noobie

saabturbonova · 27-11-2008, 00:11

morning all. i thought id introduce meself, me names rob, or sloth on a few other sites. im building a few things, a 1988 nova hatch with a saab turbo lump

, and a 1977 cavalier mk1 thats having a full resto and a 2.4 lump. so hello and whatnot.
rob.

adidasandy · 27-11-2008, 14:09

Hey Rob, so have you got anything on the road at the mo?

saabturbonova · 27-11-2008, 15:51

no matey, i have one vital component missing. a license,

but i get that back in jan, so its all good

the cav wont be done tillpv the nova is having issues so thats not getting done till after xmas. but tbh i wanna fix it and sell it now. i'd like a corsa b or c.

**Benn** · 27-11-2008, 18:54

Welcome, nova sounds like fun,

saabturbonova · 27-11-2008, 20:05

yeah its gonna be interesting mate. measured the saab lump today, need to notch the os leg by 2 inches. gonna cut it open weld some box inside then close it up. you on png by any chance?

**Benn** · 27-11-2008, 20:36

I am yeah. Didnt know the lump with bigger. Taking its the Se lump?

saabturbonova · 27-11-2008, 22:02

the b235r lump is the 2.3 iirc the 2.0 is the b205r. theyre about 2 inches longer than an xe, so a boit of work is needed. they use an adapter plate to get the vaux bellhousing pattern.