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Thread: Nova build, track/rally car inspired.

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    So first thing to start was the stripping of the interior (no pics, we know how it goes). The sound deadening was fun.... heated with a heat gun and then scrapped off. Piles of the black tar!

    Stella helps! haha.



    Then i began wire wheeling the floor pan around the seat mount areas etc.




    Then seat rails went in. Didnt fancy paying £70 odd quid for some pipe so made my own with cds pipe bought from local metal merchants.

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    Good progress so far mate

    I spy a cable shifter....have you already tried and tested that? Or is it a new addition to the build? Seen a couple of conversions but not that many in-depth threads or pics about

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    Quote Originally Posted by mk1nova_rich View Post
    Good progress so far mate

    I spy a cable shifter....have you already tried and tested that? Or is it a new addition to the build? Seen a couple of conversions but not that many in-depth threads or pics about
    Cheers mate. Cable shifter was an epic task of head scratching and swearing but it is now all in place with cables shortened and custom mounts for shifter and cable gearbox bracket. I have all gears now but i have not road tested it yet as the car is in bits. Am excited about that more than anything... hope it works haha. Will get more pics up as i go on.

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    Looking good ,got to love a wide arch

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    Quote Originally Posted by gaf2 View Post
    Cheers mate. Cable shifter was an epic task of head scratching and swearing but it is now all in place with cables shortened and custom mounts for shifter and cable gearbox bracket. I have all gears now but i have not road tested it yet as the car is in bits. Am excited about that more than anything... hope it works haha. Will get more pics up as i go on.
    Good luck with it then! I look forward to updates with it

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    As with all nova builds there was rust issues to sort.






    Sourced a complete top half front end from that company in Holland. GM sticker on it so think it was original, fitted fine anyway.






    Am the first to admit its not the neatest but solid and wont be seen.

    Had to renew the drivers splash guard, the last man in decided just to plate over the rusting old one so cut the whole lot out and made myself a new one.


    Also the the area above it behind the turret was gone to.



    Sorry about the lack of "before hand and in process" pictures, i some how managed to loose something like 200 pictures off my phone while trying to upload them onto my laptop to start this build thread.... there was some swearing involved that day!

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    The rear arches were also rusted quite badly, because am fitting a wide arch kit i just cut a high arch above all the rust and set about sheeting in the gap.







    The arch covers the fuel filler on the drivers side so decided to go with this. Stolen from Johnny c if i remember correctly.









    The cap is a flush fit motorbike one. Used a mix of rubber fuel filler hose and stainless steel pipe and bends to connect to the fuel tank. Still a bit of tiding up to do on it but all fits.

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    Love a delivery.






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    As for colour scheme.....



    and this orange for cage, rocker cover , etc, etc.



    Thoughts?

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    Great welding and repairs. Nice parts too. Colour scheme looks good to me.

    Filler neck re route looks like it'll trap dirt in the arch, was there no way go route it directly up behind?

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