WIP- Past to Present

[Mazz]

You just got to part with a grand now for an engine....

[discoinferno]

i would saty n/a for track use mate i wish i had built an n/a motor

[Adam]

/\Hence why i plan on keeping the boost/power levels sensible. Even standard let boost is hardly going to be slow....
And should be quicker than even a fully mapped 200hp XE on Jenveys etc.....

[peester]

my nan has a turbo in her volvo lol

ok , so done for pv?

[Southie]

You should of left the x16xe in ;)

[Adam]

Todays "progress"
XE coilpack v Ecotec coilpack
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/Mk4%20Astra/79ed2563.jpg

Fitted temporarily
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/Mk4%20Astra/9ecbaa40.jpg

No go, so thats where the nova progress ended lol
The reason i think it wont run is because in the GoTech software you have to set the trigger tooth, which is basically the number of the tooth the crank sensor looks at when the engine is at TDC. I got Iain to count his because hes got a bare xe in his garage, and he came back with 20. So the crank sensor points to the 20th tooth away from the gap on the trigger wheel.
The GoTech i have can only use teeth 9-16 to trigger from... (a small block 1.6/1.8 is tooth13)
So thats left me a bit stuck.....

ANYWAY, cracked on with the astra
Front bumper took off, plenty of space there for a IC, no Adam dont even think about it lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/Mk4%20Astra/8727510b.jpg

Old headlamps are chrome, and were misty, compared to new GSi smoked items
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/Mk4%20Astra/643e7d30.jpg

Add one of these into the mix
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/Mk4%20Astra/6b4270c0.jpg

Handily the ballast boxes fit perfectly onto the lower headlamp bracket bolt lol Nicely hidden behind the bumper
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/Mk4%20Astra/2a52f842.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/Mk4%20Astra/049df1d6.jpg

New headlamps in and bumper refitted
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/Mk4%20Astra/8edbeb52.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/Mk4%20Astra/27213cf7.jpg

Looks sweet IMO! :cool: Just got to cut down the bulbholders to fit the HID bulbs tomorrow :)

[Adam]

my nan has a turbo in her volvo lol

ok , so done for pv?
Easily mate, its not like ive got to weld/paint the bay...
Would just need move the rad a bit, and maybe cut the crossmember for a IC.....

Its just i really dont want just refit the standard ecu/inlet etc back on the xe now, i want to change something lol


Southie-No chance mate!! The standard xe was better than even the 130hp small block in everyway imaginable :thumb:

[discoinferno]

why not get the car to jamsport to get it up and running and map, have you seen how quick olly hewitt used to lap and dar they are n/a! i will struggle to match there times and i have 200bhp more

[Rick Draper]

Get a LET in the nova....or the astra!

[Adam]

Im waiting for a email back off Broster.
This trigger tooth is an issue though, remember you saying how you knew quite a few people that couldnt get a xe/let running on gotech...? lol


Depends what kind of track you are on....?
On a track with a few straights you should be quicker than both!

Olly and Dar are/were both very quick round track, maybe just down to knowing the track and speed they could carry through the corners....?

[Adam]

Get a LET in the nova....or the astra!
I want reasons why i shouldnt fit a LET! lol lol


The astra really does need a ZLet in, 135hp is toss in a car the size of a mk4.

[Rick Draper]

I know where there is a Z20LET for sale that can be seen running in a astra coupe.

[Adam]

Local-ish? £??

Pm me!!

I dont even need a gearbox because its already got a F23 :cool:

[Mazz]

Looks like one of your car could be getting a LET then!

[Paul]

Turbo it! Keep it p2 tho, mine was unuseable round oulton as u saw lol

[Benn]

I want reasons why i shouldnt fit a LET! lol lol.

Easy to, good power, will prob work out cheaper than the tbs, chav valves sound cool lol good on fuel when driving easy/off boost..


What more do you need? Look about, offer cash and you can pick them up cheap.. I did.

[alistairolsen]

Get a LET in the nova and the astra!

corrected it for you lol

[The Simps]

LETs are awesome but you really need management to get it to work right on track. You certainly dont need anymore than 250-300bhp.

I think Castle Combe is well suited to XE novas. Its quite a small twisty circuit. Something like donington where you carry a lot of top end speed would be quicker in a LET nova imo.

Can you not just bin the gotech and use megasquirt or spend the money on emerald or similar. Surely you can sell the Gotech?

Imo - n/a for the nova, turbo for the astra daily.

[Rick Draper]

TBH i would flog the gotech whatever. Everything i have seen about it on various vauxhall forums has been about it been temperamental.

[Adam]

Turbo it! Keep it p2 tho, mine was unuseable round oulton as u saw lolStill mad as fcuk though even if it does wheel spin in every gear :cool: lol lol

Simps-That is an option, dont know what im doing with it yet though.

Rick-Im reading pretty much the same everywhere i look now! lol

[draper]

tbs for sale then


/vulture

[Adam]

Offer me!!!!

Everything has a price ;)

[Adam]

Bodies and management coming off at the weekend.
Looking for a let :)

[Joe Richardson]

Bodies and management coming off at the weekend.
Looking for a let :)

:cool: :cool: :cool:

[scott.parker]

Your a ****ing homo! lol

[Linch]

Bodies and management coming off at the weekend.
Looking for a let :)

This

:(

[Rick Draper]

Bodies and management coming off at the weekend.
Looking for a let :)

:thumb: Good call, SteveBoySlim would sell you a good LET.

[Adam]

Your a ****ing homo! lol
PMSL:p lol

Rick, aye ive seen hes got a few recently freshened up LETs for sale.
Tempted just build from scratch though tbh

[John]

This with a let in would be awesome! Do it!

[scott.parker]

IF your doing it, build it your self etc i say, as it's not in a rush eh..

Scott

[Adam]

Well, june is only like 8week away.... Ideally need it done for then.

Wont be at Combe, might be at Nat day, in the Astra.

[scott.parker]

Yeah but you can get a let and fit with the cooler done right, then just mod/improve as you go etc..

[Adam]

I know exactly what i want,spec wise, its just being me, i wait for the right bits to come for sale at the right price!!! lol Hardest bit for me will be cutting/modding the crossmember, might look for a suitable IC to minimise how much cutting i need, even if it means the IC sticking out from the bumper slightly......

It crossed my mind rip the xe to bits and turn that into a let, but i spose selling the xe is going to get me some cash back.....

[scott.parker]

Humm could/would turboing the XE be viable, cheaper?

[John]

Ad, i don't mind helping you cut out and box the crossmember if you want? Would only be an afternoons work, you could drive it here and take it home same day? offers there :)

[Benn]

Any help dude,


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Image058.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Image061.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Image064.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/Letfitting10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Car%20updates/IMG_7637.jpg

[MK999]

Humm could/would turboing the XE be viable, cheaper?

Depends how "Baxter" it is I guess lol

[Adam]

Humm could/would turboing the XE be viable, cheaper? Well,i basically need LET pistons,turbo, inlet/top hat and an exhaust cam, drill/tap block for oil return.... Thats pretty much it i think lol

But pistons, the loom,amal valve, ecu, afm etc for a LET aint cheap to buy seperate....


John, sound mate, may well take you up on that offer!! I can chuck the xe back on std inlet etc to get it driveable.

Benn, spot on, cheers! How did you go about moving your rad forward?? Just redrill the holes that the "legs" sit in???

[scott.parker]

Well,i basically need LET pistons,turbo, inlet/top hat and an exhaust cam, drill/tap block for oil return.... Thats pretty much it i think lol

But pistons, the loom,amal valve, ecu, afm etc for a LET aint cheap to buy seperate....


John, sound mate, may well take you up on that offer!! I can chuck the xe back on std inlet etc to get it driveable.

Benn, spot on, cheers! How did you go about moving your rad forward?? Just redrill the holes that the "legs" sit in???

So in short NO lol essayer to just buy a let complete etc..

[Benn]

Benn, spot on, cheers! How did you go about moving your rad forward?? Just redrill the holes that the "legs" sit in???

I sat cooler in the cut out,then pulled the rad for ward till it touched and marked the legs and drilled the holes. Made sure it was more centred too so the ic pipes can run down the sides.

My ic sits perfectly in the mouth of a GSI bumper too.

Loads of pics in my wip as always.

[brucer]

have a look on the first page on my WIP. has got what i did for my IC set up.

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=131012

[Adam]

Good thread mate, some decent pics in there :)

[peester]

meh.. the thread is going down roads i not understand lol..
lookin forward to the pics ad lol

[Benn]

meh.. the thread is going down roads i not understand lol..


