View Full Version : t`s novat turbo build new one
bought this off ebay in july just starting to rip it apart this is my first major rebuild could poeple give your point of view cheers
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was ripping the side skirts off hate sideskirts and then found rust from where the water has been sitting in the skirts (thats why i hate them) but it was nothing too bad
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vaughanmc
15-05-07, 08:45 PM
Looks like a good wee project :)
was already a 20ltr but had the power of a 1.2 really had my own engine for it so not too worryhttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/Image009.jpg?t=1179258288
bloody petrol pump stopped it was on a switch so i thought the switch had gone but pulled the engine loom apart a found the wire had broke
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started ripping the dash out checking the wiring
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the wiring was bad on this
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then thought sod it then pulled it all out got a spare loom off my black nova and took all the pedals out aswell
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this was it was a 20ltr was well fast now the engines with chunny very nice bloke still cant belive what he fitted it in when he picked it up
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front wings were http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/Image031.jpg?t=1179259074 (javascript:void(0);)a bit dented things happen when you hurt your self
found some rust around the windscreen
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got the hang of pics now then dude :thumb:
inner arches look in very good condition
and on other side
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year mate well mucked up the other thread cheers
stripped the front started to sand down
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you can put upto 10 pics in one reply aswell, to save you making a new post for each thread
my hands really hurt
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found some more rust but no too bad really seen worse gonna put plates there any way and rust potection on it
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it will only let me do one mate
sanding down i hate it
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engine bay
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rust protection
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dont know about these wheels the need to be refurbished might get them painted whitehttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/Image018.jpg?t=1179260397
got too get these off i hate them sold them as soon as i could an the bonnet had a evo scoop in it which was black hated that with a vengenace
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this is when things started getting interesting a big hole
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my rollcage got dhttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/DSC00082.jpg?t=1179260652elivered
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all stripped well nearlyhttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/DSC00084.jpg?t=1179260848
its off to my mates now for welding putting a chris astley strengthening kit really nice bloke and very helpful and some body work and to cut the fire wall off i think it called that http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/DSC00230.jpg?t=1179260911
rear shocks have got a mind of there own one minute there like a monster truck then they collahttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/DSC00229.jpg?t=1179260957pse getting coilovers any way get them last
hole has been welded up now http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/DSC00228.jpg?t=1179261011
drivers sidehttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/DSC00231.jpg?t=1179261066
started primer on now aint doing drivehttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/Image002.jpg?t=1179261104rs floor cos u aint gonna see it
nearly all donehttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/Image0032.jpg?t=1179261157
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nice clean engine bayhttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/Image005.jpg?t=1179261305
do love a clean engine bay andhttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/Nova2.jpg?t=1179261338 off to paint shop
back from pain shop not bad i doo like the colour its moonstone blue i think its grown on me from my mates three door cossiehttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/DSC00094.jpg?t=1179261410
hears the passengers doorhttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/DSC00097.jpg?t=1179261466
nice clean boot floor with no holehttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/DSC00095.jpg?t=1179261520
engine bay all nice and clean http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/Image017.jpg?t=1179261878and pu the loom back in
Looks like it's gona be a minter mate!
Nice one, lots of graft going in!
put roll cage in had it painted white just too be different really the legs on the cage needed chopping down by about a inch and a half because it sat too high a hit the roof http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/DSC00093.jpg?t=1179261936
started puttin the windows in and took back springs off to see how low it went http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/DSC00121.jpg?t=1179261989
put the bumper on cut the hole for the intercooler bumper needs touchin up for the intercooler which i boughhttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/Image037.jpg?t=1179262083t off n.williams cheers mate
hers my mate lee cant do any work really when hes about as we muck abot too much chunny this is the one the car the engine came out ofhttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/Novaman.jpg?t=1179262190
then too my horror when i took underseal off should of done this first but for my first build aint gone bad so far this is the passengers side drivers is minthttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/Image025.jpg?t=1179262296ront leg
and two holes bloody rust http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/Image028-1.jpg?t=1179262404
and again i loved this car always up southend in it terrorising cossies ah the fun i had in this http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/Picture-1.jpg?t=1179262443
thats as far as i have got at the mo get some more picks up soon
You should have put multiple images per post lol
The project looks great though! Nice one. Annoying to find the rust at this stage but the shell looks rather clean and the paint looks good!
cheers matey dont know how to do the mutiple ones
If you get the link to the images you can do:
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So the plan for this is a 2.0 16v turbo yeah?
yeah mate sudden change of plan was gonna go throttle boddies but the amount they are might aswell go turbo`d
what do people recon get these painted white or the colour they are grey and chrome http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/Image018.jpg?t=1179260397
Dan 130
16-05-07, 07:47 PM
white would look nice but they are also diffrent the way they are up to you i guess
cars comming on a treat, shame about the rust, but other than that the car looks quite solid.
