quaife straight cut box into the nova

[BRoadGhost]

How's the fuel tank attached may I ask?

[Connor]

Beautiful car.

[Benn]

Looks stunning, So tidily done, everything looks just right in and on the car. Stunning job done. Really really wanna see this in the flesh.

Are the rear lights tinted?

[scott.parker]

Are the rear lights tinted?

I would say so mate, look tinted standard ones like on martin kelsons

[Benn]

Thought so. I like.

[M Sutton]

Absolutly stunning! The panel gaps and fitment of everything is perfect and I love the new tailgate and rear bumper!

Im going to say this is probally one of my favourite ever novas!

[matthew172]

thanks for the comments guys

benn, yeah the rear lights are tinted but im not sure exactly how they have been done, you would be best asking fearless on that one

broadghost, the tank is bolted through the floor

matt

[fearless]

Rear lamps are standard Nova spec (one Euro) - orange indicator lense lightly tinted with black tint spray - and then the whole lamp re lacqured clear to get the shine back !!

Quite a simple mod and cheap but looks slightly different :)

Dave

[MARTIN KELSON]

Looks spot on Matt as expected.

Looking forward to seeing it again in the flesh :)

[Benn]

Rear lamps are standard Nova spec (one Euro) - orange indicator lense lightly tinted with black tint spray - and then the whole lamp re lacqured clear to get the shine back !!

Quite a simple mod and cheap but looks slightly different :)

Dave

Very much what i thought. I likes!

[fearless]

Pics sent via email Matt - let us know how you get on

Dave

[John]

stunning chap, love it! :)

[Adam]

Stunning indeed, i like how the bay, even with the let fitted, still looks simple, clean and well laid out.

[matthew172]

thanks guys,
adam, ive just tried to keep everything as tidy and neat as poss, its a tight squeeze but im happy with how everything fits in now

dave, thanks very much for the pics thats a massive help, my new inserts are the same as yours apart from they have 5/8 unf thread, ive just got the parts ordered for it now

[matthew172]

well ive been having some problems with the front suspension just recentley due to one of the decarbon inserts leaking and also not allowing full travel, so i thought oh well ill just get myself a new insert, not just quite as easy as that though was it !!

decarbon no longer make inserts, so i got myself 2 new 270/120 bilstein inserts only to find out the top mount area was completley different to my old decarbon ones in that the part where the top cap sits is a d shape instead of just round and the threads were a 5/8 unf thread instead of my old m12 size so my top mount/cap werent just going to fit straight on to the new inserts hassle free

so anyway after thinking about what the best way to go about it i decided to ditch the 4" dia spring setup in favour of some 2.25" ones as they are more readily available in different lengths and rates and i could buy the top cap and 5/8 unf nut off the shelf to fit my bilstein inserts

so here are the new parts
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/0012.jpg

i bought 2 new lower spring seats too as you can see in the pic but i then found out the pilbeam strut bodies have a unique 2mm thread pitch unlike all the normal ones that have a1.5mm thread pitch so i gave hockly a call and he told me he wasnt aware of anywhere that would have any on the shelf with the correct thread size but he could make me a set as a 1 off at £70 + vat + carriage!!!

so i took my wide platforms to my local fabricator guy to see if there was any way of utilzing them for the 2.25" springs, there was and this is how ive adapted them to work

as they were in std form
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/006-38.jpg

machine up a collar to sit in the centre to provide a flat surface for the spring to sit on like so
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/003-47.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/002-49.jpg

spring sits nice and snug inside the seat
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/004-34.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/001-48.jpg

and built up
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/005-35.jpg

[Old man Jimbo]

Your hands are so butch and yet look so soft..

Touch me with them....


Your bits look nice too....fnar..

[Benn]

Christ that's some work on the shocks, great job with the platform tho. Like how the springs sit in them.

[njc11]

Not been on here for quite some time!! Still see the same people are are busy tweaking there novas!!

Matthew... What can I say! Awesome! Improved an already amazing car!

Not missing my old car, simply wouldnt have the time to do anything to it other than drive it, if I had kept it who knows what I'd have done! Same situation as DIY Dave I reckon.... Sit there for years untouched lol!

