Skidmarkz - XE Nova re-shell - 56k Warning

[skidmarkz]

Hey all, some of you know my orange nova and have seen it on track, well i stumbled across a mint shell and decided it's time to re shell, below are the before pics i will post as i move along the build but im hoping to be dont by july as its testing ground will be the nurburg ring :)

Take 1 Blue Nova Flair, 1 lady owner from new, 90k

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Before/BN1.jpg


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Before/BN12.jpg
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http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Before/BN18.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Before/BN2.jpg
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http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Before/BN7.jpg


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Before/BN.jpg

[xe Dan]

that is the same as my first nova. i will be watching this

[scott.parker]

Looks like new wings/doors/rear arch lips then! lol

Other then that it seams OK mate, hope it's solid everywhere under side too.

Scott

[craig green]

Love how its rotted evenly on both sides. Certainly looks to be a good shell (without finding a 3k p*ss-take minter).

Good luck.

[Novaboi_1991]

looks a goodun mate, whats the plan?

[skidmarkz]

Looks like new wings/doors/rear arch lips then! lol

Other then that it seams OK mate, hope it's solid everywhere under side too.

Scott

i want to go wide arch so not fussed with the front wings, doors i have new skins on order :), the underside is clean as a whistle, engine bay is good boot floor clean, the rest is surafce easy to fix :)


Love how its rotted evenly on both sides. Certainly looks to be a good shell (without finding a 3k p*ss-take minter).

Good luck.

when i picked it up i was shocked how even and exact it has rotted both sides lol!


looks a goodun mate, whats the plan?

I have a 2.0l xe throttle bodied nova already, im going to reshell it with this 1, the great thing is i have learned so many tricks and things to do with my old shell this 1 should be everything i want in a road/track car :)

[skidmarkz]

Well had a busy day, got 90% of the interior out and started to strip the nasty seam sealer off !

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st001.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st002.jpg
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http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st005.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st006.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st007.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st008.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st009.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st010.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st011.jpg

[Benn]

Good work.

[skidmarkz]

cheers, ben your a bodywork man, whats the best seam sealer to use ? and any ideas how to get the nasty stuff off other than a heat gun ?

[sr jack]

looks clean bert! ill have to pop down and have a butchers lol

[skidmarkz]

leave ya pikie mates at home though :) lol

[sr jack]

haha they couldnt run a bath mate let lone nick anything lol

[Novaboi_1991]

PMSL ^^ lol ,

may sound a newbie question, but why remove the seam sealer stuff?

[skidmarkz]

PMSL ^^ lol ,

may sound a newbie question, but why remove the seam sealer stuff?


becaus of the engine that is going in it and the fact its going on track days, i need to remove it to weld the seams then re apply paint then rag :) lol

[Novaboi_1991]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. lol

ook... lol ,

[ward]

nice solid shell fella, u changing the colour?
sr jack ur only down the road from me if ur in rainham, do u go to the southend cruise or lakeside??

[skidmarkz]

nice solid shell fella, u changing the colour?
sr jack ur only down the road from me if ur in rainham, do u go to the southend cruise or lakeside??

quiet like the blue :) a repaint is defo on the cards but i think it will remain blue :)

[skidmarkz]

Arrgh i funkin hate seam sealer!!!!!

[dj_wudgey]

nice mate looks a good base for a project!!

[skidmarkz]

started seam welding tonight, well attempting im no welding genius but hell its hard work getting a decent weld :(

anyone know the places to weld on the inside? i have the engine bay covered just not sure what to weld internally?

[scott.parker]

It's your call, you can go mad and do every seam/join, or just do the one's you think that matter like rear chassis, and maybe the turrets if your keeping the standard ones.

Scott

[skidmarkz]

ive done the floor seam behind the seats, turrets, boot floor. then was going to do the main seam under the dash when i remove it.

Plus the plating kit of course :)

[sr jack]

nice solid shell fella, u changing the colour?
sr jack ur only down the road from me if ur in rainham, do u go to the southend cruise or lakeside??

yer i go too the lakeside meets mainly every saturday with few others off here

[Steve]

How come your re-shelling jay? nothing wrong with the orange beast was there?

[skidmarkz]

nope, i just wanted to do the whole thing myself, the orange beast will be up for sale when its empty lol

[*Dave*]

i hope your keeping it breeze blue!!!

prob pop up sunday.

[djbrowney]

nope, i just wanted to do the whole thing myself, the orange beast will be up for sale when its empty lol

nothing better than building a car your self an driving it down the road :thumb:

(or hoping nothing falls of because its your faultlol )

[skidmarkz]

nothing better than building a car your self an driving it down the road :thumb:

(or hoping nothing falls of because its your faultlol )

lol this is true :)

im even having a go at the paintwork myself too :|

[skidmarkz]

well had a very intresting day, ive been stripping everything off it and cleaning it up ready for welding, decided im going to do a custom wiring loom, so i have stripped the entire loom out as i use stand alone engine managment anyway.

a grey area for me is brakes, can anyone recomend a pedal box setup at all, or is their a typical corsa or can i use any corsa for the nova ?

[AlanH]

for seam sealer i use grey stripe (available from halfrauds etc.) i've just fitted the corsa master cyl. and splitter box to the standard nova setup, doesn't look hard to fit the whole pedal box as it comes off in one peice (i have one in the garage if you need pics) but i dont have the time, need it ready within a week or 2 and my m/c looked a bit past it. Dont know how much better, if at all, this setup is to the nova one but will be easier for me to make the new brake pipes up and i got it for free.

[skidmarkz]

cheers, got me some seam sealer and going to use tiger seal to fit new wings with.

Stripped the nova to a complate bar shell this weekend, cut out the old gear shift location removed all the metal and welded in a new plate.

Just popped to the scrappers and got a complete corsa brake and master cyl also a astra internal shifter for £50 so well happy with that.

As Burgo mentioned i looked at the corsa windscreen wiper setup so i think i will pop back and get this also as i want to cut my scuttle panel out, i think they look so much cleaner plus it will give me more air around my throttle bodies, and im unsure but i recon i will be able to remove the ITG filter without have to remove my strutbrace lol...

Time will tell :)

[AlexW]

Burgo problery told you that the corsa wiper setup needs extending slighty.

Looking good. Expected finish time?

[skidmarkz]

well, it's allready booked on a ferry to france as im taking it to the nurburgring in july, so i want it built and finished/tested before then :)

the only thing that will take some time is the final paint job, other than that i dont see july being an issue, im hoping to have the chassi plating kit welded in this weekend, do the Alt Mod, weld all the holes in the chassis floor, fit the new rear arches, get it all prepped in primer..

Then ill attack the wide arch kit, and custom loom :)

[*Adz*]

looking good mate, big n better then the last one then a? ;)

[skidmarkz]

just a quick piccy update to show just how amazing this shell really is :)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st2001.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st2002.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st2003.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st2004.jpg

Theie is a little rust on the Crossmember, i hit it with a screwdriver and it didnt go throughso result!

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st2005.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st2006.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st2007.jpg

The headlight panel has rotted a little, a couple of plates here will surfice :)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st2008.jpg

Can anyone tell me what the measurements are here for cutting a hole for a corsa master cyl? or do they have a pic of just the base plate mounted ?

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st2009.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Stripped/st2010.jpg

[skidmarkz]

OK, i have been busy over the weekend and in my evenings when im home from work, i have to stop at 19:00 as the peeps next door have babies, i did try and explain my nova is my kinda baby but they wouldnt have it ha ha!


Well i managed to get the engine bay welded, done the passenger arch, plated the passenger headlight panel, made a small patch for hole i found in the inner wing underneath sealer!, cut out and welded in a plate for the new corsa MC.

I will post pics later of the progress, but the prep work now looks like its turning the corner!, spraying is next and if im honest im bricking it!

