car is looking nice dude
seems like you have done a lot of hard work on it lol
im sure it feels worth it
whats next on the agenda?
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car is looking nice dude
seems like you have done a lot of hard work on it lol
im sure it feels worth it
whats next on the agenda?
Sure was mate, nearly texted you a pic I took at a beach carpark in the Bristol Channel, but was low on credit so thought twice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy_L
Thankyou. As for the agenda. There is lots of stuff to sort, mainly suspension & handling issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by bmw156
The car feels very vague partly due to the rear being much stiffer & lower than the front I think. Too much of a difference in spring rates?
Engine also struggles to idle at times, generally I can live with it but sometimes it'll stall at junctions.
I had the tracking done on Saturday morning & the torque steer & lack of traction from Friday night is greatly improved but hopefully if I bring the front end down to match the rear ride height, that will improve.
My main issue though is with the fuel filler neck. I can't seem to refill the tank, the filler neck fills up with fuel & is slow to drain off into the tank. My 1st Nova suffered with this but as I had the whole tank & filler assembly off & I refitted the anti syphon device I believe it to be OK. Clearly not though. I have tried poking the ball in the tank filler hole but its not helped.
Still lots to play around with.
I've lost the glovebox from the dashboard so the interior looks awfull.
Great to see/hear its out and about Craig, well done matey :)
How come you did not lower the front down then take it for tracking? Just means you have got to pay for the same job twice now.Quote:
Originally Posted by craig green
Also if you poke that ball into the tank you might then suffer with fuel spilling down the side of your car as it acts as a device to stop fuel going back up the filler neck.
I think Craig has coilovers on the back but non-adjustable shocks and springs on the front.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick Draper
:cry::cry:lol:thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Craig green
Pretty sure I havent poked the ball into the tank. I just tried to dislodge it with a length of battery cable
As the king of chucking money at Novas Rick, I wouldnt have thought you would flinch at £10 for tracking. The guys will be blagged into checking it again for me FOC anyway as I'll say its not right.
I couldnt get away from the lad at the tyre place, he was amazed how clean it was & taking pics of the underneath on his phone.
Most places offer free tracking re check after 500miles etc.
Do you have a spi speed sender wired up to the ecu Craig?
As for the filling problem, are all the breathers clear and not blocked(especially the one on the filler neck)
Adam yeah I do, though I might re-check the wires. Remind me what it should be or rather what wire goes to the ECU/speed pickup.
The breather pipe on the filler neck is some brand new braided GM fuel hose, so kinks aside it wont be blocked & I certainly would have left it long enough not to be taught or kinked. Another thing to check.......
The sender should have a red/blue that goes to the ecu(you may not have this connected as youve used a gsi engine loom plug?)
And it has a ignition live and earth
What colour wire on the ECU does the red/blue go to do you reckon?Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
I can breathe a sigh of relief. I found my glovebox this week. I thought I looked everywhere & I couldnt find it, but it turned out I'd left it at my parents house whilst doing some MOT prep back in June.
A quick interior shot. I need to fit the passenger side speaker pod back in. A job for this weekend.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...Siinterior.jpg
Glad to hear you've nearly got it how you want it, any other exterior pics?
looks very nice:thumb: whats the guage in the drivers side speaker cover?
its his boost gauge from when it was a 1.6t
Your not leaving it there?
Interior looks tidy.
It goes to a red/blue at the ecu end.
Thats probably your problem, because youve used the nova gsi wiring plug, which has no wire for a speed sender... So you cant find the wire
Where you cut off the corsa's 9pin black plug, the wire will be there for the speed sender.
Just an update with pics. She's been out in public!
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...rogress014.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...rogress019.jpg
I'm hoping to get the fr ride height slammed over the next couple weeks & to get some polybushes in the rear beam. These GM ones I've fitted feel like Blu tac.
Looks awsome mate :)
Good work Craig, looks good back on the road :)
Looking cool. Good to see it out at last.
Get a nice looking rear wiper on there :)
bout time craig , looks mint , how was it to drive again then ?
Once agina, im put to shame! lol
Good to see your all sorted and back on the road again Craig, looks really good mate.
Scott
Thanks boys, all the encouragement & advice over the last 2 years has been appreciated.
It's a dog to drive & takes some getting used to.
Rear wiper will be replaced with something 'top secret' soon.
I doubt it will get much more use over the winter, but if its dry she can come out to play. I've covered just over 200 miles now with only 1 minor breakdown (pas fuse popped).
Whole list of jobs to sort is growing, so something to get my teeth into over the winter. I've also got hold of some new wheels, watch this space.
lookng good mate, well done
Well done Craig, great to finally see it out and about.
Whys it a dog to drive?
Nice to see it out and about again, how does the baby XE compare to the 1.6T??
Gimme the 1.6T anyday. Quicker in any situation, waaaaay more torque & nowhere near as anti social as this. :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by amggsi
Oi! when did you turbo this beast? Where's the WIP??? lol
Am I right in thinking this is now a 16xe with a turbo mmmmm :roll: :D tips, helps and share your build on this secret marvel lol
Your right NBCQuote:
Originally Posted by NOVABIKECARBED
Craig?
He has kept it a bit quite hasnt he? Saw the pics on mig the other day an had no idea what he's been up to. Good work craig, any idea on power yet?
Yes he kept it quiet, yes its a turbo'd C16xe thats running very very well ;)
aye, good job. we need cg to keep that small block turbo flag flyin'.
I recognised the engine, was for sale on here n mig a while back (bit after i bought my nova im apr' 07) i kinda hoped it would end up in a nova
Good times, craig's avoiding the subject :P:P
I bet he has been reading the comments with a great big grin on his face lol
That or he has a big hole in one or all of his pistons!lolQuote:
Originally Posted by BIGS
LOL.
Its not secret, I was just hoping to have a bit more impact at the shows rather than everyone know whats inside before they see it.
Sadly the 2 shows I've been to so far have been wet. Not ideal but hey ho.