Spudly's 2.0 16v Antibes

[Spudly]

Right here we go, i can finally start of a project thread as i actually own my new nova and it is back home ready for work to begin.

Alot of you will know this as Andy's XE antibes and formerly Lozzie C's aswell, Andy did a sterling job of converting it to an xe from the 1.2 it was, all the bay has been prepped and had a H&H plating kit fitted, along with V6 brakes and polybushes throughout, unfortunately some prior bodgery on the oil switch allowed the switch to leave the block under some enthusiastic driving and unfortunately killed the engine, he then fitted a 2.0 8v which decided it too didnt want to be in a nova so that committed suicide aswell!

This was then removed and the car has sat in Andy's garage since about august last year!

After offering it to me for an unbelievable price which i couldnt say no to, so its with a fair bit of regret that ive decided to break my cav for it, i originally intended to use the xe from my cav into another one (the cav is very rotten underneath and had a 'friendly mot' last one it had and would never pass another one without a hell of a lot of work!

So against all ive said before about cavs not being donors, im using my SRi as one, yes i know how hypocritical this is but meh!


So anyways thanks to The_General_Chancer picking it up on his recovery truck she is now at mine (along with a nice pile of bits ive been collecting the last few weeks) and next weekend is when the cav dies and the nova will be resurrected!

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Loaded up ready for the trip home...

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And after a rinse over...

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[Spudly]

Emissions will be fine as ive fitted a cat already...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/DSC_0380.jpg

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And the unsuspecting cav...

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And although it looks nice on the outside its riddled with this...

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Ill be gutted to break the cav as i really like it and think it looks rather good after ive chucked a few nice bits at it, but needs must and Andy's Antibes is too good a car to pass up and ill need a new home for my xe soon anyways!

Comments welcomed but please keep the 'hypocrite' comments to a minimum as im genuinely gutted to kill a cav!

[Mags]

looks good mate will be keeping an eye on this

[Paul]

Hypocrite of the highest order!





















Lol looks like could be a nice car once together.

[General Baxter]

wasting his cav turbo money on another shopping car

[Connor]

Love this car, looks mint,
and a perfect donar car you have there spud ;)

[Royston]

Hypocrite of the highest order!

lol lol lol

Spud I told you the amount of grief you are going to get:d





The Antibes looks great, crack on and get it done:thumb:

[Lewis.]

Looks like a nice car matey, MK1's are full of win :) Have you any plans for it, other than the XE? lol at the cat

And poor Cav, sat there minding its own business, not knowing your going to murder it for its heart :( RIP poor Cavalier

[krobinson]

Good times!

[Paul]

Lets be honest here, the man has seen sense!

Best thing for a cav is the scrapyard in the sky! Thw XEs much better in a Nova!

[Spudly]

lol lol lol

Spud I told you the amount of grief you are going to get:d





I know im in for a proper roasting but ill fire up pictures when ive got the engine out and you will see just how rotten it actually is:cry:



Lewis, i just want the engine in and running for now as its going to be my daily, but im sure ill fettle with it in the future, Andy wanted to paint the wheels white which i think i will do, she needs a bit of tlc to the sills which is only surface rust so will be rubbed back and painted and the underneath waxoyled aswell, there is an SR/SRi blue grey interior to go in but im tempted to see if a local coachtimmers will swap the antibes cloth to the SR seats to keep the interior looking factory but i dont know for now lol

[John]

Nice, hope your keeping the styling as it is. Mk2 sr seats will be good.

[Spudly]

Lets be honest here, the man has seen sense!

Best thing for a cav is the scrapyard in the sky! Thw XEs much better in a Nova!



Unfortunately this is true of this one as its riddled with rot underneath and this nova came up cheaper than i wouldve expected and before i found another donor cav to be xe'd lol

[Lewis.]

sounds good mate, I've always liked the antibes is a strange sort of way lol would be good if you could put the antibes covers on the SR seats, supportive and original looking = win :D

[brainsnova]

The only cavs to be saved are the gsi and turbo the rest are donors lol oh and the nova looks tidy thanks Andy for saving spudly.

[Derick-Sport]

if i am correct in thinking they are 17 inch kahns on the cav please put them on the nova my cousin had a mk1 same blue with them on when i was around 12 still to this day thought it looked awesome.

[Spudly]

Yeah Rob was saying the same, he said the rarity of them these days in his opinion puts them in a similar league as a sport, i do want to refit the coachline and 'antibes' decals along the side, and im going to rebadge the boot with 'vauxhall' 'nova' and ive found a '2.0i' badge from a cav and i think ill fit the '16v' badge from my cavs boot aswell:d

[Edd]

Looks very nice

Early mk1's FTW as well

You keeping the bodywork as it is ? Looks very clean and original plus you don't see many Antibes nowadays

[Spudly]

if i am correct in thinking they are 17 inch kahns on the cav please put them on the nova my cousin had a mk1 same blue with them on when i was around 12 still to this day thought it looked awesome.



Theyre 17" khan reps actually and the wont be going anywhere near the nova as for one they look silly on anything bigger than 16's and theyre et37 so would need lots and lots of archwork so no:p

They will be for sale though:thumb:

[NOV4_SPORT]

Looking really good spudly I like this a lot


Iain

[claire6069]

i like it spudly :thumb: shame to kill the cav but i can understand why and at least its donoring to a good cause!!

i think you're defo going down the right route with getting the XE in asap and fiddling later, my original plan for the turbo was to have it done by september for trax but i've decided i want a few extra bits which will cost alot more in time and money lol

going on with the donoring jokes - the last cruise me and steve went to, some little 14 year old chav came looking at his cav and said 'thats a corsa engine' lmao i nearly died with laughter lol

[Spudly]

Aye i wish i didnt have to kill the cav but i knew it wasnt as tidy as it looked before i bought it as i know the car anyways, but for £400 i wasnt saying no lol



Lmfao @ the corsa engine comment, reminds me of when a lad at my work had been out on a night and had seen my mates vectra supertourer that we had fitted an xe to, and said i saw that vectra with the nova engine last night:tard:

[16v Nova Kev]

aw spud nice one. im proper green with envy

[peester]

tis nice, am a fan

[bmw156]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/DSC_0388.jpg

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please just fit the XE and be done with it. looks stunning in these pics.

p.s dont mk2 it please!
pps who said Cesaro's dont look good on an mk1

[kevster]

that shell is mint!!!! nice one , im going to keep my eye on this gem.

