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27-10-09, 07:59 PM
Adam

lol lol lol lol @ Rick
27-10-09, 08:44 PM
andy_017

Always happy to help pal!

Hope we can get it sorted!
27-10-09, 08:45 PM
Rickardo

I'm going round early sat morning Andy, i feel the need to rip out the gearbox again. :thumb:
27-10-09, 09:17 PM
Lee H

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick Draper

Scrap it.

just about to start looking at Evo's for sale.
27-10-09, 09:34 PM
Rich

clutches still slip on them lol
27-10-09, 09:40 PM
MattBrown

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee H

just about to start looking at Evo's for sale.

Coz they look crap, sound crap, and are driven by men on a midlife crisis!

Also Research shows, that your nova will eat them for breakfast!

And, bed the fooking clutch in? They aint designed for 300bhp, so bed it in gentley!
28-10-09, 09:49 AM
Andy

Clutches should never need bedding in lol
I used to work at a Clutch and Gearbox specialist centre and fitted hundreds of clutches to everything from daily cars to high spec RS Turbos/Subaru's etc.We test drove them and NEVER did our boss say "Just go and bed that clutch in" FLOL
The flywheels got sanded up every fit or skimmed if they were full of heatspots.
A few things it could be,the clutch sent is wrong or your friction plate is worn down to the limit,the clutch fork is sticking maybe?
28-10-09, 09:56 AM
Andy

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattBrown

Coz they look crap, sound crap, and are driven by men on a midlife crisis!

Also Research shows, that your nova will eat them for breakfast!

And, bed the fooking clutch in? They aint designed for 300bhp, so bed it in gentley!

You toilet,you clearly know fukk all:tard::tard:
31-10-09, 06:18 PM
Lee H

Gearbox off again today, cheers for your help again guys.

Have measured flywheel against a pot one and it's identical. As it's such an **** of a job think I'm just going to bite the bullet and buy a helix paddle to go with the helix coverplate and chuck all that in this time and if it still slips break the fooker!
31-10-09, 06:24 PM
Rick Draper

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee H

Gearbox off again today, cheers for your help again guys.

Have measured flywheel against a pot one and it's identical. As it's such an **** of a job think I'm just going to bite the bullet and buy a helix paddle to go with the helix coverplate and chuck all that in this time and if it still slips break the fooker!

Just break it now, only a couple of bolts as it stands and the engine can be out and the rolling shell ready for sale.
31-10-09, 06:38 PM
Lee H

Shells aren't selling well at the moment though as you know eh?

Can't even give them away lol
31-10-09, 06:47 PM
Rick Draper

Yours would sell ok. Well depends if it came with your luck attached to it!

I would buy it tbh if you did me a good deal on it, fitted a xe and dropped it off with me fpmsl.
07-11-09, 10:45 PM
Lee H

Proper deja vu today, Andy and Rickardo round at half 8 again this morning to help refit the gearbox again.

Fitted this this time so hopefully might have a bit more luck with this one. Should do for the fecking money it cost :cry:

Helix 6 paddle

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Lee_H25/163.jpg

Helix coverplate

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Lee_H25/164.jpg

The billet flywheel

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Lee_H25/165.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Lee_H25/166.jpg

Fitted

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Lee_H25/167.jpg

Pictures stopped then as I just wanted to get it finished as it was so cold today!!
07-11-09, 11:03 PM
auzzy-b

Did you have the flywheel balanced to the crank?
07-11-09, 11:03 PM
auzzy-b

Did you have the flywheel balanced to the crank?
07-11-09, 11:03 PM
auzzy-b

Did you have the flywheel balanced to the crank?
07-11-09, 11:05 PM
Lee H

Nah, didn't bother. Never intend taking the engine out again so it's gone in as it came.
07-11-09, 11:10 PM
auzzy-b

Cool, will it not be affected? i was going to do the same but thought i would have to get it all balanced together..
O and could someone do something about the triple posts my internets being reeeeally wierd!!lol
07-11-09, 11:16 PM
Lee H

Not really. Flywheel is balanced after being machined as are clutches so they are balanced, just not altogether as one assembly.
07-11-09, 11:28 PM
Benn

Have you been able to drive it yet?
07-11-09, 11:32 PM
Lee H

No, tax has run out and it's been absolutely hammering it down all day. Need to bed the clutch in a bit as well before I just nail it unfortunately.
07-11-09, 11:34 PM
Benn

Ah ok, hope its sorted the prob. Bedding the clutch in? Never heard of that before...
07-11-09, 11:39 PM
Lee H

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benn

Ah ok, hope its sorted the prob. Bedding the clutch in? Never heard of that before...

what the supplier told me to do and don't fancy taking any risks and having the gearbox off again or buying another clutch for that matter.

Fitted mates xe back in his car as well today, god the F20 is light after lumping this thing round.
07-11-09, 11:42 PM
Benn

Oh right, best to do then.
30-01-10, 06:45 PM
Lee H

The shed had assumed it's favourite position up on axle stands again today for a job I've been putting off for a while.

When I built it I fitted a pattern oil pump and am sure that is behind my continually reducing oil pressure. I found a genuine GM pump in my spares and have stripped and measured it and it's within tolerances so I decided to fit that. Also my sump is leaking so assume it has a crack in it so sourced another one of them for doing at the same time.

Stripped it all down today and needed a bit of persuasion with some pliers to get the cambelt backing plate past the chassis leg but the crappy autopumps pump is off now. Waiting for a crankshaft oil seal and cambelt to come in at Vauxhall to build it back up.

Took the big end caps off as well to see if the bearings were damaged and all are fine with the normal light surface scratching that cannot be felt. That has cheered me up somewhat.
30-01-10, 07:18 PM
andy_017

REALLY looking forward to putting it back together lee,NOT haha :)

When it is back together you owe me a passenger ride with phase 2 ;)
30-01-10, 07:20 PM
let_nova

lovely looking car. top work
30-01-10, 07:29 PM
Lee H

Quote:

Originally Posted by andy_017

REALLY looking forward to putting it back together lee,NOT haha :)

When it is back together you owe me a passenger ride with phase 2 ;)

Should see the chunk we took out of the paint on the chassis leg getting the cambelt backing plate off. Touch up required.

You won't get to see the full effect until i've bedded the clutch in a bit this time.

Cheers for your help again today even if you couldn't undo the E20 crank bolt :gay:

Feel i'm learning a lesson now. Buy cheap, buy twice. Seems that way with the clutches and oil pumps recently.
30-01-10, 07:30 PM
Lee H

Quote:

Originally Posted by let_nova

lovely looking car. top work

Cheers.
30-01-10, 07:53 PM
Rick Draper

Will you ever use it when its done though lee!
30-01-10, 08:04 PM
Lee H

Probably not, always living in fear of something else breaking if I drive it like the XE.
30-01-10, 08:07 PM
andy_017

Youre welcome for the help bud ;)

I seem to remember you helping me and we STILL couldnt undo it..........................

and you better use it when its fixed!
30-01-10, 08:18 PM
Benn

Hope this is the oil pressure sorted. Will yo bring it to any shows? Wanna see the car.
30-01-10, 08:59 PM
andy_017

You'll have to wait for Lee to answer that one Ben i think, i keep telling him to bring it to shows as its an awesome car, it really is mint, but i dont think he will somehow, you never know though!
30-01-10, 09:39 PM
Rick Draper

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee H

Probably not, always living in fear of something else breaking if I drive it like the XE.

So thats why you are fitting a LET in the corsa thenlol lol lol lol lol lol
30-01-10, 10:40 PM
Lee H

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benn

Hope this is the oil pressure sorted. Will yo bring it to any shows? Wanna see the car.

Very unlikely as really not my thing. I get very bored looking at cars at shows. I'd say there is far more chance of it being used on the drag strip at York tbh.
30-01-10, 10:49 PM
Joe Richardson

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee H

Very unlikely as really not my thing. I get very bored looking at cars at shows. I'd say there is far more chance of it being used on the drag strip at York tbh.

get it to billing mate:thumb:

all the mint nova's should be there imo :)
30-01-10, 10:52 PM
Benn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee H

Very unlikely as really not my thing. I get very bored looking at cars at shows. I'd say there is far more chance of it being used on the drag strip at York tbh.

But i wont be able to see it at york...lol
30-01-10, 10:55 PM
Lee H

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Richardson

get it to billing mate:thumb:

all the mint nova's should be there imo :)

Can't think of a worse show really mate. Three days of looking at cars with no track or drag strip action.
30-01-10, 10:57 PM
Benn

Why not just come down for the Sunday then? Lots of peeps do...

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