We're talking about cutting big holes...lol

[General Baxter]

Depends how "Baxter" it is I guess lol

my baxtering works fine, thankyou lol

[Adam]

Got pissed off with it today, binned the bodies and gotech and wanged the standard inlet/loom on. Fired up first turn :)
Motronic FTMFW :thumb: :cool:

Which gave me a chance to test the gear linkage, 1st and reverse are in the right places, so i think all is well! Cant drive it due to a fcuked inner cv!!!

[alistairolsen]

Motronic FTMFW

I agree, ****ing loved my standard xe!

[Paul]

Buy one off of Milton.

[Rick Draper]

Buy one off of Milton.

+1. You know what you are going to get will be good. No shonky looms etc.

[Paul]

Its all been to pieces everything checked etc...

[Adam]

Watch this space :cool:

[Adam]

Todays work, sorted out the fooked inner cv boot.

Engine bay as it sits now
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/B571%20HTV%20WIP/a74836b6.jpg

Shell must be quite stiff when the rear wheel lifts up at the same rate as the front when jacking up the front end lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/B571%20HTV%20WIP/b028d36d.jpg

Shaft removed, the boot had a small rip in it lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/B571%20HTV%20WIP/98a23367.jpg
Fook knows how long its been like that for!!

CV removed, joint itself seems fine which is good news!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/B571%20HTV%20WIP/acd9d15a.jpg

New grease and boot fitted, right messy job!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/B571%20HTV%20WIP/0499369c.jpg

All back together now, just need to refit the exhaust tomorrow and i can drive it again!!!

[General Baxter]

adam had a fail,

[Benn]

Shell must be quite stiff when the rear wheel lifts up at the same rate as the front when jacking up the front end lol


Yeah that's the one...lol

[John]

deffo going let then ad?

[Adam]

adam had a fail,

Not even a fail tbh!!! lol
It might have been like that for 6month!!!

John, if i can sell the gotech and bodies, then 100% yes!! :d

[peester]

you just going to leave firewall as is now ad?

[Adam]

Not much i can do about it tbh? lol

Meh, fcuk it.

[peester]

lol
u could re-tack it back on (if you still have it) and either matt black it or coat/cover it (carbon-look) camo/vynal wrap? - can photoshop if u want for u lol

[Adam]

Its currently being pressed into a Stella can or something..... lol lol

[peester]

ok well.. theres plenty more where they came from

[Nobby]

looking good pal love this car!

[Adam]

Cheers mate. :d

Nova is now back on the road. Aint driven it for 2month, fook me it seems quick!! lol Contemplating whether it even needs a let tbh :confused:

Internal shifter is working mint!!! Im just going to have a play with the linkage though because i want to make the stick sit further "forward" in neutral. Ive currently got more "throw" upwards, than down, if you get me.... Ive got all 5 gears though :)


Really want go Combe now!!! :cry: lol

[Rick Draper]

Your not sure it needs a LET? Every nova needs a LET TBH.

[Nick J]

Your not sure it needs a LET? Every nova needs a LET TBH.

Amen! I very much doubt you'd look back Adam.... Keep it simple (phase two etc) and Im sure you would enjoy it. I know I am after countless xe'd novas. let's seem so much quicker!

Nick.

[SRimon]

Nice one Ad, I had pondered on my thinking earlier of why don't I just spunk cash at my car, how nice it'd be with a LET in it (I blame looking on Keiths Facebook lol)

[Benn]

Internal shifter is working mint!!! Im just going to have a play with the linkage though because i want to make the stick sit further "forward" in neutral. Ive currently got more "throw" upwards, than down, if you get me.... Ive got all 5 gears though :)

Hope the stainless is still in it ...lol

[Adam]

Your not sure it needs a LET? Every nova needs a LET TBH.
Lmao lol lol lol

Benn-Yep its still in there, its the shiniest bolt on the car tbh.lol lol Still nice and shiny now :thumb:

Nick-Yeah i hear you mate, need to get these damn bodies and ecu sold!!!

[Benn]

Good good!

[peester]

those t.b's will sell no sweat..
ecu - if its a bargain it will..

small block owners have got best chance of getting it to work..?
ask the new owner to donate his no longer needed firewall to u lol

[Rich]

have you seen what john is selling? lol

let pricing too

[smithy64]

wellit took me an hour an half looking through this thread, fair do`s mate uve done a good job on all your cars.
keep it up

[Adam]

Rich-Shut up!!! lol
Yeah ive seen them. Lol

Dave-Yeah mate, the whole setup is most suitable for a 1600/1800 16v tbh, obviously barring the inlet manifold

Cheers Smithy :)

[Adam]

Bit of a non-update lol

Astra now has 6k hid's fitted :cool:


And nova is now sorted and spot on again, re-aligned the linkage and all gears now "feel" mint! So pleased with the internal linkage :)
Sadly i wont be able to test it out at Combe this Saturday, bit gutted about that because the weather forecast is looking spot on too!

