Its coming along.
Is the engine etc all built?
Does it just need putting in the bay?
:)
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Its coming along.
Is the engine etc all built?
Does it just need putting in the bay?
:)
Keh?Quote:
Originally Posted by moffat
Na mate no engine as of yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by MattBrown
I'm supposed to be getting certain things done around it while I'm on the search for one.
[quote]Nova_Tek Keh?[quote]
not you fella, somebody spammed in your thread and i reported it, been removed now tho
Oh right :)
Have some rep +1
(interested at what the spam was now lol)
was a load of p1sh lol
lol un-surprising
that looks nice that mate apart from the grey bits around the arch!!
Yeah the grey bits were very minor bits of surface rust that had come up so I repaired that myself. Took it about 8 years for it to come back, but it came back with vengeance lol
Really dunno how the door got so bad, they look totally mint in that photo.
yea they did matey lol looked mint!! the car did look well cool there bud!!
Yeah it did have an old school coolness to it, looks better now though :d
yea looks cool now aswell fella hope its done soon matey!!
Me too, really need to get cracking. Raising a few quid should also help the project :)
Read your whole thread over the last few days and just like to say well done.
Keep up the good work, and hope you find an engine soon.
Which one are you after again?
Picked up some useful info and hints that should help me with my GTE restoration.
Will keeping watching your project closely.
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Hi mate,
Thanks for having a look at the thread and appreciate the nice words.
I'm after a LET. Did actually bid for an engine today on ebay but lost out last few seconds :cry: Will find one soon though, only a matter of time.
Weather was great today but I was working lol so couldn't make the most of it. Off most of this week though so hopefully the weather holds up.
Glad my thread is helping out :)
Hope to have some new updates soon :thumb:
UPDATE
Woke up to the sound of the postman forcing something through the letter box lol. It could only mean one thing... the bits from vehicle wiring products had arrived.
Opened up the envelope to check all was in order:
https://images2.imgbox.com/ea/ae/tmU2ep8q_o.jpg
Here's what I bought from them:
- Self amalgamating tape (for the bay to make the loom more water tight),
- Fabric tape for the other areas
- 20x male/female Japanese bullets with their insulator (gonna use these for the sound system as some spade connections aren't doing a great job)
- 20x male/female 4.8mm spade connectors for other bits around the car and the insulators.
- Two rubber boots; they'll be used to cover the external pump terminals.
I also bought some mixed rated wires from Halfords and Maplins the other day.
- 2x thin wire 5m (Green/Red - 5 amp),
- 2x thick 4m (Black/Red - 17amp)
- High current medium thickness wire from Maplins.
All in all about 35 metres of wires.
https://images2.imgbox.com/bc/be/6USZ0cwY_o.jpg
The weather seems to be pretty decent today so should be able to get some work done
its funny when its early and you find it hard to wake up but if the postman rings the bell you spring up lol
lol too right mate. Was just rolling around in bed, heard the postman and jumped out of bed legged it downstairs.
So a top tip is: if you want to get up early... order something :d
UPDATE
It was meant to be a sunny day today but the weather was not as great as the forecast.
So I gave up trying to get the Nova out and concentrated on getting the wiring sorted in the dash, and was a great excuse to use the stuff I bought from VWP.
Started by taking out the centre vents and disconnecting the plugs to allow for better clearance whilst working. Tried to take out as many wires from the dash and pull them forward for better access and routing. Here's how it looked
https://images2.imgbox.com/aa/97/oKu1pYFq_o.jpg
Spaghetti junction or chaos theory? :eek:
Before I started changing the wiring connections, I thought I'd try out the fabric tape I bought. It's Royson (IIRC) Fabric Tape - Self Extinguishing. As the dials loom was clean and didn't need any work, I started wrapping it.
Before
https://images2.imgbox.com/51/e0/ug6js2Xn_o.jpg
After
https://images2.imgbox.com/0c/5c/ozwg0vVy_o.jpg
Looked pretty good even though it was awkward wrapping it. It also reduced the overall amount of space the loom occupies, so it should come in handy.
