View Full Version : My nova with turbo in!! *pics
finaly uploaded my pics!
comments and constructive critisism welcome! i know i need to tidy up the loom etc thses pics were take a few hours after engine was put in so there loads of dirt and oil marks on the car and engine! :wink:
http://www.novaload.net/forums/album_see.php?id=1873
http://www.novaload.net/forums/album_see.php?id=1872
http://www.novaload.net/forums/album_see.php?id=1874
http://www.novaload.net/forums/album_see.php?id=1875
http://www.novaload.net/forums/album_see.php?id=1876
i think it looks dam mint well glad i done it!, if any one can spot mistakes please let me know as ive never done a 16v conversion before! :lol:
lookin good Dan. bet yer glad ya stayed at it now.
what wheels are they? they look like pro race 1's
camb they are team dynanic qualifiers re-sprayed in anthresite black
looks fookin mint.
Am i going blind or is that SRi badge mysteriously floating?????!!!!
looks fookin mint.
Am i going blind or is that SRi badge mysteriously floating?????!!!!
Glad it's not just me - lol - thought I was going mad..
lol nope it is attached! need to ditch the rusty mesh tho! lol
Loom needs to be tidied up and there are dirty marks on the engine and shell................
:lol:
Other than that it looks mint m8, one of my fav Nova's is getting better!!!
Floating SRi badge? I think it is your eyes cos I can clearly see the mesh in the grill that it's mounted on!!!
:o
McPikie
16-09-03, 09:41 PM
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet mota mate
nuttynovas
16-09-03, 09:43 PM
The mesh is rusty as i never used primer on it! :oops:
Cars looking good Dan keep up the good work.
p.s. I have noticed one problem with your conversion but i'll keep it to myself!!! :roll:
Anonymous
16-09-03, 09:46 PM
WOW... More pics needed me thinks... gonna be ace...
have to say thanks to Howell and paul h for doing such a god job on the car in the first place! :D
howell is the prob maybe the throttle cable?>tiss a bit tight looping round that way?!!
nuttynovas
16-09-03, 09:58 PM
Oh never saw that. yes probably better going the other way mate.
The other problem is that my name is no longer on the registration document!!!! :cry:
McPikie
16-09-03, 10:02 PM
LOL
Is it gettin a dirty big intercooler??
Rick Draper
16-09-03, 10:09 PM
That looks mint Dan, i bet you cannot wait to use it! How long till its done now? I long for the day my engine is back in my car :lol: Got my new 15's tonight so i will be using them day to day and i will just keep the 17's for shows. My engine bay shud be done by the end of this week all going well. Rick
thanks for comments! :D
makes all the hard work worth while!
gotta wire in the loom this wk end then ill see if it turns over etc :oops:
just realy need a general tidy up and to mount my rad and oil cooler, ill run it in on std i/c
as for big dirty intercooler..... NO WAY! if i go fmic it will be hidden by the bumper if not ill get a charge cooler! i dont want it to be visable that it is a turbo! element of suprise! and the fact it is not a saxo :lol:
mikeoxford
16-09-03, 10:22 PM
nice one matey!
glad your header tank you had off me looks so good in there!!! and it fits ok LOL
did you have any problems......?
is she running now? have you driven her?
mike
mikeoxford
16-09-03, 10:23 PM
by the way you need a chrome cap for your brake fluid resevoir and also one for your header tank ;)
nuttynovas
16-09-03, 10:23 PM
Too right Dan this is how the car should stay! (street sleeper)
Looks like any other modified nova but it's got the power to go with it! 8)
Awsome!
Gota get me 1 of those.............
McPikie
16-09-03, 10:27 PM
Chargecoolers are the way forward, bit pricey but worth it
looks good Dan :D that shell looks very clean! :)
mikeoxford
16-09-03, 10:32 PM
Chargecoolers are the way forward, bit pricey but worth it
breenys got a pair of them i think......?
Looking good Dan, would look better with a nice cage as well :roll:
McPikie
16-09-03, 11:46 PM
Chargecoolers are the way forward, bit pricey but worth it
breenys got a pair of them i think......?2 chargecoolers???
Rick Draper
16-09-03, 11:58 PM
Dan you will need to loose the bonnet stay as well as the plastic bit that screws into the slam pannel will rub on the turbo inlet hose. Also get a 1.2 b reg top hose for the rad to the engine as it curves round and out of the way nicley. Rick
Also get a 1.2 b reg top hose for the rad to the engine as it curves round and out of the way nicley.
Can you not use the Corsa Top hose on the turbo's as they are a decent shape?
