My Nova's Rebirth

[GTE 16v]

cool, more pics please, I took loads of random crap!

[Benn]

yeah i know you did...

[sbd16vastra]

thank god. thought your polished sump would be then wasted by sealant

i would be more worried about the sealent that could not be cleared up inside the sump !!!!


thats what blocks pipe up pipes and rights off engines

[Benn]

meh to later to worry now...lol

[sbd16vastra]

meh to later to worry now...lol

should be fine but as already said it does not need much sealer

[Benn]

yep,will remember it if i have to do one again..

[dan-j]

meh to later to worry now...lol

lol an attitude i have adopted to mynelmao love it!

[Benn]

Well,

She started first time!!!
and man she sounds so sweet and quite,
am very happy with it,oil pressure just over the 3rd line,
was getting warm nicely,manifolding smoking..lol
So i put it back on its wheels,then remember gear box oil....
the legend thats is Astra Dan gave me a hand...and we spilt a lil...lol


Got a few bits to do tho,
sort the air piping,
sort out the car looms ground,
then sort out the paint work,

and remember......before you take it off the stands.....do the funking gear linkage!!!!

Here a small vid,
it sounds loud,but trust me its not,
http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...t=MVI_2500.flv

[Tom Williams]

aww and all over your fresh paint!! better wash that off quick!!

glad it runs ok!! much to do at the weekend?

[Benn]

will wash it off tomoz,
wanna degerase other bits,
and weekend...tidy bits up,
wanna go to stealth and see about making me a bit of pipe...
and finish the damn headlining....

[namkeaps]

excellent stuff mate. take a leaf out of my book and remember the box oil lmao ... you know what happened to my box without it

sounds good too!!

[Benn]

yeah its got lots in it,
and lots over it....lol

[namkeaps]

i almost forgot the peeper hole aswell where the magnet bolt thing goes in. almost left the magnet thing out lol

[Benn]

the what?

[Tom Williams]

will wash it off tomoz,
wanna degerase other bits,
and weekend...tidy bits up,
wanna go to stealth and see about making me a bit of pipe...
and finish the damn headlining....

So we are all working at yours on saturday then?

[Benn]

i dont mind,
can do,mean i can sort the garage out too,is a crap hole,

[spanishfly]

How many litres was it? 2-ish?

[namkeaps]

the what?

the bolt that you take out of the box to let excess box oil out ... it has a magnet on it aswell to attract anything thats dropped in there or comes loose etc etc

[Benn]

gear box oil?
it should have 1.9,
had a 5lt bottle...theres about 2.5ish left...

[namkeaps]

How many litres was it? 2-ish?

for gearbox? 1.9 IIRC

[Benn]

the bolt that you take out of the box to let excess box oil out ... it has a magnet on it aswell to attract anything thats dropped in there or comes loose etc etc

ah yeah,and i didnt know that...

[Tom Williams]

i dont mind,
can do,mean i can sort the garage out too,is a crap hole,

yup was talking to dan and he said either his or yours depending on what stage yours is at.

i am not bothered, my jobs are needed but not huge which is a bonus

[namkeaps]

yeah mate told me once it starts to come out the hole don't put any more in

[spanishfly]

yeah that rear bolt is fill level bolt.

[Benn]

yup was talking to dan and he said either his or yours depending on what stage yours is at.

i am not bothered, my jobs are needed but not huge which is a bonus

yep yep,
happy to do it am might,

yeah mate told me once it starts to come out the hole don't put any more in

yeah,
when we built mine after the rebuild,
i took it there wss none it in,(sat for a yr with no shafts)
jamie said "if you geta dribble then theres to much in it"
he undid it and about 1lt came pouring out...lol

yeah that rear bolt is fill level bolt.

yeah by the shaft hole...