My Nova's Rebirth

[Benn]

yeah will be nicer,
under sealed the car well tho...lol

[Grim Reaper]

for some reason your nova has the feeling of perfectionism....even though there are novas with sooo much more yours is just so uber cool

as your moto goes, less is more

[Benn]

with more?
like what? gotta be better...

[GeorgeGt]

When u fit the ecotec baffleplate , then you have to cut oil pipe couple of mm`s. Standard oilpipe will sit dangerously close to sump and will half block the oilpipe. First sign of that is little bit more noise from lifters at cold start. BTW , really cool car m8

[Benn]

what? what oil pipes?

[GeorgeGt]

thise pipe will sit too close to sump with ecotec baffleplate

[Benn]

how?
thats bolted on to the block,
doesnt touch the baffle plate...

[GeorgeGt]

but it will sit too close to bottom of the sump (i`m sorry , but mu english is not very good )

[Benn]

its cool get what you mean,

the oil pressure is normal, so it should be ok, my mates xe has it too and has been ok for about a year too,

[Astra Dan]

When u fit the ecotec baffleplate , then you have to cut oil pipe couple of mm`s. Standard oilpipe will sit dangerously close to sump and will half block the oilpipe. First sign of that is little bit more noise from lifters at cold start. BTW , really cool car m8

Nice theory, but wrong IMO. Noisy lifters at startup is not a symptom of low oil pressure. Noisy lifter at ALL times would be.
Secondly, so many people have done this mod, I reckon it's passed it's trial stage by now.
My GTE has an oil pressure guage, which reads the same now as it did before fitting the Eco baffle.

[GeorgeGt]

2 out of 5 engines i have put together with ecotec baffleplate have had this problem and on closer inspection we discovered , that oil pick up sits too close to bottom (and all 5 had good oil pressure). So if u will have some problems with lifters , atleast you will know where to look first.

[Benn]

Thank you for the info,
Pitstoppetes had this for a year and not had a prob,

[GeorgeGt]

dan , i have oil pressure gauge in my dash and i did not notice any pressure changes after fitting ecotec baffle , but i did notice noisy lifters. And after taking it all apart again and cutting fiev mm off the pick up pipe the problem was gone again. So did my mates car.

[GeorgeGt]

And my theory was not about oil pressure but the amount of oil pump will flow , when pick up is half blocked. Two different things.

[Benn]

where would you cut it tho?
you'd have to rejoin the pipe wouldnt you...

[GeorgeGt]

from where it hits the bottom , the little cone around the wire mesh , just fiev mm`s.

[Astra Dan]

I'm not convinced, but I'll certainly bear it in mind.

[Ste L]

not read thread for a while..

exhaust look's spot on, perfect size, also the hid look spot on too

[Benn]

cheers ste,

more comming...

[Benn]

Update....

Only a small one.. Been cleaning and tidying bits up..

The dizzy blank bit, dis-pack mount..and bits..


Mount all sanded and clean.


First coat of paint..


2nd coat,



Dispack blank thingie..
Semi polished..


After a bit more polising..


Finished and lacquard.


Cam cover semi polished.


Finished being polished..


With the dispack mount was drying, I found these babys to hold it on as the org ones where a bit minging. Good old stainless weapons.


Semi bolded back together..


Next. Take one custom made (by me) scuttle cover...


Drill a hole...


Then another..


What do you get? Holes for the washer pipes... Have blue silcon tubing for them..


Wiring for washer bottle all soilder to extend the loom...


Thats its for the mo,
Rear coilover turrets on order...
New wheels floting about..
Most planned.. Enjoy.

[The Simps]

What? I thought you'd fitted a let? Oh yeah - ur a wuss!

What are the big half circles fr on your cover?

ur pretty good with the buffing up!

[Grim Reaper]

i like that scuttle cover will make the bay look much more cleaner

what wheels you got planned??

[The Simps]

what wheels you got planned??

pink 3 spokes with playboy bunny centre caps.

[Benn]

What? I thought you'd fitted a let? Oh yeah - ur a wuss!

What are the big half circles fr on your cover?

ur pretty good with the buffing up!

Let? find me a cheap one... and i'll fit it..lol

Circle cut outs are wiper linkages move patton, there abit big just to give it enough room,

[Benn]

Reaper.. covers been in there ages,