car is looking nice dude
seems like you have done a lot of hard work on it lol
im sure it feels worth it
whats next on the agenda?
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car is looking nice dude
seems like you have done a lot of hard work on it lol
im sure it feels worth it
whats next on the agenda?
Sure was mate, nearly texted you a pic I took at a beach carpark in the Bristol Channel, but was low on credit so thought twice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy_L
Thankyou. As for the agenda. There is lots of stuff to sort, mainly suspension & handling issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by bmw156
The car feels very vague partly due to the rear being much stiffer & lower than the front I think. Too much of a difference in spring rates?
Engine also struggles to idle at times, generally I can live with it but sometimes it'll stall at junctions.
I had the tracking done on Saturday morning & the torque steer & lack of traction from Friday night is greatly improved but hopefully if I bring the front end down to match the rear ride height, that will improve.
My main issue though is with the fuel filler neck. I can't seem to refill the tank, the filler neck fills up with fuel & is slow to drain off into the tank. My 1st Nova suffered with this but as I had the whole tank & filler assembly off & I refitted the anti syphon device I believe it to be OK. Clearly not though. I have tried poking the ball in the tank filler hole but its not helped.
Still lots to play around with.
I've lost the glovebox from the dashboard so the interior looks awfull.
Great to see/hear its out and about Craig, well done matey :)
How come you did not lower the front down then take it for tracking? Just means you have got to pay for the same job twice now.Quote:
Originally Posted by craig green
Also if you poke that ball into the tank you might then suffer with fuel spilling down the side of your car as it acts as a device to stop fuel going back up the filler neck.
I think Craig has coilovers on the back but non-adjustable shocks and springs on the front.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick Draper
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Originally Posted by Craig green
Pretty sure I havent poked the ball into the tank. I just tried to dislodge it with a length of battery cable
As the king of chucking money at Novas Rick, I wouldnt have thought you would flinch at £10 for tracking. The guys will be blagged into checking it again for me FOC anyway as I'll say its not right.
I couldnt get away from the lad at the tyre place, he was amazed how clean it was & taking pics of the underneath on his phone.
Most places offer free tracking re check after 500miles etc.
Do you have a spi speed sender wired up to the ecu Craig?
As for the filling problem, are all the breathers clear and not blocked(especially the one on the filler neck)
Adam yeah I do, though I might re-check the wires. Remind me what it should be or rather what wire goes to the ECU/speed pickup.
The breather pipe on the filler neck is some brand new braided GM fuel hose, so kinks aside it wont be blocked & I certainly would have left it long enough not to be taught or kinked. Another thing to check.......
The sender should have a red/blue that goes to the ecu(you may not have this connected as youve used a gsi engine loom plug?)
And it has a ignition live and earth