Joycey's Breeze Blue SR (J440 GMD)

[~~joycey~~]

So here we go! This is my 1992 Breeze blue SR which is my first proper nova project so this is still a learning curve for me so please bare with me.

This car was formerly owned by Lee and used to wear a set of white comp mo's and was very mint indeed!



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But unfortuantly it suffered flood damage a while ago and had to be striped down and dryed out after which it ended up being a donor car for Lee's Blue MK1 minter, at which point it lost its wheels,suspenion,interior,head,exhaust system ect and was left at this stage for a while until i came to its rescue.


So off we went to dodington (near bristol) to pick it up..........

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When i got it, it had SOME stuff in it......


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After clearing it all out i found the car to have some goodies in/on it such as a 4-2-1 manifold and a custom dash with a astra gte digi dash.

Also a new upper and lower front panel



I then jacked it up to have a good look under it and in the usal places for rust.

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Bad news i'm afraid!

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So i decided to take the bumper and lights off to have a better look and found this.

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[boyle_46]

whats the plans for it mate ? do you currently own the mos or did lee keep them ? .

[belly257]

looking mint!:thumb:

[Stoo]

wey hey, my old car!!

I sold it to Lee

How it used to look
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[Pistol Pete]

Tidy looking Nova in a good colour, but i'm biased! Ok, may well be a schoolboy question here, cowl top of the dash? Corsa item?

[Stoo]

Yeah, and it had the triple info bit in it that worked

[Pistol Pete]

Nice touch.

[Lee]

Yeah, its a corsa item and ws included with the car.

Unfortunately that was prety much all that was included lol. This car was my pride and joy until mother nature killed it :(

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Check out the tide mark :(

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After i bought it from Stoo I set about replacing pretty much everything on it, and got it just how i wanted it about a week before this happened.

Ill let Joycey post the pics if what he's recieved, but the poor thing is just a shell now and Im glad its gone somewhere to be reborn rather than scrapped, which is where it would have gone if he didnt have it.

Ill be watching this one excitedly :)

[Stoo]

Oh yeah i forgot i put GSi seats in it!

Was gonna put the rest in but never got round to it
Such a shame that, and i was happy itd gone to a great home.
Looks like it will live on

Good luck mate

[Lee]

Oh yeah i forgot i put GSi seats in it!

Was gonna put the rest in but never got round to it


Yep, and I had the front and rear door cards, and i'd lined up a black dash for it. Was going to fit it all the weekend it got flooded :(

[novacabrio]

Always loved breeze blue SRs

[Pistol Pete]

Farkin' hell. Thats some flooding..:(

[Stoo]

gutted lee

[~~joycey~~]

So i decided to rip the front end off!

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And then droped the bottom end out and also the suspenion and anti roll bar set up

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Thats all for now i will keep you all updated.

All comments and advice greatfully recieved!


Joycey

[Stoo]

has it still got the competition mounts?

[Stoo]

ignore that, i can see em

[LEWI007]

Looks a really nice project cant wait to see it once welded :thumb:

[Steve]

Surprised at how rusty it is when the body looked so sweet. But thats novas for you!

Glad to see its getting fixed up though, breeze blue sr's are cool. Plus wihlist its in pieces and getting welded its a perfect time to strengthen the engine bay.

What you got planned for it engine wise?

[Stoo]

Surprised at how rusty it is when the body looked so sweet. But thats novas for you!

:roll:
It was submerged in about 2-3ft of water!! lol lol lol

[Steve]

I somehow doubt it would have rotted the whole front end that quickly stoo, and anyway its a mk2, they fall apart on their own!

[Stoo]

Youd be surprised, the front end had a little bit of rot anyhow, only minor, however im sure i included a new fron apnel in the sale??

Do i remeber rightly lee?

[Dod]

Wow, thats a bit of a ****ter with the flooding eh?

See kids, l;ways remember to Stone Chip/underseal whenever possible.

Lovely colour as well mate, I like it a lot.

[Lee]

Youd be surprised, the front end had a little bit of rot anyhow, only minor, however im sure i included a new fron apnel in the sale??

Do i remeber rightly lee?
Yep, you did, and i passed them onto Joycey as well.

He got a bit of a bargain tbh, the back was chock full of stuff. Most of it scrap but there were some gems in there as well lol.

Steve, after the car was flooded, i dried it out, but because the barn has dans wide archer in it, i had to leave the shell outside, and it definately accelerated the rotting process on the front.

