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Royston
01-02-12, 06:27 PM
Are you building a hovercraft?:d
NOV4_SPORT
01-02-12, 07:05 PM
You will get one hell of a blow job with them fans buddy, only kidding !
Yet more spending, im building a vast parts collection aswell as devastating my bank balance :cry:
These originally came from (so im told) Sean (Srs-1's) old red xe GSi, and im told theyre kent cams, but the end stamp is 'BP270' and i thought 'BP' was piper, is it not?
Also they have a 'GM' stamp on them so ill guess theyre remanufactured/reprofiled standard XE cams yes?
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/db040cb4.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/d09ffce9.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/7586e393.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/ddf0eeac.jpg
And another shiny to get rid of the horrid standard one....
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/db40f8a7.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/f64a5cf9.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/f422da38.jpg
Brand new and unused as can be seen in the pic:d
Ive also stopped working weekends at the pizza shop i was at, so more free time for me to get to work on the nova = good times:thumb:
shiney :D how big are those fans? do they both fit on a standard GTE rad?
Looool, nope theyre 10" and just too big unfortunately, so ill just be using the one i think, two 8" ones should be spot on though, but youre still limited as to how to actually fix them on as the ties that go through the rad are only really meant to take up any slack in them apparently, they would probably rip free under road/driving vibrations and such if theyre not securely mounted!
oh that crap then lol how are you meant to mount them if not with ties?
oh, wanna sell me one? :p
I reckons your right about the cams being Piper, the two Piper cams I had were marked with BP as well
Nice collection of parts Spud, should be very nice when its all done
oh that crap then lol how are you meant to mount them if not with ties?
oh, wanna sell me one? :p
We ended up mocking up two metal brackets which pick up on the original bolt fittings on the rad itself and we shouldnt need to use the ties for anything more than taking out any play in it, and possibly :p
Cheers Edd, since its clearly no longer a 'drop it in and job jobbed' affair, ive taken my time to buy proper bits and some rather fussy shiney bits too, im hoping it should look awesome once finished, and not go too badly either:d
Southie
12-02-12, 05:23 PM
Regarding the cams this should re-assure you ;)
http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/engines-transmission/208616-piper-bp270-cam-setting-xe.html
You need to change your name to 'google' you do Souwfiee lol
Southie
12-02-12, 05:37 PM
It took 2 seconds to type in google "bp270 xe cams" and it was listed lol
Small update, new shoes, still not running yet :p
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/6c423c3b.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/64570ae8.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/a0fd2f65.jpg
Perfection imo, theyre staying and i think they work really well, front is coming down another 20mm to level her out but that will be all externally, oh and im really going to have to crack on soon, as the astra is in for mot at the weekend, and im booking the nova in for the last weekend in march so she has to be done:d
Love it Spud, awaits the haters comments lol
Cheers Graeme, i lobbed the pics on FB yesterday and only had a handful of negative comments, i dont care as i really think they make it, they clean her up fantastically imo and i love it, they show off the big brakes on the front more i think, and im itching to get her up and running now :d
*Negative/hater comment coming up*
Too big/not enough lows. Too mk2. All IMHO :)
Back is on -70mm custom springs, and have never been on a car so will settle in lower, front was set level with the old springs so i reckon will need to come down another 30mm so it settles right, i think she looks stunning and mk1's pull speedlines off properly, mk2's need a GSi kit to make it look right lol
Looks really tidy Spud! Once running and the better weathers here It would be great to see it at a meet.
Nick.
Jeff16v
19-02-12, 09:17 PM
Love the colour, with the front bumper on straight and it lower, I think it looks great.
are you running 195x45 or 195x40's, 40 are better.
scott.parker
19-02-12, 09:42 PM
Love the colour, with the front bumper on straight and it lower, I think it looks great.
are you running 195x45 or 195x40's, 40 are better.
Was just about to ask what profile they are, as they look huge imo! need less tyres wall on them and about 90-100mm rear and 80mm front and that will look ard! But do think SL's look better on mk2's imo.
Getting there tho Spudders.
Scott
Im really starting to regret selling you this!
As per this morning,i think white would still win!
BTW cheers for the lift,i really do owe you one!!!!!
1990GTEBOY
19-02-12, 10:11 PM
30-40 mm lower on the front and you sir will have achieved perfection :thumb:
epic amounts of want :cry:
NOV4_SPORT
20-02-12, 09:24 AM
Looking good buddy, keep working away at it and get it on the road, i like speedlines in general, they usually only suit mk2 novas, but look good on quite a few mk1's also imo
mk1nova_rich
20-02-12, 10:15 AM
If im honest Spud the Cesaros suited it better :) but then again my opinion is invalid after going Mk2 lol
I'm unsure on the rims dude, rest is looking great.
Jeff16v
20-02-12, 07:44 PM
I'm unsure on the rims dude, rest is looking great.
Surely a mk1 on speed lines is rare nowadays, lol? The mk1 crew would have lined him and shot him once upon a time.
Looks well on the new wheels imo.
mk1nova_rich
21-02-12, 09:21 AM
Yes and i personally broke the starship enterprise, the warp core is under my nova's bonnet right now lol
And in all fairness genuine ones from A-V are £160 i dont think thats massively bad, but if the lad in the link Jeff posted is selling gen ones, then £80 is even better:d
Was £160 after PNG discount?!
Can't honestly say i'm feeling the new wheels mr.potato :/ Might be the ride height though..
I do kinda like the speedlines on it purely as you don't often see them on a Mk1. Disagree with Andy though, I think if they were white they'd stand out too much.
Cesaros would probably suit the car a little better, epsecially if you wanted white wheels. Swap for mine? lol
Cesaros are for sale jacky boy, and mass the front is far too high as I've bought some -70 rears and the ones previously were only about 40/50 so the front is obviously too high!
I think the lines will stay silver as they brighten the car up loads and I think white would be ott, I wonder if mr south would play photyshop for me lol
Oh and on another note, I had a belting insurance quote from sky today so I'm now desperate to get her running so I can book her in for mot!
