Jeff's gsi

Since i put the car on the road after rebuild and respray i've had a liast as long as my arm to finish. It was never quite the way i wanted it and seeing others at the show just spured me on more.

The turbo has been smoking on idle and i haven't drive it since PV. I was going to rebuilt the turbo at turbo technics but found a hybrid turbo on mig with around 7k on it since courtenay rebuilt it. Got it for quite a good price since and its cheaper that rebuilding mine.

I brought a rover 214 to bash back and forth to work in so i wasn't under pressure. only cost £100 with tax and mot. bargain
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12th July: started striping the engine bay as i decided to slap some paint on at the same time. This is only to get the car to silverstone and i will redo the painting over the winter.

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new turbo
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painted the grill with rattlecans - not bad
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My old turbo had a different actuator - I'm not sure what its is but decided to use it instead of the standard one - anyone reconise it?

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i got a powdercoated wiper backplate and took the motor to work and painted it in the office.

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Looks to be a good start....

Whats the make of body kit on the red one, really transformed it from a nova to something rather horrible lol

Bay would look real nice if you tidied up the wiring a bit, however, you'd smoke me anyday so im not going to start recomendations lol

looked at the pics of the pay after slapping the paint on and it looked crap so i decided to start again and do it properly now rather than redo over the winter. applied filler over the nearside
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while that was going hard decided to keep removing bits to paint\polish etc.

took the dissy off to do in doors later;

before;
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during;
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I've also lacquered the bonnet vents i got from Will F; tried them on the bonnet; they are much darker now i've lacquered them. I'm not sure if i'll use them or not yet.
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Ordered a brand new rad and a 10" spal to go on the front to keep the underbonnet tidy, should be here some time this week, and my chrome bolts arrived from a guy on mig from greece.

The wiring is going to get a haricut and i will loose as much as i can. i might drill the inner wings and run it that way.

Stay tuned for another exciting adventure!

Even though the car got spanked by the council in the week, i thought i'd crack on with the WIP until it goes to the bodyshop for repair.

3rd August
I've spent hours removing the loom and stripping it all back and repairing and re-taping. i've also tried to hide the loom as much as possible.

Fitted new hybrid turbo with new studs and nuts, drilled new bottom hole for the radiator to give me a bit more clearance for the rad and fan. the brand new rad and fan arrived so i fitted them. I also have remove the front panel support to make it easier to get the fan in. I will turn it into a bolt on bolt off item instead.

Pics
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Good work Jeff, you running the std intercooler?

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Good work Jeff, you running the std intercooler?

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Cheers Keith, at the moment yes. haven't got the funds for anything else. i'v been loking at merc intercoolers, i've been under a few mercs recently and i reckon they are a good length for behind the bumper.

more time spent in the engine bay, the car won't be repaired from the council smack till after silverstone now, but i'm still bringing it.
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Not really bothered updating this but the bug bit me again to get some work done on the old thing. Have spent the last couple of weeks under it and finally got the loom gremlins sorted so it idles normally and nearly stopped all the oil leaks. Thanks to some purchases over the last year it looks much neater under the bonnet.
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Looking good dude!

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Looking good dude!

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Cheers benn, it's better in pics as I use it everyday and every noob seems to smack it:thumb:

Glad to see you back on here Jeff. I for one the bays looking much better as Ive seen more recent pics but Ive still never seen the car in the flesh and it would be good to see it out this year!? All the best with the new born fella.

Nick.

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Glad to see you back on here Jeff. I for one the bays looking much better as Ive seen more recent pics but Ive still never seen the car in the flesh and it would be good to see it out this year!? All the best anyhow!

Nick.

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Cheers Nick, thanks for the bits you decided weren't right on yours, agreed the sparkle under the bonnet makes a big difference on a dark car. Defo going to shows with it this year, probably park it in the car park at billing though. Nice to be back.

Cheers for the help in the past. :thumb:

Get on a club stand at Billing dude, i'll have to come have a look at it.

sweet nova see the bonnet vents did u have to cut the holes ur self or did u get some 1 to do it?

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Get on a club stand at Billing dude, i'll have to come have a look at it.

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Will think about it.

Cut vents with jigsaw, should have got A spare bonnet though as I mucked up the paint.

i like it lot...

Looking stunning as usual Jeff :) Be nice to see you again this year at the shows

Ooh, vents look good Jeff. I remember chatting with you & your buddy @ PV last year! car looks well.

Looks lovely!

Can't help thinking about a Monterey Bonnet Scoop though, H16VTB style!

