/\ Ditto its a very reasonable price :D
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/\ Ditto its a very reasonable price :D
link please..Quote:
Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot
There is no link as such just search and see what you find...
Always wanted one of those badboys! Would save alot of heartache when removing wheel nuts etc :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by trackdaynova
Arnt they about 99 from machine mart..........
/\ if you want one thats guaranteed to be sh!te not guaranteed for life like snap on are then please go to machine mart lol to be fair they are worth the RRP imo as they are great bits of kit :thumb:
I've used them both, very much the same. Bar the price... and the snap on lift guarante is good cause you'll be using it..
My old boss has two, both been repaired many times..
[quote=Benn]I've used them both, very much the same. Bar the price... and the snap on lift guarante is good cause you'll be using it..
My old boss has two, both been repaired many times..[/quote
That may well be the case, we can only wait and see. Its each to their own really as everyone has their problem stories and preferences.
I haven't ever had any issues with my snap on tools but thats not to say they are great or you shouldn't buy from else were.
Do machine mart offer life on their stuff? As £99 isn't the same as the 300 odd for the snap on gun but once it has broken 'many times' surely you would have been better off with the snap on one in the first place? Also bearing in mind Olly didn't pay top dollar for his.....
How many of you have to stand on the end of it when its giving out 720nm lol?
Sorry I don't believe I'm sitting here explaining my reasons for buying a Snap-On tool lol
Other than the fact the internals on a Snap-On wrench are metal, and those of lesser quality are nylon and plastic which wear and break easily with no warrenty...
Aside from the quality, the £89.99 Machine Mart one goes up to a staggered max of 200nm of torque, and some of the eBay ones are 130nm.
This Snap-On one has 720nm total torque, so there is nothing it won't shift.
Not just for wheel bolts, but for castle nuts etc, anything really.
/\ indeed.......:thumb:
three weeks on Sunday till the final trackday of the year James... you still game?
Very true its is each to there own, glad you've not had any probs with yours.Quote:
Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot
I dont think mm does a life on there no, but if it doesnt brake 3/4 times you wont need that.. My old boss has two, one 12v and one 14v first things the broke when there battrey connections, then the motor in one and so on.
Yeah they lead a hard life, but its that they brake quite easyly that always annoyed me if you get me.
Its good tho if you got it cheap.
Yep Yep Yep more than ever :DQuote:
Originally Posted by trackdaynova
Just a quick search on the model number results in a few hitsQuote:
Originally Posted by jaysnova
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=250329644538
Above link has a B.I.N for £145 + £15 P&P
Not as cheap as Mr.H's though lol - lucky bugger always drops on a bargin :cry:
I have one :D
Awesome bit of kit. And managed to shear a seized 14mm rear beam bolt on a car I was doing with no problem whatsoever. So be careful lol
Hey there.
Just read the first 5 pages of this thread.
Im new enough 2 modifying novas, didnt realise how much welding and strenghtening was needed on these cars.....im amazed
Wahoo bought a copy of Total Vauxhall today that I got a special mention for my "Services to Vauxhall" in 2008 :) Well chuffed!
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1206.jpg
well done chap bet your well happy with that!
BIGBLOCK's handle, since when?
Bit late to be saying well done though OLz..
Since ever
Never too late CG - the issue only came out on Friday :thumb:
I repeat Adam, since ever ;) next time you're at a track whilst I'm there, why not have a jump-seat ride ;) :D
/\ well worth it IMO get in and enjoy!
what about holding on?
what to my knee?? lol lol
lol my oh my lol
You walked it to that one didn't you....
I think he backed up onto it :eek::gay:Quote:
Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot
lollollollol
Wooooooww I have seen the whole post, I have seen videos of the trackday, I can only say that this project is a reference for me, and not just by starting with the same car, a great job and classy, but if I let ask, do the welds are holding up?
This thread is going to have to be turned into a series soon! It's massive! I'v tried to read it all but i have to skim a lot as i don't have ages to read it all!!!
Awsome work though, keep it up!
Thanks for the comments both
Zeifer - yup, the weld are certainly holding up :thumb:
As solutions to the fuel? with an external fuel pump or with that of a nova GTE? I do not understand that.
The solution to the problem of fuel starvation, was to have a fuel swirl pot.
This if fed by the external low pressure, high voltage fuel pump (the FACET redtop)
From the swirl pot, I have a high pressure fuel pump from a Ford Sierra Cosworth, feeding the engine.
Hope this helps?
Just to add a bit more flesh (If I may)
The problem of fuel starvation occurs when the cornering speed of the car is fast enough to pull the fuel in the tank way form the outlet long enough for the fuel pump to start pumping air.
This results in the engine losing power for a few seconds as you exit the bend (usually). Not ideal!
So the solution is to have a swirl pot, which is simply a tiny external fuel tank. The swirl pot is fed by a low pressure pump from the main tank (it has a return). The engine takes its fuel from the swirl pot and returns any unused fuel to the swirl pot. So you have two fuel loops.
Since the swirl pot is tall and thin the fuel cannot slosh away from the feed. So when the main tank is pumping air you still have a head of fuel to feed the engine.
well said!
So, what is needed are two fuel pumps, a low pressure and high pressure, with a main tank and a secondary, sending fuel from the primary to secondary through the low-pressure pump and engine for the secondary amid the high-pressure, it is right? Well, as you say you use the fuel pump of the ford to high pressure and low? that of a GTE?
Could this be an issue in my turbo diesel nova?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dar
When ever it gets to about 1/4 tank it starts to cut out on heavy cornering or acceleration, i thought it might be either crud or water in the tank but could it be this? So long as i keep the tank topped up it doesn't happen.
Precisely mate :thumb: very common symtomn!
The supply pump doesnt need to be low pressure, you can use a high pressure pump if you have one lying around. The fuel wont actually get under pressure itself as there will be no fuel reg in the first circuit. So in theory, if you are converting a car that currently has a carb engine, you dont need to change the fuel lines for high pressure injection ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by zeifer33
Basically, first circuit is from tank, into pump, into optional filter, into swirlpot, back to tank. Second circuit is from swirl pot, through high presure pump, through filter, into inj rail, through the fuel reg and back to the swirl pot. Some swirl pots (like mine) have only 3 nozzles, so the returns need joining in a t piece, but normally there are 4 nozzles.