Im convinced white ftw,when i bought it off lauren it had white wheel trims on and looked good with those on,so i always saw it in an ideal world with white MO's or alessios,of course it has dikk all to do with me now,its spuds choice!.
Heres a few pics of white speedlines from the great let_nova...i think they look rather well:d
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg34/incanova/car047.jpg
Stop it you nasty little man, leave me alone :p
MK1s with speedlines and no skirts need to be low. Lower than you've planned.
195/40 profile tyres would help tremendously and get it lower too.
Ever considered lamin-x for the head lights and all red euro tail lights?
All IMO, just being really critical on what is a nice fresh looking Nova.
davidfox280585
21-02-12, 07:54 PM
white speedlines, im with andy
White wheels with white pin stripe on bumpers would look good imo
Jeff16v
21-02-12, 09:04 PM
S....o.....u.....t.....h.....i.....e!!!!!!!!!
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/razorjack/Cars/spudwhite.jpg
Jeff16v
21-02-12, 09:37 PM
Sorry Jack,
S....o.....u.....t.....h.....i.....e!!!!!!!!! Only joking.
The white stripe show much droop mr spuds bummer has
That still looks silver though lol
Liking the pin stripe, although that just shows up the lack of rubstrips on the sides, and at the mo wheel colour isnt a priority tbf!
Jeff16v
21-02-12, 09:42 PM
That still looks silver though lol
schussssh! :)
The white stripe show much droop mr spuds bummer has
LMFAO
Yeah its not an ideal shop, but meh lol. I still think it would be too OTT due to the size of the wheels.
General Baxter
21-02-12, 10:48 PM
looks **** on speedlines :p
waynes sri
21-02-12, 10:59 PM
Yea the white trims did look good with this colour.id say white speeds or comps
scott.parker
21-02-12, 11:48 PM
Sod it Yellow comps would look ace! lol
Update time......
IT RUNS!!!!!!!!!!!
Vids to follow:thumb:
Well after some conversations with my good mate Andy, he grew bored of me having not completed the wiring and such on the nova so he kindly trundled down from up the coast to bail me out, cracked on with getting the fourth speedline on (had a puncture repaired this week) and got the exhaust system on and clamped up as it was only on the manifold.
Andy landed and cracked on with the wiring, which he finished in minutes :eek: whilst i changed a couple of the oil breathers for the first of my roose hoses, good thing i got the breathers as the two off the back of the rocker were both perished, and the roose hoses go on so easily theyre ace lol
And after a bit of mincing and such it was actually fire up time, remembered there was bugger all fuel i went on a dash to petrol station to get some, then we connected the battery and jump pack up (forgot to charge my battery) and then flattened the jump pack and she wouldnt fire up :cry:
Easy start in the inlet and nothing, checked the fuel pump, spinning up as it should, massively good spark and yet nothing, pulled the fuel lines off and cranked her over, not even a huff and a puff.
Turned out id got the fuel lines wrong where they come off the tank and to the pump, it was sucking on the return and blowing on the feed (Andy didnt do the pump lines honest lol) so we swapped them round and tried again, she was just about to catch as she tried a couple of times then Andy yelled to me to turn it off!!
Looked underneath and there was a massive puddle of fuel, huge leak somewhere which was annoying as she really was just about to fire up!
We were losing the light by this time so we dragged her over to the entrance to Rich's unit as he has an external floodlight, and Andy sourced the leak and solved it, time to try again, massive wave of fear washed over me as i went to turn the key, Boom, first time and she struck right up:d
I was overjoyed, i wanted to scream and shout and rofl my copter and everything lol
Still needs the lines tidying up and the wiring needs checking over as with the clocks unplugged, she will start up and turn off fine, with them plugged in she will fire up but not turn off, odd one but will be sorted!
Couple of very dark vids....
(oh and i have actually driven her too!!)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/th_3de00137.jpg (http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/?action=view¤t=3de00137.mp4)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/th_b2b243b5.jpg (http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/?action=view¤t=b2b243b5.mp4)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/th_dd39c74b.jpg (http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/?action=view¤t=dd39c74b.mp4)
Yes the tappets rattle but they always did and shut up after about ten mins of running, plus the engine has been stood for a year!
Oh and we removed the oil cooler aswell and fitted a normal oil filter mount!
Lol what are you 'what'ing' about?
nova_stee
25-02-12, 08:46 PM
The ignition live is on the wrong place thats why it doesnt cut out with cloccks in
Ahh, which is the ignition live then and ill change it over tomorrow lol
scott.parker
25-02-12, 08:48 PM
Tappy as all good XE's should be! lol
And not heard a NA none TB's XE in ages, forgot how raspy they sound!
Glad your getting there mate, must be odd to think you nearly have a nova on the road again..
Scott im like a little kid at christmas, im buzzing like a fridge lol
Definately booking mot for the end of march, i cant wait to get the hoses plumbed up and go for a blast in her:d
Lol what are you 'what'ing' about?
The fact that it's actually running! And as mine still isn't done, I now feel even more rubbish than usual lol
Yeah but look at it this way, it has taken me the best part of a year lol
But having said that ive picked up a lot of decent parts for it aswell that i wouldnt have had if id got it running the first time round:thumb:
Yay , great stuff mate , mot time next week then lol
Not quite, there is still a lot to do yet but it shouldnt be too far away now:d
Jeff16v
25-02-12, 09:23 PM
Top marks to Spud and Andy then, tappy as fook, but who cares.
Was always tappy as fook in the cav, will shut up once warm but since she has no cooling system yet we didnt leave her running for long!