[Spudly]

Who the funk said anything about Mk2ing it, im tempted to mk2 the dash purely as its a proven fact that mk1 dashes are carcinogenic lol


But externally she is staying pretty much as she is apart from white wheels and going a bit lower:d

[Paul]

White wheels IMO, just put the XE in and no badges

[claire6069]

i love cesaros' and they're gorgeous painted in 2pac white!

bet you're itching for next weekend spud lol

[16v Nova Kev]

mk2 offs please dont its proper mk1 porn

[Derick-Sport]

Theyre 17" khan reps actually and the wont be going anywhere near the nova as for one they look silly on anything bigger than 16's and theyre et37 so would need lots and lots of archwork so no:p

They will be for sale though:thumb:


HeLLa FlUsH :p lol

[Spudly]

Thankyou all for the positive comments, i was nervous announcing killing the cav but im sure a lot of you have seen this nova before and appreciate how nice it is and why im doing it, i think i will badge it as it looks plain and bare with no badges on it, looks like there is something missing, im unsure on the 16v badge but i reckon ill use the others though, Claire big time, im going to start stripping the loom and everything out of the cav on the nights after work so its more ready for the weekend, ive got friday to monday off to crack on with it so fingers crossed:d

[bmw156]

Who the funk said anything about Mk2ing it, im tempted to mk2 the dash purely as its a proven fact that mk1 dashes are carcinogenic lol


But externally she is staying pretty much as she is apart from white wheels and going a bit lower:d

lol a mk2 dash is certainly a good move.
just with you having a mk2 before. i thought you might be trying to fill a gap. but im glad its staying mk1! looks very nice.

[General Baxter]

keep it completly mk1

[Spudly]

Nah its staying mk1 on the exterior, Andy had succeeded as he has been trying to get me into a mk1 for ages now lol

[John]

keep it completly mk1

Agreed. :)

[claire6069]

well it will be a fun weekend for you spud but will be worth it! least you have a nova to take to pvs this year - now all you need is that giant puddle again lol

[Spudly]

Lol she wont be setting foot in the mud if its a washout haha:p

[claire6069]

lol baby!!!

[Spudly]

Meh, the first job when she is back on the road will be underseal, i want her to last, she is getting on a bit now, 25 years old lol

[Edd]

Mk1 dash FTMFW :d

Proper nova dash, just take it off, use some small O rings on the mounting points and a few strips of dynamat on the back of it, job done never rattles

[Rob]

awsome end to a mint weekend :thumb: roll on next weekend when we will be taking her for a squirt under her own steam :cool: :d

[Spudly]

I might try that Edd actually as they all rattle like hell the mk things lol




Rob im hoping so but i still need to source a system for it as i didnt realise the one that was on it is now fudged:eek:


Anyone got an exhaust system for a nova kicking about they dont need lol

[Rob]

ask hendrix he might have one you could borrow or we,ll just have to tow it to deepaks ;)

[Spudly]

Lmfao i aint got the monies for a full new one just yet otherwise i would lol

[Rob]

bugger lol what about colin,worth an email ?

[Spudly]

Already asked him didnt i you gibbon:p

[16v Nova Kev]

buy a sportex system off ebanned. 2inch one for 125 posted

[Spudly]

Does you have a linky good sir, pm me it if you would pretty please:d

[16v Nova Kev]

pm'ed

i just bought one and tbh for the money cant fault it.

[Spudly]

That looks good but it says its for a 1.3/1.4, wouldnt that be too restrictive for an xe?

[16v Nova Kev]

its 2inch tho so the same bore as a std my piper system from my astra gsi was 2 inch.

[Hobbit]

Very nice :thumb: look foward to a nosey at Nats :)

edit - and ripping you about cavs being donors lol

[Southie]

Please dont put a mk2 dash in you'll spoil the whole mk1 thing and you might as well do a face lift to it while your at it, sacrilege tbh, it's a rare Antibes don't spoil it.

My mk1 dash hardly rattles at all and I've solid mounts and solid strut tops.

Shame to break the cav mate I know you love it, is the engine in good shape then?

My signature was right all along then lol

[Spudly]

Ill see how i get on with it for now tbf, engine has tappets that rattle for the first few mins but once warm they go quiet, even with 228k on the clock it pulls like a train and goes really well in the cav so i should be pretty good in the nova:d

Not too sure what im going to do for a system as i dont actually think ive got enough to buy one of those sportex ones just yet, this might be a touch of a problem actually:eek:

[w88rdy]

Spud when i converted my last one to a xe i managed to get my manifold from the xe mounted up to a 1.2 standard system, the car ran fine and was very sleeper ish at the time, even passed its mot with it lol

Im sure we can find you something to get it on the road !

[Spudly]

Lol good skills but all i have at the mo is a backbox which is in the boot and obviously my downpipe on the cav lol

[w88rdy]

i have a stainless section that runs from the front to the backbox in my garage, its a tad bent where it goes over the axle, if its anygood to you come for it and its yours mate

[Southie]

If I can help spud I will but your a long way from me and I aint good at mechanics, tea and biscuits anyone lol

[Nobby]

looking good D reg FTW!

[Bubba]

for the sake of the cav...you MUST fit the 17s! i dont want no excuses...

-_- cavkiller lol

[Dervy]

it looks proper nice spud, love the colour

[mk1nova_rich]

Looks a really nice car Spud, keep it Mk1 inside too especially with it being an Antibes :d white Cesaros are always a winner, even though they look good in silver

[steviegsi]

Love it! Especially the blue carpet!

[24sevenslacker]

thats just a blue version of mine. and rich has those shafts as my equal lenths are on now.... oh yeah

[claire6069]

still got your exhaust from CYA sat in the shed spudly if you want a quick fix?

[Mazz]

If you even think about changing that awesome interior i'm gonna b!tch slap you!!

ps buy my cheapy cheap system, ready to bolt on...

Not sure if its been mentioned but

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01415/mars_1415709c.jpg

[Balley]

for the sake of the cav...you MUST fit the 17s! i dont want no excuses...

-_- cavkiller lol

Its ok, it was a hatch after all :)


Looks great spud, very clean car tbh

[craig green]

Nice project Spudly, I'll keep an eye for more updates

Get that XE in & spank it to the limiter!

[Adam]

Nice one Spud, looks a tidy shell youve got to play with.

Sorry tho, but F LOL @ breaking the cav for it after all youve said in the past lol lol

Anyways, crack on :cool:

[Mazz]

sounds good mate, I've always liked the antibes is a strange sort of way lol would be good if you could put the antibes covers on the SR seats, supportive and original looking = win :D

tar-dar...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/mrmazz/Seats6.jpg

[Spudly]

Mazz how the hell did you do that??????




Ive sorted a 1200 carb center section from my local factors £20.37+vat, nearly choked on my tea when i asked about price and availibility on a nova exhaust and the guy on the phone said 'thats gotta be Spud hasnt it, noone else still messes with them these days round here' lol

I thought an old mate of mine (who used to be on here funnily enough) had left there a few years back haha!

[Mazz]

Its not mine (or Tinas) can't remember where i found the pic, but Tina is doing hers very similar

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/mrmazz/Tinas%20car/CIMG2138.jpg

[Spudly]

Ahh so its pick the stitching off and sew it onto the SR seats/covers job then?

[Royston]

It need an engine first :wtf:

Not got time to sort the interior decorlol

[Spudly]

Lol engine is going in at the weekend mr royston so hush:p


Going to have to use the SR/SRi front seats for now as the pov spec seat mounts life the seat and my knees hit the wheel and i cant use the clutch lol

[Royston]

Lol engine is going in at the weekend mr royston so hush:p


Going to have to use the SR/SRi front seats for now as the pov spec seat mounts life the seat and my knees hit the wheel and i cant use the clutch lol

Are you coming to visit when it's done?:thumb:

[mk1nova_rich]

Glad I'm not the only one who struggles behind the wheel of a Nova lol don't fancy bucket seats practically on the floor then?!

[brainsnova]

The nova was designed for me lol perfect fit. Engine in and running by Monday then :d

[Andy_L]

+rep for painting wheels white and not a bloody shade of black/grey.

more rep if post video of you killing Cav with a blow torch and a sledge hammer.

[Andy_L]

P.S Can't give you rep need to spread the love first.

[blue_peg_16v]

awsome end to a mint weekend :thumb: roll on next weekend when we will be taking her for a squirt under her own steam :cool: :d

please dont say rob is helping it wont see the road for years lol

[Rob]

cheeky feck lol its only my own i,m lazy with :p

[mk1nova_rich]

+rep for painting wheels white and not a bloody shade of black/grey.

more rep if post video of you killing Cav with a blow torch and a sledge hammer.

Are you Merris' cousin or sumat lol i'll rep Spud for you if I can

[blue_peg_16v]

no blow tourch or sledgy will be used as the shell is going to another member on here

[Spudly]

Well just been to Joffs to pick up his engine crane (cheers dude its now safely in my shed) ive sorted an exhaust, just need to go find an alt belt and possibly some fuel line just in case and i think im about ready to go:eek:


And there will not be any smashy smashy/blowtorcheryness of the cav thankyou please, its bad enough im raping it, ill be keeping the bumpers and skirts from the cav so ill post pics of the crustyness that lies beneath:cry:

[Benn]

I'm liking that. Get it lowered and get the xe in and you'll be laughing all the way.

[Pistol Pete]

Fair play for sucking your teeth in and cracking on Spud. I know you like your Cavs alot.

Looks like the engine is going into a good home though. Look forward to updates. Good to see a fellow members car staying in the club aswell.

[Spudly]

I'm liking that. Get it lowered and get the xe in and you'll be laughing all the way.



Thats the intention bud, got some blue FK's for up front, and some nice wickle rears aswell, will be low but not silly low though as i want her to handle:thumb:




Fair play for sucking your teeth in and cracking on Spud. I know you like your Cavs alot.


Tell me about it bud, i knew i was going to get a slating for being a hipocrite but ive said for a while the cav has terminal rot and although i did want to use the engine in another cav, i just couldnt refuse Andy's nova, seems almost like fate, i pick up an xe cav for £400 six months ago, run it daily and do the belts and waterpump and such, get to know its nice and reliable, then once ive got some money saved, up pops Andy's antibes for just the amount of money ive got, and along the way ive realised just how bad the cav actually is lol

[Southie]

Glad things are working out quickly for you on this, should be a decent motor when the xe's in.

Are you getting Antibes decals back on it then?

[Spudly]

Yeah man i cant wait, ive driven this one once before and was giggling like a little kid haha, i want to try and source the original coachlines and decals i reckon, apart from the wheels and lowering i want it to look as factory as possible:d

[AndyGTE95]

that is a lovely looking nova mate
will make a great project ,the color is really nice :d

i love cesaro wheels ,i would like a set for my GTE

mk 1's FTW !!:thumb:

[hendrix]

ive sorted an exhaust
Cheers for letting me know you goon :wtf: lol

Looks good anyway mate, sorry I'm away working on my own this weekend otherwise I'd have come lent a hand.

Just remind Rob to come get my castle nut socket if you haven't got one

[Spudly]

Cheers for letting me know you goon :wtf: lol

Looks good anyway mate, sorry I'm away working on my own this weekend otherwise I'd have come lent a hand.

Just remind Rob to come get my castle nut socket if you haven't got one




You know now:p


lol



Not to worry while youre mincing we will be err, mincing and drinking bow/beer lol



Yes please i will do as i dont think ive got one of those cheers bud:thumb:

[mk1nova_rich]

Are you keeping the clear indicators? I'm usually against clears on a Mk1 but I prefer them on this one :thumb:

[Spudly]

Not sure on that one as Rob made me buy some brand new amber ones at the spares day so ill no doubt be trying them on to see what i think lol


Also thinking dealersport mudflaps aswell:d

[hendrix]

mincing ftw.
I'll dig it out my now tidy garage :)

[Spudly]

Your garage is tidy, wtf that looked like a bomb had gone off last time i was there, but then again youd not long been in tbf lol

Cheers though man tis appreciated:thumb:

[hendrix]

I figured it was time to get it sorted out. Spent 7 hours yesterday lol. Sparky is coming and sorting out the rest of the electrics this week too

[John]

Mudflaps will look naff imho :P However i do like the idea of re-fitting the decals.

[pie]

looks good spud :thumb:

shame the cavy is rotten

[Novasport]

+ rep required ;).....

http://www.graphicshackuk.com/product/Vauxhall_Antibes_Decal_Stickers_Vaux1ds

You need them altering to red & white for yours

[Edd]

^^ nice find Rich

Mud flaps look ok IMO and certainly protect the lower edges of front wings, if it were me I'd fit some

[Mcgowan]

Spud give me a shout when you get round to takin the engine outta the cav and i'll bring a stillie - It'll be miles faster!!!lol haha

[mk1nova_rich]

You gona bring him an engine lift on the back of your saloon too?!! Nutter lol lol

[Spudly]

Ali you can sod off with a stihl saw cos youre just plain dangerous lol



Doing it on friday so youre welcome to come round if youre still unemployed (doley:p)


Cheers Rich youre a star, have 119 points of lovely +rep:d

[Royston]

Is it finished yet.........




you being fuelled with all this enthusiasmlol

[Spudly]

Lol ill be stripping the cav first thing friday morning so pics and updates will be up then, im getting excited/nervous about this as ive only ever actually done two engine swaps before, although one was an xe, but it was into a vectra lol

[mk1nova_rich]

Shouldn't be too bad a swap as it was previously an XE wernt it?!

[Spudly]

Aye it was indeedy and is already logbooked as once too which is a bonus as i wont need to mess about with that:d

[brainsnova]

Im not sure if you've already said but have you got shafts lined up.

[Spudly]

Yes, theyre sat in the entry next to my coilovers, and my mount kit is in my room along with my rear adjustable springs and a few other bits and pieces:d

[brainsnova]

Good times should be a fast straightforward conversion.

[Spudly]

Good times should be a fast straightforward conversion.



Uh oh, now youve jinxed it lol



I cant see there being any problems tbf as ive got the full cav next to the nova should i forget anything from it, and blue_peg is coming over to lend a hand aswell and he has done more xe swaps than he can probably remember so even if the wiring is an issue i cant see there being any problems:thumb:

[Mcgowan]

[quote=Spudly]Ali you can sod off with a stihl saw cos youre just plain dangerous lol



Doing it on friday so youre welcome to come round if youre still unemployed (doley:p)


I know but it'll be fun!!haha:d

And f*ck you i obviously will be so i might!!ha

[davidfox280585]

may pop over with rich spud give you's an hand if im not working if ya like?

[Mcgowan]

may pop over with rich spud give you's an hand if im not working if ya like?

Do you think spud would be annoyed if we had a PNG outing at his on friday!!??lol

[davidfox280585]

Do you think spud would be annoyed if we had a PNG outing at his on friday!!??lol
Many hands make light work

[Mcgowan]

Many hands make light work

Ah but too many cooks spoil the broth!!!hahahahaha

[Plug]

cracking shell you have there spud :thumb:

Should all be good with the engine in, fingers crossed for you its a smooth operation :p

[Spudly]

Lol at you David and Ali, youre welcome to come aswell David but i dont think Rich is coming till sat, Ali get ya lazy ass round lol

[maddogdaz666]

sounds like youve got a fun weekend ahead! Im a tad jelous and want to come too :( lol, but i think the general baxter is coming up to look at my car so ill stay well clear lol

[Damo]

looks well spud good luck with the conversion mate.

[scott.parker]

First off dam nice shell, shame Andy had to part with it, but least your doing the right thing, shame the cav has to die, but you gotta see the funny side on that one! lol

I got my GSi system bogged to a xe manifold till i could buy a custom one worked OK, but you feel the restriction if you try boot it..

And as for wheels, i say MO's and SR rep it!

Scott

[Southie]

Any sizes yet mate? ;)

[Spudly]

Cheers Scott, i intend to get a proper system made for it as soon as my funds allow but for now i just need it in and running as i dont have a car now lol


Aye i know its ironic about the cav but she really is rotten, i didnt quite realise just how gutted Andy was to let her go in all fairness and i feel really bad about it now tbh:cry:

Southie not as yet still searching!

[brainsnova]

I wanted to help too but I'm too far away and probs not welcome anyways lol

[Tony M]

The Nova looks really nice Spud, shame about the Cav though. I want to see more pics lol

[Hobbit]

ffs, 13 pages of chit chat., stop mincing about and get the ferking thing built! :p

[Tony M]

ffs, 13 pages of chit chat., stop mincing about and get the ferking thing built! :p

+Rep lol

[Spudly]

ffs, 13 pages of chit chat., stop mincing about and get the ferking thing built! :p



I will, on friday like i keep saying so shut up fool:p

[Hobbit]

bite me!

14 pages now! :roll: lol

[John]

ffs, 13 pages of chit chat., stop mincing about and get the ferking thing built! :p

lol lol +1

[Derick-Sport]

I will, on friday like i keep saying so shut up fool:p

THIS, like a WI ktchen in here with all the chin wagging lol

[Andy]

14 pages and youve not even struck a bat!!
Utter spam

Reported!!

[scott.parker]

Just a thought, will the cav seats go in easy enough?

[Edd]

^^^^^ :eek: nooooo don't do it lol standard Antibes interior FTW

[scott.parker]

Could pick an re stitch antibes covers onto them, save getting some more gte gsi sr seats to do it to?

[NOV4_SPORT]

Recovered sr/gte spec seats with the antibes material would look well good spudly.

iain

[Andy]

Could pick an re stitch antibes covers onto them, save getting some more gte gsi sr seats to do it to?
He has some blue sri interior i included with it

[scott.parker]

He has some blue sri interior i included with it

Dude you must of been mad, or I'm guessing it was necessity to get rid.
Shame, such a nice car.

[brainsnova]

Can someone nip along and rip the engine out the cav so there's some progress. The weekend was too much of a wait, I like to get stuck in straightaway no matter what time.

[Andy]

Dude you must of been mad, or I'm guessing it was necessity to get rid.
Shame, such a nice car.
It was a necessity aye,as i needed some money to push my business further and obviously couldnt afford to finish the nova this year so it kinda happened at the right time,i only offered it to spud,it was never going "up for sale" if that makes sense.

[scott.parker]

It does mate, will you buy another again, or that you out for good now?

[Andy]

It does mate, will you buy another again, or that you out for good now?
LOL i said no more for good but i think we both know its BS lol
As and when funds allow ive promised myself a Fiesta turbo

[scott.parker]

LOL i said no more for good but i think we both know its BS lol
As and when funds allow ive promised myself a Fiesta turbo

MK3?? oh i hope not, lol there worse then novas! lol

[Mcgowan]

Andrew that is a delightful bicycle in your avatar, Is it perchance a singer gazzelle????!

[Spudly]

Lmfao @ you Ali, what time you round tomorrow then biatch and properly lol @ gazelle hahahahahaha!

[Mcgowan]

Lmfao @ you Ali, what time you round tomorrow then biatch and properly lol @ gazelle hahahahahaha!

Haha errrrrrrr dunnoo text me when your startin an i may bosch around the town to yours!lol

[Spudly]

In mornin mate just turn up we will be on it all day!

[Plug]

im free tomorrow to lend a hand, who's taxing haha

Good luck tomorrow and fingers crossed weather stays sweet

[Southie]

Sizes mr potato head?

[mk1nova_rich]

Is this engine in yet or what? lol hope to see some actual progress later today :thumb:

[Plug]

yea spud off facebook and get that cav stripped lol

[Spudly]

Update as promised......



Woke up this morning to find it was chucking it down, great start there then!

Went and did a few bits of shopping (exhaust and alt belt and a few other bits) got back home had a brew and minced about for a bit and finally cracked on at about 1pm!!


So after a bit more mincing we cracked on, and started stripping the bay and loom out, and found some nice rusty bits that were hiding behind some smoke grey covered seam sealer, this car definately shouldnt have passed an mot three months ago.....


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110401-00085.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110401-00086.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110401-00087.jpg

Rust anyone..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110401-00088.jpg

Hmm, half the battery tray and inner chassis leg were stuck to the bottom of the battery and there was masking tape and alsorts in there...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110401-00089.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110401-00090.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110401-00091.jpg

Ans after getting to this stage we found that the bolts on the mount for the equal length shaft were rounded and we couldnt get the shaft out we were stuck and Ali (Mcgowan) spent ages trying to disassemble the cv joint (we had tried to remove the subfram and snapped three ratchets in the process) we have to chop part of the exhaust downpipe off (as the manifold nuts are rounded) and spent ages getting annoyed with the damn thing, no grinder so we chopped the slam panel of with tinsnips, which was really easy as it was rotted through!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110401-00092.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110401-00093.jpg

Then found a huge clump of seam sealer hiding this...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110401-00094.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110401-00095.jpg

And after another trip to halfords (trade card ftw) we had this...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110401-00097.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110401-00098.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110401-00099.jpg

And a dead cav...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110401-00100.jpg

Got to remove the bottom pulley and swap it over for my single v one, and somehow get the equal lenght shaft mount off in the morning then it can be dropped into the nova bay amd we can crack on with the wiring!!

[blue_peg_16v]

is colin still having the shell?

[Mazz]

Mince tas-tic!

[Spudly]

Aye he is indeed Rich, btw what time you coming tomorrow?

[Edd]

Nice afternoons work !

That F20 needs a clean tho lol

[Southie]

Is this rotbox not running yet, you slacker lol

[scott.parker]

Oh dear god! i cant believe how bad some of that rot is mate, shame "looked" good...

I say break the rest of the cav and get some dosh back..

