Nice skills on the mount Iain
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Nice skills on the mount Iain
Mounts look mucho better.
Yea top work iain keep it up.
Iain, I had to do this to one of my XE engine mounts, supposed to be made to sit level, mine was spaced in the end to make it sit right.
Usual good attention to detail! What's next big job?
Just read this from start to finish, Amazing work!
Cheers all. Started on the internal shifter so I can finish off the hole/welding on that, then the engine can come out and I can carry on with/finish off the rollcage.
Gear shifter is mostly sorted now! I think the engine can come out again now :)
Started out with a shifter with two kinks in the linkage end, so cut the bends out and welded it back straight:
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/813.JPG
Another issue I found was the end of the internal shifter was supposed to go inside the linkage (most other Vauxhalls seem to use this) so I tacked on the Nova end. Looks a bodge but this is just a mockup for now:
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/814.JPG
On to the car, I started drilling holes and found where I had welded over the hole I had left a gap between the 2 layers - pretty rubbish but this was the first bit of metalwork/welding I did on the project almost a year ago! Anyway I stood and looked at it, and thought it leant itself well to the nuts staying inside the car!
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/815.JPG
So welded those bad boys in:
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/816.JPG
Factory fit lol:
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/817.JPG
Shifter hole needed enlarging MORE - it's huge now!
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/818.JPG
But it's in and gets a couple of gears :):
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/819.JPG
Hooked up to my rosejointed linkage:
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/820.JPG
Look at you with your god damn captive nuts! lol
Looks well though, neat job.
That RJ linkage looks dirty though, sell it to me and make yourself a brand new one :)
Finished most of the 'mockup' now - seating position feels okay with the Corsa steering column and Cav shifter (which feels AWESOME with the rosejointed linkage):
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/821.JPG
Seat sits nice and low, which is good for a tall person!
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/822.JPG
Also trimmed my bonnet to clear the XE rocker cover, swiss cheese f/g bonnet lol
http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/823.JPG
Engine can come out now and I can finish the rollcage off, at least I know it'll all bolt together easily now when it's painted :)