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krobinson
29-09-08, 09:28 PM
Well, the 2008 show season is well and truely coming to an end. We can only pray for the odd day of good weather in the next month or two.
Whats your build / rebuild / modifying plans for this winter?
Keith
krobinson
29-09-08, 09:28 PM
Mine is to eventually get the interior up to scratch, maybe get a fresh dash flocked by someone decent. Maybe look into some carbon fiber bits and bobs, but mostly save for 2009 so I can enjoy and use the car loads.
Keith
vaughanmc
29-09-08, 09:32 PM
Get this passenger door of mines painted and try and source a new drivers one as well
Maybe clean up the underside of the car, remove any flakey bits of underseal etc and stone-chip the lot - Just need to see what the funds allow really
Asa-James
29-09-08, 09:32 PM
mine are to buy a nova, love it and cherish it, but first i need to sell the anti-christ car
I have a new bonnet/new wheels.... again! Changing the front grille from mesh to std slats,changing cam+rocker covers and one or two bits from Mr fulford will be on their way soon! :)
mine are to buy a nova, love it and cherish it, but first i need to sell the anti-christ car
whats the anti christ car?
Finish what ive been at all summer lol
Total restoration/16valver.Ive still got to paint,find donor car etc.(for engine etc)
More importantly though i'll be drinking lots of lager/cider and going mountain biking hopefully.Not necessarily at the same time mind lol
Be good to see this interior Keith, looking forward to it.
Engine:
Rebuild engine after 'PVS FAIL'
Fit it, get it setup, remove it, respray 'bay, refit engine.
Interior:
Make F/G copy of dash, flock.
Move battery
Make and fit door cards
Poss respray interior
If budget allows some form of fix back seats
Rest:
Sweet FA, unless budget allow coilovers
New bonnet and maybe wings, more paint, lower, more painted and polished and chomed engine bits, gaskets change and clean up my engine, while its out re paint and smooth more in my engine bay, redo all my brakes lines, better brakes, new doors with new handles, new grille, denumber plate light my rear bumper, skirts, paint more trims, finish my elec mirror wiring, change/hide my wiper motor, move battrey, maybe elec pas.. thats most of the list.
Sell MK2 1.4 nova.
Maybe paint the VX, and finish my leather -> cloth downgrade.
Asa-James
29-09-08, 09:41 PM
whats the anti christ car?
mk2 golf gti. want to buy it?
wilson_sri
29-09-08, 09:44 PM
My interior is going away soon for a leather retrim, with red piping. And gsi badge in centre of front seats, in the same style as the door badges.
Then il be doing a lot of tidying up under the bonnet, iv never really been happy with it.
Thats about it, planning on a holiday next year so cant spend too much.
mk2 golf gti. want to buy it?
i would if i have the money to buy it and insure it:(
obessed(sp) with veedubs at the moment
New bonnet and maybe wings, more paint, lower, more painted and polished and chomed engine bits, gaskets change and clean up my engine, while its out re paint and smooth more in my engine bay, redo all my brakes lines, better brakes, new doors with new handles, new grille, denumber plate light my rear bumper, skirts, paint more trims, finish my elec mirror wiring, change/hide my wiper motor, move battrey, maybe elec pas.. thats most of the list.
Wouldn't be a painter by any chance?? lol
Pics and of mk2 git? Have a friend looking for one atm
I need to fit my carbs and get them running correctly, refurb and fit my ats's and sort the suspension.
Ps, the mk2 gti is a legendary piece of machinery!
mine plans are to get this finished!!
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/light%20blue/S7302344.jpg
:( plenty of cold nights ahead for me then lol
Asa-James
29-09-08, 09:58 PM
tidge--dont bother, really
ash--pm'd
john--maybe, but it aint no nova!
burgo--is that an ikkle "v" sat by the nova?...