As for LET, im going to get the bodies and go-tech on Ebay and see what they go for, and then go from there really....
The mot is due next month too.

[dj_wudgey]

Your not sure it needs a LET? Every nova needs a LET TBH.
Apart from mk1 sr's but i do love this mate get a let in it dude!

[Adam]

Update on the Astra.

Bought a Ashley backbox for it, got a bit bored of the standard/irmscher one.
The tip didnt look that big on the Ashley website pic! lol lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/Mk4%20Astra/0aa5afba.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/Mk4%20Astra/e4b1e18b.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/Mk4%20Astra/7e4815b9.jpg

Got it fitted in 15mins, god i love Mk4 astras. Two bolts and the backbox just falls off, none of this ****ting it with a hammer bollox! lol

All on and sorted, fits amazingly well. Credit to John Ashley exhausts tbh! Ive never had a bad fitting Ashley exhaust.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/Mk4%20Astra/e65bdd9f.jpg

Doesnt look "too" big IMO. Sounds nice too, nice burble on idle, quiet when cruising etc. Doesnt need to be any louder.

That is all.

[vaughanmc]

Looks perfect :)

[Benn]

Looks good.

[Adam]

Cheers :)

[scott.parker]

Ad, keep hold of that irmy box, i might buy it off you, just need to buy a mk4 first! lol and as for the new one, looks ok mate, could do with seeing a wide angle shot to see it better.

Scott

[Adam]

Will do mate,they fetch good money on Ebay tho!!!!


I'll get a decent pic tomorrow.
Could do with a pro-drive rear splitter now, or a gsi rear

[Mike]

Looks better then the Irmy one IMO


Will do mate,they fetch good money on Ebay tho!!!!


Oh aye! Corsa's ones fetch £130+ daily!! Fecking madness!!!

[Adam]

Yup!

Irmscher stuff is like one hundred billion dollars when new lol

[Adam]

Better pic, i like it anyway :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/Mk4%20Astra/417052f8.jpg

[Benn]

Looks good. Tinted rear lights maybe?

[General Baxter]

nick me that black gas bottle lol

[Adam]

Looks good. Tinted rear lights maybe? Yeah mate i want some GSi items, but they go for stupid money even though all mk4's after 2002 iirc, have GSi rear lights....

So i just need some 2003 SXI rear lights lol I.e. standard late rear lights.


BAxter-Fook knows whats in it, oxygen i think. Its out the pharmacy round the front of the building.

[Adam]

Bit of an update on the nova. Mot ran out on the 31st May, really couldnt be arsed put it through one lol lol

Then realising how close PV etc is, and this sunday im doing RetroMania with a local club, i decided just ring up my local place and put it in for one.

Dropped it down there at 4pm today, and it passed first time, FLOL lol lol
Awesome stuff!!

MOT tester was a sound guy tbh, but he gave me advisories for "No rear seats/belts", "Non standard race suspension", and "Exhaust system non standard & noisy"

WTF lol lol

But he passed it, so im sound with that. He even did me a little printout off the brake balance machine, with the cars weight etc on. It weighs 883kg, with 1/3 tank of fuel, and the mot tester sitting in it... So must be around the 800 mark with nobody in it, not bad i thought!!!!!
He was amazed how light it was, even with the 2.0 16v in!

So yeah, its on the road for another 12month :cool:
That is all.

[Benn]

All good dude!

[craig green]

Ace mate. Reading that brought a smile to my face.

[Rich]

Put that on the ticket to cover himself.

To be fair theres not alot of it left to fail on lol :)

[Adam]

Yeah thats what he said. Everything he put on was to cover himself for if/when i get pulled lol
BEcause he also put "at time of test" at the end of each advisory.

He was a newly qualified tester too, i swear he like double checked everything!!!!! lol
I had to laugh at him "testing the suspension", two bounces and settle. Oh no, you cant press it down..... lol lol lol

[discoinferno]

good job mate!!!!

did you sell the bodies after? and go tech???

are you still planning on putting a turbo in it?

[Adam]

Sold the lot on ebay mate (Bodies/inlet/ecu/loom), got good money too.

