Corsa B Merit 1.2 Build Thread First Car (Carol The Corsa)

[CorsaBLuke]

The head was off a Nova Gsi latest model so the C16SE

[CorsaBLuke]

Can you post pictures etc of what you did and what engine size was the head off?

I didnt think to take pictures whilst taking it off as i was in a rush, i have took one after i sanded and polished it abit :



Dont buy crap headgasketts, as it cost me my head and resulting in a new one!

heres what happened to mine!


Heres my donor car for my head it is a violet 5 door nova (rare as hell!) it had a genuine Nova GSI engine in though with uprated inlet + fuel pump + injectors, with new valves + rockers + springs in the head i ripped off from it:)



Only surface rust lads nothing to worry about

[Domwhitex]

Thats awesome mate, is it running better or worse?

[CorsaBLuke]

Thats awesome mate, is it running better or worse?

will let you all know when it is back together, right now its in the back garden with half the engine apart lol!

I have to send the head off for skimming , then im ordering TOP quality gaskett set and head bolts so i wont get any trouble (fingers crossed)

[Domwhitex]

Hopefully not! Hope it all goes well for ya!

[CorsaBLuke]

Hopefully not! Hope it all goes well for ya!

thanks buddy i appreciate it ! the only problem i can think off is my original one was dizzy-type, this is coilpack =/

[CorsaBLuke]

so its still sitting useless in my back garden after late nights after work putting it back together with a C16SE head, i came across a few misshaps and ended up having to remove the sump too! but the main problem now is the dizzy, it would either run spot on and then cut out after 10 seconds and die, or run like a sack of spuds then cough splutter and die, so last chance for her, a new dizzy if no luck she may have to go... or ENGINE SWAP

[stanc3w0rks]

Thats a cool picture. Wht engine would you consider putting in?

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[CorsaBLuke]

it had 2 bright spotlights i have in my car port so it was like a photoshoot picture lol! just a shame it doesnt run, well i dont really have the funds for ANYTHING, time and money will tell buddy =/

[stanc3w0rks]

Ahh ya but it will be done eventually like myself

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[CorsaBLuke]

i do hope so fella!

[johnny]

Could you not get the bottom end of the c16? I'd say your compression if off a fair bit and that's why it won't run right

[rsi-dan]

why don't you put a 1.4 sri nova engine in

[CorsaBLuke]

moneys limiting me boys, plus the head is identical to my c14nv one tbh i cant see the difference, im going to put my old pulley on and a new dizzy after that god knows, and rsi-dan money again mate, also i dont have time or space to do a conversion tbh boys if anything would have to be an 8v so i wouldnt have to change any of the loom

[johnny]

Aw I forgot yours is 1.4, compression shouldn't be far enough off to run badly then, best bet is probably a new dizzy cap