Plus aswell the engine has been stood for nearly a year now, ill get the last of the cav hoses pulled off over the next week and the roose hoses on and then i can get the cooling system sorted and run her up properly:thumb:
davidfox280585
25-02-12, 09:31 PM
top banana spud my friend,
always a good mate to lend a hand,well done you two! ,i know the feeling when it runs right for the first time,ive just found the cause of my issues on the s1 was a faulty crank sensor but it still ran ffs
blue_peg_16v
25-02-12, 09:34 PM
I don't beleve it I thing you recorded the cav and dubbed the sound on to a video of a none running nova just to shut us up lol
scott.parker
25-02-12, 09:35 PM
Thing is the sound of tappets WILL and does come over worse from a video recoding etc..
Just landed back home now after practically emptying mcdonalds on my way home.I am now fat and stink of petrol,i loved it when it was leaking into my face-best bit was when it went in my mouth.Sig anyone? lol
Glad to be of service today,couldnt have watched months more of "new wheels" "lowered it" or "painted plug cover" lol lol lol
Lol at Rich, trust me mate im not that clever, Andy will back me up, she is alive and now moves under her own power, and what an awesome feeling that was, being able to put her away without having to push her, fantastic!!
Couldnt have done it without you Andy, and definately not without the use of Rich's tools, unit and the prior work that he has done, i would be about four months behind where i am now lol
JUst have to get my own bugger done tomorrow.Sadly cleaning valves up and my head is not as exciting as watching the 1st start,but i have all those worries to come (and worse!!!) like you had today lol
No but hopefully ill be up int'novva when its first startup on the pug:d
And i couldve cried when she refused to fire up lol
Result
Nice work chaps (Andy lol)
Bet your chuffed Spud lol
happy days spud
bet your well chuffed :)
Good to see its running. :thumb:
Were you not bothered in giving the engine a bit of a freshen up whilst it was out? (i know its going back a few months now.. lol)
Just thinking, the tapping etc, could all have been sorted easily whilst it was out. Especially with this being the engine with uber 200'000+ miles on it? If im thinking of the right car/engine that is.
Lol yes I knows it was silly but the tappets will be getting replaced when the cams go in, and you're right on the mileage, was about 226,000 iirc!
Hopefully I'll be up to do a bit more on it today, see if I can figure out what I've done wrong with the wiring now!
Royston
26-02-12, 11:45 AM
Just run in then:d
Isn't that the one of the feelings! When it first fires up :) Will it be at the nat's?
Youre telling me Mazz, i was bricking it when we were fueling her up and prepping for first start up, she had better be at bloody nationals but i cant see her not being as im aiming for completion tomorrow, been on her all afternoon today and got another full day tomorrow too!!
Went up and took a couple of pics first as she stood from last night.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/371e5054.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/5707ef7a.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/c2ed899f.jpg
Ignore the spazzy fuel line, that was purely to get her running yesterday!
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/655ed9f0.jpg
That was as she stood at close of yesterday, cracked on with shortening the five miles of fuel line from yesterday which i did and got it run all nice and tidy (only to find last thing tonight that its now leaking again so first job for morning now)
Then got onto removing the last of the cav coolant pipes (the returns from behind the inlet manifold) as id not realised id need them off while the engine was out, absolute pig of a job due to the jubilee clips being inaccessible, so had to remove all the breather pipework from the front of the throttle body/inlet and pull the banjo bolt out to get at them, had a bit of a head scratching moment figuring out some of the pipes and rang Rich to bend his ear too!
Really glad i went for the roose hose kit though as the fit is just perfect and they are so easy to install, got most of them on and clamped up but the rest i just put in place to work them out, so tomorrows jobs are to clamp the rest of them up, shorten the two pieces either side of the T piece and clamp them up, check the fuel leak and fill her up with coolant for a proper run up to temp!
Rad is all in and the front bumper is back on properly, once the cooling and fuel is sorted and she is run up, the dash is coming out so i can fit the ecu behind the dash and run all the wiring away, then its tidy everything up and give her a wash and call my mate about an mot!!
Few pics as i left her tonight, no car pics as it was about 9pm and pitch black!
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/16dcd02f.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/9c9266f8.jpg
Oh and i sourced the problem with her running with the clocks in and the ignition turned off, the clocks have gotten damaged in storage and the membrane is funked in a few places with four or so of the tracks shorting out across each other, so if anyone has a spare set of 6 dial mk1 clocks they dont need, preferably with a perfect membrane, send them my way please!
Thats all for now, until tomorrow!
With the roose hoses, do you get a nice Y/T pipe for the header return, or do you have splice into it as normal?
Needs clear side repeaters IMO, doesn't look right against the clear fronts
Coming on well Spud, I can't see mine being done for Nats now but hopefully PVS so we can have a race if you like and also I kinda like the speedlines on yours now I have got used to them...
Mazz, yes you get a nice shiney T piece to use and more length on the two between the rad and header tank than you need which is a good touch as you can run it where you want!
Jack, clear sides will be going on as i was going to put her back to amber front indicators originally, but now ive got the speedlines on they brighten it up so i think the clears will stay:thumb:
Balley, IF, i do pvs i wont be taking the nova, ill be in the astra so wont be anywhere near the strip lol
Had another good day on her today, got almost all of my hoses on and clamped up, but had a massive fail when it came to the heater matrix pipe, Andy had previously shortened one side to accomodate for the fouling issue on the inlet and i think i mustve ****ted it when putting the engine in as the short side had a weak spot, which when i clamped up the hose onto it, it collapsed on itself!
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/bef036c2.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/bc3f79ce.jpg
Took it off and straightened it out and tried to fit the hose further on, thinking of using Keiths idea of have the clamp inside the car but this also caused it to collapse again, so after a bit of advice from Rich i went to a local factors and got a section of pipe to bridge out the heater matrix for now so i could get the coolant filled and the engine run up to temp which i finally got doner after fitting the temp pipe!
I also sorted the fuel leak which turned out to be a section of pipe had split so i simply cut that section out as i had left a decent amount spare!
Once the engine was running for a bit the tappets duly went quiet as they always did in the cav, i still need a set of clocks though as the original ones have broken tracks on the back so the temp and fuel guages dont work, doh!