Moved on with the stereo wiring. Wanted to tidy it right up and renew the crappy Halfords terminals. Once done I will wrap the loom in the fabric tape.
Started off with the speaker wire; fitting the female and male bullet connectors and the sleeves. Here's an example of how it turned out:
https://images2.imgbox.com/80/46/2Nqq9yOH_o.jpg
Looks pretty factory if I say so myself
Will be continuing tomorrow and will hopefully have all the stereo wiring sorted and then move on to the alarm loom.
who made a mess of the switch under the stereo its not even centred with the outline on the dash
That picture of dash makes me VERY :confused::confused: lol
The previous owner did, muppet :(
TBH I don't even know why they put it there. It's just a switch to alternate a constant feed to the stereo or to isolate it.
That's the least of my concerns though lol
Get all them scotch locks removed and solider everything.
awesome :)
Was actually thinking to remove them scotch locks, way too bulky for my liking. Do have plenty of solder too so will get that sorted today aswell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
Thanks for reminding my Benn :thumb:
Cheers mate, hopefully will look more awesome in a few hours time. Gonna pop in the garage to continue where I left off :)Quote:
Originally Posted by balley77vaux
UPDATE
Continued on with the re-wiring and tidying of the various looms.
Before I started though, I had to stop the choke cable poking me in the foot So I got rid of it
I removed the two spade connections on either side of the choke switch and proceeded to 'try' remove it. At first I thought it was removed by actually twisting the switch from round the back. I then thought 'this can't be right' as the steering lock switch was cutting up my hand
I then had a stroke of genius... and realised the little ring around the front of the choke pull. Un-did that ring and it came out.
Anyway, moved on to the wiring. Stripped the rest of the old manky bullet connectors and replaced them with the lovely new ones till the were all replaced.
I then removed the actual stereo loom from the cars loom adaptor and wrapped that in fabric tape leaving the removable connectors and untouched wires open for future connections.
https://images2.imgbox.com/d3/87/vb2IRpKb_o.jpg
I was then left with the adaptor loom.
After fitting the new bullets
https://images2.imgbox.com/ee/f2/3QdgFI3G_o.jpg
After wrapping the looms. I left the power side and speaker sides separate from each other incase of future work.
Both looms connected
https://images2.imgbox.com/c3/c7/r3wQMLVX_o.jpg
It has helped to reduce the overall size of the two looms and free up some space. Also managed to cut back the extra lengths of wire.
It's pretty much done but something had stopped me from finishing it totally.
From my previous post, you'll be able to see a green switch just under the stereo (yes, the one that's not centered). That switch has 3 terminals. Two of which are in use. One of the terminals is connected to the back of the hazard switch. The other terminal connects to the stereo loom (power feed) via a scotch lock and this funny little thing (no idea what it is):
https://images2.imgbox.com/87/f4/jz6l7caq_o.jpg
Any ideas as to what it is? Do I actually need it? I have no idea what it does
Hopefully someone can sus out what it is and I can then make a decision as to whether it is needed to finish off the stereo loom, so I can then move on to the alarm loom... yay!
UPDATE
Sorry no pics... :(
I have been working on the Nova but have been unable to update the thread.
I've pretty much finished all the stereo wiring, just a case of re-routing the RCA cable to the otherside as all the power lines run under the passenger sill trim whereas the driver side is empty. This'll help keep things tidier and de-clutter the gap behind the kickplate.
I've also repositioned the alarm and proximity sensor and half wrapped the loom for it. I ran out of loom tape as I sorta got carried away with re-wrapping the Cavs engine loom as that was in a dire condition lol
Also want to wire up the rear wiper to the stalk so everything can be operated from there. Will be using the empty rear wiper toggle switch to operate the boot popper.
Should be getting some more supplies from VWP tomorrow and will have it all done :) May also get some pics in when sorted :)
Good work, more pics.
Will be putting up some pics when all has been sorted ;)
TipTop wiring.
Inspired me to sort mine on the weekend!!
Cheers mate, but you'll probably need more than a weekend lolQuote:
Originally Posted by MattBrown
UPDATE
A small-ish one tbh...
