1.6 16v Nova

i love the bonnet too nice touch first dibs if it comes up for sale lol

Inlet manifold was a ebay special. It was built by a company called velos motorsport who closed in 2004. I just had it bead blasted and powdercoated. hopfully add a few extra ponys.

after a quick glance over the inlet.

What are you going to be doing about all the vacums?

There are take offs under the inlet for 2 vacums (threaded holes) still not familiar with the C16xe so not sure what vacum's they have. I take it one for the servo. (the x16xe runs a map sensor which im sure the C16XE doesn't as it runs an air flow meter) can anyone shed any light on this?

Stripped the inside out this weekend and started to make some plates for welding. Some places have really gone and some places that should have haven't. Notice the yellow balls everywhere someones had a bb gun in the car also the mrs found some fruity flavour jonnys under the carpets, best before jan 2000 lol

Progress has stopped again now as there has been a major gas leak under the house and transco currently are digging the garage floor up!

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Bits all removed, now a big hole here :tard: just cant seem to get started proper on this project.

Anyways as you can see the boot floor is pretty nackerd.

Will report back later in week/weekend
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Very nice :)

Small update again. Got the car up on a spit now. Removing the underseal and cutting the rear floor out where it has gone and the rear inner arches. Also about a foot of the back chasis legs have gone on the N/S and about 7" on the Off side. Its soo much easier working around with this though! Need someone good at welding now lol.

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Well old exhaust removed, fuel tank and rear beam. Started to remove the underseal with the heat gun and a scraper!

Started to make some plates up for the rear arches as they have gone on the inner arches/boot floor. also the N/S chasis leg about a foot has gone so cutting that out and making up some new chasis leg to weld in. The o/s one is ok turned out to be patchy underseal and surface rust which is good!

Anyways some new goodies arrived this week.

Magnex exhaust bought off here.

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and a full poly bush kit to freshen up the suspension.

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Hoping to start welding the rear end up this weekend then things should hopefully start coming together as the Mrs can't wait to get out in it!

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But more done. Sort of got all the N/S underside ready to be welded up this weekend but not having luck finding anyone to do it. I have friends who can weld but getting hold of them to do it is like finding hens teeth.

So if anyones free to give me a hand as i have never done any welding before but have the mig and gas etc would be much appreciated!!

Well seeing as a friend let me down this weekend again with the welding i set out to have ago myself. Its not great but for a first try i don't think its too bad!!!
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