Wouldn't be a painter by any chance?? lol
Nope, am a deilevery driver...lol
never understood the "taking it off the road for a winter freshen up" term
so mine will be driven, as always, and on trackdays...
would find it very strange if anything else was to happen, that didn't happen through-out the year anyway :confused:
Snap, mine will only off off road while the engines out.. Use it all year round..
tidge--dont bother, really
ash--pm'd
john--maybe, but it aint no nova!
burgo--is that an ikkle "v" sat by the nova?...it is an omega 2.5 v6 yes. what other engines can you see lol there two more in there
Pistol Pete
29-09-08, 10:03 PM
Try and make some progress on mine after losing the last six months through bike accident/injuries:(
Still got paint prep to do, paint it, fit the engine, the list goes on. Spent alot of time on the forums these past few months so plenty of motivation now!
krobinson
29-09-08, 10:09 PM
Be good to see this interior Keith, looking forward to it.
The length of time it's taken for this damn retrim has built it into this myth of excellence, when really it's just your run of the mill alcantara retrim :(.
My main winter concern is to iron out everything so i'm 100% happy and confident to use the car to its full potential.
Keith
i want to put a let in mine , but if money doesnt allow i might just wip xe out and clean it up a bit , maybee get my engine bay done again
but ill be gettin wheels painted , just got to decide on a colour
Novasport
29-09-08, 10:19 PM
I plan to leave my Sport shell for another year and pack yet more crap in around it so I havent got a hope in hells chance of even getting close to it.
Just leave the SR in its lock up and forget about it.
Charge the new but very flat battey on the 888 as its only use this year was to go to Billing.
God I need my head read:wall:
Asa-James
29-09-08, 10:24 PM
i see a vauxhall 16v engine on the right (i think),
and possibly a let powered mig? (the yellow thing) or is there one hiding behind the cushion
there is indeed a c20xe in there and behind the xe is a blackbird engine
krobinson
29-09-08, 10:27 PM
I plan to leave my Sport shell for another year and pack yet more crap in around it so I havent got a hope in hells chance of even getting close to it.
Just leave the SR in its lock up and forget about it.
Charge the new but very flat battey on the 888 as its only use this year was to go to Billing.
God I need my head read:wall:
This should read:
I plan on selling the Astra Coupe 888, because its just loosing value doing feck all sitting in the driveway.
I'm going to cancel all the part orders i've in, stop being such a horder and sell some stuff onto people who will get good use from it.
I will be flat out in the garage getting the Sport ready for the 2009 show season, starting with finishing the engine off
Thats better :thumb:
Tuck her away in the garage for the winter, save up for some bodywork tidying and a rolling road setup.
Purchase as funds permit:
Quickrack
Diff
GTE Driveshafts
Front Heated Screen
Coilovers
Roll Cage
Remove and redo the loom properly
Look into 16v power (Small block of course :D )
Rebuild and service Weber 40 DCOE Carbs
i will still be using my nova day to day:( (novas+winter=disaster!lol ) but hopefully this winter i will be:
getting both rear arches sorted(just starting to bubble in places)
get both front and rear bumpers painted
buy some eccentric topmounts and put them on
get the diff fitted
get some tiebar brackets made up
wheel bearing replaced
and fit my quick rack that has been sat for ageees lol
My aim is to have this:
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL233/6614628/12755817/333524605.jpg
looking something like this by March!
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL233/6614628/12755817/336587158.jpg
greg1.4
29-09-08, 10:44 PM
got to build my rally car..got about 7 months to do it.lol
areofall
29-09-08, 10:56 PM
I'd just like to get mine home:confused: still stuck in London.
Source a new or mint 2nd hand door, genuine door moulding and gutter trim, get the service book stamped for her 26,000 mile service and wrap it in a carcoon until next year after some serious cleaning. Hope to just have a little fun and source some bits if I descide to rebuild at the end of 2009, really fancy a making her into a MK2 Sport replica, with a red Sr interior (whats wrong with me?)
Blitz downpipe to mid section replacement pipe, with the flexi section. Then I'll just "have" to get an electronic boost controller to stop boost creep. :cool:
On the Nova, not a lot. There's loads to do but I just cba with it, so I'll keep using it all thru winter and probably start thinking about breaking it around March time.
I'd like to buy another and V6 it, but thats looking unlikely at the mo due to space. Even though I could re-use most of the current saloon parts lol
MARTIN KELSON
29-09-08, 11:14 PM
I think for the winter it may be engine out, freshen up the bay.
Need new battery so maybe a Varley RedTop battery re-located inside car somewhere.
If money will allow swap carbs and Weber Alpha set up for SBD Throttle bodies.
If anybody out there wants a set Weber DCOSP 48's on Weber Alpha ignition, inlet manifold etc, etc drop me a PM.
Martin
Dan_Coombs
30-09-08, 09:49 AM
My plans:
Get a Nova SR.
Sort out anything mechanically wrong.
Get rid of any rust, and generally sort out the bodywork.
Get some alloys.
Get some coilovers.
Exhuast system.
This is what i will be upto over this winter.
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104912
I will also start r/c car racing for the winter indoor season that starts this sunday yay brand new car that hasnt turned a wheel yet should be fun once set up after a few meets.
Rick Draper
30-09-08, 10:10 AM
Build my corsa turbo up and rape its **** around a load of tracks
Welsh Dan
30-09-08, 10:48 AM
I'm considering a decat and disabled EGR valve, as much for the MPG gains as the power/torque.
my plans are to buy a nova lol
Still toying with the idea of chucking the LET in the daily driver. Got quick rack to fit to it too now.
The turbo is being left as is now I think as i've wasted far too much money on it already.
Big turbo, set of cams, remap.
tom_beverley
30-09-08, 02:11 PM
Well I've now got my engine bay stitched and chassis plates fitted to a brilliant standard (cheers Tony :) , not that you will read this!) so next step is to get the engine bay painted [after a trial fit of the engine of course] then that is done. Think I'm going to get the whole shell stitched over the winter too.
After that I'm planning to fit my wide track kit and arches, along with a full respray inside and out whilst keeping the overall finish to an exceptionally high standard.
Need a few bits such as a roll cage, possibly rear turrets (again), and bucket seats plus there are a few suprises too.
Then try not to damage it whilst giving it some abuse round track and hopefully be able to tag along and get to the ring.
Oh and I need to start a project thread lol
Ive got to fund an LSD for the track car, that's a must. It also needs new bushes, and the driveshafts rebuilding. And some new tyres.
I also have to build the Loon-a-que :)
Ive got to fund an LSD for the track car, that's a must.
Speak to SteveBoySlim on MIG about that, (if your after a quaife?)
Get the car back and fully mappedlol
strip and re spray interior
full roll cage
carbon panels
sparco corsa seats
new headlining
flocked dash/interior plastics
new bumpers
new fmic to be hidden behind bumper
early type tailgate
:thumb:
Drive it (if i still have it by winter, got mot and shizzle to sort first)
On my Audi I have these bits already, just need the time to do it !
Convert to LPG
Cambelt
Thermostat
Anti squeel plates for the calipers
Centre Box as its far too loud
AVCR and K26 Turbo to be fitted
Spending wise though I have a expected 500hp let engine to assemble over the winter and loads of other bits to buy for my Escort when funds allow
Hhhhmmm, where to start......
Change trade as im going back to work on Pug/Citroen rally cars, which means ill prolly sell the Novar on for a GrpN spec 106 GTi road/track car...
Build a garage to house project car.....
Landscape front & rear gardens...
Get the Astra completely minto ready to sell it...
Get the Corsa completely minto ready to sell that....
Buy me/missus something nice to drive (Evo/Impreza/VW R32/A4/A3/Cupra Type R etc etc)
I also have to build the Loon-a-que :)
lmfao lol
That reminds me, hows your knowledge on V6 engines? :D
Count Vaux Alot
30-09-08, 07:54 PM
There is now space for one may be two new (old) cars now my corsa van is gone, I have a few bits left to finish on the saloon a retrim mainly and what ever else i become involved in (you dont need winter for that though!)
Plans are to get this finished so I can get on with my Sport:
http://www.starkmotorsport.com/images/SM-008/starkmotorsport008001.jpg
The Simps
01-10-08, 12:22 AM
This winter I will mostly be drilling out spot welds.
Pete that looks really smart!
Me - I'll be trying to get the vinyl finished for the SR, paint it up properly so all the panels are the same colour, seal the panels/underside and replace the drivers side bolster. Want to also refurb some 3 spoke SR alloys.
the red one - getting the hunger pangs to restart that as well - finish the rear bumper off and get the molds ready for casting the kit...
Just need a da space!
Big_Chap
01-10-08, 01:06 PM
after the work done in the last 2 winters I'll be having a couple off and enjoying the car when I can!
Finish building up the red one and get it mapped!
Find an SR rear bumper for the '83 and some paint
Strip XE GSi
Begin shell prep on pink H16VTB and rebuild
Plans are to get this finished so I can get on with my Sport:
http://www.starkmotorsport.com/images/SM-008/starkmotorsport008001.jpg
Is this Dave Marshalls old shell ?
craig green
01-10-08, 01:34 PM
I just got off of the phone from insuring mine, so I'll be out in the salt & rain lapping it up.
Main goals are to tidy up any odd ends I've left. Sort some ICE to make driving it more of a pleasure. Possible roll cage to find for it aswell.
id love to get mine off the road and strip it down and start a rebuild to get looking super clean......but that wont happen.
So ill be driving it about the rain, salt, snow(if it snows) letting it rust.
hendrix
01-10-08, 01:45 PM
Getting mine painted and finishing off those little bits and bobs (cage (not got), wilwoods (got) and polycarb windows (not got) ready for March time.
Also if something comes off (fingers crossed) there will be some more work needed ;)
calibra-keith
01-10-08, 02:24 PM
strip the nova do some welding buy and replace as many body parts with fibreglass/carbon. find a decent 6point cage at a good price close by and a new set of wheels.....
...........HOPEFULLYlol
Plans are to get this finished so I can get on with my Sport:
http://www.starkmotorsport.com/images/SM-008/starkmotorsport008001.jpg
Is this Dave Marshalls old shell ?
I'm afraid I couldn't tell you - its a customer's car that we have stripped and rebuilt to their specification. The customer supplied the shell.
krobinson
01-10-08, 06:08 PM
Yep, that's defo dave's old shell.
raymond
01-10-08, 06:24 PM
probably use mine through the winter yet again but if my younger bro does decide he will make a start on it
it will be
new wings
bonnet
replace bumpers
new doors
rear arch replace panels or full 1/4 (unsure yet)
speedlines re done
fit the other gsi dash i have
two sills on it
but more than likely will be using it for another year lol
This winter I will mostly be drilling out spot welds.
Can i come grind stuff?
matthew172
01-10-08, 07:41 PM
ive got my engine out atm and got a coscast lump to go in once its been built to a good spec, ive got a set of mint gsi bumpers to replace the big mouth front and recessed rear and ive got to find a mk1 tailgate too, oh and ive got some new wheels for it and a pedal box on its way in amongst other things lol
ive got my engine out atm and got a coscast lump to go in once its been built to a good spec, ive got a set of mint gsi bumpers to replace the big mouth front and recessed rear and ive got to find a mk1 tailgate too, oh and ive got some new wheels for it and a pedal box on its way in amongst other things lol
You got the white one all sorted now? Had any problems with it?
matthew172
01-10-08, 07:54 PM
yeah its running spot on now, got all the bits n bobs sorted now just silly things like seat belt bolts not tightened up and bolts that hold seats in missing etc! and the fecking rear seat mounts being removed without the spot welds even being drilled out!
