Pauls Nova Turbo Rebuild

First up, thanks for all the kind comments :)

BREAKING NEWS- It moves under its own steam! I never thought I'd see the day!

Big thanks to my mates again for there help! This afternoon I loaded it up on the trailer and went across to ScottyBoys to use his ramp to put another exhaust box in to shut it up. It has worked a treat, as now the induction noise is louder than the exhaust!

So, then we loaded it back onto the trailer and took it back down to mine, Glenny kindly brought the dash down, so we fitted that and a few other bits and bobs.

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Next up is to find a set of working Mk2 6 clock dials, as the set I bought off of here are fu(ked.

Back down again tomorrow to help Tony beef up his rear mount, as I say mate, i apologise for the mess in advance its been a hectic few months, and I havent got round to tidying up yet!

Awesome, No other words.

I have a spare set or two of 6dial clocks but unsure if they are working and they prob aren't the best condition, Free to you if its any help.

Good times, the dash looks really good.

iain

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Awesome, No other words.

I have a spare set or two of 6dial clocks but unsure if they are working and they prob aren't the best condition, Free to you if its any help.

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Answer your phone tomorrow morning mate, Ill prob be up to collect them! Its come along way from when I picked it up off of you eh :d

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Good times, the dash looks really good.

iain

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Thanks mate, it was one of them DIY Frost kits, which I was a bit sceptical about at first, out of the car it looks a bit patchy, but with it in and all bolted together, Im actually quite happy with it. Its by no means perfect but considering we had never flocked anything before, and what Im building th car for im chuffed with it!

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Answer your phone tomorrow morning mate, Ill prob be up to collect them! Its come along way from when I picked it up off of you eh :d

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I'll try and be awake lol And deffo, When I last saw it, It was blue and nearly ruined by marris lol

That dash looks awesome too.

That's ok mate,mines in a mess aswell lol,see you tomorrow,be good to see the car in the flesh

I could clean it up when your welding lol

Dash looks good dude, great progess for a one leged man.

Looks awesome Paul, you've spent a lot of time on it in the last couple of weeks, well worth it:thumb:

Skateboard griptape in the footwells? Woo! lol

I like the dash, you've refitted the sides too after chopping out the vent section? Nice!

Excellent Paul, not seen this for a while now!!

Dash looks lovely

Thanks for sorting my mount out mate,was good to finally meet you,car is quality,was good to see it in the flesh

Finally got there in the end,bloody satnav lol

Oh it wasn't that messy in there, you should see my garage,that's what a mess looks like

Will have to get cracking on mine soon

Be careful on your holiday,don't get done like my mates did lol

Awesome dash paul! When's it on the road then? :)

Thanks for all the kind comments.

Its completely finished under the engine bay now, washer jets, horn, lights, fan all work, all electrics are working inside,, i need a new bulb for the rear number plate light and sort the fog light out, then thats all electrics done completely.

Fitted a new clutch cable today which is shorter than the last one so has a tidier route. The steering wheel is on, although got to come back off when it gets tracked as i want the rack to be bang in the middle, so i have even lock each way.

Got a nut and bolt check to do all over, then its off for mapping soon.

Wont be on the road for a fair while yet, more like the end of the year now unfortunately.

Was good to meet you Tony, apologise for my slow work today lol, hope your happy with it. My phone died not long after you left hence me not texting back mate.

Got to source a set of dials desperately, as mapping is fast approaching!

PS Me and Scott are going to be making a set of rosejointed tie bars and lower arms for this, and depending on how they turn out, may make a few sets if anyone will be interested?

That's ok mate was good to have a good old chin wag lol

Deffo interested in the tie bar setup Paul,let me know if you want me to pop down with the setup I have,it's off chris astley if that helps

Good to hear its pretty much there Paul!

What doesnt work on your dials???

water temp, battery gauge and oil pressure gauge

what colours that called?

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PS Me and Scott are going to be making a set of rosejointed tie bars and lower arms for this, and depending on how they turn out, may make a few sets if anyone will be interested?

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good you want them done before you bring the car to me to get set up, as the top mounts dont do alot. put mine on wheel aligner and dont give you the caster you need. i want to prove you can get big blocks to handle so will have to try a few different setting see what you get on with the best.

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That's very nice, really tidy. Can i have a pass ride? hehe

Of course mate!

Is becoming a cracking build, it's what happens when you plan though instead of chuck it together like me..lol

Sorted a few more bits out today, nearly ready for the mapping session now.

New clocks sourced this time, temp gauge works.

Put the earth on from the alternator to the engine, and that caused a problem. The car stopped turning off on the key. Had a play with it and thought that maybe it was the trickle wiring holding just enough voltage to keep the ECU on. Turned the engine on, took the key out and it was still running, took the batt. light bulb out to break the trickle wire and it turned off, So it was at fault. We put a diode in that up by the clocks and thats now sorted. (note to anyone running MBE, that this may happen)

Paul

Looking forward to seeing it out and getting a battering!

paul do you think you can get it done for total vauxhall live ?

Unfortunately im in Ibiza when TVL is on.

Sorry i never got back to you paul i lost my phone ,if you still need anything just give me a text

Yet again the Steves @ T&R done a cracking job, really cant recommend these guys enough. It all hung together and gave 191bhp@7500 and 150lb/ft torque @4500ish

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Yet again the Steves @ T&R done a cracking job, really cant recommend these guys enough. It all hung together and gave 191bhp@7500 and 150lb/ft torque @4500ish

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Thats less than a standard Civic Type R though :roll: ;)

Only messing mate, good result there and car is looking well.

Cracking result

Nice one, great figures

Paul cant be arsed to look back through the tread, whats the spec on your engine?

Good power figure, might thought you have more torque though?

So will she be at pv??

Scott

Looking very nice and purposeful mate

Thanks people, it seems to go quite well, from what i can test it on the farm.

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Paul cant be arsed to look back through the tread, whats the spec on your engine?

Good power figure, might thought you have more torque though?

So will she be at pv??

Scott

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I may be at PV but not in the sh!tbox.

Its 270 cams, qed dth tbs, big manifold, std engine (arp rod bolts)

Its 6bhp down on Ollys but 3lb/ft torque up. Je was using kent ast612 or something which i beleive are kents equivalent to piper 270.

So almost identical figures.

Is it not mot'd then, would love to hsve seen it at pv.

Well soon as im earning again ill get some cams an get mine mapped again as im only 6bhp down from yours with just my tb's (an arp's)

Nah not MOT'd yet, after my holiday now.

Totally depends which rollers youve been/go to, is yours still on the base map Scott?

No mate I got it mapped at MEK Motorsport near Cheltenham just before Combe spring action day
Check on m wip it'll b the last thing I did

Top result that for a standard engine with a set of mild cams.
Especially on "that" rolling road too.