The back end is surprisedly solid though :)

[Pistol Pete]

I did the same on mine, replaced the front end, but mine wasnt that rotten:eek: ! God damn water!!!

Look forward to seeing abit more on this.

On another note, shouldnt that fire engine be at a station or is your welding that bad??!!;) lol

[~~joycey~~]

Surprised at how rusty it is when the body looked so sweet. But thats novas for you!

Glad to see its getting fixed up though, breeze blue sr's are cool. Plus wihlist its in pieces and getting welded its a perfect time to strengthen the engine bay.

What you got planned for it engine wise?


C16 xe :thumb:

[~~joycey~~]

Yep, you did, and i passed them onto Joycey as well.

He got a bit of a bargain tbh, the back was chock full of stuff. Most of it scrap but there were some gems in there as well lol.

Yeah there was mate :thumb:

[~~joycey~~]

I did the same on mine, replaced the front end, but mine wasnt that rotten:eek: ! God damn water!!!

Look forward to seeing abit more on this.

On another note, shouldnt that fire engine be at a station or is your welding that bad??!!;) lol


lol the cheek of it! Na its a party limo mate, has got subs,lights,smoke in it :thumb:

[krobinson]

You mentioned this is your first project, so i'm going to give one piece of advice before you start welding the front end.

- Do not put huge ugly patches in the engine bay. You need to source new inner wings, or fabricate the sections correctly so that when finished, it looks original. I think its such a shame seeing big patches over the chassis leg/inner wing joins on alot of Novas.

[Novaload_Nick]

shame about the flood damage.. it was a very nice looking sr! good project joycey.

[Adam]

You mentioned this is your first project, so i'm going to give one piece of advice before you start welding the front end.

- Do not put huge ugly patches in the engine bay. You need to source new inner wings, or fabricate the sections correctly so that when finished, it looks original. I think its such a shame seeing big patches over the chassis leg/inner wing joins on alot of Novas.
Weld plates from the underneath, and then filler smooth the top side of the bay could be an idea.


Good luck mate, hope you get it built back up :)

[Rickyb]

any progress on this? lookd a v.nice car once hope it goes well for you mate.

[~~joycey~~]

Yeah some progress the bay has been welded up now which looks ok. will get some pics up soon

[Justin..]

update yo lazy ass!!



:p

[~~joycey~~]

Ok then time for a update!


The bay has now been welded up by a friend of mine who's a sheet metal worker, i think he's done a pretty god job imo although some people said i should of bought a new inner wing ect but the budget is small at the moment as i have very little money because i dont currently have a job.

Also most people on here either have a garage or a lock-up to store and work on there cars in but in my case im outside on a friends driveway braveing all weather conditions :D


So anyways first of all i put loads of green rust remover on it :thumb:


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And then my temp garage lol

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[~~joycey~~]

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Enjoy!!! :)

[Justin..]

went quite well that did :) held its shape reasonably well!

need to get those picies of neilson!

[vaughanmc]

Doesn't look too bad mate, you could always smooth the bay off :)

[~~joycey~~]

Wot pics?

[Justin..]

pics he took, he was meant to bluetooth them to me but never did

[Leeboo]

Cool man, The welding looks a very high standard! You got a serious bargain with that shell, even if it needs TLC.

I look forward to more pics.

[Rickyb]

looking good matey :thumb:

[Lee]

Coming on nicely :)

[Stoo]

good to see it being given a new lease of life
thumbs up dude

[Andy]

Go on lad,thats a good job you's have done of that,seam sealer will hide the patches

[donaldo89]

stupid question i no but is this colour breeze blue ?

[Justin..]

Thread title

''Joycey's Breeze Blue SR (J440 GMD)''

A clue ??

[adamz]

got any more progress to post up yet mate??? cant wait to see how his one turns out!!

[~~joycey~~]

UPDATE: As i said in a previous post i did'nt have a job or any money but this will now change and the the project will be comeing along very nicely soon as i have now found a job which i start monday! :) :thumb:

As soon as i make further progress i will take pics and post them up :D




Last but not least! I want to de strip and de vinyl it? Any tips or hints?


Thanks


Joycey

[matt_vaughan]

Loads of heat (hairdryer or heat gun) and even more patience.

[Lee]

Fudge wheel mate (probably worth buying a couple) and a hand drill. You'll have it all off in no time :) You can get them from any good auto paint supplier, or ebay.

