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dhdev (Oli)
21-04-07, 10:25 PM
:cry:
KPautomotive
21-04-07, 10:29 PM
i hear piston decided to exit the block :(
Nightmare!
That is really not what you needed!
i know the big block is fat and heavy but there is no need to make holes in it to get the weight down :p
BT says: (23:13:11)
PMSL
BT says: (23:13:27)
i decided to dump all the oil and coolant as well just to be sure
Stuart says: (23:13:46)
yeah, **** oli and his drilling crap weight saving lark
BT says: (23:13:58)
lmao
BT says: (23:14:00)
so true
BT says: (23:14:13)
made gfood video though so its all gravy PMSL
Stuart says: (23:14:32)
;)
Stuart says: (23:14:46)
now fit a small block and consider it a lesson learnt lol
BT says: (23:14:52)
PMSL
KPautomotive
22-04-07, 08:34 AM
now fit a small block and consider it a lesson learnt lol
lol lol lol lol lol
Spot on that man!
dhdev (Oli)
22-04-07, 05:06 PM
Stuart says: (23:13:46)
yeah, **** oli and his drilling crap weight saving lark
BT says: (23:13:58)
lmao
BT says: (23:14:00)
so true
Ur both soo mean :( :cry:
LMAO, im not convinced its the drilling anyway. its definately the pointy nipples! lol
dhdev (Oli)
22-04-07, 05:32 PM
pmsl
Righty, spent today undoing all my previous work! Managed to get the engine out and stripped down to a point where I ws able to work out what went wrong, and also the cars ready to recieve the new lump (which is already lined up thanks to Mr Marshall).
I decided the first job should be to get all the ancillarys off the engine, and remove the rocker cover (which I can fit to the new engine to save arsing about doing another breather mod)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/WIP/DSC00150.jpg
Next job was to remove the head (which was a ballache, I really have NO room down the offside of the engine. I rekon it'll be an engine out job to do cambelt changes in the future, although the rate i go through engines may save me this problem anyway!) I was very relieved to find the head was untouched from the violence that went on below it!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/WIP/DSC00151.jpg
First look at the bottom end. That pistons a bit twisted LMAO
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/WIP/DSC00152.jpg
With the head off, i didnt need to jack the car up too high to drag it out, so i split the bottom end from the gearbox and started having a poke about.
Holy cow, thats a big ass hole!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/WIP/DSC00153.jpg
In fact, so big I could get my hand in and push the piston out of the bore! Here was the first clue, half a rod still atached to the gudgeon! Poor thing took a beating, no where near as bad as I was expecting, but seeing as the little end it pretty much locked solid onto the gudgeon pin (robably bent) its a write off.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/WIP/DSC00154.jpg
This was the only debris I found. A testament to ARP methinks! The rest of the rod and shells / bearings etc must have fecked off through the fist sized hole LOL
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/WIP/DSC00155.jpg
This is a cool pic. Shows that the crank is pretty much undamaged so that eliminates the bearing disintegrating, also shows a big hole something punched into the sump baffles
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/WIP/DSC00156.jpg
Another pic of the baffle. Not too bad, ill reuse it on the new engine I rekon.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/WIP/DSC00157.jpg
SO there we have it. Closer inspection of what I have left of the conrod, I can see evidence of a crack where the separation started, so basically, catastrophic rod failiure! Bless it, i did give the bastid a caning over the last few years!
Not how I was expecting to see the car so soon after finishing it! New engine will be chucked in in a few weeks when I can be ****d.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/WIP/DSC00160.jpg
nova---chris
28-04-07, 11:10 PM
At least you know whats caused the damage now. Good luck with the rebuild mate. at least your back in action shortly with another engine :):thumb:
The ARP's certainly did there job then, good to hear the head survived :)
Not as bad as I thought it would look. Your not using that splash plate again though.
Why not it has some clearance on it now lol.
Not as bad as I thought it would look. Your not using that splash plate again though.
Itll probably do its job better now lol. Dont worry, im going to chop out the bad bits. Obviously it depends on wether the new engine I get has one or not, but Id rather run with a damaged one than none at all!
That'll be broken that block then!!
scott.parker
02-05-07, 12:10 AM
Ohhhh..
Woopsie..lol
Well i can say i might get to try and kill mine yet this year,the box is on,and it was ment to run...but...my braded pipes have split internaly,lol so new fuel line to presure reg then bit of welding diff swap manifold and system..map up off we pop lol/
Scott
After RJ asked for a hand fitting his engine, i thought it would be extremely embarrasing not having mine re-fitted before his. lol
Many thanks Mr Dave for the new lump. Despite it looking like its been at the bottom of the sea for a few years, he assures me its a good runner, so i got busy fitting a new cambelt and rollers, swapping my oil cooler over, and the rocker cover (turned out the one on the car had the breather bod done anyway, but it was worth doing in case it didnt.)
Next job was mating it with the gearbox (uber tricky on your own lol)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00187.jpg
Then the labourious task of raising the car up using my almost useless engine hoist
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00186.jpg
Then the usual badgering about trying to line up mounting holes. Takes a while when you've not got a helper, but after stripping a load of skin of my hands, and a little bit of swearage, got it all bolted up.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00188.jpg
Takes next to no time plumbing everything back in when everythings to hand lol. All thats left are the shafts and the bodies (need an inlet gasket). SHould have it running when i go back up t'barn friday or saturday.
Practicing for doing mine i see :P
lol, yeah, and your gonna get your fecking hands dirty too!
took your time didnt you, its been broke for weeks lol
I was skint, and then i got a dodgy virus lol
blue_peg_16v
25-06-07, 10:26 PM
glad to see its almost running again bt
nice to see that you have made a start on it again bt.
hope this one lives longer..l:thumb:
DaveMarshall
25-06-07, 11:11 PM
It is a good runner better than that other one you killed on road test.
so he killed another 1 lol.
looking good mate and sorry out of inlet gaskets as you had my last 1.
That thing was rattling like a bag of spanners! And i only bounced it off the limiter twice lol
chris gsi
26-06-07, 04:11 PM
hope your new engine from dave is as good as mine mate if it is your on a winner
Finally, Im back where I was before the engine went bang. OK, a bit down on power, but plenty to have fun with, and hopefully a bit more low end grunt.
Todays jobs were to fit my new strut brace, the rod bolts, and my 1.8 sump from the old engine, as well as fit the manifold and top up the fluids. One of the inlet tappets was loud as feck for 15 or so minutes. Got a bit worried, but eventually it shut up, so alls looking good.
Roll on Llandow!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00185.jpg
glad to see it back together again bud..
whats the deal with the 1.8 sump ?
It doesnt have the big ass sensor (which isnt used) in the side of it, so no welding is required to plug the gap. its also lighter lol
Plus you can use the rubber gaskets which are ten times better than the cork ones.
what engine do they come off? may invest in one as i got standard but cut plug off sensor and got the rubber gasket on..
1.8 8v or 2.0 8v i believe pal. Its more rounded and black in colour.
