The Rally Car Build!

[greg1.4]

once again, here i am with another nova..

the plan for this nova is to turn it into a VERY tidy and competitive rally car..

The shell is in incredible condition.. The ONLY bits of rust on the car is on the bottom of back arches where it meets the sill (where the gsi side skirt fin goes, think this is the reason its rotten there)..apart from that the shell is unbelieably clean..the pics i have do it no justice atal (you need to see it in person) but you lot will get the idea.lol

I bought if from a lad called Matthew, who is on PNG but unsure of his username..He has Brett's old Light green nova which again is a very tidy car..

anyway, the engine bay has been stitch welded, the underneath of car has been stitch welded and shot blasted, etch primed and stonechipped..looks spot on!

I bought the shell last night (Friday 1/08/08) and today it was sent to my uncles workshop (he is an engineer and built plenty rally cars in the past including a 205 he converted to rwd with a Ford 16v BDA engine with quaife gearbox) to get my Full Multi Point Weld In Roll Cage, Chris Astley Motorsport chassis plating kit, Strut top plates, competition seat bars, 'wrc' sill stands and all the old brackets etc i dont need taken out..

I actually feel as though i shouldnt be turning this into a rally car as its so clean, and its just going to get battered through a stage.but i keep getting told its better to start with a decent shell rather than bodging an old one up, which wont really make it a 'good' base.

The rough spec i want is - 1300 16v Suzuki engine or 1400 16v Vauxhall engine with a quaife SCCR gearbox, 4 pot brakes, astra gte calipers on rear, bias pedal box, Proflex/Bilstein suspension, Corsa C power steering..bla bla bla..

now i think i have done enough talking, i will let the pics do the talking now..

[Rich]

pics? lol

[thedjse]

Sounds good Greg buddy pics are needed!!!

[greg1.4]

pics are coming..give us a minute.lol

[greg1.4]

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[greg1.4]

now some of the structure of the car..

rear arches (its juts etch primer on the lip)
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/Greg_Mcknight/P8020369.jpg
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the inner wings

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[greg1.4]

engine bay-

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[greg1.4]

boot corners..
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tailgate-

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/Greg_Mcknight/P8020368.jpg

bottom of doors-

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/Greg_Mcknight/P8020371.jpg

rear panel-

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/Greg_Mcknight/P8020358.jpg

rear chassis legs-

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/Greg_Mcknight/P8020361.jpg
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the roll cage-

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/Greg_Mcknight/P8020362.jpg

[greg1.4]

the chassis plating kit..

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/Greg_Mcknight/P6050173.jpg

my seats (i fancy better ones though with the big round head supports though)

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/Greg_Mcknight/P6080079.jpg
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[greg1.4]

my wheels

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/Greg_Mcknight/P7050150.jpg

[Adam]

VEry very good shell indeed, solid as hell.

BUT, your 15? Where the F88k do you get your cash from? Lol lol

[moffat]

looks to be in good nick

[matthew172]

wish we had never sold it now lol never mind im sure you will put it to good use, cage etc looks great

[greg1.4]

as i said to matthew last night, this was a good few weeks wages for me..just an apprentice.lol

really pleased with the shell matthew, i will keep the progress reports/pics coming..

thanks for looking.:thumb:

[lee-loon]

mint shell,

[brainsnova]

ahhhhhhh why cant my shell be as mint as that. Top welding mate and cracking condition.

[mikec123]

Very tidy shell
:)

[greg1.4]

cheers for the comments..

yeah i really happy with the shell.

[vaughanmc]

Minted looking shell mate can't wait to see some progress on it :)

[greg1.4]

got a few more pics of the underside..these pics really show how good it is..

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[TIDGE]

nice bonnet stand is it gm lol

[greg1.4]

please dont fill my thread with useless comments..

[vaughanmc]

lol

[greg1.4]

progress..been busy re-building my other nova that i use for grasstesting etc and went out last weekend and on my first run i put a conrod out through the side of the block so i have put that car away in the garage, and lost all notion to do anything with it..sick of the sight of it!

so..seen as i am fed up with that one i decided to crack on with this rally build..got most of my chassis plating kit on, seam welding, taking seam sealer etc off..my uncle is doing all the welding, coming out pretty good imo. not bad for a couple of nights work..

pics-

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hopefully it wont be too long before we get the cage in and back for underseal and paint etc..cant wait!

[RSTChris]

Nice welds!

[brainsnova]

i mind years ago i seen a nova hit a big pot hole and the suspention went through the bonnet so those top mounts are a good idea

[vaughanmc]

Cracking work mate, those welds look tidy as feck :)

Keep the progress coming!

[LEWI007]

Great shell and is it true your only 15 ?

[greg1.4]

cheers for the comments lads, i will try get more progress pics over the next couple of days/weekend..:thumb:

i am 16 now ;)

[DaveyLC]

Some awesome welding!! Is that yours? If so how the hell did you learn to do that by 15! :D

[Pistol Pete]

I think his uncle is doing the welding for him.

That is a very clean shell you've got there! Im noticing a lack of slam/headlight panel though! What are your plans engine wise? Not massive due to your age i guess. Are you going for the stripped out track day car?

Look forward to some progress pics...

[16v Nova Kev]

very tidy shell there bud nice one

[belly257]

clean shell, goo dwelding:thumb:

[Cle]

looking forward to watching the progress of this build. Great buy if you ask me lol

im looking to buy my first nova in october when i turn 16 aswell :) but i won't be doing as much work as u are turning it into a rally car :)

[matthew172]

coming along nicley, looks like a nice solid shell u have there

[LEWI007]

Yeah its looking good man, your 1 year younger than me :p

[greg1.4]

thanks..really appreciate the comments etc.:thumb:

been working flat out on it tonight, just about ready for the cage to be fitted.

and yes my uncle is doing the welding on this nova as its such a good shell i want it to be as good as possible. i can weld and been dong a fair bit on my other novas etc but this one needs to be spot on, especially the welds in the roll cage..spent alot of money on the cage so would hate for it not to do its job if we need it :roll:

i will fire some more photos on soon for you lot to look at and keep an eye on the build..

[vaughanmc]

Nice one Greg - The way your going it won't be long till its done :)

[greg1.4]

some more pics as promised..this is what we have done in the last couple of nights..

we have ran out of gas for the mig though so will be friday/weekend before more welding gets done..

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and the rest of the cage, still to be cut, shaped and welded in..:thumb:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/Greg_Mcknight/P8310170.jpg

[vaughanmc]

Really good progress mate :)

Will be some car once completed

[shanemc]

excellent work there,keep it up,looking forward to seeing the finished item

[mikec123]

Nice car buddy looks really tidy!:thumb:

[liam944nova]

getting there keep up good work

[ade]

great threat Greg! Look forward to seeing the car when I get the seats (hopefully tomorrow if you return my pm!)

Ade

[greg1.4]

how are you intending on welding a complete seam around the base pole of this b pillar upright? around the back of this pole.

are you using CDS i hope?

the cage was sitting too far back there..it was moved forward just enough to weld right round about it..dont worry, its welded round every bar..lol

even where the front legs meet the main hoop, you cant get the welder over the top between hoop and roof, so we cut part of the inside sill out to drop cage down to get round about it..

ade, i am afraid you wont see this car..as its at my uncles until all the welding is done..

anyway, i have been and bought a corsa today so i could get engine out of it for my other nova and the guy that i bought it from owns a bodyshop (does the work for haugh's in dumfries) so he is going to paint this rally car when its all welded..getting a rather good deal aswell!

[Novaboi_1991]

Niiiiiice!!!!

[RSTChris]

Quality mate

[greg1.4]

cheers for the interest guys..makes it worth while doing when you get good feedack!

i am off to work on the car now, so will get more pics put on tonight hopefully.

[greg1.4]

got the rear diaganols etc in..looking like a proper rally shell now!:thumb:

really please with this..cant wait to get my doorbars and seat bars welded in then she is back to my workshop to get pre['d for paint..get my roof vent and new panels etc on..;)


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also got forward triangulation to strut tops..this was a pain in the **** to get the bars through bulkhead.. need to make some nice plates round the holes left or something..

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[vaughanmc]

Looks impressive mate, next year will be the big one for me and you!

Driving lessons etc will be fun!

Keep up the good work mate, remember I'm not that far up the road

[greg1.4]

cheers lad!

yeah sure is, i want to do a weeks worth of driving lessons like the week after my 17th birthday and sit my test at the end of it..cant remember the proper name for the 'course'..

i want to pass my driving test and my BARS test so i can do my local raly in september 2009 with this car..:thumb:

yeah, you will need to come down when this shell is back and we can crack on with preparing the shell for paint.

[Ben]

Looks like nice work going on, keep it up.

[Pistol Pete]

Bloody hell! You have really gone to town on that cage! Nice one.

[vaughanmc]

No problem mate let me know when you need me and I'll no doubt can come down to help out :)

[hybridturbo]

Cracking job on the cage :thumb:

[Cle]

that roll cage really looks the business excellent works so far looking forward to seeing this finished :thumb:

[DaveyLC]

Looking good!

Tell you what though its going to rattle your teeth if you ever crash it :D

[Dave.]

looks good greg.. badass cage lol :thumb:

[greg1.4]

cheers :thumb:

got more of the cage done..although i forgot the digi cam today so havnt got pic of door bars or the seat bars we welded in..also got the front brace (behind dash) welded in..its really coming together now.so close to coming home! lol

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another update will be coming soon..:D

[greg1.4]

and just to let you know i dont think i am keeping them seats anymore..they are just there so we could get measurments for the seat rails.. and they are definetly not the harnesses that are going in it..

[rex-16v]

looking good s far id like to do this myself.

[greg1.4]

here is the finished article (well nearly, got to tidy up some welds and other bits with grinder etc) but atleast thats all the welding done!:D

my dad can hardly get in the car because of the X door bars etc..

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think the shell will be pretty rigid now anywaylol

cant wait til shes painted and bolting stuff on it again! should be back in 3 or 4 weeks all painted up (fingers crossed)

let me know what you lot think..

cheers

[Pistol Pete]

Top marks! With that cage and all that welding, thats going to be one stiff car!! What engine your running in it? Looking forward to more progress updates.

Oh, and i wish i had a spit to put my car on when doing the underside of mine. Crawling around on my back on a cold garage floor, not good, lol!

[vaughanmc]

Looks quality inside Greg, it'l be difficult for me to get in there as well :)

Remember, if you need another set of hands I'm only up the road

[greg1.4]

cheers!

plans for the engine is a 1600 16v on r1 carbs..

yeah, vaughan somehow i think u will struggle more than my dad!lol

once we have got her back from paint you are very welcome to come help vaughan!:thumb:

[vaughanmc]

Aye probably lol

Getting in the wee blue Nova was a struggle!

[liam944nova]

hows the car getting on mate

[greg1.4]

erm shell is lying on its side just now finishing a few things..be back to my garage at the weekend..

not really got anything to update until she is away for paint..

i will certainly keep updating as much as i can and post progress pics.

cheers for the interest!

[greg1.4]

some pics of the underside..hopefully we wont see this too often..lol


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[TIDGE]

its coming together well greg cant wait to see the finished(sp) product

[greg1.4]

cant wait either..lol

its coming back to my garage tomorrow then its time to get busy rubbing down (vaughan !!!!!!):D

so as soon as its back we are going to get the underside gravitex'd where i have buffed the stonechip off to seam weld it. going to do the whole floor pan in white gravitex then paint over it in 2k..trying to make it look and keep it as good as possible.

as soon as that is done then the top side of the shell/all panels will get primed and away for paint..

got all the panels including minted doors and brand new wings..

looking for a cheap gsi spoiler if anyone can help..doesnt need to be perfect (doesnt matter about mounts being broken etc as it will get bolted in)

[TIDGE]

what colour is it going?

[stevie78]

got a mint 1 here m8 a score 2 u when u come up 4 ur engine

[greg1.4]

i meant to say a gsi bumper..sorry, small mistake!lol

think cheeze is coming down to mine with engine anyway mate..spoke to him last night.

[greg1.4]

it is going white, gsi bumpers, grey gsi skirts, white compomotives!

[vaughanmc]

Good progress Greg, aye whenever u need a hand let me know :)

[greg1.4]

pretty much now mate..will be getting prepared this week.

[greg1.4]

got some pics of it on its wheels again and back in my garage (with all the other nova junk)

got all the welds underneath primed then i bought myself a few litres of underseal and a gun so done the floorpan/important seams etc with that..

also bought 5 litres of vauxhall glacier white and all the other stuff you need for painting so its ready to go and get painted..

we will be painting underneath (hoping to have that done this week)..

anyway, here are some pics..

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now as it was only tipped over onto one side at my uncles there was 3 parts he couldnt weld..

so i tipped it over carefully the other way and thought i would have a go at finishing the last couple of bits..i have got to say i am really impressed with my welding for not doing very much before..this is better than alot of my unlces welds on the car..lol

example -

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/Greg_Mcknight/PA070239.jpg

underseal -

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/Greg_Mcknight/PA070240.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/Greg_Mcknight/PA070241.jpg

will keep updating as often as i can..

Greg

[vaughanmc]

Looks good underneath now, will be nice all one colour :)

[Pistol Pete]

Looking good. A workshop full of Novas, great! Whos is the black GSi? That welding looks bob on BTW!

[stef-gsi]

great project m8! two off my mates run nova rally cars in the btrda championship, are you going to be just doing scottish events?? good luck with the rest of the build. your welding is mint as well btw

[greg1.4]

who are the lads running novas in btrda?

i think it will be mainly scottsh events..maybe in my second year i will come and do some btrda events and such like..

really pissed off as i am not getting the 1600 16v on r1 carbs anymore..to cut a long story short, the lad that had it said he would get a snapped engine mount bolt removed and somehow while doing it they cracked the block.:mad:

was really looking forward to playing around with r1 carbs etc and having a good engine to tune etc in the future.

i had even stated buying things for the engine (exhausts etc)so i had to let some guys down on here, sorry once again!

although i will be running a 1300 16v suzuki swift hopefully..will let you know how things go.

Pete_58, everthing in the garage is mine..lol

[Pistol Pete]

A workshop to play in and its full of Novas, i hate you, lol

[LEWI007]

Gsi looks nice and the project is coming along nicely mate keep it up :thumb:

[Rallyslag3]

how much for the black gsi?

[stef-gsi]

they are simon and martin ridge, martin has a baby blue nova 1400 8v pushing 127bhp and sim has a 1400 16v pushing 146bhp they both run quaife boxs and bilstein coilovers. the woodpecker rally is our local one ever herad of that one?

[Adam_J]

nice work fella!:)

[dellortotwin40s]

kl greg lookin good the white rally car ov mine is startin to come together

[greg1.4]

aye (dale stop using text type, you will get banned) lol

yeah seen the nova the other night when i passed through and seen it was all built up..

pics coming soon of my engine!

[greg1.4]

this is the engine i bought for it the other night..1300 16v suzuki swift gti engine with weber carbs and unknown headwork..

dont think it will be highly modified but even in standard spec these engines are fast for 1300's..over 100bhp standard!

think we are going to put r1 carbs onto it though as they seem to be alot more resonsive, pulls better up through the revs and alot easier to set up..

it will also get a full re-build aswell as fully lightened and balanced, ported and polished, and a 4 branch and exhaust system.. not hoping for mega power to start with (mainly reliability) but you can tune them fairly easy..can get 190bhp and they can rev to 11.5 k without doing alot to the bottom end. they are very good blocks!

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o95/Greg_Mcknight/PA170315.jpg
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[vaughanmc]

Crack on mate! What you doing with the 40's from it ?

[greg1.4]

not sure.probs keep them incase the bike carbs dont work well..

the carbs are jetted etc for the swift so might keep them.

might consider selling my 40's from the blue nova but i have already been offered alot from someone local..

[vaughanmc]

Not too bad then, make some money from what you have there instead of spending more

Good plan :)

[greg1.4]

to be honest i want to store the 40's away ina box as i am definetly going to have more novas and old skool cars so i will be looking for 40's sometime no doubt..

they are getting a bit hard to find a decent set and mine are jetted for a nova and have been serviced etc..

[Jonezy]

What gearbox are you going to be using mate?

[greg1.4]

quiafe sccr..

[Jonezy]

Vauxhall box? Or a Suzuki box?

[greg1.4]

vauxhall

[Adam]

Cool engine.
Might as well keep the 40s on it tbh...

[vaughanmc]

I'd keep the 40's as well Greg :)

[greg1.4]

decided to keep them for the black nova mate!

not really an update as such but i have got my front suspension today.

ordered it the other night and arrived today. it is Proflex 2 way adjustable coilovers with works super progressive springs and alloy adjustable top mounts..

was very very expensive just for the pair but should be worth it..

need to try get Proflex for the back to match. will run my group a bilsteins just now..

pics coming soon.

[greg1.4]

didnt think i would ever see this happening but this is FOR SALE!

VERY good solid nova shell, strut top plates, chassis plating kit, wrc roof vent, full Weld in roll cage (with X diaganols X door bars etc) Seat bars welded in, fully seam welded, undersealed underneath..shell not painted (but have 5 litres of vauxhall glacier white with hardener and thinners etc etc..
i have all the panels for it, and loads of parts i will chuck in..

there is also a Suzuki Swift GTi 1300 16v engine running on webber 40's with a conversion kit for nova (nova gearbox), competition paddle clutch also included..

Cobra Imola bucket seats with OMP harnesses, alloy sump gaurd, OMP strut brace, 2.0 16v calipers and discs, Bias pedal box with dash adjuster..

