Nova 1.0l Project

Well ive finally done it... ive bought an engine!!! Well more of a full car but im only interested in the heart

Here she is, F190 OUU if some of you remember her? Nova GTE with a STUPID amount of history

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Now some of you may be thingking "WHY the hell are you breaking this?!?!" well heres why

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Rear end smash at 50mph while the Nova was stationary, the previous owner was absoloutley gutted

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Now for the engine... a C16SE........ NAHH 2.1L 16V C20XE :D

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The reason ive bought the whole car is because to convert a 1.0L to a 2.0L 16V i need new tank, lines loom etc so ive basically got EVERYTHING here i need to do it, and i will try and make some money back on bits, really sorry to be breaking such a historic car but its well and truley dead :(

Biggest update of J892 AWP... begins here :thumb:

Well you've come on leaps and bounds... well done mate.

Oh my, i know you said on faceache that it was a write off, but wow, thats well and truly buggered (see what i did there lol)




If i were you, id make sure it runs as it stands, and swap the whole wiring loom over, may the quickest and simplest way of doing it, unless youve got an alarm and other stuffs wired in to the loom on your car?

Nice, certainly the best way to do it. Cant wait for progress :thumb:

Oh and just to add, its started to happen, people are now breaking nova's for their XE's LOL lol

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Originally Posted by Spudly

If i were you, id make sure it runs as it stands, and swap the whole wiring loom over, may the quickest and simplest way of doing it, unless youve got an alarm and other stuffs wired in to the loom on your car?

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Ive managed to get it running in the GTE, had to re-plumb the fuel pump in as it has snapped the fuel lines when it was hit, starts and runs sweet no smoke a little tappy when its cold but will sort that eventually once its in, amazingly the damn thing still drives lol

Going to start removing the engine today, hopefully have it out by the middle of next week :thumb:

holy crap, is that a big bend on the rear screen??! Nice purchase dave, best way to do it. Where did you get it from? anyone on here build it? :)

Wow, I like lots. Good way of doing it to. Are you going to use the GTE cappings in yours?

Regretting starting this already :lol: stripped most of the front end down, got the engine loom half out and all the plumbing disconnected, the thought of having to run wires for the fuel pump, make and fit new fuel lines etc is all becomibg abit daunting :( ill get pics tomorrow but it looks sorry for itsrlf.

Does anyone know what i need to do to replace a 1.0L engine loom with a 2.0L engine loom? Im really confused already :(

Just use the hole car loom, its easy enough, and use 10mm copper pipe for the lines :)

No need to use the whole car loom! thats a mammoth job! Dave have a nosey at the xe wiring guide in articles, you only need a few wires and you're away. I'll bet someone has spliced the xe loom into the gte loom. If so just reuse the plug car side and wire it into your car. Simples! If you were closer i'd come and give you a hand :(

Dont worry bout any off that Dave , you have all the nw boys round the corner haha

We will do all that if needed

Lmao, was waiting for that reply to come, I didn't reply in his 'wiring help' thread but I was thinking of putting, 'you don't need wiring help, you need Riggy and co' lol

Not updated this all week, due to doing 18 hour shifts in work (8am-5pm, then staying untill 2am msot nights to do the Nova) im quite honestly exhausted, but kept pushing on and kept goin as the list of to do's got smaller and smaller, after a recent split from a girlfriend this has been the boost ive needed to get me back to my old self.

Ill let the pics do the talking...

1.0L engine coming out

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The GTE looking sorry for itself

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1.0L engine out and prepped for welding

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Poor girl doesnt know whats happening

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Size difference?

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How she looked with no engine, lloking high there

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XE getting dropped in

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After i trapped my mate Christians (christian1992 on here) feet under the car lol, thank god for steel toe capped boots

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Bolted in

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Dropped down and rolled outside, front sits perfect but the back is too high

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All wired in, not long left to go here

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VERY low to the floor

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And how the GTE looks now, ready for scrapping tomorrow, bare shell?

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Since these photos, buts that have been done to mine:

Wiring done
Tank lines and pump changed
Engine bay wiring tidied up ALOT
Strut brace fitted
Shorter Corsa 1.2 16v throttle cable fitted

Its finished!! from purchase of the donor car to fitted in mine running and on the road, and donor car totally stripped and scrapped.. 6 days, surely thats some sort of record? Couldnt of done it without my good mates Christian (christian1992) Dale, Graeme off here, Mr MattBrown, Riggy and my boss in work for letting me use the unit.

Im the happiest ive been in months, Jawpys finally got a 2.0L 16v, and im yet to test drive it untill tomorrow on trade plates... :D

This is my mate Christian's Nova too, told him id throw some pics up, was originally the green one off ebay that sold for about £900, he got hold of it and fitted a 1.6 16v C16XE, which threw a rod 6 hours after fitting it, we are currently in the process of fitting a X16XE, which got put on hold to do mine as he wanted some parts off my donor car hes bought the whole GTE interior off me for it, along with a set of Cav expression alloys, and afew other bits and bobs

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look good. when the car sat on the ramp it look like the engine a little low on passenger side is that normal

looks good bud and that green one was a minter a lad up the road from me had it, its had the sides painted on it am i right? shame about the engine swaps on it

Is that the pump setup on the firewall on the 16XE? Is it just using the standard carb tank?

Did you weld the engine bay up Dave?

