the mk2 flameon

[Curtoise]

hi all, i thought this was long overdue so now i have some spare time i can get on with it.

i bought the car 6 months ago and have been slowly doing stuff to it since, however with recently the ball has really started rolling and no doubt i will need help from the nova gods out there soon.

it is a 1.4i luxe plus with leccy windows and central locking as standard, when i got the car it was completely standard. and withing a week it was lowerd and had a magnex exhaust system that constantly rattled :mad:

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now on my first inspections it was a very clean car with little rust everywhere, to this day it has only given me one nast surprise that i will cover later, this was from the previous owner though :wtf:

[Curtoise]

i then set about running it around while i looked for a job and keeping it polished to fight my constant battle with the sun.

i also added a laguna splitter to the standard bumper

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i then sourced a unpainted GSI bumper to replace my pov one, and fitted a laguna splitter to that

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[pie]

look loads better with gsi bumper buddy :thumb:

[Curtoise]

i then fitted some custom rear springs to get the rear end down abit more, i did this by cutting the standard spring in half, then coiling then around each other and welded them back up so they were half the size, not the best option but it was cheap and worked.

i also fitted some fanblades in which came in white, and some gsi skirts in satin black

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/IMAG1150.jpg

i then went on a rust hunt and re undersealed the bottom on the car and attacked any rust in kurust in time for the winter, i found a nast hole in the chassis led which i soon repaired.

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when i was undersealing my car i came across this..... anyone know why this could happen ? maybe because its low or something?

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/IMAG1111-1.jpg

[pie]

looks better on the white wheels :)

[Curtoise]

the next step is to put this in over the christmas holidays:

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e16se out of connors old mk2 currently doing a h/g and a little clean up on it.

changed the clutch straight away

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and the gbox its going to be run on

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/IMAG0960.jpg

[Curtoise]

i then stripped the engine down and inspected the head, it was quite badly pitted so i had to get it skimmed and they took ALOT off so i might have to run it on super unleaded because of the extra compression.... but we will cross that bridge when i come to it.

pics of pitting:

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http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/IMAG1159.jpg



and all nicely skimmed

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/IMAG1190.jpg


i then gave it a lick of paint

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/IMAG1197.jpg

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and is all ready to do the head gasket tomorrow !

also painted my wheels in amythest, i love the colour as they look kind of purple in the sunlight :

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and that is how she sits now :thumb:

[Connor]

About time you got this up on here, done a good job of it so far, will be a lil beast with that 1.6 fitted to it.

[shed-on-wheels]

thats clean as a nun im going to be watching this....ive always had a thng about red novas lol

[7ova]

looks like you have been busy
nice work mate
stu

[Curtoise]

cheers guys, think im going to put the head on today :)

one problem i do have is with the square injector clips, i cant seem the get the fuel rain down far enough on the injectors to make the clips sit properly? i will get a pic soon

[blue_peg_16v]

Looking well curt

[scott.parker]

It looks really nice now mate, BUT i hope you have ordered some custom springs, and binned them ones you did before the kill you??!

[Curtoise]

havnt orderd custom ones yet, although that should really be on my next list ! theres a guy on here that makes some isnt there? and i think he lives close to me maybe i could take one of my home made ones to him lol.

anyway got the head on today had a nightmare with the bolts tho, two of them rounded off so i went and got some decent ones for the e16se, lesson learned not to but cheap ****e off ebay!

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/IMAG1199.jpg

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rockers and thrust pads on :

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/IMAG1202.jpg

le fini

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next step is to get a cambelt kit, dizzy seal and a thermostat.

[Nova_Tek]

Looking good mate - nice progress, no messing about, straight to work (by the looks of it :)) :thumb:

[ECO16V]

Coming along nicely mate

[gary_126]

Nice project!

[Damo]

Looks well that curt keep it up mate.