It'a alive yah Mr LEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Good to here its Alive :)
Following on from the reshell of my track car last winter, Ive decided to use one thread for all my projects to keep it all neat, so i have merged my reshell thread with this one.
So anyway, story so far.
My track car has suffered badly this year, two catastrophic engine failiures in as many visits to Combe, but I did get a good go in it at Llandow, so im not hugely upset. Engine goodies will follow this winter.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/08092007071.jpg
My SR has also had an eventful winter. The amount of parts ive changed on this blighter is mind boggling. I finally got it roughly where I wanted it and it got drowned in the floods earlier in the year. It now needs a full set of wheel bearings, and the gearbox is definately on the way out, the fronts starting to rot and the MOT runs out next month.
Hayley and myself decided we were going to sell it and buy a nice minty mint 1.2, but I just couldnt let it go (look at it ffs, how often do breeze blue SR's in this condition come up?) SO Ive decided to put it next to the green one in the barn, and slowly do the last bits of work it needs (front panel mainly), slap a valver in it, and give it the handmedowns from the green one as I uprate it. The plan is to have a spare track car / road car for shows, but its going to be done slowly as to not suck any funds from the track car.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/PICT0218.jpg
So Hayley needed a car. This little gem popped up in the forsale section so I called Jon, who owned it straight away, had a chat about how lame the brakes are, was convinced that he was an honest bloke, and paypalled a deposit. One week later, we went up to meet him, confirmed he is very honest, and also a top bloke!
Dragged it back from Stafford, and we're well pleased with it, it just needs a tiny bit of cosmetic work and some other bits and bobs.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/IMG_1449.jpg
Any work I do on all 3 cars will now be posted in this thread :thumb:
So.. we shall kick off with the lil 1.2 as i want to get it on t'road ASAP.
No sooner that we had the thing parked in the barn, Hayles weilded a screwdriver and wanted to learn how to gut an interior lol. So the first job was to rip out all the innards!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00220.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00221.jpg
The only part of a GSI interior I had up there was a set of rear cards kindly donated by Mr Christian (aka the Stick). So i showed her how to fit them.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00222.jpg
The rest of the innards are currently residing in the SR, so were dragging it up from Newbury tomorrow to join its siblings, and we'll swap the rest over. Ive a feeling the SR will become a shed for a little while lol
Then I was informed she wanted the rubber mouldings removed, and the pinstripe gone. Out came the 'wheel of fudge'
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00223.jpg
Yet more proof this is the ONLY way to get rid of sticky mess left by mouldings. we had one side cleaned up in about 15 mins! Then me batterys on me drill went flat, so we decided to call it a day.
Tomorrow will involve 35mm springs, a cheeky set of MO's, 256mm brakes and some interior refitting :)
Im after some GTE bumpers and skirts cheap, preferably in the south as well :)
A backup track car sounds like a good plan.
Engine plans for the current car?
Take my time over a strong engine build over the winter. If money allows it, a 230bhp target, and a SCCR with either a gripper or ATB diff. :)
If money doesnt allow it, another cheap XE to spread all over a circuit somewhere lol
3rd time lucky lol
New shell looks a right minter :)
vaughanmc
09-09-07, 10:18 PM
The wee Nova L looks like a good one :)
Its alarmingly clean. The only rust it has is surface, small bit on the bottom of one of the quarters, and a few crusty bits in the bay. Nothing a bit o rust stopper and paint wont sort! Other than that, just the odd dent youd expect from a car this age not being sold for eleventy million pounds!
the sr need's xe, and 14" sri steelies :cool:
when will f isnt looking just nick his engine, he dosent drive the nova enough to notice
Good find mate and im on earlys this week if you need a hand just call. im shifting a cav for Dougie tomorrow but just call if you need a hand.
I also have a spare GTE back bumper you can have. it aint that good as 1 of the hangers is broken but you can take the lipped out bit at the bottom of and refit it to the one yours came with.
peester
09-09-07, 11:55 PM
woah! me n jb were in stitches seein this so quick.. he told me today u'de collected it middayish..
Glad its gone ok, it should be a loyal servant to you.
If i hadn't been at work mate ide have popped over...
Did he offer you a cuppa??
Hooked on the stuff he is lol
when will f isnt looking just nick his engine, he dosent drive the nova enough to notice
Shut it Gayer
Its probably melted a piston just sat on my drive. If Lee had it, it would implode in transit
kevster
10-09-07, 10:41 AM
nice find :) keep it up
craig green
10-09-07, 12:17 PM
New one looks a bit like Keiths daily driver.
I'll keep an eye here.
Looking good there Lee, if id had known you were over in Stafford i would have popped over.
Actually, no i wouldnt as my Nova at that time was un accounted for lol
Looks and sounds promising though, and your barn is starting to sound like my driveway lol hahaha
well done my son, all looking good there, run around looks very clean aswell :thumb:
woah! me n jb were in stitches seein this so quick.. he told me today u'de collected it middayish..
Glad its gone ok, it should be a loyal servant to you.
If i hadn't been at work mate ide have popped over...
Did he offer you a cuppa??
Hooked on the stuff he is lol
lmao, im going for shock and awe! Got lots done today, pics will appear below in a few mins.
Yep, cupper offered, but had to decline as we wanted to get back and rip it to pieces lol
Shut it Gayer
Its probably melted a piston just sat on my drive. If Lee had it, it would implode in transit
Many a true word is spoken in jest. I can make engines explode just by looking at them!
Looking good there Lee, if id had known you were over in Stafford i would have popped over.
Actually, no i wouldnt as my Nova at that time was un accounted for lol
Looks and sounds promising though, and your barn is starting to sound like my driveway lol hahaha
I didnt hang around long. We'll catch up soon no doubt!
Looking good lee !
You're car will be a right monster once it's up to Dar specification lol
Hope everything goes well...
Loaded the SR up and dragged it to bristol, the first job was a repeat of yesterday.. Gut the interior. Hayleys a quick learner and started the refit with ease. Looks well at home in there too!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC002232.jpg
Next on the list was to get it up on axle stands, remove the immensly tiny wheels, and rip out the suspension and brakes. Hayley then brandished a paintbrush and a tin of underseal, and gave the inner arches a good coating ( I plan to completely underseal it at some point but there wasnt enough time today) Also dropped the rear beam and slipped in some cheeky -35mm springs I had knocking about.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC002242.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC002222.jpg
At this point we took a trip up to Dar's to borrow his spring compressors, and another cheeky pair of springs were fitted (cheers as always lover)
Next up was pop the SR up in the air and steal its brakes while it wasnt looking. Struts back on, brakes fitted and bled up.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00226.jpg
I picked up some colour matched paint on the way over, so we rubbed down the boot slam panel which looked like it had a fair few concrete blocks dropped on it!