[Martin]

Looking good Man got skillz wit the welding

[adamz]

if the engine bay and front pnel was that bad then how bad are the sills , iner rear arches and boot floor :S:S , have they been affected????

[~~joycey~~]

if the engine bay and front pnel was that bad then how bad are the sills , iner rear arches and boot floor :S:S , have they been affected????

It's all fine, its just the front which is almost done anyway.

[NovaGuy1400SRi]

Getting there :thumb:

Will be nice once its back to being clean how it used to look :D

[AlexW]

Those inner wings will be a lot stronger than standard i would have thought now.

[*Dave*]

big respect for this. still an absolute bargain even with all the work needed!

suprised on how much the front has gone and the back has'nt.

love breeze blue sr's with a passion. keep us updated.

my personal opinion would leave body work standard !!!

[raymond]

great project mate good to see it coming along so well

i need to buy a runner round so i can make a start on mine proper lol

[Cle]

that clio's engine looks fairly modified :)

[Justin..]

that clio's engine looks fairly modified :)


it is a bit, its mine :D

[nova_niek]

This car was my pride and joy until mother nature killed it :(

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Blimey 'eck! Last year we were going to visit Blighty, which coincided with the floods you've been experiencing. Horrid. At the time, our old bus didn't have any brakes so we couldn't make it. Just as well by the looks of it. :cool:

Going to follow this rebuild closely, I love breeze blue Nova's (very rare down my end of the channel) and even more when they're being restored with a passion. Keep it going! :thumb:

Cheers,
Niek

[~~joycey~~]

UPDATE:


Sadly i have now lost my job due to lack of work so i have no money for the nova so at the moment the fate of this car is 50/50 as its sat at a friends house and i cant just leave it sat there doing nothing :(

I'm really unsure wot to do :confused:


I dont know whether to just wait it out or sell it on or maybe even break it? :cry: There is still plenty i could do without spending any money (Finishing front panel,painting bay,undersealing ect) but its hard to carry on when you know you may not be able to finish?


opinions please?





Joycey

[nova_niek]

Sadly i have now lost my job due to lack of work so i have no money for the nova so at the moment
Great. Just what you need restoring a Nova.


the fate of this car is 50/50 as its sat at a friends house and i cant just leave it sat there doing nothing :( I'm really unsure wot to do :confused:
No worries. Simply keep the car. Keeping it won't break the bank (well unless you have to pay stupid "suspension period" taxes for keeping a motor vehicle off road like we do in Holland) and if your friend has any understanding for the situation, he shouldn't mind your motor sitting up his drive for the time being.


I dont know whether to just wait it out or sell it on or maybe even break it? :cry: There is still plenty i could do without spending any money (Finishing front panel,painting bay,undersealing ect) but its hard to carry on when you know you may not be able to finish?
<old man mode> Who says you can't finish it? Do what you can, and in the meantime look out for a job. As pathetic as it sounds, ANY job will do, just as long as you stay active in the work scene. Applying for a job from a "working situation" always gets better results than starting without work. Trust me on this. </old man mode>


opinions please? well as stated above, DO NOT get rid of it. Here's more: I have 2 Nova's - one I bought in 1991 (aka Red Shed, TB'ed X16XE), the other (Diamond Black GSi) in 1998. The Red Shed was totalled by a to$$er in a Fiat Dobló :mad: and the GSi had some Silverstone-graveltrap-induced paint damage. Both became nice little projects on their own. Unfortunately, temporary loss of work and a killer mortgage haven't helped so both projects are on hold until further notice. But will I get rid of them? NO. It will take some time, but I will eventually save enough money to get both project GSi and project Red Shed in gear. Despite my wife giving me grief for having "rustbuckets" in and around the house. (well she must love me! :thumb:) Hope this helps make up your mind. Sorry for the rant.

Cheers,
Niek

[Steve]

Well said niek ^^^

If you really want the project finished you'll have to work around it the best you can, I was out of work for a few months and lost loads of interest in both my cars but just remind your self of why your doing it, you'll never make the money back you spend on it and most projects are money pits but that doesnt mean you should give up on them :thumb:

[~~joycey~~]

Yeah i see where your comeing from.


Anybody else?

[AlexW]

Dont give up like i am, You know it will be worth it throttling along those roads in your breeze blue Sr, checking out your wheels in a shop window with a big smile on your face.

[Fridge]

I felt like that aout 10 years ago when i had my mk1 astra gte and the floor fell out. I dumped the project but now I really really wish i still had it. Esp as they're so few and far between now.
When i came into some money again i ended up with a pug 309 gti which, while being fun, just wasn't a mk1 gte. I couldn't get hold of one by that point!
If you can store it for a while then i say you should. If you break it you'll have some short term cash but when you've spent it you'll have no cash and no nova.

And the only other thing i'd think about is that you know where you stand with this car; whats wrong with it structuraly or mechanicaly. If you sell it, when you get another you won't know what your getting into, unless you pay premium amounts.

[Benn]

A brake can some times be good.

Do jobs that are free. Leaving bigger jobs till you have the money.
Keep your chin up dude we all have these point in life.

[~~joycey~~]

Dont give up like i am, You know it will be worth it throttling along those roads in your breeze blue Sr, checking out your wheels in a shop window with a big smile on your face.

You just described my dream lol :thumb:

[stuartyj21]

keep the dream alive mate...

[Stoo]

Do it for me if not for anyone else!

My old car will live on!!!!

[AlexW]

And by the way, buy my mk1 and do them both up, can have twice the fun lol

[~~joycey~~]

And by the way, buy my mk1 and do them both up, can have twice the fun lol


Dont tempt me otherwise neither will get finished lol lol lol

[AlexW]

Ha, you would love a mk1, you said it yourself.

[Emmy]

Aw Joycey sorry to hear about your Nova you could see you worked hard to make it look the best it could its just a shame you couldnt continue and now the news about your job.Take care, Im sure everything will work out for you.

[~~joycey~~]

Aw Joycey sorry to hear about your Nova you could see you worked hard to make it look the best it could its just a shame you couldnt continue and now the news about your job.Take care, Im sure everything will work out for you.

Ta :)

[Emmy]

Your welcome Joycey ;) Everyone goes through hard times but you can make it change and then hopefully everything will be fine again :thumb:

[dj_wudgey]

yea keep it matey!!!! as said before get doing free jobs wile your searching for a new job!!!

[~~joycey~~]

Thanks everyone :)

[~~joycey~~]

:UPDATE


Ok then so much to the delite of most people i have decided carry on with this project! :)

I have just bought this from Alex (aw06) for spares for mine as my car has alot of smaller bits missing such as the....

Wiper motor
Wiper linkages
Gear selector
Gear linkages
Rad fan
centre consol
Ashtray
Floor carpet
Fuel cap
Side repeaters

And various nuts,bolts,screws and clips


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And went and collected it lastnight :thumb:


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Comments welcome :thumb: :D

[brainsnova]

good to see it going to a good home mate. It looks like the back is slammed 100mm lol

[AlexW]

lol Looks -100mm on the rear and +100mm on the front lol

[Justin..]

good shiz, gunna give ya plenty to do lol

[~~joycey~~]

Yeah i know! and its cold as outside at the moment! :(

[novaowner999]

lost my job due to credit crunch too so it looks like theres nothing else to do but work on the nova no chance of finding a job till after christmas. S Hit isn't it!

[Novaboi_1991]

lookin nice, want that corsa bit ;)

[Justin..]

make one lol

[~~joycey~~]

Have you actually seen wot go's into makeing one? Have you seen the back of mine?

[nova_niek]

Excellent - project BB (Breeze Blue) lives on. And more! :D

[~~joycey~~]

:UPDATE




Sorry about the poor pics.


I got on and done some work to the nova over the past few days :thumb:



The rear panel was rusty all along where the rubber still is and it had bubbles of rust on the lower panel so i ground it all back/off

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Then its started raining so i made my "shanty town" lol

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And the patched it up with fibre glass and the fillered it (i will probably replace the the whole panel when the car finally gets on the road) and also skimmed the others indents where i had grinded the scabs of rust off

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And then hammerited it

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I dont think the colour match is too awful and its better than painting it black like some would imo.



And then put it to bed for over christmas and new year ect :D


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All comments welcome :)

[AlexW]

Looking good mate, crack on :thumb:

[brainsnova]

looking good once again. my car cover used to always blow away and be away down the street caught on a fence lol

[Beans]

Good shiz Mr Brown... Hurry up and get it done so I can do a photoshoot of yours and Benn's cars together :D

[Benn]

Good shiz Mr Brown... Hurry up and get it done so I can do a photoshoot of yours and Benn's cars together :D

You sir have a damn good plan.

[~~joycey~~]

You sir have a damn good plan.


That is indeed a marvellous idea :thumb:


Altho it will be a long time until that could/would happen, i look forward to it :)

[Benn]

Good things take time..

[Emmy]

Keep it up Joycey :thumb:

[~~joycey~~]

Keep it up Joycey :thumb:


lol

[~~joycey~~]

Can any1 help me?


The boot keeps getting wet inside in the spare wheel well and rear turrets :confused:

Any idea's on where it may be comeing in from?


Cheers

[brainsnova]

the boot rubber or the rear wiper scoosher pipe has split.

[Benn]

Sunroof drain?

[~~joycey~~]

Brainsnova: boot rubber is fine, will check wiper


Benn: it might be? Where are the pipes ect?



Thanks

[amggsi]

Benn: it might be? Where are the pipes ect?



It runs down the back of the quarter panel, behing the right hand side light.

It should drain to the outside, but it sounds like it has moved and is draining into the boot.:thumb:

[~~joycey~~]

It runs down the back of the quarter panel, behing the right hand side light.

It should drain to the outside, but it sounds like it has moved and is draining into the boot.:thumb:


Sounds like a likely cause i will check when im next doin some work on it :thumb:

[scott.parker]

lol yes i found them pipes on my old one, i thought WTF are these, then figured it out! IMO it's a crap system for drainage, as it dose over time rot the corners of the boot floor.

Good luck with the build dude.

Scott

[Benn]

The run on both sides.

[~~joycey~~]

The run on both sides.


But only to the rear yes?

[Benn]

Theres one on each corner, so two to the reat and two to the front, ended in each corner.

[~~joycey~~]

Done a bit more stripping of the silver one today, will post pics soon :D

[AlexW]

SILVER?!! Burgo wont like you. Its burgo blue!

[~~joycey~~]

SILVER?!! Burgo wont like you. Its burgo blue!


lol ooops! Well if we are gonna be technical about it, its burgo blue, primer grey, primer yellow, black :thumb:

[AlexW]

lol I belive it is also brown.

[~~joycey~~]

Brown? lol

[~~joycey~~]

Now for sale here (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116595)

[Steve]

Too bad your selling it mate, as its does look like a good shell bar the front end.

[AlexW]

Joycey catch me on msn.

[bmw156]

lol how have i missed this thread

shame about ti getting soaked, but ya have done a lot of work to it, shame its being sold etc

did ya ever weld the front panel back on??

[Steve]

No, iirc he hasn't welded it on as he's lost interest in the project. But i'm sure his next one will be better. :thumb:

[~~joycey~~]

Uncovered this today and actually looked at it for the first time in ages :( Dunno if i can bare to sell her :(

[scott.parker]

Don't be gay and sell it! get out and work on it!

You know you'll only regret it when it's gone.

Scott

[~~joycey~~]

Ok theres no way i'm selling this as i love it too much :)

I'm now trying to sell both the more door nova's i have to raise the money to finish this and the owner of the place where i keep it has also said i can continue to keep it there for aslong as i want! :D

So with the sun starting to shine and the days getting longer its time to get on it!


Watch this space! :thumb:

[gazjoiner]

Ok theres no way i'm selling this as i love it too much :)

I'm now trying to sell both the more door nova's i have to raise the money to finish this and the owner of the place where i keep it has also said i can continue to keep it there for aslong as i want! :D

So with the sun starting to shine and the days getting longer its time to get on it!


Watch this space! :thumb:

good man :thumb: is this the same nova we had words about? if so, :thumb: :D

[~~joycey~~]

good man :thumb: is this the same nova we had words about? if so, :thumb: :D


Yeah mate go and start at the start its a good thread imo :thumb:

[scott.parker]

Glad to her your not chucking it in dude! :thumb:

[draper]

good man, get cracking

[Joe Richardson]

Top news:thumb:

[Steve]

Nice one mate glad to hear its being saved!

[Benn]

Glad your keeping it.

[gazjoiner]

good lad :thumb: got go to back read now lol :thumb:

[~~joycey~~]

good lad :thumb: got go to back read now lol :thumb:


Chop chop i'm just about to update aswell :D lol

[gazjoiner]

<<< lol

[scott.parker]

Hurry up and update then!

[7ova]

good luck with her mate, hope it all goes well :thumb:
keep the photo's coming

[~~joycey~~]

UPDATE:



Ok so not really a massive update but its all good :thumb:



The other week i got fed up with haveing the inside of the SR in such a mess aswell as stuff lying around and haveing the mk1 i bought for spares in the way so i took EVERYTHING out of it and layed it all out on the floor and i was shocked at how much was in there!