Engine is staying as it is atm. Got put off the LET idea, after a few peoples opinions on cost of fixing them when they do go wrong etc....

So its just staying as it is for now, will be deciding where to go with things after PV/Billing/TV Live etc.
Possibly get broken, if not ive got NO plans to chuck loads of money into it. It was built as a cheap track car, and it does what i built it for quite well... :)

[peester]

amen.
be good to see it again, in da sunshaaiiiiin.

[discoinferno]

Sold the lot on ebay mate (Bodies/inlet/ecu/loom), got good money too.

Engine is staying as it is atm. Got put off the LET idea, after a few peoples opinions on cost of fixing them when they do go wrong etc....

So its just staying as it is for now, will be deciding where to go with things after PV/Billing/TV Live etc.
Possibly get broken, if not ive got NO plans to chuck loads of money into it. It was built as a cheap track car, and it does what i built it for quite well... :)

thats fair comment mate, the lets are good but expensive to maintain and fix when they go wrong as they will go wrong at some point!!!

std xe's all the way tbh :thumb::thumb::thumb:

[Adam]

Exactly mate :)

Nova will be at RetroMania @ WestonPark this Sunday if anyones going :cool:

[peester]

me cant , working boooooo
:-(
get pics !

[Rick Draper]

Engine is staying as it is atm. Got put off the LET idea, after a few peoples opinions on cost of fixing them when they do go wrong etc....

Dont be gay! LET's are cheap as they come. My current corsa LET is all good, i once paid only a couple of hundred quid more for a LET engine than i did for my current corsa and it had half the bits missing!

When they go wrong its no more than a LET costs unless the turbo has a 100 a day habbit.

[scott.parker]

Ad i think you should just keep it and get your arches sorted, and clean up the inside, dont insure it all year round, just put it on the road for the summer to help save Penny's.. But your's and Riggys are cheap as hell compared to mine to insure! lol

Scott

[Adam]

Went to Retro/Dub mania @ Weston Park today.

Saw this familiar "face", looking facking stunning!!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/B571%20HTV%20WIP/18b04c05.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/B571%20HTV%20WIP/16301279.jpg

Had mine on the stand of a local forum, it got quite a lot of looks/comments "its stripped out to fcuk etc lol"
Quite pleasing really when surrounded by big money Veee Dubs, a 25yr old nova xe gets some looks! :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/B571%20HTV%20WIP/9fc8e723.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/B571%20HTV%20WIP/8f91c9f6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/B571%20HTV%20WIP/3ebc466a.jpg

Hmmm
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/B571%20HTV%20WIP/e606ffbb.jpg
lol

Some awesome motors there, had a top day out!

[scott.parker]

I was going to bring the mk1, but got in at about 2am and had to get up to take missis to work for 9am so was shattered lol

Looks like a good turn out, did the rain hold off?

[Adam]

Yeah mate, it was sunny all day, got sunburnt AGAIN :( lol

I went bed at 2am too, and had to my g/f off 6am this morning, before going to fetch the nova lol

Your mk1 would of got some proper looks mate!!!

[John]

Looks like a good day! Didn't even know about this.

[Adam]

One bad point, i kind of want a VW :( :(

[Mazz]

:gay:

[John]

One bad point, i kind of want a VW :( :(

You won't when you've got it lol

[scott.parker]

One bad point, i kind of want a VW :( :(

Dont do it, much more expensive then Vaux, BUT just as good engines etc..

Ah well, ive missed it now lol

[craig green]

One bad point, i kind of want a VW :( :(

wrong WRONG WRONG

[Adam]

But they just look soooo cool :(

[craig green]

But they just look soooo cool :(

I'll have to quote you on that in the future.....

[Adam]

But they do lol
Even the **** ones look good lol

[peester]

But they just look soooo cool :(

lol! course they are.. arent they..?

[Benn]

Quite pleasing really when surrounded by big money Veee Dubs,

Pics or gtfo.

[Adam]

Check Martin Kelsons thread in general, for a few pics.

[nova ian]

Looking good Adam, glad it went through MOT and still going strong :)

[Adam]

Cheers Ian

[bakerznova]

looking nice mate :thumb:

[Adam]

Did another show at the weekend!!
With a local club.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5937264&id=633012328http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5937264&id=633012328http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs059.ash2/36296_447306602328_633012328_5937263_3499062_n.jpg

Resprayed the cambelt and rocker covers
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs119.snc4/36296_447306597328_633012328_5937262_8221236_n.jpg

Excuse the finger on the lens!!! lol
Parked next to a mates mint mk2 Golf GTi!
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs099.snc4/36296_447306582328_633012328_5937260_2624412_n.jpg

Hoping to make a few changes before Billing!!!

