nova gsi project!!

[ross.s]

well after my old nova going from this....

http://images7.fotki.com/v143/photos/3/357362/1399392/DSC00075-vi.jpg

to this....

http://images17.fotki.com/v296/photos/3/357362/3422302/novapics9thapril008-vi.jpg

to this....

http://images108.fotki.com/v614/photos/3/357362/4610562/nova012-vi.jpg

see full story here

http://www.novaload.net/forum/showthread.php?t=55979

here is some pics of my new nova(sorry iv not wash it yet)
http://images21.fotki.com/v577/photos/3/357362/4713300/saxo4005-vi.jpg

http://images6.fotki.com/v75/photos/3/357362/4713300/saxo4007-vi.jpg

1.6 GTE engine (E16SE) fully reconditioned in December, all seals and gaskets replaced, painted etc. Ported head, 4 branch manifold, Vernier pulley.
16" speedline allesio's
lowered 60mm all round (not 100% sure on what make suspension tho)
full piper exhaust system
Clear rear lights
laguna splitter
alloy fuel cap
rear honda jazz wiper.
infiniti 6by9's
OMP steering wheel
more to come very soon!!!:D

[Nova-Dan]

oooo,gutted for you

[novaco]

nice!

what happened to the mk1 astra?

[ross.s]

its on ebay the now but the seats are going in my new nova

[greg1.4]

old nova was lovely! the new one looks really tidy aswell mate!

[raymond]

thats really tidy looks mint whats with the front wings

[ross.s]

they are flared out

[SRimon]

i noticed this when it was for sale on here, unless its had different wheels on it before, there is no need to flare out for speedlines, the fit under fine :S

[Ste L]

mates old nova that, well it looks like it?

did you buy it from mold or somewhere near there in wales?

[ross.s]

no idea but i did get it in wales

[ross.s]

update

well got this the other night going to use it as my donor car

do any of you's know this car???

http://images22.fotki.com/v753/photos/3/357362/3759166/novavan010-vi.jpg
http://images21.fotki.com/v578/photos/3/357362/3759166/novavan009-vi.jpg
http://images22.fotki.com/v754/photos/3/357362/3759166/novavan008-vi.jpg
http://images21.fotki.com/v725/photos/3/357362/3759166/novavan011-vi.jpg
http://images22.fotki.com/v753/photos/3/357362/3759166/novavan014-vi.jpg
http://images21.fotki.com/v631/photos/3/357362/3759166/novavan013-vi.jpg
this is the spec (well all the boy new of it)

Hybrid turbo
Front mount intercooler
Digital dash
Fully welded in rollcage( crosses in the rear and comes down to front footwells and crosses above windscreen)
Harnesses
Spax suspension
Cavalier GSI alloys powdercoated black
Drilled and grooved front discs

[Ste L]

yea, mates old turbo..

was an valver when he bought it, then converted it to a let,

shannon, was the name of the owner i knew
a lad called pikie owned it before him iirc


how it was when it was an xe...
http://www.novaload.net/forum/viewfeaturecar.php?ref=491

then looks like this after shannon had his hands on it
http://www.novaload.net/forum/viewfeaturecar.php?ref=3270

[Ste L]

no idea but i did get it in wales


yea, will be a mates old nova...

[ross.s]

yea, mates old turbo..

was an valver when he bought it, then converted it to a let,

shannon, was the name of the owner i knew
a lad called pikie owned it before him iirc


how it was when it was an xe...
http://www.novaload.net/forum/viewfeaturecar.php?ref=491

then looks like this after shannon had his hands on it
http://www.novaload.net/forum/viewfeaturecar.php?ref=3270

can u tell me any more about the car/engine?

[Ste L]

dont really know any history of the engine mate...

i know it been sold on a few times after it had the let fitted

[ross.s]

did your mate to any work to the internals of the engine?