did u buy that black 1.4 sr from loughton area at all?? if so im pretty sure my brother sold the bloke the engine and running gear for it. i got hes i.4 engine for 30quid. only 27000 miles. looked a clean shell
Yeah mate bought it from loughton shell was cracking and when i took the back seat out and fell through the floor rest wasent that bad but bought this one but its a old car so these things happen
bumper cut out for intercooler
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found this pick just thought i would put the lights and grill in aint got the centre bar support no more
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drivers side
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aint really that bad i think been putting my dremmel on it thats the only thing i can use that will run off my car
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drivers side is mint gonna plate it as the same as the other side
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underseal i hate this stuff
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started to get the underseal off horrible stuff
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is the an easier way of getting this off doing it with a blow torch and a chisle
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starting to get somewhere now
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thats all ive go tat the mo get some tomorrow if i dont go out tonite
thats all the pics at the minute get some more up as gonna go down the garage tomorrow if i dont go out tonite
this engine now lives with chunny
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took some pics at the week end from inside still clutterd with stuff
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and my f28 box needs a clean up taking it round the corner to get steam cleaned
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oh and my intercooler and pipes which i bought off n.williams
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heres anoter pic of my bias pedal box which i bought off rally design need to get some braided hoses goin braided all the way through when i get my a*** in gear been a bit lazy lately
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and some of my turbo it seem ok no play in the shaft going to get a manifold made up if this is nackered gong to get a GT28RS turbo
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started actually doing a bit off work last night when i got home from work (like i do any at work) don`t know if to paint this the same colour as the car or do it white got a thing about white at the mo
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what do you people recon keep the bumpers grey or do them the same colour as the car
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right back on the seen again spent some money at last heres a heres a few bits i got off rallydesign
goodridge brakeline kit and a make it your self one aswell my first go at this so i am hopeing for the best
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also got a quick rack kit aint done this either before so i thought id give ita go what could possibly go wrong ah
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started the fronts dont think its too bad for a first timer was a bit of a night mare at first but started to get the hang of it now sorry about the last pic will get some better ones up
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i spoke to my mate mark about my coilovers and he had a chat and then we went to gaz and got these fitted one on the passengers side rear having a bit of trouble with it its hitting the inner arch and then when i went to put my wheel on the tyre hit the spring so ive put a steel whell on at the mogoing to have a good look tomorrow or should i say today
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With my rear coilovers fitted i've gotta run a 5mm spacer on the drivers side to clear the spring, but no spacer on the pass side and it clears by a good 2mm, quality Novas !!
If your making up your own brake lines then how come you've bought a brake line kit (4 hoses) ? you should've just ran the hoses your making up direct to the calipers. Also did you order all the fittings (ends) seperatly or did you get them to just send you a set of random fittings ?
Good luck with it anyway.
Rich
nah mate see dars thread i think it was his one just copied his one but im stuck on the rear calipers
Think you should of sat down and decided were you wanted to route it, that hose for the rear lines seems to be going somewhere random !! i'd of thought that you'd of wanted it pointing down instead of up so you could have it coming thru the bottom of the bulkhead nearer the centre of the car then you could have it running along the exhaust tunnel, then split it in 2 towards the rear of the car.
I've found Banjo type fittings are easier for attatching to the Calipers.
do you know the sizes of them and the bolts aswell cheers fella
If the way you've routed it connects up ok then i wouldn't worry about it, just looked a bit of a long way round to route it to me, sure it'll work fine tho, Think the rear Calipers are M10 x 1.0 ... or are they 3/8 unf ??? hmm ... not a 100% sure tbh !!
shy witness
23-06-07, 03:15 PM
looks a great project mate.....
was that an original nova roll cage?????or 1 made 2 suit????
the reason im saying this is because i modified mine 2 suit the nova(it was originally for an opel kadette coupe) and my mounting points on the rear arch werent that far away from where urs are(mine were maybe a wee bit more to the inside of the arch)
i'd mine all nicely painted n'all..and mounted in with almost flush coach bolts
and what happend ?????.......the buggers were scrubbing on my tyres when cornering..so i had 2 take them out
just something 2 bear inb mind mate.......
mine was lowered 60mm and on 16 inch speedlines
thanks mate yeh it is a omp one but still needed modifying to fit had to chop the front legs down by a inch an half the and the back one side sat flat so my mate had to make a bracket up so it would sit right as for the bolts i put them inwards plus i chopped the down my wheels rub at the back on the inner arch they are 16s comp mo`s dont like spacers so am selling them now to get 15s ive gotta trim the door bars down where they slot in as when i went to put them on the paint chipped off where we put a thick layer on bugger
got some bits done today had to go down my mates at kwik-fit to take the tops off my old struts and put them on the coilovers then when i came back i bumped into my mate which ive been meaning to get hold of as lost his number so he could do some welding for me and by luck he aint that busy at the mo so going round in couple of weeks my engine should be done by then had a bit of bad news my pistons are nackered so more money anyway its a good thing really as can up the boost with no worries heres some pics of my work today after i got caught in the rain (bloody weather)
my old strut dont know the name of these but there really good i think there from japan
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my old cruddy disc`s off got some tarox ones
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will get some more up tomoz if it aint raining going to put the backs on
KPautomotive
24-06-07, 12:20 AM
Awesome project matey. :)
cheers fella i im not that far away from you i think
heres a pic of my mate marks car love this car its such a blast old classics cant beat em
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twin40s
25-06-07, 03:13 AM
loving the project the colour very nice can u tell me what a bia pedel box does that a normal 1 don't no i prob sound thick but only way to learn is two ask
its better for track use really not good in local traffic you have to warm them up first well thats what ive heard and its ment to take the spungey pedal feel theres no harm in asking mate thats how i have learned really im round that area sometimes
twin40s
26-06-07, 04:59 AM
cool well when i finished my build and u hav we will hav to meet up
wont be for a while yet just spent all my dough on my engine and turbo yeah will deffo meet up tho
had some trouble last sunday getting the pics on my new computer would`nt take pics off camera(bloody vista program) so heres a few pics of what i done last sunday not a lot but everylittle helps ah aint at work as got the flu bugger really as want to do some bits but feel well ruff
the spring hits the inner arch dont want to smash it in with a hammer
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so with no electric i used my convertor that plugs into the car so i can use my dremmel had to cut part of the pannel away only done one side at the mo as my brother got me the wrong cutting blades went through loads
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heres a few more from under neath just got to make a plate up to go underneath or might just cut the boot floor out and redo the it again
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done the rear brakelines now so thats another bit out the way was driving me mad with the braided pipe as everytime a tightend the bolt up the pipe kept popping out so i sat down for a bit then had another go
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also i thought i would put my old strut brace on dont think it will fit with the new turbo`d lump but i will work a way round it some how
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What's the plan for the rear interior arch now you've cut it out?
ive just cut the inner skin it only hits about 4 inches up thats the spring i mean then its ok theres no weight in the back really so dont really need to strengthen that much really
done some more bits today not a lot still feel rough (bloody flu) couldnt stay in again wasnt gonna let the rain beat me
thought i would reedo the back brakelines they was too tight the and i also put my bias brake adjuster in put it hear for now just so its out the way for the minute just got to get some p clips for the braided hoses forgot to get them oh well all i have to do is just put the front brakes back on put some fluid in and check for leaks hope there aint none
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also got my manifold the other day not bad really got it off david dixon off migweb just waiting for the engine now was ment to be done on friday as had a bit of bad news the pistons wernt in good shape and the rings were gone went down and had a look they had also been skimmed be who ever done it must have done it with a dremmel any way heres a few pics of the manifold
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also took a few from the front dont sit like a pimp mobile no more neede a step ladder to lift the bonnet up
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A good bash would of sorted the rear inner arch imo, only needs a few mm clearance. The rear shock bodys look pretty long, if thats how the springs are gonna sit then i'd lockwire them to the top spring cap & top of shock body so they attatched to the top instead of falling down on to the lower spring seat, the top spring seat looks like they could fall out from what i've seen with mine.
Manifold looks ok, you've saved yourself a hell of alot of work buying one already done, just in the middle of sorting mine, swapped the lower flange to suit a T3 tho, what turbo you gonna be running, GT28 ? you've gotta move the rad forward & chop the slam panel for clearance as well.
Seems to be coming along.
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cheers r1ch gonna get a gt28rs i know about the rad and slam panel only needs abouy 4inch slot cut out whats lockwire are they fitted properly as never done coilovers before was gonna bash it in but im fussy like that i was going to get a t3 but the gt are dual bearing so the turbo down work as hard well it aint met my driving yet just waiting for the engine to come back phoning them tomorrow to see whats going on the i can put it in then weld the f28 mount up and some over bitsthat need doing
kevster
02-07-07, 07:48 PM
looking good mate
kevster
02-07-07, 07:49 PM
were did you get the front bumper from ??
why its just a standard gsi one which i cut the hole out of with me dremmel there the nuts
whats lockwire are they fitted properly as never done coilovers before
Thay seem to look ok, i drilled a small hole in opposite sides on the top mounts (where the spring seat sits against) then 2 in the spring seat, this meant i was able to tie the spring to the spring seat and the top mount, so when the car was jacked up the spring stayed attatched to the top of the shock and not dropped down and loose like yours is in the pic.
Lockwire is thin stainless steel wire thats used to tie things together !!
I just done mine for piece of mind really.
Rich
cheers rich might make a little clamp to sit over it or might do what you said i`ll have a look at the weekend
ianglanister
02-07-07, 11:25 PM
looks good mate wish i had the money and know how to do something like this
big gra
02-07-07, 11:46 PM
looking really good matey!!
i only Know a bit mate about all this this is the deepest ive ever gone on a build but im learning as im going along its all trial and error really thanks for the comments everyone costing a fourtune tho
finally got my engine back had some bad news with it the block had a big crack in it and the pistons well had seen better days so i got a c20xe block off a friend for nothing and then bought some pistons it was only ment to go in there for a freshen up but well these things never go to plan
in the end i thought i might aswell get some more work done on it
top end
gas flowed head
fast road head build
bottom end
arp bolts
oil squirters
honed block
full balance
lightend flywheel and refaced
lap crank
skim block min to clean
mig wire block
forged pistons accralite
heavy duty bearings
new up rated oil pump
new water pump
new cam belt kit
compotition head gaskets
and thats about it really
got some pics of her
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well i woke up on sunday and thought right thats going in today all was going well having a laugh aswell (as you do) and then it all went wrong the engine just wouldnt sit straight for the front mount to be welded up was driving us mad then we took it back out and started again the same thing then the tantrums started felt like smashing the car up then i wanted to sell the lot and go and by a mk 1 escort then i said just get it in as was getting dark and i will have another go monday
heres a few pics could anyone let me know if were doing anything wrong
this was when it was going all well
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http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/29072007087-1.jpg
oh yeh you dont need an engine hoist when my mate lees around his like the hulk
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monday gotta clear head so am ready for the car today no matter what troubles we got i was getting this done we sat there looking a it a found the back gearbox mount the bit where the gearlinkage goes kept hitting the steering rack as we were all a little bit peed off after a few more attempts when we took the engine back out i smashed it off just so i could get it too sit right in the end still nothing so had a brake for a bit then had another go still no joy plus scrathed all the engine bay up now thats when i just lost all heart the took the engine back out and called it a day well had enough really
here a few more pictures
this is when i smashed the bracket off the linkage bit asthings wore getting a little heated ;
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the engine kept going at an angle was getting well frustrated
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have you got to trim some off the inner lip for the gearbox to clear
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/021220063861.jpg
You don't need to trim anything of the gear box, can't see why your having probs with the rear mount either, mine clears the rack by about 10 - 12 mm.