[peester]

looking good ad, behaves itself well this one.. showing how its done.

[General Baxter]

when you breaking, that hunk of junk lol

[Adam]

Ive not really touched it in the last 6month, and it still gets "I bet thats pretty rapid" looks at local shows!

So i dont need to break it or spend anything on it! lol lol

[discoinferno]

looking good adam :)

[Adam]

Cheers mate!!
Hoping get a few bits done for billing! Seeing as its looked the same for like a year now!

Just proper busy with my place/work/gf atm!!
Dont seem to get 5mins to do anything!

[discoinferno]

i havent touched mine for a while its covered up in the garage and thats where it'll saty for the forseeable future anyways!!!

[craig green]

Ive not really touched it in the last 6month, and it still gets "I bet thats pretty rapid" looks at local shows!

So i dont need to break it or spend anything on it! lol lol

The envy increases when you trailer it in to shows. lol

You could hollow out the engine & still have 250bhp on bodies! :thumb:

[scott.parker]

As i said to you mate, just try sort the scabs on the arches and it's very clean and looks the part then, i say give them wheels a lick of fresh hurricane Grey paint IMO..

Scott

[Adam]

For Billing im wanting the gte front end on!
And i plan of respraying the side trims and the rear bumper, dark grey.

IVe still got a set of 15" flat MO's in my parents loft too, theyve been there 2 years lol

[Paul]

You are a lazy fook, I would of had them on a long time ago!

[Adam]

lmao lol

Yup!

Just CBA get the tyres took off them, refurb the rims, and have the Cesaro's tyres swapped over lol

Was thinking of doing them body coloured/gold

[Paul]

Was thinking of doing them body coloured/gold

G A Y

[Adam]

lol lol lol

[Paul]

seriously do them red, look good with your bump strips n that

[scott.parker]

Keep it classic, go MO white...

[Adam]

Really dont think white will suit my car colour tbh!!

[scott.parker]

OK well you can try a shop, but white looks good on everything...

If not then go for red spokes with black rim/edge.

[Mike]

These might be for sale soon Ad. 15's aswell.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20bread%20van/IMG00041.jpg

[Adam]

Cant believe its been 4 month since i posted in this thread lol

Well, what have i been up to,Lol.
Nothing much car related tbh, hence lack of posts.

Astras done another head gasket so thats currently in pieces, and the other day i actually started the nova, and cleaned it!!!
Sat for 4 months and it starts first turn of the key :cool:

Definently off the road for the next few months now, but will be back where it belongs, on track, next year!
Bit of a task ive given myself is sort out the gear linkage, basically remake a new internal shifter so i can actually get 4th gear properly. Thinking corsa shifter. :)


Adam

[peester]

ok.. why corsa shifter.. all these years cav. shifter, never corsa..?

[ben doodar]

would love to come up sometime and have a look at your nova adam.

[Paul]

U painted ur wheels day-glow orange yet?

[Adam]

ok.. why corsa shifter.. all these years cav. shifter, never corsa..?
Cav/Astra shifter has the wrong end on for a nova linkage,so needs further modding.

Any shifter can be made to fit tbh!

Ben-Anytime mate, have you got my number?

Paul-Nah mate, maybe a bit of a task for over winter as ive had these Mo's about 2 years now lol

[peester]

ah so corsa one has different end.? if its a more suitable end then it is strange why cav shifters are the commonly known/used one..

[AlexW]

Im confused, corsa ones have the same end as like cav?

[Mike]

Im confused, corsa ones have the same end as like cav?

+1 to that :confused:

[Adam]

Im confused too, i swear ive seen some corsa ones with a end the same as the nova one.
Hmm, i need go scrappy hunting.

ALso im pretty sure the one Olly Hewitt used had a nova type clamp end on.

[Benn]

These might be for sale soon Ad. 15's aswell.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20bread%20van/IMG00041.jpg

I want!

[Mike]

Im confused too, i swear ive seen some corsa ones with a end the same as the nova one.
Hmm, i need go scrappy hunting.

ALso im pretty sure the one Olly Hewitt used had a nova type clamp end on.

