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Jedro
09-01-12, 08:39 PM
all my cars have been on a bit of a budget but in much less than a year, my poor daily car, has went from this

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5600/dsc00004stm.jpg

to this

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8537/abcd0005hi.jpg
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2493/abcd0006vz.jpg
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6492/abcd0007q.jpg
http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/9849/abcd0008u.jpg
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9306/abcd0003ou.jpg

massive thanks to danny s p, wmnwmnwmwnmwn, gareth c, ebay and the poundstores cheap paint for all your help

any comments are welcome and im very open to suggestions/ideas as to what to do next

:)
christurboo
09-01-12, 08:53 PM
sell it and buy a nova?
therealnovaboy
09-01-12, 09:05 PM
take that monster tin down to your local recycling point. fly tippers are getting worse :roll:
Jedro
10-01-12, 08:06 AM
sell it and buy a nova?


hahaha, would love a nova one day mate but there's not many id find for that sort of budget that aren't rusted and need off road work, i dont have off road storage though


take that monster tin down to your local recycling point. fly tippers are getting worse :roll:

haha budget oil catch tank lol
Benn
10-01-12, 08:57 AM
Why does a std engine need a catch tank? Plum it back in and bin the tin can. Soz it looks sh*te.
Gareth_C
10-01-12, 09:32 AM
Why does a std engine need a catch tank? Plum it back in and bin the tin can. Soz it looks sh*te.

I may be wrong here but I don't think the vx inlet box has the means to have the breather into it. Looks nice Jed, the monster tin must his quirky little touch lol. Dont forget recycle, re-use, reduce :thumb:
Benn
10-01-12, 01:07 PM
Oh doesnt it? Id drill and tap one. Paint the one way vavles too then you dont see the white and yellow on them...
ocdstigy
10-01-12, 01:11 PM
Vx box and the monster tin i'm not a fan off,sorry
Jedro
10-01-12, 06:36 PM
the vx box was caked in black paint that had reacted and went very rough... i polished it all down and smoothed off the welds
their a good bit to have for any 14/16xe imo. really feel a difference in high revvs
gary_126
10-01-12, 10:49 PM
looks good, though i would route the throttle cable behind the box, rather than in front.
Jedro
11-01-12, 08:46 AM
looks good, though i would route the throttle cable behind the box, rather than in front.


i did this yesterday after oiling it and it was a bit too tite.... came up through the gap in the lower inlet like iv seen a few people route it.... but after when i throttled it came off too slow :(
gary_126
11-01-12, 10:42 PM
Not the best pic, but this is how i routed the cable on my last engine (goes behind the mantzel, i p-clipped it onto the std lower inlet,as theres a tapped m6 hole there anyway, then the cable curves onto the std hole on the bulkhead, which is the same place as the corsa) All bends in the cable are very gradual

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc36/GaryVaux/engineMedium.jpg
Jedro
12-01-12, 07:18 AM
that look good that. i tried going up through the 3rd gap between the ports in the lower inlet... will have another bash at it :thumb: