Pauls Nova Turbo Rebuild

[Paul]

sorry to hijack your thread could you let me know on piping your turbo up as i have the same,just stuck on what bits to get :thumb:

What you after t34 turbo turbo setup or kkk setup?

I am using a cav v6 TB t34 ad Evo IC.

Paul

[tony k]

What you after t34 turbo turbo setup or kkk setup?

I am using a cav v6 TB t34 ad Evo IC.

Paul

sorry mate i read it wrong ive got a t3 setup on mine,but there more or less the same,just stuck with the pipes oil and water,also the oil drain one aswell

[Paul]

go to a pipe place and have some made up?

Dont know whats round your way, but a hydraulic pipe place round here, blokes sound, all pipes etc good for like 200psi some even like 2000psi!

[Adam]

Nice find on the Cesaros :)

Is this turbo going make some decent boost this time? :cool:

[Jonlem]

Finally subscribed !

Got a turbo sorted then ?

On the Journal bearing Garrett turbos I wouldn't bother with the water fittings, they never run them on a Cosworth and I did check this with CR Turbos when my mate installed his.

If anything it stops super heated water returning the header tank and it also makes the install look tidier.

In a ideal world you could have a rad for the water system on the turbo but as this is a nova there is a little hope of fitting one anywhere where it would actually do anything.

[Paul]

Made the downpipe so far, now when I make mounts for it, one to the block and one to the chassis, am I right in thinking i can use solid metal to the engine from the downpipe, and to the chassis, i need a rubber mount?

[Jonlem]

Yes that should be fine Paul

[Paul]

Few pics, excuse my Iphone quality pics lol:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0040.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0032.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0038.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0031.jpg

Downpipe I've been making:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0034.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0036.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0037.jpg

And a random pic of my middle box:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0035.jpg

Paul

[baby-geraldo]

looks well mate really really nice nova, you have put some effort into it

[Jonlem]

Looking good Paul, any idea when it will be off for mapping ?

My internet connection is rubbish at the moment so I apoligise if its been asked (it takes AGES to load each window so I've not looked through the whole thread)

[Jay]

Looking good Paul, cant wait to see it finished, where did you get the centre section, custom made jobbie?

[Paul]

Looking good Paul, any idea when it will be off for mapping ?

My internet connection is rubbish at the moment so I apoligise if its been asked (it takes AGES to load each window so I've not looked through the whole thread)

Erm looking to have it mapped my maybe end of March?

[Benn]

Looks good dude.

[Paul]

Right done a bit more to the exhaust tonight, and the fcuking rain was so bad its got into my garage, so i got a wet back :roll: Lol

Anyway, I completed the rest of the downpipe, made sure the front mount to the block I made bolts up well, and it does, then I made another mount from the rear of the gearbox to the back end of the downpipe.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0045.jpg

ignore the hole in the joint my gas gave up at a vital time, took me a while to realise :cry:

First non welded clamped joint will be from the downpipe to the middle box, as I'm a bit of an amateur at this whole exhaust making malarky can anyone see any problems with that?

Next question is the middle box is a big old boy, and fits in quite snug, the downpipe has no play whatsoever, 5mm if u shake it hard, and whatever the engine tilts when I boot it/let off. Now in some places I may have to ajust the body with my hammer :D , have to see.

Where the box is big, and is well up in the tunnel, there simply isn't enough room for a rubber and hanger with the box in the tunnel, and directly after the box the tunnel gets narrower:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0044.jpg

I cant see there being enough room there to get my hanger in either. So I've had a few suggeustions as to how to get a mount in. Any more anyone can think?

Few more pics:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0043.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0042.jpg

Cheers
Paul

[Benn]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Paul/IMG_0044.jpg

Like this.

[Adam]

What exhaust system is that btw????
Benns idea looks like it'll work.
A big exhaust clamp around that pipe, then bolted down through a bit of flat plate(the red bit), and then bolted through the car floor with some bolts/nuts, and rubber mounts?

OR dont bother with a mount there?
My exhaust system has no hangers until the middle box twin ones by the fuel tank....
But on your setup it might put a lot of stress on the downpipe joins....

[Lee H]

Are you not going to need a flexible join in the system to stop it keep cracking under the engine moving. Like the bolts with the springs on on the standard system?

[Paul]

Just ordered a 6" Flexi from the bay, going to put that inbetween the downpipe and middle box.

Pics of new inlet: Is it ok to run the injector rail the other way round?

So the feed closest to driver, and return closest to passenger?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0047.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0046.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0049.jpg

Cav V6 TB going on it.