Got a few more goodies through the post, well only the bits that I had ran out of.
https://images2.imgbox.com/c6/2e/qbqJ4eim_o.jpg
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/6084/1001930.jpg
More loom tape and an assortment of large and small spade terminals and their insulators.
Then remembered that I had ordered something from Vaux, so I went to collect it.
Here's what it was
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/2332/1001929z.jpg
https://images2.imgbox.com/c9/ce/qK3kNYTG_o.jpg
The warning sticker for the coil :) Tried to get the cooling fan caution sticker but they were NLS :(
May have to pop in the garage and do some more work on the wiring :)
I want one of those stickers for the coil lol! Could you get me one and I'll Paypal you for it ? :)
If I had known earlier mate wouldn't have been an issue. I'm not too sure when I'll be going back down to the dealer again as it's about 6 miles from me and I've made about 5 trips to them in the last 2 weeks to get info and part numbers.
I was actually speaking to a signwriter the other day to get some exact decals made up for the Cav, so I'm now also thinking to get some direct copies of these warning stickers made seeing as I have an original one right here for them to take images of.
Sounds good matey :)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-NOVA-...item2c57b323c3Quote:
Originally Posted by vaughanmc
^ Was gonna go for that one IIRC 'tis a copy.
Can tell it's a copy a mile away...I'll try and get a genuine one
Cheers anyway Mark :)
UPDATE
After dinner I felt rather energised so I decided to go in the garage to continue the exciting adventure of wiring and loom wrapping lol
Before I continued with where I left off, I noticed the indicator and wiper stalk looms bare and unwrapped. Couldn't leave it like that now could I? So I wrapped them...
Before
https://images2.imgbox.com/1e/9b/0wfIRpCv_o.jpg
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8946/1001936g.jpg
After
https://images2.imgbox.com/d3/a5/E3rSCo8J_o.jpg
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/9456/1001939o.jpg
And in place
https://images2.imgbox.com/48/67/wsky68Hc_o.jpg
https://images2.imgbox.com/59/35/Jie0qHwc_o.jpg
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/230/1001942z.jpg
Must say that it's really tidied up the area under the column :) Very pleased with that. Only took about 5 mins to get it wrapped but it's made a world of difference.
I then continued with where I left off... the alarm, central locking, remote locking looms.
This was how the central locking loom looked like before it was wrapped with two new bullet connections (tbh it was much worse than this, the pic below shows it after a bit of rearranging of the wires to seperate them)
https://images2.imgbox.com/29/ce/Xb6UFSw2_o.jpg
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/8331/1001932t.jpg
As the remote locking loom connects to the central locking control unit I had to replace the earth connector and get that wrapped ready to connect to the central locking loom.
https://images2.imgbox.com/78/49/NodmDZ7B_o.jpg
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/4788/1001931v.jpg
The central locking loom wrapped together with the alarms remote locking loom
https://images2.imgbox.com/4f/2c/kDmSfgoG_o.jpg
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/281/1001933x.jpg
Finally I thought I'd start working on the alarms main loom. By now all that upside down, on my side, looking up into the back of the dash, laying down made me rather dizzy and screwed up my shoulder and neck.
I thought 'sod this' and called it a day.
I know the update shows things done rather speedily, it took about 3 hours in total with lots of faffing around, profanity and patience!
Shall continue tomorrow.
Get them scotch locks off. Looks nice and tidy, nice work.
Cheers Benn.
Them two scotch locks will probably stay for now, very tricky to solder as I need more than two hands and the way the garage is at the mo and the Nova only accommodating one person isn't ideal (trust me I tried it nearly ended up burning my clothes lol).
Maybe when the car is out the garage and running I'll get a hand and solder them up.
Nice work Tek. As you say it makes all the difference. Would it not be easier to pull the loom(s) out of the car and work on it on a bench/the ground though?
Here's some inspiration for when you think you have a lot to deal with. lol
http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/DSC00086.jpg
That's what I removed from the donor loom for the Volvo conversion. That's a 6ft dia table also. The rubbish wiring bag weighed about 9-10kg when finished. lol
Keep on truckin! lol