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Looking stunning as usual Jeff :) Be nice to see you again this year at the shows

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cheers vaughan. Hopefully bump into you at a show

Will be Billing no doubt fella, not doing PVS this year

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Ooh, vents look good Jeff. I remember chatting with you & your buddy @ PV last year! car looks well.

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hey craig, you mean blackman and throbbing, that's his nickname. What happened to the red one?

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Looks lovely!

Can't help thinking about a Monterey Bonnet Scoop though, H16VTB style!

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Nearly did it, had one arranged bit changed my mind. Too much I think.
Thanks for the comments

Picked up some shiney bits today, guessed the size rather than measuring and the 60mm ones are too bit, can't return them because I ordered them. Not sure now whether to get 60 to 50mm reducers or sell them and order some 50mm. Also got stopped in London by the rozzers because the rear plate is not on, one of them had a corsa gsi and chatted for 25mins and had a good look at the car. Gutted I can't bolt the pipes on.

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looks really well matey!!

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looks really well matey!!

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Cheers chap, pissed around with it today and it's a good job I did, the alternator had rubbed across the petrol supply to the rail and it was pissing out. Also tried the stupidly large intercooler bits, it looked stupid so I'm gonna order some smaller pipes.

Looking great Jeff.. hope your keeping them wheels clean lol be good to look over the nova at this years shows and have a chat keep up the good work..

Tommy

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Looking great Jeff.. hope your keeping them wheels clean lol be good to look over the nova at this years shows and have a chat keep up the good work..

Tommy

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Hey tommy, apart from being kernes they are all clean. Because of the dipstick problem hitting the baffle I don't get an oil Reading so last year I think we burned off about 4 litres.lol
will be at PBS with mate, billing with wife and kids and silverstone. Be food to catch up mate. Looks like you got your hands fulllol

[quote=Jeff16v]Hey tommy, apart from being kernes they are all clean. Because of the dipstick problem hitting the baffle I don't get an oil Reading so last year I think we burned off about 4 litres.lol
will be at PBS with mate, billing with wife and kids and silverstone. Be food to catch up mate. Looks like you got your hands fulllol[/quote

Haha gessing you have seen my thread then.. had afew probs but im getting there now i am planing on doin pvs but it all depends on the nova i gess theres plenty to do at the minute lol be good to catch up as you said keep up the good work with yours looking forward to have a good look around it this year il bring some extra stuff to clean your wheels as you never know if your guna need it lol :thumb:

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Cheers chap, pissed around with it today and it's a good job I did, the alternator had rubbed across the petrol supply to the rail and it was pissing out. Also tried the stupidly large intercooler bits, it looked stupid so I'm gonna order some smaller pipes.

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glad you've sorted it matey!!

Just a little update, not done much the last couple of weeks but warren at gaz turned my order around in 4 days, so I though it would be rude not to fit the coilovers. It's my first set ever so I wasn't sure about what's a sensible drop for eveyday use, so took some advice from benn since his looks perfect. It turned out his wasn't just shorter bodies, he likes low in a whole other way:tard: great advice nevertheless, cheers benn:thumb:
order the normal ones which it turns put ain't that floor shy anyway.

Still waiting for the compbrake mounts I ordered, never expected the coilys that quick. Lucky me, they don't rub.

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That's proper sexy! Hope it will be at the shows in the summer.

Looks good Jeff,

You still drive this everyday?

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That's proper sexy! Hope it will be at the shows in the summer.

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cheers benn, thanks for the info, I've gotta spread the love abit otherwise +1
bookeD pv, will be at billing with family, I'll see if they want to come in the nova otherwise golf.

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Looks good Jeff,

You still drive this everyday?

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cheers Keith, I'm too old not to.

Looks Great Jeff, loving the stance of it now!

Looks great Jeff! If you have ordered some top mounts be aware you may have to take the die grinder to the inside of the strut brace where they sit over the topmounts as Ive heard some have encountered problems when using a fearless brace etc. Just a heads up!

Nick.

Looks great Jeff - and one of the best in daily use i'd have thought!!?

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Looks Great Jeff, loving the stance of it now!

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thanks andy, never had so many respected names with good comments. I wad terrible before, the boots fill of tools and the cpurtenay front springs were only temp but ruined the drive. Spent most of my time staring at the clouds on boostlol it sit nicely on it's nose now, it's a bit bouncy though!

Thanks nick, I'm hoping I don't have to touch it. Fingers crossed.

Cheers srsimon, it's in ned of another respray due to using it.