[The Simps]

sounds good mate, looking forward to the pics - remember is customary to take one pic of the car and 5 of your welding ;)

[skidmarkz]

my welding is shocking! ill concentrate on the good bits lol

[skidmarkz]

OK, Please be nice, i am not a master welder, i have tried my best!

hmm got bored and thought id see how high i could go lol!

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/BP008.jpg

Penetration :)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/BP007.jpg

Bay welded & rubbed down

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/BP006.jpg
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1sr coat of self etching primer funk me i got HIghhhh

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/BP015.jpg
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http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/BP013.jpg

Just some shots of the underside

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/BP012.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/BP010.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/BP009.jpg

[The Simps]

welding looks spot on to me chap!

[Adam]

What he said /\

[Steve]

Yeah mate welding looks good to me too! Im hoping mine will be ready for your welding skills soon if your up for that?

And how high did you want the nova to go? Ive got pretty high myself before but not as high as that lol

[chrisnovaturbo]

looks good mate. mite need to make the alt hole a bit lower as mite be hard to get the alt belt on and off when engines in the car.

[skidmarkz]

Thanks for the comments :)




looks good mate. mite need to make the alt hole a bit lower as mite be hard to get the alt belt on and off when engines in the car.

I have a motorsport alt, its TINY lol

[kevster]

not bad at all !!

[chrisnovaturbo]

Thanks for the comments :)





I have a motorsport alt, its TINY lol

oh i see. lol keep up the good work.

[Graeme]

Welds look good and your making good progress

[skidmarkz]

cheers for the comments, working all this weekend so should make some good progress :)

[Jonlem]

Good to meet you today/yesterday, glad you liked the parts.

Car is coming along well, welding looks great

[skidmarkz]

Good to meet you today/yesterday, glad you liked the parts.

Car is coming along well, welding looks great

Good to meet you too mate :) sorry i got you out of bed, cant wait to get it going now! welding could be better but it will do, good penatration so i guess thats all that counts :)

[skidmarkz]

small update, pics will follow.

Fitted the corsa m/c servo today, i cut battery tray out and welded in some 2mm sheet, i read that their is somtime flex so i upgraded the thickness, once fitted i tried my hardest the make it flex and i couldnt so i think 2mm is strong enough :)

Made a new bracket for the clutch, fitted tested i was quiet pleased :)

Plated the old throttle cable holes, m/c and the plate that used to hold the old brake pedal in place.

i didnt cut the corsa pedal yet i will do this tomorrow, i will be topcoating the engine bay tomorrow too, quiet nervous about this so i hope it goes well.

[skidmarkz]

Well, i managed to get the basecoat on today, i have to apply the laquer but that will have to wait as it started raining!

anyway pics :)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/basecoat001.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/basecoat002.jpg
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http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/basecoat008.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/basecoat009.jpg


Here is my clucth, basically i reused the old plate that went behind, turned the brake pedal around chopped it off and re welded, i can no secure the clutch with the 2 rear nuts and the 1 in the top.. :)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Mics/clutch.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Mics/clutch1.jpg

[The Simps]

Good work mate.

[dhdev (Oli)]

Looking good :)

[Count Vaux Alot]

What they said! coming on well.

[vaughanmc]

Good work fella, that shell looks spot on :D

Will be good to see how it ends up

[skidmarkz]

Cheers guys, i got te be honest if it was not for all the comments and everyone elses builds i would not have had the ideas and probably would have sold up, the other builds on her are so inspiring they just make me wanna keep my nova and spend even more on it :|

[vaughanmc]

Keep at it mate, will be well worth it once its all done! :)

[Graeme]

I think that Chassis leg mod could of done with being further back towards the bulkhead but I could be wrong

[skidmarkz]

I think that Chassis leg mod could of done with being further back towards the bulkhead but I could be wrong

somone else said that, i do have some paint left so i think ill trial fit the engine, im running a Ultra small alternator, even with a small leg mod i had 10mm clearence on my old shell..


does anyone know where i can get steering rack bushes ?

[Graeme]

I forgot about the sbd alt, I stand corrected, good progress mate anyway

I got some orange steering rack bushes from a company in Rhyl they were about a tenner delivered there number is 01745360222, they also sell on the 'bay

[Iain]

You can get orange rack bushes from Flo-Flex.

Out of curiosity, what alternator are you running? A small standard one or one of those lightweight ones? Edit: SBD judging from the above post! lol

[skidmarkz]

You can get orange rack bushes from Flo-Flex.

Out of curiosity, what alternator are you running? A small standard one or one of those lightweight ones? Edit: SBD judging from the above post! lol

SBD Alternator :) everyone who look into the bay forgets the bodies and goes OMG that alt is so damn small!!

[skidmarkz]

I forgot about the sbd alt, I stand corrected, good progress mate anyway

I got some orange steering rack bushes from a company in Rhyl they were about a tenner delivered there number is 01745360222, they also sell on the 'bay

thank you :)

[skidmarkz]

Well i got round to doing the laquer, lets just say it came out OK, not overly impressed but it will keep water and rust at bay for now :)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/laq006.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/laq007.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/laq008.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/laq009.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Engine%20Bay/laq010.jpg

[rdznova16v]

looks ace mate keep pics coming:thumb:

[corsa1986]

Looks nice :thumb:

[burgo]

hmmm not sure how i missed this one. your welding looks spot on and LOL at how high you got it with the engine winch

[Steve]

Is it a case of the pictures make it look better than it is? As it looks fine to me, what were you using, just rattle cans? End of the day its only the engine bay. :thumb:

[skidmarkz]

pop up steve :P

thanks for the comments, im hoping to have the engine in by monday :) then the brake lines + fuel line fun starts, relocate the battery, re run all the cables :o what fun!

[chrisnovaturbo]

i went had a look at this on sunday when i dropped a door off. looks good in the flesh. you need a update as well lol

[skidmarkz]

i went had a look at this on sunday when i dropped a door off. looks good in the flesh. you need a update as well lol

Cheers mate, nice to see you and your misses, i hope you got the bonnet home safe :thumb:


Well, i have managed to get the engine in, the leternator hole is perfect you lot did get me worried at first lol!.....is the rear gearbox mount always a complete a$$ to get the bolt in ?

welded in support plates for my new seat bars, got the drivers side in tested the seat OMG soooo much better!

Cut out the spare wheel well, welded in a new plate, seam sealed covered in underseal

Trail fitted the roll cage to mark the floor, never realise how much of an **** roll cages are to get into a nova on ya own lol!!!

i read in mikes thread that 3mm platge is used as a base, my god how hard is it to bend to fit the wierd shape of a nova floor!!!!

i will update pics later...

amongst this i went to a birds of prey center and got up close and personal with a few bald eagles, peregrin falcons and quiet a few others..

[Count Vaux Alot]

Pics Pics Pics!!!!

[Steve]

Sounds like you've been busy then :thumb: the rear gearbox mount is indeed a pain in the ****, think in the end I got a jack under it to lift it up into the right place, or you could try loosening the rubber mount first to get the bolt through, then doing it up to pull the mount up, if that makes sense!?

I'll try and pop up one night and have a nosey around.

[Jonlem]

Best tip I can give you for the rear mounts is elongate the hole in it slightly.

Some mount kits can cause fitment issues, some are perfect others aren't, type of rubber or solid mount can also make a difference.

[skidmarkz]

As requested pics.. :) i have since started to weld in the plates, i just havent taken pics again, heh :)

Spare wheel plate, welded in

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/welding/plates001.jpg

I cut the back 10mm longer than the spare wheel plate, folded the original panel over and spot welded onto the new boot floor,

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/welding/plates009.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/welding/plates002.jpg

Drivers side seat rails, i used plates an tied them into the sills for extra strength..

