Keiths Nova Turbo build

[novaa]

Have you still got the G reg mk1

[krobinson]

Have you still got the G reg mk1

No, sold it 2 years ago.

Have you have paint issues like Edd?

Not so much paint issues, but rust issues. Thankfully a lot less than I first thought.

The arch seams have warped/split, however thankfully the rest of the car is fine (so far), last place to check is the engine bay once the engine is out, but on the face of it with the wings off it's all still perfect.

Plan is arches/quarters, full paint, management.

[Ian_Gsi16v]

Bloody hell that is crazy :o Needing quarters / arches only a few years after all that work and especially as you have kept it dry and looked after it.

Must be gut wrenching when you realised it wasn't living up to the expectations

[Benn]

Not so much paint issues, but rust issues. Thankfully a lot less than I first thought.

The arch seams have warped/split, however thankfully the rest of the car is fine (so far), last place to check is the engine bay once the engine is out, but on the face of it with the wings off it's all still perfect.

If the rust for the dipping do you think? Shame it's you've had issues, but at least its stuff that can be sorted.

Colour change too?

[Kev Turbo]

Good luck with the rebuild Keith - Will keep an eye out for updates

[dan16v]

Hope the rebuild goes smoothly Keith!

[krobinson]

Bloody hell that is crazy :o Needing quarters / arches only a few years after all that work and especially as you have kept it dry and looked after it.

Must be gut wrenching when you realised it wasn't living up to the expectations

It was dipped 8 years ago last month, it's a little longer than a few years. The way I look at it, some novas were rotten after 8 years from new, so it's come as no surprise really to have a few blemishes.

It's only the lip of the arch thats going, anyone else would probably rub them down, rust treat and paint. But I'd rather get to the source of the problem and thats the double skinned arches, replacing them with single skin.

If the rust for the dipping do you think? Shame it's you've had issues, but at least its stuff that can be sorted.

Colour change too?

Confident it's all down to the dip, i've read online that many others have had issues, including expensive porsche/ferrari's following the process, so take from that what you will.

Colour change is possible, still undecided.

Good luck with the rebuild Keith - Will keep an eye out for updates

Thanks Kev

Hope the rebuild goes smoothly Keith!

Thanks Dan, Any sign of you getting into another Nova?

[dan16v]

Unfortunately not Keith, mortgaged upto the eyeballs with plans just submitted for big extension and an almost 2 year old child so not much spare cash these days.
Iam still in a que for my escort cosworth resto so hope that is done this year as the money has been set aside for years!
Hope all is well?

[krobinson]

All good Dan thanks - good to hear from you. Know what it's like with Mortgage, possibly looking at moving soon so I've just sold my 911 to fund it - priorities!!

[dan16v]

Grown ups!! I had to sell the M5 to get double glazing and gas central heating almost cried!