The Mk 1 E16 Twin Weber Build

[OllieKing]

Had my Nova for almost 4 years now, thought id share my story so far and update you all on my progress as I rebuild my E16se

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This is the Nova when I got it, it was my first car given to me by my Grandad.

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As you can see the car spent most of its life in his garrage.

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I undersealed the underside and fitted a pair of new shocks as the originals were shot.

[OllieKing]

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Started Adding a few extras.

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A loud exhaust

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A set of rude boy alloys

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[OllieKing]

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Brought a set of cheap ebay coilovers, Turns out you get what you pay for but still did the job.

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[OllieKing]

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After a year or so I got fed up of my wheels scraping on the arches so purchased a set of Cav Alloys and set about refurbishing them.

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The Nova with a couple of mates from uni's cars, This was about 2.5 years on and I had doubled the millage by then and rust was setting in.

[OllieKing]

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I brought a pair of 256mm calipers and discs for a bit more stopping power.

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Massive difference between the old and the new.

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Fitted. As you can see, coilovers didnt stay mint for long

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Also brought a second Nova and stripped it and sold the parts, Made a tidy profit and kept some handy spares :)

[OllieKing]

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Last summer these turned up.

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Mock up, (before anyone points out, what went on the car had a gator and bearings)

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Also Fitted a GTE Brake servo, well worth it!

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Sprayed up my new rear strut brace

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SR front and rear anitroll bars

[OllieKing]

:thumb:

[OllieKing]

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Roll Bars Fitted

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Front Strut Brace Fitted

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Also brought a set of 3 point harneses from the bay. Wont be fitted until I get some buckets.

[shed-on-wheels]

looks tidy bud not a fan of those "rude boy alloys" lol

[16v Nova Kev]

this is well nice subscribed. :D

[OllieKing]

Decided to give it a mini restoration as the rust was starting to annoy me.

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Brought a solid(ish) wing to replace the rotton original

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Then took a tub of rust eater and a grinder to the rest of the car

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A few coats of zinc primer to help protect the metal

[OllieKing]

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With the new wing in place

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Then set about fixing the doors which had also started to rot.

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Rather than buy a new pair I cut all the rust out and filled it with fibreglass

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Bondo on top did just the job!

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Found a couple of holes in the arches so i made some plates and welded them up

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A coat of high build primer

[OllieKing]

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Painted the griffin black!

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All in primer ready for some paint

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Borrowed my Dads garrage to spray it up

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[OllieKing]

I need to get some pics of the whole car as it now looks like new! really chuffed with it! saved alot of money too doing the painting my self, its by no means show condition but perfect for me

Also sneaked in to the Vauxhall herritage centre whilst i was at Vauxhall for work and found these bad boys

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to be honest most Novas on this forum are in better condition than theese, bit of a shame considering theyre part of vauxhall's history and theyre letting them rust, probaly a more accurate representaion of vauxhall tho i guess. ha

[OllieKing]

This is where I am today, Purchased a E16se on twin 40's the other day from here. Supposibly its been tested at 126bhp :)

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Came with a racing clutch and some other nice bits!

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Started stripping it, all looks sound so far!

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Took apart the altenator and cleaned it up and then sprayed it gold!

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Matt Black Cam Cover

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And this is how I left it last

Going to try and document the whole engine rebuild here as I cant seem to find any threads with a step by step of an engine rebuild

For now Peace out x

[shed-on-wheels]

looks a good job here bud subscribed :)

[OllieKing]

UPDATE!
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Port and polished my inlet manifold

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Then set about stripping the engine down

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Removed the belt and the sprockets to find that it had a kent NVO 62 cam :)

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Removed the head bolts and then took the cam carrier off

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Noticed that all of the folllowers had a small mark on them from the cam, its only a small indentation but not sure if they need replacing or not, anyone got any thoughts on the matter??

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Lifted out the lifters

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Put the lifters in a clean tub of engine oil to avoid them from draining

[OllieKing]

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Cylinder Head off

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Cleaned up and painted the Cam Carrier silver

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Everything in seperate tubs for each cylinder

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Also finished cleaing, painting, servicing and rebuilding my twin 40's :)


to be continued......

[GeorgePayne92]

Looking good buddy! look forward to seeing it with the engine in!! If you need a hand with anything give me a shout only down the road! (y)

[OllieKing]

Will do mate, Is that another new nova i see outside your house??

[Danny s-p]

subscribed

[gary_126]

Really like this!

[OllieKing]

Update of this weekends progress.
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Set about further stripping down the engine, so flipped it upside down and removed the sump.

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Removed the baffel and the oil pick up. Also found it had ARP conrod bolts fitted. Its like christmas come early!

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Also just gave the block a general clean and de coked all the pistons.

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Began rebuilding the cam carrier.

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Gave the Nova a clean so thought id throw some pics up

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[OllieKing]

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Had to pop down to Halfords to pic up a 12 point 10mm star socket to remove the conrod bolts and found this in the carpark so naturaly i parked next to the old girl.

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With the tool in hand i set about stripping the bottom end

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cracked off the bolts

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Removed the bearing caps

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Shell bearings all looked good, not too much wear but will replace anyway

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Crank journals also looked good, debating weather to get them polished.

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Pushed the pistons out

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Anyone know if these are oversize or standard??

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All labled up!

[OllieKing]

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Took all the paint off the block with a wire wheel ready to paint!

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Propper chuffed with the end result.

[Dervy]

this is turning into a really nice little car, its guna fly with that motor aswell.

[jonn]

good work, love watching engine builds!

[pie]

looks great buddy :thumb:

[shed-on-wheels]

love watching builds like this dude keep it up

[gary_126]

the block looks soooo much better painted silver! Nice work!

[OllieKing]

***MINI UPDATE***

Set about removing the vaulves this weekend ready to get the head skimmed and cleaned today
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Spring Compressor on

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Collets out, Job done, EASY!

also painted some more bits up and ordered some rebuild parts..... more to come!

[mowgli]

0.50mm oversize. or 20 thou in old money..
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you said that you were sending the head for a skim, it looked pretty good as it was, were you planning a skim for upping the compression?

[OllieKing]

I was thinking the same. It looks like its been skimmed before. think ill take it to the engine shop and get them to clean it atleast and ask for their advice, it would be nice to up the compression ratio but if it doesnt need doing i could do with saving the cash monies tbh.

[mowgli]

they will always advise you that it needs skimming.... they are in the skimming business.

this engine looks like it has been looked after. do you have any pics of the ports, to see if its been modified, as it seems odd to fit arp's without doing anything much else to it.

edit. i've just been right thru this thread.. when you come to rebuild it, compress as much oil out of the lifters as possible before fitting them. people have broken followers with lifters full of oil. what you need to do is put it all together, leave the spark plugs out, and then turn it over till the oil light goes out. then fire it up, the lifters will self fill properly then.

[OllieKing]

Thanks for the advice!
the ports have all been ported and polished and somone had done a really good job of it too! also had a racing clutch kent cam and then the twin 40's as well. hoping to make it in to the 130's when i get it on the rolling road and set up properly

[swedge]

good project thread, and do as mowgli said and get as much oil out as you can

when i stripped mine i took them all apart and cleaned them, itll tap like **** to start with but once the oil gets back in them they will be fine

[OllieKing]

**Another Mini Update**

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Got the cylinder head cleaned at St Ives Engine services. Did a top job! and all for £7

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also just did a mock up to see what it would look like

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[mowgli]

Get it built

[OllieKing]

Another Mini Update, havent been able to get much done over the weeked as Christmas shopping took priority.

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All the parts for the rebuild arrived :)

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So off with the crank

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All the caps layed out in order


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Cleaned all the seats and blew the oil holes out with the compressor

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New main bearings

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[OllieKing]

apoligies for the poor pictures

[OllieKing]

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Its been a while since I last updated although with the holidays and waiting for parts i didnt get alot done. however once these bad boys turned up work could once again commence.

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All the pistons back in the block and torqued up.

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Some instant gasket to stop any leaks.

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New gasket on

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Baffel and oil pick up on.

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Sump pan on

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New Deep Dish Wheel

[shed-on-wheels]

nice to see your cracking on bud i love this project keep up with it buddy!!

[Rickyb]

i cant belive ive only just seen this i must say your doing a good job keep it up :D
rick

[scott.parker]

That looks ace!

[faker]

Top job there fella

[OllieKing]

** Worlds Smallest Update **

First time back in the garage in months, with the weather warming up I decided to crack on. The engines almost complete, ordered a few new bits today for it such as a 4 branch sportex mainfold and a new starter motor. Cant wait to stick her in!

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[OllieKing]

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Found a picture of the new followers inplace before I bolted on the head.

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Also started making the mould for my Carbon Fiber belt cover :)

[waggygsi]

looks good buddy:) love a tuned 8v proper oldskool

[peester]

cool build, going to be a nice motor

[mowgli]

i saw this & initially thought thats one sad birthday cake lol lol
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[Iain]

ROFL belt cover birthday cake lollol

Engine build looks sweet mate.