Before
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00227.jpg
After
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00228.jpg
Next up was a quick clean of the MO's and drop it on the floor. Then I wielded the fudge wheel again and got rid of the rest of the nasty goo left by the mouldings.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00230.jpg
I also debadged the back end and swapped the grab handle with the SR's as Stu (SR's previous owner) did a lovely job of spraying it up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00231.jpg
I also painted up some of the crusty bits after treating them, and painted half the wing (no pics of this till ive flatted it back tomorrow)
All it needs now is some GTE bumpers and skirts, and hopefully Hayles will be happy! I think a cally steeringwheel may be on the cards soo as the current one is a lil bitdated, although very cool!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00232.jpg
When I got home, something had arrived in the post...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00234.jpg
Guess what IM doing tomorrow!!!
vaughanmc
10-09-07, 10:05 PM
Looks even better now
im loving mk1's atm and this is mint! personally i'd leave it as is, maybe a tad lower, but I guess it's up to Hayley.
Both bumpers are feckered, so it may as well have GTe items, especially as the bottom of the front panel is a little bit crusty. The height is perfect i rekon, and the standard shocks make for a lovely boaty ride so she's happy, as she hated how rough the SR was (although I loved it lol)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00234.jpg
Guess what IM doing tomorrow!!!
Err forgive my stupidity but whats them then lol???
looking good mate.
jobs a goodun..
also got my polycarb winows today aswel..:thumb:
kevster
10-09-07, 10:47 PM
sweet mate !!!!! nice looking
All looking great! I hope you have the window rubbers we ordered ages ago in a safe place. Well a safe place that you can find that is, and not one of those uber safe places that refuse to be found:eek:
You now have as many cars as melol
do you want a bumper BT? i'l swap you come weld my bay and you can have it
All looking great! I hope you have the window rubbers we ordered ages ago in a safe place. Well a safe place that you can find that is, and not one of those uber safe places that refuse to be found:eek:
You now have as many cars as melol
Yep, i know exactly where it is :thumb:
Sorry Tim, I cant weld for sh1t mate lol (well, not to a standard where id weld someone elses car anyway)
The new motor looks very cool indeed. Better than with gte bumpers imo, but if the originals are damaged.....
Needs a nice backbox and clear front indicators :)
tom_beverley
11-09-07, 01:24 PM
I hope you have the window rubbers we ordered ages ago in a safe place. Well a safe place that you can find that is, and not one of those uber safe places that refuse to be found:eek:
lol I've lost numerous things in those 'safe' places, still no idea where they are now :confused:
Coming along nicely Lee, will look smart with the GTE bumpers and as LLTN said, some clear indicators would look cool. Where'd you get the polycarbs from and can you tell me if they are a good fit as I'm after some? :thumb:
the 1.2 looks like a great find and its looking great, glad to hear that you want to keep the sr.
Good question Tom. Seeing as it gets asked a lot, and seeing as Dar has got so good at writing fitting guides for various track modifications, we decided to make a fitment guide for polycarbs lol
The set I bought came from Plastics4performance http://www.plastics4performance.co.uk
I cant recommend them enough, I mentioned my severe misting problem in wet conditions, and he suggested some coweled exhaust ports in the rear window. Ordered the full set which came to around 280 quid including front sliders, and they arrived in about 3 days!
Anyway, to the fitment.
As well as the windows, you will need some rubber to fit the front ones as they obviously wont fit the standard equipment.
We used http://www.sealsdirect.co.uk/bbCMS/shopping.asp?intDepartmentId=4 ,
SWR149 - 5mtrs @ ?4.10 per mtr.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00234-2.jpg
We started by fitting the rear quarter and back windows, as the procedure is the same as fitting glass, and we wont insult your intelligence by describing how to do it. If you are at a loss, there will be various guides around the forum, just use the search!
The rear looks hardcore wit the exhaust ports lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00239.jpg
So, onto the fronts.
After stripping out all the glass, rubbers and window mechanisms, and removing the door mirrors, you need to grind off the two small metal tabs which the front quarter window sits on..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00232-1.jpg
Ensure you paint up the exposed metal, bearing in mind you will be able to see the inside edge once the windows are fitted, so either blow the whole length of the door the same colour, or use a colour matched paint. This is always assuming you give a sh1t, which I dont, so i just grabbed a random can of hammerite lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00233-1.jpg
The front panels are designed to be fitted in a different way to how we fit them, in which case, they need to be cut down. (if you are buying from another source, I suggest you take your time and test fit the panels beforehand). You will also need to remove the sliders to prevent damaging them, and also to remove the protective film once you've finished.
We cut 25mm from the bottom of the window, and 5mm from the front end.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00236.jpg
Next job is to cut the rubber to size. This picure is a bit misleading as we found you need to leave the shortest edge (front edge) without rubber otherwise you cannot refit the wing miirrors, and it makes fitment UBER fiddly.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00235.jpg
Now comes the fun bit, trying to fit them. The key here is patience, of which I have very little, so this job was given to Dar because a) he has teeny tiny fingers, b) he's done it before and c) he loves me.
We slid the panel up through the door as we have cut out all of mechanism hangers and stuff from the door itself. If you havent done this, you will have to ease it in through the top taking great care not to scratch the polycarb. Also, LEAVE THE PROTECTIVE FILM ON until you have finished as you will be manipulating it and nasty fingerprints will be smeared all over the place, and it also offers some protection from scratches.
Work your way around the panel as you would fitting a rear window, only this time back to front, pulling the rubber over the outside lip on the door. This is the part that needs the patience and small fingers!
And thats the job done. Remove the protective layers, refit the mirror and slider, and then marvel at how fecking light your door is, like I did!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00237.jpg
Once again, big thankyou to Dar. One step closer to whooping your ass :-)
Suppose I ought to sort some sort of engine out for it now!
Top work there, they look cool.
Liking the "exhausts" on the rear :cool:
Top mincing Lee. Have you still got the wheel trims from the 1.2 as i seam to loose one off the trailer on the way back from london on monday night.
I do, they are now reserved for you mate. I was going to use them as frisbees :)
peester
11-09-07, 09:50 PM
nicey nice them polys i like
nicey nice them polys i like
Like how the 1.2 turned out? :D
chris gsi
11-09-07, 10:29 PM
looks much better i have a set on my list of jobs to do just sort out another wild engine out now
scott.parker
11-09-07, 10:54 PM
Top job on the blue 1.2, now i see why you were in a rush ;-)
Dont neglect the SR though mate, as you say it's too good to let go.
Lee i have my GSI stering wheel (if you want it insted of the cally one) sat in my room,it's your's for free mate, as it just cluttering up anoth place. lol
Scott
I do, they are now reserved for you mate. I was going to use them as frisbees :)
Thank you Mr Leeeeeeeeeeeee.
I think the one a lost was frisbeed some were across the M4 near bath.:thumb:
Not to everyones taste I know, but seeing as they were hanging on the wall in the barn, I decided to fit the bumpers that were OE on the track car to the 1.2.
I know MK2 bumpers on a MK1 front end is a bit taboo (lol) but sod it, it looks better than the damaged bumpers that were on there and they can always be replaced at a later date.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC002322.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC002312.jpg
I may even consider another taboo for this car.. and exhaust trim lol. Not a stoopid huge one, just a nice chrome cover to make it look a tad neater at the back.
vaughanmc
16-09-07, 09:16 PM
Not a thing wrong with that IMO - Looks clean
Coing back to the meany greeny, ive been mulling over lots of engine options.