Let me know what shows your going to in this beast and I'll try my hardest to come and have a gander!
Cheers
Nick

[krobinson]

Looking forward to seeing this at Billing :)

[Joe Richardson]

hooligan car :d , very nice

[Old man Jimbo]

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r18/jimbo_090/lol%20pics/motivatordad781614259308e78c644f16860438e5f7a29d3. jpg

[BRoadGhost]

"160mph on machined flanges, naughty but i bet it felt good at the time"

I feel uneasy at 130 :O

So are the results in..? :)

[Benn]

hahaha I've had mine at 130.. lol Afterwards you know your good...

[Nick J]

Excellent results even at 1 bar so Im told! ;)

Nick.

[krobinson]

Like

[Rick Draper]

Excellent results even at 1 bar so Im told! ;)

Nick.

Yes very good results at 1 bar, should be a nice drivable motor.

[matthew172]

315hp and 257 ft-lb torque at 1bar boost, only took it to 6500rpm, going to put a few miles on it then take it back and have it checked again and maybe some more power

fkn lol at that pic jim!

[Benn]

Nice power!

[MARTIN KELSON]

Good going for a trailer queen :)

[Mazz]

pot & kettle?

lol

[MARTIN KELSON]

Dunno what you mean Chris.
I've done a whopping 5 miles so far this year all under its own steam!!! :)

[John]

Very Nice sir, good result :)

[discoinferno]

Great car this

[matthew172]

well its now fully road legal!!
i took it for mot and discovered the quaife box was not going to be any good as the ratios are just too close and not really letting the turbo build boost and pull hard through the gear, was just spending all the time changing gear!
i could have changed the final drive to a higher ratio but as the quaife 1st is long ratio anyway it would have been like setting off in 2nd all the time if id have done that and the in gear ratios would have still been the same anyway.
so i had a look through the vauxhall gearbox info that stuart has in his sig link and found that the f18 has similar in gear ratios and the same 5th ratio to the f28 but a different final drive and in 5spd and as i dont really want to change to a f28 i thought id get a f18, now the f28 has a 3.72 final drive ratio and thats the same as whats in a f20 4x4 gearbox and luckily i aquired a 3.72 cwp from a f20 4x4 gearbox a while back so i went and got a f18 from the scrappy off a cavalier and removed the cluster from it ready to strip all the gears off it and put them onto my 3.72 pinion shaft

cluster out
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/2012-06-07194022.jpg

strip down
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/2012-06-07193532.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/2012-06-07193519.jpg

its so much better now it has longer ratios

got some new greenstuff pads put in too
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/2012-06-09183214.jpg

and went for a blast
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/2012-06-14194523.jpg

[Jonlem]

Looking good Matt, what cwp did it have ?

Is the old gear set for sale as I may know someone after one.

[Iain]

Nice work, stripping the gearset looks a scary task how do you know what you're doing (as Haynes has nothing about it)?

Front looks a little high on that last pic or am I seeing things

[matthew172]

Looking good Matt, what cwp did it have ?

Is the old gear set for sale as I may know someone after one.

hi, the quaife is built back up into a f18 casing and has a 3.94 cwp and std diff, its for sale if you do know someone for it?

thanks

[matthew172]

Nice work, stripping the gearset looks a scary task how do you know what you're doing (as Haynes has nothing about it)?

Front looks a little high on that last pic or am I seeing things

no your not seeing things iain it is slightly higher at the front but thats how i like it as i think it rides and handles better with a bit more travel tbh, gearbox work is all self taught, you dont learn unless you get stuck in lol

[Southie]

I sooooo need to see this car in the flesh/tin.

I'd be interested to see your times down a quarter mile tbh though ;)

[Jonlem]

Pm me a price Matthew, I know someone building a nice Xe and he currently has a f28 which I don't think is suitable.

[Old man Jimbo]

Matthew can i lick it?

[Novasport]

I removed my SCCR cluster the same way....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMG-20120519-00105.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/IMG-20120519-00106.jpg

Now leaks oil like a fcukin sieve :(:cry:

[crazy_al]

hi matthew, do you know what the biggest brakes you can fit under those wheels?

cheers al

[fossit85]

Just read through this thread and i must say it looks fookin awsome!

