c'mon even i have doen some mincing today lol
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c'mon even i have doen some mincing today lol
I might even have mine on the road before you :D
looking good craig, you not had the engine running yet? i remember that engine, allways loved the sound of it!!! be good to see it running again:D (its chris btw (tomk off mig)
how did you get on with the wiring that we were talking about over on mig? not long no wby the looks of things:D
btw i own a nova sport now:)
chris
oh dearQuote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Hey Chris, good to see you over here.Quote:
Originally Posted by ck
I'm just getting her ready to tow out for the exhaust to be done. I dont fancy firing it up off the manifold (if you knew my neighbourhood), in which case its only days away.
I have kinda sorted the wiring for the speed sender, just need to pluck a switched live from the loom for the sensor & the PAS relay still.
Minor jobs left now really. Fill & bleed brakes (for towing), connect PAS pipes, buy a reservoir & fill that with fluid.
Few bulbs & minor jobs etc. Then book it for an MOT.
I can't wait to hear the engine aswell. I keep hearing something out the office window at work, I keep missing it but my imagination tells me its a valver Nova. Sounds ace, want mine to sound similar. lol
Last nights progress involved finishing all the brake lines, got to the last one, made the pipe to length, did the last flare...... forget to put the union on first! :roll: Tvvat!
sounds good mate, you'll have to do a little video of the first start:D i think you'll like how it sounds with the cams, sounds awesome at idle:D
remember this :D
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i9...r_printout.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i9...rsaengine2.jpg
That engine bay pic is my phones screen saver again......
Whats the best source for a switched live? Need 1 in the battery tray area for PAS & the speed sender which come in through the passenger footwell (old servo hole)
in passenger footwell area you shoudl be able to steal one from your original ecu's power feeds... also if you dont want logn wires everywhere for the P/S im sure there is a switched live on the wiper motor, perfectly good to use as its only going to draw a small current as its only gotto to switch the relay on.
i got another couple pics i think lol..
oh and i will dig out the paperwork at some point for the engine n that sure it will be handy for you...
chris
Cheers mate. Thats a help.
Wasnt that power run (pictured) done with a slipping clutch. Was it ever replaced?
hmm, good point there. i put a good clutch in it not long before the engine was removed. they reckoned it was slipping a bit on the RR but didnt defiantly never slipped on the road..
What cams are fitted in that engine?
Id go straight to the fusebox for a ign live, in the battery tray.
Schrick apparently.
What does a switched live look like from the fuse box?
Was well pi**ed orf last night, bought overpriced brake fluid on way home, got in..... Its my Mums birthday BBQ says the mrs.. FFS! So spent all evening wishing I was finishing & bleeding my brakes!
If you look behind the fusebox, youll see some black wires which feed into it, which are then split across 2 fuses on one side, and then seperate wires will come from the other side of the fuses. Take the feed from the side where theres one cable and the splitter (you'll see what I mean when you look at it)
Think I understand....
as confirmed by JRE (john reed engines) they are schrick fast road cams think it was 256 degree... basicly the same spec my piper fast road cams were on my old small block xe...
Make sure the wire you cut into is up to the job, current wise.
i'm pretty sure its only to switch a relay so its not going to draw bugger all tbh...
About to do it shortly. Hacked a few feet of loom from a Vectra in a scrapyard this morning, to donate wiring. Got some conduit from a few cars aswell to tidy the eng bay with.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Bought all oils & filters, PAS fluids, wipoers & what not earlier. Got a PAS reservoir from the scrappy but thought it was too big... And it was. Waste of a few quid! (grr) So had to go & get a brake reservoir from the rallying shop. Lots lower so will fit under the bonnet.
Hoping to get lots done this weekend... we'll see.
Cool, crack on :)
Yeah... What I'm I doing on here? (quick catch up at a mates)
borrowing his Eezi-Bleed kit though.
Lol
Good move on the eezi-bleed, there cool as f**k
Make sure the cap onto the MC reservoir is a air tight seal BEFORE putting any fluid into the eezi-bleed bottle. :)
Speaking from experience lol
Yeah I've used them before. Eye protection is a good idea too. (from experience)
lol
Just had a mare with some soldering. Dont understand what Lee was on about with the fuse box either. Mate is gonna show me.
Not in the mood for this!
