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helloooo ladies and gents names mikey and i'm from birmingham just brought me a nova so thought i would join up and have a nose about. a little about the car.
F reg mk1 nova hatch
fully seam welded engine bay with coil pack c20xe fitted
lowerd on bilstein shocks and springs
astra fan blade alloys
thats about it realie here are a few pics of the car hope to make a few changes over the next couple of months. veiws and oppinions welcome.
mike.
http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af206/ccm640/novaside.jpg
http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af206/ccm640/novafront.jpg
http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af206/ccm640/novaengine.jpg
http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af206/ccm640/novacorner.jpg
http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af206/ccm640/novaback.jpg
will add more better pics when have a nice day
turbojolt
02-05-12, 07:44 PM
Looks smart mate welcome
Looks like a nice motor mate! :)
welcome to png buddy :)
aint that ste porters old one?
cheers thanks for the coments
Ahh i thought i recognised that car from the first pic, thats an ex-members car, was a Lincolnshire car most if not all of its life iirc, it had a GTE reshelled into it and was then bought by Ste Porter on here, it was his mrs car (also a member) and they had engine bother with it so Ste xe'd it, will be well built and a strong one im sure as Ste is a bit of a perfectionist to say the least lol
Welcome to the nuthouse by the way, thought you may appreciate some info on your cars history (thats if you didnt already know it:d)
hi pie i aint got a clue mate i brought it from a lad local to me called dave
hi pie i aint got a clue mate i brought it from a lad local to me called dave
See my reply above yours bud^^^^ :thumb:
turbojolt
02-05-12, 08:09 PM
It was on pistonheads a whill back now I think
ha thanks for the reply then lads nice to know it was built by sombody on here. to be honnest i could tell sobody had spent time on it when i went to look at it as i was pleasently surprised how good the condition of it was
sparkie1401
02-05-12, 08:12 PM
very nice and welcome
anyone got an idea if there is a build thread for the car?
I dont think there is an actual thread for it, Porter just seems to bung all of his stuff into his one thread, ill have a spy and see if i can find it for you:d
Welcome to the forum buddy, lovely wee car.
And as stated already, will be a good well built car.
So enjoy it :)
thanks spudly would be very appreciated matey. and pete i will do mate feels great to drive feels very firm and precise and engine pulls like a train. going to give it a good service the week end and maybe fit some 288's to it then next thing on my list is to register it as a 2.0 as still down as being a 1.2 at the minute just waiting for the logbook back i should be the 5th owner
Had a spy and there werent any build pics in his thread unfortunately, ill message him and tell him its about time he made his three monthly appearance on here and point him in this direction lol
ok matey nice one thanks for looking anyways
ste porter
03-05-12, 12:32 AM
3 monthly apearance spud lol
I have been about just not posted much as I got loads going on at the min.
most of you don't know but I bought my cav turbo back and grey of here's imaculate nova claires cav turbo my 4x4 nova and claires Saab nova project put on those the new house needs gutting and a re vamp the snake breeding done 2 more xe conversions in 2 weeks for mates and in the middle of fitting a 2.3 turbo lump in a volvo 360 you could say I am a busy boy.
Did I mention im now back full time on the lorrys aswell lol
That out the way welcome my friend nice to see that old gal is still going well.
I sold it to a forigner down London way who I will say didn't look after it the best so its nice to see its ok
The engine I must say is one of the quickest standard xe motors i have built and no exageration i have built 100s
If you want any details just ask and as for pics if someone like spud wants to grab some of my fb and post them there welcome i know there's some on png when we had it at pvs last year should be in the events reports
I only had it a few weeks after i xed it and that's why its a simple straight forward conversion as i did it to sell it on.how ever don't be fooled it wasn't bodged to shift it it was done right as if it didn't go i would have kept it that and as you just found out I'm very well known in the vaux world and that car wears my name. I wouldn't let anything with me assosiated to it be below a decent standard as i have a very good rep for my vauxhalls country wide and i intend it to stay like that cheers steve
cossienova
03-05-12, 06:37 AM
Sure I seen this at Santa pod Rs day a few weeks back? Looked a nice car.
Nice toy, where you from?
