No problem fella :)
No problem fella :)
Sorry to go off topic.
But ad if you want some black winders etc PM me.
[quote=Adam]Dave, where did you get those front doorcards from???
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the fake carbon doorcards?? -ebay.. There are better ones outhere now for not much more ££..
Only mk1 thing i had to spray on the inner doors was the grab handle/armrest bit and the pockets.. Everything else was already black.
*wee update..
Over the last few weeks we've been moving into the unit, ferrying our kit about.. the engine stand made it in at the end of last week so we just spent an hour yesterday fetching the z18xe out of its crate onto our stand..
Luckily the unit has a block n tackle (?) beam mounted crane lift thingy bob..
So hooked it up and heave ho'd..
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Im waiting for ordered parts to arrive so far just a cambelt kit and manifold gasket. But ive got the week off so hope to be fitting those as well as stripping the engine of bits i dont need and cleaning it up and so on..
ill check the gearbox code tonight :)
:)
Big old inlet on that 1800?
Its one of those variable length jobbies
Aye. Needs ditching for TB's!
^^ yup cg, thats the plan..
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hence after a failed regional meet earlier today, i popped back to the unit to rid the lump of all the discussed-above junk..
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lefty loosey..
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Thats it. All stripped.
Next job is to drop the sump check all is well there and fit arp's.
Top stuff dave!
dave want a V pulley for that engine ?
dave iv had a look on the gearbox, and the only number on it is the F15 one :(
The CR etc is stamped in the end plate cover
nothing on it lol
I'm 100% certain it's cr, as it came out of a 1.6 16v corsa sport. What's the part no baxter?
It will be there, just very very hard to see.Quote:
Originally Posted by General Baxter
:-(
*Update
Been to see mr bowyer this week..
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Seeing as he'd offered, we took the 'rod ends off the lump and up with us to be sunk for arp's -saved us the bother of finding a pillar drill and all that faff..
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Done. Hard to see in pic but its good.
1st box of goodies:
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More to come next week when i go up again for the rest of the bits..
Now, we removed the rod ends in a bit of a hurry and mixed them up lol
Any pointers to how / where i can find info on the correct order to refit??
Superb, looks like your going all out on this! Can't wait to see it :)
parrallel bodies then dave?
Check the rod caps fully, are they not stamped? (one dot for cyl 1, 2 dots for cyl 2 ect ect)
That box excites me :D This is quickly growing into my favourite nova, even with 'slabs.
yeah, apparently has the upper hand on torque over taper bodies..? i wanted them in red but they only do them in black nowadays..Quote:
Originally Posted by John H
i wasnt even sure of availability of taper bodies for the 1800cc ...
just checked the rod ends; cant see any dots; on one side each have a two digit number; one says 40, another 53, another 59 and the last 60...?
theres another number on the opposite face side, hard to make out..
40 one says 151, 53 one says 151, 59 one says 161, last 60 one says 161..
wierd science.
THAts a nice box of bits there :cool:
Good stuff
the general consensus is that tapers have the upper hand on torque over parallels, but its a minimal difference, i remember D walker doing some back to backs in CCC years ago, anyways, looking forward to seeing this built, hope the caps are fractured as i said so they can be easily paired back up, as they are not marked from the factory, thought i'd relpy so i can be subscribed to make it easier to find and keep up with the progress:thumb:
wow dave, you've been busy! love the goodies in the box!
cheers lee, nice one..:DQuote:
Originally Posted by lee303
well here is a pic of a cap on a rod end with hopefully at the bottom, the fracture u speak of..
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they are marked from the factory tho:
this one says 40
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the others say 53 59 and 60, as mentioned in the thread earlier..
We had a look today and we think it just goes in assending order; piston 1 = 40, piston 2 = 53, pist 3 = 59 and 4 = 60..
dunno lol.
fraid not, thats a batching number, just a coincidence they were in ascending numerical value
main thing is you can get them back in the right pairings now, not so easy with flat cut types!
*Update
Previously; The rod ends indeed arent numbered arent in any order - they do fracture when you remove them- so each one is unique.
It was these fractures being unique that helped us piece together how they went back.
But non the less- Top Tip: Number them before hand. lol.
So we matched up each one back to its other half - fitting the arp's.. finally.
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Then we went to refit the degreased sump back on but the last nut took the thread out of the block :-o grrr
We decided to torque-up the sealed sump reguardless and worry bout that thread another day.
I then just degreased the rest of the engine, prepping for some paint.
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So it ought to be possible to rethread the one hole with the sump in place, wont it??
Anyway; we'll give it a go.
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Next job CamBelt Kit. Picked this genuine new 'kit up for £50. Ace.
More again soon.
you'll easily helicoil that bolt in place, but you may need a dowty washer(washer with a rubber sealing ring inside it) to make it seal round the bolt hole once the helicoil is in place
good work on the caps!:thumb:
^woo; glad to hear that lol
ill do the investigatay.
picked up the 'box tonight..
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thanks nick. (baxter) It is exactly the one i was after, wicked. Hope it works lol. Ive got a service kit for it , so Ill be fitting that plus degreasing and painting it up.
Then have to source a clutch (been recommended to at least get a helix cover) but o.e rest of kit should be ok.. ?
Since last update ive just been slowly cleaning painting the engine..
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Coming along nicely enough.
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With the sump thread issue; I have found a helicoil kit and will get it soon to sort that. Also, as seen in the last pic ive got hold of a cam locking tool to crack on with the cambelt kit change.
More soon.. hopefully including that 2nd trip to bowyers.
nicked a bolt of my garage floor lolQuote:
Originally Posted by peester
:) yes,.. errr ta for that. Its the one sump bolt that thread got knackered..
Didnt realise this was having multiple throttles?
Should be good!
^^ aye cg, i hope so too..
small update; 'box is ready for fitting. We decided to leave the gaskets from the service/overhaul kit we ordered, and just fit new seals.. Took aaaages to get it clean.. christ.
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The engine block has had its last dose of cleaning and painting too..
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We also changed the cambelt, fitting the new kit. Hopefully that will all hold together ok. Went swimmingly tho really, with the engine being on a stand.
Next i still need to sort that one sump bolt that lost the thread - ive finally got a tapping kit.. Then fitting the rest of bowyers order. Which ive been told should be ready by the weekend for me to collect.
Thats it for now, should be gettin down to business soon.
Keep it coming dude!
Good times ;)
I hope your swapping that pot fly
What bhp do you hope from the engine after boddies etc.