Had a bit of issue with it pressuring up which scared me as i thought my headgasket had left the building, but it seems not and it was simply an air lock, we left it running for well over half an hour and the cooling fan cuts in and out as it should which im happy with!
Few pics of how she stands at the minute..
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/06555a90.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/51c7161c.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/e7e75a69.jpg
And a vidleyo....
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/th_ebe4a668.jpg (http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/?action=view¤t=ebe4a668.mp4)
davidfox280585
27-02-12, 11:06 PM
nearly there now spudgun
so do you tell people you own a fully running "VALVA" Nova now lol
Nope, its a bluetop or XE, both confuddle the feck out of them lol
blue_peg_16v
27-02-12, 11:23 PM
You just don't know your own strength spud lol
And glad to be of help
scott.parker
27-02-12, 11:26 PM
Dude Ive got a heater matrix sat in the shed if you need it, i advise doing the rubber pipe on and through the bulk head next time mate.
I cant think why i didnt click to bridge it out myself, we ended up doing the same with Robs twelve door when we first took it to billing five years ago and it was me that suggested we do that back then, i think ive just melted my brain after three days of grafting on the nova lol
But its all just tidying up now (apart from the clocks) need a steering wheel puller to get the wheel off and the dash out and going to make some brackest to mount the ecu out of the way behind the dashand get everything tucked away neatly, then it will be a bolt check and ill aim for getting her in for mot end of march or first week or so in april:thumb:
Have to say its all down to Andy that ive got so far in just a few days, youre a star mate, thankyou very much:d
Scott, the lad whos unit im in at the mo knows someone who can re pipe my matrix (also going to see about availability at my local pages tomorrow out of interest) but my mate said his mate could swap the dead pipe for a new one and have it specifically shorter aswell!
blue_peg_16v
27-02-12, 11:38 PM
Feck it fit throttlebodies and no matrix mods are needed job done lol
Buy me some bottlethroddies and ill fit em:p
then it will be a bolt check and ill aim for getting her in for mot end of march or first week or so in april:thumb:
Should be close between you and me getting them on the road first :cool:
Pistol Pete
28-02-12, 07:21 AM
Looking good spudders. Insured mine friday, mot on the 10th. Then tax. Done. Put my name down for combe on the 28th of April. Getting of done is a satisfying feeling.
Southie
28-02-12, 07:25 AM
This has changed a bit since I ventured in here lol
1. Just about coping ... actually I like the Speedlines and usually I hate them on MK1's, it must be the Antibes blue.
2. Oh I also like the white indicators but I had them on mine so I'm biased.
3. Has to be the best feeling when you here the roaaar from the car starting, in your case tappy lol
4. Needs a blue pinstripe similar to the car or yellow, if it still had bump strips then it would definitely need a bright colour.
...^ Freaky look at the letters of the start of each sentance :eek:
stupot89
28-02-12, 09:02 PM
i beat the pair of you then it died now wont run:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::c ry::cry::cry:
as said on facetube, this is making me want another nova :(
Minor update on this again, (more will come this weekend, but for now, mini-update)
Recieved the airbox id asked about in another thread on here from 'pog' sterling chap and well happy with it, cheers bud:thumb:
So i went up to see how well the airbox fitted, need another pipe as the one that came with it is for a powercrap (doh) but ive sort of got it on for now, and decided to colourcode the 'SFI' lettering on the top box as i thought it looked odd against the 'bluetop' plug cover lol
Masked and plastic primed..
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/c9632570.jpg
Couple of passes with the regatta blue..
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/85629bfd.jpg
And all fitted, for ten points can anyone spot what i did wrong in this pic (it would only fire up, run, then cut out as it was in this pic)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/1491bc75.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/707650fc.jpg
As said i had a head scratching moment when it wouldnt run after firing up once id refitted the SFI box :cry:
More will come at the weekend as im aiming to have the outstanding jobs to do finished off and have her MOT ready!
NOV4_SPORT
07-03-12, 07:24 PM
Looking good ma man, sadly cant shed any light as to the running issues thou ?
Its sorted now as i realised what id done, but just wondering if anyone else could spot my boo-boo lol
Btw just text you :p
Southie
07-03-12, 07:37 PM
Looking schweeeet Spudders
Is the pipe plugged on at the back to the SPI box?
Looking schweeeet Spudders
Is the pipe plugged on at the back to the SPI box?
Wee have a winnnaaaarrr lol
Was properly scratching my head as i couldnt figure out what id done that would cause it to start, but not run, id moved the cts wiring but that would cause it to not start, id had the afm unplughed and again it wouldnt start without that plugged in, and then i remembered id had the breather off that back of the SFI box, oh look its still off, lobbed it back on, fired up and ticked over fine:thumb:
Southie
07-03-12, 07:44 PM
I've never even owned a C20xe and noticed it lol I'm very jealouse as ever though :(
Yeah but youre used to injections and many valves and all this new fangled trickery, poor mr Iain lives where the xe hasnt been invented yet and still has carbs and things lol
Southie
07-03-12, 07:49 PM
PMSL poor Iain, actually he does right though as the older stuff is more fun lol
Hence why my xe is in a 1987 nova :p
Southie
07-03-12, 07:53 PM
MEH its younger than me... goes off to look at Vivas http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p379/SOUTHIE01/Smilie%20GIFs%20pt2/mf_pain.gif
NOV4_SPORT
07-03-12, 08:18 PM
Yeah but youre used to injections and many valves and all this new fangled trickery, poor mr Iain lives where the xe hasnt been invented yet and still has carbs and things lol
PMSL poor Iain, actually he does right though as the older stuff is more fun lol
You are both right, spud my good man, up here we have Z20LEH's fitted to our vxls, no need for an xe round my way flol
Southie, you cant beat the sound of an older 8v on twin carbs !!!!
:thumb:
Southie
07-03-12, 08:21 PM
:homer: mmmm carbs :homer:
fresh paint on a filthy sfi box?!
