My Nova Build -WIP-

Photos are ****e due to being taken with I phone I would of thought your amplifier would be similar if not the same ( the pin designations I mean)

Nice one kris, that looks clear enough to follow. Thanks for sorting them pics, I'll do the same with my wiring and all being well it should work and I'll be able to bring it to life!!

Cheers again, rep added :)
Ian

Seeing as the threads up again there has been some progress, but no pics I'm afraid. Got my brakes all on and bled up using ate racing super blue fluid, dot 4. Went for this over 5.1 as it has a boiling point.

Had probs with the banjos into the rear drums as everytime I pressed the pedal fluid was p*ssing out. Found the problem too be that the back of the wheel cylinder is not a perfectly flat machined surface, so the copper washer was not seating properly and completely squashing up so allowing fluid to leak. So went to some straight male euroquip unions with the M10 x 1mm thread.

Also had probs with the hydraulic handbrake. Turns out I put the lines on back to front lollol

So braking system is all sorted bar tweaking for a good bias.

Well where do I start... Quite a big update :)

I've taken this week off work, and the intention is to get as much done on the nova as possible and with an aim to have it running by the end of the week. I've taken the car to a friends workshop where I've had alot of extra help and alot more room and tools to get jobs done! so here goes so far.

(Not too many pics though as I've been cracking on with stuff)

Car ready and waiting for a trailer ride

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Got all the coil wiring sorted thanks to the pics from corsakid. Had a spark straight away. So much appreciated mate :d

Got the exhaust system on

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Added a fan switch into the rad aswell as the manual switch I already have

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Got the carbs all fastened on and connected up with throttle cable and fuel line & air filter etc...

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Got the coolant system filled up, and engine filled with oil

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Then we bit the bullet and went for a start-up! was pretty nervous but went well really, got oil pressure whilst cranking, and as soon as the fuel made its way to the carbs it burst into life, how happy am I about that! :d

Excellent work

good times!!!

Here's a small vid I took o the first run up of the engine. Hopefully it works as I've not uploaded a video before

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v3...t=IMG_0833.mp4

Ran it up again later on and got it up to temp and set the ignition timing and idle screw on carbs. Then after switching off we spotted something I didn't want to see at the end of a good days work. Big puddle of oil under the car :(

Investigated the leak this morning and it turned out to be the oil pressure sender unit not being tight enough. So added a copper washer as there wasn't one on and nipped it up and problem was solved :d

Topped the oil back up and then took it for a test drive around the yard to check gear linkage setup and clutch. All went well, nothing fell off and it drove quite well considering nothing has been properly setup :d

Sadly tonight ended in a similar way and we have spotted another oil leak :(

Its not loads compared to the last but I'd say more than 10 drips in less than 5 minutes of being stationary. It's coming from high up. The top of the drivers side engine mount bracket had oil on, and it looks like it's coming from behind the cam belt back plate too. Wondering if it could be the front cams oil seal behind the pulley. Need to investigate further tomorrow but any ideas welcome!

Only other issue that we've spotted is that the exhaust manifold from cylinder 3 hasn't burnt off as much paint as any of the others, (see pic below) which suggests its not running properly on this pot. Doesn't sound like its only running on 3 so again unsure what this could be. Any ideas on what to check for this too would be greatly appreciated

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Couple of pic of how the car looks at the mo

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cracking updates mate! :)

As I said to you on the phone the other night I was chasing coolant leaks, only small ones mind, when I first got my Astra running. Got there in the end though and as you are this far just keep ploughing on.

Whip the belt cover off and run the engine up to temp again with a few throttle blasts to help pressure the engine and please your ears drums. It could just be the rocker cover gasket hasn't sealed in the corners behind the cam pulleys or, as you have said, cam shaft seals not installed correctly or damaged during install. I recommend you install the rocker cover rubber gasket dry but pop a small amount of sealer in the corners behind the pulleys and the far end of the head near the half moor cutouts. Just tighten it hand tight and don’t go too mad. You can reuse the gasket a few times as well.

glad you got it all up and running in end bud.
sorry i could'nt be any help on the ignition setup tho..:thumb: