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15-07-08, 06:36 PM
Mike

Tractor suspension eh what Ad lol

What you doing with your old front shocks cheif?
15-07-08, 06:54 PM
Adam

Quote:

Originally Posted by peester

Im kinda in a similar predicament; my front coilover springs are 8" i think; but they are too small/ bearly seem to compress when ride height wound all the way down. Could be this that is giving me the harsh ride.. i dunno.
I thought to try bigger ones but then i may be in your boat with parties in the arches, with the coilover wound right down.. hmm.

Yeah mate, id put money on the fact that yours are sitting on the bump stops(hence youve got no suspension movement=bumpy ride lol)
But yours is SLAMMED compared to how mine sits, yet my springs are only an inch longer than yours.... Unless your bodies wind down further than AVOs
Had a look at mine earlier on, and id guestimate my shocks can come down at least another 2-3inches before bottoming out. So shorter springs will sort mine.
Going order them from Rally Design in a bit, but cant decide on 7" length, or 6" (probably going for the same 250 poundage rate as it feels fine)

Mike-Probably keeping them TBH, never know when they might come in handy.
15-07-08, 06:55 PM
Mike

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam

Mike-Probably keeping them TBH, never know when they might come in handy.

@rse, im after some front ones :( not fancy a swap for mine and cash your way lol (even though mine have only done 6k miles)
15-07-08, 06:58 PM
Adam

What do you have?
15-07-08, 06:59 PM
Mike

40mm Jamex front struts that are pratically new. I can even remove the springs for you?
15-07-08, 07:08 PM
Adam

If i decide i dont need them mate, i'll let you know :)

Going hang onto them for the minute.
15-07-08, 07:12 PM
Mike

Ok chap :D
15-07-08, 07:56 PM
CorsaBBoomer

Quote:

Originally Posted by NovaLad

i need a left euro!!

Twin fog FTW!

If anyone wants some, ive got them :D

Adam, good going m8 :thumb:
17-07-08, 05:41 PM
Adam

Cheers mate.

All ready for Donny now, booked tomorrow off work so will fit the camera mount etc ready :)
Also might cut some air holes in my std mk2 front bumper, to make the car look more hard core:cool: lol

I hope it dont rain :(
17-07-08, 05:45 PM
General Baxter

adam wind them fully up, and take a photo, want to put my troll to shame lol
17-07-08, 05:48 PM
Adam

lol

no :p

Will be looking at the sky through the windscreen lol
19-07-08, 07:26 PM
Adam

Right, did Donington yesterday, and to make it look a bit more hard core, i found my hole saw and std mk2 bumper, and the result = :cool:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1061Medium.jpg

Car went superb throughout the track day, must of been out on track for about 2 hours in total, and never missed a beat.
Had a few people asking about what engine/brakes i was running too :D
In Car Vids:
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...28356913847846
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...73531460999085

Also at Donny i picked up some 7" 250lb coilover springs off Nathan(cheers mate)
So set out fitting them today.
Coilover removed and in bits(again)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1058Medium.jpg

Old spring left, new right
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1059Medium.jpg

Refitted the strut, and the ride height is now just what i want.
This is with the spring platform wound up to about 1-2" off the bottom
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1067Medium.jpg

Compared to the old springs fully down
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1057Medium.jpg

So im well pleased with that result, can go lower but i want to keep some damper travel, so i'll leave them at that.
The shorter springs also means i no longer need wheel spacers :cool:

Thats all for now.
17-08-08, 07:02 PM
Adam

Quick update.
If youve not seen, i picked up a xe the other week.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1088Medium.jpg

So have been stripping that down this weekend ready for rebuild.
All de-greased/cleaned, and up on stand
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1105Medium.jpg

Cam cover off, ready to undo headbolts
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1107Medium.jpg

Head off, and we have 4 pistons which is cool :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1108Medium.jpg

Head looks ok, running a bit on the rich side though
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1114Medium.jpg

Thats all for now, will be ordering new gaskets/cambelt etc etc this week.
Valves will be coming out for re-lapping,and i will probably do a quick smoothing job on the ports whilst there out.
17-08-08, 07:11 PM
peester

woo woot ; going well :-)

still a shame with the c20xe - the baby 1.6 doing you so proud at the mo.
Just messin...
17-08-08, 07:29 PM
Adam

lol
Saying that, the 1600 will probably die tomorrow now lol
17-08-08, 07:44 PM
nova258

bigest engines bigest power . whell done my frand
17-08-08, 08:24 PM
nova258

i am tuning a x20xev to work wit turbo , what pistins do i nead?
17-08-08, 08:55 PM
Riggy

good progress ad lad , give us a hand if you need a lift fitting XE :thumb:
18-08-08, 08:16 PM
Adam

