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Well seeing as my Mustard Yellow SR is going to the scrappy I thought I'd best put a thread up about my Nova Diamond. I bought the car for a bargain price from a scrapyard with 59k on the clock :eek: and hardly any rust. The problem was the water pump had siezed in the block and some numptys had tried to change the cam belt but realised they couldn't tension the belt and had snapped several rockers lol
Initial plan was to sell the shell to fund the yellow project, then after being let down 3 times on ebay I decided to get the nova on the road, was contemplating a different engine but in the end decided to repair the 1.2, took ages to shift the pump but eventually got it out rebuilt the head and got it running :thumb: It sailed through its MOT and I could not belive how mint it was underneath and niether could the MOT tester lol. Its now got 67k on the clock and I've decided its timke to put all the kit from the yellow SR on it.
So far i've put the wheels, suspension and rear bumper on
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/9241/dscf0780nu5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/2553/dscf0781nh3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Will upload more pics when image shack stops being gay lol
bangerbrian
21-06-08, 12:44 PM
You can't kill a yellow nova!
What happened to the 1600 from the yellow shell, that not going in the blue one?
What happened to the yellow shell then? too far gone? I remember the WIP from pvg but don't thing I ever saw it finished..
:D welcome back to nova ownership my friend :D
Still think the yellow sr was a little beast, cheap, tidy shells are FTW.
The 1600 on twin 40s and mk2 dash are going in the blue nova, the yellow shell is restorable but as i've got such a clean and tidy shell i don't see it as worth it. I'm still not sure as to whether I should spray the blue nova yellow or not :confused:
Well I think that, for every yellow Nova that dies, another should be born! lol
But it would be a shame to turn the blue one into a money pit when it stands you very little money.
If it stays blue, touch up that front panel/wing and keep that bumper.
All IMO of course^^.
peester
21-06-08, 04:03 PM
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/2553/dscf0781nh3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
thats ace..
that tidy diamond i had, tho i would have had to start from scratch so to speak, i wish at times ide have kept it..
all know what happened to that in the end :(
nice one, keep goin.
I'm really starting to like how it looks atm, was dead set on an SR rep, but tbh i think i'll just put the window surrounds in and leave the front as it is
bangerbrian
21-06-08, 06:20 PM
Yeah leave as it is, I like it :D but please dont scrap the yellow one!
Its been a hard hard decision to come to scrapping the yellow one as it such a rare colour for a nova and I really like the car, but it really is too rusty to bother with when i've got a solid shell to use. Like I say I may spray it yellow and do a full on rep but for the moment i'm happy as it is. I've just got a 306 td as a daily driver so I can spend some proper time on the blue one. Due to my job i'll have a full 4 weeks off in 5 weeks time so some real progress will happen then in time for trax :thumb:
Right then chaps, I've been busy taking all the stuff off the SR ready for its final voyage to the scrappers :cry: I'm not sure whether I should paint the window surrounds to match the black vynal on the b pillar of the diamond or remove the vynal and paint to match the surrounds :confused:
Opinions please :thumb:
peester
01-07-08, 11:12 PM
take off everything; nice n steady.. ull have the choice then. If you dont use it - sell it..
photoshop requests if u want a bit of virtual help..
Right then, update time!
I've been busy over the last week or so :thumb:
First thing I did was change the rear beam over to one I'd painted up, fitted a 22mm ARB and some poly bushes :thumb:
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Fitted braided brake hoses :thumb:
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Lucky for me every brake pipe, flexi, caliper and drum was replaced before I bought the car so there wasn't any rusty unions to contend with :D
Then I removed the fuel tank, filler neck and exhaust. Guess I should of done it with the beam off really but still managed it. Dinitrolled the chassis legs and sills which are in superb condition still luckily :D
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Gave the fuel tank a clean ready for painting
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more to follow :cool:
following on
Decided to turn my attentions to the front of the car, got the engine ready for removal. Just need to drain the gear box oil, pop the drive shafts out and undo the mounts. Even got a chap interested in the 1.poo too
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Dinitrolled the front cross member, inner arch box sections and dehind the splash guards. The cross member and passenger side are totally rot free. The drivers side splash guard unfortunately isn't due to an after market access hole for an electric ariel being made and not properly sealed. Nothing a bit of welding can't sort out though. Luckily the box section is solid though
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Started to clean up the seams where the paint was getting flakey with some rust converter will finish off when the old lumps out and weather permitting
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Got these ready to go on along with GTE/GSi tiebars and 256mm brakes with braided hoses :thumb:
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/3198/dscf0833vl8.jpg
I'm really tempted to get a quick rack while as while the engines out I feel it would be an ideal time to fit it, are they any good?
peester
09-07-08, 10:32 PM
very good!.. top work.
Not sure on the quick rack, but so far so good.
jimbob-mcgrew
10-07-08, 09:34 AM
nice man, that nova will be tip-top in no time
solid looking nova there mate. and nice colour,
shame about the yellow sr :(
theres nothing like getting stuck in and ripping
bits of i started on my gsi, now its just a bare shell
when i started i couldnt stop!
good work mate :thumb:
Cheers folks, spent the evening taking the engine, gearbox and front suspension off, will get some pics tomorrow. Next job is interior out :thumb:
Good work so far, you not going to sell the shell though? Im sure someone out there would rescue a yellow sr, I would if I had the time/money to do it.
It would probably make a few quid on ebay.
Yellow shell is now a cube mate, went on Wednesday. Even put the shell up for free but there was no interest
looking good matey! Shame about the yellow one. Should have got the cube back and made an arty nova statement in your garden.
lol
Update time again
Spent most of the week stripping the bay, cleaning the seams and derusting the engine bay, very pleased there wasn't any nasty surprises lurking under the old paint etc...
Got the bay in primer over the weekend
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I've sarted removing the underseal from the front drivers arch and I'm hating it lol I've been using a combination of petrol, a scraper and a wire brush drill attachment. Must be a better way? as its taken me 2 evenings and i'm still not finished :(
vaughanmc
22-07-08, 11:11 PM
Clean shell you have there mate
Sometimes I think that Mk1 engine bays look better than the Mk2 ones ?
I think its : Did they use seam-sealer on the Mk1 bays from the factory ?
NovaGuy1400SRi
22-07-08, 11:37 PM
looks good, surprised at how clean the engine bay is :eek:
got yourself a minter there :thumb:
vaughan, as far as i know, none of the mk1's were seam sealed from the factory.
why leave the battery in if theres no engine lol
engine bay looks clean tho matey
not got round to doing the battery tray etc.. lol and I haven't been ****d to remove it yet lol
why leave the battery in if theres no engine lol
What about tunes when your bored of working on it, nice to have tunes!
Oh and nice:thumb: Me wants to trade lol
macc nova
23-07-08, 02:29 AM
wow good save from the scrappy there, cant beleive how clean that bay is! minter
good lad scoob, Nice to see you cracking on with it :D
Were abouts in wiltshire are you ? As im only in swindon if you local enough i will have to pop round and take a look some when.
Chris.
In Melksham mate.
Got the drivers inner arch finished. Ended up buying a heatgun and some better scrapers :thumb: Have given it a coat of hammerite black, i'll go over with some stonechip tomorrow. Will get pics tomorrow as it was too dark by the time I'd finished.
peester
23-07-08, 11:21 PM
Clean shell you have there mate
Sometimes I think that Mk1 engine bays look better than the Mk2 ones ?
I think its : Did they use seam-sealer on the Mk1 bays from the factory ?
youre right about mk1 engines bays last better than mk2 - but i think it was due to better earlier metal..
More progress :)
I've now got 4 and a bit weeks off over the summer (perks of working at a school :D ) I made the most of my first day off and got the engine bay primed fully
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4366/dsc00107qr8.jpg
Finished removing the underseal on the passenger inner arch, then sprayed with stone guard
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Removed the old seam sealer behind the splash guard, slapped some fresh sealer on the seams and then stone guarded
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/456/dsc00108pw0.jpg
Job for tomorrow if weather holds up is the start spraying and doing behind the firewall :thumb:
vaughanmc
30-07-08, 11:59 PM
Good progress mate, its one tidy shell :)
peester
31-07-08, 10:22 AM
good work, lad.