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/MK1%20spare%20nova/SP_A0219.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/SP_A0223.jpg?t=1238285574

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/MK1%20spare%20nova/SP_A0221.jpg

lol so i then sorted it all out and put it all back in neatly and sorted ect :thumb:


And then friday was a big day for the SR as it FINALLY got moved out of its gravel grave where it has sat for the last 6 months because of the driveway being needed to be kept clear, in which time it has sadly rusted more due to it always being damp/wet underneath it :mad:


So it was time to play musical cars lol

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/26032009061.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/26032009064.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/26032009065.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/26032009062.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/26032009058.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/26032009059.jpg


Back in its rightful place where i can now crack on with it again!



:thumb:

[AlexW]

Oi i reckonise that light blue 3door, now i wonder where that came from!

[Steve]

Cool mate glad you've got the motivation back for it as it did look really solid aside from the front end.

[Novaboi_1991]

coming along nicely mate, wish i could have a drive full of nova's, :(

lol ,

keep it up, may come up an visit you when my little card turns pink lol

nice one!

[dj_wudgey]

good to see its going to get finished now matey!!

[The Simps]

just been through the whole thread. It is hard to get motivated when you havn;t got the money spend. I'm been in the same situation with the coupe so I've been doing all the little jobs I can that are free until cash comes up. Make a list of what you want doing and you'll be suprised at what you can make a start on for free. WHy not wip your engine bay loom out and start on that? All the relocating of bits I did where all done for free.

[Benn]

Thats a lot of novas on the drive! Kick the old fire engine out and you'll have more room to work dude.

[dj_wudgey]

Thats a lot of novas on the drive! Kick the old fire engine out and you'll have more room to work dude.

i agree dude lol its some one's buisiness really the trusck is it not??

[~~joycey~~]

i agree dude lol its some one's buisiness really the trusck is it not??


Yeah its a party limo one :thumb:


Its not even my house tho either, its my friends mum's house lol

[~~joycey~~]

Did this to these on the weekend :thumb:


Take one set of 14" cav steelies with 185/55/14 tyres on

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/24032009050.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/24032009051.jpg

And some cheap black rattle cans :D

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/24032009054.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/24032009055.jpg


:thumb: ;)

[~~joycey~~]

Anybody know if and where i can buy breeze blue paint? Have checked in halfords and they dont have it (suprise suprise) :roll:


Cheers

[Pistol Pete]

I got 5 litres of the stuff from a local paint suppliers. Helps having people in the trade still....

Halfords, IIRC, can mix it into an areosol for you.

EDIT, ask local paint supplier, when it comes to stuff like this i wouldnt trust Halfords...

[~~joycey~~]

I got 5 litres of the stuff from a local paint suppliers. Helps having people in the trade still....

Halfords, IIRC, can mix it into an areosol for you.

EDIT, ask local paint supplier, when it comes to stuff like this i wouldnt trust Halfords...


Wot was the colour match like?

[Pistol Pete]

lol dont know as car isnt painted yet! The whole car is being done so not fussed about colour match. Paint supplier should be able to get it spot on though. Maybe dab abit on an area you cant see first?

[Sir Sideways]

Bodyshop suppliers should be able to color match with their swatches. There could be a couple of variants of breeze blue (anyone know???).

Brilliant thread to read,
Ok theres no way i'm selling this as i love it too much :) at reading this post, I shouted COME ON!!!! (in my head lol)

[~~joycey~~]

Bodyshop suppliers should be able to color match with their swatches. There could be a couple of variants of breeze blue (anyone know???).

Brilliant thread to read, at reading this post, I shouted COME ON!!!! (in my head lol)


Cheers mate! :)

[NOVA-KID-93]

Good to see your keeping this :thumb: , cant wait to see this get finished, it is one of the best colours for a nova along with flame red and jamaican yellow !! :)

[shaneyboi35]

just read through the lot joycey, the cars had its ups and downs hasnt it, nice to see your keeping it though mate, just make sure you get it finished!
ill be keeping my eye on it
good luck !

[AlexW]

Aint this finished yet? lol

I want my mk1 back!

[~~joycey~~]

Aint this finished yet? lol

I want my mk1 back!



