why buy direct from vauxhall tho ?? surely a motor factors would be much, much cheaper
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why buy direct from vauxhall tho ?? surely a motor factors would be much, much cheaper
yeah i know but would prefer genuine gm parts but it all depends if we sell the red tops this week or not if we do its all gm bits if not it will proberly have to be motor factor parts
Go to www.autovaux.co.uk then
well done mate looks like a awsome project, ill keep my eyes on this one
thanks
picked up some more bits today
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M-Tec conversion kit including shafts hubs ect and a safety devices roll cage which we are not 100% yet wheather or not to use this its near enough brand new but for the right offer we may be persuaded to sell it
went yesterday to east sussex to collect this
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came with shed loads of recipts has done near on 80 000. had a courtney clutch late last year uprated actuator ect cam belt 2 weeks before it was removed with all asosiated bits ect. the guy also gave us the down pipe ecu good condition non butchered loom all boost and water pipes boost gauge and boost controler all in all its been a good weekend spent near on 1200 quid and were that little bit closer to collecting all the parts we currently need. first job to day strip the engine down check condition of the turbo thoroughly ect and start thinking about engine mods. pics of the engine strip down later today
well started the strip down today and made some interesting discoverys(sp).
seams it has an uprated courteney actuator not a singal scratch or mark anywhere on any of the turbo wheels and very minimal play in the shaft with no signs of leaking oil seals which was a bonus. we belive the turbo to have not long been reconditioned but as soon as the engines in and running its going to be replaced with a hybrid spec one any way! also did a compresion test today all the cylinders varied ever so slightly by about 10 psi or so but im not concerened as they were all roughly 180 mark and the test was caried out with the engine cold and had not been run in 3 months so we will see once its running
we was originaly planning on completly rebuilding the motor with low comp pistons ect before fitting but on the time scale we have thats just not going to happen now instead its going to be tarted up fitted with all roose hoses ect and make it to pv and then straight after pv when we have ironed all the teeving problems out the shell its going to be removed completly striped and rebuilt again from the ground up ready for the summer show season
put the red plug cover on the black engine and itll look mean lol
nice work keep it coming :thumb:
the engine wont stay black were undecided what colour to do it what do you all think?
car as you have seen has been freshly painted flame red what does everyone think would look good?
Fantastic read! Lots of attention to detail & it looks like the blasting helped loads.
Chrome XE's & LETs always look good with Red, if not keep it satin Black to make the Red look really special. Black silicone hoses etc.
Really like it so far though.
Good luck getting to PV with it.
CG
just been down to see the car at the spray shop
to say the least im not happy ! we should have had the car back weeks ago but now i have been told its going to be another 2 weeks i think its going to be very tight now for pv !
its probely worth waiting..
hope 2 see you up pv tho love the wip
any one ever get to that stage where everthing seems so close but yet so far away and think 2 urself ive gone 2 far during projects like this or is it just me?lol
This is goign to be a beauty when its finished cant wait to se more pics of it being built up... Keep it up and keep posting stuff up to keep us updated!!
NovaLad16
Awesome thread indeed, proper full rebuild.
What did you strip the underseal etc off the floor with originally? Grinder with a wire wheel?
Keep the work up, looking sweet.
yes this is a wicked whip, im buiding my first nova turbo that was a gte and me mate glen is also buiding a wide arched turbo. i work in a bodyshop so when im not working on customers cars im on mine alot of hard work and hours gets depressing untill you look at a good whip and gives you the energy to keep on wicked
I wish i worked in a body shop :( lol
NovaLad16
nope just a sharp scraper we found was best for most of it but we did use a wire wheel on some bits aswellQuote:
What did you strip the underseal etc off the floor with originally? Grinder with a wire wheel?
i think now this car amy be taken on a trailor to pv and put 2gether there
all parts will be collected and as much done as possible before the day then built up on the stand at pv so if anyone has a gazibo they would like to donate for pv weekend big enough 2 get a car in that would be great also anybody who fancys lending a hand in exchange for a drink that would be great i will keep you all updated as soon as we get better work will continue and dependent on what stage were at when were a week before pv we may be scrounging for spare hands specialist tools and equipment ect but this car WILL GO DOWN THE STRIP AT PV
i prey
not much gone on lately due to the car accident but we have now purchased
track rod ends x2
bottom ball joints x2
front wheel bearings x2
rear wheel bearings x2
new rear drums x2
all hand brake cables
new rear shoes and fitting kit x2
inlet manifold gasket for let
door hinge pins x4
side skirt clips x10
all bits are brand new and most original vaux
now need rocker cover gasket 8vsump baffle exhaust manifold gasket let manifold nuts clutch release bearing and the car back from paint and things can start going back 2gether WHOOO at last lol
massive thanks to arty hook (lad we brought it off originaly ) as he has just sent me some pics of the car in the unmolestered form of which we brought it in this is exactly how it was when we brought it and before work started
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massive thanks to arty hook (lad we brought it off originaly ) as he has just sent me some pics of the car in the unmolestered form of which we brought it in this is exactly how it was when we brought it and before work started
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I need a set of them mats !
Fluffin TOP make-over A1
Those mats are quite fetching!! LOL
What happened to your 1.6 Engine??
engine got sold before we even took it out mate aswell as the 4 branch ect
but we do have a few bits left like the wiring loom ect so if anyone wants anything let me know as anything that resembles a gte is going and beeing replaced with gsi
Have you still got the sparco strut brace?
Looks like a good solid GTE though. (arches & chassis legs etc)
if the brace fits when the lets in then were keeping it if not keep an eye on the forsale threads
will update later 2nite with pics on progress mainly been tidying the unit ready for the return of the shell done a little work on the engine and generaly just getting organised pics up shortly
as promised a few updated pics
smoothed and sprayed gloss black door handles
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as promised a few updated pics
smoothed and sprayed gloss black door handles
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started striping the main componants of the engine like turbo ect
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randomly chucked a red plug cover on the turbo engine and that got us thinking.........hmmm
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f20 box sprayed up just got to paint the selector inspection plate diff cover and end cap gloss black
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nice hows the shell comeing on ??
striped the engine of all pipes inlet manifold rocker and cam belt covers ready for the roose hoses and so we can get the covers painted also started painting the block
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some of the brand new bits we brought hat was mentioned in a previous post
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brand new drums track rod ends ball joints ect ect
seems as the shell is due back shortly we also decided to have a clear out and a tidy up so we finaly got our back sides in gear and got the rest of the calibra striped draged out and sent for scrap also organised all the engines ect we got knocking around onto pallets ect which i would like to point out both redtops and all the bits needed that are with them are for sale if any one wants to make us an offer
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lol how much of a gimp do i look on a forklift
red top1
its an early 20xe on distributer with the standard forged pistons
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Red top 2
late spec c20xe on diss pack came out the calibra and we have a video of the car beeing driven the day this was removed clocks showed 71000 no smoke or rattles but didnt like starting from cold on cold mornings but when running ran spot on and pulled the calibra like a train
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now the sales pitch is over and done with a few more pics of the work shop now tidy lol
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now just need the shell 2 start bolting things to its realy starting to get on my tits how long the spray job is taking it better be good
Looking good.
Where did you get your drums and how much were they ?
er local autofactors mate not exspensive about 25 pluss vat
was that with trade club discountQuote:
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no mate
looking good fella. Keep us posted on the GTE/GSI that it's turning into.