Proflex 2 way adjustable (wrc style) front suspension with super progressive gravel springs and alloy top mounts, Bilstein Group A rear struts, polybushed back axle..

£3500 ONO

will supply pics of all parts etc on request.

http://www.c-vox.com/images/misc/progress.gif

[vaughanmc]

How come your selling it mate ?

[greg1.4]

we have found a decent car built up, rac logbooked and ready to go that has a good spec and is reasonably cheap..

if i cant sell this i will be carrying on building it but just doesnt make sense to spend near £10,000 building the car when i can buy one with pretty much same spec/better for less than £5000.

[vaughanmc]

Aye true but building your own is more fun and your not 17 until next year anyway...

[greg1.4]

its fun if you have the money..

i am not saying i am definetly giving up this but going to speak to my dad later and see what happens from there.

[adam c]

its a shame but as you say it is alot more financially sensible if you buy the one that is already built.the other looks like a really good shell aswell though and looks like you have done quite abit of prep work to it.have you got anymore pictures of it?

p.s i bet the proflex dampers werent cheap!

[greg1.4]

small update-

the car is still here, decided against selling her..

although we have the other rally car complete and ready to go, i still want to get on with this..

i bought a gallon of glacier white, but now thinking about painting it subaru p1 blue..you see too many white rally cars/novas..

anyway, got some wheels and suspension back on the car today and got it to the front of the garage..

as she sits just now -

http://i549.photobucket.com/albums/ii398/Vauxuki/P1020129.jpg
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[vaughanmc]

P1 blue would be a nice colour

You doing the inside that colour as well ?

[greg1.4]

yep sure am..

[scott.parker]

Wow fantastic little read through there mate, nice car,with a cracking cage too...glad to see your still going ahead with it.

So whats the crack with the yellow one? as i see it's got the 1300 16v swift engine in it.

Scott

[greg1.4]

cheers scott.

the yellow one is my current rally car, i am going to learn how to drive that first..

it is a cracking little shell also, but just has a 6 point cage and some things are not the way i wanted them..it will only have about 120/125bhp but it will be plenty to start with until i can afford to tune it up..want 150/160 out of it when i am finished..

so if the yellow one gets too "abused" or ends up on its roof i will just swap everyting over onto this shell..

seems sensible to start rallying and learn how to throw a cheaper small powered car about on the limit before i have a decent high powered car..

i would hate to build my good shell up then crash on my first or second event..

and lets face it, its going to happen. i keep getting told "if you dont go off, you aint trying"

[scott.parker]

Good point, and too true!

I like your ideas, i wish i had the space,money and uncles with welders! lol

Keep it going mate.

Scott

[The Simps]

good build this Greg, looks like you've really thought things out. Looking forward to seeing it finished.

:)

[greg1.4]

thanks lads..appreciate comments like that..

Scott, i like my ideas too, but i dont have enough space or money for all my crazy ideas.lol i am struggling as it is..i have spent about 6k on the yellow car already and i still want to buy proflex for the rear, wheels, tyres, re-build/slightly tune the engine before august and fit a quaife dog box..

have plenty people who can weld/help me though..

my uncle has built loads of rally cars and he is a forest machine mechanic so he welds alot! my dad is also a mechanic and has some awesome tools and a big van so he helps out with collecting projects and taking me to track days ect..my brother loves novas, had a few and built a few himself (its him i neeed to blame for getting me into novas) so he is always there to help..he was also a welder for 4 years at a local engineering place..have loads of other friends that are into cars and will be there for me too, so in that respect i am lucky..

[greg1.4]

FOR SALE!!!!

£1000 takes shell away! (i can deliver within reason)!

such a baragin at that! its a cracking rally/track shell! you wont many as good as this!!!!!!!

[021-bennettt]

That Suzuki engine sounds crazy,it can make upto 190bhp:O
thats mental . . . i want one lol
Great build aswel

[greg1.4]

i know of a suzuki engine kicking out 184bhp and thats without touching the block! revs to 9.2k!

[scott.parker]

Whats for sale? the red one or the yellow one?

No the red one surely?

[greg1.4]

red one..

[scott.parker]

But dude you spent s much time an effort getting that cage in there!

Ah well it's your choice, but i would be tempted to keep it.

Scott

[greg1.4]

would love to keep it, but i simply cant afford to keep it..

when i need another shell i will build another..just to the same spec if not better than this one..thats the way i am looking at it anyway.