I'll pop wots left in a jiffy bag and post it to you lol :tosser:

[~~joycey~~]

Also collected this on the weekend


http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/Photo-0093.jpg


And this :eek: lol


http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/73bf_1.jpg


YES i know its a kingdom bumper YES i know most of your will hate it :wtf:
i just really like the look of big mouthed gsi bumpers (like on rick drapers car ect) but hate the fact that to get the desired gap in the middle you either end up looseing the bit where the number plate is or the bottom splitter part of the bumper :( Where as this is the same thing just extended so when i saw it on gaybay i thought i'd have it :thumb:

If it dose look to big and gay and ott i will probably cut a few inches out the middle and re join it ;)



All comments welcome as always :)

[Steve]

I still think standard sr ftw :thumb:

[~~joycey~~]

I still think standard sr ftw :thumb:


I was planning to at the start tbh but i want to re build this car to enjoy it when i'm driveing it and for it to be exactly how i want it :cool:


Dont want a time piece on wheels lol

[novaguy08]

nnoooooooooo dont ruin another nova with kindom!! avoid fibreglass kits that ruin the looks keep the SR stuff mate! Looking great, cant wait to see it later today! well if its there that is lol
Oh and in answer to your PM Yes, yes i have :D lol :thumb: and nice work btw

[Benn]

Its a kindom, but its a gsi rep just made deeper.

[novaguy08]

this is true, saw it today and heard his plans, not bad either :D i withdraw my previous statement

[scott.parker]

I think they are alright TBH, i know my mate Mike would have on, as his FMIC would fit better in it.
Keep up the good work dude.

Scott

[~~joycey~~]

Its a kindom, but its a gsi rep just made deeper.




I think they are alright TBH, i know my mate Mike would have on, as his FMIC would fit better in it.
Keep up the good work dude.

Scott



FINALLY!!! :eek:


Somebody who 1. Actually knows wot there talking about! And 2. who dos'nt fuking throw a sh!t fit and be like no no no you cant put that on your car its not OE its chavvy it will look sh!te blah blah blah :tosser:


My car= if i like it then thats all that matters and if it dose look gash and i dont like it then i'll bin it! Sorted :thumb:

[~~joycey~~]

These arrived today :D

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/3688_1.jpg


Woop :cool:

[bmw156]

some nice parts coming together, what state is the car in atm any pics??

[~~joycey~~]

some nice parts coming together, what state is the car in atm any pics??


In a poor one. lol Na its not too bad i will take some pics of it when im next working on it :thumb:

[dannyb]

Good to see that the steelies I put on F454 JPN are going to good use mate! Those Kuhmos aren't too bad a tyre, but they must be getting on a bit now (at least 3 years old) Are you breaking JPN or keeping it?

[~~joycey~~]

Good to see that the steelies I put on F454 JPN are going to good use mate! Those Kuhmos aren't too bad a tyre, but they must be getting on a bit now (at least 3 years old) Are you breaking JPN or keeping it?


Its for sale :D

[Welshy]

i love the car, keep it... i dare you lol

[~~joycey~~]

i love the car, keep it... i dare you lol


Wot the SR? or F454 JPN?

[~~joycey~~]

Good to see that the steelies I put on F454 JPN are going to good use mate! Those Kuhmos aren't too bad a tyre, but they must be getting on a bit now (at least 3 years old) Are you breaking JPN or keeping it?


http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/Mk1%205-Door%20Nova/01042009069.jpg


Thats the most recent pic i have of it (last wed) :thumb:



EDIT: i ment the most recent pic of the more door not my SR lol the blue mk2 is novaguy08's :thumb:

[Welshy]

the sr yes... i thought you was selling it for sum reason lol

[scott.parker]

Joyce, get them skirts sorted asap, wold love to see them on the car!

Scott

[~~joycey~~]

Joyce, get them skirts sorted asap, wold love to see them on the car!

Scott


Got a while yet scott i gotta de-strip and de-vinyl it first :tard:

[scott.parker]

Nah keep them all! just add the skirts, looks good if it's an origanel SRi etc.....

[~~joycey~~]

Nah keep them all! just add the skirts, looks good if it's an origanel SRi etc.....


lol I seriously cant stand lower vinyls tho mate, always reminds of when you see a old hanging nova thats had welding ect done and then they have just painted it black after :wtf:

[scott.parker]

Fair enough, best go full GSi rep then!

