this is a class project this matey just sat and gone through it all!! loving the side exit aswell that looks cool!!
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this is a class project this matey just sat and gone through it all!! loving the side exit aswell that looks cool!!
Thanks mate,cant wait to get the car home,then can get crackingQuote:
Originally Posted by Connor
Thanks wudgey,its been a long and slow build finally getting somewhere now i hope lolQuote:
Originally Posted by dj_wudgey
well i got up at 6 yesterday to go get the nova with my mate mark,so he came round about 8 ish,then we was off,gotta say there was no traffic and the roads where ok,just abit foggy not too bad tho,we had to go to his mates first to get a honda s200 engine,which is going in his lotus sunbeam,then we left there.to take his car to the guy who is gonna fit the engine and box plus paint it,stayed there for abit,had a nose around as you do lol,there was some wicked cars there,but left my phone in the truck couldnt be botherd to go get it,the we set off to get mine,was like a little kid couldnt wait to pick it up lol,so pulled up and it was waiting outside,takes a little bit to get it to start as its on a base map,atleast i can move it in and out the garage,not gonna drive it tho,sounds lovely when its started,onlygot a few pics as was late when i got back and was tired,will try get a video next time,cant wait to get stuck in now
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...4122010243.jpg
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this is one of my mate marks,mates cars its up for sale if you have the cash tho
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...4122010242.jpg
Top project T, keep up the good work! :thumb:
Thanks mate its been a headache but finally getting somewhere nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Cassidy16v
sorry double post
thought i would take another pic of my engine bay,as was going abit camera happy lol
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...7122010271.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...7122010272.jpg
Is it just me or do the black Avc-r's look so much better than the original one?
yeah mate the black ones look way better,the original ones look cheap and tattyQuote:
Originally Posted by Graeme
Glad to see some progress Tony, I know it was getting you down before so I bet your over the moon at how its coming along now etc. :)
Nick.
Bay looks lovely!
Ditto what Nick said really!
Christ that's a nice looking engine set up... Bay looks tidy and nice dude.
that rs1800 looks the sh*t!! and yea hope you are getting somewhere matey but if its a slow build it will be right mate if you take your time less things are likely to go wrong lol
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Originally Posted by Nick J
Thanks nick,yeah its been a pain,was getting to me though it would never get done,but its starting to pay off now,got my guy cming round to sort the cold start out,then get my tyres and get it mapped,so getting there now
Tony
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Originally Posted by Paul
Cheers paul finally getting somewhere now,hows yours coming along
Tony
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Originally Posted by Benn
Thanks benn,its pretty tidy,but not as tidy as yours tho lol,ita beem a pain but hopefully be done in febuary,my mates are doing a track day then,cant remember where,that will be its shakedown there,etter pull my finger out lol
Tony
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Originally Posted by dj_wudgey
Yeah that escort is quality,would love to have it,but finds cant stretch that far lol,am getting somewhere now,so gotta start getting stuck in,its been a slow progerss,but as you said slow means better i hope lol
Tony
yea id say slow means better at least youve taken your time hopefully all we be done correctly!! and yea that escort is fooking mint id love it just cant afford it lol!
Yeah it is a wicked motor,its forsale aswell,but at a big price morgage money thoQuote:
Originally Posted by dj_wudgey
Gotta take your time on these builds,as they need alot of thought in them,hope it comes out ok tho
Cheers
not much of a update,just done a few silly bits,ie put front bumper on,gave the car a clean,as was really dirty
Stuck on my digi dash its a etb dd2 one,all the other bits work,but cant get the petrol gauge to work,was saying n/c,found the wire for it and plugged it up to the original nova wire,blue with a thin black strip,but says zero now,but put a jerry can in and still the same,ive got the original tank,is the something else you need to put inline to get it to calculate the fuel
Cheers
Tony
just spoke to etb who make the dd2 dash,the said i need to measure the resistance of the float,on empty and full.anyone know that as aint got a scooby about
Right little update my mate txted me yesterday saying I have a few parcels at his work,went over there after I finished work,they was my new wheels raceline rl7's,couldn't wait to get home and fit them (ain't been near the car for a few weeks maybe more lol),slapped them on just need to run a 5pm spacer on the back as just touching my coilover spring,might phone Mark at gaz,see if they make thinner springs,only got a few pics,nothing special as couldn't get the car outside as rear brakes have seized on,will upload the ones I got later,still need to get my f28 oil seals and a water leak,on my todo list
what size tyre have you got on your new wheels?
pics needed of your progress dude. :)
They are 195 50 15,why you ask mate will get pics up asoon as I get home
what offset? i tried my softstars back on my nova and have got 205/40/16 tyres. they rub on the coilover spring and hope 195's will cure it. just interested in your wheel setup to hopefully find mine will be ok. lol
They are et49,had comp mo's on there before,which was 16" still needed spacers tho,they had 205 on the back just touched the coilover when jack up,as the beam was free,but as soon as I dropped it back on the floor it cleared by about 3 or 4mm,my 195 did just double check jacking the rear beam up and down,as the car will be holding it's own weight,if that makes sense lol
yeh that makes sense. i have tried it on the ground with the 205's and it still rubs. i still want to get new tyres for better grip so ill be going 195, will just be the added benefit if i dont need the spaces.
thanks for the info.
Thats alright mate we are all here to help,the 195 should give you some more room,but you might need spacers as every nova is different,had a few now.to find out lol
Here is the pics,didn't get time over the weekend as it was my boys 1st
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...va/photo-1.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...va/photo-2.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...va/photo-3.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...nova/photo.jpg
These are the best I could get at the mo
Cheers
Love those wheels
Thanks connor will try get some better pics the weekend
little bit of a update,just to let you know its still being done lol,would like to thank roosemotorsport,for there quick deliverey orderd my 3 way pipe at around 12ish yesterday got it just now,just waiting on my metal water pipe off txautosport then can slap that on,then fill her back up with water,gonna try sort my g/box oil seal as got a slight leak
also on the rad the rad fan switch are they all the same,as dont know what rad ive got on mine
cheers
tony
Not much of a update as waiting on parts,so I can fill her up with water
Been thinking if to ditch the rear disk beam,put drums back on,in two minds tho,what you guys reckon,I've got a bias controller fitted aswell
What do you the brakes feel like? Work like?
I haven't drove the car yet Benn,just keep hearing about them locking up alot tho,or just me being paranoid lol
got my metal water pipe off tx autosport this morning,will get that slapped on over the weekend,plus get a fan switch,so then i can bring it over to my friends mate joe,so he can put a cold start map on it,getting there slowly but surely lol
Well started the day off pretty well,got my rad fan switch fitted,then made a plug up for the fan(didn't want to solder them,sorted abit of wiring out,then thought I would see what this leak is on the gearbox,took the 2wd plate off to see if the bearing was knackered,it was so had a little poke around with my fingers,see abit of mmovement,put my hand on the bearing and can move my diff side to side,also up and down,thought that's not right,gave Paul a bell off here,old me to phone Mr Milton,he said my diff bearing has gone,so will have to drop the engine out,txted Paul back told him what he said,got some advice off paul aswell said I could get the box out with the engine still in,will give that ago as don't wanna take it all out,
Would like to say a big thanks to Paul appreciate all the info top bloke
Long time no speak today buddy :) Hope to hear you've got it running on the road before summers out ;)
Box back out? That aint good.