I bent the matrix pipe on mine, down and to the right, on my prevoious xe I cut it back and it chewed through the pipe every couple of months to the point there I ended up keeping a spare hose and the tools to fix under the spare wheel in the boot
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I bent the matrix pipe on mine, down and to the right, on my prevoious xe I cut it back and it chewed through the pipe every couple of months to the point there I ended up keeping a spare hose and the tools to fix under the spare wheel in the boot
Should of filed it down mate ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Graeme Dixon
Brucer its best to do it with the engine out, put a 12/13mm socket (iirc) in the hole on an extention.
Nice find Bruce, I had a look at a Corsa B condenser and its mahoosive 60cm wide. That Aglia condenser looks like a perfect size for the Nova and would allow for more room to play with :thumb: gonna +rep you for that mateQuote:
Originally Posted by brucer
As for the heater matrix AFAIK most peple cut it by a couple cm's.
cheers, just hope i bend it enough before the engine goes back in.lolQuote:
Originally Posted by gunny
tek, thanks for the rep. If you use that and the standard LET cooler you should still have plenty of room to play with. when are you going to start building it? want to see how it all fits.:)
bit of an update, which isnt really an update more of a rant. here goes...
my engine load leveller hasnt arrived yet so have posponed getting the engine out. Will phone up the company and bollock them as its been over a week.
Fitted my rose jointed gear linkage to test out again, got it working so it goes into all gears. Even though it was trial and error for lining it up, does the F28 have a rubber grommet like on the small block gear boxes to lock it in first or which ever gear?? can only see a yellow plunger with a spring under it.:confused:
heres a small vid. still a work in progress.
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...h_MOV00510.jpg
In the mean time i thought id deal with the corsa b wiper linkage i bought. Taking into account what benn had done to his, i followed a similar route in extending it so the mechanism would line up with the holes on the scuttle. Cut the mech in half and with a all mighty "PING" my jigaw spat its blade. Presumed it had only broken the blade, but no!! it broke the housing that the blade sits in, so now my jigsaw is broken.:( . placing the mechanism up into the scuttle i tacked a bit of metal to re-join it in the correct position. got this done then my generator cut out, goes to re-start and it starts and runs for like 5-10secs then cuts out. All four rubber mountings are broken aswell so thats something else i got to look at. im not too sure if the running issue is due to only running back on petrol, i was using a petrol/diesel mix from work, which it may have got addicted too. couldnt finish the welding on the mechanism so gave up and went home. one of those weekends.
further more will come....
look very good keeping my eye on this.
Looks like you been getting down to the nitty gritty again Brucer. Don't worry about problems they just make you feel even better when you overcome them and everything works ;)
Hmm that's a tough question mate lol by the looks of things maybe just after new year. Im doing all my homework now, doing my sums, making a parts lists and what not so hopefully then. I'd also like to see how it all fits shame I'm the one who has to do it lolQuote:
Originally Posted by brucer
BTW how much was you FMIC? Coz a standard LET one, new, so far is gonna cost £200 (and thats not from vaux) :eek: Looks like I haven't spent as much time as I should have done shopping for IC's coz that price is a tad muchly lol
That yellow thing with spring on it, if standing in front of the car move the linkage over to the right, push on the yellow thing and move the linkage to the left slightly. That yellow plunger will slot in and hold the linkage. then just get somone to hold the gearstick over to the left and do the pinchbolt upQuote:
Originally Posted by brucer
Looks like you're going about the conversion the right way mate.
I would check that when you close the bonnet down the catch doesn't go into the rad.
You don't have to bend the clutch cable hole you can just chop the end to make it point different. That way you'll reduce the risk of bending the bulkhead.
Chop the matrix pipe down as people have said.
F28 linkage setup is a barsteward! definately a 2 man job and plenty of patience. Best done tho once you're running. I found I could get all gears when on the driveway but once on the road it was different.
Don't forget your oil cooler. Worth fitting on the let.
thanks tek, trying to fix my genny so i can have power down there once again.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nova_Tek
the FMIC was 160pound from forge, if you use the code vag10 it will give you a discount. did a quick search on the net for a discount code and got one.:d
ok nice one rich, will have to give that one ago.Quote:
That yellow thing with spring on it, if standing in front of the car move the linkage over to the right, push on the yellow thing and move the linkage to the left slightly. That yellow plunger will slot in and hold the linkage. then just get somone to hold the gearstick over to the left and do the pinchbolt up
thanks for the info simps, good to get alot of oppinions of how people do the conversion.Quote:
Looks like you're going about the conversion the right way mate.
I would check that when you close the bonnet down the catch doesn't go into the rad.
You don't have to bend the clutch cable hole you can just chop the end to make it point different. That way you'll reduce the risk of bending the bulkhead.
Chop the matrix pipe down as people have said.
F28 linkage setup is a barsteward! definately a 2 man job and plenty of patience. Best done tho once you're running. I found I could get all gears when on the driveway but once on the road it was different.
Don't forget your oil cooler. Worth fitting on the let.
i will be fitting an oil cooler, will get it when the engines back in and built up, might try fit it where keith had his.:thumb: