WINTER WORK......NEED SOME IDEAS & SUGGESTIONS

[S1mon L]

Hi all,

With the winter coming up and with it all of that lovely grit and rain i want to to have a few bits done to the Noble.

Question is, what to have done.......?

I know the wiring loom hasnt been done so thats a must but other things...mmmmm any other must do's?

Car has already got upgraded exhaust, lights, gear linkage etc. Engine is pretty much un touched 3R. Don't necessarly want more power. Iam thinking mechanical not cosmetic.

Also where would be the best place to go, nearest to me is West Tuning but if the car is going away for many weeks then dont really mind the distance.

[sean_goodman]

tunnel mod
remove and reseal floor

just an idea, two horrible jobs to get done

[alex s]

sean_goodman said:

tunnel mod
remove and reseal floor

just an idea, two horrible jobs to get done

+1
Also remove undertray and diffuser and check chassis for rust.
Camber Mod?

Where to get work done, been hearing very good things about Matt and Dave at Brunters, very reasonable prices too.

[NobleGuy]

As above - remove floor pans and diffuser, repaint chassis and reseal. Mine's been free of wet carpets since and it gave me peace of mind when I found the chassis really wasn't in too bad nick at all.

[S1mon L]

Thanks guys, gone down on the list........ Thinking maybe manifolds as well....

[node]

Im hoping to get the car up in the air around Nov/Dec time and remove the undertray to check for rust. Incase i do find rust, can anyone recommend a way to remove it? Has anyone used a rust remover spray before, if so was it any good?

thanks

[NobleGuy]

I used the stuff that is used with POR-15 - it's meant to provide a good binding for the paint. In truth though my chassis didn't have enough rust to tell if worked well or not. It cleaned up some rusty screws quite well.

[rsnoble]

I see that there is a tunel mod has anyone got any details on this matter, does it aply to the 2.5, as i have to remove the floor pan on mine due to floor leting in lots of water when driveing,

[georgeo]

S1mon L said:

Hi all,

With the winter coming up and with it all of that lovely grit and rain i want to to have a few bits done to the Noble.

Question is, what to have done.......?

I know the wiring loom hasnt been done so thats a must but other things...mmmmm any other must do's?

Car has already got upgraded exhaust, lights, gear linkage etc. Engine is pretty much un touched 3R. Don't necessarly want more power. Iam thinking mechanical not cosmetic.

Also where would be the best place to go, nearest to me is West Tuning but if the car is going away for many weeks then dont really mind the distance.

Hi
Whats the wiring loom mod about and the gear linkage please if this applies to a 3.0?

[alex s]

georgeo said:

S1mon L said:

Hi all,

With the winter coming up and with it all of that lovely grit and rain i want to to have a few bits done to the Noble.

Question is, what to have done.......?

I know the wiring loom hasnt been done so thats a must but other things...mmmmm any other must do's?

Car has already got upgraded exhaust, lights, gear linkage etc. Engine is pretty much un touched 3R. Don't necessarly want more power. Iam thinking mechanical not cosmetic.

Also where would be the best place to go, nearest to me is West Tuning but if the car is going away for many weeks then dont really mind the distance.

Hi
Whats the wiring loom mod about and the gear linkage please if this applies to a 3.0?

Gear linkage (if you have the six speed) upgrade, is to the M400 gear linkage. Big improvement.

[georgeo]

georgeo said:

S1mon L said:

Hi all,

With the winter coming up and with it all of that lovely grit and rain i want to to have a few bits done to the Noble.

Question is, what to have done.......?

I know the wiring loom hasnt been done so thats a must but other things...mmmmm any other must do's?

Car has already got upgraded exhaust, lights, gear linkage etc. Engine is pretty much un touched 3R. Don't necessarly want more power. Iam thinking mechanical not cosmetic.

Also where would be the best place to go, nearest to me is West Tuning but if the car is going away for many weeks then dont really mind the distance.

Hi
Whats the wiring loom mod about and the gear linkage please if this applies to a 3.0?

I meant to say, I can also recomend Dave at Brunters, very good job and a very good price.

[NobleGuy]

rsnoble said:

I see that there is a tunel mod has anyone got any details on this matter, does it aply to the 2.5, as i have to remove the floor pan on mine due to floor leting in lots of water when driveing,

Yes. Remove floor pan and cut holes in the metal plate covering the tunnel. Feed one or two of the air hoses from your heater into the holes and block off the heater inlets.

[rsnoble]

what is the point in this,(does anyone have pics of this), has anyone got any tips on getting floor down and how long it should take. i have a ramp and about every tool poss, thanks for advise

[NobleGuy]

It just makes the cabin cooler. My gear stick and handbrake used to be hot enough to cook the skin on my arm in the summer and the cabin would get hugely hot. Not any more.

As an aside, it also told me I had an oil leak around the turbo as the fumes would come into the cabin under braking after heavy load.

2 benfits for the price of one, although my smoking exhaust at idle and my slightly higher oil consumption should have been enough to convince me before the turbo started getting less subtle and began trying to poison me.