Scott

[The_General_Chancer]

clap clap clap clap woop woop 6 hours to take a cavvy engine out??? 4 spent taking photos PHAILlol

At this rate the thread will be 97 pages long :tard:

[Spudly]

Rich, feck off ya git lol



Scott tell me about it, i knew/know it has bad car cancer but i was rather shocked to find that section of outer chassis leg was held on entirely by the seam sealer, the cross member is as bad aswell:eek:

[mk1nova_rich]

Good progress....can you not weld a bolt head onto the rounded off bolts or is there no access to a welder? Failing that try grinding some new flat edges on the heads and use a smaller socket/spanner. I don't know what size they are so don't know if they are big enough to try it but just a suggestion :)

[joff-turbo-nova]

Spud,

Good to see my engine crane getting some proper use instead of collecting dust in the corner !

That seems a bodgetastic Cav you had there. Shame as it looked quite nice until you started poking about a bit :eek: :eek:

If you need any help with the wiring let me know.

Joff

[mk1nova_rich]

Or just grind the heads off completely, then at least you can knock the bracket off for now....unless you are planning to run equal length shafts then you don't need to get the rest of the bolts out

[Andy]

Who the fukk MOT'd that??

[steviegsi]

My money is on this chap...

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l204/twiggytwiggy777/A-18956-10998236881.jpg

[General Baxter]

Who the fukk MOT'd that??

mates rates lol

[Ernie]

dead cav woop woop....

[General Baxter]

thank god it was a crappy xe in that engine bay, if it was a TD or V6 the torque would have pulled the front end off lmao lol

[Andy]

Thank god another dangerous pile of sh1t is off the road.

[General Baxter]

problem is, there will be another one soon :p

[Jeff16v]

Looks like the cav was held together with 16v badges, I wouldn't even want to crash that into a bouncy castlelol

[Royston]

Is it finished yetlol

Sounds as if the cav was that rotten you could have just lifted the engine out.........was it held in with seam sealerlol

[Spudly]

Who the fukk MOT'd that??



Some guy by the name of 'Boidol' in scunny, least thats the name on the mot sheet, i had a fair idea it wasnt as good as it looked when i bought it but i didnt realise just how bad tbh!


Going to grind off the bracket for the equal mount as my mate dropped off a grinder last night for me, so quick trip out for some white spirit to clean the box and a few other areas up after the morning coffee and its on with the show:thumb:


Joff you might get a phonecall later on so dont turn your mobile off lol





Looks like the cav was held together with 16v badges, I wouldn't even want to crash that into a bouncy castlelol




Funny you should say that, ill post a picture of the drivers door as i pinged the badges off and there is a rotten hole through into the door behind where the 'S' once was:eek:

[Pancho]

try to find b1 solvent, cleans engines far better.

[Plug]

a day of work and its not running :( spud what are you doing lol

Nice weather down here today so fingers crossed its the same up there for you lot,

[scott.parker]

Bit over cast in the mids at the mo...lol

[Plug]

arhh hopefully the rain holds off thou,

Bright summers day down in the south but then again my cars in a garage so it dont matter :p

Better get ready and get down there i suppose before the day goes

[scott.parker]

Yep same here! seams there will be updates all round lol

[dj_wudgey]

nice to see youve got another nova spud!! looks pretty tidy aswell!

[craig green]

Any mincing?

[Southie]

No updates :( boooooooooooooo

[Royston]

While you have been messing around stripping a shed, I've been building onelol lol lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/IMG00184-20110402-1913.jpg

[novalicous]

looks like some good progress there spudders

if you want some extra hands drop me a test

[Spudly]

Sod you all, update time :p




Right as you know we left it last night with two cars with empty engine bays, and an engine covered in plastic sheeting and half a roll of duct tape just to keep it on....



This morning i went to my mates garage to procure a tin of penetration oil which he gave me cos he is ace, and he lent me this.....


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110402-00102.jpg

For the bottom pulley, which came off in seconds and was swiftly swapped for the machined down v pulley which Lee kindly sent me last week!
(after we had figured out that it will only line up a certain way that is, yet another thing we didnt know about on xe conversions)

So after taking back the battery gun and scoring some gunk from hellfrauds as Edd told me a few pages back i needed to degrease the engine a bit, we had this..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110402-00103.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110402-00104.jpg

And not long after we had this..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110402-00105.jpg

Oh and for all of thise who say an SFI box wont fit:p

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110402-00106.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110402-00107.jpg

And started to run into problems after this as the bolts for my old alternator are too long for the smaller bracket i have so i need two smaller bolts for that, and i also need an adjuster and bracket possibly from a smallblock 8v engine if anyone has any suggestions as to what to use for this here..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110402-00108.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/IMG-20110402-00109.jpg



But the engine is in and bolted, gear linkage is lined up and done, coilovers are on but need the top bolt sliding out a touch to bring the tyre off the spring platform and correct my massive negative camber, just the start and charge loom to wire up (once ive sorted and mounted the alt) and Andy is coming round tomorrow to point me in the right direction wiring-wise.

I think we havent done too bad in all fairness as we have run into a lot of problems and managed to finally get round them, but there is still lots to come over the next few days but thats it for day number two!

[Connor]

Good work Mr spudly. Nice to see you cracking on

[maddogdaz666]

I think they look much better with the sfi boxes :) have some rep!

[Spudly]

I think they look much better with the sfi boxes :) have some rep!



So do i, ive been loaned a pooer cap to use with it, but i was well happy when id come back from grabbing a beer (celebrating finally getting the two bolts in the back mount) and found Rob had squeezed the box on, soooo much more factory i think:d

[bmw156]

full on win. love it.

keep up the good work.

[maddogdaz666]

So do i, ive been loaned a pooer cap to use with it, but i was well happy when id come back from grabbing a beer (celebrating finally getting the two bolts in the back mount) and found Rob had squeezed the box on, soooo much more factory i think:d

my last one(the yellow one i sold to sloth) still had the sfi box on but was trimmed a little at the back, how come yours fits? is the bulkhead bent back to accomodate it? or were my mounts fecked:roll:

[General Baxter]

theres two types of sfi box

[Southie]

Tidy mr Spudders, keep the sfi box and get the plug cover sprayed Antibes blue, when it's running youll love this car :)

[Spudly]

my last one(the yellow one i sold to sloth) still had the sfi box on but was trimmed a little at the back, how come yours fits? is the bulkhead bent back to accomodate it? or were my mounts fecked:roll:



I spoke to Andy tonight and he said he did push the firewall back to weld the mounts on the strut tops so it might not quite be where the factory intended it to be, it does need the firewall pushing about four or five mil when you push the box home but it fits a treat and looks ten times better than a powercap imo:d




theres two types of sfi box



Yup and mines the later one and is less likely to fit as it bulges more on the back:p




Cheers mr South im getting well giddy about being further along than i was with an empty shell lol

[Damo]

Top work spud yea i prefer the factory look of the XE tbh mine runs the later SFI box too and i had to push the firewall back a little to accom.

[Southie]

Well a flintstones Nova would've been good mpg but the xe will be better lol

[Spudly]

Hopefully she will do well as a daily, i cant wait to get the last odds and sods and get her fully finished, Spudly is an excited little bunny lol

[Mike]

Well done son, I been busy with mine somewhat today aswell lol

[mowgli]

While you have been messing around stripping a shed, I've been building onelol lol lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/IMG00184-20110402-1913.jpg

are you planning to invite pamela anderson round or something????

[Spudly]

Well done son, I been busy with mine somewhat today aswell lol




Cheers Mike it feels good to be recieving praise from seasoned vets such as yourself, although ive been around here quite some time, its actually my first build/conversion so hearing im doing well is spurring me on no end:thumb:

[Mike]

Cheers Mike it feels good to be recieving praise from seasoned vets such as yourself, although ive been around here quite some time, its actually my first build/conversion so hearing im doing well is spurring me on no end:thumb:

Ive been called many things in 25 years but never a seasoned vet lol lol lol

You had a really good starting point though so I suppose thats awesome for upkeep of morale etc.

[Spudly]

Lol well youve been here a while longer than i have and have more than just nova builds under your belt so it seems fitting lol

[mowgli]

mike just leaves them on his drive & then sells them to passing pikeys.....lol

[Mike]

Lol well youve been here a while longer than i have and have more than just nova builds under your belt so it seems fitting lol

lol lol getting all emotional are we Spudders :p :cry: lol

I suppose I better update Got Bored with the last 2 months or so of shenanigans then lol


mike just leaves them on his drive & then sells them to passing pikeys.....lol

That is so close to truth you wouldnt even believe it lol lol lol

[Spudly]

Nah not quite honest lol


Cool get your updates on then, you do have an engine now dont you......?

[Mike]

you do have an engine now dont you......?

FLOL dont be daft man lol have nearly everything but lol

[Spudly]

Hmmmmm, lol




And here is me concentrating on getting an 'engine' in my nova and getting it running, 'got bored' has been built and is ready to go on show, only one minor ingredient missing, oh aye thats it, an engine but thats cool cos thats how 'oi rowl' lol

[Mike]

Hmm well ok maybe I am missing one little integral thing then lol

[Spudly]

Nah you be right man, noone will notice, its fine:thumb:

[mk1nova_rich]

Have you got your radiator in yet Spud? Looks like it will be a squeeze!! lol

Starting to look the business now, keep it up :thumb:

[Spudly]

No the rad aint in yet, thats next job tomorrow, need to get my head round the wiring first tbf, and i reckon the way we went in with the engine the rad wouldve been destroyed if it was there first lol

Cant thank Rob enough for his help last couple of days:d

[Adam]

Good to see the engine in!
Fook that cav was rotten, looked tidy too.

Get the adjustable slider thing for the alternator, just bolts onto the inlet. (sorry if someones already said)

Wirings the easy bit lol

[Spudly]

Good to see the engine in!
Fook that cav was rotten, looked tidy too.



Now you see why i decided to break it, wasnt quite being as hypocritical as people thought lol



Think im halfway there as ive found the adjuster bar thing on Andys old alt which i had in my room, just need the rubber bushes that go into it and a 13mm bolt:d

[mk1nova_rich]

I heard you mention smallblock alternator parts...if its 8 valve you need got all the brackets and bolts here for price of postage

[Adam]

Small block bits wont fit, theres nothing bolt it to.

[Spudly]

Cheers Adam wasnt sure on that one, i have found the metal arm for the adjuster though, just need the rubber bushes for it now and a 13mm bolt:thumb:

[Adam]

Sound

[joff-turbo-nova]

I spoke to Andy tonight and he said he did push the firewall back to weld the mounts on the strut tops so it might not quite be where the factory intended it to be, it does need the firewall pushing about four or five mil when you push the box home but it fits a treat and looks ten times better than a powercap imo:d



Spud,


Cracking on at a fair pace :thumb:


You may want to push the firewall back a bit further as the XE rocks a fair bit on acceleration and deceleration and it will either a) rub the paint off the firewall creating a rust patch , b) rub a hole in the SFi box or c) both a) & b) :confused:

Have you got an earlier non dispack alternator bracket, that should fit without problems. I'll have a look in my box of bits to see if I have a spare one.



Edit - looks like you've found one now!
Joff

[Spudly]

I think ill give it a shove, see if i cant push it clear, but if you have one in your spares box it would be appreciated Joff as ive not got the rubber bush in mine so i still need to source one!

[MattBrown]

If you can't find a rubber bush, a 12mm 3/8 inch socket fits iirc.

Bit pikey, but will work untill you find one.

[Spudly]

Illl look into that tomorrow, cheers Matt, it aint pikey if it works and cant be seen lol

[scott.parker]

Good progress spudly...