Rick Draper
17-09-03, 12:09 AM
Not sure the 1.2 nova one is a funny shape but you can cut it up and make it fit very easily. I will look at my sisters corsa tomorrow to compair the hose. Rick
Ian_Gsi16v
17-09-03, 12:24 AM
Looks mint :D
I wanna turbo :cry:
mikeoxford
17-09-03, 12:49 AM
Chargecoolers are the way forward, bit pricey but worth it
breenys got a pair of them i think......?2 chargecoolers???
believe so
one behind his grill another in the bumper from memory
?Marty?
17-09-03, 03:11 AM
The car's fuckin BRILLIANT!!
Dare-devil
17-09-03, 07:07 AM
Looks very very good m8. love it. :D :+:
Keep up the good work :wink:
Rick Draper
17-09-03, 09:15 AM
Chargecoolers are the way forward, bit pricey but worth it
breenys got a pair of them i think......?2 chargecoolers???
believe so
one behind his grill another in the bumper from memory
No he has 2 chargecoolers rads not 2 chargecoolers. Rick
Ste_Nova
17-09-03, 09:34 AM
ur gonna have fun getting the rad in there... also it's 100 times easier to fully build the engin before fitting so that loom etc are on engine ready
mikeoxford
17-09-03, 01:15 PM
Chargecoolers are the way forward, bit pricey but worth it
breenys got a pair of them i think......?2 chargecoolers???
believe so
one behind his grill another in the bumper from memory
No he has 2 chargecoolers rads not 2 chargecoolers. Rick
something like that :lol:
RobIsGrt18
17-09-03, 01:38 PM
looks wicked m8, u shud be proud !!
err ste the loom is already attached to the engine?! it was the light loom etc that needs tidying!
oh and cheers to twag and mikesri for helping, even if mike didnt do much as he is scared of getting dirty! :lol:
lookes mint m8 love it! :D
Ste_Nova
18-09-03, 10:13 AM
err ste the loom is already attached to the engine?! it was the light loom etc that needs tidying!
my mistake was 1/2 asleep
Fergie_sfc
18-09-03, 11:51 AM
yeah, thats a pretty decent enine you got there mate.
my 1.0L is soooo much faster............honest!!!
wanna swap then you'll have much more power!!!!!!
if not i'll jus go to regal and and 2x 2.0L turbos put in :lol:
or maybe a dragster engine, still deciding, should be able to afford that with ?500 you think??
comin to matchams?
fergie.
:lol: ud have to take it to germany for x2engines! regal prolly wouldnt know how!
Rick Draper
18-09-03, 06:18 PM
So how long till its all done and running Dan? Mine is in the paint booth now and is been painted tomorrow so that means the engine will be back in and wired in by the end of monday and it might even be running by then with no hold ups! Do you have your driveshaft spacer to hand? How big is it? I might get one made as thats the only bit i dont have myself at the moment as Rob Smith has it and he is to busy to drop it at my mates at the moment. Rick
my mistake
I Had to read that 20 times and still dont belive i did correctly :o
well these are the jobs to do!,
wire in loom to dash
get work to bend me up a new down pipe
mod m tec lowered tie bars to fit! :lol:
get a samco amm to turbo hose and i also need the x2 heater matrix hoses!
thats bout it!
tbh i dont think it will be on the road this year i havnt got the motivation! as there are no shows etc left so no point busting a gut and going over drawn to get parts! by leaving it i can get a mad custom fmic and a few new gauges etc, ill prolly get a 25bhp shot of NOS and water injection aswell! :D
Rick Draper
19-09-03, 10:35 PM
Dan do your lowered tie bar mounts not fit then? Mine clear the gearbox easily at full suspension compression. Rick
nope there no where near! its because i have strengthinig plates welded on my cross member which is putting out the pcd of the holes on the tie bar mounts totaly out! bugger!
Rick i have the dimensions for the shim if you want them or you can buy it direct from lager for ?25 which i think isnt to bad either way i found both shims needed spacing out as the diff was still rattling around when the casing was tightened down :lol:
Nova-Flair
21-09-03, 11:26 PM
dan yer mental m8. well done tho looks like u've made a sound job.............even got ste to admit he's made a mistake. i'd take it as a compliment :wink:
should be a sound job its taken 6months :oops: mainly coz i have to wait each wk to buy the parts as i dont like debt and stuff! im lucky that i dont need a car at all so i can also afford to be lazy :lol:
Ste_Nova
22-09-03, 04:43 PM
nope there no where near! its because i have strengthinig plates welded on my cross member which is putting out the pcd of the holes on the tie bar mounts totaly out! bugger!
just open the holes out it's only a couple of mm
yea will do ste its bout 5mm out! :lol: what else do you expect from pvd :lol:
ketentile82
24-09-03, 01:23 PM
Dan, looks sweet m8!! just hurry up and get it on the road!!!! As soon as u do, u can help me do the vr6 conversion on mine!! :lol:
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