Big_Chap
01-10-08, 07:58 PM
ive got my engine out atm and got a coscast lump to go in once its been built to a good spec, ive got a set of mint gsi bumpers to replace the big mouth front and recessed rear and ive got to find a mk1 tailgate too, oh and ive got some new wheels for it and a pedal box on its way in amongst other things lol
You giving anything away with the wheels? Plan to have it at the shows next year?
matthew172
01-10-08, 08:04 PM
You giving anything away with the wheels? Plan to have it at the shows next year?
well theres 1 or 2 people on here that know what they are but im not saying any more lol might be at the shows if i get on with it
craig green
01-10-08, 09:18 PM
Sounds good Matthew 172. be nice to see her out in the fresh air with 1 or 2 new mods to see on it.
The Simps
01-10-08, 09:52 PM
Can i come grind stuff?
You should come up for the day mate. Got plenty of grinding, stitch welding etc for you to do!
basically im gonna try and actually get something done.gotta get it runing this year its a must
You should come up for the day mate. Got plenty of grinding, stitch welding etc for you to do!
Yeah maybe.
looking at the winter weve got/going to get... going to sorn mine and it will gather dust for about 6 months lol
The Simps
02-10-08, 11:43 PM
Yeah maybe.
don't tease me :roll:
Ive got lots to do, The swing first off, going to remove engine get it and gearbox cleaned up, Then to the bay, polish up all the bits i cant get at with the engine in, MOT up in december so will get her tested first then starting polishing!
The 2L needs carbs set, gsi dash fitted, tidied up, hope to get some use out of this car next year!
In the mean time im clearing my garage out, steam cleaning floor, painting it, new flashing on the roof to solve a leak and getting the complete garage rewired!
don't tease me :roll:
My weldings got alot better from doing it at the bodyshop..
The Simps
03-10-08, 11:04 PM
My weldings got alot better from doing it at the bodyshop..
Excellent! You can give me tips and lessons, been years since I've done it properly.
kevo16v
04-10-08, 09:57 AM
My main aim is to get it back on the road asap as my daily driver is about to give up on me any day now lol
Then next is to fit the rear seats back in as myself and my better half have a little one due in march :)
Its going to be fun as all the mounts for the seats we're "removed" when it was originaly stripped out.
Need to find a new home for all my parts and shell as the garage it curently lives in is getting knocked down....
Fun...
I plan to leave my Sport shell for another year and pack yet more crap in around it so I havent got a hope in hells chance of even getting close to it.
Just leave the SR in its lock up and forget about it.
Charge the new but very flat battey on the 888 as its only use this year was to go to Billing.
God I need my head read:wall:
Get the Sport sorted mate, having seen it now (and the Aladins Cave) I'm gonna be egging you on for the 2009 Show Season :thumb:
wilson_sri
05-10-08, 09:25 PM
May have new plans for mine. Im starting college in January, so might have to sell it. Will be doing 4 years at university aswell so no point leaving it sitting in the garage doing nothing. And wont be able to afford to use it.
Only time will tell.
May have new plans for mine. Im starting college in January, so might have to sell it. Will be doing 4 years at university aswell so no point leaving it sitting in the garage doing nothing. And wont be able to afford to use it.
Only time will tell.
Be a shame too. buts needs a must.
CoupeUK
05-10-08, 09:48 PM
Plans for Nova.........finish insides, paint, drive.
Plabs for ST170? Sell, buy R33GTR.
The length of time it's taken for this damn retrim has built it into this myth of excellence, when really it's just your run of the mill alcantara retrim :(.
My main winter concern is to iron out everything so i'm 100% happy and confident to use the car to its full potential.
Keith
I'm just keen to see it as it will bring the whole standard of the car up. The interior, even if it isn't as special as everyone thinks/is expecting, will bring the inside of the car on par with the rest.
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