What front mount are you using ?
When i done mine i just lifted it into position and bolted the front engine mount on, stuck a jack under the front of the gearbox so the engine sat level then jacked the back of the gearbox up so the mount lined up, easier to get it in position first then bolt the mount on.
Rich
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/Nova%20build%20pics/DSC00405.jpg
Mine clears the inner wing by a good 15mm
im using these mounts got them off chris astley and the engine mount kit
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/12072007069.jpg
another update thought i might aswell get a propper flywheel its been refaced lightend and balanced got it off martin from m&d developments top bloke and very helpfull
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That rear mount doesn't look like a Nova one for a start as its got the three bolt holes in, Nova one only has two.
thats the only one i have got in my garage i need a new one anyway as smashed the top of it off
i thought there was some thing wrong with that mount and a nova only has 2 holes and you need to cut a little bit away to fit the 3 bolt through.
alot of people have said to use only two bolt holes
no you use 3 but i think the mount you are useing is the wrong 1. as in not nova
you sure have you got a pic of the nova one at all
ive just found a pic of Dars engine im sure he wont mind but can you see what i mean about the mount fella.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/DSC06525_640x480.jpg
the little silver bar at the top is were the 3 rd bolt would go through and sticks out the top of the mount were as your's dos'nt.
cheers matey will have to find another mount some where i was wondering where that bar went
hope that sort things for you fella and do i win a prize if it does lol.
yeah i will send a blue peter badge as thats all ive got at the mo or i could give you my cubs medals if thats in your interests nah cheers for the picture matey going round to hunt for a mount in a bit cars ah i hope that s the problem
so do i. i should be of to a breakers over the next few days. if i get a chance i will get 1 of to take a picy for you.
cheers fella im going hunting today
One piccy. You can also see where I have chopped a bit out to fit the mounting bracket on.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/DPursey/DSC07075.jpg
do i win a prize if it does lol.
yeah he'll take you and your missus out for a meal lol
cheers dar thanks for the pic going down my garage for a look around might find another one some might have put it in the garage next door to mine
that looks awsome, matt black paint, nice spoiler, roll cage, racing eats and 6 point belts!
here fella as asked.
Pic's of a nova mount fresh of today
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Photo-0151.jpg
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cheers fellas spoke to chunny earlier bloody phone i took a pic of mine earlier but know it aint on it technology these days
got a pic from simps of his bracket looks the same as mine
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Mechanical/29.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Mechanical/28.jpg
Your old 1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/enginemount.jpg
And my 1.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/Photo-0151.jpg
ooooooooooooooooooh i have theeeeeeee wrong one
right aint done much really went out the weekend and well had too much to drink went and met some mates from my old work on friday dont remember coming home crashed out in the front room woke up later saturday and everything was a blur and me head felt like there was a brass band in there was ment to go out for my brothers birds birthday on saurday oh well thats drink for ya they was ok about it in the end any so i ant done much on the car as just buying bits and bobs bought a generator and my clutch and some polished bits so heres some pics should have some more progress at the weekend well i hope
heres my chrome bonnet lifters from nj top stuff
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heres my old cruddy ones
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/07082007107.jpg
and washer bottle
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http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/07082007110.jpg
just put the lifters on so i thought i would take a pick aswell was bored
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oh yeh i bought a bottom pulley had a choice of colours so i picked blue
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spent some more money last week orderd my clutch which turned up pretty quick only two days just got to get a new turbo and make the exhaust up and get a after market management and i think thats the dear parts out the way
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how about making the engine fit lol.
cheeky sod been busy this weekend had to work saturday and had a party so no work on the car this weekend plus just waiting for my rear gearbox bracket to turn up then its going in
aint really been doing anything on the car hadent even thought about it the car as going out and getting really drunk ment to be saving money oh well thats that thought about selling it really having a bad day the other day anyway had some bits turn up today which gave me a new sye of relief will get pics up later of my header tank i had got made well chuffed with it looks better than i thought might be starting it all over again with the shell as my mates just got a new garage so i can get it down there see what happens will keep you all informed
right aint done an update for a while had some probs with computer and stuff
well we finally got the doors on in the end as i lost interest in the car for a while now im back as christmas and the poxy freezing cold weather plus i got my header tank in the end and started wiring up the clifford alarm after a few hours i finally figured it out(i hope) was a pain as my mates kept slagging me off telling me i dont know what im doing ah mates always there to help ay well heres some pic plus my mates business is almost up and runing now few things to sort out then the novas going over to his workshop should be able to crack on with the car the will keep you all updated?
