Colins 4x4 nova project

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Originally Posted by nova_mike

rest of your kit arrive yet? that was real poor service 2 month's and only a 1/4 of the kit turns up! was the wait worth it how do the rear arch's line up? as you can never tell from pic's, look's to be pretty smart tho. A1 on all the effort and work gone in to this chap keep it up hoping to see a good result pretty soon then when you hoping to offer up the motor and see how it all looks. how is the engine refresh going you got that back together to?

regards mike

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Well where do i start. Im still waiting for the rest of the kit to arrive so no progress with the body. The fitment of the kit is ok i would say not 100% but ok. The engine will be going in the car as soon as i get it back together i just got my new pistons today so will get it all put back together tomorrow night fingers crossed anyway. I have every new gasket and bearing for it sitting waiting for it so i cant see that being a problem. With any luck the engine and box will be in this time next week:D Wont get anything done over the weekend tho as im of to peterborough for a car show all weekend that will be good but does mean no progress:wtf:

Small update

Started to put the engine back together Some pics
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...0052008364.jpg
Here you can just make out the wire rings in the block
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...52008365-1.jpg
And the ported and polished inlet manifold
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...1052008368.jpg
New turbo :D
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...0052008367.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...1052008369.jpg
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...1052008370.jpg

looking good :thumb:

glad to see the pics back looking awsome hope i get to this this in person
quality work

love the build mate, this is going to be one awesome weapon...

one thing, i just want to make sure. i am seeing things and the area circled is just a bit of the old gasket or maybe a hair lol. just looks so much like a crack in that pic ?
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i9...52008365-1.jpg

Beasty...

Whats the crack with having it ready for PVS? It'll be the only time I'll probably get to see it :(


I saw that "line" on the pic as well, hope its not a crack! Are you going to run a screamer pipe from the external wastegate?

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Originally Posted by ck

love the build mate, this is going to be one awesome weapon...

one thing, i just want to make sure. i am seeing things and the area circled is just a bit of the old gasket or maybe a hair lol. just looks so much like a crack in that pic ?
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i9...52008365-1.jpg

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Yes i did see that there was a couple of them it was just a bit of s**t you can see another bit just under the threaded hole for the head bolt. it was all gone once the block face was cleaned

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Originally Posted by chimp007_uk

Beasty...

Whats the crack with having it ready for PVS? It'll be the only time I'll probably get to see it :(


I saw that "line" on the pic as well, hope its not a crack! Are you going to run a screamer pipe from the external wastegate?

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Yes it will have a sreamer pipe on it:p :p . Not sure about PV not decided if i will be going or not or if the car will be ready

Get it done...!!! Pretty please :p

Wastegate is fitted wrong.