It my mate old car he got it of a old boy local to him put the kit and that onit then sold it to ste he's got pics of it when he frist got it on his fb profile will get him to add you if u want to see them buudy, nice motor
claire6069
03-05-12, 01:13 PM
ex member spudly?! charming lol im still here, just a very busy girl lately!!! that reminds me actually, found some pics of some novas from fast car 2007 at work so will post those up!
glad my old girl has re-appeared somwhere!! i loved that little thing when i had it! there is an album of pics on my facebook of it! will upload them when i get time but rather busy at the mo as truckfest is on this weekend and am working all weekend, gotta be up at 5am for the next 4 days :cry:
3 monthly apearance spud lol
I have been about just not posted much as I got loads going on at the min.
most of you don't know but I bought my cav turbo back and grey of here's imaculate nova claires cav turbo my 4x4 nova and claires Saab nova project put on those the new house needs gutting and a re vamp the snake breeding done 2 more xe conversions in 2 weeks for mates and in the middle of fitting a 2.3 turbo lump in a volvo 360 you could say I am a busy boy.
Did I mention im now back full time on the lorrys aswell lol
That out the way welcome my friend nice to see that old gal is still going well.
I sold it to a forigner down London way who I will say didn't look after it the best so its nice to see its ok
The engine I must say is one of the quickest standard xe motors i have built and no exageration i have built 100s
If you want any details just ask and as for pics if someone like spud wants to grab some of my fb and post them there welcome i know there's some on png when we had it at pvs last year should be in the events reports
I only had it a few weeks after i xed it and that's why its a simple straight forward conversion as i did it to sell it on.how ever don't be fooled it wasn't bodged to shift it it was done right as if it didn't go i would have kept it that and as you just found out I'm very well known in the vaux world and that car wears my name. I wouldn't let anything with me assosiated to it be below a decent standard as i have a very good rep for my vauxhalls country wide and i intend it to stay like that cheers steve
how do fella yeah the lad i had it from said he got it from a polish dood in london. car aint in that bad shape realie what i have seen so far anyways. looks like it has recently been undersealed. main thing that lets the car down is the corners of the front bumper arn't connected to anything and the same on the rear bumper other that that not realie too bad. i'm hoping on getting it back to its former glory over the next couple of months.
and any pictures out there of the car are more than welcome to be posted up the more the better matey.
Sure I seen this at Santa pod Rs day a few weeks back? Looked a nice car.
yeah the lad i had it from said he had ran it there mate. it ran a 14.6 which i am hoping to get down very soon
Nice toy, where you from?
near birmingham mate
It my mate old car he got it of a old boy local to him put the kit and that onit then sold it to ste he's got pics of it when he frist got it on his fb profile will get him to add you if u want to see them buudy, nice motor
i don't have facebook mate not realie my thing. dont meen to be cheeky but any chance you could uploads the pics onto here? no problem if not thanks mike
ex member spudly?! charming lol im still here, just a very busy girl lately!!! that reminds me actually, found some pics of some novas from fast car 2007 at work so will post those up!
glad my old girl has re-appeared somwhere!! i loved that little thing when i had it! there is an album of pics on my facebook of it! will upload them when i get time but rather busy at the mo as truckfest is on this weekend and am working all weekend, gotta be up at 5am for the next 4 days :cry:
that would be great if you could do that claire it would be very appriciated. and yep will hopfully be around for a while yet. ill be at pvs in it in june if you and ste are there don't be shy in coming over for a look at her
near birmingham mate
How near is near lol
If you look on a map everywhere is near Birmingham :/ Im only 19mm from there myself.
oldbury mate
Mrs Mike lives near there. Im not very far away either.
Lmao @ Ste and Claire, wondered if you guys would reply in here haha, i needs to come and have a potter about the workshop for things to borrow again soon as its been far too long since i last saw you both :cry:
ste porter
04-05-12, 12:12 AM
i undersealed it mate but the bumpers were atached when i sold it
i know he had a problem with the clutch i.e it snaped a spring or something and a couple of other bits abuse related i belive
it was seen beeing thrashed every other nite at bluewater near dartford where all the local lads meet and race round down there
in reply to spud get your **** down here mate you havent even seen the new house or new boas yet
oh it still looks fresh like its only just been done. was the engine stock when you sold it mate as dont realie no history of the engine. and any ides how to wire the oil pressure gauge up on the clocks?
