They've been on for a while, you mustn't of followed very well as earlier i mention about cleaning them lolQuote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
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They've been on for a while, you mustn't of followed very well as earlier i mention about cleaning them lolQuote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
lol no i didn't follow hardly, as Ive got loads of thread in my user CP, it's hard to keep track..
any more updates
Heres a few pics taken before we couldnt start the car for Billing! Thanks again to Mark for getting it this far.
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...1FRONTVIEW.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...FTSIDEVIEW.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...INEBAYVIEW.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...TERIORVIEW.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...RSSEATVIEW.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...RNEATHVIEW.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...THREARVIEW.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...C4BACKVIEW.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...0/DSC_8965.jpg
The great man at work (novacabrio)
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...0/DSC_8791.jpg
What was up with it? Why didn't it run?
Also, top work boys, looks tidy as.
after running ecu diagnostic checks on coil drive and injector drivers we established that it was a crank speed sensor fault of some sort. Checking continuity on the loom, removing the ecu connector and replacing with individual terminals, buying a new crank speed sensor checking the gap between the trigger wheel and sensor and slaving in various wires still did not fix the problem. The ECU was receiving no signs of rotation, finally last week Mark says he has found a wiring fault which was a short on the crank speed sensor loom, but so far it still hasnt (hopefully its that we are now low on fuel) but we are getting rotation now at the ecu. Marks hard work should pay up in the end, hopefully tomorrow we may find out..fingers crossed.
looks awesome that matey!! ^^
mint............:thumb::thumb:
Just as it looked many years ago (From Total Vauxhall) looks absolutely stunning! Nice to see a Sport that's a wee bit different to the norm
Can't whack it mate, will be nice to see it next year hopefully!
love this engine, old meets new in such a sexual way
Looking good Paul, glad Marks worked out what was wrong with wiring bet you cant wait to get it out.
looking really good
...are these the 118mm long throttle bodies?
and how long are the trumpets?
WOW, very smart guys, glad mark has sorted it all out, and like graeme said i bet you cant wait to get it out on the road.
iain
nice one on sorting the problem
impressive engine spec too
The joys of standalone ECU's. Will be great when back on the road.
Vids of it running PLS??
That looks ace! Top work.
Heres a video from Feb 2003 from the initial mapping session for the fuel map, when the bodies were fitted. (I had been running DTA with the DCOE carbs before).
The weather was terrible with a record ice storm creating havoc on the roads which is why the car looks dirty and never made it home.
It was damaged less than a mile from my house after a 150 mile journey from velos.
I just love the way the bonnet lifts under load.. and the noise, the bodies dont have the rasp associated with the carbs otherwise sound very similar.
From what i remember the car was very driveable and as the video demonstrates you could put your foot down from 1000 rpm and it would pull. I likened it to driving a standard xe nova but without all the weight at the front.
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...b2003_0003.jpg
is it all sorted now mate
No not yet, still not starting but Mark is working hard at it. Im sure Mark will make an update when its up and running
What actually happened in the accident Paul?
On a hill low speed slide from a junction on ice into the pedestrian barrier damaging front panel near side wing and chassis leg.
Sounds f*cking ace in that video!
yeah and thats only revving to 4300ish rpm..
lol Would love to hear it maybe double that ?
Mark will confirm but I think the soft limiter is 6500 and hard limiter at 7200 (i dont have access to the map in front of me, I cant really remember but its somewhere in the sevens) its limited because its got hydraulic lifters and it would be a shame to machine the head to take solids.
Aye that's true mate - Aslong as it's going good the way it is thats the main thing! :)
I've no idea on what the rev limiter is and i'm not going to go into the map to check as I don't want to hit a wrong button on it and wipe the map lol!
Spent the afternoon working on the car today after finding that not only did the crank sensor wire have a fault but so did the injector wires so once I realised that then it was relatively plain sailing to get it running again. Had it going today 2 or 3 times first turn of the key. So now its just a case of tidying all the wires back up and hiding them all again so you have to look twice to realise that the harness isn't standard. Also had to make plug leads today which have come out very well and look original.
Also ref the incident after the car having the throttle bodies fitted, the image below shows it back on 2003 and shows how slight (in my opinion anyway) the damage was, but being back in 2003 Paul was lucky enough to be able buy parts off the shelf with ease from Vauxhall.
IF YOU READING AT A GLANCE THIS PICTURE IS 2003!!! just before I get comments saying you've not crashed it have you? lol
http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/...839.jpg?psid=1
It won't get that dirty again!!! WILL IT PAUL!! lol
It looks slight but an upright from the barrier hit the front panel right at the end of the chassis rail, the chassis rail absorbed the energy of the impact and there was a slight crease in the chassis rail and fire wall. The dirt was due to the winter weather, it used to get cleaned everyday I drove it. Anyone with White wheels knows one drive and they need a clean or they stain and need a jolly good polish. Summer only, dry only weekend only and at the moment driveway only car now! I guess mark you can enjoy a drive, dry weather drive to the mot station and enjoy the first legal drive of the car in seven years thanks to your hard work. Cheers Mark!!
Absolutely bloody gorgeous, ever thought about spraying the Jenveys yellow. :cool:
No.. Why yellow? Bodies red engine grey and coolant hoses yellow, not intentional but they are the three sport colours and it works quite well. Yellow hoses came from my old car, and I'm still decideding weather to get original Matt black samcos or not, but I think it looks pretty good for the moment.
Good to hear it's finally running again
It looks stunning, a real credit to you both.
If mine turns out looking anything like this I will be very pleased.
Edd.
Looks great, sounds great, theres one problem with it though.....its not mine.
well glad it got sorted from the bump didnt look two bad though!!
Just thinking the jenveys might of looked good in yellow that's all.
Car should be MOT'd with in the week, been out tonight and solved a couple of small issues, and got a video or 2 of the car running
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-7y7ULC2yw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGE9Vt3CFvo
Smoke in first video is from the paint on the manifold!
Hopefully the plan is MOT next week, Finish the map in a few weeks time, Classic car show at the NEC in November then maybe... The Ring in November!
Glad to hear it's nearly all sorted :thumb:
The 'ring in November ??! :eek: surely a bit wet ?
Lets hope not! We plan to sail from Dover and have a week to fill in, so if it is to wet the plan is to turn right out of Calais and do some passes and down to the south of France and back!Quote:
Originally Posted by Edd
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nice thread:thumb: