Liam's Nova X16XE Project

[M Sutton]

Awesome build! When this has the TBs on its going to be perfect!!!

[Liam]

Totally fair, i know the feeling of just wanting to drive the bloody thing.

Yeah It'll be better when it actually drives properly though. My aim when I started was to get it Total Vauxhall featured and now it has I'm not too bothered. Don't get me wrong, I'll keep it up to a decent standard but would rather use it for what it's been built for.

Are you not putting the cambelt cover back on ? good work mate looks great

Cheers. I won't be, no. I've modified the cover so the bottom half is all covered and only the verniers are showing.

Hi Liam. I would like to know what fan do you have fitted to your rad?

Hi Nathan, It's actually a Corsa B aircon fan.

Awesome build! When this has the TBs on its going to be perfect!!!

Cheers Mark. It really is and I hope they're all they're cracked up to be

[Liam]

A little update. I fitted my rear 3 polycarbs the other week but managed to get time to fit the fronts yesterday. Decided to change the rusty metal fasteners for the sliders for the same countersunk ones with red caps used in the engine bay.

[Liam]

Sooo..

[8valve-craig]

SF Lever Jenvey's with vertical buttefly's? I have never seen a set of those mounted on a 4 cyl engine before. Any info?

[BRoadGhost]

Nice 'plate

[Liam]

Bloody hell, I thought I'd updated this! A lot has happened in the past few weeks including fitting the throttle bodies, spinning a shell within an hour, rebuilding the engine again using the new C16 pistons/rods and crank and running the old girl in again.

Hopefully, all is good now and she'll be all ready for PVS where she'll receive her first hammering down the strip!! It's fair to say though that a standard engine and oil pump doesnt like a 9k rev limit!

I'll just leave a couple of pictures here for people to admire...


The morning of a local meet at 11:30am. One engine'less Nova, and one piston and crank'less engine..




Cue, 7:30pm where I'd won the show and shine award (eventhough the old girl was covered in dust and dirt!)









Also, whilst fitting the engine I accidently cracked one of my mint headlight protectors Going to find another is going to be near on impossible!!




Oh, and finally something to wet everyones appetite.. Shame you won't be able to see nothing until PVS though!

[Benn]

love the blurring... Hope it isn't sticker bombing.

[M Sutton]

My favourite Nova build around at the moment, as you know Liam!

Ive had a sneak peak and its def not sticker bombing Benn, will look great imo!

Roll on PVS

[BRoadGhost]

kill the yellow bits ftw