will you be cleaning up and painting the box? if so, what colour you doing it?
dont know if ive missed it, but have you sourced and engine yet?
keep up the work skidder!
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will you be cleaning up and painting the box? if so, what colour you doing it?
dont know if ive missed it, but have you sourced and engine yet?
keep up the work skidder!
Yes mate of course, I'd be a crazy mofo for not cleaning and/or painting it lol Need to clean it first and then see what it's like. If I'm lucky and it's in good condition underneath the crap, I can get away with a good clean.
So far the cars colour scheme has been black or hammerite silver for the refurbed/cleaned bits i.e. brake calipers, pump, wiper motor etc. If I do the gearbox it'll probably be hammerite silver, that's if it can be laquered. If not, a normal silver paint then laquer. Just want things looking 'like new'. No crazy colours, not that I'm boring or anything, but it wou't suit the car imo.
As for the engine I'm in a few minds about it. Whether to buy one whole, buy one from various people in various bits and rebuild it (ideally for the same cost as buying one whole or a tad cheaper) or buying a dead one for a lot less (depending on how it died) and then rebuilding the necessary bits.
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Off to have a look at your update now ;)
i think silver would be best, never heard of hammerite being laquered but might be possible. i painted my old box in hammerite silver, like so....
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tbh buying a running engine would make alot of sense as you know you could just wack it in, but depends on if you were planning on rebuilding it to make sure its safe and will last. i always planned on rebuilding a LET for mine so instead of buying the engine im using the XE as the base for it. got the whole engine,box,power cap and other bits for 200pound. sold the loom, power cap, afm and other bits off that are xe and now the engine owes me 50pound. cant go wrong.
ive bought most LET bits for it so all i have to do is rebuild it and drill the turbo oil return etc. works out cheaper than buying a LET for 1000pound and rebuilding it. :)
Liking the silver-ness, but I'll feel more comfortable lacquering it, as hammerite is a tad difficult to clean once it gets a bit grubby. I've experienced this first hand. In fact I mite get the lads at the bodyshop to get it done properly so it shines like new too ;) They'll prob get it done in a day no problem.
May have to drop it off when I drop the wheels off for a repaint and refurb, think I'll ask them and see what they say.
As for the engine, what you've just said was kinda what I was thinking, it'll end up more reassuring than a whole engine you have no history of, and works out a bit more cost effective. I'm gonna see how the engine search goes and take it from there really.
nice few bits youve got there matey!!
Yep, thinking about it there really isn't much left to buy, but at the moment there isn't much of that stuff left that lets you buy things.... what's it called.. oh yeah MONEY! lol
UPDATE
Nothing overly exciting... the GSi spoiler was dropped off at the shop yesterday, so we should be seeing that with some new fresh paint on it.
One thing I totally totally forgot about was my radiator. I ordered it close to a month ago from Northern Radiators. Being so busy with the car it had escaped my mind until a few days back when I was going through my credit card bill. One Nova rad paid for but not with me... hmm!
Gave the guys at NR a call, and one of the lads there was very helpful, managed to find out that their supplier had none in stock and they weren't informed. All sorted now should be getting that tomorrow, result! :)
UPDATE
Finally got my GTE/GSi rad. I actually got it on Wednesday but kinda got side tracked and forgot to update the thread with it. Looks a lot shinier than my old 1.2 rad (which is up for sale, check the sig below). Not bad for £37 all in.
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Not many bits left to get now, it's literally a few bits n pieces, hopefully it don't take too long to source/find.
Good work.
Thanks, I can't really take much credit as I've only bought the items lol radiator is mint though. Wasn't gonna bother getting another one as mine was fine but I thought I'd play safe and get one. For £37 it was well worth it and it's peace of mind too.
New stuff rules.
Indeed it does, especially when the bits you buy are cheap as chips.
UPDATE
It's been a while, but sadly only a small update. Never the less, it's a part of the project which is still very much important as without these bits, it wouldn't get finished.
This time an extremely important part of the LET... the ECU. Bought it off -JELLY- on here (cheers pal ). Needs a bit of a clean up and wipe, but nothing I can't handle.
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All the pins looking good.
Now I don't wanna sounds stupid, but what is the blue hose for?
Had a word with the bodyshop, I'll be handing over two of the alloys I currently have on the Nova for a refurb as they are a bit scuffed but otherwise good. I only have 2 spare tyres at home so they'll be done two at a time. I should get the spoiler and the wheels all back at the same time.
I only really have a few bits left to get. Things like inner CV's, loom, FMIC and the engine itself.
How different is the loom from a C20NE from a '92 Cav?
Pipe will be for the vaccum/boost.
Need to get some real progress :p
dude come on? lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Nova_Tek
pipe from the ecu will go to a map sensor or vac signal line. there is a full schematic diagram of the LET loom & it's sensors floating about somewhere.
I'm a carb guy mate lol
Cheers for the explanation of the Vac line.
I know mate but time is very limited these days and have a few things that are higher priotirty than the Nova. Kinda wanna first complete the parts/bits list and then make a start and get it done in one swoop ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by AW06
Simps is your friend!
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Thats an edited version btw with the hot start valve cut out ofthe circuit. You still need it plugged in electrically just no in the vacuum circuit.
Great diagram Simps, very useful. You have +1 rep.
So will I deffo need a carbon canister?
no tank vent valve just needs blocking off, keep the plug in it though
You wont need a carbon canister no. Cheers for the rep.