[OllieKing]

**** UPDATE ***

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Fitted the new starter motor.

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Also had an attempt and making my carbon fibre timing belt cover, didnt come out too well tho so ill be giving it another go!

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Also my new mocal 13 row oil cooler came :)

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Fitted the new manifold

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Fitted the Sandwich plate

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Also picked these up from the bay. Fibre glass construction super comfy and like new! all for £235 came with mounts too :)

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Trial fitted the seats, only weighed 6kg, super happy with them

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Random Nova Pics!

[_Jake]

Engine looks epic, should fly! what gearbox you using?

[OllieKing]

Iv got a F13 Wide ratio but think im going to swap the final drive for the one in my F10

[Dervy]

not long now, im hoping to see some running video`s, its going to sound very nice. can`t wait to see how that cam belt cover comes out

[OllieKing]

Yep! cant wait to stick her in. wont be until after I finish my placement though (July) as I need the car as a daily until then. Just slowly collecting bits until then. Also planning on making a batch of cam belt covers and selling them on here once I get the mould right.

[Mieran]

How did you fit the seats mate?

I can see side mounts but how are they mounted to the car?

More pics and details would be great.

[OllieKing]

The seats were only resting on the OEM sub frames as i was only test fitting them. When I do fit them I will weld in two bars for the side mounts to sit on.

[OllieKing]

** Again a very small update **

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Purchased a half cage from the bay for £70, Going to spray it matt black!

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Also ordered loads of consumables such as heat shrink gromets and all my fuel lines. I also have on order all the bits to relocate my battery in to the boot, also planning on using a 6kg race battery.

[OllieKing]

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Made an Ally bracket for my battery. 5.5kgs all in

[OllieKing]

Managed to get a couple of hours in the garrage this week
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Built up my new M-tech short shift linkage, Also started spraying up the cage.

[Ash]

Possibly too late, but if you used a Kent AST cam then it's better suited (lift/duration) to carbs. The NVO cams, I believe are better for injection. I run a near identical engine, but with a Kent AST2 and seeing 105bhp and torque at the wheels on the setup run - more to come :) it equates to about 130bhp+ at the fly

Good luck with the rest of the built - looks great so far, like a trip down memory lane for me.

[OllieKing]

Thanks for the advice. At the moment I plan to run the engine as I brought it as it all seemed to work well and to save on cash too!

[OllieKing]

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/c71ca8e3.jpg

Gearbox mount on and linkage all ready to go!

[OllieKing]

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050350.jpg

Found a crafty hole in my CV Boot.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050351.jpg

So on with a new boot and a top up with grease. Simples!

[OllieKing]

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Painted the cage Matt Black

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050449.jpg
Then added some more shiny parts to the engine

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050451.jpg
Went for Bosch Super 4's Hopfully they should help with starting the engine if nothing else. Iv heard good and bad reviews however the guy behind the counter seemed to think that these would be best especilaly T40's in over fueling situations

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050454.jpg
Also found these M8 Studs with allen head caps which should make taking the manifold off a breeze

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050460.jpg
And some free engine porn (The manifold is now fully wrapped!)

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050468.jpg
Iv taken delivery of loads of shiney parts all waiting to go on. This is particually nice!


Not long now untill I no longer need the car for commuting. Counting down then days untill I can get stripping!

[OllieKing]

Finished my placement so work can now start on the Nova! Managed to get quite alot done this weeked.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050498.jpg

Made a catch tanks using a sports bottle from pound land!

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050499.jpg

Then fitted my snap off boss

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Then started to remove all the trim. Takes about 5 minutes to completly strip a Nova! Just like playing with LEGO

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About 25kg's Saved

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050504.jpg

Time to remove the sound deadening, Tricky stuff this

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050507.jpg

Using pipe freeze works a treat but at £20 a can it probaly isnt worth it as I later found that a heat gun works almost as well



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About 30 mins later

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To remove the tar I used this stuff, works a treat!

[pie]

looking good buddy :)

[OllieKing]

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Cleaned every where up and then trial fitted the cage and seats.

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Super happy with it so far. Driving position is sweet!

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050533.jpg

Then spent most of sunday removing these. propper tough these spot welds

[OllieKing]

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050534.jpg

Back from my holiday and work could once again commence

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Minty

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Engine out

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Anyone want it??

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Then the dash came out

[OllieKing]

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050594.jpg

Next job was to weld up the seams. not had much experience with welding so I got as much advice from youtube as I could. pretty pleased with the results and got full penetration so even if its not pretty it will at least offer some strength.

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Steering rack painted

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Lower arms in hammerite

[BRoadGhost]

You've a good welding action, keep it up :)

[OllieKing]

**Update**

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Fully Seam welded the inner arches and then sprayed with gravitex

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050724.jpg

A few coats of primer and seam sealer all round.

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Then the top coat went on and looks sweet! Happy with the finish considering its a home job

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Stuck the engine in at night (as you do)

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[OllieKing]

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Oil cooler and rad bolted in

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050757.jpg

Then tidied up the loom with braided sieving.

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All starting to come together now

[istf]

Very nice work!

[Benn]

Bay looks fantastic, but didn't you not paint the bay?

[OllieKing]

Bay looks fantastic, but didn't you not paint the bay?

Sorry put the pics up in a rush and didn't label them very well. The bay was fully painted in Glacier white. looks a treat now!

[OllieKing]

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Seat bars welded in. Decided to just trim the original seat fixings as they can be a tad tricky to remove without butchering the shell

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Removed the bumper irons from the bumper and fitted quick release pins. (A few kg's saved)

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050783.jpg

Engine is all wired in and almost good to go!

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Welded in some plates for the cage

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1st coat of primer

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Started to rain so I used the time to modify the steering column so it sits a tad lower.

[NOV4_SPORT]

Really liking this build mate, the engine is amazing keep up the good work

Iain

[OllieKing]

**update**

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So treated the interior to a bit of paint

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Modified bracket in place

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050796-1.jpg

Seats going in

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050806-1.jpg

Driving position is spot on

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050807-1.jpg

Harnesses bolted on

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050808-1.jpg

Underside all cleaned up

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050811-1.jpg

Rear beam good to go

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050813-1.jpg

Fuel and brake lines in

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Also the engine now starts, Tricky to get going at the moment as everything is so tight (dont think i gave the bearings enough clearance) Starts with the help of a second battery tho, hoping to get some miles on it soon and start wearing it in!

[BRoadGhost]

Sweet do you use a synchrometer?

[OllieKing]

Sweet do you use a synchrometer?


Havent used a synchrometer yet, just balanced it using a bit of tube and listening to the induction note. Can get it pretty close using this method!

[NOV4_SPORT]

Looking really good mate, really like this a lot keep it up

Iain

[OllieKing]

Havent Updated in a while. The car is now Finished! (For now) driven about 700 trouble free miles in the car and its pretty quick!

will take some more photos soon and hope to get some of it on the track in the near future.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050872.jpg

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http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1050849.jpg

Cant belive these are the only photos i have. ha

[DAVIDKEDENS]

Loved the build, looks brilliant :)

[waggygsi]

That Engine Factory bud!!bet it flys

[boffer8]

Not so sure on the battery cables being below the FPR in case of leaks :s

[OllieKing]

Not so sure on the battery cables being below the FPR in case of leaks :s

10/10 for observation! its all covered up now so shouldn't be a problem.


completed 1000 miles trouble free now. should be run in enough for some trackdays after Christmas I hope!

[Rickyb]

i love this build mate the fact youve done everythin your self. good work keep it up.

[MK999]

Your catch tank is gonna be dribbling back into the engine too, mega tidy build though :)

Right foot sounds fun I bet lol

[M.C.F.C]

you still got the sr rainbow front seats would you sell?? they looked n decent nick and i want another set for my sr thats all if so get back to me!! looks tidy aswell matey nice project

[archiebroge1]

just had a read through your hread mate awesome build.

[daverobson]

awesome build.

[OllieKing]

you still got the sr rainbow front seats would you sell?? they looked n decent nick and i want another set for my sr thats all if so get back to me!! looks tidy aswell matey nice project

Sorry Boss, sold the seats a while back.

@ MK999 - realised my catch tank would do this shortly after! shame as it looked good there

[OllieKing]

Some Nova Pics

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1013868.jpg

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http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/Olliekingnova/P1014063.jpg

[Mieran]

What size box section did you use for the seat rails mate?

[NOV4_SPORT]

Looking good matey

[OllieKing]

Next week this car will be up for sale in the for sale forum. Reluctant to sell however I just don't have the space to keep it. Will come with 12 months MOT and 5 months Tax. If interested contact me on, 07808889132.

£2000 ono

No swaps.

[Liamscott7]

Wow ! Amazing build .. inspired me to start one :)

[OllieKing]

Bump

[boffer8]

Was that at Bruntingthorpe? who did you speak to to use that and how much was it if you don't mind me asking? PM if you'd prefer :thumb: