bracket, and the engine loom passes a few inches over the top, and the car loom runs an inch from the front. No dash fires for me lol
following the second mishap with the shafts, I went to collect a set of proper big block shafts and hubs from Colin today. There should be a picture just here \/ but I didn't take one lol
So got home, pushed (:roll:) the Nova outside again. stuck the pressure bleader on it and got the brakes all blead up nicely. so much easier than messing about with 2 people
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/260320122022.jpg
then adjusted the rear brakes again. got a nice pedal now :) shiney new
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/260320122021.jpg
Then stuck it back inside and removed the offending shaft again
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/260320122025.jpg
removed the CV boot and it's definitely the splines gone again. I guess the shaft splines must be a bit crap too, which I canlt understand because they put up with plenty of punishment on Balleys TD
So She's looking sorry for herself again :(
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/260320122026.jpg
Will clean and paint the new hubs tomorrow at work then get it rolling (and hopefully driving) after work :thumb:
What a pisser, so any idea why it keep chomping CV's?
I can only assume I've been supplied the wrong joints, as the shafts show no signs of damage. They are definitely 22 splines, and seem to fit snugly, but must be for a slightly larger shaft - not that I'm aware of the existence of such shafts lol
Proper update coming tonight :thumb:
Lewis has failed to mention the Nova is Basically done. A quick pic just to prove it.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/557210_10150642989278775_718778774_9308129_6281138 72_n.jpg
Ah yeah I may have forgotten lol update coming right up...
A long overdue picture of my new big block conversion shafts
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/280320122030.jpg
and compared to a GTE shaft lol tooth pick springs to mind...
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/280320122031.jpg
and some 35mm wheel bolts to fit the 10mm wheel spacers
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/290320122032.jpg
So saturday morning, I was able to drive it out. a pleasant change from pushing it.
Dan and Rob came to help too. Put the wings on
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/310320122036.jpg
and headlights
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/310320122038.jpg
bumper
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/310320122039.jpg
and looking like a car again, for the first time since mid august lol
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/310320122041.jpg
cheeky picture of the roose top hose peeking through the grille :cool: still wearing last years flies too
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/310320122043.jpg
Then my Dad came round, and we made a pair of these
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/020420122061.jpg
...to prevent any more of this. scuffed the flexi already
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/020420122062.jpg
Had a little drive down my street just to see if the speedo works (which it does) also had my first experience of XE torque steer lol it's f*cking savage!
MOT is booked at work 9am thursday. going to be watching terry like a f*cking hawk while he's testing it lol
Spot on work matey, mines taken a step back tonight as i was faffing with it and i think the fuel pump has died, started making funny noises so i shut it off, now she wont start again and the the pump isnt doing anything on cranking:cry:
nice work, i normally dont like the 3 spoke alloys on any nova but they seem to suit this one.
Spot on work matey, mines taken a step back tonight as i was faffing with it and i think the fuel pump has died, started making funny noises so i shut it off, now she wont start again and the the pump isnt doing anything on cranking:cry:
Cheers man :D
aw that's a bit poo :( what flavour pump are you using?
nice work, i normally dont like the 3 spoke alloys on any nova but they seem to suit this one.
Thanks mate, I never used to like them either, but they grew on me and now I think they make the car, really in keeping with the 80's ness of it all. I've got some proper nice paint for them too... colour is still classified though lol
mk1nova_rich
03-04-12, 10:06 AM
Looking good mate :thumb: come a long way since you bought it
looking good dude :thumb:
make me want a gte now lol
Top work,very well done.
