Iain's 20XE Trackday Nova

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Originally Posted by draper

id say your cuppa was average actually connor, always room for improvement

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meh :p

Borrowed a mate's piston ring pliers

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/769.JPG

And removed the rings, snapped one in half to clean all the grooves in the pistons, so they're all clean now:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/770.JPG

Took the engine block to be honed and the crank to be machined, it's likely it'll need a regrind on the main journals as a minimum, the big ends may polish up ok.

Started mocking up the polycarbs on the front, windows fit in snug and just need 2 bolts along the bottom to keep them in solid:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/771.JPG

Off to visit the painter Scott Parker used for his yellow mk1 tomorrow so may be taking the car for paint there. :)

ah polycarbs keeping the quarter-window

Yep got a polycarb triangle window to go in the front too. Downside is you still have a steel bar in the door, but at least I can revert back to winders if I find the sliders too annoying.

More crap news about the engine, yay! So inspecting my freshly cleaned lovely looking sump:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/772.JPG

I notice it's been welded before. Doesn't look a bad job, so no biggie:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/773.JPG

But then I see this next to it! Another crack around the bolt hole. It's also warped from overtightening so it's fit for the bin:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/774.JPG

Cleaned up all my bottom end and head caps

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/775.JPG

But noticed most of the caps have slight scoring on and aren't perfectly smooth. Hard to get a picture but they look like this:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/776.JPG

Is this normal? Or are they knackered? Haynes says a new head if they're worn :( Will inspect and measure up the cams later too.

Ohh Bad luck on your sump mate,
and the head caps, i can see the scoring
but dont know what to suggest
Have you tried bolting it up and measuring
play?

Looks like normal wear to me. On the sump. You get a lot of cracks like them in them as its only soft ally. I'd fit it, as the oil level will be down under that anyway.

Not sure how I could measure the play Connor, however I've just measured the cams up with a micrometer and they appear ok so will probably end up using this head and caps - most of them you can't feel the marks with your nail.

Sump is defo getting replaced Benn!

Hows my car looking? lol

Shiny lol

Is the pin stripe on yet?