Buying a ready built monster XE was considered to save hassle (im soo bored of engine work now lol), but the problem with that is you never really know where its been, and i really don't want a hatrick of gut spillage next year.
I spent a day investigating the possibility of doing something different, aka a 2.2, but again, still lots to be developed on this engine, and id have to change my induction system which would run into ???'s
So, ive ended up deciding to do the only other alternative. Build another XE.
Dar called me today to inform me that my gasflowed cosscast head that was smacked by the errant piston on my first engine is easily repairable by one of his mates who happens to be a wizard with things like this, so thats the head sorted out in the next few weeks.
He also has a block and crank 'lying around' which ive bagsied. I plan to strip it down, have it dipped, re-honed and painted up, and then purchasing ONE piston to replace the mashed one from engine 1 (engines now being referred to in numbers as im losing track of the cast iron carnage that has been 2007 season lol)
New rings on the pistons and mated to some steel rods (no brainer LOL)
Do something to the crank, but not sure what yet as I need to speak to various people on the best option here
I have my set of Q420 cams sat in the barn doing nothing. I may reuse, but im probably going to sell them on or PX them for a set of Q450's for a bit more punch.
A lightened flywheel is definately a must, mated to a paddle clutch of sme description.
My target is 230bhp. Any more is a waste on a FWD track nova IMO.
I think done intelligently, I can do this build for under a grand, hopefully leaving enough winter budget to stretch to a nice SCCR cluster and the ever elusive LSD that ive been promising myself for 2 years!
EDIT: ps, a small block was not considered even for a nanosecond. Just wanted to make that clear lol
peester
16-09-07, 09:25 PM
moving along nicely with RYJ...
mentalist power be then with the track car..
chris gsi
16-09-07, 10:14 PM
the new engine sounds good and i think next time out at combe they will give you a bag to put around the engine just incase it brakes again as i think they still have burnt hands from last time lol
3rd time lucky this time eh lol
Dan 130
16-09-07, 11:37 PM
just a polished ,lightened and , andbalanced crank should do the trick not much point in going for things like knife edged thats only for really trying to squeeze every last single horse out of it imo
tom_beverley
17-09-07, 01:29 PM
EDIT: ps, a small block was not considered even for a nanosecond. Just wanted to make that clear lol
PMSL, go on, you know you want to lol
Nice polycarbs, why did you not go for the flexiglass from P4P tho?
too 'flexi' lol
Polycarb is a lot stronger as well.
All looking good lee...
ermm.. you current cams.. PM me a price if you wanna sell..
I will mate. Bear in mind they are a solid profile cam, and you would need pocketed pistons.
My first point of call is to see if QED will PX them first though. Ill need uprated valve springs for the 450 bastids too lol
too 'flexi' lol
Polycarb is a lot stronger as well.
The bloke i spoke to at P4P said they were only slightly weaker than polycarb and yet were alot more scratch resistent ! As my will be a road/race these will prob be better for me but ploy is prob best for a track beast such as yours ! :thumb:
I will mate. Bear in mind they are a solid profile cam, and you would need pocketed pistons.
yup.. they'l go nicely with my brand new pistons(pocketed)and shiney steel rods i'm getting:cool:
Looks good lee, the 1.2 looks pretty sorted, although as already mentioned I don't think the mk2 front bumper suits it, (I learnt that from my yellow one!) otherwise spot on for a first car!
Lmao at the 'exhaust trim' why not fit a backbox?
And glad to hear your getting the engine sorted, get back on track and annoying the 'faster' cars!
backbox costs some money, trim costs a fiver. You do the maths lol
carls nova sri
18-09-07, 07:16 PM
just read this thread think its great keep up the good work so whats next to do on the list
Firstly I have to make a tyre rack for Dars garage, to clear a space for a yet to be puchaced engine stand lol. Then I will be stripping the block ready for sending off to be refurbed.
I also want to get the broken engine out of the green one
I also want to take the engine and box out of the SR and start looking at what welding needs to be done.
Plenty to be getting on with lol
scott.parker
18-09-07, 07:32 PM
I also want the ****ing wheels on the 1.2! lol
Swap you for the speedlines...lol
ok, no problem, if you want 13 inch steelies in exchange for some speedlines, i certainly wont stop you lol
scott.parker
18-09-07, 07:35 PM
lol why you took the mo's back off now then?
no, you said you wanted the wheels off the 1.2, i assumed you meant you wanted the wheels it came with.
But now the moment has passed, and it really isnt funny anymore! lol
If you ever get rid of the MK2 bumpers can I have first dibs?
sorry to jump on your thread Lee but ive got a set of mrk2 bumpers if your after a set drop me a pm.
Back on topic
If you ever get rid of the MK2 bumpers can I have first dibs?
The front ones bent an the back one has a gurt crack in it.
If you want them, theyre yours pal.
blue_peg_16v
21-09-07, 02:17 PM
looking good bt
what you planning for the engine in the multi colour track imploder?
blue_peg_16v
21-09-07, 02:27 PM
carnt see that happening lol
Welsh Dan
21-09-07, 03:30 PM
I think he's planning on reinforcing the crank case :p.
craig green
21-09-07, 04:51 PM
I think he's planning on reinforcing the crank case :p.
What with? Blu-Tak lol
blue_peg_16v
21-09-07, 05:10 PM
criojenic freezing is supposed to strengthen metal bt
I think he should fit 1 of these to help the marshals out lol.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/dustpan.gif
I spoke to the AA about this thread and they said they'll be there, just in case...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5d/Aa.recovery.arp.750pix.jpg
lol
blue_peg_16v
24-09-07, 08:57 PM
lmao
loving the mk1, mos certainly suit novas
Nothing major to report, just some purchaces for the workshop :)
New hoist (actually looking forward to removing the engines now lol)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC002332.jpg
New engine stand (got it into the space in Dar's garage quicketty spit before he filled it with his own crap (which would be rude)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00234-3.jpg
ANDYRACER
30-09-07, 01:33 PM
Engine spec sounds awesome, should really fly next year.
1.2 beast looks tidy but them mk2 bumpers are aweful, sort it out boyo!
They were fre from his track car. but he is in the proccess of getting some more mrk1 bumpers.
Had a lot of questions recently on what exactly my plans are for the track car this winter. well after various discussions with people (mainly Chris Tunnicliffe, whome no matter how hard I tried, wont sell me his engine lol lol lol), i discussed a budget with my business partner after all the work weve been doing this summer, so basically, I have a plan.
Parts order from QED..
One piece hi flow valves
uprated valve springs
Q450 cams
1 pocketed piston (to add to the 3 i still have from my old lump)
A set of solid lifters
A set of steel Rods.
Block I have aquired from Dar will be sent off for a refurb, as well as the crank I got from him as well.
My gasflowed cosscast head which got nailed by the flailing piston can be repaired by a specialist. Basically he can weld the dent up, and then grind and polish it back to new, so ill be using that head.
Coupled to my yellow injectors, Im hoping that setup will give me scope for up to 250bhp, but im aiming for around 230ish with a better torque figure.