[Ste L]

just asked mate...

no internal work just a hybrid turbo

[draper]

you selling the van shell after youve emptied it of parts ;)

new nova looks spot on aswell

[ross.s]

you selling the van shell after youve emptied it of parts ;)

new nova looks spot on aswell

dont know yet just taking the engine out

think going to put the 1.6 or the 2l engine's i have in the van and then sell it

[ste porter]

what do you want for the van how it sits minus the engine any tax or test have cash waiting pm me asap

[ross.s]

make me an offer all i can say is no

[ross.s]

update and some help needed...

iv got a engine stand on its way for the re-build and iv got the chirs astley motorsport strengthening kit and cold running thermostate

http://images23.fotki.com/v766/photos/3/357362/4817114/nova001-vi.jpg

http://images21.fotki.com/v756/photos/3/357362/4817114/nova002-vi.jpg

can anyone give me some hints on what internils and preformance parts i will need to get my c20let engine to produce 300bhp +

heres a few questions.....

i have heard strandard pistons are fine to use?

what conrods r best to use?

what bottom end bolts i need to upgrade?

am i best to uprate the oil pump?

on the fueling side ,injectors and fuel pump ,strandard 2.0 or uprated

do i uprate the cams to ?

what sort of ECU ,chip etc to use

can some one tell me more about lightin and balancing ,ie ,crank ,flywheel etc whats the point of doing this ??

if anyone has anymore ideas then please tell me

i want the bottom end to be bullet proof ,money is,nt really a prob

[leemh]

chips use ph3.5 from regal(EDS).regal do low comp pistons.arp rod bolts.seen z20let oil pumps used.thats as far as i know of.hope that helps abit

[F188CHG]

Ross were you on the A82/83 at the weekend in the silk violet gsi?

[ross.s]

aye that would of been me i was at donny

[F188CHG]

Kewl i was stuck in traffic going bk to glasgow in the blue nova

[ross.s]

aye i seen u two mate :thumb:

[F188CHG]

Kewl the novas looking Gd

[ste porter]

still want the van mate pm me if its still for sale

[ross.s]

pm me a offer mate :thumb:


update time :D

well me and my mate have been at the van all day so the engine is now out

http://images25.fotki.com/v903/photos/3/357362/5123038/engineout001-vi.jpg

http://images26.fotki.com/v888/photos/3/357362/5123038/engineout004-vi.jpg

[ross.s]

me and my mate decided to take engine number 2 out today :D ...........
wasnt as easy as the let dew to some seesed bots but we got there in the end

http://images25.fotki.com/v900/photos/3/357362/5123038/engineout2001-vi.jpg
http://images26.fotki.com/v889/photos/3/357362/5123038/engineout2009-vi.jpg
http://images26.fotki.com/v891/photos/3/357362/5123038/engineout2003-vi.jpg
here's some pics of the rust that will be getting fixed at the same time as the seam welding...
http://images25.fotki.com/v904/photos/3/357362/5123038/engineout2002-vi.jpg
http://images25.fotki.com/v886/photos/3/357362/5123038/engineout2004-vi.jpg
http://images26.fotki.com/v888/photos/3/357362/5123038/engineout2005-vi.jpg
http://images25.fotki.com/v897/photos/3/357362/5123038/engineout2006-vi.jpg
http://images25.fotki.com/v904/photos/3/357362/5123038/engineout2008-vi.jpg

[SRimon]

I thought that was a superclean GSi!

[ross.s]

tba i would say that it is quiet clean its better than all the nova's iv had

all that will be fixed in no time

[ross.s]

been at the car most of the day again got the wings,brake servo off and got it back on its wheels
also got the good old.....
http://images15.fotki.com/v246/photos/3/357362/2876292/ffff002-vi.jpg
on the go again and cut the top of the front panel off
http://images25.fotki.com/v908/photos/3/357362/5123038/engineout2001-vi.jpg
http://images25.fotki.com/v905/photos/3/357362/5123038/engineout2002-vi.jpg
http://images25.fotki.com/v905/photos/3/357362/5123038/engineout2003-vi.jpg

[big gra]

bit of welding to be done there matey!