Disgraceful!
Nah its not filthy it just needs going over with some bumper gel which ill do eventually once its all done and dusted lol
Southie
07-03-12, 08:48 PM
Anyone know of a decent valeter lol
Another small update from today...
Got my newly repaired heater matrix fitted back in the box and remounted to the bulkhead, removed my bridging pipe and fitted the last two of the roose hoses to plumb the heater box back into the cooling system!
Got the dash out and moved the rubbed seal/bung further in on the ecu/plug loom to extend the engine loom further into the bay and allow me to run it behind the turret as it should be, tidied up the wiring inside the car, just need to get my mate Rich to fabricate some form of bracket to mount the ecu behind the dash as i dont want it on the shelf as i think that looks crap!
Few pics from today and hopefully dash will be back in and i can start rebuilding the interior tomorrow and get her tidied out/hoovered:thumb:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/8c8b0e14.jpg
Fussy fussy hoses..
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/59ef4442.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/a941b20a.jpg
Wiring mess anyone...?
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/e8657681.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/2687aa30.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/0f1a1a14.jpg
Hope your fitting the proper mk1 dash ?
Im really pleased for you now its nearly ready to hit the road! Looks sweet mate.
Nick.
Yep original dash going back in, I was going to fit a mk2 dash but I'm trying to keep it as original looking as I can so the mk1 is staying, need to get my oil sender swapped tomorrow and the gauge wired in, just remembered that lol
Cheers Nick, I'll have to bring her for a run out to come for a nosey at yours once she is on the road, mot day provisionally two weeks today :eek:
Yep original dash going back in, I was going to fit a mk2 dash but I'm trying to keep it as original looking as I can so the mk1 is staying, need to get my oil sender swapped tomorrow and the gauge wired in, just remembered that lol
Cheers Nick, I'll have to bring her for a run out to come for a nosey at yours once she is on the road, mot day provisionally two weeks today :eek:
Your welcome over for any brew anytime mate.
Nick.
I think ill take you up on that tbf, as ill want to get plenty of 'running in' miles on her locally before the national weekend:thumb:
bainyboy sr
10-03-12, 10:06 PM
62 pages of pointless **** bout 4 gd pages in total
brainsnova
11-03-12, 12:31 AM
62 pages of pointless **** bout 4 gd pages in total
I only see 16 lol
looking good spudly :) how does the roose top hose fit? just ordered one for mine and i'm hoping it clears the slam panel properly
ive got some nice wheels up forsale now for this..
davidfox280585
11-03-12, 10:38 AM
nearly there spud wont be long now
62 pages of pointless **** bout 4 gd pages in total
Valued input there, thankyou very much:tard:
looking good spudly :) how does the roose top hose fit? just ordered one for mine and i'm hoping it clears the slam panel properly
Ill take a pic for you later as im up to do more this aft, they fit perfectly, if you can afford to buy more than just the one you wont be dissappointed, i was nervous spending as much as i did on the full setup, but fitting them i can see where my monies went:thumb:
ta mate. I would love a full set, but just can't afford them at the moment, so I'll just have the top one for now as it's essential. one day though, one day...
Here you go bud, pics as promised (about all i did do today actually but was busy with other stuffs lol)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/b933cf0e.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/de127f80.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/65d10038.jpg
Looks perfect, is that with a GTE radiator yes? Glad I bought one now, should solve the problem :)
Can't rep you, sorry :( can someone do it for me please?
Err yes i believe its a GTE/GSi rad, all the hoses are shaped so they fit perfectly, the one from the heater matrix to the back of the pipe behind the block loops under the inlet manifold perfectly, i can highly reccomend them :d
Where did you order your top hose from Lewis? And how muchos? I chopped up 1.2 is getting worse :/
Been following this while doing mine, looking good John i also need one of those pipes above as mine popped itself today lol, do powercaps make much difference on XE's?
Lol is that because youre using home made pikey hoses lol
I had bother with my old one, would get to about half on the temp guages and pop hoses as a regular thing, thats one of the reasons i wanted to get the proper ones for mine, have you managed to get your insurance sorted now then dude?
As for power caps, theyre supposed to give a better air flow and a little more torque, but i think they look poo and the SFi box looks so much better:thumb:
Where did you order your top hose from Lewis? And how muchos? I chopped up 1.2 is getting worse :/
Got it from Roose, they sell them individually. It was £27 inc VAT
Where on the website did you find the individual hoses, or do you have to ring them, im struggling to find a suitable induction hose, i want to run the corsa airbox ive got but the home made pipe that come with it is too long for use with an SFi box :cry:
I just rang him Spud, cba with messing about buying stuff online, he's very helpful. 01522 787187 :thumb:
davidfox280585
13-03-12, 07:19 PM
is this done yet?
Not yet no as i was busy doing some valeting for my mate this weekend so didnt get touched, got this weekend to play on her though so its all good:thumb:
Cheers Lewis, might have to take some measurements and give them a ring!
davidfox280585
13-03-12, 07:41 PM
cant be far off though john can it?
Nah, just wants interior (dash really) fitting back in once the ecu is mounted, rear wheel bearings need tightening and split pinning, wants a new drivers engine mount, and the exhaust needs looking at, as its a full system from my mates xe GTE, but it sits against the floor on one side, im hoping it can be sorted by twisting it round but ive not looked into it yet lol
Oh and the coileys dropping down on the front to match the back and tracking/camber sorting!
davidfox280585
14-03-12, 11:17 PM
any progress to report lol
brainsnova
14-03-12, 11:32 PM
Who is John lol
broken for parts lol
Oi, stop dissing on my thread and go drive your nova, oh wait no, you cant as yours doesnt run yet does it lol
stupot89
15-03-12, 09:53 PM
handbags at dawn lol
ha ha it will do on Saturday! MOT is booked a week tomorrow, then it'll be on the road properly :) but when's your MOT booked? April? oh... :p lol
i would have brought another nova, never used it, got bored and stripped it, and weighed it in by the time this is on the roadlol
Southie
16-03-12, 04:26 PM
ALEX J... Bought Bought Bought ffs lol
Uh oh ! Spelling police alert lol
He can spelling police in my thread all he likes, so meh :p
And Alex hush ya big chicken lover, im slower and lazier than you but at least ive finished mine ner ner lol
Note, i am only kidding dude:thumb:
Southie
16-03-12, 06:19 PM
Uh oh ! Spelling police alert lol
Brought and bought are the only ones that irritate the shiit out of me tbh lol
Spud I'm jelouse of your car and wish I still had mine now Rich has butchered her :cry:
That would be jealous :p
I know mate i couldnt believe what i was reading when i saw his thread, is the old girls bones not available for resurrection?
Southie
16-03-12, 06:27 PM
Pmsl at the karma lol
He actually offered me it but I decided to decline because I didn't have the funds to get it going again :(
blue_peg_16v
17-03-12, 12:08 AM
Is this not finished yet?
davidfox280585
19-03-12, 09:32 PM
what rich said^
Is this not finished yet?
Nope as ive not been able to do anything on it the last two weekends, and wont be for at least another two weeks either :cry:
Southie
20-03-12, 05:41 PM
At least you've been enjoying riding your bike though Spud ;)
That was because i couldnt get to do anything on it as my mate was out grafting all weekend lol
The way i see it is that if i miss the national weekend, then it gives me an extra three/four months to finish it for Billing :d
Southie
20-03-12, 06:11 PM
You'll regret it though, if something comes up before Billing and you miss that as well then there's always next year lol
How on earth cant you get iy finished for nats?!!
I thought you only had the dash to put in??
Why will i regret it, it will be at billing so its all good :p
blue_peg_16v
20-03-12, 11:33 PM
Thought you said if it didn't make nats this year you were selling as it would be obvious you would never finish it mate!
Mine will make nats and it's still blue at the min come on spud get it there
If its not at nats there will be no scrumpy for you my son!
No scrumpy for me then, there are just fiddly bits to do but when it's dark by the time I can get to it (if rich isn't working loads like he is) then I still can't get to do anything on it, rear wheel bearings still need tightening and split pinning, need to figure out why the exhaust is sat hard against the tunnel on one side, mount ecu and fit dash, drop front end down and try to set camber and still source some kind of induction pipe for the airbox, not a lot but pretty hard in the dark!
blue_peg_16v
21-03-12, 08:18 AM
Clocks go forward next week though so will be light till 7.30 mate
excuses excuses, all that work and your gonna miss the nats for a few fiddlely jobs :/
Any chance of a bottle of scrumpy Matt? can paypal you some pennies?
Not excuses, I don't want to rush it all and have the maiden voyage be the run to national weekend, only to find that I've missed tightening something or the engines gonna let go and I don't make it at all, I want it on the road for a month first to iron out all the teething problems I'll undoubtedly have!
If that means going in the Astra and putting her on the road afterwards then meh!
blue_peg_16v
21-03-12, 01:02 PM
Man up my loon was finished the night before billing when I first xe it and it's first run other than a little blat round the village was billing, Phil will tell you the joys I had trying to refuel it lol but good memories and never missed a beat, get it done and convoy down with me and Phil if anything goes I'm sure we will be able to get it going again cable ties are your friend lol
GAY
My first test drive of the saloon with the XE was to PVS 08, only finished putting it together the night before - in a dark farm barn I hasten to add lol
Whats this shiz your shovelling now?!
If the engine is going to let go it will let go when it wants mate,like mine both did-nothing at all could have prevented them.
Get your finger out and get up there and finish it,why not take it home now the hard stuff is done and do it there???
Dont turn this thread into dismal failings again lol
When i came to help we did more in that day than you had done all year,now im gone and rich isnt helping you have ground to a halt again!
You were excited as fukk when it 1st fired up? how can you lose such enthusiasm?
That list of jobs is a day max, or a few nights
you sound like me lol almost like you dont want to finish it lol
Its not dismal failings, if rich isnt there then how am i supposed to do anything, the best time to work on it is a weekend, which i dont have any free for a couple of weeks, with everyone moaning im tempted to leave it for a few months just to piss everyone off lol
Its not dismal failings, if rich isnt there then how am i supposed to do anything, the best time to work on it is a weekend, which i dont have any free for a couple of weeks, with everyone moaning im tempted to leave it for a few months just to piss everyone off lol
Why does rich need to be there??
Take your own tools, or borrow what you dont have off copper top,done.
Pistol Pete
21-03-12, 07:59 PM
lol my first test drive in ten years was 15 miles to the MOT station.
I then intend to give it proper shake down over easter and then it will be bed in for 28th April at Castle Combe.
Man up mr potatoe head!
blue_peg_16v
21-03-12, 08:00 PM
Its not dismal failings, if rich isnt there then how am i supposed to do anything, the best time to work on it is a weekend, which i dont have any free for a couple of weeks, with everyone moaning im tempted to leave it for a few months just to piss everyone off lol
They say Rome wasn't built in a day but I'm sure Rome was built quicker than spuds nova lol
Man up my loon was finished the night before billing when I first xe it and it's first run other than a little blat round the village was billing
hear hear
When Tina's E16 was rebuilt it got 'run-in' on the M6/M1 on the way to Billing!!
spudly, have a snickers mate, this car will be awesome when done. not much left to do so crack on:thumb:
im goin to move the NW meet to your house , and just finish the car for you lol
im goin to move the NW meet to your house , and just finish the car for you lol
Lmfao, youll have a job, its not there :p
lol
Lol you know what I meant , hull is your house haha
brainsnova
23-03-12, 12:24 AM
Get it done or give it back to Andy :d
Get it done or give it back to Andy :d
How does present yourself to feck sound lol
The nova is now insured, thanks to the lovely people at Sky Insurance:thumb:
come on you big gheyer! stop making excuses lol you have far far less to do than me, and I'm hoping to have mine finished and MOT'd on monday! lol
Update, its very nearly finished now, only a few small jobs to do, insured her on friday so i can book her in anytime at my mates place for mot, unsure if ill be able to afford tax this month yet but will see!
So as i last left it, the dash was in the back and the wiring was a mess, like so...
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/e8657681.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/2687aa30.jpg
Which now looks like this...
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/defde6f5.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/234f3228.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/00035039.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/df1f760f.jpg
Moved the wiring loom grommet up again to give me more slack on the engine bay side, ran in the wire for my manual fan switch, and taped it all in with the main loom to hide it, refitted the dash and tucked the fuel pump relay and ecu up behind the dash out of sight, gave her a quick hoover and actually got excited about refitting a mk1 dash :eek:
And then gave her a quick run up the road/track to the unit and id forgotten just how quick they feel, torque steer anyone lol
Also id made myself a 'frankenpipe' as ive not found a suitable pipe to use with the corsa airbox so made a hole in another vaux pipe i had, fitted the air temp sensor and used a piece of pipe that was laying around for the bit inbetween the induction pipe and the cone filter, so now the bay is finished and the interior is done too, few more small jobs to do like fit some 'P' clips on the fuel line to the pump and she is ready to go :p
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/6ad6613d.jpghttp://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/25e02631.jpg
Who can guess what the frankenpipe is....
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/643fe4d2.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/8028d148.jpg
Gratuitous shot of the car..
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/bdb45676.jpg
And my fave shot of the day....
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/79f742cf.jpg
Back up on tuesday night to sort the coileys and lower the front, and get the last niggly jobs done and she should be done!!
pikey1986
25-03-12, 06:11 PM
looking good spud, not long now ay?
Tidy! Liking the interior too.
Thats looking very very nice Spud, you must be pleased
Either those pics are in the wrong order or you've actually fitted a mk1 dash when you had the opportunity to fit a mk2? lol
Nice buy on the Roose hoses, tidies the bay up nicely
Nope pics are in the correct order, gave the dash a good shove home when i tightened everything so it now doesnt rattle as i made sure every fitting was as tight as i could get it lol
Cheers guys i cant wait to get her fully finished and tidied out so i can give her a full hoover and valet:d
Iain, they were a very scary purchase, but im sooooo glad i did it, cant speak highly enough of them, they go on perfectly and are just awesome!
Either those pics are in the wrong order or you've actually fitted a mk1 dash when you had the opportunity to fit a mk2? lol
Behave! Who'd do a thing like that! :wtf:
/\ Me lol MK1 exterior, MK2 interior ftw lol
looking very nice there mate, that feeling of near completion is great isn't it?
As per text earlier,great work,you have done it proud.Really pleased for you bud.
As per text earlier,great work,you have done it proud.Really pleased for you bud.
Means a lot to me that youre happy with my work bud, really appreciate comments from you :d
And Lewis, tell me about it, its so close now i can almost taste it, was an awesome feeling taking her for a blast earlier :d
Top stuff mate , really chuffed for you :)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/e9a5114b.jpg
WOOOOHHHHOOOOOOOOOO:d
And before anyone moans that its insured as '1196 cc', it is insured as a 2.0 16v and here is what the doovla have it down as....
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/d93829b7.jpg
:p
brainsnova
25-03-12, 10:07 PM
Void insurance lol thought it was a 1998cc
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG! OH MY GARD!!! its down as 1.2 lol
Novasport
25-03-12, 10:09 PM
Tut tut, lol
See my edit, Andy registered it when he had it :p
Cheers dude, like the way noone has now commented after ive proven its down as a 16v lol
See my edit, Andy registered it when he had it :p
I did indeed,DVLA beverley,easiest way to do it.Yet time again people are like ZOMFG how does i register engine?!!
I did indeed,DVLA beverley,easiest way to do it.Yet time again people are like ZOMFG how does i register engine?!!
Exactly where i did the last XE i had, bought it as a 1.2 merit and reg'd it as a valver, not worth not doing it as youre going to ****e yourself everytime you see a copper and if you get stopped youre fudged, and probably about to lose your car too:eek:
brainsnova
25-03-12, 10:28 PM
Stealth edit
happy days spud :thumb:
no get out n enjoy her :)
lmao Andy lol the hardest part is getting to the office when they are open. I'm going to have to take an afternoon off work to register mine as they don't open weekends.
I'm jealous that you've driven yours spud, Mine is still eating CV joints before it even moves lol
Stealth edit
Didnt do it for that, just saw it as an 1196 and thought ahh, best post up the dvla version of info otherwise peeps will think its down as a 1200 which it isnt lol
lmao Andy lol the hardest part is getting to the office when they are open. I'm going to have to take an afternoon off work to register mine as they don't open weekends.
I'm jealous that you've driven yours spud, Mine is still eating CV joints before it even moves lol
Saw that in your thread, i was giggling like fook when i got back, only went 500 yards down the road and back but still went really well, feels faster/revvier than it did in the cav:d
brainsnova
25-03-12, 10:36 PM
The interior looks like new :thumb:
There are a couple of marks that havent come out in the pics, so i reckon ill probably wetvac the seats before her maiden voyage, but thankyou, i adore the 'through the sunroof' pic, tilt/slide sunroofs are just win:thumb:
steviegsi
26-03-12, 06:25 PM
That's looking really well spudly. The speedlines are starting to grow on me too. :thumb:
So will it be at the nats now?!
tahir868
26-03-12, 07:33 PM
Sticker posted today mate ;)
Jeff16v
26-03-12, 09:38 PM
Getting there now Spud, when's the MOT?
Next couple of weeks definately, went and did a few small bits last night, got the rear wheel bearings nipped up and split pinned, I need the dust covers that go over the end, the caps you pack up with grease, where can I get some from as I have none?
The list of bits to do now is..
Sort coilover ride height.
