Iain's 20XE Trackday Nova

Brake dust washes off...

its a track car, its going to be hammered till it explodes, who cares about a bit of dirt lol

I will polish it between each track session.

:confused::roll:

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Originally Posted by General Baxter

its a track car, its going to be hammered till it explodes, who cares about a bit of dirt lol

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I can tell you haven't met Ian.

whos ian?

lol looking good, shouldnt take long for the oil pressure to build up.

Nova Ian maybe? Not sure what he has to do with anything lol

See here for oil pressure woes: http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=161494

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Originally Posted by Iain

Nova Ian maybe? Not sure what he has to do with anything lol

See here for oil pressure woes: http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=161494

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Thanks! lol

Looking good Iain, I think White for the wheels too :) have you got some Tyres yet?

PINK wheels FTW

I would spray them red

No tyres yet Ian, probably just lob some 195/50R15 T1Rs on, cheapy cheap.

I'm thinking red too Mieran.

Id leave the wheels white tbh.

Another vote of white here Lemon, and on the oil pressure light bit, i didnt think it went out on cranking, i thought it only went out once fired up?

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Originally Posted by Spudly

Another vote of white here Lemon, and on the oil pressure light bit, i didnt think it went out on cranking, i thought it only went out once fired up?

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I think your right spud but whats worrying is that he thinks theres no oil getting to the top???

Spud - With a new build, Its a very good idea to pump oil around the engine before starting it, Once its had that once its fine to fire up. Most cars wont get oil pressure until they have been running for a second or two, so you wouldnt normally see the light go out before its started.

Oh i understand about running the engine on the starter to fluids round ya plum lol

Well the only way to know its got oil in the right places is to wait for the light to go out :P And you dont want to start it and run it with no oil anywhere.

So in which case id probably not quite fill the sump up to the max and say bung half a litre down it just before cranking for the first time, that way you know you have oil going down the galleries as its being cranked:p



Its probably not that simple but makes sense in my little head lol

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Originally Posted by AlexW

Well the only way to know its got oil in the right places is to wait for the light to go out :P And you dont want to start it and run it with no oil anywhere.

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Actually every oil channel in the engine can be blocked and that'd only make the light go out quicker, only way to find out it has oil in the right places is to look.

Also, just start the thing lol Oil lights are set miles too high anyway, only has any meaning at all if it comes on at high RPM and stays on, which can also be noticed by the characteristic bang lol

If you're that worried that it's gone back together wrong take the cam cover off, if it's covered in oil start it.

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Originally Posted by Spudly

So in which case id probably not quite fill the sump up to the max and say bung half a litre down it just before cranking for the first time, that way you know you have oil going down the galleries as its being cranked:p



Its probably not that simple but makes sense in my little head lol

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Meaning you have plenty of oil in the drain galleries but none in the bearings where it counts, tbh though that's what assembly lube is for.

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Originally Posted by Iain

probably just lob some 195/50R15 T1Rs on,

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What you going off road with it?

They're way cheaper than the 45 profiles and I have looooaaaads of arch clearance to enjoy!

Is she running yet then??

No I'm having a day off while I ponder the oil issues :p

Gay!

Just fire it up lol

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Originally Posted by draper

Just fire it up lol

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agree thats what i did all was fine

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Originally Posted by Iain

They're way cheaper than the 45 profiles and I have looooaaaads of arch clearance to enjoy!

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kuhmo ku31s are 37 each in 45 profile :thumb:

thats what I'm buying for my Nova

Royal Blue wheels!

The oil light should go off before firing it up really Iain

white gets my vote

Another vote of white on the wheels from me Lemon:thumb:



Btw went out and checked with my XE cav earlier, its got a fuel cutoff switch and with it turned off the oil light will not go out on cranking, switch the fuel on and it stays lit until the engine catches and fires up then its out straight away:thumb:

White car. White wheels job done, aslong as they match, ie like you said the wheels are to bright for the car.
Just start it for a min or so and if the light stays on then turn it off lol

iain

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Originally Posted by Spudly

Btw went out and checked with my XE cav earlier, its got a fuel cutoff switch and with it turned off the oil light will not go out on cranking, switch the fuel on and it stays lit until the engine catches and fires up then its out straight away:thumb:

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Irreverent, Your be turning it over for a good 60secs before the light goes out, Most people, including you prob gave up.

Iain has it sorted now anyway.

I gave up on it on my let after 2 mins. Started it and the light went out right away.

Hmm interesting Spudly, not sure why your light didn't go out.

I found this post on MIG which looked quite interesting, talking about some sort of air lock in the pump:
http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/engin...ml#post3771605

So I attached some spare plastic fuel pipe to my oil can:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/207.JPG

Whipped the bolt out:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/208.JPG

Stuck it up there and pumped some oil in. Then cranked it by hand a few times and repeated the process until oil was dribbling out of the hole:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/209.JPG

Cranked it on the starter and the oil light went out after about 20 seconds, result! And here's a video of the first ever start-up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIKNqDWcPls

Oil has reached the top end now anyway, its nice and oily when you look down the filler cap hole. I just need to plumb in the cooling system and replace a leaky fuel hose (feed to fuel rail) and I can run it up to temperature.

Carriers, calipers and braided brake lines connected up, standard (rusty lol) discs and Mintex 1144 pads in ATE 256mm calipers:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/210.JPG

Armed with my shiny new +10bhp exhaust rubbers:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/211.JPG

I started fitting the exhaust:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/212.JPG

But it's never going to fit as this kink (to avoid the shifter) hits the tunnel, d'oh! Looks like I'll have to chop it up after all, might fit an extra box to quieten it down and straighten it up:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2a/213.JPG

Glad you finally sorted it lemon bet that was a relief when she fired:thumb:


You look like a proper charver in that vid you little hoodie:p

I think you meant 'irrelevant' mr Alex and although i didnt leave it turning over for a minute it was a fair while, was always told not to leave a car turning over on the starter too long anyways as it can damage the start solenoid and other such stuffs, but i see what you mean as it should in theory gradually build up enough pressure to put the light out after a while!

Good to finally have it running, Just need to sort it all and run it up to temp for the first time!

Spud, A starter is cheaper than a engine rebuild.

lol at all the fannying with oil etc but then not having any coolant or an exhaust lol

Bet your made up now aint you Iain?

Quiet Andy lol Coolant and exhaust aren't fatal to engine internals

Yep it's some good progress so pretty chuffed :d

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Originally Posted by AlexW

Spud, A starter is cheaper than a engine rebuild.

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I know you plum but im on about mine, i didnt leave it cranking for three hours cos i dont wanna burn my starter out:p