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VXandy
02-01-09, 11:25 AM
Is anyone any good at paneling the rear of a nova so it looks like a van? I'd like this doing in my car using MDF and covering it in carpet then putting a small ice install in

Does anybody have tips/advice;

or

Know how to go about it;

or

Know how much this kind of thing will cost?

Any help would be gratefully appreciated, thanks in advance

Andy:thumb:
bmw156
02-01-09, 11:26 AM
pm AW06, im sure he works for a company that does this kinda thing. he should be able to give you some information

hope this helps.
Mike
02-01-09, 11:28 AM
Use 3mm sheet ply, its piece of pish.

You'll need a jigsaw cutter too.
VXandy
02-01-09, 11:29 AM
pm AW06, im sure he works for a company that does this kinda thing. he should be able to give you some information

hope this helps.

I actually speak to him quite often on MSN and i've talked to him about it and he's never mentioned anything, cheers fella:thumb:
VXandy
02-01-09, 11:29 AM
Use 3mm sheet ply, its piece of pish.

You'll need a jigsaw cutter too.

Will you do it for me then?lol
Mike
02-01-09, 11:30 AM
No.
bmw156
02-01-09, 11:32 AM
yeh i speak to him on msn as well. good times and a top bloke.
Dod
02-01-09, 11:32 AM
Erm, is your Novw currently a Car and you want to convert it into a Van?

If so, get some 2mm sheet steel, take out your 1.4 window and trace round it onto the steel, cut it, paint it and fit it in place of the glass. As for Paneling inside your Van, get a sheet of 4mm Hard Board from your local DIY Store and simply trace round it with your old Panels. This is better than Ply as it doesnt Rattle as its made from Fibre and not Timber. Then you can get Carpet (accustic stuff is best), fold it over the edge you want to hide, stick it in place with some decent glue and Screw it into place.
VXandy
02-01-09, 11:36 AM
Erm, is your Novw currently a Car and you want to convert it into a Van?

If so, get some 2mm sheet steel, take out your 1.4 window and trace round it onto the steel, cut it, paint it and fit it in place of the glass. As for Paneling inside your Van, get a sheet of 4mm Hard Board from your local DIY Store and simply trace round it with your old Panels. This is better than Ply as it doesnt Rattle as its made from Fibre and not Timber. Then you can get Carpet (accustic stuff is best), fold it over the edge you want to hide, stick it in place with some decent glue and Screw it into place.

It was a car mate, its already got the panels in the windows. I dont have the panels as the car has been stripped out before i purchased the car, what about the floor aswell as its uneven?
Mike
02-01-09, 11:43 AM
In the original vans, they had a huge metal load liner/bulkhead (I used to have a genuine "Novan")

Ive still got one, albeit fitted to a Corsa :D
VXandy
02-01-09, 11:44 AM
Yeah i do want one of those to, does anyone have a picture of what the rear looks like in an original van?
Welsh Dan
02-01-09, 11:44 AM
Make a template from card that follows the contours of the floor, then cut some strips of timber to follow that contour. Fix the timber down then the panelling to it and you have a flat floor :).
VXandy
02-01-09, 11:47 AM
Make a template from card that follows the contours of the floor, then cut some strips of timber to follow that contour. Fix the timber down then the panelling to it and you have a flat floor :).

Thanks very much dan:thumb:
Mike
02-01-09, 11:49 AM
Yeah i do want one of those to, does anyone have a picture of what the rear looks like in an original van?

lol ive only got these pics lol used it for a bit, stripped it, sold the van panels then scrapped it lol

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/109_0352.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/van3-1.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/van2-1.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/van1-1.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/panels.jpg
VXandy
02-01-09, 12:03 PM
If only you still had it lol
Matt Pickering
02-01-09, 03:20 PM
use cardboard or engineers template paper to create templates! once your happy with the template , draw round it onto ply wood and cut it out with jig saw!!! you prob only need to do one side with a template as the other will just be a mirrow image!! then box over the wheel arches, and seal corners with a silicone! easy!



Matt..
Dod
02-01-09, 06:36 PM
Ok, get a set of Nova Rear Car Panels, they are still the same shape, use them as templates. As for the Floor, 4mm WBP Ply, trace round it using the carpet as a template, although you may need to hinge a door for the spare wheel well. As for the Floor, in the back, use the upright from a Nova Back seat without the material or Foam and fold it down. Tek Screw it through some Rubber to stop it rattling and jobs a goodun.
NOVA13SPORT
03-01-09, 01:41 AM
Yeah i do want one of those to, does anyone have a picture of what the rear looks like in an original van?

not original ,but a nova van
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84946&page=15

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84946&page=4
VXandy
03-01-09, 03:12 AM
not original ,but a nova van
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84946&page=15

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84946&page=4

:thumb:Cheers pal, i've e-mailed him a few questions;)