If I remember Ad ill get a pic of mine for you tomorrow being as theres no engine an that.

Benn, might be up for grabs soon matey lol 15's aswell :cool:

[AlexW]

Im confused too, i swear ive seen some corsa ones with a end the same as the nova one.
Hmm, i need go scrappy hunting.

ALso im pretty sure the one Olly Hewitt used had a nova type clamp end on.

Just stick with your cav setup and change the clamp bit on the linkage for a corsa item, your lose the **** nova bush and be able to replace both bushs on the linkage (the little plastic cups) cheaply.

[Adam]

My current setup is to55, it needs starting again and re-welding in a straighter position.

Corsa linkage? How does it differ to a nova one?

Mike, cheers mate. Any info/pics would be sound :)

[opelbuck2000]

:thumb:

[AlexW]

Corsa linkage? How does it differ to a nova one?



Its just the bit that has the internal bit for the clamp thing you need off a corsa linkage, It has a cup bush that is replaceable via vaux for about £5, does fit the standard nova linkage once you have popped off the rubbish nova bush.

[Southie]

What plans for 2011 then Adam? Did you sort the linkage problem in the end?

[Paul]

What plans for 2011 then Adam? Did you sort the linkage problem in the end?


Plans for 2011 are zero.

[Southie]

Plans for 2011 are zero.
That'll be that then lol

[Adam]

Well well well, i forgot i had this thread lol

Novas been sat since, well erm, whenever it was, last summer. About August 2010 time i think.
Ive not done anything on it.

I still want to sort the linkage before its on the road again, but its not looking good tbh. Its going cost the best part of £700-£800 get it back on the road (tax,insurance, two new front tyres). The front brakes are fcuked from it standing. Its not been run for approx 3-4months.

And its all down to money :(
Ive pretty much got £50 left out my wages each month, if im lucky. Where i live, bills, my missus, holidays and the astra pretty much eat all my money. And theres no way in the near future im going be able save enough spare cash to put the nova on the road.

So thats pretty much that atm. :(
Going to have a drive down to Combe Spring day in April to see what im missing, and hope money picks up over the next few months.


Possibly coming soon to a breaking thread near you...

[peester]

booo

[honie5]

Don't brake it lad you'll miss it when it's gone!

[scott.parker]

Don't brake it lad you'll miss it when it's gone!

But he's in the same boat as me mate, your not missing something you cant use, and it's wasting away, you wouldn't leave 3-4K sat in a box in your garage instead of in your Isa account would you??

That pretty much what I'm doing with mine, its a BOX with cash sat rotting... :roll: :cry:

Scott

[Nobby]

gutted mate

[Adam]

But he's in the same boat as me mate, your not missing something you cant use, and it's wasting away, you wouldn't leave 3-4K sat in a box in your garage instead of in your Isa account would you??

That pretty much what I'm doing with mine, its a BOX with cash sat rotting... :roll: :cry:

Scott
I would miss hooning around in it on warm, sunny days. Definently would.

But as you said, its just money sitting in my parents drive. Last year i paid £500 insurance and £230 tax, and drove it about 5 times, total of about 600mile.
That cost i do not miss.


Anyways, im off work this week, planning on a trip to the scrappy as im after some astra bits, also might rip the shifter out of a cav/astra too. So I can sort the shifter out sometime.

Going charge the batt up, stick some fuel in, get some air in the tyres, and see if it'll start too.
Shame i cant drive it, because it really needs it!

[Mazz]

*vulture

[scott.parker]

I would miss hooning around in it on warm, sunny days. Definently would.

But as you said, its just money sitting in my parents drive. Last year i paid £500 insurance and £230 tax, and drove it about 5 times, total of about 600mile.
That cost i do not miss.


Anyways, im off work this week, planning on a trip to the scrappy as im after some astra bits, also might rip the shifter out of a cav/astra too. So I can sort the shifter out sometime.

Going charge the batt up, stick some fuel in, get some air in the tyres, and see if it'll start too.
Shame i cant drive it, because it really needs it!

It sooo true, though, i used mine 3-4 times to events did two track days lol

I'm going to try get some stuff done in the next month and try get it mapped, then look to do a few track days, but mot insurance is up on it before June, so need to make sure Ive got cash for them too..

