my c20let gsi build

[Lee-bo]

Cheers mate yeah it always helps to have a bit of inspiration when your building one you got a nova yourself mate?

Yeah definately, its easy to get fed up and to lose confidance and inspiration - im familiar with that, ha ha! I had a white GTE about 11 years ago, but have recently got the bug again, after owning/restoring a mk2 Xr2, a widebody Mitsubishi Starion Turbo, and a Nissan S14 200SX - ive decided i want something a bit old skool so im looking at getting/building a Nova again! (Famous last words.....!) Id love to do a C20LET but wont really have the funds to do it all in 1 go, and i want to use the car while i slowly build it (if you know what i mean) so i mite go the route of buying a road ready mk2, maybe a basic 1.2 and upgrade all the brakes/suspension etc as this can be done relatively easily, and then drop a redtop in once i have time to do the change and the said engine ! 11-12years ago, the redtop/turbo conversions werent quite as common, and were alot more expensive than thye are now - otherwise i would have loved to have done it then. A friend had C20LET in his mk2 and it was absolutely awesome - 1 of the nicest/quickest cars ive been in (and im a mechanic/technician for a raceteam !)

Anyhow, good luck with the build mate, itl be great to see once its all done!

Lee

[scorge01]

Holly Jesus you seem to have your hands on some tidy motors mate but you do a nova as there getting rarer and parts are getting expencive if you do all work apart from engine will save a lot of hassle in future and atleast will just leave the conversion to do

Cheers mate

[Lee-bo]

Yeah thats the plan, im looking for a running mk2 now, and then ill fit brakes/suspension once ive got the car, then when i wana do the conversion, i can do any repairs/strengthening etc and hopefully have a tidy car to play with. There arent too many decent mk2's around at the mo, they seem to be either mint and stupid money, or cheap and a complete pile of poo...! I dont mind doing a bit of fabrication/tidying up, and anything mechanical is fine.

Lee

[scorge01]

Well today I got the intercooler recess cut to the intercooler width also because I cut too low before I had to weld a plate in before welding the plate in for the intercooler to sit in place aswell but beer we go



Finished with some primer as it will be reprinted any ways

[Jordangraham]

looking good dude!

[scorge01]

First coat of filler on to neat it up

Sanded down and primed before final filler tonight now that the shape is pretty good

[jonn]

Good work! Can't wait to start work again on my c20let nova.

[scorge01]

Cheers mate got bumper fitted with just a little trim of bumper so happy

[scorge01]

Oh an before I get asked again where roof is its the angle pic was taken at.

[bazil]

Oh an before I get asked again where roof is its the angle pic was taken at.

Thought you had made it a spider there

Looking spot on mate