Cheers Carl :)
18-08-08, 08:26 PM
kevster

wow not been around much lately , going big block what brought this on adz ?
18-08-08, 08:31 PM
Adam

After doing some track action, realised i wanted more power, to improve the 1600 further would cost £500+, so bought a xe lol
Ive got a sbd type A exhaust manifold to fit it,and my 2.25" system, so hopefully the xe should make around 160hp, and a lot more torque than the 1600 :)
18-08-08, 08:40 PM
kevster

a had a btb on my white nova xe i lost power useing it .
i was told there only any good with t/b .
how much of this is true i dont know :(
i think there very much alike i may be wrong
18-08-08, 08:55 PM
Ash

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevster

wow not been around much lately , going big block what brought this on adz ?

He hit his head a bit hard the other day and hasn't been right since :p 'just messing (ish)
You'll be back soon enough lol

No should be a bit more fun I 'posse, everyone else gets good results with them.
18-08-08, 09:24 PM
Adam

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevster

a had a btb on my white nova xe i lost power useing it .
i was told there only any good with t/b .
how much of this is true i dont know :(
i think there very much alike i may be wrong

The Type A manifiold is designed for the std engine, and for "fast road" use.
Its the massive type C manifold thats designed to be used with bodies/carbs, and wouldn't work too well on a std xe :)

Ash-Dont worry, you'll be next to go BB ;) lol
18-08-08, 09:37 PM
Benn

Have you got the bolts dude?
18-08-08, 09:46 PM
Sturge

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevster

a had a btb on my white nova xe i lost power useing it .
i was told there only any good with t/b .
how much of this is true i dont know :(
i think there very much alike i may be wrong

It's BTB that supply SBD but the designs are different. The normal BTB one is a motorsport manifold, the primaries are way too big for a fairly standard xe
19-08-08, 03:49 PM
Adam

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benn

Have you got the bolts dude?

Nope :(
When did you send them??
20-08-08, 04:14 PM
SRlew

looking good still ad!
see youv gone the xe route aswell now then lol
whens this going in?
20-08-08, 05:37 PM
Adam

Heyup Lew, good to see you still about on here.

No idea when its going in tbh, got some bits to buy, and the engine to build back up. And then will probably need book a few days/a week off work to fit the engine.
Hopefully as soon as i can get time off work, and as soon as the engines built back up
20-08-08, 06:41 PM
Benn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam

Nope :(
When did you send them??

Over a week ago, will post another set.
20-08-08, 06:45 PM
Adam

Strange where they've got to.
Deffo got the right addy?
20-08-08, 11:14 PM
craig green

When's the valver going in Ad?
21-08-08, 12:28 AM
TheStig

One of the coolest looking novas so subtle...

Good choice of engine :cool:
21-08-08, 03:04 PM
craig green

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheStig

Good choice of engine :cool:

lol
21-08-08, 03:45 PM
Adam

Quote:

Originally Posted by craig green

When's the valver going in Ad?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam

No idea when its going in tbh, got some bits to buy, and the engine to build back up. And then will probably need book a few days/a week off work to fit the engine.
Hopefully as soon as i can get time off work, and as soon as the engines built back up

;)

Got a few things planned for the engine already.
Just want it in, and running before i put the plans into action. :)

Cheers TheStig :)
31-08-08, 01:42 PM
Adam

Quick update.
Been a bit busy so engine build has been on hold, may crack on with that this afternoon though.
Did the breather mod on the cam cover:
Before(holes been previously drilled, but i decided do it the way sbd say do it)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1118Medium.jpg
After(just the corner of the plate left)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1122Medium.jpg

Also finally got my gsi skirts painted/fitted, used the proper clips, quite easy to fit :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1130Medium.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1131Medium.jpg

All for now.
31-08-08, 02:52 PM
Rick Draper

Adam u ar gay! I loved this car, was a fantastic run around.
31-08-08, 02:56 PM
Adam

lol lol
31-08-08, 03:42 PM
Riggy

lol looking good ad
31-08-08, 03:46 PM
Dave.

looks miles better with no wheel badges ad

skirts finish it off micely :thumb:

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