The Counts 1.7 TD GSI nova

28 spline ffs ive just checked...the car was on a J plate 1992.

Looks like its big block shafts and hubs then lol

What gearbox you going to use then ?

J i think i still have some 22 spline shafts...

So my alarm goes off at 8am I open my eyes and I felt really positive about what i had got to do today thats until i look out the window and its was pi$$ing it down how annoying!

I pace around for a bit in frustration and prayed it would stop whilst thinking of all the jobs i couldn't do in the rain (welders and rain don't mix
), once i had eaten breakfast the rain had eased off some so out side it was.

Rain

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A couple of pics of the eps from Edd cheers bud

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As rain was still a threat i decided to strip the suspension down as for some unknown reason i took it off the car in one

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Some spannering later, ready to be cleaned

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The weather was on the change for the better

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out came the welder but it was short live, I had enough time to do a bit of repair work befor i got wet.

The o/s inner wing were the boost pipe used to run needed some attention, but first i had to repair the repair section lol

Repair section

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Grot

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The boost pipe hole to be filled

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A bit like this

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I cut the grot out and marked out a new section to go it

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And welded her home - not the best job but it will do as it had started to spit by now

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Cleaned it up all ready to be welded in next week

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And cut out some more rust to be replaced

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I also cut this small section out of the new td chassis leg so i could get at the second skin when welding it in

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I will weld the cut out back in

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It was now raining heavily so back inside it was and on with stripping the engine

The old inlet

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Cavalier heater hoses and engine loom off

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Inlet off

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Marked up the injector pipes to save later confusion and removed them

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Leak off pipes off and injectors out

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Along with the oil cooler

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Then i boxed a selection of bits up ready to be cleaned at work - job done for today

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Originally Posted by Benn

J i think i still have some 22 spline shafts...

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Cheers mate i will keep that in mind, i'm not sure what i'm going to use yet. The 22 spline stuff might get destroyed by diesel torque thats if the gear box doesn't die first :d

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Originally Posted by comptoncj

What gearbox you going to use then ?

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F18 to start with as i already have two unless anyone has any better suggestions?

some awesome progress.

keep at it :)

i think diesel is the new petrol

Good to see you pulling your finger out for a change! ;)

x

Well done for the fast work am impressed

Cheers chaps

Did you get my txt?

Few bits done at lunch/after work today

Here it what needed cleaning (its all i could get my hands on to bring back with me but its a start)

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It all went in the degreaser

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Then the hot wash - slightly at capacity

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Once i'd dried everything off there were a few bits that i didn't want to blast, they had come up well anyway

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Then the rest of it went in the blaster

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Whilst that was doing i taped up the injector pipes

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And gave them a clean

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The leak off pipe got the same treatment

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The rack washed up quite well too as it was proper grubby - I still need to finish this properly

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The track rod ends were still seized though lol so out came the gas

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And a quick wrestle later

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By that time the bits in the blaster were just about done

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Some bits that are awkward shapes need a little longer or finishing in the coarse hand shot.

I cant decide whether to machine this down or not as i only need to run one belt

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The plastics washed well

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A couple of bits in primer too, but the rest is still to do :thumb:

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Originally Posted by Benn

Did you get my txt?

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Yes mate sorry been rather busy - were are those bits from?? FAI?

So handy having access to a shot blaster, amazing how well it cleans things up!

That's cool, they a re Payne stuff.

looking good chap

Is it an auto blaster or summat? You leave parts to blast..

Can't believe how well all those parts have come up, they look almost new

lovely and shiny, just how I like em'

Good work so far mate

Its going to be to clean for an oil burner!!

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Originally Posted by craig green

Is it an auto blaster or summat? You leave parts to blast..

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The large blaster is auto as such, in that you set the timer and it gets on with it but we also have a coarse hand shot blaster and a fine hand shot blaster both of which are completely manual :thumb:

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Originally Posted by novacabrio

Its going to be to clean for an oil burner!!

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Were did you chirp up from lol

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Originally Posted by bmw156

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That's two bolts in either side not one bent one

Edit... i see what you did there

if only u can clean the missus eh, stick her in the blaster lol

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Originally Posted by peester

if only u can clean the missus eh, stick her in the blaster lol

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i like em dirty :d

my brother is very keen to see what you do about the turbo. he has done the usual N/A inlet, front mount and up'd the ful and boost to 24 psi so needs a next step

Any pics of said vehicle burgo? What box and clutch is he on?

Turbo details to follow in the near future as i've already started working on it but i'm not quite finished yet - and there are a couple of options :)

Great work, most interesting thread of the year so far!

Should be very well done going by the XE Saloon and the 3dr track weapon

Evening all here is a small update on my progress in preparation for the long weekend - enjoy :thumb:.

The last of the bits out of the blaster needed blowing out and tapping

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The lower arms had some hard to get areas so i had to use the coarse hand blaster to sort them out

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blasting in progress

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Then i finished all the nuts and bolts by hand in the fine hand shot

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And put them in a bag with some lite grease to stop them from rusting in the mean time

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The engine mount got the same treatment - it came out looking brand new

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Then i primed up all the other bits

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Started to get some colour on them

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All done thank fook!

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Originally Posted by krobinson

Great work, most interesting thread of the year so far!

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Should be very well done going by the XE Saloon and the 3dr track weapon

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Cheers Chaps :d

Good work dude, get my cv joint price txt.

Just sat and read this mate. Can't believe I hadn't seen it before.

Awesome work as usual, and great to see CG's shell being given a new lease of life after how much graft he put into saving it!

You have some handy toys to play with. lol :thumb:

Thanks boys

Benn - yer i did i'm waiting for my shafts from Let nova to turn up before i know which ones i actually need then i will let you know

L14MNP - the toys are very handy indeed

So will you be offering mail order cleaning service then for my rebuild parts! Looking good, get plenty pics of the epas being fitted as ive got the gear here to do mine!

If you want bits cleaned then i work for Lolly pops ;) lol

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Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot

Any pics of said vehicle burgo? What box and clutch is he on?

Turbo details to follow in the near future as i've already started working on it but i'm not quite finished yet - and there are a couple of options :)

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as far as im aware hes on standard clutch and box still. he is dyno'ing it this weekend so will see what its putting out :d

ebay special intercooler :D

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N/A inlet and original crap intercooler lol

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he has a trooper turbo which he was going to try but gonna wait and see what you do first. for now hes gonna get another head which i can work me magic on :d

Thanks for those burgo i will be interested to find out what power he makes, i would like to see the 120bhp mark but we will see lol

I'm also after trying something different with the clutch and flywheel - do you have any idea which fly baxter used on his td?

baxter used the 1.5td one i believe so he could keep the small block shafts and hubs.

I asked my brother about his clutch aswell and his is standard but apparently when thrashing it it does slip. so i can see you having issues. only thing i can think is measure the friction plate and then get an uprated petrol one thats a similar size

The clutch on my astra slipped a bit too, it wasnt exactly brand new though.