[~~joycey~~]

Yeah im planning to re-smooth your side skirts and use the big mouthed gsi bumper i bought and then all gloss black :)

[Pillar]

good progress mate like the bumper you need a turbo though and fat intercooler to make the most of it! hey if you dont like it can always swap for my gsi bumper! p.s what are you doing online at 4:15 in the morning are you nuts!!!

[~~joycey~~]

good progress mate like the bumper you need a turbo though and fat intercooler to make the most of it! hey if you dont like it can always swap for my gsi bumper! p.s what are you doing online at 4:15 in the morning are you nuts!!!



Cheers mate, yeah i plan to have turbo power 1 day but mesh will do for now :thumb:

And i'm just going to bed, wot are YOU doing online at 4:15 in the morning? lol

[Pillar]

Cheers mate, yeah i plan to have turbo power 1 day but mesh will do for now :thumb:

And i'm just going to bed, wot are YOU doing online at 4:15 in the morning? lol i work the doors mate babysitting piss heads every weekend just got home wats your excuse!! :p

[~~joycey~~]

i work the doors mate babysitting piss heads every weekend just got home wats your excuse!! :p


I'm the piss head lol nite

[baby-geraldo]

such an interesting thread i just read the whole thread, well done on keeping the project going alot wouldnt have, but fair play to you

[Steve]

lol I seriously cant stand lower vinyls tho mate, always reminds of when you see a old hanging nova thats had welding ect done and then they have just painted it black after :wtf:
My car had that very same treatment lol

I reckon you should keep it looking like an sr, but spraying the lower half instead of vinyl. standard mk2 sr's are quite a rare thing nowadays. Then again so are mk1s lol

Glad to see you've still got the enthusiasm for it, when you having the new front welded on?

[novaguy08]

tbh Nova's are getting rare! the more that get restored and if they avoid the fibreglass billy boy racer flubber the better!! Give me a well performing well restored Nova brought into the 21st centry any day!
PS Joycey, the fibreglass stuff wasnt a dig at your front bumper as i said i heard your plans for it and i think that if it comes good then its all good :D

[~~joycey~~]

tbh Nova's are getting rare! the more that get restored and if they avoid the fibreglass billy boy racer flubber the better!! Give me a well performing well restored Nova brought into the 21st centry any day!
PS Joycey, the fibreglass stuff wasnt a dig at your front bumper as i said i heard your plans for it and i think that if it comes good then its all good :D


It will come good when its all done because of the choice bits that i'm getting together for it, i'm still waiting for someone to post me some mk2 astra mirrors but there takeing the piss :mad:

[novaguy08]

question, that more door one, the blue one, is there LED bulbs in there?

[~~joycey~~]

question, that more door one, the blue one, is there LED bulbs in there?


Yeah mate i've got a few sets, look good dont they? :cool:

[scott.parker]

It will come good when its all done because of the choice bits that i'm getting together for it, i'm still waiting for someone to post me some mk2 astra mirrors but there takeing the piss :mad:

You should of said, i have a set of GTE 16 v electric ones for sale. :thumb:

[~~joycey~~]

You should of said, i have a set of GTE 16 v electric ones for sale. :thumb:


Pm'd

[Gibbo]

you selling your bumper mate

[~~joycey~~]

you selling your bumper mate


Well soon as i only posted on here that i bought it 2 weeks ago errrr no!

Why dont you use a modified grit bin? I'm sure it'll look the part on your car ;)

https://web182.secure-secure.co.uk/bellbrush.com/images/B14%20-%20yellow%20right%20no%20shadow1.jpg

[~~joycey~~]

Been buying more bits and pieces for it :D

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/07042009084.jpg

And

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/10042009087.jpg


:D


And i did some sorting out in the back of the SR ect as i have found the blue more door i'm selling a new home and i am throwing quite a few spare bits in with it :p

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/20042009158.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/grimgriffin/My%20Nova/20042009159.jpg



That is all.





:D

[scott.parker]

What makes that rear box?

[novaguy08]

Rage iirc

[Ernie]

do you have a spare heater motor in any of them box's ?

[Justin..]

Slow n steady ey joycE!!

[Benn]

do you have a spare heater motor in any of them box's ?

Think i have 3...lol

[Benn]

You have a lot of stuff...

[~~joycey~~]

Scott yeah its a rage one :eek: not bad for a tenner

Chris only one that im gonna use sorry mate

Justin slow and steady wins the race ;)

Benn it is indeed! lol And thats only half of it, the other 2 nova's have stuff in and theres still more stuff in my bedroom :thumb: