looks smart and looks like you have really put in the work and money into this
BIG :thumb: up to you bud.
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looks smart and looks like you have really put in the work and money into this
BIG :thumb: up to you bud.
I love that colour! Like a Bluebottle fly!
Finally the ball is rolling!! All of the intercooler pipe work turned up today, along with the alloy rad. Me being impatient as usual i couldn't wait to get it fitted.
The only things left to get are a new set of engine mounts - possibly the metal group a jobs, a dizzy cap and rotor arm, plugs and leads. I also need to make up the mini loom for the icv and knock sensor, as my loom never came with one.
Somewhere inbetween all of that i've got to sort the brakes too, don't fancy over looking that one lol
Heres a few pic of how its sitting now....
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Looks AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love the front splitter. at the start when you got your new wheels i thot it wasent going to work but acually looks (as above) AMAZING. lol
Cheers to all for the comments, you'd be surprised how it spurs you on when enthusiasm is running low lol
Started off yesterday evening by making myself a to-do list..... a very long to-do list :D i've got a memory like a siv and i don't trust myself to remember everything.
As for real progress on the car, nothing pic worthy im affraid. All vacuum(sp) pipes are connected,the rad is fitted and the water system is all hooked up all but the turbo pipe to the top of the rad.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...8082008132.jpg
The air filter pipe is on..... after some total butchery of the slam panel, Will have to tidy that up at some point!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...8082008136.jpg
Next on the list is the last of the wiring, not much left really just the starter, alternator, oil pressure guage, speed sensor and 1st gear switch.... which leads to my next question..... Im running a f20 box, has no plug for it what do i do with it?
Also having to make up my own mini loom for the ICV and knock sensor as mine didnt come with the other end to the 5 pin connector, ive got a plug to fit the ICV and an early knock sensor (with plug) just been having trouble identifying the wires. Think ive got it sussed (correct me if im totally wrong) -
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...8082008135.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...8082008137.jpg
ICV - Red/Blue
Brown/Red
KNOCK SENSOR - Brown/Black
Brown/White
Black - am i right in thinking this is a gound?
Hoping to get another good run tonight and hopefully next post will have it nearly ready to fire up.
Thanks for looking and any help regarding the wiring would be very much appreciated :thumb:
good work there fella :)
That looks veeerry nice bud youre gonna be grinning from ear to ear when you get her out and about,
btw that tophat/inlet pipe looks like its going to be awfully close to the underside of the bonnet, see second pic in the first post above ^^^^^^^ and first pic in the second one ^^^^ or should i just go and sit in the wrong corner and think about what ive just said lol
lol cheers bud, Theres a fair bit of clearence on it, bonnet closes ok so fingers crossed it will be ok and wont touch....... will have an oddly shaped bonnet bulge if not:D
Had a good night on the car, solved the mini loom problem :D
Turns out a mate had one on his xe nova so we whiped it off to help us make up a new one
original ICV & Knock Sensor looom
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...8082008140.jpg
The one we made up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...8082008141.jpg
Also got the starter motor and alternator wired up, still have to tackle 1st gear switch which i think i just leave unplugged :confused:
Got to change the oil pressure switch aswell, only has one connection coming off it could have sworn my old xe had 2 - one for oil light & for the oil pressure on the dash???? :confused: could possibly be wrong about this though.
Random pic of harry the dog aka THE JOOK lol
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Originally Posted by kevo16v
Thats the spirit bud i like your thinking.
As for your first gear switch could you not run it to a driver usable switch in the car as a mate did this on his cav turbo so he could drive normally or turn the switch off so as to run full boost in first for dragway launches, lil bit more work but im sure it beats leaving the odd bit or bob unplugged!