Fitted a 1.3 with new gaskets & bolts etc etc, then decided it wasnt enough and craved a bit more power



Car just came back from bodyshop, Seam welded engine bay & new front crossmember



Old engine with all new gaskets on top end, head bolts etc etc next to 20xe



what you all think guys

 

Nice, looks exactly like one a friend had. That had a 2.0ltr engine and went like stink

 

Here it is before it got a full respray in Glacier white

Converted from mk1 front end to mk2 and interior

 

Looks very clean mate,

Keep up the good work

 

A mate had a fully stripped out one like that in white, scared him silly so he sold it and bought an RST cabby!

 

looks good mate wat sort of 2.0ltr is it ? (wat car it out of) is there much work involed to get it in ??

 

good job, look forward to seeing its progress

 

the 20xe is out of a astra mk2 GTE(normally)

nice work, was after a Astra mk2 meself

 

Yeah the engine is from a Astra GTE, get a engine mount kit from Brian S at www.valvers.com, seam weld the bay and put the engine in

Driveshafts Nova GTE 22spline shafts with MK2 Cavalier 1600 inner CV's

I've never been in one, but im told there good for 0-60 in 6.5-7secs and depending on state of engine low 14s Q/M

 

tontsr thanks for the info mate i also been told they are silly fast for wat they are . my mate has a nova as his 1st car and he is intrested in doing the convertion some point next year if he dont get a new car lol . do you have to use the astra loom ? fuel pump ? petral tank ? ecu ? sorry for all the questions i dont have a clue with nova's

 

www.migweb.co.uk

 

Use the astra loom, nova GTE/GSI fueltank for swirl pot & pump from either is sufficient

No problem mate

Any more questions, you'll get alot of help from www.roybacer.net (where i am most of the time) or www.migweb.co.uk

 

thanks for the links and help one last question tho is there any other engine u can use like a cav engine ?

 

Mk2 astra GTE
Mk3 astra GSI
Mk3 Cav GSI,SRI 16v
Calibra 16v

When buying the car or engine make sure it has the engine code C20XE and aint a sh**ty ecotec engine

 

also try source one with a coscast head has they ain't prone to going porous

 

how do you tell if its coscast or not?

 

the coscast heads don't have a core plug under where the distributor is, also they say coscast under one of the exhuast ports but to see that u need the head off.

 

what gearbox do you need for this conversion

 

a f16 or the f20 that comes with engine i'd have thought and you use mk2 cavalier inner cvj's

 

Looks good tony - heres mine ive just finished!!



Standard 2.0XE with exhaust and filter, its running on 283mm Calibra Turbo disks and calipers aswell!!

Probably going to sell it in the new year though as I need the cash to fund my RS1600i Turbo!!

Quality little cars they are - Im the third owner on mine and its got a genuine 55k from new and ive got all the old MOTS aswell!!

If you have any questions mate the just let me know!!

 

On hold for the mo, no heating lighting in garage may even consider selling

 

Here's a few pics of my old xr3i, was almost a RS1600i replica, just needed the rear spoiler, it did have the graphics & 3door wheels,
but i didnt get any pics on the digicam. Regret selling it now

Anyone remember it

 

the 3i looked mint !! and up dates on the nova ?? new pics ?

 

the 3i is the tits m8

 

16v 256mm Black Diamond Discs


Chassis



Alternator clearance


Engine Mounts



Front End


Headlamp panels



Pulley/Sump


Damage i did when wing fell :'(


Exhaust i might fit, not sure as it will mean loosing the wheel well


Engine Pics

 

That's what it looked like when i first got it

 

Looking good G!!!

 

a friend of mine once put a 2.5 v6 in a blue nova spin a guy in a supra found it verry strange that on his way home from earls court he was passed by a nova at 160 odd and was waved at by the pasinger ie me . he said it was quite straight forward to fit but if you threw a bag of rice under the bonet nothing wauld hit the floor

 

lookin good mate wat ya do with the old engine ?

 

what do they do to strengthen these at the fron seam weld plates in the inner wings??? you got any piccies of the bay with the seam selding??

 

Thanks guys

luke89, Sold the old 1.3 on ebay for Ł90

turbo terry, This is the only pic i have of the bay, but you seam weld every seam you can see in the bay

 

Painted the front inner wings white, steering nuckles & tiebar mounts blue & tiebar, bottom arm black, & Had new front wheel bearings pressed in.
Gonna re-assemble it all tomorrow then paint the back archs

 

Got the N/S built up, then snapped the 13mm bolt that holds the bottom arm to the steering nuckle and gave up

 

very good indeed nice work keep it up

 

heatwrapped the manifold

 

Nealy finished, fuel pump & starter solenoid to wire in, align gear linkage and add coolant/oils etc

 

quality bit more power then keep updatin us