from this old rubbish
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/01092007129.jpg
to my custom one
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/01092007127.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/01092007128.jpg
i also repainted the engine was green but i had a some black hamerite laying around so i thonght i would put it to some use
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/02092007132.jpg
then i put my new pulley on which i had to file out a tad as one a couple of bolts didnt line up gonna put lock tight on it later on
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heres my mate lee trying to find out why the cental locking aint working on that side for got to tell him i took the battery off when he was having a look at it ha ha but atleast the doors are on now
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hers my mate lees little brother well his big little brother his only 15 always a good hand whn you need him
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http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/13092007138.jpg
and thats it for the mo
Coming along nicley mate. Any progress with the quick rack?
blue_peg_16v
01-01-08, 04:30 PM
like the header and washer tanks
Coming along nicley mate. Any progress with the quick rack?
thanks for the comments oh i totally forgot about that will have ago at it this weekend thanks for reminding me? doh
keep it up bud and about time you got on with it.
i know mate been so lazy but the bug is back so its time to get cracking on with it now
DW-Nova
02-01-08, 11:06 PM
Good luck with this mate, it looks a tidy little project. just one thing, wouldnt it have been better to paint the arches before you fitted the suspension? or was that just a trial fit? how long do you reckon is left before it's completed?
thanks for the comment mate put them on as a trial fit as my other suspension ways s*** there going to get readon anyway it finally goes over to my mate sometime this month and hopefully should be done in a couple of months i hope
just bought another nova off ernie will get some pics up soon another project on the way when mine goes over to my mates next weekend for a few months
here you go fella.
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But the stickers aint on anymore it has gsi glass all round and in need of a good polish on the drivers side as done the rest but the drivers side was to close to the wall to do sorry.
See you at the end of the month.
cheers for the pics maety see you then
right bit of an update bought some wheels off nova~chris only put the fronts on at the mo as wanted to go down the pub beer?
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and finally its gone over to my mates in croydon yesterday was a mad day tho was really muddy there only got a couple of pics as phoned battery died when he came over with the truck to pick it up plus the geeza my mate works with used to build hotrods so when i get the other shell off ernie at the end of month he will be doing some bits on it really nice bloke tho
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oh and he was asking what work i have had done on the engine so i told him and he started looking around it and said has it got satndards cames i said yeah then he looked closer and found out its got piper cames must of been in there when i bought the engine so bit of a touch really saves me buying some just gotta get some verniers now
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good work bud. As for my nova it's already to come down once your ready for it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/11012008574.jpg
And very rare pic's of a nova rear arch complete lol.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/11012008579.jpg
both side's.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/11012008577.jpg
And a batery tray.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/11012008580.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/12012008023.jpg
Your mate, doesnt own yellow mk1 escort and a N/A Cossie'd Anglia, only i recognise the combi van??
Nova looks mint
my mte works with him met him saturday really nice bloke knows his stuff i went round his house afterwoods them cars are mad do you know him aswell tonysr
good work bud. As for my nova it's already to come down once your ready for it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/11012008574.jpg
And very rare pic's of a nova rear arch complete lol.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/11012008579.jpg
both side's.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/11012008577.jpg
And a batery tray.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/11012008580.jpg
cheers ernie i will txt you the address tomorrow mate and thanks for the pics project no 2 on the way soon
I met him once when a old mate (Craig Hugget) of mine swapped a set of revolutions off his 105e for some other wheels he had. He lives 5 mins from me (Wayne's his name iirc?).
yeah thats his name im going up there next wwekend see how there getting on with my car pop round if you want to pm me if your gonna oh and thanks for the comments
Im kind of busy next weekend, PM me your number and if i get a spare half hour i'll pop over. :thumb:
right little update went up to my mates place and my engines finally in the had a bit of bother with it but ay thats whats its all about aint it only got a few pics sorry if the pics aint that good got a bad hangover (was a good night tho)
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/DSC00063.jpg
f28 gearbox mount welded on
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from the front they have moved the rad forward to give a bigger gap as was really close to the rad plus using a different intercooler now one from an omega there like the frontera ones will get a pic later
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/27012008008.jpg
imnobby
27-01-08, 10:44 PM
looks like a good project (hopefully ill be able to do something like this one day)
my cars back now will get some pics up tomorrow as abit too dark to take them plus ernie is coming down tomorrow aswell to drop the other project off so a busy day plus gotta sort my mates astra turbo out aswell should be fun
clarke frazer
01-02-08, 09:04 PM
LOOOKS WELL MATE CLEAN SHELL BUY ANY CHANCE DO YOU HAVE A SPARE SET OF SHAFTS FOR TWO LITRE NOVA THAT FIT ORIGANAL HUBS THANX CLARKE KARALUTTON@BTINTERNET.COM
i will have a look for you tomorrow see whats in aladins cave lol
LOOOKS WELL MATE CLEAN SHELL BUY ANY CHANCE DO YOU HAVE A SPARE SET OF SHAFTS FOR TWO LITRE NOVA THAT FIT ORIGANAL HUBS THANX CLARKE KARALUTTON@BTINTERNET.COM
sorry mate aint got none in my garage cant even find my ones oops
well finally got some time for a few pics not alot as was too cold yesterday
hers my engine bay been stitch welded again wasnt happy with the way it was done before
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/DSC00071.jpg
plus cut the centre panel out as going to put an internal shifter in
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http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/01022008019.jpg
and ha d a little fiddle about with the intercooler before i make some brackets up for it so it sits properly in place
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/02022008028.jpg
and this is the lip the intercooler is going to sit on
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/02022008025.jpg
im in to minds what colour to go with on the rocker cover i just put some paint on this one roughly as had abit of spare paint laying around which was left over from the car
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/01022008016.jpg
i like this one but still not sure plus got my fancy chrome rocker cover bolts bit of bling ay
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also met ernie (top bloke) on saturday he dropped off the the motor ive just bought off him so project number 2 should be under way soon when i get some spare time
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Bye bye jdl youve gone to a good home and cant wait to see it once all done.
