My Nova V6 Project

[seno_v6]

I've just bought a Mk2 nova merit, converted to a 2.5 V6 by powercrazy motorsport in lincoln.

Heres a list of what the nova had when i bough it:-
-Standard C25xe
-F16 box
-256 x 24 grooved discs
-astra gte calipers
-g max shocks and springs
-roose motorsport silicon hoses
-chassis strenghting kit
-14" steel wheels
-standard 1.2 exhaust with cat


My plans are:-
-Z32SE Engine
-F28 Gearbox + Quaife LSD
-stitch weld the front end
-Plain Black silicone hoses
-2.5" exhaust system
-Uprated drive shafts
-GTE Brake servo
-coilovers
-14" steel wheels with vauxhall center caps
-Standard interior
-Full body respray in china blue
-Sort out and tidy the wiring loom
-MK2 to MK1 exterior (later MK1)



To much to list, but thats the general idea!


heres a couple of pics when i first got it

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/%3Ca%20href=%22http://s1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/?action=view&current=014.jpg%22%20target=%22_blank %22%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/014.jpg%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22Photobucket%2 2%3E%3C/a%3Ehttp://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/128.jpg
http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/014.jpg


got all my mk1 bits for the front end (need a mk1 rear bumper still) just a quick test fit to see how its gonna look......gotta get that lower front valance replaced aswell soon along with the rear arches

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/017.jpg

[Balley]

Get some more pictures up dude..

[Lewis.]

looks much better with the MK1 front end :) was nice to meet you the other day mate, keep up the good work :thumb:

[BRoadGhost]

hahahhahahaaa so this is going to be a sleeping giant?

[seno_v6]

hahahhahahaaa so this is going to be a sleeping giant?

lol thats the plan mate, just a nice clean standard looking nova from the outside!

[seno_v6]

Get some more pictures up dude..

will do mate !

[seno_v6]

looks much better with the MK1 front end :) was nice to meet you the other day mate, keep up the good work :thumb:

Cheers! yeah we'll have to meet up again so i can see your nova

[Nobby]

mines brother lol!

[seno_v6]

few more pics


http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/018-1.jpghttp://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/019-1.jpghttp://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/017-1.jpghttp://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/016.jpg

[Nobby]

has it been seam welded mate?

[seno_v6]

has it been seam welded mate?

no mate, the fella i bought it off said it doesn't need it??? its just got a chassis strenghting kit atm, but i'm gonna get it all seem welded anyway

[Nobby]

hmmm i would get the seams welded up pal just to be sure like

[Jack]

Get it [stitch!] welded. It'll pull itself apart!

[Nobby]

ye stitch weld the seams ..... haha lol

[seno_v6]

yeah i'm gonna get it sorted

[honie5]

Nice to see another nova close ish to Lincoln well have a right gathering soon! Shall keep an eye on this!

[reevie1987]

pauls starting to get famous on here hes built mine aswell he needs to join lol nice to see another nova in lincolnshire loveing the sleeper look

[Balley]

There is 8 of us now.. well a few more but there gay and wont be in the gang.. So we aint doing bad tbh :)

[Lewis.]

pauls starting to get famous on here hes built mine aswell he needs to join lol nice to see another nova in lincolnshire loveing the sleeper look

No offence mate, but Paul seems like a cnut lol he swears blind a Nova doesn't need stitch welding for a V6, and takes 2 years to XE your's and forget's to paint the bay? :tard:


There is 8 of us now.. well a few more but there gay and wont be in the gang.. So we aint doing bad tbh :)

Rob will come around eventually, he's driven both of our Nova's now, so the disease will slowly eat away at him untill he has no choice but to buy one. then his life will be ruined, just like the rest of us lol

[Balley]

Agree'd with lewis on both statements

[Nobby]

lol he swears blind a Nova doesn't need stitch welding for a V6 :tard:



epic fail

[seno_v6]

Near enough stripped the whole car out apart from a few bits, lower front valance and rear arches are now welded on, balley and rob came round to help me take the engine out so its reading for wire wheeling up for stitch welding the front end and theres a little bit of plating that needs doing aswell. heres a few pics

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/024.jpg

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/025.jpg

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/028.jpg

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/012.jpg

[Balley]

Finally an update, get some photos of the Mint inside and the new arches Etc. Tis a clean shell to be fair.

[LEWI007]

Looks good mate i love reading the V6 Projects, keep us updated.

[Balley]

Looks good mate i love reading the V6 Projects, keep us updated.

You will love this then, its going 3.2 with a F28, Bang tidy!

[Dervy]

3.2 is what im going to do when i do my v6 nova, guna keep it looking standard on the outside aswell, proper sleeper.

[Balley]

Same with this. Chris wants it looking like a standard Mk1 on the outside, even keeping the steels.. Seeing his previous work I would say its going to be mint as he is a perfectionist.. Its handy for us as we live close to each other, he can do the body work I can do the mechanical side so we help each other out a lot. And if you haven't noticed we are doing the strips at the same time in the same stages bar my engine is still in as I need to make a Fannymold lol.

[Dervy]

well im hoping to see both of these at pv next year, id love a ride in the v6 :)

[Balley]

You will and there should be Lewis' Xe. Honies Xe and Cookies X16LET :) and maybe a few more :)

[seno_v6]

well im hoping to see both of these at pv next year, id love a ride in the v6 :)

If your about at pvs i'll take you down the strip in it mate

[seno_v6]

You will and there should be Lewis' Xe. Honies Xe and Cookies X16LET :) and maybe a few more :)

It'll be nice to see them all together!

[Connor]

Ahh this was the one i saw on your facebook Dan, looking forward to updates :)

[Balley]

Yes it is Connor. and I can't bloody wait tbh Chris

[honie5]

Looks good lad heard alot about this from dan! Hopefully have a good group to go to shows next year when we get my brothers loon done aswell! Keep te updates coming lad!

[seno_v6]

Looks good lad heard alot about this from dan! Hopefully have a good group to go to shows next year when we get my brothers loon done aswell! Keep te updates coming lad!

Sounds good mate i'm looking forward to it, i've seen your nova on dans facebook at the meets it looks ace!! do you have your old early mk1 front bumper still?

[Balley]

His brother has it now Chris.

[honie5]

Cheers lad! I've still got the old mk1 top bit pal my brother got the whole plough bumper dan so I've still got my old one sat in the garage I'll sell you it if you want mate? I have no use for it now!

[seno_v6]

Cheers lad! I've still got the old mk1 top bit pal my brother got the whole plough bumper dan so I've still got my old one sat in the garage I'll sell you it if you want mate? I have no use for it now!

PM'd mate !!

[seno_v6]

A few more pics

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/016-1.jpg


http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/015.jpg

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/014-1.jpg

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/013.jpg

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/012-1.jpg

[mk1novasrule]

Looks good mate! I'm honies brother by the way. Best get my loon done if you lot are cracking on haha

[Balley]

That arch looks a lot better than mine :(

[MattBrown]

I was always told the x30xe with G cams and MSD ecu was the fastest way to go with a v6?

Are the 3.2s quicker now?

[seno_v6]

I was always told the x30xe with G cams and MSD ecu was the fastest way to go with a v6?

Are the 3.2s quicker now?

Not sure mate, i was told to 3.2 with an f28 and run cav management, i dont honestly know alot about the set up you mentioned

[seno_v6]

Looks good mate! I'm honies brother by the way. Best get my loon done if you lot are cracking on haha

I've seen a few pics of your saloon, looking good mate cant wait to see them all together!!

[blue_peg_16v]

I was always told the x30xe with G cams and MSD ecu was the fastest way to go with a v6?

Are the 3.2s quicker now?

You were told wrong then mate about the ecu anyway as msd didn't do anything to the ecu the only difference to a standard Sri vectra with the Gsi were cams and a back box on the performance side anyway just as with the st200

[seno_v6]

After practising my mig skills on scrap metal, today i've decided to have ago on the nova, started to seam/stitch weld the engine bay, loads more to do but heres a couple of pics anyway

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/019-3.jpg

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/seno_v6/020-1.jpg

[Nobby]

welding looks good pal, David Dixon reckons 2.5 with 3.0 cams iirc over the 3.0, the 3.0 is for pub banter lol

[Mike]

welding looks good pal, David Dixon reckons 2.5 with 3.0 cams iirc over the 3.0, the 3.0 is for pub banter lol

All the Vectra boys rave about 3.0 cams in there 2.5 motors :/

[Nobby]

All the Vectra boys rave about 3.0 cams in there 2.5 motors :/

ye ive heard about a soo called mid range flatspot/ .... mine dont have it lol

[Mike]

ye ive heard about a soo called mid range flatspot/ .... mine dont have it lol

I reckon its BS personally as my sister had a 2.5 V6 Vectra and I couldnt notice any difference at all before/after she had 3.0 cams put in it!

[Nobby]

well mines staying standard lol its proved its worthy soo far ......

[outlaw69]

Is the 2.6 v6 sri engine any good for a corsa, sorry to jump in but i have the vectra sat here doing nothing, and i had a 2.5 v6 corsa before and loved it

thanks

[seno_v6]

welding looks good pal, David Dixon reckons 2.5 with 3.0 cams iirc over the 3.0, the 3.0 is for pub banter lol

Cheers mate, yeah i've been told the 3.0 is a bit of a dog out of the lot of them lol, i've still got my 2.5 i know its revs better than the others but i'm getting the 3.2 so i can have an engine that i dont have to push and the 3.2 are standard at roughly 210bhp so then overtime i can increase that, are you still sticking the saab v6 turbo lump in yours at some point mate?

[blue_peg_16v]

I reckon its BS personally as my sister had a 2.5 V6 Vectra and I couldnt notice any difference at all before/after she had 3.0 cams put in it!

Wasn't your sisters a Gsi tho? If so the inlet cams on the Gsi are the same as the 3.0