You copied the colour from my bumpers first :p lolQuote:
Originally Posted by S t e
Off out in a min finish priming the other wheels.
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You copied the colour from my bumpers first :p lolQuote:
Originally Posted by S t e
Off out in a min finish priming the other wheels.
good thread mate! does look good! will be good to see the 40's on etc
This is a quality car and thread!! Its quiet suprising how many bits can be "swapped" between Vauxhall's cos i'd of never of thought about a C14SE head and a 1300 carb inlet, its just amazing what can be learnt! I know now who to go to when i need some technical tips :D. And i agree go for the hurricane grey wheels, looks spot on! Keep up the good work Ad!
Dan
Cheers for comments.
Wheels shall be finished this week.
And i'll decide what do with the carbs,Lol.
Do you just use halfords spray on the wheels? Got a set coming that i need to do.
Also do you laquer them?
that has inspired me!!! amazing
did ur (1.2i was it) have a five speed box???
Paul
Yeah Rick.
Normal spray paint from halfords/motor factors.
If you do a colour like gloss black/grey you dont need laquer as its not met.
But i always laquer things like bumpers/wheels to help with stone chips.
So i will be laquering them when there finished.
Just hope tyre fitter dont wreck them,Lol.
Heres a guide from mig/mk3oc:-
http://www.novaload.net/forum/showth...875#post617875
Nah the 1.2i was a 4spd box.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sr_nova_gameover
Served me well, even lacking oil,Lol.
would a 1.3sr box work???Quote:
Originally Posted by Long Live The Nova
was the rev clock standard 2???
Paul
Ye a 1.3sr box would work.
I made the gsi/sri rev counter clocks.
Std was just a speedo/fuel/coolant guage.
cool coz i would love to find a 1.3sr but its really hard so i was thinkin of a 1.2 and put a 1.4 head on it and high lift cams which pretty much makes it a 1.3 but not if u no wot i mean. and then the box would fit lovely....
how easy was it makin the clocks??? or was it that u just buy them and fit all the sensors?? coz isnt the rev sensor on the gear box on nova's??
this car u have made looks the tits and i would like the one i want like urs but in my own little way..
cheers for helpin
Paul
Clocks just undo, and re-fit the white speed/rev.
All novas have the same fuel/coolant etc sensors? so they work fine.
very nice indeed, needs a 2.0 ecotec tho;) (read: i want the AST2 cam lol)
no, very clean - like it alot for a white one :D
Ash
Cheers :)
Lol.
If the carb idea goes bad, it will be eco-tech'd
Either a 2L, or 1.6 16v with a manztel type inlet.
So 8v stuff will get sold.
oh yea, 1.6 ecotec - keeping it smallblock!
Whats the 8v tho? 1.4 or 1.6? it's and SE head anyway isn't it? i'll keep my eyes open, took me ages to find mine.
Ash
Its a 1400 8v, 14nv block, 14se head.
Took the carbs to bits today to make sure all the jets etc were clean.
They couldn't have been running too well previously as one of the accel pumps was completely blocked(just a small dribble of fuel coming out,Lol)
So i blasted that out with a bike tyre pump, and its all sorted now.
Nearly had a nasty accident tho, didn't realise how fooking far fuel shoots from the pump jet.
Any fuel in eye gen lol
Also have a Round Port T40 inlet on the way :) Big thanks to MikeySR who pointed it out on ebay to me, the auction wasn't titled very well, so it had one bid in about 6days.... :)
lol fuel in the eye hurts lol , should have an eye bath ideally
Luckily it missed my eyes and just went up the side of the shed lol
It was a close call,Lol.
ahh good to hear you won the inlet ad!! good stuff! lol good job you didnt get hit by the fuel tho pmsl lol
Awesome write up there.
I love this car, it looks so clean & unique. Major hats off to you for doing it on a budget as & when bits turn up.
In hindsight it must be so much more fun like that than just waving a chequebook at demon tweeks or whoever.
Indeed it is, the only things i've ever bought new for the car are gaskets, and tyres lolQuote:
Originally Posted by craig green
Cheers for the comment :)
Its possibly my fave car on here really.
looking at the pics I'd almost accept a swap with mine...... really is a nice evolution though. The simplest Novas always look the best. A lesson to the fibreglass brigade at how to attract the right attention IMO.
Got two the wheels sprayed up today, colour came out quite well.
Need do the other two this week. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...0002Medium.jpg
Also planning on removing the rear interior tomorrow, with the rear carpet etc. Cleaning the sound deadening off the floor and spraying the floor up white. Plan on getting a pair of buckets/harnesses in the future sometime for the front. For now tho, std sr front seats.
Always loved your car ad, credit to you, drop me a line when you come to sell it :P
Cheers Si :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SRimon
It will never happen :D lolQuote:
Originally Posted by SRimon
Round port t40 inlet turned up today, in very good nick too.
I've smoothed the inside of the runners down with 60grit paper, let it nice and smooth, but rough enough so fuel flows through correctly.
Quick pic, compared to cathedral shape inlet-
I guess the round head larger valves make up for smaller port sizes.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...0001Medium.jpg
Turns out and may be selling all the t40 stuff tho and fitting a 16xe, not decided yet.
mmmm 16XE.
Is the cathedral type to fit a 16SE head type?
Cathedral fits 1200/1300 carb.
Round fits 14se and 16se.
Really tempted sell the lot and fit a 16xe tho, about same power as t40 1400, but good mpg all day long. And a lot of scope for future mods, bike tbs etc...
Do you do all your painting with rattle cans? Also am i right in thinking they are the halfords cans or not? (just when i use cans it never comes out that good) lol
Yeah, all with rattle cans.
I've never visited a bodyshop in my life lol
I used Holts paint from a local motor factors, halfords are way too expensive(?5 for 300ml can), Holts are ?2.74 for 300ml, the factors owner puts them as Trade price for me tho :)
its easy enough to do as long as you apply it properly. love the wheels bud!
How much for the engine with the t40s matey?
PMd
Just been out to Maplins, to pick up a few switches, a 30A relay, and some wire to wire up my own fuel pump relay instead of cutting the spi loom to bits...
So hopefully i'll bolt the carbs on over the weekend, get the idle mix/speed sorted, and see what there like.
cheers, how much do you get it at trade price as i use my mates account lol, good work btw lol
Personally, i'd say white. too many grey wheel/bumper combos out there nowadays. Cesaros look great in white too.
Not sure how much they are normal public price, think there ?3 ish.Quote:
Originally Posted by macc nova
Supernova-I would of gone for white if the car wasn't white, white looks good on red,black,blue etc etc, but dont think it would suit white.
looking forward to pix on the carbs! hope it doesnt give you any **** :thumb: