Project Nova

[TonySR]

Been sanding and filling the n/s door corner and rear quarter where it has been welded as it had a large dent in the quarter. It didn't look bad looking at it head on.

Anyway, here's where I'm at now...



I've just given it a skim of filler to fill in all the tiny holes and hoping it doesn't need anymore. Trying to get the swage line back was the hardest part.

Need some red primer so it's not so much of an eye sore and then take it for mot after putting the door cards back on which I left off for the alarm and central locking to be fitted.

[TonySR]

Picked this up as a donor for the nova yesterday. All parts available except engine/box and loom etc.

[TonySR]

Half way through the mind numbingly boring job of removing the double sided tape from the rub strips and putting the red stripe on.

[TonySR]

So I painted one of the hub caps to see what they would look like and I like it. Painted the griffin as they would have been the only part on the car that's chrome. May do them silver at some point?





Next up I bought a pair of calipers/sliders and discs from Turbo Chris for £30 delivered only to find the O/S one seized and bleed screw snapped clean off, so ordered a new caliper from Autoparts for £33.95. Also new discs and pads to fit and then bleed the system. Painted the calipers and slider anthracite whilst I waited for the new caliper so that needs painting too.

[Balley]

Coming along nicely!

[TonySR]

Cheers Bailey.

One I forgot to post of the quarter in primer ready for paint.

[TonySR]

I painted the new caliper in between Christmas and now and yesterday fitted the 16v ATE calipers, new discs and pads and bled them using a Gunson pressure bleeder.








Old and new.



Fitted, bled and wheels back on.



Just painting of the mirror covers, spoiler and n/s/r arch in flame red and the sides of the car satin grey, then fit rub strips.

[TonySR]

Turned the heater on in my garage this morning and started prepping the N/S of the car for paint. Then after lunch I masked up the car and painted the side of the car grey. Need to touch up the inner arches with hammerite where a bit of overspray got in and paint the rear quarter red, then I can turn the car round and do the other side.


The mirror covers I painted last week.


Pics...

[Balley]

Very nice.

[7ova]

Looks good, which grey have you used?
Is it a vauxhall grey

Can or gun?