[ross.s]

wee update
well got a good bit done the last few weeks cut the front panel off,told underseal off and started to cut out all the rust.
http://images27.fotki.com/v973/photos/3/357362/5123038/nova8010-vi.jpg
http://images28.fotki.com/v979/photos/3/357362/5123038/nova8011-vi.jpg
http://images27.fotki.com/v982/photos/3/357362/5123038/nova8013-vi.jpg
http://images27.fotki.com/v981/photos/3/357362/5123038/nova8014-vi.jpg
http://images28.fotki.com/v975/photos/3/357362/5123038/nova8015-vi.jpg
http://images27.fotki.com/v972/photos/3/357362/5123038/nova8016-vi.jpg
http://images27.fotki.com/v973/photos/3/357362/5123038/nova8017-vi.jpg

[ross.s]

wee update
most of the welding is now done and half of the strength kit is fitted hopefuly the rest will be done next week

http://images31.fotki.com/v1056/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics005-vi.jpg
http://images32.fotki.com/v1045/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics006-vi.jpg
http://images32.fotki.com/v1047/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics007-vi.jpg
http://images31.fotki.com/v1057/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics008-vi.jpg
http://images31.fotki.com/v1041/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics009-vi.jpg
http://images32.fotki.com/v1046/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics011-vi.jpg
http://images12.fotki.com/v254/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics012-vi.jpg
http://images102.fotki.com/v398/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics013-vi.jpg
http://images12.fotki.com/v241/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics014-vi.jpg

[conad]

mates old nova that, well it looks like it?

did you buy it from mold or somewhere near there in wales?


no idea but i did get it in wales

it used to belong to a lad called mol who owns the club 'darknights', he got it of a lad that lives at the end of my street.... this car has been looked after for years, good to see it put to some good use lol

[vaughanmc]

Does the van have a badly painted Fearless roll cage?

[ross.s]

Does the van have a badly painted Fearless roll cage?

dont think its a fearless cage and i wouldn't its painted that bad





getting there now here some pics of it under sealed from the other day


http://images31.fotki.com/v1093/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics140-vi.jpg

http://images34.fotki.com/v1075/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics141-vi.jpg

here's some pics of it in zink primer

http://images33.fotki.com/v1070/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics143-vi.jpg

http://images32.fotki.com/v1104/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics144-vi.jpg

http://images110.fotki.com/v1112/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics145-vi.jpg

http://images110.fotki.com/v1111/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics146-vi.jpg

now some pics of it in 2 pack primer

http://images34.fotki.com/v1076/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics150-vi.jpg

http://images34.fotki.com/v1082/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics151-vi.jpg

http://images31.fotki.com/v1083/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics153-vi.jpg

http://images33.fotki.com/v1068/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics156-vi.jpg

thats me up to date just need to get it painted now

[conad]

are you sticking with silk violet?

[ross.s]

are you sticking with silk violet?

aye i am thats the main reason i got the car

[conad]

lovely colour isnt it, my last one was a silky... currently sitting in my garden lol

[ross.s]

lovely colour isnt it, my last one was a silky... currently sitting in my garden lol

i think its the best colour they were made in

[conad]

i agree... gutted i bumped it

[silkysmooth]

you gona try and remove the cage from van or buyin new one?

conad : dont suppose you willing to send me some lovely silky doors? mine are jst starting to rot at the bottoms :(

[ross.s]

im now keeping the van going to fix it up and use it for track days

nope sorry need the doors

[ross.s]

well my mate painted it for me to day what do you's think?

b4 laquar coat

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/scottrs1/Picture190.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/scottrs1/Picture193.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/scottrs1/Picture186.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/scottrs1/Picture187.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/scottrs1/Picture192.jpg

with laquar

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/scottrs1/Picture202.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/scottrs1/Picture201.jpg

[conad]

stunning mate, whats the colour match like?

[ross.s]

dont think its that bad maybe a wee bit darker but its fine

[7ova]

looking good!
have you got a time scale to get it on the road?
what wheels u putting on?
good work fella!!!!!!!!!

[NOV4_SPORT]

sorry to hear about your old black nova, but love the gsi, defo the best colour they made a nova in, good work on the bay, looks umuch better and stronger now.


iain

[ross.s]

looking good!
have you got a time scale to get it on the road?
what wheels u putting on?
good work fella!!!!!!!!!

next couple of months just money and time holding me back

good old speedline's i know they have been done to death but i just think they look the best!

[SRimon]

Thats a fair old wack of welding thats been done to your bay there!

[7ova]

next couple of months just money and time holding me back

good old speedline's i know they have been done to death but i just think they look the best!

silk violet and speedlines
classic!
should look great:thumb:

[ross.s]

thanks everyone the engine will be going in next week so i will keep you's up to date

when we put the xe in my last nova we put the engine in from the bottom but iv been told it is easyer to put it in from the top is this true??

[chrisnovaturbo]

thanks everyone the engine will be going in next week so i will keep you's up to date

when we put the xe in my last nova we put the engine in from the bottom but iv been told it is easyer to put it in from the top is this true??

no way!! bottom only! it is possible to do but u will never get it in there without scratching the bay and you still have to take the lower arms off. if you put it in from the bottom you can keep the engine level and makes it so much easyer. looking good so far

[ross.s]

thanks for the help thats what we are going to do

Update :D

Me & mate were up there most of the day, got the nova loomprity much sorted, breaks, suspention n loads of other little jobs done, take a lot of time to find all the bits that i have lost lol!!
then my other mate came up about 7 got the timing belt done for me, swapt the gear box round as the old one had sheard a nut, then we got it in place to fit tomorrow.

heres afew pic of what we done today....

http://images33.fotki.com/v1068/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics237-vi.jpg

http://images110.fotki.com/v1114/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics238-vi.jpg

http://images110.fotki.com/v1113/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics239-vi.jpg

http://images110.fotki.com/v1114/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics241-vi.jpg

http://images33.fotki.com/v1069/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics244-vi.jpg

http://images33.fotki.com/v1068/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics245-vi.jpg

[chrisnovaturbo]

you mite need to move the rad forward to clear the turbo. you can get away with just pulling the top forward and straten it up. looking good tho.

[ross.s]

well we got the engine in to night and loads of other bits done but i didnt take my camera so i'll go back up tomorrow to get pics

[chrisnovaturbo]

did you take the turbo off or just wedge it thro lol

[ross.s]

just wedge it thro lol no it wasnt that bad ready :)

[chrisnovaturbo]

how much room have you got behind the rad?

[ross.s]

about a 10/15 mm so not alot just a enough didnt damage it

[ross.s]

here's the pics of the engine in..

http://images32.fotki.com/v1104/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics001-vi.jpg

http://images31.fotki.com/v1093/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics004-vi.jpg

and the new ancillary hose kit still need the other kits

http://images31.fotki.com/v1098/photos/3/357362/4713300/newpics003-vi.jpg

[ross.s]

im having a hard time fitting my ancillary hose kit i have got 3 pipe's on so far.

http://www.chrisastleymotorsport.com/images/Nova%20C20LET%20ancillary.jpg

the pipe's iv fitted one is down the back of the engine very small one (icv i think?),one to the heater matrix and the last one is go's to the pipe below the top hat.

the yellow pipes that are fitted to the engine are bodged together and i would say most of them are not right for the car so its very hard to tell where the pipes go any help would be good.

here's a wee update to..

got the fmic on ...

http://images33.fotki.com/v1115/photos/3/357362/4713300/Ryan009-vi.jpg

looks better now as i took more off my front panel so its sits down more. going to need to weld a bar in so its stronge enough
give everything a good clean...

http://images32.fotki.com/v1092/photos/3/357362/4713300/Ryan011-vi.jpg

http://images33.fotki.com/v1116/photos/3/357362/4713300/Ryan012-vi.jpg

http://images33.fotki.com/v1119/photos/3/357362/4713300/Ryan013-vi.jpg

http://images34.fotki.com/v1121/photos/3/357362/4713300/Ryan015-vi.jpg

[kevster]

lookin good !!!!
keep it up