Alrite mate nice to see another local Nova lol i dont know you do i? lol
Very nice car seen it the other day when he popped round looks well built and will be looked after. Are you going pvs nobby wanna see what that v6 does I bought gazes nova saloon now
ste porter
05-05-12, 11:15 AM
oil presure gauge was working mate when i sold it. Have a look at the back of the oil pump there should be a small barrel type sender at the back of it with 2 wires going to it ones a plug ones a ring terminal with a 7 mm nut on top. Make sure it hasnt been pulled of it when the idot that had it did the clutch
ste porter
05-05-12, 11:31 AM
As for engine spec mate i brought the lump of a friend that had had it stood for 6 years.
it had been rebuilt with polished knife edjed crank and all new bearings ect a few tho before it was pulled out his astra.
I bought it and pulled it to bits because it had been stood.
it had (from memory proberly more though)
new sump gasket
oil pick up o ring
shortened sump bolts to go with gasket
a few core plugs
front crank seal
rear crank seal
cambelt kit
water pump
head gasket
stem seals
valves re lapped
inlet gasket
ex gasket
thermostat seals
new thermostat
new rod bolts from gm (checked bearings)
new head bolts
cam seals
rocker gasket
new fly wheel bolts
throtle body to inlet seal
new crank sensor
new set of hydrolic buckets (not cheap crap cost in excess of 300+ from taylors vauxhall)
new plugs and leads
cav t fuel pump
injectors ultrasonicly cleaned (the recipt and flow rate chart went with the car )
basicly i did every seal and gasket because it had been stood stuff like crank seals had gone hard and would have leaked and i didnt want that weather i kept it or not
was a seriously quick xe motor though like i said previous it was very quiet and had masses of torque for a good standard spec xe. after i built it i very nearly took the xe back out and was going to keep the engine because of how strong it was and sell it with a little sr lump in it
only thing that realy let that car down was the paint work not having ever been flatted back and mopped and the odd bits of body work that needed doing like the door ect but we wasnt bothered as the car never realy stood us at alot to buy or build or i would have had it sorted.
nice 1 for that ste as when i brought the car i was told it had got work done to the crank and a lightened flywheel but never realie believe anything that comes from a seller without proof but heard it from the person that built it now so that gives me more peice of mind. the engine still pulls like a train mate and has got bucket loads of torque and as for being quiet i was surprised when i went to look at it how quiet it was even from cold. i will have a look at the oilpressure sender in a minute when i give her a service as leads and plugs are discusting and the oil is as black as it gets but don't smell burnt so that is a bonus i surpose. as for the body work i'm going to give it a good mop with some g3 hopfully it will get rid of a few imperfections untill i get it done properly. but thanks for the info mate very appreciated.
Alrite mate nice to see another local Nova lol i dont know you do i? lol
met you a few times mate i used to run matt darbys nova at shakes and lent you the jack and that when you snapped your shaft there. you have prob seen me there with tom as well
ste porter
06-05-12, 02:02 AM
Not sure about fly mate as it was a standard refaced one that was on it but the guy who bought it did say that when he had clutch problems the spring that broke gouged the fly so he had to have new fly aswell so proberly
met you a few times mate i used to run matt darbys nova at shakes and lent you the jack and that when you snapped your shaft there. you have prob seen me there with tom as well
oh ye you was driving a mondeo? You gona run it or just a daily?
davidfox280585
06-05-12, 03:13 PM
saw it at central day at pod going down the strip
oh ye you was driving a mondeo? You gona run it or just a daily?
yeah mate thats the one. and yeah gonna run it at pvs its going to get set up for track mainly so not expecting mirricals down the 1/4 mile. what time did you mannage to run the week end you got in the 12's?
