calibra-keith
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Had a little play with one of the other 14/16xe (couldn't be bothered to unwrap the nova)
better picture
from what i found out a while ago i need to set up for pressurize carbs and finding it hard to find a plenum for this,
something like this
need to hunt for plenum or get one made then start looking for turbo/mani or maybe get one made.
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calibra-keith
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there are a few problems to figure out i know its not going to be easy and im no expert but its something i want to try out thats part of it for me, for now i will probably get a megajolt kit or something and just use carbs so i can atleast get out in the car then look more into it sometime next year when i have more info and money, plus im watching a couple of builds doing something similar so hopefully i will get a better idea.
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DERV-POWER
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http://www.sbdev.co.uk/Carburettor_Kits/Carb%20introduction%20&%20ign%20only%20kit/Carb%20intro%20&%20ign%20only%20kit.htm
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calibra-keith
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decided to have a fit of the R1 carbs today,
need to look into how you plumb all this in yet
need to sort out the alternator i take it there is some sort of bracket i can buy or mod ?
also had a hunt for a few sites i lost with pictures for plenum
maybe more to come today lol
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calibra-keith
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16xe spark plug cover, polished oil cap
not normally a bling engine bay person but can not find where i can get any from, or does any other fit ?
after fitting R1 carbs the engine bay just lets it all down, the rocker cover is now at powder coating, ordered some stainless rocker cover bolts, got nice shiny strut brace to replace old one but just realized the bloody horrible big yellow oil cap and probably spark plug area will let it down
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calibra-keith
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seen as a few people are tinkering or asking for there nova's to be PS i had a little go at my own, a bit poor as i started off with poor picture of when it had no engine or springs at rear but you get the idea lol
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calibra-keith
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sorry i should of said this isn't what im actually doing i was having ago and with it been black was easier to do that and as bit of mess about, the comps are the only thing i will be doing and i am planning on red or white (my rocker has just been done red)
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Alex_Rally
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deep pockets mate, lot of nice fabrication work getting done on the build , are u gonna race it once done ??
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calibra-keith
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quote:
Originally posted by geordie_corsa
deep pockets mate, lot of nice fabrication work getting done on the build , are u gonna race it once done ??
only for fun mate, i haven't done it to any class spec so be for fun or maybe anything goes class ? i may one day look into what i could be in but be far from competitive.
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calibra-keith
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just got back from powder coat, pictures aint great
sort of before and after picture, with stainless bolts
and on the car
not sure about the strut brace iv just got with it been directly over the carbs, just need spark plug cover and cap for oil, possibly do it with carbon fibre.
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N7 THD
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looking good!
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calibra-keith
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quote:
Originally posted by N7 THD
looking good!
cheers
tried to get 2 better pictures during the day as a few people could not see the others on there screen, for some reason my phone doesn't like red keeps looking orange :tard:
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calibra-keith
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couple of pictures of the fibreglass doors hanging for people to see, and small load plate for hinges
hope this helps
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Jed D
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a mates just been and got some of these fibreglass doors and fuck me are they light  can hold them up with your baby finger easy 
interesting build mate... i like it
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calibra-keith
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quote:
Originally posted by Jed D
a mates just been and got some of these fibreglass doors and fuck me are they light can hold them up with your baby finger easy
interesting build mate... i like it
sure are, 5kg each, thats less than half the weight of a metal door with insides chopped out, i was down Lincolnshire last Sunday fitting a set to colins (novarally) hillclimb car
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Jed D
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are you on png? you mite of seen Gareth C's TB'd XE nova...? worth a deeks through his thread mate
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calibra-keith
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quote:
Originally posted by Jed D
are you on png? you mite of seen Gareth C's TB'd XE nova...? worth a deeks through his thread mate
yes im on PNG, i have seen the thread a while ago, i will have another look, has he fitted his doors ?
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calibra-keith
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Nothing special, im planning on giving the inside a tidy up and primer soon and while having a tidy out getting rid of old tins of paint 2 of them sort of worked
red was any old cheap crap, blue was from an old calibra, quick test on cold day,
not sure what colour/s it will be going but i will be spraying it myself and with it been toy i dont really want to spend much money on fancy finishes ??????
also took the wheels off ready to buy some better ones so decided to slip them on the corsa
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calibra-keith
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started sanding inside down, i was going to give a quick sand but i think most will be going back to bare metal, i kind of like the cage with no paint,
also did f/g boot and made a start on bonnet ready to get them and the doors in primer
looking a bit of mess at moment and loads to do
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calibra-keith
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wasn't planning this but an offer i couldn't refuse got to work stripping interior out of corsa for few bits to replace
Cage (just rear part) needs painting
corbeau GT seats with frames, sparco harnesses
tempted to do a little something with it
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calibra-keith
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Cage and seats in, need some plates for legs and il weld it in, then see if i can find front section of a cage at some point
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JaffaTB
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looks well mate
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calibra-keith
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decided to have a tinker with direct to box gear linkage set-up for the nova that came with the car (removed it because it was stuck solid)
after stripping it down and clean up
after opening it up the bar had slipped round inside i think something is missing attaching the bar, i forgot to take a picture but does anyone have a picture of inside theres to give me an idea ?
also took engine out of corsa ready for c20xe conversion
a little bit of surface rust to clean up but solid
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calibra-keith
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managed to get a few little bits done today, clutch cable, had to use another throttle cable to R1 carbs and cut it shorter so i now have 2 working pedals lol
tacked the gear linkage in and abit of cutting
before
after
i will clean everything up once every things sorted, also took picture of iinside the gear lever/linkage,
i have been trying to find out some info is it just me or is there something missing ? ford type 9 ?
backward and forward movements ok-ish but must be something missing for side to side to twist the bar ?
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calibra-keith
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not long got back with c20xe for corsa, with mounts, shafts, powercap ect ect
might get started on it tomorrow or at weekend
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