[Adam]

Noiceeee.


Cant see a problem with having the rail the other way round nope.

[Paul]

anyone got any pics of this inlet on another motor?

[djbrowney]

all you need to no lol

http://www.vauxhallsportforum.com/phpBB2/viewtopic,p,89085,highlight,%2520.html#89085

[Paul]

Where did that rail end up?

[djbrowney]

in my garage on my inlet lol

[Paul]

dam you! the standard one doesnt fit, but it does in reverse, would that ba ok?

[djbrowney]

yes mate, the one i have never fitted it was held down with jublie clips lol, can give you some details of you want one like one above ?

[Paul]

yes please...

[Paul]

I am fitting a calibra radiator, to aid with my ongoing cooling problems, to do this, it needs to go down, so had to cut a bit out of the cross member. Which is fine, as I orginally planned to reinforce it with a 4mm plate across the front.

After thinking for a while and realising just how crap the cross members actually are (split it three times now!) I decided I was going to knock up my own cross member from scratch. I am using 2" box section for the X-member and 4mm plate to mount it welded to the chassis legs.

I done a load of dainty fairy measurement's, before getting into the manly job of cutting and grinding lol. No rust either :thumb:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0050.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0051.jpg

Then the grinder decided to give up the ghost, so thats all for tonight folks :(

Finally pic of the rad, its approx. double the size of the Nova one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0052.jpg

Paul

[Adam]

'Kin hell, that rad is the size of the front end! lol

[Jay]

Thad rad it quite large lol, a gsi one not good enough?

[Paul]

'Kin hell, that rad is the size of the front end! lol

Indeed, but it will keep the bastid thing cool. Whatever else I have tried has failed so hopefully this will sort it out eh :)


Thad rad it quite large lol, a gsi one not good enough?

No, is the short answer, never has been on my car, for others it works fine, but has never kept mine cool (well cool enough for me to be happy with). Even the brand new Valeo one last year didnt.

[Benn]

Id have braced it before cutting it off tho...
Looks good.

[Paul]

Id have braced it before cutting it off tho...
Looks good.

After speaking to a few reputable people (no names mentioned just yet as it may have moved!) they decided for me that theres no point, as the standard X member doesnt actually do much as a cross member LOL

[djbrowney]

i had a td rad from a corsa in the front of my old nova, fitted a treat no cutting unloved what so ever :thumb:

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/djbrowney/982367000a3847515415b238695142l.jpg

[Paul]

the t34 would have hit the radiator anyway.

[Paul]

So I went down to the yard last night and cracked on with my cross member.

Managed to get it on and drilled, all the holes line up, and suprisingly they are exactly where the old ones were!

So I cut the old one off last week, and plated the chassis, and box sectioned it underneath with 4mm plate:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0055.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0056.jpg

Then I cut the 2" box section to length,and it was going to hit the downpipe; so i cut a notch out of it:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0053.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0054.jpg

Should be enough clearance:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0053.jpg

I decided to add lowering blocks in underneath so I can get 4 bolts from the tie bar to the new cross member. It is also going to be stronger welding the cross member higher up as otherwie it would be welded to the plate hanging joined by box section rather than welded to the chassis leg:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0057.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0058.jpg

Few pictures of the near finished article:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0059.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_0061.jpg

Not only can I fit my radiator in now, it is also about 100 times stronger than the standad item...

Paul

[stuartyj21]

looking good...

[Nick J]

Some nice fab work there Paul.... looks a lot neater than some Ive seen that have attempted a similar idea. :)

[chrisnovaturbo]

looking good. when you get it on the road you will have to pop down and get this badge lol

[Rich]

Any progress? Still not reckon it will be ready for castle combe on 25th?

[Paul]

Some updates:

Let the pictures do the talking as I cant be bothered to type lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_00741.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_00751.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_00761.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_00771.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_00781.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_00801.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_00811.jpg

Paul

[xe Dan]

dam that looks good i should have bought this one lol

[Rich]

loads of room in there, couldnt play hide n seek with a spider lol

Inlet looks cool, custom one?

[Benn]

Looks good dude, inlets a bit awesome.

[scott.parker]

Is that inlet not a Ford one?

[Paul]

nah custom inlet, was on the tigra at some point afaik, just not as shiny lol

[Paul]

Nearly done, all I have to do is replace the ARP Rod Bolts, put the sump and downpipe back on, then ill be ready for the big start up!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_00861.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_00871.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_00881.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/IMG_00901.jpg

Paul

[scott.parker]

Without sounding to stupid, but whats all the leads going into that end of the inlet dude?

Looks top's by the way, Oh and Ive just realised my engine is going to be similar colors to your, oops lol

Scott

[Joe Richardson]

This looks stunning:thumb:

[game1]

I like that alot :thumb:

[Rich]

Liking that, was you planning on getting it to combe saturday if all seems good?

[discoinferno]

very nice

[Adam]

Without sounding to stupid, but whats all the leads going into that end of the inlet dude?

Looks top's by the way, Oh and Ive just realised my engine is going to be similar colors to your, oops lol

Scott
Vac/Boost lines, for boost gauge, fpr etc etc....


Looks cool Paul, good stuff :thumb:

[scott.parker]

Bloody hell how many gages dose he have then! lol

Cheers for answering Adam.

Scott

[Benn]

Dude looks cool as funk.

[Paul]

Bloody hell how many gages dose he have then! lol

Cheers for answering Adam.

Scott

Yeh Ad is right, not that many actually Scott, i had one too many put in , so have had to blank it off :roll:.

Took it down for tracking yestaday, appears me and my mate are better engineers than we gave ourselves credit for!

It was only 2 degrees out :eek:

Tonight, I'm off to track and road to see if my work this year was worth while! Cant wait lol :thumb:

[Riggy]

looks mega paul , hope it all goes well for you tonight :thumb:

[kevster]

this looks the mutts nutts !! nice work dude

[Rick Draper]

Good luck tonight paul.

[Paul]

t34 in porch, track n road has a slippery floor and is still de-fuming!

[Rob77]

What happened mate?

[game1]

Turbo gone pop :confused: oil on floor - smoke from burning oil :confused:

Hope not.... looked good in pics :thumb:

[Adam]

Not good Paul, turbo rebuild time????

[Benn]

Did you get my text? About next months tv?

[wiseboy]

nice car mate, love it

[Jay]

Just read the tv feature, and gets a well done from me mate

Jay.

[Jonlem]

Great work at PV Paul, good to meet you even if it was brief.

Car looks superb though

[Paul]

Thanks for the comments Gents, I ran a 12.6@119.

Good to meet everyone again at the weekend, and all the new faces!

It is in Total Vauxhall this month too!

[AlexW]

As per msn, nice car and a credit to you.

+Rep

[Paul]

As per msn, nice car and a credit to you.

+Rep

Thanks very much for yours and all the toher +ve comments, doesnt go unoticed!

[Rich]

Can you come build mine now your done? lol

Will have to go get a copy of total vauxhall tomorrow and have a look

[Paul]

I broke the 120mph terminal today! Got two 121mph's!

[corsakid]

awesome terminal what wa your time 12.4 -12.5 ish?

[Benn]

I broke the 120mph terminal today! Got two 121mph's!

Nice! Funking legend!

[chrisnovaturbo]

was that with ur road tyres still?

[Paul]

Still on my now very fcuked Yoko S Drives

Funnily enough was 13.20@121 and 13.24@121

[G8WCC]

well done dude where were you running today i got 2 888's if you need them mind:thumb:

[Paul]

How much you after Gareth and what size?

Was running @ North Weald

[G8WCC]

they are 205 50 16 smallest 16 they do ill pm you pics tomorrow and you can make me a offer

[Paul]

Oh and on a sidenote, I have just ordered a solid lifter double valve spring cylinder head, so I can run 2bar of BOOOOST lol

Going to be going back in for mapping as soon as its done. Think my air filter is suffering massively from heatsoak, so that is getting moved, going to try and have it poking out the front bumper, not by much but just very subtely.

Got MOT in the next couple of weeks.

I am in the process of ordering all the bits i need to have an Ally rad fabricated by a friend of mine, core size is 300x670x78, so that should see my heat issues sorted out.

Thanks to Mr Baxter for pointing out my wheel wobble on the strip at PVS, I have since welded in another 2" Box section in front of the other and stitched them together, it is solid as feck now to put it bluntly. Chucked it into a sharp bend today at about 70 and it just went straight round it, whereas it would have dived in a bit before.


they are 205 50 16 smallest 16 they do ill pm you pics tomorrow and you can make me a offer
Thanks very much, Ill have think as these may foul my arch. Pleae send pics though!
Paul

[chrisnovaturbo]

were do you get your car mapped as im looking for a good mapper close to me.

[djbrowney]

were do you get your car mapped as im looking for a good mapper close to me.

http://www.tracknroad.com/ :thumb:

awsome results mate, drop us a pm with your number as i have lost it, if your still going to pod next weekend :thumb:

[chrisnovaturbo]

they sound good to me.

[Paul]

I wont be at pod this weekend.

The inlet has gone in to have a couple of bits done to it, awaiting the new cylinder head from SBS.

And this is my new side project so to speak:

Still having trouble with overheating, so I bought a large intercooler, cut the boost pipes off, going to have a 5mm ally plate welded over there, and then my radiator fitting where i require them.

Few pics:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/Picture121.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/Picture120.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/Picture122.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/Picture123.jpg

Paul

[Benn]

So your replacing the rad with a ic, that should work yes.
But i've gotta say i'd look in to why you have such a prob with heat, when others have no probs...

[Paul]

I think its just the turbo sits so cose to the rad, its fine when driving along, its just s soon as i hit traffic...

[Benn]

What does it get to on the gauge? Can you fit another fan on there? It is ucking the air yeah? Not blowing, i know its stupid.

[djbrowney]

not going down to pod either as fenny's car went tits up :cry:

what have you had done to the cylinder head buddy, sound like a good plan with the rad lol

have you sorted that ******* cross member out yet ??? :thumb:

[Paul]

not going down to pod either as fenny's car went tits up :cry:

what have you had done to the cylinder head buddy, sound like a good plan with the rad lol

have you sorted that ******* cross member out yet ??? :thumb:

What happened to fennys?

Solid lifters and double valve springs on my new head.

Yeh welded another 2x2 box section in front of it, and stitched them together. Hence why I now cant fit in the Vectra radiator...

[djbrowney]

What happened to fennys?

Solid lifters and double valve springs on my new head.

Yeh welded another 2x2 box section in front of it, and stitched them together. Hence why I now cant fit in the Vectra radiator...

either the relife valve was stuck open on the oil pump an cause the big end to heat up or the end caps on the road were on the wrong way round, either way its trashed :cry:

cross member sounds good looking forward to seeling how the rad comes out ??? look forward to see it again :thumb:

[Paul]

I can now run 2 bar of boost, that is all :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[tony k]

I can now run 2 bar of boost, that is all :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

glad you sorted it mate did you get my txt yesterday:thumb:

[Benn]

Whats that in psi?

[wiseboy]

Whats that in psi?

29 i think :confused:
1 bar is about 14.5 psi

[Benn]

Funk.

[Rich]

The cooler/rad work well??

[Adam]

2bar boost eh, very nice :cool:

You at Billing mate?

[John]

Fooking stuning car, good to chat to you fella.

[chrisnovaturbo]

car looks mean with rad boldging out of the grill :thumb:

[Paul]

update- washed it for the second time this year :eek:

[Iain]

Pics!!!!!!!!!!11!11!!!1!

[scott.parker]

Thats 1 more then mine then, mine got some soap thrown over it on Sunday morning at billing for the first time in my ownership! lol

[Paul]

Im now going to make the wing tops all dirty again by fitting the new inlet LMAO

[scott.parker]

New inlet? cool any pics, as i saw the cracks in the one at billing.

[Adam]

/\ Its a top jobbie :cool:

[djbrowney]

who made your inlet paul, im proper ****ed off waiting for mine !!!

[Paul]

SBD TB Inlet, Jenvey Spacers, Trumpets and Fuel Rail. Cosworth Backing plate to match Inlet, Cosworth Cometic Gasket, Custom Swedish Style Plenum, Cav V6 Throttle Body.

Few sneaky pics before the engine bay ones:

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs255.snc1/10228_148042807399_637782399_3111392_3775141_n.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs255.snc1/10228_148043852399_637782399_3111393_7788741_n.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs255.snc1/10228_148044252399_637782399_3111399_1144096_n.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs255.snc1/10228_148044757399_637782399_3111401_4923205_n.jpg

[brake-dust]

whats the advantage of having a cust made inlet like that?

[Rick Draper]

who made your inlet paul, im proper ****ed off waiting for mine !!!

You shud see mine, its ****ing boss ;)

[Adam]

whats the advantage of having a cust made inlet like that?
Can run a larger tb, and its much less restrictive......
Meaning it flows a lot better

[Graeme]

Is that a 'swedish' inlet? I don't know a lot about it

[scott.parker]

Looks quite smart, alls left now is Nos!

[Benn]

New stuff should be good for power...

[Rich]

lots more wheelspin! :cool:

[novaload1992]

great work :thumb:

[Paul]

Well, had it mapped yesterday, and it made 352.1bhp.

Massive thanks to Track n Road for their patience etc with it, really do recommend these guys

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/3521bhpNovaGraph.png

[let_nova]

awesome mate. well done!!

[discoinferno]

yes :D
good figures fella any videos of it on the rollers?

[scott.parker]

My god Paul! that's lethal i bet!..

Good result mate.

[Plug]

nice power figure mate :thumb:

whens the 400 barrier being broken then :d

[Paul]

Cheers for all the comments :thumb:


nice power figure mate :thumb:

whens the 400 barrier being broken then :d

Trust me, you do not need 400bhp in a Nova

[Nick J]

Some nice figures there fella....... I bet its bloody lethal!

Nick.

[Paul]

yes :D
good figures fella any videos of it on the rollers?

Nope, was going to take a Camcorder, but didnt want to jinx it lol

[discoinferno]

Nope, was going to take a Camcorder, but didnt want to jinx it lol

what boost pressure is that on mate?

what cams do you run, holds power all the way to 7k :D:D:D:D

[Paul]

XE cams on std. timing marks, that was boosting up to 23 psi then tailing off down to 17psi by the limiter, they can open the valve 100% then shut it down when the revs climb (if i understood them right lol)

[Lee H]

Well done Paul, you deserve some luck with your car. Really good power figures.

[Graeme]

Cracking figures there Paul well done, I bet nothing gets near it on the road, once it puts the power down

[discoinferno]

good figures, not much lag either on the 0.48 :d

have been seriously considering taking my nova to see the boys at t&r when the nova is running again they really do a top job! never heard a bad word

[sparkie1401]

Cheers for all the comments :thumb:



Trust me, you do not need 400bhp in a Nova

haha i agree my Evo has just over 360BHP and thats very quick, impressive numbers you have there Paul, im not racing you for Logbookslol

[Benn]

Awesome dude, inlet was worth it then.

[game1]

Nice :)

[djbrowney]

nice results mate, cracking looking power curve !

[Adam]

Awesome result mate!!!
Graph looks superb, shows how good the guys at T&R are.....

[krobinson]

Awesome Paul, Phase 2 scares me sometimes, honestly how does it feel with that power?

[scott.parker]

Keith, i cant imagine what it's like, really cant..

Mine is fast enough for me on the road, so this would be LETHAL!

[discoinferno]

just point it and hope for the best :D

[Paul]

In all honesty its down to the driver. If you plant your foot it will wheelspin obviously, i hit the limiter in fourth and changed into fifth hard and within a second it was spinning up. However, when you get a feel for it you can sort of guess what will make it spin and what wont. But fcuk my old boots once it gets going, does it go! In anything other than dry conditions it would be a complete handfull! I built the car to scare me, it ticks that box lol.

[The Simps]

That is one beautiful, smooth curve! Excellent result mate.

I'd be checking every nut and bolt and major chassis areas regularly as that kind of power will want to find the weakest point of the car and smash its ass off!!

[discoinferno]

i know what you mean, i never used to use mine in the wet as the temptastion to use the throttle was to great and it would just spin even in 5th and 6th on the motorway!

awesome curve again

[Paul]

Im off to get it sound tested tomorrow, if its below 102db, Im doing a trackday at Woodbridge on the 21st.

[xe Dan]

where is this track day paul as wouldnt mind comming to see your beast out

[Paul]

Woodbridge Airfield

[Paul]

Well, had it sound tested today, and recorded 102dB at 3/4 revs.

So hopefully I'll be fine on the day, as Ive just booked it.

If anyone else is up for it, let us know.

Cause its probably going to be either cold or wet or both, the circuit has a lot of run off and nothing to hit really, so I've planned ahead lol

[scott.parker]

Post up a thread for interest mate, with all details etc, let me know when you have and I'll look as got to go out right now so no time to look for info etc.

Scott

[Rickyb]

ive just read this from start to finish and all i can say is.......

WOOOW thats truely awsome.

[chrisnovaturbo]

paul you got any pics of the new inlet on the engine ?

[Paul]

Just ordered some racing brake fluid, and an ally navigator/passenger footrest...

What an interesting update LOL

[Adam]

Pics or it never happened

[xe Dan]

Just ordered some racing brake fluid, and an ally navigator/passenger footrest...

What an interesting update LOLdoes that mean your taking passangers at wood bridge then wink wink

[Paul]

i have a few mates coming up who are passengering it, but sure i can do something.

[Paul]

Pics or it never happened

HA HA

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/lashednova/ebay.jpg

[Adam]

That'll do lol lol

Ive got the same footrest, spot on for the money

[Paul]

Oh dear, it appears as though I have bent an exhaust valve...

[Joe Richardson]

Oh dear, it appears as though I have bent an exhaust valve...

:cry:

Thats ****e mate !

[djbrowney]

Oh dear, it appears as though I have bent an exhaust valve...

oh dear miss a gear mate ???

[Paul]

no hit the rev limiter quite hard.

we think its flipped a shim and bent a valve.

All provisional as the head isnt off yet...

[Rich]

Give you 50quid scrap for it? :(

[Paul]

Give you 50quid scrap for it? :(

£120 scrap value round here...

[Rich]

Crap round here, just had to pay £30 for my bare shell to be taken

[scott.parker]

Shait mate, not good!

Hope it's just a slightly bent exhaust valve with no head scoring etc.

I have been there and done the missed gear trick, did it in my XR2i and the old silk GSi while "overtaking" a Audi TT, went for 4th hit 2nd lol

[Paul]

Ive rounded up some troops for the morning, so ill post up my findings.

[Adam]

May the luck of the car god's be with you when you take it apart.

[Lee H]

Bad news Paul, you have the same luck as me.

While you are there please can you check the play in the clutch arm for me though if you get chance?

[Rick Draper]

Bad news Paul, you have the same luck as me.

While you are there please can you check the play in the clutch arm for me though if you get chance?

What ****ing no luck at all. Join the club, LETs are pap TDI's FTMFW :thumb:

[robertdevlin69]

thats s h i t luck mate,whats wit lets blowing up nowadays?

[chrisnovaturbo]

what is your limiter set to paul? what valve springs you running?

[Paul]

Rev limits set to 7k.

If you see Chips post over on VS, you will se what I've done. The shims have been re-designed to stop this happening.

It does appear from initial inspection that I have bent just one exhaust valve.

[discoinferno]

Rev limits set to 7k.

If you see Chips post over on VS, you will se what I've done. The shims have been re-designed to stop this happening.

It does appear from initial inspection that I have bent just one exhaust valve. a real shame , get the new shims from steve:d

[Paul]

heads with him now, fingers crossed im picking it up tomorrow

[djbrowney]

****y new valves or just one ???

[Paul]

just the one, it looks like at the monet anyway.

[djbrowney]

cool cool, they oversized one's in your head ?

[Paul]

nope just standard, opted not to go for oversized, couldnt see the point in it tbh.

[steveboyslim]

All sorted, should be running again tonight.
No bent valve just wedged open 2mm as the solid lifter shim had flipped off, on one exhaust valve, which can happen when the engine hits the rev limiter.
New design (problem has been known since the late 70's, but not by me) of shims will stop it from happening again.

Steve

[xe Dan]

sounds good then so paul should still be out for woodbridge track day. as always good work steve

[discoinferno]

All sorted, should be running again tonight.
No bent valve just wedged open 2mm as the solid lifter shim had flipped off, on one exhaust valve, which can happen when the engine hits the rev limiter.
New design (problem has been known since the late 70's, but not by me) of shims will stop it from happening again.

Steve

good work :thumb:

[Paul]

Its alive!

[The Simps]

good work Paul, impressive turn around.

[discoinferno]

good work fella

[Paul]

Well today was interesting, my tie bar snapped on the way there. Quite lucky really.

[Rich]

Really arent having any luck with this car are you lol

Was it the thicker gsi ones you use?

[djbrowney]

he has now upgraded to a thicker tie bar rich hopfully that will sort the problem lol

[MK999]

You know you're doing well when you start snapping tie bars lol :d

[brainsnova]

both my tie bars snapped on my 1.3sr what was i doing wrong lol

[Paul]

Just bought a few new bits for it...

It has been bought a line lock valve so I can do a proper burnout in the fecker.

And also a trailer so when I blow it up burning it out, i can still get home.

Pics to follow

[Count Vaux Alot]

A trailers a good idea incase things go wrong!

[Jonlem]

Line lock ? on a fwd car !

Thats what the handbrake is for unless you plan to lock the front wheels

[Paul]

Line lock ? on a fwd car !

Thats what the handbrake is for unless you plan to lock the front wheels

You can put a line lock on the rear wheels :thumb:

[scott.parker]

Yeah TBF unless it's a hydraulic hand brake then it's just going to stretch the cable, mine didn't like it too much for the "infamous" burn out pic lol

<<

[Jonlem]

TBH my handbrake would totally lock the back wheels, the issue with fwd is the front tyre grip will just drag the rear wheels along.

No line lock will sort that out, its just a fwd thing.

[Paul]

Yeh but even on the hanbrake it'll still drag the rears, this wont stretch my cable every time.. But agreed yeh FWD will drag the rears

[Paul]

Well i picked up the trailer for this yestaday. The Vectra tows it lovely, didnt even know it was on the back.

Its a Woodford Lightweight 12" x 6" bed size, single axle, 12 months old. Bought some tie down straps and a 1100kg winch for it today, going to mount the winch tomorrow if its not too cold.

[Adam]

:cool:

[djbrowney]

sounds good mate, no excuse for totb now then lol

[Paul]

indeed, if my times are good enough eh?

[djbrowney]

of course the will be mate :)

[Paul]

hopefully, but we'll see lol

[Count Vaux Alot]

Any pics of said trailer paul?

[Paul]

Any pics of said trailer paul?

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs238.snc3/22580_255541267399_637782399_3749673_2355004_n.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs218.snc3/22580_255545527399_637782399_3749674_3040183_n.jpg

[Adam]

Looks brand new, nice buy!

[AlexW]

Me want vectra.

[Count Vaux Alot]

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs238.snc3/22580_255541267399_637782399_3749673_2355004_n.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs218.snc3/22580_255545527399_637782399_3749674_3040183_n.jpg

Very nice mate, it looks like it will be of much use :thumb:

[hartley]

nice car mate

[Paul]

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs185.snc3/19237_103710782986080_100000414763556_99988_586371 0_n.jpg

[Paul]

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs449.ash1/24735_342875987399_637782399_4043926_7493820_n.jpg

This thing is funking awesome, always puts a smile on my face, despite having an utterly crap week :)

[Adam]

:cool:

[Paul]

Lit the wheels up at 60, then that damn vac pipe split again!

I want the sun to come out more :(

[Adam]

Did you try moving/cable tying the DV??

[Paul]

first time ive looked at it since Oulton, it now has a new home, so I was just droppign it off

[Rick Draper]

Paul Mark Shead told me to use braided vac pipe, here is a link to it:
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=MSPORT&pcode=FSEVH009B

[scott.parker]

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs449.ash1/24735_342875987399_637782399_4043926_7493820_n.jpg

This thing is funking awesome, always puts a smile on my face, despite having an utterly crap week :)

I kinda know what you mean (just minus 200bhp) lol

Always makes you think, now i remember why i built it! :thumb:

[djbrowney]

what time you going to sbs, we now honking down the m11 lol

[Paul]

leavin now mate

[djbrowney]

see you in a bit mate !

[Paul]

Ive booked onto Snetterton on the 28th April and the 28th June!

So after spending all weekend messing about getting stupidly drunk, and buying materials, and figuring out why my car kept cutting out on full boost I built some new garage doors which are wider so I can get my trailer in, and they open outwards which helps massively!

Today I decided to start doing a few bits to the Gaymobile. I decided I wanted to put my air filter back on, and move my oil cooler to the front:

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs453.ash1/24963_357007582399_637782399_4080144_5188458_n.jpg

and the air filter back in:

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs433.snc3/24963_357009687399_637782399_4080148_6275133_n.jpg

[Adam]

Good stuff mate, going have cut a hole in the bumper for the cooler??

Are the Snetterton days full days??

[Paul]

yeh the oil coolers going to be hanging out the front bumper too
nope Ad and they were cheapy cheap too

[Adam]

Are you going Combe??

[Paul]

nope, too much goin on...

[djbrowney]

what was the problem with the fuel ???

[Paul]

was the ecu loosing power, dodgy connection...

[djbrowney]

you tool lol

[Paul]

I have a new addition to my front end :):

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs429.snc3/24731_360321152399_637782399_4086221_3566466_n.jpg

[Adam]

Good work mate.

[SRimon]

That looks too mean!

[let_nova]

what size is that cooler?

[scott.parker]

PMSL! Mate you might be better off just scrapping the bumper, or using a skinny mk1 item! lol love your, fix it here, chop it there approach, function over fancy is what i say...

Scott

[Paul]

I've mushed my headgasket, under two weeks til Snet...

[The Simps]

Get it sorted! Whats the snetterton date again? Need to be creative with my diary that week ;)

[NovaLad]

How big do you want your intercooler to be LOL

[Paul]

intercooler is the black one NL.

Its the 28th...

[Rick Draper]

What gasket was it running paul?

