The Mk 1 E16 Twin Weber Build

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Its been a while since I last updated although with the holidays and waiting for parts i didnt get alot done. however once these bad boys turned up work could once again commence.

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All the pistons back in the block and torqued up.

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Some instant gasket to stop any leaks.

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New gasket on

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Baffel and oil pick up on.

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Sump pan on

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New Deep Dish Wheel

nice to see your cracking on bud i love this project keep up with it buddy!!

i cant belive ive only just seen this i must say your doing a good job keep it up :D
rick

That looks ace!

Top job there fella

** Worlds Smallest Update **

First time back in the garage in months, with the weather warming up I decided to crack on. The engines almost complete, ordered a few new bits today for it such as a 4 branch sportex mainfold and a new starter motor. Cant wait to stick her in!

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Found a picture of the new followers inplace before I bolted on the head.

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Also started making the mould for my Carbon Fiber belt cover :)

looks good buddy:) love a tuned 8v proper oldskool

cool build, going to be a nice motor

i saw this & initially thought thats one sad birthday cake lol lol
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ROFL belt cover birthday cake lollol

Engine build looks sweet mate.

**** UPDATE ***

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Fitted the new starter motor.

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Also had an attempt and making my carbon fibre timing belt cover, didnt come out too well tho so ill be giving it another go!

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Also my new mocal 13 row oil cooler came :)

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Fitted the new manifold

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Fitted the Sandwich plate

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Also picked these up from the bay. Fibre glass construction super comfy and like new! all for £235 came with mounts too :)

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Trial fitted the seats, only weighed 6kg, super happy with them

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Random Nova Pics!

Engine looks epic, should fly! what gearbox you using?

Iv got a F13 Wide ratio but think im going to swap the final drive for the one in my F10

not long now, im hoping to see some running video`s, its going to sound very nice. can`t wait to see how that cam belt cover comes out

Yep! cant wait to stick her in. wont be until after I finish my placement though (July) as I need the car as a daily until then. Just slowly collecting bits until then. Also planning on making a batch of cam belt covers and selling them on here once I get the mould right.

How did you fit the seats mate?

I can see side mounts but how are they mounted to the car?

More pics and details would be great.

The seats were only resting on the OEM sub frames as i was only test fitting them. When I do fit them I will weld in two bars for the side mounts to sit on.

** Again a very small update **

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Purchased a half cage from the bay for £70, Going to spray it matt black!

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Also ordered loads of consumables such as heat shrink gromets and all my fuel lines. I also have on order all the bits to relocate my battery in to the boot, also planning on using a 6kg race battery.

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Made an Ally bracket for my battery. 5.5kgs all in

Managed to get a couple of hours in the garrage this week
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Built up my new M-tech short shift linkage, Also started spraying up the cage.

Possibly too late, but if you used a Kent AST cam then it's better suited (lift/duration) to carbs. The NVO cams, I believe are better for injection. I run a near identical engine, but with a Kent AST2 and seeing 105bhp and torque at the wheels on the setup run - more to come :) it equates to about 130bhp+ at the fly

Good luck with the rest of the built - looks great so far, like a trip down memory lane for me.

Thanks for the advice. At the moment I plan to run the engine as I brought it as it all seemed to work well and to save on cash too!

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Gearbox mount on and linkage all ready to go!

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Found a crafty hole in my CV Boot.

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So on with a new boot and a top up with grease. Simples!

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Painted the cage Matt Black

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Then added some more shiny parts to the engine

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Went for Bosch Super 4's Hopfully they should help with starting the engine if nothing else. Iv heard good and bad reviews however the guy behind the counter seemed to think that these would be best especilaly T40's in over fueling situations

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Also found these M8 Studs with allen head caps which should make taking the manifold off a breeze

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And some free engine porn (The manifold is now fully wrapped!)

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Iv taken delivery of loads of shiney parts all waiting to go on. This is particually nice!


Not long now untill I no longer need the car for commuting. Counting down then days untill I can get stripping!

Finished my placement so work can now start on the Nova! Managed to get quite alot done this weeked.

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Made a catch tanks using a sports bottle from pound land!

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Then fitted my snap off boss

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Then started to remove all the trim. Takes about 5 minutes to completly strip a Nova! Just like playing with LEGO

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About 25kg's Saved

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Time to remove the sound deadening, Tricky stuff this

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Using pipe freeze works a treat but at £20 a can it probaly isnt worth it as I later found that a heat gun works almost as well



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About 30 mins later

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To remove the tar I used this stuff, works a treat!

looking good buddy :)

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Cleaned every where up and then trial fitted the cage and seats.

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Super happy with it so far. Driving position is sweet!

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Then spent most of sunday removing these. propper tough these spot welds

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Back from my holiday and work could once again commence

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Minty

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Engine out

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Anyone want it??

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Then the dash came out

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Next job was to weld up the seams. not had much experience with welding so I got as much advice from youtube as I could. pretty pleased with the results and got full penetration so even if its not pretty it will at least offer some strength.

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Steering rack painted

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Lower arms in hammerite

You've a good welding action, keep it up :)

**Update**

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Fully Seam welded the inner arches and then sprayed with gravitex

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A few coats of primer and seam sealer all round.

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Then the top coat went on and looks sweet! Happy with the finish considering its a home job

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Stuck the engine in at night (as you do)

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Oil cooler and rad bolted in

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Then tidied up the loom with braided sieving.

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All starting to come together now

Very nice work!

Bay looks fantastic, but didn't you not paint the bay?

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Originally Posted by Benn

Bay looks fantastic, but didn't you not paint the bay?

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Sorry put the pics up in a rush and didn't label them very well. The bay was fully painted in Glacier white. looks a treat now!

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Seat bars welded in. Decided to just trim the original seat fixings as they can be a tad tricky to remove without butchering the shell

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Removed the bumper irons from the bumper and fitted quick release pins. (A few kg's saved)

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Engine is all wired in and almost good to go!

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Welded in some plates for the cage

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1st coat of primer

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Started to rain so I used the time to modify the steering column so it sits a tad lower.

Really liking this build mate, the engine is amazing keep up the good work

Iain

**update**

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So treated the interior to a bit of paint

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Modified bracket in place

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Seats going in

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Driving position is spot on

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Harnesses bolted on

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Underside all cleaned up

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Rear beam good to go

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Fuel and brake lines in

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Also the engine now starts, Tricky to get going at the moment as everything is so tight (dont think i gave the bearings enough clearance) Starts with the help of a second battery tho, hoping to get some miles on it soon and start wearing it in!