Just amazing

[joeSRI]

http://retrorides.proboards86.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=print&thread=45896]

This has to be the cleanest car in the world!

Is it anyones on here?

[Lee H]

Owned by user Dec16v on here.

[Spudly]

It won car of the show @ billing this year did it not?

[Dod]

Yeah yeah but is he truely happy though?

[ade]

stunning...simple as that.

Wonder how much it cost?

[Mike]

Aye, Dec16v, he's got an entire day by day photo thread on JOV, makes for a fantastic read!

[Martin]

That is very very clean, but im pretty sure when rich sillit(sp) finishes his, it wil lbe clean well seen astho its a BRAND new shell


Not puttin dec down..

[Dave.]

that looks stunnign

thr steelies on the alst pics suit it perfectly

[Benn]

That is very very clean, but im pretty sure when rich sillit(sp) finishes his, it wil lbe clean well seen astho its a BRAND new shell


Not puttin dec down..

Wont be cleaner than decs, and hows it a brand new shell?

[Count Vaux Alot]

/\ same

[Martin]

Yes its getting chemically cleaned, it goes through a process which includes acid dipping & once complete they are going to etch prime it.
The cost is £850+vat for dipping and etch priming, it is a little pricey but so much easier than sanding & scraping, also any corrosion is removed from inside box sections, inside seams & panels so you dont have to do it all again in a few years time.
They can e-coat which is electrostatically dip priming but that was very expensive, approx another £450+vat! but they gurantee it for 15 years.
They had other shells there including a GT40, E Type Jag, TR7 etc.
They are taking photos of the process so I will get them posted as soon as its back if everything goes OK


I am using a brand new body shell that has been in storage for a while, it had been painted but it was a crap job & was flaking off so rather than rub it all down I thought I would start from scratch. It will also make sure there is no corrosion lurking in the box sections or seams etc.
Will let you know how it turns out, knowing how crap Nova metal is it will prob resemble a piece of Kit Kat foil by the time they have done!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/23092006101.jpg


Full Build Up todate can be found on here somewhere or here

http://www.justopelvauxhall.com/showthread.php?t=2054

[Benn]

Ah was gonna say if its been dipped that doesnt make it new.

[Martin]

as per quote it is a brand new shell and it explains the reason on Dipping :)

[Benn]

I know, hene why i didnt say anymore..

[Pistol Pete]

It is one clean car indeed. A new Nova shell, they must be like hens teeth!!

[liam944nova]

fook me thats clean looked better with white astra rims i think

[John]

/\ wrong imo! the standard wheels suit it perfectly as the rest of the car is standard.

[Novasport]

Wont be cleaner than decs, and hows it a brand new shell?

Decs will be hard to beat, will be happy if its as good as Decs but I always try to have the best. Yes, I do have a brand new shell!

[Ash]

Great car, glad he's finally got the original steels now, first time I've seen it with them on.

[Benn]

Decs will be hard to beat, will be happy if its as good as Decs but I always try to have the best. Yes, I do have a brand new shell!

Yeah i dont blame you, i have read your thread and can see you do a have a new shell.
Good work.

[Count Vaux Alot]

/\ wrong imo! the standard wheels suit it perfectly as the rest of the car is standard.

I agree i though the astra wheels looked a little out of place when compared to the rest of the car