[matthew172]

jim, you can lick it anytime!

novasport, removing cluster is a hell of alot easier than removing th complete box aint it, i made sure i had the mating surfaces oil free and put sealant on it and its fine

crazy_al, i have 280mm discs and wilwood dynalite calipers and they just fit under the wheels

fossit 85, thanks mate

[Novasport]

TBH its only the selector turret and the diff cover plate that is leaking so the cluster can stay in. I fitted everthing dry with new gaskets after making sure the surfaces were spotless. Doesn't help that one of the selector turret bolts has been over tightened in the past so it pulled the threads out when I removed it. Got a helicoil kit on its way to me to repair the thread before I replace both gaskets again.
What sealant did you use?

[crazy_al]

bugger i have 310mm lol thanks for the reply m8 top car :)

[Benn]

Nice work with the box, that is a hell of a lot of parts to take off and put back on the right way...

Will the car be a Billing? Would love to see it...

[hybridturbo]

Great to see it back up and running Matt, well done

[Big_Chap]

Planning a wee trip up Crail once it's run in?...

[matthew172]

thanks for the comments, yeah hope to have it at billing benn

i have got about 230ish miles on it now and touch wood all is running well lol

thought id put my black bmw wheel bolts in that nick j kindly sorted for me

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/2012-06-23182840.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/2012-06-23195342.jpg

and put my new engine covers on, thanks to nick j for a excellent paint job on them
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/2012-06-25215850.jpg

[Benn]

Awesome! Black bolts look better, like the Opel cover too.

[8valve-craig]

Just had a wee read.

Very brave painting the wheels black. Mine are a bit battered but im holding off painting them as the gaphics are original.

[krobinson]

Looking superb!

[Connor]

What model is those wheel bolts off mate?

[matthew172]

What model is those wheel bolts off mate?

not sure, you would need to speak to nick

[Benn]

Will you be running center caps?

[matthew172]

Will you be running center caps?

no centre caps benn as there a rally wheel, tbh i dont think ill be going to billing in it with the weather so s*it probs just go down in the daily

[8valve-craig]

What model is those wheel bolts off mate?

They are e36 alloy wheel bolts. Same as i use on mine as they are around 7mm longer. You can also use e39 5-series ones too, which look slightly different but are the same dimensions. I get around 8 full turns with no spacers.

Just read all 56 pages in an attempt to answer a question i had about the box. Which i found out the answer to on page 54 lol

Very nice work i have to say.

[SRimon]

Looking very good now, I think all changes made have majorly improved this car no end...!

[Nick J]

How about an Update you hairy sheep farmer??

Nick.

[bazil]

Why the hell did I not ask to see this when I was down !!
Hope your doing well my friend lol

[matthew172]

i cba to update, im too busy chasing your hairy **** for a update lol, bazil you could have had a look no problem, hope all them parts have come in handy too

[Benn]

Again, send me the pics and i'll upload them for ya... haha

[novadave24]

love this nova very smart mate :thumb:

[matthew172]

benn, you have too much time on your hands lol

[Benn]

No it takes 5mins you lazy northern *******s (you and nick) lol

[matthew172]

^^^^ like lots ^^^^ lol

[Spudly]

I wish you and Nick would stop flirting and start updating lol

[Kev Turbo]

Hi Matt,

Any update on this? Any miles on her yet?

Great car!

[matthew172]

hi kev, yeah got some miles on it now its running well

im after a set of comp mo5's if anyone knows of any 16" 6 - 6.5" wide et49

[Kev Turbo]

Pictures needed Matt :)

[tahir868]

Have you still got the speedline mistrals mate? Very interested in them :thumb:

[Nick J]

hi kev, yeah got some miles on it now its running well

im after a set of comp mo5's if anyone knows of any 16" 6 - 6.5" wide et49


It's all lies..... Its never moved under its own steam!! He's obviously got skills with photoshop! Lol

I know of a set of mo's which may be coming up for sale mate give me a buzz when your back home.

Nick

[Graeme]

Are tommy's not for sale any more?

[matthew172]

It's all lies..... Its never moved under its own steam!! He's obviously got skills with photoshop! Lol

I know of a set of mo's which may be coming up for sale mate give me a buzz when your back home.

Nick

spot on mate, ill give u a call wen im home

[matthew172]

recent pic taken by mark ridley

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/5867_10151697930855465_1752133215_n_zps65523c07.jp g (http://s127.photobucket.com/user/matthew172/media/5867_10151697930855465_1752133215_n_zps65523c07.jp g.html)

[Connor]

Wow what a pic!

[Rick Draper]

recent pic taken by mark ridley

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/5867_10151697930855465_1752133215_n_zps65523c07.jp g (http://s127.photobucket.com/user/matthew172/media/5867_10151697930855465_1752133215_n_zps65523c07.jp g.html)

If you look closely can just make out the trailer in the dark just level and out from the drivers door.

[matthew172]

If you look closely can just make out the trailer in the dark just level and out from the drivers door.

haha draper, you know the score trailer queen or nothing

P.S get another project on the go or i may issue some abuse on fb

[novacabrio]

Not a bad pic for a camera phone!!

[Nick J]

As some will have seen from my own thread Matt took a ride over to see me the other day. Top weekend for it with the weather being fantastic. I think he only did it to show me it does run and drive! lol It looks as spanking as ever to be quite honest and hell is it loud!! A pic shortly after he arrived.....

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k27/nj_photo/6000a2e2f08384f23d29bb4cfb5b654b_zpsa2a0c71e.jpg (http://s84.photobucket.com/user/nj_photo/media/6000a2e2f08384f23d29bb4cfb5b654b_zpsa2a0c71e.jpg.h tml)


A little while later we went for a dual carriage way blast..... All I can say is that engine is truly epic!! The shear torque is absolutely unreal!! It makes a normal c20let nova seem quite bland! I was very surprised as I thought a 400bhp nova would be quite undriveable however this proved me wrong. The box ratios seemed perfect and being gentle with the throttle made sure all the power got put down without huge amounts of torque steer or spin. I know you had some tough times building it mate but definitely a job well done. Top marks to the mapper also...... Absolutely epic!!

Cheeky Matt on route home.....


http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k27/nj_photo/6f2b292c79f220304f2115cd53c2cd35_zpsc5258455.jpg (http://s84.photobucket.com/user/nj_photo/media/6f2b292c79f220304f2115cd53c2cd35_zpsc5258455.jpg.h tml)


Catch you soon mate.

Nick.

[matthew172]

haha, was a good laugh

[nova_stee]

Trailer must be parked on the road

[M Sutton]

Looks great although I hate to say it but the ride height and wheel colour don't do it for me. It needs a more level hight or maybe slight nose down and I think silver or light anthracite wheel colour! Mainly because the wheels look too dark.

Otherwise an absolute stunner of a car that has always been a favourite of mine so please don't think for one second I'm putting the car down ;)

[Benn]

Need to be shown off at a show....

[matthew172]

Looks great although I hate to say it but the ride height and wheel colour don't do it for me. It needs a more level hight or maybe slight nose down and I think silver or light anthracite wheel colour! Mainly because the wheels look too dark.

I agree completely and that's my thoughts exactly and im in the process of sorting it lol

[corsakid]

Awesome car 1 of my favourite novas! :) agree about the ride height and the wheel colour! :)

[dan16v]

That looks great!, loved it on the mistral wheels. Things like wheels and ride height are just fine tuning i bet its just nice to be driving it. Would also be cool to give the FMIC a flash of satin black, done that to myne and at a glance it hid the cooler well!.
It was a great feeling when i finally drove myne fully mapped.

[matthew172]

thanks dan, I have thought about doing the cooler black but unsure

ive been getting some parts together recently, going to try some 16" wheels on it so I found these flat spoke mos, should look good once refurbed
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/467_zpsf192e4de.jpg (http://s127.photobucket.com/user/matthew172/media/467_zpsf192e4de.jpg.html)

and rare in this fitment
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/469_zps97ea7239.jpg (http://s127.photobucket.com/user/matthew172/media/469_zps97ea7239.jpg.html)

and ive been wanting to do away with the cambelt cover and backing plate etc for some time but didn't want to run with no guard at all, swindon infill guards are obsolete too so I couldn't get one of those so whilst trawling the for sale section on another forum I came across this, it was made as part of a batch for a group buy, cnc machined from billet alloy, very happy with it
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/478_zpsb55b82f0.jpg (http://s127.photobucket.com/user/matthew172/media/478_zpsb55b82f0.jpg.html)

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/481_zps03f492b9.jpg (http://s127.photobucket.com/user/matthew172/media/481_zps03f492b9.jpg.html)

[Graeme]

Glad the wheels turned up mate, any of the tyres any good?

[matthew172]

Glad the wheels turned up mate, any of the tyres any good?

tyres ok but not keeping them, going to go 40 profile instead, thanks again for the heads up on them mate

[fearless]

Liking the wheels - I've got exactly the same spec/offset for my Nova project so I'll be interested to see how it looks, especially the clearance on the front arches when its sat low

Any more info on the cambelt insert - really like that - where was the group buy organised ? Any more available ?

Cheers

Dave

[MARTIN KELSON]

Liking the wheels - I've got exactly the same spec/offset for my Nova project so I'll be interested to see how it looks, especially the clearance on the front arches when its sat low

Any more info on the cambelt insert - really like that - where was the group buy organised ? Any more available ?

Cheers

Dave

Your nova project Dave, that was quite literally shelved years ago! :)

[novacabrio]

I think my spider may be done before Dave's car

[nath2905]

love the colour :)

[scorge01]

Awsome wheels mate will suit your nova down to a T :) they going black?

Also thank for the diagrams they turned up today much appreciated

[RJM25R]

Nice to see this thing evolving and getting used! Such a well built car.

[matthew172]

Nice to see this thing evolving and getting used! Such a well built car.

thank you, ive got some more pics to put up but haven't had time of late

[Benn]

Nows a good time...lol

[matthew172]

^^ lol ^^

cambelt infill plate fitted, I have a spare rocker cover with the lif removed ready for painting
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/092_zpse4be2cec.jpg (http://s127.photobucket.com/user/matthew172/media/092_zpse4be2cec.jpg.html)

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/094_zps5dbfd511.jpg (http://s127.photobucket.com/user/matthew172/media/094_zps5dbfd511.jpg.html)

im quite liking the look of the stock plug cover atm also
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/267_zps69cdcda4.jpg (http://s127.photobucket.com/user/matthew172/media/267_zps69cdcda4.jpg.html)

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/271_zps56aec12d.jpg (http://s127.photobucket.com/user/matthew172/media/271_zps56aec12d.jpg.html)

[Benn]

I love the pic with the cam pulleys turning. She's looking great. Red plug cover does look good. Please tell me you'll bring it to a few shows this year?

[nova_stee]

Ive had a play wid matts shifter it was nice and tight! Hi lover:thumb:

[Iain]

The infill panel looks ace, great solution to running without a belt cover.

[MARTIN KELSON]

I love the pic with the cam pulleys turning. She's looking great. Red plug cover does look good. Please tell me you'll bring it to a few shows this year?

All shows are too far to tow it on a trailer so doubt you'll see it next year :)

[novacabrio]

All shows are too far to tow it on a trailer so doubt you'll see it next year :)

Its a shed anyway! Who'd want to see it!!

[matthew172]

true comments above from 2 nova gods, I bow down to you gents

[Southie]

true comments above from 2 nova gods, I bow down to you gents
Your Nova is more known to most so I'll take my hat off to you for keeping it alive and making it your own ;)

[Alex J]

my favorite nova to date!

[matthew172]

This is its current status
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/2013-12-08195646_zpsb1fb69cd.jpg

[nova_stee]

This is its current status
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/2013-12-08195646_zpsb1fb69cd.jpg
you cleaned piston 4 dad or was it that clean when you took head off?

[matthew172]

Wiped it off with a rag and some petrol, lets just say theres nothing wrong with jdm mapping, pistons/bores and head are as good as the day it went together

[MARTIN KELSON]

Wiped it off with a rag and some petrol, lets just say theres nothing wrong with jdm mapping, pistons/bores and head are as good as the day it went together

Thats because it hasn't bl00dy moved since the day it went together!!!! :)

[matthew172]

Now now kelson play nice, we all know yours only goes to billing once a year and thats the only time it goes out

[Mieran]

Head gasket failed?

[nova_stee]

Wiped it off with a rag and some petrol, lets just say theres nothing wrong with jdm mapping, pistons/bores and head are as good as the day it went together
Ano that pal the reason a asked about the piston being that clean was cause if they leak a bit of water in there it cleans them like a steam cleaner.
wat gasket you usen?

[Benn]

Now now kelson play nice, we all know yours only goes to billing once a year and thats the only time it goes out

That's a good start tho!

So what's up with it?

[nova_stee]

That's a good start tho!

So what's up with it?
Small oil leak from head gasket

[Benn]

That it? Christ.

[matthew172]

Gasket was perfect apart from a small area that had started to leak oil down the front of the block and i cant stand oil leaks so i had to change it, going for a zlet gasket this time stee as they seem to be the most reliable

[bazil]

I admire your level of OCD, :)

[nova_stee]

Gasket was perfect apart from a small area that had started to leak oil down the front of the block and i cant stand oil leaks so i had to change it, going for a zlet gasket this time stee as they seem to be the most reliable
Av never had any problems with them pal

[Nick J]

Av never had any problems with them pal

I wouldn't go with a zlet gasket....... When A6VXL's c20let came apart we found the zlet metal gasket partially fouled some of the heads water ways which obviously isn't good. Saying that though I've read quite a few people having issues with cometic gaskets too of late. Pretty sure Rick and Dale scaife eliminated problems using a hks gasket in the end. No doubt pricey but after the cash you've spent I wouldn't want to cut costs now.

Nick.

[matthew172]

Zlet gaskets are the way forward mate, they partially foul the waterways at the front of the head but this isnt known to cause any issues, lots of the big power let guys are on zlet gaskets including nic barnes and he has been on one for 3 years with no issues

[Mieran]

Z20LET head gaskets ftw, only £20 from autovaux too (elring), just need to drill the rivets out

I know mine is only an XE but I had no heating issues whatsoever on track with zlet headgasket

[matthew172]

Got some gaskets
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/2013-12-13193748_zps2ccba9d9.jpg

[matthew172]

Might aswell strip the head whilst im on
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/2013-12-14190940_zps0b9f4461.jpg

[Benn]

Why strip the head if theres nothing wrong with it?

[matthew172]

****ty stem seals are leaking that i got with double springs, going to put a set of gen gm ones back in

[matthew172]

Thats the head built back up
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/2013-12-19220202_zps8c00fdaa.jpg

[discoinferno]

Such a clean car.... One of my favourites

nowt wrong with the z20 gasket-good choice

[Alex J]

i found the zlet gasket restricts the water ways , took mine off on the advice of steve milton

[Benn]

Ready to refit then, that's good, be ready for the summer shows.

[matthew172]

Looking more like a motor again
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/matthew172/2013-12-23174422_zps852d2dc1.jpg

[lee303]

i found the zlet gasket restricts the water ways , took mine off on the advice of steve milton

what issues did you get from running one out of interest?

[Jonlem]

What double springs are you on as the Piper double springs foul the oe valve stem seal.

[matthew172]

im on piper springs, I filed the top lip off the oe seals to make them flush and they fit perfect, a local guy who runs a big spec xe in his mk2 escort rally car has run them like this for years and advised me to do the same

[novacabrio]

Proper scrap heep challenge car this like

[Kev Turbo]

Update needed Matt :)

[matthew172]

had it running last weekend and all seems ok, I need to have the map checked after its been apart though

[Benn]

Nice. I enjoy your work.

[nova_stee]

Yawn

[matthew172]

Yawn

you tired stee?

[Nick J]

Surprised you haven't updated them mate?? This cars now in my possession.... Currently stripped down ready for repaint :)

Nick.

[matthew172]

Surprised you haven't updated them mate?? This cars now in my possession.... Currently stripped down ready for repaint :)

Nick.
will be mint once you have finished working your magic im sure mate

[RJM25R]

Body shops be like AAAAAGGEEEES gettin the job done.....