Hi,
Not much happened this year - due to work commitments ( I needed a diploma in financial planning) and needing to sort my daily driver out (my new Meriva) the Nova has taken a back seat this year.
I need to get my turbo recon'ed over the winter as the seals have gone. I suspect this may be down to the higher pressure produced by the Z20LET oil pump - I will probably fit a restrictor bolt like the Z20LET boys do to lower the oil pressure.
Otherwise she's wrapped up waiting for next year.
Joff
Just read the whole thread from page 1.
Great job mate, love the flocking in the interior and the pillar gauges.
Took me 2,5 hours to read the whole thread last year! Keep up the good work Joff! Billing 2012????
Last edited by Vlietje; 30-10-11 at 08:19 PM.
First time ive had a look through this
I have to say what a stunning build, a real credit to you
great work pal, take my hat off 2 u fantastic job
Bit of an update,
You will recall that at Billing in 2010 the nova was smoking like a trooper , well, finally got my finger out in preparation for the 2012 season....
With the help of spud got the Nova out of storage, put some oil in the bores and cranked over for a bit, put the plugs back in and a bit of petrol and she spluttered into life. Not bad for being mothballed for 18 months!
Got the nova into the garage and onto the axle stands and got the front bumper off ....
We then stripped the intercooler and radiator off .....
Spud then suggested we used the windy gun on the plugs
We then got the turbo off with lots of oil coming from the exhaust side .....
Here's a shot of the wastegate and exhaust blades .....
Got the turbo stripped and ready to be sent off for some new seals....
The engine bay needs a thorough clean and some of the silcone pipes need changing as they have discoloured due to oil vapour .The whole car needs a valet and there are some other jobs to do like changing the sub to a new JL one which hasn't got a damaged cone and putting the rear view mirror back on and generally giving it a once over !
Cheers to Spud for the assistance in getting things stripped and moved around!
Joff
Excellent work Joff, can you link the bolt up please when you've found the right one please so I can get one too, I also be questioning Spud's motives helping you unbolt bits off your car whilst he is still building his
Have a look here ...Originally Posted by Graeme
Excellent work Joff, can you link the bolt up please when you've found the right one please so I can get one too, I also be questioning Spud's motives helping you unbolt bits off your car whilst he is still building his
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=120856167772
I got two, one for the nova, the other for the new Z20LET for the meriva.
Cheers
Joff
Oi the cheek of you Graeme
Not a problem for the assist Joff, happy to be of help
Nice link on the bolt, i need one too.
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