Nova LET Re-shell

[garethcolley]

Ok so time to start a new project thread, this time im going to make an effort to post up everything i do to the car.

This is my current Nova LET which im planning to re-shell into a MK1. It has a bit of rot in the boot and on the rear chassis legs and rather than weld it back up (which i cant) im going to find another shell. Ideally i want one that has a cage rather than spend even more money putting one in my current shell. Also one of the main reasons is to have something to do at the weekends!


























Last rolling road print out on superchips phase 1 (240hp rated) with xe inlet cam and uprated actuator. Pretty happy with results given it made bang on what it should.

[The Simps]

Was this Dave (valetman's) old nova?

[garethcolley]

I then decided that i didnt want a new shell and was going to strip mine back to bare metal and spray it inside out. Im planning on using ir for a track car and maybe doin a few motorsport events so i wanted to ditch my current F20 for something a bit more robust. So the first thing to buy was an F28 which i bought from r1ch....






Engine also had a freshen up with a fully re-built cylinder head which i had acid dipped:

















Injectors ultra sonic cleaned and tested.

[garethcolley]

Was this Dave (valetman's) old nova?

No mate, bought from a friend 6 years ago as a standard 1.2.

[garethcolley]

Also bought these

[garethcolley]

Then after seeing some pictures of r1ch's shell i started having second thoughts about stripping mine. So i gave him a call and an hour later i had provisionally bought it.

So this saturday me and my mate went up to see it and take her home.....

How it used to look for those who don't know the car.











As you can see its pretty clean in there!

[garethcolley]

[garethcolley]

So after i'd dropped that off at the garage i started to dismantle mine.

[garethcolley]

[The Simps]

Rich's shell is without a doubt in superb condition - good choice!