Right ok, just keep it blocked off. Coolio.
No worries mate, first time I've seen that diagram an it'Ll be proper useful too so rep was in order :)
Any progress chief? :d
Errr... No! :(
The project has come to a halt tbh. There's so much shizzle going on that I feel the Nova can wait until I find some good time to do some work on it. Last thing I wanna do is spend the limited time I have free on rushing things and doing a crap job for me to them regret doing it and having to do it again. I know this doesn't make for an interesting thread but when things pick up I'm sure it would have been worth the wait.
I've been on the look out for an engine but missed out on one on eBay which was a bummer.
I have received a couple bits in the post today, informed by my bro. So I'll be quickly updating the thread of them bits but nothing special.
Anyway you know me pal, soon as I do some work this thread will be updated post-haste ;)
No rush, best things come to those and all that. ;)
Don't get me wrong, I wanna finish this asap so I can drive the beast but somethings just get in the way and are to important not to sort out.
Have a feeling things should pick up probably around next month :crosses fingers:
This might come in handy then lol CLICKYCOUNTDOWN
I await the goodness that is Tek :d
Thanks for the countdown Southie, but dunno which values to input lol
Oh when the updates come around there will be plenty of goodness ;)
UPDATE
More bits added to the ever expanding parts bin. It actually took a while to decide what to buy when it came to the intercooler. Obviously buying a new alloy FMIC would've been good, but finding the right size proved to be difficult, very difficult!
I know and I've read some peoples opinions regarding FMIC's. A few people said that the standard item doesn't do a good job and some have said it's ok for around standard power.
I then did some research and asked a few people I actually know in person. It was because of that I opted to go for what I bought.
A very good mate of mine has a Cally T DTM running phase 1 @ 260BHP. He uses the standard Cally T FMIC and is currently running 14 psi boost and 18psi overboost with no problems what-so-ever. I actually didn't believe him at first from what I had readin various places, but after going for a blast and keeping an eye on the gauges I was pleastly surprised.
His power isn't claimed it was actually RR'd so another decent indication that the FMIC is doing a fairly good job.
That had convinced me and for the price I bought the FMIC for it was silly not to try it out.
It took a while deciding what to buy, it took a bit longer to find one that wasn't battered. There were quite a few for sale but I come across one which was in vgc, albeit a tad dusty.
Anyway, the pics (If you're wondering how good the iPhone 4 camera is, look no further)
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A real bargain, not bad for £12 :) Bit dirty but all the fins are pretty much intact. Some chemicals and cleaning should do the trick and make it look mint again.
I know that some people will probably tell me otherwise and will encourage me to bin it and go fomr somehting a bit more aftermarket.
Although many topics have been tried by someone else and the end result given, sometimes it's actually worth experiencing something first hand and if it doesn't work a solution can be found.
I have no idea where you are going to fit it in a Nova though, the only place I could get it to fit was behind the radiator over the gearbox. The pipes are totally wrong for getting it in front of the radiator.
Behind the radiator it will work nothing like it does in a Cavalier or Calibra as it won't get the same airflow.
I'll sort something out :)
UPDATE
I know... it's been a while to say the least! Not much has happened in the last few months apart from buying bits and pieces. As always planning is pointless because something will no doubt come up and throw you off plan. Hopefully things start to look up and get back on track.
Anyway, had some free time today so decided to get on with some work and clean the filthy gearbox.
Before
https://images2.imgbox.com/20/67/0xRmoInN_o.jpg
Took me ages to get it clean, so much muck and sh*t. Emptied two 500ml spray cans of engine degreaser, knackered two tooth brushes, a scouring pad, a sponge and two brillo pads. That plus many choice words, grazed knuckles, idiot rash and done my back in. I got it to this condition eventually.
After
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I'm pleased with the outcome, needs a few hard to reach areas to be cleaned one last time but apart from that it's a worlds apart from before.
I'm now just wondering what colour to spray it; black or silver, or keep it as is? Also clean up inside and the inside of the inspection plate but I had enough for today.
Do it silver, i so regretted doing my nova box black.
PS, surly with a aftermarket fmic you will see cooler inlet temps?!
Silver was my first choice but black came to mind.
Might see cooler temps but if it works fine for 260BHP then it'll be more than adequate for 205BHP.
I'm a fan of the black personally. I've gone black box, black block, black head, black inlet, white cam cover.
You missed abit.....................Looks good matey, id go for silver
Yeah a few small areas missed but I left them soaked in degreaser.
Black will look nice but will make it harder to spot if anything is leaking and silver will show dirt much more.
I like black too (generally), I mean a lot of the parts will be done in black as well as silver.
Just wondering what to use to paint it, needs to be durable.
Do the gearbox the same colour as the car :d
coukd look good. Black will be the highest maintenance colour tbh. It will show up the slightest bits of dust & crap & lets face it gearboxes get covered in it. If it was a trailer quen then crackle black would look awesome, but otherwise I would choose silver or maybe mix some black in with it to crerate a gunmetal finish. halfway between the two?Quote:
Originally Posted by Southie
I dunno Southie too much of something can be a bad thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Southie
TBH I don't want to over do it. As in the car is gold, with silver and black bits. I had thought of other colours but it would start to look less consistent. So in terms of colours its a choice of whats on the car i.e. black, silver or gold. Looks like it'll be silver but something nice and shiney and durable.Quote:
Originally Posted by craig green