Looks like chips dad...
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Looks like chips dad...
The diff plate is a nice little touch
Cheers dude... should be very handy and a practical solution :)
Any updates??
UPDATE
Just for the record I got my block back a few weeks ago, all re-bored to 87mm. Have tried to get the engine down to my mates shop but he's been away or I've been working a full week
Have had trouble finding enough free worth while time to actually get any real progress done
Now that I had bought myself an impact gun, I could finally attack the calipers and change the front brakes... unfortunately it wasn't as easy as that! Even with the gun at full trigger it wouldn't budge. Tried WD40 but still, then tried a wrench and a big ol' mallet. Still seemed impossible. A trip to Halfords found a can of 'Shock & Unlock' - a penetrating fluid which shock cools the nut/bolt and allows it to free off. This time I made myself a make-shift breaker bar from different tools and hollow tubes so I could angle away from the arch/wing.
After much force I heard a snap! Still very difficult to undo but that's where the impact wrench did the rest... Finally the caliper was off!!!
Next problem was the fact that the little brake disc retaining screw was bent and was a nightmare in itself to take off. Eventually got the disc off, hub looking good and less dirty/rusty that I guess it would be.
https://images2.imgbox.com/14/26/CcqwisEH_o.jpg
Gave the disc shield a good old clean and gave it a coat of stone chip. I had to also bend the shield back a few mm's as the larger discs would obviously foul the shield.
Trial fit the disc to make sure it cleared the shield.
https://images2.imgbox.com/52/9a/vjFLkTCV_o.jpg
Now it was time to fit the calipers
https://images2.imgbox.com/37/fe/9wyj1pPR_o.jpg
Totally easy to fit which was a breath of fresh air as everything else leading up to it was a bit of a pain. Then fitted the brake lines.
During my last visit to Haldfords I got a litre of DOT 5.1 brake fluid for £5.39 (normally £13 - thank you trade card). Bled the front brakes thanks to the £2.99 bleed kit from ebay. There is good pedal feel, nice and firm but I want to bleed the rears as the old fluid is the really old DOT 4 from about 4 years ago. Still need to fit the new Goodridge rear lines but no doubt once fitted and the rears bled there should be an even better feel.
Was my birthday last weekend... got the usual pressies like clothing, money and smellies but also got two things which would be really useful. One of them would be this:
Prosport PSi Boost Gauge
https://images2.imgbox.com/cf/fc/aRmlZePf_o.jpg
https://images2.imgbox.com/82/a5/m3U1NlLS_o.jpg
Comes with everything you need to get them to work, they can be daisy chained so you only need to wire one in and the rest will run off the other. This model is setup by a touch sensitive control switch, multiple colour display and have warning beep or peak light which can be setup to desired value.
Here's how it should look when on as when they are off the dial face is almost blacked out
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The other gift on it's way - it's a vernier pulley to help dial in the XE inlet cam when it is fitted.
I'm trying my best to get this project finished but time is definitely of a finite abundance at the moment.
Ooo the gauge is very nice.
They are Benn ;) This one, which is top of the range is only £60
UPDATE
Been real busy... unfortunately not on the Nova :(
Busy with work as usual taking on more responsibility and work as my manager was away for a whole month thus me having to take care of as much as I could. Worked solid 6 days a week, but not going to complain though as it's miles better than being unemployed so I can only be grateful. This does mean that the Nova is still on hold, and to be honest I can't see anything further happening until things go back to 'normal' after christmas & new year.
I have got a couple more new bits to add to it, but just to give you an idea of how much time I don't have... I got these bits almost 3 weeks ago. Compared to how quickly I used to update my thread before this is dire!
Anyway got a friend for the boost gauge:
https://images2.imgbox.com/ab/ba/pjplxg2V_o.jpg
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/573/1003211e.jpg
And got these as well:
https://images2.imgbox.com/da/57/NydPEuv0_o.jpg
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/5344/1003210t.jpg
Brake disc securing screw. Only needed one but Vauxhall only sold them in 25's lol
Hoping to get more bits 'n bobs over xmas/new year to add.
Really need to get this project in to gear (pardon the punn) after the new year... I am beating myself up for the big project slow down but such is life.
I got one of them pillar pods, but ordered the wrong one. If you still want one i have a mk1 fit one here.
Is it black in finish? 2 pods? How much on trade? lol