More progress
Didn't start till quite late today due to a sever hangover lol which was a bad idea as it rained on and off all afternoon whereas the morning was dry and warm.
Got the slam panel and front panel in the first coat of paint
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Then got to work on cleaning the battery tray etc with some rust converter, found a couple of small holes, not sure if i'll get them patched or chemical metal them :confused:
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Then continued to apply a coat of paint to the rest of the bay, used 2 aerosols so far and still haven't finished the first coat, gonna put at least 2 maybe 3 coats on but need more paint :thumb:
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stuartyj21
01-08-08, 10:29 PM
good progress, keep up the good work mate.
got some sealer today and filled my engine mounts with it, will get pics up when imageshack lets me lol
vaughanmc
02-08-08, 05:06 PM
Paint finish looks good in the engine bay mate - Keep up the good work :)
Was up at half 5 today due to my girlfriend going to work :eek: so got up and started putting the nova together, got the rad in, wiring loom in, wiper motor in etc... Tomorrow i'm going to change the water pump and cambelt on the enigne and put it in. Not decided if I'll do it from the top or underneath yet :confused: Will get some pics up tomorrow as i've not got the lead for me camera with me :thumb:
good work fella i will have to pop down some when as only down the road in swindon.
looks a good project good work buddy
looking good matey!
Re removing your underseal - stone chip is good but I recommend getting some shutz body sealer - the stone guard is okay but under your arches you want something more substantial - in fact anywhere where impact from stone can occur or grit get some shutz (tetrosyl body shutz).
Ebay do it in 1lts cans for £3 - you can paint it on and its nice tha thick - doesnt take too long and trust me it'll certainly protect the underside longer than the stone guard stuff!
If you want replacement vynal to make it SR style I'm hoping to get a full set made up in the very near future...
Ade
looking good matey!
Re removing your underseal - stone chip is good but I recommend getting some shutz body sealer - the stone guard is okay but under your arches you want something more substantial - in fact anywhere where impact from stone can occur or grit get some shutz (tetrosyl body shutz).
Ebay do it in 1lts cans for £3 - you can paint it on and its nice tha thick - doesnt take too long and trust me it'll certainly protect the underside longer than the stone guard stuff!
If you want replacement vynal to make it SR style I'm hoping to get a full set made up in the very near future...
Ade
Cheers Ade, I'm undecided on the look I'm going for. If i was to go down the SR route I'm wary of the vinyl causing more rust due to trapped water etc.. The same goes for under-seal, it works great till a stone makes a hole in it and then it traps moisture. I'll see how I get on with the stone gaurd for the moment :thumb:
shy witness
11-08-08, 07:52 PM
nice work mate................youve made a great job o0f the bay there.
have to disagree with ade ......and that body shutz stuff.......is ghastly stuff to be honest.
looks a mess.........doesnt last.....traps water.....etc etc.
its the stuff ya use if your trying to cover up a bodged job or something.
not when you've a bnice clean under arch n'all as you have mate.
but each to theyre own i guess
vaughanmc
11-08-08, 07:54 PM
I'll 2nd Ade about the Body-Schutz - Its awsome stuff
My front panel and front inner arches are done with it and the finish is good and its bullet proof, almost haha lol
But it is good stuff, well worth the money
I have some dinitrol stuff which is similar, but as I say im gonna see how the stone gaurd holds up, i'd rather see the holes and chips in it than find rust under it due to trapped moisture, been trying to get the engine in but the weather has been stopping that :mad: Dug my eccentric top mounts out of the loft and will fit them tonight aswell as new gaitors on the CVs. Ready for when the engine and gearbox are in :thumb:
novawez
12-08-08, 09:46 PM
nice diamond skoob youve gave me the urge to get mine started now cheers mate:thumb:
Engines in :D and its back on 4 wheels :thumb:
Haven't got it running yet as need to get a diff cover gasket so I can put some gearbox oil in and need to sort out the throttle linkage. I'm just chuffed its nearly finished and I may even make eurofest and trax :D Off to cornwall tomorrow for a week so can't do anything to it for a week :cry:
Any pics? Glad to hear the engine lives on, still a shame about the yellow one though.
Got back from my week away in Cornwall so can upload some pics :)
Engine in :D
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Car on 4 wheels
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Got a few more bits to spray up as can be seen, have also sourced an eraly tailgate :cool:
vaughanmc
24-08-08, 02:13 PM
Looks minted mate - Keep it up!
Engine should put out some nice power!
Wow!! Lovely engine bay!!!!!
Got it running
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/SKoob/th_MOV00146.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v30/SKoob/?action=view¤t=MOV00146.flv)
:D
vaughanmc
24-08-08, 07:17 PM
Idles nicely mate - Get a video of those 40's on full chat :D
Adam Moran
25-08-08, 10:59 AM
You have come along way Ben!
Car looks awsome and i know that engine will be sweet ;)
Fantastic job
I've had the car on the road since saturday :D think i've got an air leak on the carbs though, it appears I have the pants plastic doughnut o ring setup so have ordered the metal type, also ordered a Carb Synchrometer. Does anyone know if the 1.6 MPI inlet gaskets are still available from vauxhall?
sure they will be, probably the same part as on some later 8v engines
Got the inlet off and the carbs off and think i've found the reasoning for the air leaks
Firstly) the inlet the head face was covered in old gasket and instant gasket from when the head had been replaced
Secondly) one of the Orings was split between the carb and inlet
Thirdly) the inlet to carb face has some very bad pitting, is it worth me getting it skimmed?
Will get some pics up tomorrow as can't be ****d now lol
Hows this going mate? Hope still going ahead with it :)
this looks mint any updates on it?
Its been sat in my garage for the last few months for winter. Got a couple of weeks off coming up so will have a tinker with it then.
Courtnova16v
08-12-08, 09:11 PM
The shell looks in excellent conditon, perfect for starting project. What you've done so far looks good. IMO you should keep the mk1 dash and the original colour. Ow also keep the b-pillar vinyal and window surrounds as they are. Keep up the good work.
dj_wudgey
09-12-08, 06:36 PM
nova looks really nice mate! shame about the yellow one though should have sold the shell on i know a lad that wants one and if he didnt want it id have got him to pick it me up lol never mind though.
Spot the difference
Before...
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After...
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The bottom pic is slightly blurry!?
Looks the same to me, cool project though.
The bottom pic is slightly blurry!?
Well yes it is a bit more blurry lol but I have put a saloon washer bottle in as I have no rear wiper and it neatens things up in the bay a bit. I've started taking to loom out so I can do a proper job of the wiring for the MK2 dash as I'm unhappy with the crimp connections I'm using atm. I also plan on relocating the facet pump nearer the fuel tank or even getting a SPI intank pump setup. When it gets a bit warmer i'm going to spray the drivers wing.
Noticed the washer bottle, that is exaclty what im looking for.
Its amazing what wheels and a lowering kit can do to a car!
+Rep for wheel choice! :thumb:
Yep it is, although i'm tempted to make it an SR rep. Had the wheels for years never really wanted speedlines and comp mo's were available in the et49 fitment so had to be them.
novaowner999
01-02-09, 11:29 PM
very jealous, i need them mos. get that washer bottle in the dishwasher boy (cleans them well good), just make sure the missus dont catch ya lol lol lol
I would but ours is broke lol
stuartyj21
02-02-09, 07:15 AM
great project mate, my 1st car was a diamond exactly like yours so really jealous. keep up the good work...
scott.parker
02-02-09, 03:55 PM
Hey Ben, hows thing mate, cars come on nice, go for the full on SR rep you know you want too! And i spoted the bottle lol
Scott
Things are going well, wish the weather would get better and the evenings lighter, really got the motivation but no time at the moment. So many things I want to get done intime for spring
Todays progress
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Got the wiring loom out to sort out the bodges I made before
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Started soldering and heat shrinking the connections and also started stripping out things I don't need wiring for, will get some pics when finished
Decided to do another job on the nova
Before
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After
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Going to strip the carbs down, check them over and rebuild them as it was running a bit ****e :(
After a few lemon and suger laden pancakes I got the motivation to do a bit more work this evening.
