great thread and good to see someone keeping the faith, patiences and commitment to see the car through to what you want. some people give up far to easily. but the best bit is getting what you need from it. the fun factor.
well done
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great thread and good to see someone keeping the faith, patiences and commitment to see the car through to what you want. some people give up far to easily. but the best bit is getting what you need from it. the fun factor.
well done
I think its not just the driving that makes it fun. working on the car gives a a sepcial kind of satisfaction, like "i done so much, i'm going to do some more, even if theres a setback, i can do this" .....i hope that doesn't sound exaggerated lol
So i went on today.
In switzerland your car has to be checked by our local MOT every two years. So my time is up and my car has to go back to road legal. First thing to to is replace the engine with the original C16SEi that was in this nova.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_4975c.jpg
so i got on to disassemble the engine bay ...once again lol
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_4976c.jpg
and got the engine out.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_4980c.jpg
bye bye XE! see you in a couple of months.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_4984c.jpg
eeeeeempty. enough space for another engine :)
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_4990c.jpg
tomorrow i'm going to carry on.
what did you use to raise it ? i also need to raise mine as iv put corsa one in, mines more for clearance than anythingQuote:
Originally Posted by ExTrEmeOc
Firstly welcome :), and your English is very good. Even better than some PNG members on here... you even used 'Bought' correctly! lol
Some great work on your project. The Nova looks very different compared to what is normally seen on here, very unique. You seem to have lots of skills too.
Keep it up :thumb:
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/what%20...0raise%20it%20i used a aluminium tube approx 12mm in diameter that was big enough for a 8mm screw, then cutted the tube in 4 pieces to the disired lenght and screwed the baseplate, together with the tubes, to the shifter.Quote:
what did you use to raise it ?
After that i filled the empty space with filler. It would be maybe better to use fiberglass rather than filler, the way i did it isnt the best solution.
i'm trying hard to blend in lolQuote:
and your English is very good
Now its "tomorrow" so it was time to get on with it.
Had to rip the engine out from an old nova project wich i abadoned after i realised i needed a trackcar rather than a showcar.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_4991c.jpg
moved the engine to its new workplace :)
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_4994c.jpg
calmy inserting the engine
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_4995c.jpg
an old friend reunited with the car, i wish it was my tuned engine, but standard will do the job for now.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_4997c.jpg
i will get the engine running tomorrow... cross fingers lol
So, my engine is up and running.
I think the 8 Valve engine is louder than the 16V with the 2.5" exhaust system.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5014c.jpg
Because i removed the washerbottle from ist origin place i had to do some customizing.
First turn the water pipes by 180 degrees so the end faces to the right.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5002c.jpg
Then fitted the plastic cover and linked the pipes.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5006c.jpg
After that i had to elongate the existing wires for the washer pump.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5003c.jpg
Everything fitted and ready for testing.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5017c.jpg
and it works! ..one thing less to worry about :)
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5010c.jpg
Have a nice evening! :thumb:
Long time no post :eek:
As i had the origin engine back in my nova i had the chance to take some pictures.
...yes thats me :d
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5062c.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5047c.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5169c.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5194c.jpg
For the MOT i had to get my Car to the required safety standards. unfortunately the handbrake cable had snapped while is was working on it.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5236c.jpg
so i dismantled the rear brakes and removed the rotten cable
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5275c.jpg
Got myself a new cable and installed it.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5300c.jpg
brake lines weren't good at all... so had to replace them as well.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5289c.jpg
much better
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5294c.jpg
Cracking mate, love the last picture :)
While my 16V engine was on vacation i could "upgrade" it a little bit :)
first i decided to smooth the intake on the Cylinderhead.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5216c.jpg
which resulted in this. I'm pleased with it as i did it with a drill lol
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5219c.jpg
second i orderd some nice parts for the ol' smallblock lump :d
DBilas 266 Degree camshafts
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5461c.jpg
left dbilas / right original
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5474c.jpg
Chip with revlimiter at 7200rpm
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5489c.jpg
aaaaand my favorite bit :cool:
thottle bodies
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5446c.jpg
i know they're not the best throttle bodies, as i've seen a lot better here :d, but its ok for me... for now hehehe
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_5452c.jpg