saw it at central day at pod going down the strip
yeah that was the previous owner that ran it that day mate ran a 14.6 on shot plugs and leads i had to take new with me to get it home. also been told the weather wasn't the best that day? im hoping to run about 14.1 at pvs
davidfox280585
06-05-12, 09:43 PM
Weather weren't bad to be fair and the track was glued too,with a tailwind behind,doubt you would get much quicker if in honest 14-6 is a great time id be happy with that for a xe
ste porter
06-05-12, 10:48 PM
i will be surprised with decent tyres and the right driver if that nova doesnt pull very low 14s
well if its still running aswell as the day i sold it anyway
Weather weren't bad to be fair and the track was glued too,with a tailwind behind,doubt you would get much quicker if in honest 14-6 is a great time id be happy with that for a xe
Low 14s are well achievable in a xe with decent driver my mate rsn 13.8 in his
yeah mate thats the one. and yeah gonna run it at pvs its going to get set up for track mainly so not expecting mirricals down the 1/4 mile. what time did you mannage to run the week end you got in the 12's?
na not yet pal nitrous is still untested lol had 1 run 14.2 @ 103 then it got rained off for tge 3rd time of the dsy so we went home lol
Weather weren't bad to be fair and the track was glued too,with a tailwind behind,doubt you would get much quicker if in honest 14-6 is a great time id be happy with that for a xe
we ran a xe nova last year and on the stock xe we ran 13.7 so low 14's high 13's are easyily acheavable mate if you have an healthy engine and as ste says above also down to good tyres and driver
ste porter
29-05-12, 09:22 PM
sorry for the delay! heres some pics of it off my facebook:
these first 3 are the pics i bought it off
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/197051_10150105781669163_1125689_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/197051_10150105781674163_717139162_6409830_4279368 _n.jpg
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/197051_10150105781679163_2042241_n.jpg
then these are when it got home :)
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/195876_10150107499744163_5589063_n.jpg
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/195876_10150107499749163_7997892_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/195876_10150107499754163_7362000_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216653_10150150384479163_717139162_6652827_2844383 _n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216796_10150150385764163_717139162_6652833_1161482 _n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206922_10150150385654163_717139162_6652831_2987730 _n.jpg
ste porter
29-05-12, 09:25 PM
then at pvs last year
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/248797_10150204781414163_6930553_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248797_10150204781424163_3644498_n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/248797_10150204781429163_717139162_7138907_1299494 _n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248797_10150204781434163_717139162_7138908_4818419 _n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248797_10150204781444163_717139162_7138909_5530129 _n.jpg
ste porter
29-05-12, 09:29 PM
i dont know if ste posted these already but some from when he did the xe conversion
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/300068_280464481980180_100000498918169_1172793_351 591909_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/302140_280463665313595_100000498918169_1172788_871 729263_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/320179_280463208646974_128849575_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/311955_280462618647033_695542922_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/311386_280462191980409_100000498918169_1172779_212 8122934_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/309359_280461738647121_100000498918169_1172774_148 3851465_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/320325_280461295313832_100000498918169_1172769_804 704609_n.jpg
there you go mate, thats about the most of them! hope you enjoy her, i loved her to bits!!
Tiger13
29-05-12, 09:32 PM
What wheels are those?
ste porter
29-05-12, 09:33 PM
fanblades
Tiger13
29-05-12, 10:55 PM
Thanks :-) + Rep for the help
Astra GSI one's
Why did it go to a 1.2? Or whatever it is?
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216653_10150150384479163_717139162_6652827_2844383 _n.jpg
As has been said, when Ste sold the car to my old mate Chubs (Hungarian not polish lol) I changed a passenger side rear wheel bearing and flushed the coolant as it was getting too hot and fixed the fan switch (wires broke). Then it had a new clutch kit, flywheel skimmed and replacement gearbox as the synchro's went on 1st & 2nd gear. Shortly after he fitted an alarm and seat covers (horrid things they where) then got bored and sold it on after offering it to me for £1200, I was tempted but didn't have the money.
Was a very quick car when I drove it after the bearing change, but as also has been said it often got ragged at Valley Park 'Cruise' & Bluewater...
Here's a pic I took after working on it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/TonySR/ea7b77bf.jpg
novalew
31-05-12, 10:46 PM
hi mate and welcome,nice nova
Astra GSI one's
Why did it go to a 1.2? Or whatever it is?
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216653_10150150384479163_717139162_6652827_2844383 _n.jpg
Thats the 1.4 out of my old flair, it kept having running issues with the 1.6 so Ste hoyyed that in i think for PVS, noone wanted to buy it as a 1.4 so he XE'd it lol
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