How it started
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Took the carbs off the inlet manilfold, 1 of them was a complete bastid as one of the studs is at an angle, not very clear in the pic but it is, going to take it to my local engineering place, get the stud hole tigged up and redrilled :thumb:
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Also noticed on the carb to manifold face of the carbs there is some pretty bad scoring on both venturis, so going to get them skimmed at the same time
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Not sure if I should strip the carbs down to just a body beforehand or take them in then strip them down on the return? Also apologies for the crap phone pics would be great if someone replied too :( lol
Looking good matey :thumb:
As the weather was nice today, I got some motivation to install my newley soldered and re-wrapped wiring loom in the car and also bolt the freshley rebuilt carbs on :thumb: Firstly I changed the coolant hose from a bodged mpi hose that had a bolt blocking off the pipe to the old inlet to a 1.2 carb pipe as I had 1 lying about. Put the loom in only to find i'd wrapped to much of the washer pump wiring up so it don't reach :mad: Got the carbs and inlet fitted, switched the ignition on to find that the fuel was pissing out of the carbs :wtf: noticed it was from the nut that encloses the fuel filter, tighted that up and tried again, only to find it was pissing out of the hole above one of the trumpets :eek: took the top cover off to find the needle valve had stuck open as the floats had dropped to much :eek: got that sorted and started the car which runs worse than before I took it apart lol gave up after that. Will have another bash tomorrow and get some pics and videos at the same time.
~~joycey~~
21-03-09, 10:18 PM
Looking great mate and good scrapyard save! Rep+ I was saying to somebody today that more nova's should be saved from scrappy's :)
Looking great mate and good scrapyard save! Rep+ I was saying to somebody today that more nova's should be saved from scrappy's :)
Cheers :thumb: was a cracking find tbh :D
Anyway as the misses was spending the day with her mum and family I got the day to spend sorting out the nova :D Firstly took the plugs out to check the conditon of them as it was running rough as :( bit sooty so gave them a clean up, not much difference :confused: then got the carb syncronometer out and found that they were well off, sorted that out and it smoothed out alot, then started to concentrate on the idle speed. Heres a vid of it, I think it runs really nicely now
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/SKoob/th_MOV00237.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v30/SKoob/?action=view¤t=MOV00237.flv)
Next job is to sort out the exhaust manifold as it blows, re-wrap the exhaust manifold and put the interior back in, an get it MOT'd then ready for the spring :D
Nice work, you cant beat the sound of webers!
Went down to get the exhaust manifold off to have it modified to fit properly and to re - wrap it only to find a big puddle of coolant under the car coming from the radiator :( FFS its one thing after another lol Old one is pretty damn old so could do with a new rad anyway I guess, the exhaust manifold is proving a **** to get off as due to its marvelous design you can only rotate the spanner a fraction at a time on the bottom studs and the studs are to close to the pipes to allow the ring end to go on :roll: gonna cut the studs when or even if I can get it off lol
Unlucky mate. Damm novas aye lol.
I want 40s more and more everytime i hear them! :cry:
Can't beat that noise! Love it!
dj_wudgey
24-03-09, 12:49 AM
Can't beat that noise! Love it!
car looks good dude!! still would be beter if it was mustard yellow lol
and yea the sound off 40's is ace lol
More failage today :cry: got the rad out and eventually the manifold off after removing the engine mount to get some access to behind the manifold with a spanner and started taking the studs out to cut them down to make fitting and removal easier in future, got all but 1 out, the last one was bent and not all the way in either. Tried removing it and the ****er snapped :mad: no thread sticking out and it was ****ing stuck solid and blew like a **** even with a nut on so if I leave it I know its gonna be just as bad :( gonna try some drilling and stud extracting on sunday. Also got a price from the local motorfactors for a 1.6 rad, they want £130 :eek: think i'll be getting an eebay special lol
scott.parker
25-03-09, 10:32 AM
Sounds well nice in the vid Ben, shame to here about the stud snapping, me and mike had a right fight getting his off his 1.6T, one right underneath that you can only just get to, we ended up jamming a socket on as the nut had been rounded from previous removals, total bitch, so i feel for ya lol
As for the rad, yeah thats a piss take mate!