Looking good mate, you have some rapid progress on getting the car stripped and fitting the xe well done

:d Good work Dave, looks like you've had team NW on the case lol

How much is the insurance going to be though :eek:

guessing by the post on facebook he's struggling with the insurance. Actual lol at your mates telling you to not declare it. :roll:

Engine sits perfectly level Danny

The green ones had both sides painted yeah, it is very clean

Simon yeah its running a standard carb tank with no swirl pot, bit pointless tbh he has ton constantly have half a tank, ive swapped my tank for a GTE one and ran brand new lines

John yeahh all welded up of course, prepped pics on the previous page :thumb:

NOV4_SPORT yeah i didnt want to mess about and take months, 18 hour work shifts 2am finishes but it was worth it

Southie i had alot of mates helping out and alot of W boys helping me out :thumb:

Insurance is near enough impossible, dont know what im doing yet but id rather make sure im 100% legal even if i have to wait another year or two, not giving the Police ANY reason to take it off me

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guessing by the post on facebook he's struggling with the insurance. Actual lol at your mates telling you to not declare it. :roll:

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That was hilarious. Apparently the majority of cars on the road have undeclared engine modifications! Bear in mind the majority of cars on the road are bog standard biddywagons or rep mobiles... lol

Awesome work Dave, looks really good :) I assume you did the alternator cutout? Hammer or properly done?

Ahh missed that bit Dave. Can't beleive how far you've come with this car now :)

XE looks well in the bay. Must make it so much easier having a ramp to use

Looking good mate, keep up the good work. Im the one that spoke to your father on the phone the other day. Tip - declare every modification mate as Insurance companies check forums like this etc these days and catch people out all the time.

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Originally Posted by SimonTW

Is that the pump setup on the firewall on the 16XE? Is it just using the standard carb tank?

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Originally Posted by novasrredtop

Looking good mate, keep up the good work. Im the one that spoke to your father on the phone the other day. Tip - declare every modification mate as Insurance companies check forums like this etc these days and catch people out all the time.

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Haha thought it was you, was mad when he said this guy knows you lol, you have a PM also mate :thumb:

well done dave , and as already said lol at the massive cockheads on your facebook saying dont declare it , shop the little cunts in lol

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Originally Posted by Riggy

well done dave , and as already said lol at the massive cockheads on your facebook saying dont declare it , shop the little cunts in lol

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I just couldnt be assed to reply on there but wanted to write 'dave simply wouldnt drive without declaring the conversion, as he isnt stupid, simple' lol



Is it that companies wont quote you Dave, or are the prices just too high?

followed this project since the day you started this thread, it looks cracking now mate, certainly come a long way! Well done!

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Originally Posted by Spudly

I just couldnt be assed to reply on there but wanted to write 'dave simply wouldnt drive without declaring the conversion, as he isnt stupid, simple' lol
Is it that companies wont quote you Dave, or are the prices just too high?

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I know John im not stupid enough to try and pass off a 2.1L 16V as a 993cc pushrod lol, Police arent THAT stupid round here, they jsut wont quote me untill im 19, which is only afew weeks away, only going to use it of a weekend as a nice little toy, use the more door Corsa for thrashing about :thumb:

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Originally Posted by staggy_gsi

followed this project since the day you started this thread, it looks cracking now mate, certainly come a long way! Well done!

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Cheers dude, love the car now its all show and all go aswell, Had this car 6 years now and after everything that happened to me in that time the Novas allways brought me through the other side, wouldnt trade it for the world :thumb:

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Originally Posted by xXx_Nova_xXx

I know John im not stupid enough to try and pass off a 2.1L 16V as a 993cc pushrod lol, Police arent THAT stupid round here, they jsut wont quote me untill im 19, which is only afew weeks away, only going to use it of a weekend as a nice little toy, use the more door Corsa for thrashing about :thumb:

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Good lad, i knew it wouldnt need to be said:thumb:


When it comes to you getting a quote, limit your mileage excessively, (i think 5k a year is about the lowest, but go lower if you can) and also go for 'social & pleasure' and remove the domestic (commuting) makes a hell of a difference as it shows you're only ever using the car for a weekend toy and wont be doing the rush hour thing with thousands of other commuters, therefore more of a risk of being crashed/crashed into!

Ill keep my fingers crossed you manage to insure the old girl though, and epic man points for not even considering doing it without declaring:d

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Originally Posted by Spudly

Good lad, i knew it wouldnt need to be said:thumb:


When it comes to you getting a quote, limit your mileage excessively, (i think 5k a year is about the lowest, but go lower if you can) and also go for 'social & pleasure' and remove the domestic (commuting) makes a hell of a difference as it shows you're only ever using the car for a weekend toy and wont be doing the rush hour thing with thousands of other commuters, therefore more of a risk of being crashed/crashed into!

Ill keep my fingers crossed you manage to insure the old girl though, and epic man points for not even considering doing it without declaring:d

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spud i tryed the limited mileage out on the gte the other day as i was mucking about seeing how the astra wood cost if i decide to buy it off motorbillity 10,000 was quoted at £1,468 20,000 witch i am insured to do now was £1,254 on the astra. so i tryed the GTE 5,000 a year quote at £1,949 20,000 was £1,562 looking at all theses difrent prices i dont have a clue were they get the price from :confused:

Went and dug her out today for her weekly startup, some better pics of the car

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Engine, now with the Corsa 1.2 16V throttle cable mod and tucked out the way

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It then popped a rad hose while it was warming up... thought it was the rad itself at first lol

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The stuck a new fuel filter on her... and this is what came off the old one... clogged?

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Must of been restricting the fuel flow massivley!! Dont think its ever been changed when it was on the GTE, After fitting the new one it accelerates ALOT quicker now, just off a new fuel filter

And put her away for the weekend

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Slowly nearly finished, just the last few things left to do

It's nice to see a proper engine now lol