Looks really nice in there mate, nice to see you cracking on with a Nova tbf, and one thing i will say like joffs said, you will need to do more if keeping the sfi box, if you have not already i would tiger seal the chassis/gearbox mounts up as the XE will move loads, mine did on my Silky GSi and it split the sfi box clean open, so i just got a power crap in the end!

Keep on it though mate.

Scott

[blue_peg_16v]

You mincer get it finished lol

Seriously though give us a call later if it ain't running and I'll come over

[Spudly]

Small update again today, Andy came round and sorted the wiring so fingers crossed thats now sorted, just need to connect the switched live in the bay to the coil feed and run an earth strap onto the gearbox as the cav didnt have one and once ive sorted two short bolts on the alternator ill connect up the start charge loom and it should be ready to turn over:thumb:

Did a few little jobs as when Lozzie C had it she managed to break the drivers door lock after locking her keys in it iirc, so the drivers lock was all bent in and mangled, so i disassembled an old lock i had in my toolbox and prised off the metal cover and replaced that, reconnected the linkage so the lock oprerates again, and somewhere along the way it had a quarter glass replaced with a clear one so i swapped that for a proper bronze one that Andy had supplied with the car, and i made a start on fitting the SR/SRi interior (didnt punch winder holes in the electric window doorcards that Andy gave me as i randomly had a pair i think from my old flair) so got the drivers doorcard replaced and the drivers seat fitted, then it started rumbling with thunder so i decided to pack up and timed it right as it threw it down just as i walked in the door lol


Anyways after my essy, some piccies......

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/DSC_0027.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/DSC_0028.jpg

My dad swiped a pic or three of me whilst fiddling with the lock cover..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/DSC_0029.jpg

Mog making herself at home on the Antibes drivers seat..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/DSC_0030.jpg

Doorcard done and drivers seat in..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/DSC_0031.jpg

Bronze quarter glass refitted although it has another cars reg etched..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/DSC_0033.jpg

And a last couple of the bay in daylight and on a proper camera too..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/DSC_0034.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Nova%20Antibes/DSC_0035.jpg

[Cle]

That looks nice, Really like that shade of blue.

[General Baxter]

i hope your moving that fuel pump, fail boy lol

[scott.parker]

Looks like its almost done! Spud you shead a few pounds?

[Spudly]

Look at the last two pics Baxter you silly boy, it was only sat on the rocker cover, its going on the correct GTE/GSi chassis leg mount:p


Cheers Cle i cant wait to get it on the road so i can get it cleaned up and valeted properly:thumb:




Err i wish i had Scott, you just cant see me through the quarter lol

[General Baxter]

why does it look on the piss in that last photo, i hate photos taken on the piss, makes everything look wonky lol

[rich.h44]

Looking good mr Spudly carnt wait to see it finished!

[Spudly]

why does it look on the piss in that last photo, i hate photos taken on the piss, makes everything look wonky lol



Probably cos the rear is still on the 30mm springs and the front is about -70mm on the coilovers lol



Cheers Rich, managed to mince away on mine own totoday:d

[Edd]

The more pics you post the more or a minter it looks

Looks like you've done a really good jod putting the xe in as well

SRI interior looks good too

Nice work all round

[bainyboy sr]

looking good mate your not hanging about there eh

[24sevenslacker]

looks good spud. are u gonna give the bumpers a clean up or spray them? if u are iv got some paint left over i think what u can have, which is more or less a colour match? just let me know

[Spudly]

Cheers for the positive comments guys, hopefully ill have the rest of the interior fitted tomorrow and have the pump mounted up and ready for the lines to be extended to it.

Ill just give the bumpers a good regualr going over with bumper gel once she is finished Tommy, she will all be shinied up once she is finished and ready to play out, but cheers for the offer though:thumb:

[General Baxter]

Cheers for the positive comments guys

i do try, i wernt very happy today lol

[Hobbit]

Looking good monkey boy.

[Spudly]

Looking good monkey boy.



How very rude, you mean little hobbit you:eek:

[blue_peg_16v]

getting there matey

[Spudly]

Aye few bits and bobs now but the list is getting shorter now:d

[Lewis.]

looking good spud :thumb: I cannot belive how rotten the cav was! :eek: I'm surprised it didn't just fall to bits

[Paul]

Good work Mr Cav Killer, nearly there now!

Impressive turn-around seeing as its one of your first conversions

[Spudly]

Aye its quite shocking how bad it was underneath, its tempting to get vosa to come and have a look at it, getting a bent mot is one thing on your own car and you know whats wrong, but getting a bent mot for the purpose of selling it on to someone who doesnt have any idea is just dangerous, its lucky i knew it wasnt as clean as it looked before i bought it really but still i didnt know it was that bad!

[Balley]

Shell looks a beut spud, keep up the good work pal.

[Lewis.]

Aye its quite shocking how bad it was underneath, its tempting to get vosa to come and have a look at it, getting a bent mot is one thing on your own car and you know whats wrong, but getting a bent mot for the purpose of selling it on to someone who doesnt have any idea is just dangerous, its lucky i knew it wasnt as clean as it looked before i bought it really but still i didnt know it was that bad!

you have 3 months from the date of test to appeal for corrosion related issued. but the fact yu have stripped it is a problem though, as when you call vosa they want to inspect it on the original test stations ramp. the fact its now scrap means they cant really do owt

[Lewis.]

fooking double post

[Spudly]

Impressive turn-around seeing as its one of your first conversions



Its actually my first conversion, ive assisted Rob swap a 1200 carb to a 1400 carb, and helped a mate do the donkey work on dropping an xe into a vectra but ive never done one myself:d

[mowgli]

so spud... i'm gathering that you have been either making tea, or nipping to the spar for more hobnobs....and other people are doing the work....any truth in this allegation???

[Spudly]

Errr, me and Rob were drinking monster or coffee, and there isnt a spar near me and i dont like hobnobs, what makes you say that?