Check the exhaust as it needs adjusting as it rubs near the back.
Fit horn which I've sourced from Colin.
Fit oil pressure sender (if I can remember where I put it)
Bolt check.
Clean.
MOT :d
spud, corsa b ones are the same
blue_peg_16v
27-03-12, 11:50 PM
Getting there mate needs grey door release and window winders though imo
But it didn't have grey ones as standard though silly, the black is part of the Antibes spec afaik!
Yes it is! Which for a 86/87 is good imo, as most where grey..
But it didn't have grey ones as standard though silly, the black is part of the Antibes spec afaik!
I thought the xe and speedlines only came standard on the GSI's? Still put them in/on it though :p
nova_stee
28-03-12, 06:30 PM
Am sure the dust cover doesnt fit over the rear wheel bearing cap with speedline centre caps
scott.parker
28-03-12, 06:40 PM
Am sure the dust cover doesnt fit over the rear wheel bearing cap with speedline centre caps
Correcto! the only way it "might" is if you scallop the center out the back of the Speedlines cover, and flatten the dust cover over the nut once on, but i just never ran any on my GSi when i had Speedlines.
Scott
Jeff16v
28-03-12, 07:45 PM
I drilled out the centre cap with a cone cutter, then covered with sticker. On the Astra rear disk conv the wheel bearing cover is flatter
I thought the xe and speedlines only came standard on the GSI's? Still put them in/on it though :p
lol
Pistol Pete
28-03-12, 08:41 PM
I did indeed,DVLA beverley,easiest way to do it.Yet time again people are like ZOMFG how does i register engine?!!
So true. I was actually genuinely surprised how bloody easy it was. Took me longer to drive to Bristol DVLA office than to actually sort the paperwork!
Your engine size etc never changes on the database insurance places use.
My nova still comes up as 1196cc Nova GL, its been xe'd for about 5years....
Cars looking good spud, will it be at billing?
blue_peg_16v
28-03-12, 10:41 PM
But it didn't have grey ones as standard though silly, the black is part of the Antibes spec afaik!
Never came with Sri seats either as standard mate
That I know but I'll eventually get the covers from the Antibes seats swapped, can't use pov spec seats as they lift when you slide them forwards/back and my knees hit the wheel/dash lol
And Sean, she will definately be at billing:d
scott.parker
29-03-12, 12:00 AM
Common get it finished! lol
Theres me feeling im taking tooooooooo long, Ive only had the loon since December, but i feel it should be finished already! lol
Booo, almost kicked her tonight, she doesnt run anymore :cry:
Pistol Pete
02-04-12, 09:59 PM
The fuel strikes are getting abit of a joke now....
Jeff16v
02-04-12, 10:03 PM
Booo, almost kicked her tonight, she doesnt run anymore :cry:
Going backwards? What have you Done,
Fuel pump packed in i hope, the pump started making wierd noises whilst running, so i turned the engine off and now she wont run, pump doesnt seem to be priming or doing anything, was only a fiver from the spares day last year so im guessing thats fudged due to the noises it was making!
Pistol Pete
02-04-12, 10:21 PM
At least you've got an idea of what it might be. And its an easy fix.
Aye i know, unless i listen to everyone on fb and change all my wiring about and run perm lives in and alsorts :tard:
Jeff16v
02-04-12, 10:29 PM
Aye i know, unless i listen to everyone on fb and change all my wiring about and run perm lives in and alsorts :tard:
I have one of these
http://www.fuelpumpsonline.co.uk/bosch-fuel-pump-0580254909-bmw-porsche-saab-vw-volvo-171-p.asp
which has been superseded by the one linked on the page
You can have it for free
I meant run a perm fed live from the battery as a means of testing whether it's the relay not permanent to leave on the car
Ahh I'm with you now, I'm just getting stressed as I've had the worst day ever and just want to sit in the corner and :cry:
Sorry lol
Jeff16v
02-04-12, 10:36 PM
Ahh I'm with you now, I'm just getting stressed as I've had the worst day ever and just want to sit in the corner and :cry:
Sorry lol
I'm not I'm the mood for Lol's and rolf's, lol
Don't stress mate, getting really close now.
Is it not worth slapping it across a 12v battery and seeing if it spins? Its only a 10mm to remove to from the cradle...
if it isn't working after doing what mazz says, then try tapping it with a hammer, sometimes things stick & a sharp knock (and i don't mean baxtering it) might free it up..then at least you know its the pump...
Does the F/P relay click when cranking?
Is it not worth slapping it across a 12v battery and seeing if it spins? Its only a 10mm to remove to from the cradle...
I was telling him this for most of last night as were others.
He couldnt be bothered....lol
If it was sounding like a swarm of angry bees before it died then its fubar. Im not sure what the huge discussion is about really? lol
Angry bees in components will kill anything in a car, fact. If you hear those *******s about something is about to fall off/fail. lol
Take the pump off and let the bees out, fixed :)
[edit] as a bonus, they might have left you some honey too!
Im not sure what the huge discussion is about really? lol
erm, its a car forum, what do you expect us to do?????
edit.. on second thoughts, don't answer the above question
Normally we chat **** for half a page, then the gay innuendo starts. Sometime less than half a page.
What pump setup you using? Intank?
I was telling him this for most of last night as were others.
He couldnt be bothered....lol
Wasnt that i couldnt be bothered, im just having a massively shoite week, im getting grief at work and seriously considering quitting/walking out, and then that happened, it was dark and wet so rather than fudging anything up i packed up and left it, ill bridge a wire from the battery to the pump feed at the weekend, and was also considering tapping the pump to see if it had stuck!
Adam, its an external one, dont know what its from as i got it from the spares day last year for a fiver lol
Think ill just wait till payday and buy a new one (if its that) as i shouldnt have any bother with a new one, or at least have a guarantee:thumb:
See my comment in your thread, git!
No new pumpyness for me till payday!
I did, thanks lol
what sort of pump are you using/want? and when's payday?
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