Scott

[peester]

Last year i paid £500 insurance and £230 tax, and drove it about 5 times, total of about 600mile.
That cost i do not miss.


would a small block conversion sort that issue? lol

[Rich]

no, that would make him want a big block lol

[peester]

but here big block maybe = no block/broken for spares block

[Adam]

would a small block conversion sort that issue? lol
Nah, the big block is what makes it a giggle. lol lol

[scott.parker]

I dunno, i reckon the x18xe1 in the Astra would be amazing on tbs in a nova!

[Southie]

I hate money, its the route of all evil... actually I hate Nova's, they create the evil that needs the money lol

Sad times though Adam hopefully you come into some spare funds, I've been in a similar situation money wise but the Nova's my only car so no choice but to run it into the ground, my arches are looking sorry for themselves after the winter :(

[Adam]

I am hoping things pick up and i can put some money back into it.

[MK999]

being stuck for cash after working out you can afford something like running a track car truly fcuking sucks.
The cash I'd saved up for a roll cage in change/pound coins in a tin and my christmas money from various people (I asked them not to buy stuff in order to get my cage) went on rent on the 1st of january and hasn't been seen since, and my funding for uni has been cut by about 2.2k for this year, so I'm down what it would have cost me to finish the nova and about another £6-800 too :(

Hope you manage to get some cash into it and back out for summer, as your car, all the way from the white smallblock, has been a bit of an inspiration for doing a decent track car on a budget tbh :)

[Edd]

If you can keep it and not break it i would tbh

cause you'll only cost your self more when you have to buy all the parts again when building another lol

[Adam]

Jesus christ, cant believe the last post in this thread was nearly a year ago! :(
Well, where am i at. After a to** 2011, moving into another house with a decent garage, set to get the nova into there, and then having to move again within 4months of living there :roll:
Now living somewhere with a decent drive but no garage, so the novas going nowhere atm :(

Anyhow, i actually found the nova today and opened it (for the first time in about 13months...lol)
Expected under the bonnet to be in a worse state, dont get me wrong, it aint great, but everything is still where it should be. Some rust/mould/crap in places, but nothing that aint cleanable.
Checked oil etc, all seems well.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/55501331.jpg

Brakes are seized solid, heater blower, rad fan and wipers are seized solid :( :(

BUT, it started on first turn of the key. LMAO. Got to love XE's :d :cool:

Adam

[CorsaBBoomer]

Keep it alive Adam, keep it alive! :) :thumb:

[scott.parker]

What the battery weren't dead! lol crazy!

Get using it, or get selling it i say mate..

[Southie]

Welcome to PNG Adam lol Trusty old xe's I need another in my life.

So what plans have you for it this year? Any track days??

[Adam]

Lmao behave lol
I never leave a batt on a car if its standing for more than a week.
Its a spare batt that my old man keeps "just incase" Lol

[Adam]

Cheers Southie.
Yes its quite a piss take when your 2 use a year track car is more reliable than your daily lol

Plans? Get it moving is a start i suppose.

[Paul]

Forgot you had this

[Adam]

So did i mate, it seriously took me a good 20mins remember where the kill switch for the fuel pump was.

[Adam]

Well Ive had many laughs hooning around b roads, tracks, 1/4 miles in novas.

B571 htv has now gone on to its new owner.

Adam

[Benn]

Shame.

[Southie]

Is that it then with Novas Adam?

Anyone we know who it's gone to? Still in the club??

[Mazz]

https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t1.0-9/p526x296/10352209_10154142480830431_856405481816552906_n.jp g

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t1.0-9/p180x540/10298792_10154142681835431_6287857071524383023_n.j pg

[Adam]

Is that it then with Novas Adam?

Anyone we know who it's gone to? Still in the club??
Never say never eh.
I would like another mk1 one day, or even a 2dr saloon.
Wouldn't be stripped or a track car tho, wouldn't go down that route again.
No doubt tho i wouldn't pay the ridiculous prices that novas will be selling in the future.

Yeah Nobby's had it.

[Southie]

At least it's gone to a good home and will be driven hard lol

[Adam]

Haha. Hell yeah

[Mazz]

Did it drive onto the truck?

[Adam]

Nope.
It could have but with it sitting its not worth starting it with old oil/fuel and a cambelt thats sat in one position for 3-4years....

[Nobby]

Yup it's gone to me now god help it hehe, fired it up earlier cleaned plugs out and cranked it over first to get some oil up and it runs sound lol I'm proper happy with it gonna get anew project thread up :)

[Novaload_Nick]

Awesome to see this car alive again :thumb:

[Nobby]

will just leave this here :p

http://i62.tinypic.com/35i59hv.jpg