[Adam]

As said on phone mate, not good! Hope you get it sorted for Snet.
And your opinion on LETs were taken into consideration..... :)

[discoinferno]

bad news paul, do you know the reason for failure?

gutted for you mate hope you sort it soon, its only a saturday to repair if the head dont need skimming :)

[Paul]

was on a cometic, heads been skimmed, going for the ZLET oil pump, new cometic, new studs + nuts (i rounded some off taking them off doh) so replacing studs as a just in case too, new timing belt, inlet gasket etc.

Whilst the engine is out I am fitting a Hockley plating kit, which sould be done tomorrow, some solid engine mounts, welding some cracks up, fixing my rear Gbox properly instead of having it just welded to the floor, and also my eccentric top mounts (maybe if i can be bothered lol).

Also the Vectra may soon be given the boot...

[steveboyslim]

bad news paul, do you know the reason for failure?

gutted for you mate hope you sort it soon, its only a saturday to repair if the head dont need skimming :)

Overheating the engine at least twice may had had something to do with it.
As for the other problems, probably due to Paul trying to break the lap record at Oulton Park.

Steve

[discoinferno]

Overheating the engine at least twice may had had something to do with it.
As for the other problems, probably due to Paul trying to break the lap record at Oulton Park.

Steve
over heating problems still even with that huge radiator????

z20let pump is the way to go it seems

[steveboyslim]

over heating problems still even with that huge radiator????
z20let pump is the way to go it seems

Does not matter how big the rad is, if it is air locked.

Steve

[discoinferno]

Does not matter how big the rad is, if it is air locked.

Steve

ok that makes sense :d:d:d:d

[Paul]

So I fitted the HH plating kit, no pics of this though. Painted the bottom half of the bay black:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs486.snc3/26595_385940302399_637782399_4346657_5073867_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs486.snc3/26595_385940612399_637782399_4346662_7037828_n.jpg

Painted up some other bits in Go-Faster Red:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs486.ash1/26595_385940977399_637782399_4346667_3608888_n.jpg

Turned my attention to my standard engine mounts LOL

So decided to make some solid ones, used this TAS? one to mock up with:

Sourced some bushes, bit of jiggery pokery later:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs486.ash1/26595_385941747399_637782399_4346676_6144629_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs506.snc3/26595_385942047399_637782399_4346677_7228322_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs506.snc3/26595_385939587399_637782399_4346631_5145974_n.jpg

So all I have left to do now is finish off the OS mount which actually bolts to the block, as we didn't like the idea of hanging it throught the aluminium astra gte item.

Going to collect the engine now from Milton Motorsport.

Paul

[discoinferno]

good stuff :) its fantastic that through out the problems you ve had you just get on and fix them, brilliant attitude and a brilliant car :)

[djbrowney]

beta be done, im not missing out on a days pay lol

looks good buddy

[dj_wudgey]

good work mate! Nice motor this!

[Adam]

good stuff :) its fantastic that through out the problems you ve had you just get on and fix them, brilliant attitude and a brilliant car :)
Couldnt agree more tbh. No matter what goes wrong you never seem to let it pi55 you off etc, and just get on with it and sort it!!!

Will be good to see the motor back in :thumb:

[djbrowney]

Couldnt agree more tbh. No matter what goes wrong you never seem to let it pi55 you off etc, and just get on with it and sort it!!!

Will be good to see the motor back in :thumb:

you havent ever had to listen to him moaning on the phone then lol

[Adam]

Got to admit, ive never really had him moaning on the phone! lol

Even the other week when i spoke to him, i asked how much the latest "rebuild" was going to set him back, i was like "fooook me", paul was just "yeahhh, oh well lol "

[djbrowney]

its all a walk in the park for these boys who earn load of money, everytime i speak he is at home from work and its only 10 o'clock lol

[dj_wudgey]

Couldnt agree more tbh. No matter what goes wrong you never seem to let it pi55 you off etc, and just get on with it and sort it!!!

Will be good to see the motor back in :thumb:
I try to not let mine p*ss me off but its not hard to sort being a 1.3 ha ha its nice though matey!

[krobinson]

Just noticed your block, where do you put your oil return Paul?

Good work, you don't waste any time!!

[Adam]

That aint the block he uses Keith.

[Paul]

You cheeky fook Mr Brown, i got home at 11.15 today! Its one of them things thats worthless if it aint working lol. If it dont work properly it aint worth having. Thanks for all the comments, just got in from the yard, got all the mounts fittrd with the spare block, made new OS mount which iv just remembered i forgot to tossing paint. Got to weld some sleeves in the chassis leg, cause the 12.9 tensile bolts only came in a cap head for the solid engine mounts. I dont like the idea of 8.8 or just leaving holes for the allen key in the chassis. Then itll be all systems go with re-filling the hole!