right been down the garage this weekend didnt get alot done cos of my mate came round with his new stereo stuff (plus a huge hangover not good) so we decidedto fit it in his car wasnt a really good idea as it was cold too so ended up doing his car aswell as mine plus mucking about aswell
was looking at my turbo and was thinking have it rebuilt so i phoned around a few places some were dear and some sounded abit too cheap so asked about a t3 and found a place that give me a good price so gonna order it soon anyway off with the old manilfold and on with the new worst part is a have cut the hole for the afm pipe but i mite cut the lip off the slam pane anyway
here the old one sorry about the pic
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http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/03022008033.jpg
and now me shiney one abit more bling ha ha
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better pic of in the daylight plus the manifold was still touching the slam panel so cut a bit more awy got a bit grinder happy
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/18022008043.jpg
plus had to go and get some more boost pipe
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put the sheets over the car to keep her warm lol
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belly257
19-02-08, 08:59 PM
looks like an awsome project mate keep it up:thumb:
Getting there !!
You were gonna have to cut the slam panel for the AFM pipe anyway, even if your running a T3, i used the AFM pipe and connected it to the Turbo with a 90 degree hose on mine.
boyracer2499
19-02-08, 10:23 PM
wil luk wel wen done lad
thanks for the comments guys really appriciate it cheers
Getting there !!
You were gonna have to cut the slam panel for the AFM pipe anyway, even if your running a T3, i used the AFM pipe and connected it to the Turbo with a 90 degree hose on mine.
thanks r1ch just got one off ebay needs a rebuild but just gonna use it to mock bits up then get it rebuilt thanks for the info aswell
couldnt do much this weekend as done my back in inwork so had to have a few days off was a bit better on sunday so thought i would go down the garage and get some bits done didnt get alot as didnt want to do my back in anymore plus my mates turned up taking the p*** out of me cos i couldnt move around too much lol then my generator decided it didint want to work anymore what a day i was having should of stayed at home nah always got time the the garage
first of i thought i would have a go at painting one of the wheels was thinking should i keep it black then as i was looking around in my garage i found some diamond white paint so thought sod it might aswell use it
the old colour
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sanded down
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in white
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http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/24022008062.jpg
then i bent some metal up my mate got me i think the use them on exhausts so i put them to some use so mounted the intercooler so it sits better no nice and sturdy
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/24022008061.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/24022008060.jpg
How did you go about painting those wheels without removing the tyres(assuming you didn't remove them)
i put masking tape around the rim mate was a pain but didnt come out too bad but its only a trail run will do them properly when it finally goes on the road
Cool, i'll do that when i redo mine.
Fook paying ?20 have the tyres off and back on,Lol.
my mate works a kwik fit he is the manager so i take them off there my self when i do them properly
right aint been doin much on the car lately as works been hectick and a bit of family stuff so plus been looking around for a unit to rent as the council had a go at me for making too much noise (bloody cheek) so i thought it would be best to get a unit for a bit well until i finish the car got a few pics of what ive actually done when i went down there its not alot but everylittle helps ay
i thought i would do the petrol tank as it was getting on my nerves so i grinded it down the best i could
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/12042008008.jpg
then i got my mates little brother as he kept asking me if he could paint the tank as i couldnt really be botherd to paint it that day so went and got some hammerite spray paint and then he was off he love sitting down and doin things lazy bugger or is that me lol
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/12042008009.jpg
and heres it nice and shiney gotta say he done a good job on the old tank but these youngsters are so hard to get mtivated these days (and me lol)
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/12042008010.jpg
oh and my bracket turned up for my turbo ive been waitng for this for a while plus i totally for got about it really only so its only a trail run at the mo as gotta get the turbo rebuilt and my bonnet pins turned up so thought why not do them while its not raining then i looked in my boot of my car and forgot my drill so back home which is about a 2 minute walk
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/10052008027-1.jpg
so why we was all sitting there well me and my mates little brother why the other lot went to get some dinner for me as was eating myself by this time
i thought i would have ago at the windscreen cos everytime it raind i had to keep covering it up
without
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/11042008006.jpg
and just as i was finishing the last bit it started raining typical english weather
i aint glued it in yet as didnt have no glue but just wanted to have a go at doin it gotta say its really easy to do
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/12042008015.jpg
front bumper
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/26042008024.jpg
back bumper which was a pain as the bolts that hold the bracket on just kept spining so i had to grind them off wasnt too bad really
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb221/tonysturbonova/24052008030.jpg
and thats as far as ive got at the moment gonna concentrate on under neath now as wanna get that all sealed up will try and get some pics
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Whats your oil drain like ? same set up as mine but i aint got the spacer between the Turbo / Manifold, i'd say mines about right but with your Turbo hanging down an extra 2" (?) then theres not gonna be much of an angle for the oil to drain away ... which will lead to a poorly Turbo !!
Whats your oil drain like ? same set up as mine but i aint got the spacer between the Turbo / Manifold, i'd say mines about right but with your Turbo hanging down an extra 2" (?) then theres not gonna be much of an angle for the oil to drain away ... which will lead to a poorly Turbo !!
i aint got a clue about the oil drain thingy aint got that far yet but im new to all this turbo stuff my mate said i needed that adapter flange cos its got a t3 and t25 fitting (as my manifold has got a t25 flange) have you got a picture of your setup so i can check mine out next time im down there
Not the best pic but should give you an idea, the oil drain on the turbo needs to be above the oil drain in the block to allow the oil to drain away well, mines about 3" above, what size is that adaptor plate ?
Whats wrong with the Turbo ? why does it need a rebuild ?
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thanks for the pic r1ch i think the plate on my adapter is about 4" i will have to measure it next time i go down there on the turbo side the end float has gone and the blades are scrapping when you spin them by hand and can you spin them turbos round as your boost pipe is at the bottom and mine is at the top if it comes to it i will have to get another plate where did you get your one from by chance and again thanks for the pic
Aye, sounds like its knackered then !!
I don't have an adapter on mine, i chopped the T2 flange off the manifold and had a T3 flange welded on, so my turbo sits abit higher than yours.
You can rotate both the compressor and turbine housings 360 degrees, just a case of loosening the 6 (8 ?) bolts on the back of the housings and rotating them, with the turbine housing bolted to the manifold your gonne need to rotate the centre housing (bit with the water / oil fittings) so that the oil feed is at the top, the rotate the compressor housing to where you want it to sit.
Once its all bolted up see if you can measure how high the bottom of the oil drain on the turbo (flat section with drain hole & 2x M8 holes) is above the oil drain in the block, just measure vertically down to the centre of the drain on the block.
Rich
cheers r1ch i will get another flange welded on had a loo at it on friday and it sits level with the feed from the block oops
Is it possible to get a picture showing the height difference between them ?
See if you can get a pic so its level with the drain on the turbo, just to give us an idea if it'd work at all.
The oil just drains away under gravity, it doesn't take a huge angle for it to be able to drain away ... so it still could work ??
i will try and get a pic for you mate i should be down my garage on saturday if i aint got a hangover lol
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Hi mate, build is looking good! as Rich has said the turbo oil feed return needs to return to the sump by gravity! you may hold up oil in the turbo having it this low. why dont cut the T3 flange end away from the adaptor and weld it directly onto the manifold turbo flange? that way it will bring the turbo back up to a nice level? or do it proper and grind off the old turbo flange and weld a t3 fitment one in its place!:D
another little update after a few pints down the pub on friday me and a few mates was gonna go round my garage and hopefully get the painting done underneath the car with some hammerite but as we was in the pub one thing led to another then we went back to my mates for a party which ended up getting a bit out of hand till a realized it was 7am and decided to go home and get some sleep so the garage was out of the question so i stayed inbed and thought i would go down there sunday with a better head and vision
plus i would be on my own so i would mostprobably get something done lol
first off was getting the under neath sanded down and wiped over with some thinners
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i only got the boot area done at the mo just wanna see what it comes out like first plus i needs another coat aswell
plus i got a pic of the turbo for you r1ch will try and get a better one as my phone had low battery
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Difficult to tell off those pics really !!
You still need to rotate the centre housing around so the oil drain is at the bottom.
Easier way to check if its gonna be ok ... see if you can get a straight peice of hose / pipe to fit on the end of the oil drain in the block so its sticking out at 90 degrees to the block (basically just extending the fitting thats already in the block) and comes out further than the turbo, that way once you've got the oil drain on the turbo at the bottom you can just measure the vertical distance between the oil drain on the turbo (try and measure from the actual centre housing on the turbo) and the centre of the hose thats extended from the block.
Hope that made sense !!
finally got my oil cooler kit off rallydesign and a few over bits aswell aint done nothing since the last update went down there today and everything was not goin right as i went to fit the cooler and the bolt aint long enough will get back to that bit later anyway thats it for the meen time really
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and me new 16 row oil cooler
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and some more braided hose for the brakelines and my facet red top fuel pump
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thats the best pic i could get r1ch i think its too low so im gonna get a flange welded on to the manifold just to save all the hassle plus my mate said that the bend on the exhaust might be too low with it being like that
I reckon that the oil drain will be fine like that mate, appears to be about 1 1/2" difference in height so should drain away fine.
The exhaust it pretty tight where it comes down in front of the gearbox / block but should be able to sort without to many probs, what size downpipe you making 3" ?
I ued a Mongoose 2wd Cossie downpipe on mine, just chopped and rewelded it, just needed to add an extra 90* bend to bring it around the sump.
yeah goin for a 3" all the way through thats what im after a cossie downpipe but not in a rush yet so will get that later tho saving some money up to get my omex 600 management
another little update.i was indoors with yet another (hangover)but thought whats the point of staying in bed all day moaning lol.so i went down the garage to do the inside front arches painted with the hammerite i got.and the little bolt thingy from vauxhall so i could fit the sandwich plate propperly thanks again Ste L for getting me the part number
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i got the other side done but my phone run out of battery plus i started to get a bit of a headache.
and something else turned u at work.my petrol cap i won off ebay beenlooking around for one but nothing caught my eye till this came up
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aint done any updates lately as computer has been really playing up,would not upload my pictures off my phone but thats another story.any way i finally got my inner cv joints which was abit of a pain to get but in the end,but after getting a registration no off my mates old astra gte i got them .so i thought i would have a go on a saturday. afternoon as had a bit of motivation for some weird reason lol and finally got them done was a pain as had no vice but in the end i finally done it after a few hours of swearing
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all fitted up
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and also my alternator turned up from so i fitted just for now as getting a new one soon but it seems like to it sits in a bit so the alternator belt will be at an angle with the bottom pulley are the brackets the
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and then i give up as the typical english weather the clouds opend up so left it at that
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Hmm, that bottom pully sits out wayyy more than the standard one for some reason.
Is the crank sprocket all the way onto the crank?
yeah it should be when the shop rebuilt it or does it got the other way round the pulley
Possibly.
Should definently sit tight in to the cambelt cover than yours does.
i was thinking that might try swapping it around see if it sits any better,but the only thing is the bolts will be sticking out
if its a pulley from that bloke westy on migweb the pulley is meant to go the other way around, with the bolts sticking out!
if its a pulley from that bloke westy on migweb the pulley is meant to go the other way around, with the bolts sticking out!
thats just well freaked me out i was just trying to figure his name out and yeah its from westy
well another little update.didnt do alot again this weekend after a two day bender it was my mates stag do. which got a little bit out of hand as they do lol,well i thought i would go down the garage today as got bored of laying in bed felling sorry for myself. plus had enough of the other half moaning so i couldnt take no more and went down to the garage,after pulling the car out of the garage. i just couldnt get in to gear so i looked around abit and after about 20 minutes.i got the juack out and thought i would do the crank pulley. as silly me put it the wrong way round cheers dan16vfor telling me,also i bought some grommets so i put them to some use .aint got alot of pics of what ive done put something is better than nothing also i have just bought a new t3 hybrid turbo. should be deliverd on tuesday or wednesday and my manifold is with my mate to get the new t3 flange welded on
put them on my braided lines just to tidy it up abit and stop them rubbing on the metal
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and hers the crank pulley
the wrong way round
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and the right way round
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lines up alot better now
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also i was wondering what people have done to there clutch cable the bit where it goes on the sleeve on the body. as it hits the inlet manifold i was gonna chop the hole thing off . but wanted to know what other people have done to theres or if there got any pictures at all
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with rergards to clutch cable, with myne i bent it round at more of an angle! but the engine was not in the car at the time! not sure if you could do it from the inside?
with rergards to clutch cable, with myne i bent it round at more of an angle! but the engine was not in the car at the time! not sure if you could do it from the inside?
the inlet manifold is only held on with two bolts at the mo, i was gonna either cut the hole thing off or cut it at an angle. so the cable should go away from it i hope
cut it back slightly and tweek it around
im gonna have a go at the weekend
The Simps
18-08-08, 10:39 PM
i'm sure when chris astley does his conversions he chops it at a new angle.
time to get the grinder out ooooooh yes,simps i think he does cut it at an angle will try and find out a bit more about it
right went down the garage yesterday just to get away from the other half.as she was on the warparth, so i sneeked out down the garage as you do lol.so i thought i would continue on cleaning the underside due to all the oil and rubbish from the roads it has gatherd over the years.so got bored of doin that so i looked at me petrol pumps and swirl pot and thought i would. see where i could put them. i was gonna run the pumps under neath then the swirl pot to one side.but thought i want it all in side i still wanna keep my spare wheel but i cant figure out where to mount them all. plus im stuck on what pipes to get plus how you plumb the lot up as my brain was just blank has anyone got any ideas on where,what pipes i need and the main thing is how to plumb it all up i took couple of pics but thats all i could think of
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Rick Draper
21-08-08, 07:46 PM
I will be selling a 3" nova system in a month or so if you are still needing one?
LEWI007
21-08-08, 09:28 PM
Nova is Looking excellent mate keep up the outstanding work :thumb:
I will be selling a 3" nova system in a month or so if you are still needing one?
how much you looking for it rick
Nova is Looking excellent mate keep up the outstanding work :thumb:
thanks for the comment much appriciated:)
well i was sitting in work today doing completely nothing.then the postman brought me a prezzie,my new turbo wehaaaaaaay couldnt wait to open it i couldnt wait to get round the garage to fit it.so i thought i would phone my mate to see if he had welded my new flange on my manifold and guess what.he still aint done it so rushed home for nothing ow
hers a few pics i took
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Rick Draper
27-08-08, 09:41 PM
Make me a offer for the system.
no updates at the mo,should have some this weekend if there aint no partys or that lol(to be honest its just lazyness lol),think i need a kick up the old back side
I will offer a boot up the **** when at yours next lol.
Also i take it you woke up on your own after the party lol.
I will offer a boot up the **** when at yours next lol.
Also i take it you woke up on your own after the party lol.
hope you have got really big boots,as i think im gonna need one hell of a kick up the backside lol.yeah the party was good i woke up on my own this time,which i dont know if thats good or bad lol.anyways i will chat to more about it when you down
I will try not to use my door opening kit lol.
I will try not to use my door opening kit lol.
thats a good bit of kit there,might get one myself for when she throws me out lol
it does fit most size doors lol.
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