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Originally Posted by Nova-nation
yes it is :d and thanks mate
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Originally Posted by Nova-nation
yes it is :d and thanks mate
getting a sinking feeling at the Pitt of my stomach looking at these parts, wish i had taken the engine apart my self that way i might have half a clue of how to put it back together :(
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps1e24cc74.jpg
bores (might need to be re-honed)
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps33efe65c.jpg
x2 heads
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...psfbf9d235.jpg
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...psd1c51910.jpg
would have taken some more photos but decided to leave it for now, give everything a good clean and sort it all out tomorrow
getting a full working built up engine this Saturday for the handsome price of 270 quid
so the one in pieces will be fully rebuilt over the up coming year
new rings and bearings etc
ARP bolts thru out
re hone block
re grind crank
balance bottom end
port and polished head
288* cams and adjustable pulleys
motorbike carbs
lightweight flywheel (rolling road tuned)
f16 c/r gearbox (uprated clutch)
hopefully that should see something near 180 hp and from what Ive read that makes a very very fast nova :)
i done some painting and rust removal again today :d
servo had some surface rust on it
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps63dd1093.jpg
wire wheeled and rust treatment stuff doing its job
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...psa6ab0fb4.jpg
dried off and ready for some paint
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps089dc595.jpg
bought this as i was sick of getting finger cramp lol
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps27c84aef.jpg
primer
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps9e3501d5.jpg
painted, I'm happy with how it turned out
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps6d386a83.jpg
also these bad boys arrived today
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps7dc72dbf.jpg
fitted
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps3c5fba54.jpg
so thats some more odds and ends tied up :d
Ah the old familiar overspray on the arm scenario . Been there many many times lol! It's coming on really well!
cheers mate, ive got some white spirt somewhere so hopefully the paint comes off lol
I usually spray my fingers and it looks like nail varnish lol
i carried on spraying the end of my trigger finger when doing the engine bay :tard:, was getting serious cramp in it aswell, the kind of feeling you get when you write stuff down for to long lol
i cant wait for everything to be all clean and painted ready for assembly, never worked on a clean car before normally contending with rusty bolts and years and years of grime and nastiness :O
Been asked why I've painted my nails black sooo many times!Quote:
Originally Posted by brainsnova
Also more recently yellow, lots of yellow lol
Looks to be coming on well pal, welds look good to!
re the engine, talk to iaiaian about how to rebuild an engine. he did a fine job of his xe. its all about measuring & being patient...
thats the reason im buying a diffrent engine tomorow, that way im in no rush to get it all bolted back together and in the engine bayQuote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
TWIN ENGINE FIESTA
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps3aab0c05.jpg
later coil pack engine
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps8b32d906.jpg
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps2ea20275.jpg
then i had to man handle the fooking engine up this slope, luckily I'm such a big strong boy (:roll:)
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps40c7485d.jpg
so is that engine in yet ;)
engine bay still aint welded mate, also im waiting on some conversion mounts as mine are long gone and looking at my bank account i cant even afford some oil and plugs for it so its not in no! lol
really need to chase up money im owed.
tj, wanna make some coin??? do you or one of your mates at work move old style gas meters for folding cash???
this is obviously a joke so don't even think of pm'ing me with a response.....;)
not mate its not worth my job!! sorry lol
Don't look at my latest WIP update then lolQuote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
Nice job, got all the ancilliaries etc with it to make the job easier?
If you wanna run it on carbs PM me a price on the coilpack setup lol
iain, thats not a fault of your build...that's components reaching the end of their life...
as my brother says, if you've never bust anything, then you've never done anything
yer mate got everything apart from the gear box, but ive got a f20 box in the shed :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain
can some one help me out what fuel tank is this :confused:
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...t/SAM_0888.jpg
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...t/SAM_0889.jpg
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...t/SAM_0890.jpg
was giving the worst of the rust a good going ovder with a wire brush and the found this
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...t/SAM_0893.jpg
its the only hole on the tank and as i like top restore rather then replace everything how could i go about fixing this?
im thinking of having the tank powder coated, so if it went off to sand blasting, could i use a chemical metal before the powder coating stage
also gave these a good wire brush ready for paint
http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/r...t/SAM_0887.jpg
not the biggest best'est ever update but, mehhh
A gte/gsi type efi tank according to Mowgli the same as I have but a lot more rusty.
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthr...ank&highlight=
Tank is scrap unless you weld it.
Weld a fuel tank!! Good luck with that! Not something i'd fancy doing, chemical metal if you trust it TJQuote:
Originally Posted by Andy
Aslong as the fuel is drained out its alright.
dont know if its going to be a waist of money having it sandblasted, it looks worse then it really is now Ive wire wheeled it back
might just do it and try and weld a plate over the hole, either way its practice i guess :tard:
I would not weld it they can go BANG! try brazing it ( I hope the spelling is correct)
there is no fuel init and hasnt been in years and years, was watching wheeler dealers and they were using steam to make sure there was no vapor left in there might be worth a go lol
It's not the petrol that's the problem it's the fumes from the petrol which are in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy
Well im not on about tipping it out then going,yep,that'll do then striking up the welder am i:roll:
Just saying if you make sure the fumes are absolutely gone then its perfectly safe to do so.
Try Nottingham radiators. They pressure tested mine to make sure there was no holes or weak spots, and brazed up a hole. Also came back painted in a stone guard black paint. Wasn't to expensive either
http://www.coolexperts.co.uk/
cheer ian (with the right amount of i's)
will give them a buzz after payday :thumb:
It's OK Andy, but we must be a bit careful with TJ he is a bit accident prone. lol
fcuk you.Quote:
Originally Posted by phunkynova
lol
:thumb:
Fill the tank with water and weld, or even petrol, remember its the fumes that are flammable. Water would be your best best though :)
or use petrol patch, amazing stuff :)
petrol patch never heard of it, is it a permanent fix mate?
no, its a bodge, but it can work for a good while.
you can get new replacement gte tanks.....
follow the linky........ [click]
there aren't many left, but these people might be able to get more.
hmm i dont want to bodge it would like to do it and forget about it
in that case, look at my editted post.......