Thanks mate :)
Looking good mate :thumb: come a long way since you bought it
Cheers bud, I was looking at some pictures from when I bought it, and I can barely recognise it lol
looking good dude :thumb:
make me want a gte now lol
Thank you :thumb: I'm slowly converting everyone to MK1-ism lol
Took the Nova to work this morning to MOT it, was all rather nerve wracking lol One of the coilovers is foobared so had to swap them over to the spare Gmax springs and shocks I had in stock, but long story short, It's now passed! :d :d :d :d :d
Sent the misses off the DVLA local office to register the engine and tax it, and after handing over 121 of my english pounds, it's now got 6 months rent in the window too :thumb:
So we've been on it's maiden voyage tonight, and all I can say is wow! :eek: Now I know XE Nova's aren't the fastest thing ever created, but it's certainly fooking rapid, spins in 1st, 2nd and 3rd lol
Just need to set the gear linkage up properly tomorrow, as i've currently got push down 1st and 2nd, and 5th is hiding somewhere lol and a few other little bits too
I even washed it! but no pictures because I fail at life lol
Youre a tosser and i hate you :cry:
Love you too lol xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
brainsnova
06-04-12, 12:26 AM
Spudly is jealous :p
Spudly is jealous :p
Not so much jealous, more annoyed that mine is at the same state and yet ive ground to a halt due to what i suspect is my pump, and i cant sort it for another few weeks till i get paid :cry:
I love what he has done with this, even more so that he killed the correct car as a donor for it too lol
Well done dude, bet your well happy & the CV's survived more than 3ft!
autoworksnovasport
06-04-12, 11:09 AM
yeah there not the quickest thing in the world but they are alot of fun to drive
I love what he has done with this, even more so that he killed the correct car as a donor for it too lol
Thank you very much :) comments like this make it allworth while :) can't rep you atm, but I'll owe it you lol
happt days buddy :)
Oh yes, I'm still grinning like an idiot lol just about to go and waste some more petrol now :thumb:lol
Well done dude, bet your well happy & the CV's survived more than 3ft!
Thanks mate, yeah I'm buzzing, the last 7 months have suddenly become worth it lol and I now, a bit of an improvement eh? good CV's, we like you lol
yeah there not the quickest thing in the world but they are alot of fun to drive
exactly, take them as what they are, which is a tin can with far too much power, and it = mega fun!
Haha buzzing for ya Lewis atleast that's 2 novas definately going to a show this year. Xe's are alot of fun and pain in the **** at the same time because you tend to find your right foot has a mind of it's own lol
Cheers Dan, well at least us two aren't letting the side down lol Yeah I've already discovered that my right foot won't listen to me, the power is addictive lol
First of all, a mincey underneath shot. you could eat your dinner off that!
I was layed on my back under the 2 poster, got some right funny looks at work lol
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/050420122064.jpg
and just to prove i'm, not lying!
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/050420122065.jpg
spent yesterday in 'rally spec' with no door cards, so trimmed up a set of spare ones, (sorry Dan, I'll get you some more lol)
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/060420122067.jpg
and fitted
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/060420122068.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/060420122069.jpg
got some door cappings to go on too. I'm pleased with how the vinyl follows the original lines of the door card, gives it a bit more detail. Just need some black winders now.
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/060420122070.jpg
going to finish a bit more wiring tomorrow
Three spokes suit it mate,you'll be glad to see it done! The gte decals you sold me will be going on mine in the next few days :thumb:
cheers mate, and yeah I will! well happy :)
cool, i'll check out your project thread again see what they look like on, as I've had a change of plan and decided to keep mine original as a 1.4 SR, so won't be using the last set I saved for myself lol
You should be able to sell them,nobody can get the bloody E right at the end of the sticker! Glad you were selling them at the right time lol
We need to meet up sometime lew now both our cars are on the road :thumb:
You should be able to sell them,nobody can get the bloody E right at the end of the sticker! Glad you were selling them at the right time lol
That's why I got a batch made, the ones with the rounded E are for the Astra GTE. The signwriter has the files saved, so I can easilly get more made if there's the demand for them. going to keep my set though, just incase lol
We need to meet up sometime lew now both our cars are on the road :thumb:
Definitely mate, it was only yesterday I was talking to Balley about this, We'll have to organiseg another meet soon, we'll do an event on FB and invite you :thumb:
Yea do mate, as i dont really keep up on here atm.
another small update.
done about 300 miles in it now, and discovered a couple of teething problems.
biggest problem is the lack of heater. due to the retarded unique way I'd plumbed the engine in, I'd actually bypassed the heater matrix lol Couldn;t make anything else to work, so just rang up roose and ordered the 3 hoses I needed... now £67 lighter :roll: lol
original hoses
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/210420122090.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/210420122089.jpg
shiney new
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/210420122091.jpg
which look better? lol
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/210420122094.jpg
all fitted :d
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu307/hay_lewis_68/cars/Nova%20rebuild/220420122098.jpg
And I am aware that one of the distributor bolts has vanished lol
All bled up and heater is working. just need a fan now lol
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