Lee means one supply comes into the fusebox, which then splits.
Those then go to one side of the fuse and the supply to the car then comes out the other side of the fuse.
Take a supply from the wire coming FROM the fuse, so the fuse protects the circuit.
All done no worries. Got a mate to point me in the right direction. Was one of them things where I knew (when looking) but didnt trust my judgement & just wanted someone to show me.
Anyway, PAS is wired in, Speed sender is wired in (just needs an earth), headlamps have bulbs & are plugged in. Brakes are semi-bled. Pedal feels pretty crap, so will do them again when I can get the car out of the garage & on axle stands again. I just need a +ve battery terminal & some ring terminals to connect up the starter wire & main loom to the main battery live.
She sits on all 4 Alessio's now & looks fab, if very dusty.
Still lots of mimor fiddly, sh*t jobs to do.......... the ones I've been putting off for 2 years!
sounds like good progress craig :thumb:
Yeah it was. I've got a few bits to pick up at lunchtime. Then hoefully the power wiring will be complete tonight & I might go over the electrical system tonight. connect the battery, deafen myself with the alarm siren, check the lights etc.
The alternator tensioner is doing my head in currently. When (if) the engine fires up, thats still something which is gonna stop play.
Which reminds me, a can of petrol needs to be purchased soon.
Well I've just got hold of a fairly long steel alt adjuster, which coupled with the Nova GTE one I have, which is entirely unsuitable, some cutting & welding & I may be in business.Quote:
Originally Posted by craig green
Happy Bunny for now.... :D
Good stuff :)
I made my tensioner from a astra spi one, basically a curved plate with a slot in it
hmm, could have used all the original setup like said when u bought the engine.. were doing it this was on bigs saloon with the original wide belt, ill get him to post a pic of the tensioner that would have been needed..
:thumb: quality :thumb:
I didnt want the wide belt. no reason though.
This tension arm is from a Ford (gasp) so they are good for something!
I offered it up earlier & its spot on, assuming it'll be OK with a shorter belt than what I have.
I'm just at my parents place grinding a bit off it as it fouls the top of the alternator a little.
any progress?
Yes & no mate.
Got many loose ends sorted, alternator tensioner, inlet all sealed down, hose cut shorter to fit in filter, battery power wires etc. 2 cans of fuel in the tank. Tried to start. No fuel, no spark. So the fun begins trying to trace why it wont go.
Lots of pics to upload.
cool cool, hopefully have it running soon. if i were closer or even if i had a car running id come drive up.. im tempted to chuck my sport engine in my other nova for a few weeks...
Quick update as I've had a chance to upload a few pics. Not that happy with things however as its not been a good weekend for 'progress'.
Heres the alternator bracket I got from a breakers. It needed lots of grinding down as although it fitted well, it caught the top of the alternator & I couldnt slide it very far. After lots of trips to my dads to use grinder & vice...
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...may2008003.jpg
Then when I went to place the inlet box on....... The TB & ICV were resting ontop the end of the tension arm. B*llox! So more grinding in the vice followed by a large tap with a large hammer....
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...may2008013.jpg
(see evidence of persuasion)
New Vauxhall oil filter screwed on & filled with oil..
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...may2008005.jpg
Mantzel powerbox bolted down with inlet pipe (proud purchase) & Huuuuge K&N. Try getting a filter with an 80mm neck!
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...may2008034.jpg
I also got the rear quarter cards down from the garage roof. (not too dusty then!)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...may2008006.jpg
Went on to fit them.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...may2008007.jpg
Progressing onto Sunday. I sneakily wanted to try & make the bugger run, hence me bolting on the inlet etc, plugging it all in & filling with oil. So after something I read last week, I figured I'd install some new spark plugs, ity'll need them anyway.....
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...may2008011.jpg
Then that happened & I couldnt get the plug out.... This was testing me.
After some determination & WD-40, she came out as did all the other 3 stubborn sods!
Then after fitting the new set of NGK's.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...may2008035.jpg
I filled the coolant system with anti-freeze & water.... Only to find it all pishing out into both front footwells. NOT HAPPY!
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...may2008036.jpg
Engine bay is looking very well indeed.
what a buggar. i know what its like trying to get things ready o start the engine for the first time, and things just keep happening to stop it.
youl get there eventually. looks nice