Got a new rad sorted from ebay,
Rad out and manifold off
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heres the current state of the manifold thanks to an old MOT :roll: gonna nip to merlin motorsport after work tomorrow as only 10 mins away and get some wrap and ties
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The offending item, can see where it has been blowing quite badley previously :eek:
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scott.parker
25-03-09, 07:27 PM
Ah not bad mate, should be able to drill and tap that easy enough.
Scott
or weld a bolt on that one take itout that way
engine looks sweet
Been lacking the motivation this week lol, tried drilling the old stud out then thought I'd use a torx bit as a easiout, ended up snapping it in the stud and can't drill the fecker :( So will go with the welded nut idea :thumb: Anyway...
Got the fan cowling all cleaned up
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8040/dsc00250m.jpg
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/1429/dsc00251d.jpg
Bolted to my shiney new rad
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http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2535/dsc00253.jpg
Got the sump, baffle plate and pickup pipe off and cleaned as the sump gaskets were leaking
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/856/dsc00254.jpg
Sump painted with black hammerite
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/3413/dsc00255q.jpg
Got to let the paint cure before refitting new gaskets will do that tomorrow with anyluck
dj_wudgey
04-04-09, 05:16 PM
good work matey!! will be tidy motor but it will never compare to your sr lol
good work matey!! will be tidy motor but it will never compare to your sr lol
I know :cry:
dj_wudgey
04-04-09, 05:25 PM
she's still extreemly nice though matey i like the blue aswell!!
Looking good dude. Kinda makes me wish i keept my car 8v :(
When you plan to have all the little jobs finished?
Did a bit more to the nova today :thumb: Got the manifold adjusted and then wrapped up
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The rad fitted
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I also changed the oil filter as had to remove it to unbolt and refit the manifold :roll: put the manifold on and run her up but couldn't be arsed to get any pics or vids, blows like a fooker with that stud snapped off so need to work out how to get it sorted, thinking head off and spark eroded :confused:
auzzy-b
14-04-09, 05:42 PM
cool looks nice and clean:thumb:
Phoenixhairart
14-04-09, 05:45 PM
Very nice, i do that colour of blue! i used to have one in the same colour :-)
Got it booked for its MOT at 9am on sat, if it passes i'm off to the post office then combe in it :D If not i'll still be going to combe but in my pug 306 derv turbo :(
Didn't manage to get it to the MOT this morning as somehow the key had snapped :confused: its not in any of the locks or the barrel and its not in my pockets so funk knows where it is. Ended up getting a complete lock set from a local vauxhall at quite a discount as the manager wanted rid :D just got to try and fit it now which could be interesting as I can not move the ignition to position 1 :wtf: Also went to the scrappys to get some side repeater looms and bulb holders as I misplaced mine, took the sump back off as it was leaking.
Here's the key before "any pics or gtfo" annoyingly the fuel cap key was fine lol
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Bad luck dude. Key must of been weak lol
Get an old key and smash it into the barrel lol
scott.parker
26-04-09, 03:19 AM
Skoobs sort it mate! lol
dj_wudgey
26-04-09, 12:51 PM
well you got a steal there then if its a full set lol ive got a full set with the same key off my first sr they are going on mine soon lol
Right, not touched the car since the key snappage. I spent most of the time trying to remove the old ignition barrell from the housing
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gave up in the end and bought a second hand housing that was empty:thumb:
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ended up grinding the old housing off as couldn't be arsed to drill the shear bolt out lol
went to vauxhall and got me a shear off bolt, fitted it hand tight just incase i'd fitted it incorrectly....
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assumed everything was fitted correctly and sheared the head off only to find out i fitted the barrell housing the wrong way round :mad: :tard: so had to drill out the shear bolt this time, got another shear bolt and fitted it correctly this time. I then found i'd misplaced the grub screws for the ignition switch :( managed to get them from the scrappy so fitted that and got the dash in, will get some pics in a bit. Next issue is putting the side repeaters back in but I can't find the rubber seals for the lenses I purchased months ago :roll: lol I've also found loads of pics of my old mustard yellow SR and it's really getting me thinking lol
scott.parker
14-08-09, 04:37 PM
Pics dont work dude.
Pics dont work dude.
fixed :thumb:
Im glad i re-read that about your shear bolt and barrel as i was thinking fook noooo, dont tighten that up its the wrong way round lol
it had been so long since i'd touched it I forgot which way the column casing goes and assumed it would only fit 1 way round :wall:
scott.parker
15-08-09, 06:22 PM
Oh dear, they work now, i see your mess you made lol
Least you fixed it mate.
Scott
mk3-fezza
16-08-09, 12:30 PM
lovely looking motor mate nice n tidy
tahir868
20-08-09, 03:55 PM
nice looking motor matey
Been away from this far to long so decided to pull my finger out and get on with it!
Removed the rear windows
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Do you think I should keep the sticker?
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As the car is being kept in a garage away for the house with no power, I needed to get it home to do a few jobs that needed power tools, so got it trailered home. Once it was back on my drive way I got cracking on removing the b-pillar vinyl
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I found that simply using a heatgun and fingernails was enough to get the job done, then using a rag with petrol to rove the sticky residue :thumb: This isn't because I prefer the non vinly look, its due to fitting these which I kept from my old SR
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Then after following the advice from Nick J regarding a close matching paint I started spraying the b-pillar in Upol Medium grey which looks pretty damn close to me
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I've got some welding that needs doing as can be seen from the photos :( Had a bloke round to have a look and waiting for a quote so hopefully should be sorted pretty soon :d
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Continued....
The door has seen better days so I set about stripping down a mint SR door I got years ago for my yellow SR, I'm just about to remove the vinyl which is in good nick, but if anyone is after a white SR door let me know asap i'll gladly swap for a laser blue door lol
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I've also got an early tailgate in a lovely shade of brown, really tempted to spray the nova to match lol
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What do you reckon?
Thats it so far, plans tomorrow are to do the other side, take the rusty door off providing my hinge pin remover arrives and strip that, fit the seats properly over the weekend, refit windows and relocate the fuel pump. Going to be busy busy busy :thumb:
mocca brown would look good make but loving the blue
that blue looks well nice, i'd leave it that colour :thumb:
Nice work, deffo think it should go mocca brown :thumb:
I am going to tackle removing my b-pillar vinyl tommorow
Got home from work and the weather was nice so started removing the vinyl on the door
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Then demasked the b-pillar
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Quite pleased with the result :d Now got to spray the rest of the window surrounds for the door, remove the vinyl and then paint the vinyl look paint on. Then I can put the windows back in :d
krobinson
28-05-10, 06:51 PM
Painted on Vinyl looks superb.
Are you repainting the whole car after the repairs?
Think I will end up doing that, going to rattle can the panels so they match until I can afford a decent setup or spray job. Going to keep it laser blue and make an SR rep as I've got all the bits.
Glad to have helped regarding the vinyl colour choice....... Looks like you did a top job of painting it up too! Top marks :)
Nick.
scott.parker
30-05-10, 09:17 AM
Glad to see your still dabbling with it mate, i reckon you should respray it mustard, you know you want to..
Scott
I would love to. But it just wouldn't be right lol. Been busy tinkering today so an update is on its way
Update as promised...
Finished off removing most of the vinyl on the replacement drivers door
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Then got cracking stripping down the passenger side door ready to fit the SR surrounds
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Whilst it was apart i thought it was rude not to
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Shouldn't rust for a while
Sprayed up the window surrounds with the upol medium grey
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Then sprayed the bar that goes between the windows in halfords bumper black as it happened to be in the garage
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/461/imag0058a.jpg (http://img295.imageshack.us/i/imag0058a.jpg/)
Then whilst that lot was drying I romoved the vinyl from the door
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6089/imag0055z.jpg (http://img204.imageshack.us/i/imag0055z.jpg/)
Had me lunch then sprayed the door with the upol
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Had a run so had to rub it down and do it again.
Put it all back together
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Only to find this
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I'm using the original rubber surround but i've noticed that the SR one is different and I didn't keep it when i scrapped my SR.
Going scrap yard hunting tomorrow but not feeling too hopeful. :cry:
I ballsed it up on the top corner of the mock vinyl which you may be able to just see, so will need to redo that.
I've got the week off so I'm going to hopefully get it looking half tidy, may even get her on the road intime to go to PVS :roll: lol
Cars now at the welders :) should have a "rust free" nova very soon :D
great work mate, your project is coming along nice.
keep the photo's coming
Went over to see how the welder as getting on. He'd just cut the drivers rear arch off to have a look. Not as bad as I thought it could be
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Sill is still solid and he's going to use an outer arch repair panel to make the inner arch. Not looking forward to the passenger side arch as I just know thats going to be very crusty lol
Been over to see what the welders been upto, hes got the o/s rear inner arche pretty much done
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When I said I wasn't in a great rush I kind of imagined it would be getting done a bit quicker lol, I have asked him to crack on with it, so hes going to prioritise it now. Gooing over tomorrow to see what its like with the rear valance off :(
brainsnova
09-08-10, 11:28 PM
good progress :thumb:
Nice to see it all coming together.
Can't wait tbh, will be the first time I've ever had a nova with out rusty arches lol Got gallons of waxoyl ready for when its back
Matty Winslade
10-08-10, 01:16 PM
Mate ,great work.:thumb: the 40's are beaut :) that door pillar looks like genuine viynl too :) !! i love this pal !!! where did you get that upol from ? could i use that to paint my rear bumper as its quite faded??? ill keep an eye on this one pal .. lovley motor:)
U-pol products are available on eBay
There mid gray is meant for bumpers, so you'll be fine.
This coming along nicely.
Got told today it is ready, going over to have a ganders tomorrow and sort out payment :) Will get plently of pics. Been looking at my old Yellow SR and its making me so tempted to get it sprayed the same colour lol
scott.parker
06-09-10, 09:25 PM
Got told today it is ready, going over to have a ganders tomorrow and sort out payment :) Will get plently of pics. Been looking at my old Yellow SR and its making me so tempted to get it sprayed the same colour lol
Glad to here it mate..
And as for yellow! DO IT!:thumb:
Good news mate, yellow would be awesome, there just aren't enough yellow novas about.
dj_wudgey
08-09-10, 12:55 AM
^^ i agree would be better if you still had your yellow sr though :(
Forgot all about this for a while lol. Taken me since the last post to get some motivation to do anything. I just unloaded it from the trailer to my lockup abnd left it. Was half expecting it to of been gone when I popped up to have a look. Anyway here's how she looked Sunday morning
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2051/imag0482d.jpg
First thing to tackle was removing the head as I'd managed to snap an exhaust manifold stud and then a drill bit when trying to drill it out :roll:
Head off, bores and pistons look mint which is a bonus :)
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Took the head to a local engineering firm who worked some spark eroding magic, couple of hours and £20 later it was out. Spent this evening cleaning the head and refitting the studs
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Got to wait for my headset and bolts before I can re-fit.
Next task is to paint the underside to stop rust, then fit fuel tank and then mount fuel pump in wheel well. I will try and get some pics of the welding that was done soon, it's a top quality job. Hoping to have this ready for the summer :thumb: Can't wait to hear it roar into life again
Glad to hear your still going, tbh i'd forgotten all about this lol
hows the rear arches looking mate?
Pefrect now they've been welded up lol. Need to get this somewhere to be painted. Would be a nice birthday present lol
Got my nylon gear linkage bushes from lmf, thought I'd get linkage off ready as had all the room with no head. Was going ok till the point I had to remove the pivot pin. Couldn't get the bastid out :( pulled the clip off so no leverage to use a screwdriver. Going to have to take bottom engine mount off to get it out by looks of things. Best be bloody worth it lol. Anyone know if the pivot pin is vailable from Vauxhall still?
Any updates on this Skoob?
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