MK1 Daily

[_Jake]

Probably worth the work to get them on, so long as you're aware of it

Only other thing is that ive got to make/get some spigot rings as the center bore is bigger than the flange, but thats not alot of work

[_Jake]

Got some better pictures of them:


Turns out there actually 8j after i measured them:


Wont be having monumental stretched tyres like that on them though

[Calamity Josh]

love the wheels, personally i'd keep the strech tho

[MK999]

8's will never fit with standard arches, iirc burgo tried 8's on a saloon, and they just fit between the outside dimensions of the car and the suspension strut, pretty sure it's 8's that Dan runs on his widearch, little more offset and they sit nicely in arches that are around 2 inches wider per side.

Feel free to prove me wrong, and it would look epic if you did, but 8" wide on a Nova is a tight squeeze to say the least!

[_Jake]

Been a while since i updated this went to the first IMCC meet last night & saw a starlet glanza with some schmidts like mine on so i put mine on today to see what they look like properly..





Also been collecting engine parts..

+0.05mm pistons & E16SE big valve head. also got a 4.18 Crown wheel in a f10 i kept from the astra i broke which should go nice in a f13cr when i can find one


And the calibra seats are on nova bases now Not going to put them in yet though, decided to do the interior in one big hit

[_Jake]

And the calibra seats are on nova bases now Not going to put them in yet though, decided to do the interior in one big hit

I lied, got bored and put them in today along with the grey carpets:


Theyre ridiculously comftable but i havent wired them up as its only going to get warmer now After some boot & arch carpet the same shade grey as whats in the car (Out of a luxe, not the darker gte/sri grey) If anybodys got some? Next jobs door cards, got about 3 different pairs so i'll be doing some mix and match

[_Jake]

also got a 4.18 Crown wheel in a f10 i kept from the astra i broke which should go nice in a f13cr when i can find one

.... Couldnt find a F13CR locally so im doing the next best thing.. Hybrid F10
Basically im using the 5spd F10 i had from breaking the astra for the 1.3, Keeping the 4.18 diff & pinion and putting in a F13CR Cluster back in it. Painting it & New gaskets/seals as i go along obviously


Stripped, everything out..


Old cluster.. anyone after one?


4.18 Diff


Starting to clean the casing down, ridiculous amount of ****e came off the thing!

The other reason apart from not being able to source an F13CR for using the F10 is so i can use the smaller flywheel so it the engine can rev up a bit quicker, not that it would make a mountain of difference i guess? Update as soon as the casings painted & my CR Cluster arrives

[_Jake]

Now looking like this

[_Jake]

Been stripping down my 1.3 over the past few weekends. Turns out it locked up because of a snapped valve:



Still havent found the other half of the rocker arm yet..



Only other damage it did was damage the valve guide in the head & take a lil chunk out so ill put a new guide in and have the head welded & Keep it as a spare. Bore looks fine too so i think i got lucky with that.

Last thing to come out is the crank



Then to clean it down, have it rebored, crank checked & balanced with rods, & rebuilt with the big valved head so i can work out the compression ratio. But before that, i think i should invest in an engine stand rather than a seirra 4x4 wheel

[_Jake]

Time for an update i think. Seeing as i have the vectra, this is no longer my daily and has been put in a barn at work to prevent further rotting have decided to keep it sensible and use it to get some track day experience, keeping it small block 8v.

how it stood before it went away:


also been collecting a few bits for the engine etc got a manifold for the carbs and some spare rods to be deseamed/balanced/peened




block is also bare now


also got a saloon washer bottle for 99p


and ive put the gearbox all together


been collecting panels recently too but no pics yet!