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Looks a good shell with all the front end stripped of her, Like the pipework :thumb:
Have got an FMIC in the garage i was thinking about fitting to mine, does it really make much of a difference?
The only thing thats put me off is the lag you said you get now :confused:
Kev it is/was rotten. I have fitted a front panel and rebuilt all the front inner wings, slash guards, out riggers, chassis legs and the N/s rear spring cup. It still needs the passenger floor and chassis leg cutting out and remaking plus the drivers chassis leg. Both sills and to be anal both rear arches and the O/s rear spring cup. So all in all most of the chassis will be new by next year as Vauxhall seemed to have made way to many water traps lol.
Cheers about the pipe work though :)
If you run less than 18psi IMO I wouldnt bother with an I/c. When i ran the TMIC I had little lag but less top end pull. Now I have the huge 2 1/4 front mount I have a bit more lag.. not a great deal maybe take s another 500rpm to reach full boost where as it instantly achieved it with the top mount. But the top end is better and she will pull harder from arounf 3500rpm. You feel the main difference when your doing say 40mph in fouth and boot it.
Like I said though, less than 18psi the standard boost pipe is perfect, well unless your running a 1.7 then its a different story. The 1.7 does not like not having an I/c full stop!
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Originally Posted by Balley
Hmm i think i'l just leave mines be, it goes and runs well enough as is and to be fair i wouldnt want to lose the economy by mucking about with it :thumb:
Most of us are going to have to do all sorts of renovations if were gonna keep a Nova anyway so keep up the good work and i'l look forward to seeing your progress :d
Yes Exactly and Thank you.. As soon as I do a bit more I will add some new photos :)
Been fixing the rot on my wings, decided against buy new ones as mine are clean apart from these bits.
Bit of rot across the wing bottoms.
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Tab has broke on this one..
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Cut the first bit off and made this.
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And welded it on.
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Same for the other side..
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And welded..
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Needs grinding up now but looks good other than that! And I have saved a set of wings from being scraped :D
No bad chief, looks like your quite handy with metal ;) Just aswell with it being a nova :d
Cheers :) I need to be mate, I would of been crushed years ago if I could replace it with a better one.. seems I cant though so **** it. Let the Rebuild comme
Yeh, Im thinking its about time i learned to weld. Im going to need to at somepoint lol
To bloody right.
Ground back the welded today.
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I am going to shot blast the inside of the wing along the top edge tomorrow as there are some small rust bubbles. Then I will Zinc182 them :)
Nice wing repairs
good skills:thumb:
wing bottoms look mega, you could sell those mate lol did you butt them and weld them or over lap and weld both edges?
Sounds like a plan :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis.
The one with just the very minor repair was just butted as it didn't need any strenght, but the other side had a plate welded behind it to reinforce it.
May have to knock a set up.. Doubt they would sell though.Quote:
Originally Posted by vx kev
i'd say they would Dan, anyone with clean genuine wings, with rotten bottoms, would jump at them. then they can keep their genuine wings that fit properly, and have them minty mint too. i'd have some if i needed them lol
May make a set..
Update time, well I zinc Primed the wings the other week,
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Did a bit of preping on them,
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Finished preping my underside of the bonnet to :)
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Bought some mint Rubbers..
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Fitted 1 and a half Nova Gsi Interiors in my bedroom..
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Realised my turbo were to small...
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So bought this..
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Which now looks like this..
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Gutted my interior...
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Found a few holes so did this..
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Ouchh
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Made some new front Chassis legs...
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And helped remove this..
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Any way.. plan is to weld in the new legs into my out riggers which i made last year, then fit a new floor panel or three lol. Replace the O/s spring cup like I did with the N/s. Fit my new rear arches and sills. repair the inner arches and sills. Then a Full spray inside and out...
Engine wise will be the GT25 turbo on a Custom Manifold with a External waste gate and a screamer pipe as there is no room for the internal actuator now Lmao. Custom Inlet manifold. Port the head and reseat the valves. Custom cross member supports. Lower My intercooler. Fit My Oil cooler. and just a general tidy up..
big job then mate :), can`t wait to see manifold come together
I have been thinking a lot about the Nova recently, E.g. how long I want the car and what I want from it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dervy
I decided from now on if I find any rot its getting cut out. If I can't buy it I will make it and if its not done for PVS12 then its not done.. I want to do it right, and to the best of my ability's. I really think the car is worth it. I have a lot of fond memory's of the car and she has served me well.. I have made a few friends from her to and I think its about time it needs a Full on rebuild. That is why am doing everything I can to it. All the work done on the car I will do my self even spraying it as it means to much to me, I want to be able to say.. Yeah I Built that Car. and yeah I want it looking standard on the out side but 100% different under the bonnet. I will keep you updated on the FannyMold Sam as I know you 'Understand' my logic.
Jesus that turbo will be a bit lagtastic wont it?
Im making a exhaust mani for mine for a rhb5 turbo, i had david dixon on migweb make up the flanges so if you need the head one he should have the templates.
Can't wait to see this come together it will be insane!
The Spec is about the same as a RHB5 and I have been in Dervy's Astra with one fitted and it were fine so I should be okay. If not I will fit a T2 (bolt straight on) :)
Cheers Dan
Sounds like you know what your doing. Is your's a 1.7 or a 1.5 i cant remember now?
1.5 I plan to fit a 1.7 cdti one day though.. but i will give it a few years as I want the 125bhp one out of a Corsa D and there still a bit dear and I would need stand alone management to run it. Funds don't stretch that far at the minute!
Well impressed with the making up off and then replacing the rotten bits mate. Keep up the good work :thumb:
Astra Sportive SE CDTi motor is 150hp.Quote:
Originally Posted by Balley
Cheers Kev :)Quote:
Originally Posted by vx kev
Arn't They 1.9 Fiat engines though, the 1.7 cdti is still an old Isuzu engine as is the Honda I.CDTI engine and some Mazda 323s :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike
Major Update.. Look away if Rot scares you..
Removed door...
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Removed sill
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Removed arch
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This is where it gets interesting :) lmao
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Removed some of the inner sill.
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Plate made
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Welded
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Sill offered up :)
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More Rot
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Removed splash guard and repaired the Outrigger.
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O/S/R arch was well hidden, but after a bit of digging found this :D
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Removed a bit more arch
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Zinc primed
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my custom out rigger Outrigger :)
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New inner primed, No photos of making it as it were getting dark.. very strong tho (2mm plate) and has been but welded all round to the outrigger and the floor etc
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And how I left her for the night :)
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Dont know, they run for ever though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Balley
I am not put of by any of the rot, I love Fabricating so will be a nice challenge for me, Big thanks to cookie for helping fit the panel side of things! Dan
Yeah they are, very hard to fit I would say after looking at them lol
some nice fabrication there mate, keep it coming
Cheers should have a bit of an update tomorrow to :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dervy
To work Dan, not looking forward to finding it on mine :/
Cheers Connor, I don't think yours will be as bad as mine.. I think if mine were a petrol i would of scrapped it years ago but being a SX and a L reg, maybe the last one at that I may aswell give her another chance.. by the time am done she will be either spaced framed or running a corsa B floor and chassis lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by Connor
lol, yea if mines too bad i'd rather scrap it, as the price for a decent shell is lower than it would cost for me to get mine done and paint it, plus with me having 0 bodywork fabrication experiance, it would probably look worse than when i started it lol