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Rick Draper
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Registered: 10th Feb 01
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FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
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Oh how I wish I had your garage
lostboy
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26th Mar 10 at 11:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

500 bhp, you know it makes sense.
AlexW
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quote:
Originally posted by lostboy
500 bhp, you know it makes sense.


We/He want this one on the road.
matthew172
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looks sweet, i have a helix clutch plate for sale but its for the f20 so will be the wrong input splines for the 28, loads of meat left on it too
Rick Draper
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quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Oh how I wish I had your garage


LOL you dont its filled with mostly crap the parents are saving.
corsagsigav
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Registered: 28th Jan 08
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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i just wish i had a garage.my shed is a old out site toilet lol and still has the toilet in there is now my thinking seat lol
jampot
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This scene looks familiar!!!! Hope this one tickse i'm sure it will be impressive like luck . the novand a the otheronedud all the boxes. good
corsagsigav
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the nova was a beauty i still read thru it in tv all the time
Rick Draper
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The nova was satan's car, as was that old bastard engine.
corsagsigav
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still gotta be the best nova i have seen to date was perfection imo
Rick Draper
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Should be home tomorrow evening so depending how i feel i might wash the bird turd off it and make a start.

Got a handy list compiled of stuff i need to buy. Aim to check oil pressure on Monday when i have my mates mechanical oil pressure gauge and also check compression at the same time.
Nic Barnes
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useful things to check tbh.
Rick Draper
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28th Mar 10 at 20:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Home this evening so time for some work. Started with a one bucket detail, foam wash and a sponge down with tap water:



Whipped inlet and exhaust bits off the KKK to check for play and also to make sure there was nothing lingering around:


Discovered some creative bog in the cross member so needs a few plates welding in:


Top hat is far to close to the bulkhead i think?

Nic Barnes
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minor problems
Rick Draper
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TBH nothing to stop me cracking on with it and trying to make it run tomorrow. Engine does look like it breathes quite a lot though looking at the inlet on the turbo. Might be pressing a coke bottle into action...
Rick Draper
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Been cracking on with it today. Got a major issue in that its got no oil pressure at all but this could be down to the battery not having enough juice in it to crank it over fast enough....

Anyhow i have sorted the PAS setup, the bits pictured below are not conducive to a good PAS bracket and pump setup:

And here it is built up properly and ready to go:

Strangely the alternator bracket is built up with a similar mix and mash of parts.

Then i started on the loom, i was looking to braid it but i cannot be funked. Instead i will just neaten up the funked bits of cover.

Loom was a worry but nothing i should not be able to sort out.

corsagsigav
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crackin on with this aint ya hope all goes well
Nic Barnes
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oil pressure could well be not enough juice in the battery
Rick Draper
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Loom neatened up a fair bit, will do to get it up and running on.
Rick Draper
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Its now got something that resembles oil pressure after much messing around.




Need my new plug leads to arrive now, throw some new plugs in it and try starting it again as the plugs are fudged and this is stopping it starting i hope.

Clutch plate arrived:

Nic Barnes
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how long since you actually owned a working c20let buddy?
Rick Draper
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Never owned one that worked properly ken tbh.
matthew172
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clutch looks sweet, loom looks tidy good work draper
Rick Draper
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quote:
Originally posted by matthew172
clutch looks sweet, loom looks tidy good work draper


Cheers manners, means a lot.

Found that stainless inlet pipe the other day if you want it? Dunno if its any good to you?

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