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NoVa_KhAn
26-10-04, 11:52 AM
wat else do i need ive got engine with gearbox, dizzy, driveshafts brakes!

any help will be great so i can get this in my car

my car was a 1litre so will the mechanic have any problems?
Ben
26-10-04, 01:22 PM
Think the front mount will need adapting from the 1.0l models.
NoVa_KhAn
26-10-04, 02:34 PM
k

wat bout petrol tank as i dont have a 1.4sr one but i do have a 1.2 sittin outside can i use that 1?
robb
26-10-04, 03:23 PM
Nope, the 1.0l had a mechanical pump on engine somewhere i presume, so you just connect the pipes to the 1.4 pump.

What brakes did the 1.0l have? Can't be any worse then the shocking std 1.4l ones I have seen so far!
NoVa_KhAn
26-10-04, 04:02 PM
ok im gettin proper confused sum ppl say i need the tank n pipes off the sr sum say i dont!

lol i aint a clue!

brakes on the 1litre r standerd and trust me they are crap!

i had new pads in the other day n i still have 2 jump on the pedal 2 stop!
Riggy
26-10-04, 04:06 PM
brakes on the 1.0/1.2/1.3/1.4 are all the same the sri/gte/gsi had bigger ones


you will need a petrol tenk from a 1.2/1.3/1.4 carb nova as the 1.0 does not have the return feed to the tank, you will also have to run the pipe for the return down the body to the tank

one of the mounts is different but if you have the mounts with the 1.4 use them and you will be fine :D
robb
26-10-04, 04:07 PM
Erm, the carb tanks and line are all the same IIRC.

Slap the motor in and stick the pipes on, I bet it works once the fuel is pumped through!

As for brakes I take it you have some ATE 2l calipers and discs to go on?
Riggy
26-10-04, 04:17 PM
no honestly the 1.0 does not have the return feed i have done this conversion a few times now and the tank will need changing :D
NoVa_KhAn
26-10-04, 04:32 PM
lol ok!


nah i am goin 2 use the 1.4 brakes

runnin out of money lol
Riggy
26-10-04, 04:37 PM
if you need any pics just give us a shout cos we have got a 1.0 at the moment havin a 1.4 engine put in :D
NoVa_KhAn
26-10-04, 04:55 PM
ok cheers mate will let u no if we have any problems
Snowface
26-10-04, 07:00 PM
instead of changing tank why not stick a weber 32/34 on there. They only need 1 fuel line + a regulator.

the GTE/GSI didn't have bigger brakes as such, the discs were just 20mm thick instead of 10mm thick.
_JH_
26-10-04, 11:05 PM
Erm, the carb tanks and line are all the same IIRC.

Slap the motor in and stick the pipes on, I bet it works once the fuel is pumped through!

riggy is right.

you may get away with a t piece in the fuel line, or just get a twin choke weber of some kind and an adapter kit. plenty in scrappies on vauxs/VWs.
NoVa_KhAn
27-10-04, 01:21 AM
no worries i have a 1.2 tank on my other donor nova i have
Ben
27-10-04, 09:59 AM
the GTE/GSI didn't have bigger brakes as such, the discs were just 20mm thick instead of 10mm thick.

Contradiction if ever i saw one!
Stuart
27-10-04, 11:15 AM
most folk define "bigger brakes" as larger diameter, not nessecaraly thicker.

so yes the gte/gsi discs were the same diameter, jsut a bit fatter to take a bit more head
robb
27-10-04, 11:47 AM
BIGGER

ho ho
Dpnova
27-10-04, 11:49 AM
omg lets see if we can get on jerry springer and see if we can argue the definition of bigger brakes
Snowface
27-10-04, 03:04 PM
instead of changing tank why not stick a weber 32/34 on there. They only need 1 fuel line + a regulator.

the GTE/GSI didn't have bigger brakes as such, the discs were just 20mm thick instead of 10mm thick.

thats why i put that.