Im also hoping to couple that to an SCCR if I can stretch the budget that far. If something comes up second hand on egay ill probably nab it, the only problem with that is you cant choose your ratios.
So basically, thats it, and if I can make it last a season (lol) ill probably dry sump it next winter as well.
Spent today ripping the engine out of the car. My phones playing up though so couldnt get any pics of hole number 2 .
chris gsi
13-10-07, 09:51 PM
i got some pics mate
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f57/chris_1981/S4020613.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f57/chris_1981/S4020614.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f57/chris_1981/S4020615.jpg
Beejasus! Thats some hole!
carls nova sri
13-10-07, 10:36 PM
i'v heard of one but two lmao
Cheers Chris, forgot you took some lol.
Facking hell, wee bit of damage there lol
New engine sounds cool.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00237.jpg
lee when you fitted the rubber seal did you heat it up in the corners to get it to fit good or does it just push in the corners?
as i have just ordered some..
No heat, but teeny tiny midget fingers like Darrens helps a lot lol
C'mon... updates u slacker
It would appear I have sourced something nice to plug the big hole under the bonnet :)
But, I wonder what it could be MUAHAHAHAHA
Should I take some black and white pics?
Oh, and the car also has a new friend beside it to keep it company.
Proper update when the deal is 100% confirmed!
It would appear I have sourced something nice to plug the big hole under the bonnet :)
But, I wonder what it could be MUAHAHAHAHA
Should I take some black and white pics?
Oh, and the car also has a new friend beside it to keep it company.
Proper update when the deal is 100% confirmed!
1.2 spi??
small block i trust :)
EDIT: I think I have an idea what it might be
Just for the record, Its NOT a smallblock!!
ok ok, does it run on baxter juice?
Spill the beans! Give us a clue at least lol
Ok, my guess is 2.2XE, think I may of read it in TV, or could of been dreaming
All will be revealed soon enough!
hope your not on msn, might come and nag and nag and nag you, untill you give in, and tell me what it is lol
trackdaynova
26-11-07, 10:33 PM
i know lol :D
Saloony
26-11-07, 10:39 PM
Knowing him he'll fill that hole with something with a hole in it.
really an 1.8 he was on about a 2.2xe lol wtf is this world coming to
Just Xe it you know you wanna
His old engine was a (very nice spec) XE and he put a hole in it, same with the one before, and the one before that and....
No, not that bad :) (I dont think)
Come on lee what you got!
His old engine was a (very nice spec) XE and he put a hole in it, same with the one before, and the one before that and....
No, not that bad :) (I dont think)
lol i dont think so either well dont know my mini i had a few engines in
Lee if its what I think it is.... and not an XE then Ill give you all the help you want with getting that funker running :)
I think i know what it is now.
lol ill guess on the same engine me and stu have in our non novas
lol at all the guessing, keeps me very amused!
More clues. It IS an XE, its higher spec than my first engine, and it comes from a well known nova on this site. But thats as far as im going until his thread appears to save him getting a barrage of emails and PM's!
His old engine was a (very nice spec) XE and he put a hole in it, same with the one before, and the one before that and....
No, not that bad :) (I dont think)
Jesus, how many engines have I destroyed?? lol
TWO ok!!!!??!
OOOOooo, my proper guess was correct first time then. :)
OOOOooo, my proper guess was correct first time then. :)
Its a 1.8 8v spi.
err, no lol
That wasn't a proper guess ;)
Get on msn, i want to be sure lol
trackdaynova
27-11-07, 06:55 PM
Lee, it's OK - Dan has already told everyone he has a new project.
He's already getting emails so you might aswell tell everyone
^^ lol lee with a small block , that would look funny
Z22 it you homo :thumb:
agreed with figgy, z22 it you raging fag. a reliable 200bhp with a normal looking inlet etc.
lol, Olly, your funnier than Aids!
Stu, it was tempting, but then im set up for an XE so seeing as money is tight it was the only clever way to go. When I put a hole in this one I may try the Z22 for a giggle.
Riggy, like id be able to look anyone in the eye after dropping in a micro lump! In your dreams sucker lol
EDIT and TBH anyone who still cant work it out from all the threads appearing in the for sale section needs a frontal lobotomy!
lol , that is a very nice engine matey , cnat belive he's goin to strip the nov :thumb:
walker-nova
07-12-07, 07:27 PM
looks coll lad
Progress made last weekend on a very nasty rainy sunday in the ghetto otherwise known as Walsall lol
Dan and I met up stupid early for a sunday and headed up to chris' where we were greeted with a nice cup of char and some unbelievably dreamy toast! Then the job in hand was attacked in earnest. Operation rip chris' nova to shreads, and then fight like schoolchildren over the resultant massive parts list which ended up all over the drive! The relentless peeing rain spured myself and Chris to put together the most complicated gazeebo in the known universe, only for it to stop raining once it was erected! Typical.
Anyway, here are some nice pics, or sad pics depending on how you look at it. For me its a bit of both, and its a shame the car didnt get a good innings, but needs must and all that!
About to commence the murder..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00277.jpg
Murder commenced..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00279.jpg
Ohh, that looks nice, im having it :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00278.jpg
Gone!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00281.jpg
Bits bits.... must steal more bits.. steal steal plunder steal etc..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00282.jpg
To show its discust, the nova sat on Chris while it still had a bit of life in its veins..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00280.jpg
Talking of life in its veins, its final act before complete flatline was to haemorrhage its life blood out the back all over the drive. Probably at least 6 or so litres of it while we were busy at the front lol
Anyhoo, Dan came away with an SCCR box, a FG bonnet and tailgate, and some big boxes of random stuff, and I came away with a quick rack and the piece de resistance...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00284.jpg
All i need to do before i stick it in the car is to have the sump off the old engine and rescue my baffled sump plate, thats if its not been mashed beyond all recognition by the flailing con rods!
Cheers Chris, was a fun afternoons mincing!
so, how long's this engine going to last for lol
look's like a northwest style mincing day :thumb:
so, how long's this engine going to last for lol
Put it this way, if i put a hole in this one i imagine a certain person will be wanting to rip me a new one as well lol lol
scott.parker
14-12-07, 07:50 PM
Nice...
Ahh i see Dan's going FG then,and the Sccr box dam him lol
Hope my goodies are being looked after well,lol im getting some more stuff of chris in the new year.
Hope it goes well sorting it all mate.
Scott
nova---chris
14-12-07, 07:58 PM
ive only got one thing to say
'SHOW ME THE MONEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY '
lol
lol looks good boys nice to dee decent people having the parts :thumb:
trackdaynova
15-12-07, 01:01 PM
looking good Lee :)
doing any more bits to it? or just transferring all your bits over to it?
Nice work lad's.
Good to see most of the bits will live on. :)
W0000t :) Just Rad and manifold to strap on!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00296.jpg
Just a quick thanks to dan who lent a hand, always useful, cheers pal. Also Dar popped up and helped us strap some tarp up to stop the icy draughts in the barn lol. Ta geezer!
Quick question... anyone seen a pully wheel like this on an XE? its smaller than normal, so a normal cam cover wont fit (or at least its a tad sloppy), and I have to get a smaller fan belt as well. I took the pully off and theres only three holes in the end of the crank as well! I could do with a cam cover that fits TBH
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00295.jpg
Saloony
16-12-07, 09:26 PM
That is a waterpump pulley off something. That aint no aux drive pulley.
trackdaynova
16-12-07, 09:30 PM
great progress Lee :)
so whens its next outing?
Progress made last weekend on a very nasty rainy sunday in the ghetto otherwise known as Walsall lol
Dang, if id of known you were down near me, id have popped over and showed my face and generally minced about lol
Chris lives about 3 mile from me lol
That is a waterpump pulley off something. That aint no aux drive pulley.
Well i took the thing off and its attached to the crank the same way as a normal one is, but the face is curved and has 3 holes! Its uber odd, ill see if Mr T can shed any light on it lol
Olly, I normally aim for the April action day to kick the season off, ive still got stuff like an exhaust to buy so im not rushing :)
scott.parker
16-12-07, 09:46 PM
What system you going for Lee?
What was on the blue/gree/white one lol
I have an Ashley manifold which was supposed to go on the fecker the first time round when i ran out of fundage, ill then be taking the thing to the place Dar had his done, and having a 3 box straight through centre exit 2.25 custom system slapped on it :)
scott.parker
16-12-07, 10:00 PM
Humm do you think it's Defiantly worth it then the straight system?
Don't know if you have had a nosy at my JP one but it sit funny under there as it made to go round a normal gear linkage thats under the car,so im wondering weather to get it "modified" and moved into the tunnel more.
Scott
Looking well.
Is that pully some form of lightweight replacement? That you usually see polished/chromed?
trackdaynova
16-12-07, 10:07 PM
Are you purely doing it for the noise factor Lee? I mean, is it not worth seeing or checking to see if it'll be OK first?
Just thinking, like you say - fundage etc :)
coombsey
16-12-07, 10:11 PM
looks like the water pump pully off a 1.0
Saloony
16-12-07, 10:17 PM
looks like the water pump pully off a 1.0
No its not, the 1.0l is a lot deeper than that. It would never go on.
nova---chris
16-12-07, 11:46 PM
im waiting for 'it wont ever work with that pulley line' lmfao!:thumb:
trackdaynova
17-12-07, 12:44 AM
it wont ever work with that pulley lol
Are you purely doing it for the noise factor Lee? I mean, is it not worth seeing or checking to see if it'll be OK first?
Just thinking, like you say - fundage etc :)
He has other fancy bits to put on that will need a new system making up for. Plus the new maifold is a bigger bore than his current system.
Good work lads:thumb:
Glad to see you stopped fannying around playing kiss chase with the sheep in the fieldslol
LMAO Dar, your the gay who was mincing around with the tarp with Dan, not me. I was clever and looked after the 'smoking of ciggarretes' side of the job lol
Olly, im lucky in that I have a nightfire red Nova which i use as a development template. The exhaust on the 'development' car works well, so im opting for that. Im also waiting for my development consultant to work out what to do with the hubs as well lol lol
im waiting for 'it wont ever work with that pulley line' lmfao!:thumb:
Oh, it'll work fine :) Im just worried about the cam cover, as i wont want a trip in the gravel with that lot exposed ready to lunch the expensive internals!!
Welsh Dan
17-12-07, 10:27 PM
Stay out of the gravel then :p.
Saloony
17-12-07, 10:35 PM
Or make up a ford escort/fiesta type shield.
Stay out of the gravel then :p.
He would have to make it to it first lol
lol, funny guy chris, funny guy!
Finished the engine install today with a bit of mincing involvng the Manifold (had to grind a small amount from one side of the flange to clear the thermostat housing)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC002962.jpg
Oil cooler, radiator/fan, struts and brace back on
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00298.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00299.jpg
Also slapped some stickers on the bonnet as im pretty certain ill never be assed to paint it lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/DSC00302.jpg
Went to crank it but the battery's flatter than flat thing from flat land.
Just need to wait for Dar to pull his finger out of his ass and sort these hubs out now lol
Next week, its time to get down and dirty with the Wide Arch :)
Nice, nearly ready-ish.
How similar is the new engine compared to your old one?
Going be running it on the same map?
trackdaynova
20-12-07, 10:03 PM
looking good chap! great work :)
do you run short trumpets then? going on the depth of your ITG?
peester
20-12-07, 10:07 PM
how many zip ties?
goes like yee ol' nineties song tubthumpin this thread..
good spirited stuff
Adam, nope, Chris will be emailing me his map when he can be assed :) He paid a lot to have it done so I may as well use it lol Not overly similar TBH, my old engine was a revver, and this is more of a torque monster. Last one revved to 7750 and made 190 - 200bhp, this one only goes to 6900 would you believe it, and it makes 220 ish bhp! Christ knows what it'll do when i stick the yellow injectors on and take it to jamsport for a tweek! Estimates are around 235 ish :) W00t! Ive driven chris' car with this engine and i instantly fell in love, thats why i made sure I was always at the top of the list if he came to sell up :)
Peester.. Cable ties are the future ;)
Olly, yup i had the stubbys from new and never realy felt the need to change them. I know they make a small difference to the torque/ power split, but no plans to change em at the moment.
Cool, its making a lot of power at pretty low revs then (compared to most tuned NA engines)
Should go very well.
I assume the first proper outing will probably be Combe Spring Action Day?
Yep, or may be something sooner which will be revealed soon :)
craig green
21-12-07, 12:14 PM
Nice progress Lee. Hope everything comes together for you.
trackdaynova
21-12-07, 01:33 PM
Yep, or may be something sooner which will be revealed soon :):D good laaaaaad ;)
scott.parker
22-12-07, 11:51 AM
Nice one mate, i see it's gone together quite nicely..
And i like the sticker on the wing! :D
"Its alive". Well nearly. good work bud.
krobinson
09-03-08, 06:51 PM
Any progress??
Nope, mainly due to work and money, but with a bit of luck i can crack on in the next few weeks.
wow i missed this lee, bet you can't wait to get it out on track (with 4 fully functioning rods)
Well its been a while since Ive had a tinker, so seeing as i have a few days off from the grind, i thought id best prep the car for Combe in a week and a half :)
First job was to work out why me wipers stopped working. I unbolted the wiper mechanism from the SR and plugged it into the track car, and the moror worked fine, so plan two was switch on the wipers, and tw@t the motor with a spanner lol Low and behold, it worked, so out came the WD40 and i left them running for a while. Work fine now, but it may need a new motor if it happens again.
Second job was to fix the fuel leak that occured just as i put it away from the RR day. Turned out the jubilee clip holding the return pipe onto the line had broken. Nice easy fix :)
Then some new goodies. Me new steering wheel and 4 point harnesses on the drivers seat :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/10042008021.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/10042008024.jpg
Then i bogged off down the tyre shop to fit my part worn Dunlops i got through the other day.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/10042008023.jpg
They were cheap as chips, have plenty of life left in them BUT.. theyre 195/55/15's, so i was risking it for a biscuit.
As per my luck recently, they just touch the springs on the inside on all 4 wheels, so im going to need some 1mm spacers. Hopefully that wont give me issues on the outside, as im fecking close to the arch as it is!
Other than that, it appears im ready earlier than I have ever been for combe! W00t :)
scott.parker
10-04-08, 08:05 PM
LOL good going, tyres look interesting mate, so if your all done on yours do you Fancie popping over to Dar's and finishing mine for me and then getting through the mot? lol lol
lol, wish i could but ive got no spare time again now till friday when we go up to the circuit!
Where the feck can you get 1mm spacers from? I might be tempted just to let the fecking springs wear a groove in the tyre walls lol
Good to see the car ready and sorted :)
trackdaynova
10-04-08, 08:47 PM
wouldn't bother running spacers for the sake of a millimetre - just run them as they are lol
you can get 3mm's from halfords, universal alloy jobbies, which is what i run - but by the sounds of it, 3mm might be too much?
looking good, i like the look of the tyres, looking forward to coombe too pal
chris gsi
10-04-08, 08:48 PM
mr lee looking good and the tyres look very nice, should have mine back soon so i can finish mine
and mr dave will be at combe:thumb: but not with the nova:cry:
scott.parker
10-04-08, 09:27 PM
Lee just double side tape some washers to the back of the wheels where the blot holes are! lol
hey mr lee looking good, glad to see she's up and running for the new season:thumb:
not to have a dig in my first post in your thread, but dont run the tyres as they are, if they touch now then when they get hot and expand they'll be touching a whole lot more, you dont want another bad day at coombe now do you?
trackdaynova
10-04-08, 09:32 PM
it's going to happen anyway lol so why not save his new engine and let it go on the tyres lol lol lol
ps: i was joking btw, when i said leave them as they are :p :thumb:
hey mr lee looking good, glad to see she's up and running for the new season:thumb:
not to have a dig in my first post in your thread, but dont run the tyres as they are, if they touch now then when they get hot and expand they'll be touching a whole lot more, you dont want another bad day at coombe now do you?
Well bugger me, i was wondering when you were going to show yourself :) Nice to see you on the forum mate! I have been watching your thread on MIG, im surprised you havent gone looking for that bloke yet lol
No, totally agree, im not running it with the tyres rubbing like that, despite it only being a slight touch. Although i deliberately put 23 psi in each tyre to test them out, ill be dropping the rears to 18 and the fronts to 22 before i go on track. At the same time, 1mm spacers are looking like a mare to source, and theres no way im using washers lol.
**** feck! Not sure what to do now, aside from swapping my worn 888's back on friday.
scott.parker
10-04-08, 10:06 PM
Use some washer's you bodger lol
Welsh Dan
10-04-08, 10:55 PM
Use 3mm spacers and pull the arches out?
I have some 3mm spacers some where, could bring them Combe with me if you want?
i think there 3mil anyway.
Use 3mm spacers and pull the arches out?
Cant pull my arches out cos theyre fiberglassed on the inside to stop them falling to bits as theres nio lip on them at all!
Ill try some 3mm spacers as i think dar has some spares :) Cheers for the offer Ad, i may take you up on it if he doesnt have any.
Well bugger me, i was wondering when you were going to show yourself :) Nice to see you on the forum mate! I have been watching your thread on MIG, im surprised you havent gone looking for that bloke yet lol
No, totally agree, im not running it with the tyres rubbing like that, despite it only being a slight touch. Although i deliberately put 23 psi in each tyre to test them out, ill be dropping the rears to 18 and the fronts to 22 before i go on track. At the same time, 1mm spacers are looking like a mare to source, and theres no way im using washers lol.
**** feck! Not sure what to do now, aside from swapping my worn 888's back on friday.
yeah, am getting mighty pissed off, i dont think he knows how lucky he is that he lives so far away from me tbh:mad:
at leats you wil make coombe, looking increasingly likely i wont as i'll be putting it together instead:( shame as its always good for a first event catch up, good luck getting spacers:thumb:
Good work Mr Lee.
Give me a call over the weekend as got to sort a time to go get your car on friday.
Also have you still got the 5 spoke wheel trims from heyleys car as still in need of 1 for me trailer.
Speak soon me.
Agreed Lee, its always good to have a new season mince at the PCAD. Were both veterans at disasters at this event though lol
Chris, yeah, still got em :) I might have to do some serious tyre swapping again on Friday, ive been looking at some pics of mine on track and in hard corners the back wheel;s going a fair bit into the arch, so I dont think spacers are going to cut it.
Agreed Lee, its always good to have a new season mince at the PCAD. Were both veterans at disasters at this event though lol
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you're not wrong therelol got my headgasket today so might be there with the nova to do some miles running it in, but might have to miss it and go for an MOT instead, we shall see
Well hope to see you there then pal :)
"Goes and fetch's bigger hammer" lol.
Righty, its been ages since I had a proper mince up t'barn, so seeing as the track car actually stayed in one pice on Saturday, I thought it was time the poor little 1.2 had some attention, as ive been driving it into the ground since the Van got KO'ed.
First job was to sort the exhaust. The backbox fell off it a few weeks back, so I bodged an old GTe item onto it, which blew like a MOFO. Then a hole opened up in the downpipe, which i've been under the car 3 times with a bandage trying to quieten down. Enough was enough!
There happens to be a nice full stainless 2" GSi system on the SR. So i got it all off, and first job was to spruce up the fannymould.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/23042008040.jpg
Ahhh, stainless. Now the car will rot before the exhaust ever does lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/23042008039.jpg
Of course, both the manifold gaskets disintegrated on removal, so i was about to get a lift into town, when i remembered THIS had been sitting in me cupboard for years!
W0000t
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/23042008041.jpg
It sounds bloody lovely now, and I can get an extra 10mph on the motorway lol
I also did an oil change. Seriously, youve never seen oil as fooked as this before! You know how bad the old oil is when the engine quietens down after you put the new stuff in lol
Next phase will come on Friday, where ive decided the ludicrously low suspension kit on the SR needs to be installed, as its pretty much brand new, and also the MO's are coming off in favour of some 14 inch Cav steelies on 185/60 rubber :) Feel like something a bit different, and the MO's scrub like feck with this suspension on! Its going to look evil LOL
Cant decide what colour to paint the steels though. Im half considering white, ive got about 3 tonnnes of white hammerite in the garage!
Ive also decided it needs some GTe bumpers, the MK 2 stuff just doesnt look right on it, and I CBA to do a MK2 conversion on it just yet. So anyone got any lying around in good nick? :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/23042008047.jpg
Id go with white rims too
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/image/s_minced_beef2.jpg
craig green
24-04-08, 09:46 AM
White steels would look cool. Have to agree on keeping it mk1 look aswell.
Shame the oil got so bad.
craig green
24-04-08, 11:06 AM
Engine lubricant. Usually found outside of XE's.
oh black wet stuff that went in gold many moon's ago lol.
macc nova
24-04-08, 02:56 PM
i love that colour on a nova :D
Engine lubricant. Usually found outside of XE's.
lollollol :thumb:
Just secured a set of GTe bumpers and a grill, already painted black. So the look of the car is going to change quite a bit in the next week :)
Good stuff, will look way better with the gte stuff on :thumb:
What happened with the sr lump? that not going in as well?
SR lump was totally ruined :( It knocks like a biatch now lol
Slammed lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/25042008048.jpg
Need some new tyres, preferably, 185's. Like how the wheels turned out after a lick of paint though. Just the bumpers to do next weekend to complete the look :)
~~joycey~~
29-04-08, 02:12 PM
SR lump was totally ruined :( It knocks like a biatch now lol
lol :thumb:
Really wasnt happy with how the Nova handled on the low suspension. Plus there were serious arch clearence issues lol. I decided to do a spring swap so the 40mm kit was on the decent gas shockers (what I should have done from the start anyway). Put the MO's back on, and also fitted the GTe bumpers I aquired from Vauxal (long standing MSN mate) for a song! Cheers matey!
Looks lovely now imo. Perfect for a first car for Hayles, and finally she's started lessons again lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/08052008059.jpg
Backbox still sits funny, but that cant be fixed without a heat up and some pipe bending lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/08052008060.jpg
Just this minute I looked at the 1.2 tuning guide in Articles. Serems the best bet is GSi exhaust (done), 1.4 SR cam with dizzy setup, 1.3 inlet and a twin choke carb. The old Blue SR has a 1.4SR cam, 1.3 inlet and a Weber 32/34. Hell, I might as well, it'll make it easier to drive on hilly motorways lol
I will also hopefully be picking up a new tow vehicle / workhorse / mobile tent in the next day or two :)
Thats looking cool with the gte stuff on :cool:
Get the bits swapped over off the 14 :)
Huge mincing today :) Sun was out, so I thought id tidy the Fronty up a bit.
Firstly I wanted to have the wheels off and inspect teh brakes. Good job I decided to do this as the nuts were UUUBBEEERRR tight. After bending my wheel wrench using a 3 meter pole, I took it up to my mechanic who nearly broke his 1 inch breaker bar on them!! Got back home, and as I suspected, the discs are fubarred and the pads are nearly completely gone, so new stuff is on the shopping list for next month. Rear shoes are in quite good nick though so thats good!
WHile the wheels were off, I decided to give them a brush of Hammerite. I knew it wasnt going to look special at all, but they look awful at the mo, so anything would be an improvement. I plan to get some new rims for it in the future anyway.
Before (this one was in ther best condition lol)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/18052008082.jpg
After
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/18052008084.jpg
Despite the poor finish, they are a 100% improvement!
Then while the brush was wet I painted up the kickboards as they were rusty as feck! Then gave it a polish :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/18052008085.jpg
After a thorough check over, all it needs is front brakes and it looks like the oil pressure sensor is leaking. Not bad at all!! I also plan to remove the viscous fan and put an elecy one with a thermostat on to unleash a couple of ponies :)
That looks better than I thought it would look.
Does look pretty 'ard on the black wheels :cool:
chris gsi
18-05-08, 09:02 PM
have fun when you do your front brakes as you have auto locking hubs and you have to take them off to do the discs and the wheel baring is in the front discs aswell ohhhhh the fun you will have :thumb:
have fun when you do your front brakes as you have auto locking hubs and you have to take them off to do the discs and the wheel baring is in the front discs aswell ohhhhh the fun you will have :thumb:
I noticed that lol. Ive a feeling i may be needing to buy a haynes bible before I attempt it!
chris gsi
18-05-08, 09:09 PM
its not that bad i did the wheel baring on mine a few weeks ago as it fell apart i the tyres are to loud i did not know i had a fault
LOL!
Well ive a feeling having you to lend a hand would be useful If you fancy it cherub :)
Also, on a side note, Hay wants to know if Jen is camping at PV as well :)
chris gsi
18-05-08, 09:14 PM
might be going up sunday yet not 100% sure yet but if i go on sat jen wont be there
Its been a while, so I thought I ought to dust off this thread and do a little updating.
Over the last few days I decided some serious Barn Pimping was in order. I had no room in there due to rubbish and scrap, Dans car being in the middle of the floor, and myself generally not putting things away because ive had no motivation recently because of money troubles.
So firstly the barn pimpage was going to have to cost the grand sum of nothing, using only stuff we had lying around.
Firstly we had to plug the massive hole that was above the gates which was currently plugged by a big piece of Tarp! We had just enough clear corregated shizzle to do the job, so we completed the job a few weeks back.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/23092008186.jpg
So, to this weekends pimpage.
Firstly I had to clear the place up because it was utterly shockingly untidy lol. Dan arrived on Friday afternoon to clear his side of it up, bless him. He got his shell onto 4 wheels, and we shunted it into the corner with most of his stuff inside it. The amount of space this created was amazing!
Meanwhile I had filled 6 black bags of rubbish up! I then took it to the dump before coming back and loading the volvo up with my two holey engine blocks and a load of tailgates and bonnets no one wanted, and took em to the scrappers (bar chris who texted me THAT evening after an old block he could use for experimenting with new engine mounts. The law of the sod at its best!)
So I had a tidy barn, next thing to do was to plug some gaps. My gates sit proud of the main structure as we originally just bolted the new wodden doors to the old metal ones. This left a massive draughty gap..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/23092008189.jpg
Some old rubber car mats, a knife and a stapler later...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/23092008188.jpg
I need some draught excluders for the bottom of the gates and it should stay reasonably bearable during the winter!
Next up was Electrics. Since ive been using the barn, I only had an extension lead running from the next partition lol. So I ran a new cable from the consumer unit into a JB, and wired up some new socketry. I also added a board to hang some tools on
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/22092008177.jpg
Whilst rooting around in the back of the Transit I found a brand new NUVO amplifier, (which is the size of a single gang socket) and some speakers. Had to put that lot up as well.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/22092008179.jpg
Whilst raiding the transit i found some standard light pendants and a load of flex, so i wired up 4 lights on 2 seperate circuits. Added some low energy 15w bulbs (surprisingly bright).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/23092008185.jpg
I then built a new bench out of 2x2 (we have shed loads of the stuff and some board I found on the neighbours scrap pile (result).
Added a strip light above it to give plenty of illumination, and bolted down my Vice which I found in a skip last year.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/23092008183.jpg
Really pleased how it turned out, it feels like a proper workspace now!
I even found time to have a mince with the Nova. I thought Id better do something about Dars favorite part of my car lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/23092008180.jpg
Took it off and sprayed it up white
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/23092008182.jpg
I also gave the pit bike a clean LOL
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/23092008187.jpg
Loads of room in there now :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/23092008184.jpg
Good stuff, looks a decent sized unit.
Funkthats a nice big barn. Wish i had that much room, good work clearing up and sorting it out.
you still have the 1.2 lee? What happened to the water logged sr??
you still have the 1.2 lee? What happened to the water logged sr??
The 1.2 is fine and about to be taken to see Saloony for a years ticket :)
The SR was sold on to Joycey, he has a thread in projects about it .
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