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/welding/plates003.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/welding/plates004.jpg

Fitted the cage a drew round the feet added a bit extra to make templates :)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/welding/plates005.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/welding/plates006.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/welding/plates007.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/welding/plates008.jpg

Cut out the raised section so the front plates can sit flush on the floor

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/welding/plates010.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/welding/plates015.jpg

[skidmarkz]

Made up some plates out of 3mm steel, Funk me they was hard to bend!!!!

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/welding/plates011.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/welding/plates016.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/welding/plates017.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/welding/plates018.jpg

[skidmarkz]

i have solid engine mounts! nearly gave myself a hernia getting the rear mount bolt in lol :)



Best tip I can give you for the rear mounts is elongate the hole in it slightly.

Some mount kits can cause fitment issues, some are perfect others aren't, type of rubber or solid mount can also make a difference.

[Count Vaux Alot]

Good job chap!

[skidmarkz]

small update,

cage spreader plates, in welded :)

Cage, rubbed down, sprayed, fitted,

Shell, prepped, sprayed,

Rebuild starts from tuesday.. i hope u like the pics... i will upload later :)

[skidmarkz]

Purchased some of these off Jonlem. *EDIT**

Painted ready to go back on :)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/rebuild/fri015.jpg

Engine back in..

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/rebuild/fri013.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/rebuild/fri014.jpg

[scott.parker]

Getting there now mate.

[skidmarkz]

Getting there now mate.

slowly :(

supposed to be going to the ring at the end of july...

[scott.parker]

Easy...


just depends what els your doing in life though, me I'm unemployed at the mo so i have no excuse to work on the car other then, it don't need much, and I'm being lazy!

Oh and busy looking for work i may add..

[Benn]

Looking good dude. Sure you'll get it down.

[Jonlem]

It won't take long to get together now, a few long nights will see it actually looking complete again.

July is ages away :)

btw, cheers for the mention ;)

[scott.parker]

He don't mention you at all! lol

[Jonlem]

Well noticed, some Jonelm fella LOL

Any Jonelm gen ? sounds like he needs sorting out

[skidmarkz]

Easy...


just depends what els your doing in life though, me I'm unemployed at the mo so i have no excuse to work on the car other then, it don't need much, and I'm being lazy!

Oh and busy looking for work i may add..

im the oposite mate, flat out with no time to spare at the moment it's show ur worth or get sacked so it means doing silly hours to keep ya job :(


Looking good dude. Sure you'll get it down.

I do Hope so ...


It won't take long to get together now, a few long nights will see it actually looking complete again.

July is ages away :)

btw, cheers for the mention ;)

No worries, edited first post, sorry i got ya name wrong :)

[Adam]

Looking good mate.

[skidmarkz]

cheers :)

[7ova]

its the first time i've looked at your project thread mate
and i'm impressed, great work, engine bay looks fresh
keep the photo's comming :thumb:

[Steve]

Nice work mr, keep meaning to pop over and see it, engine bay looks good. Think you'll easily have it done for july.

[skidmarkz]

Cheers for the comments big update pending just need to get my camera sorted... :)

[Count Vaux Alot]

Looking forward to that update James i'm due one my self actually. The car is moving along well did you go for wide lower arms in the end?

[skidmarkz]

Looking forward to that update James i'm due one my self actually. The car is moving along well did you go for wide lower arms in the end?

Big update is coming....

no mate just normal ones, running with spacers/offset for the mo, going to do the rear propperly, then when i get some cash back together ill attack the front.. you will see what i mean soon enough.. :)


Cant wait to see your Update, you have a pm also :)

[trackdaynova]

lovely bits mate, you won't regret buying the lower arms, they're awesome :D

[Count Vaux Alot]

I like the sound of these plans they sounds really intriguing! The update won't be anything major lol PM replied btw

[skidmarkz]

Trackdaynova,
well im hoping it will solve a fit anoying too hard bush problems and allow the suusspension to move as it was intended to do so :)

Count,

replied shh :thumb:

[skidmarkz]

Found some more pics while emptying the camera..


For people who want to know how a 2 1/2 inch system fits..

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Mics/phone004.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Mics/phone010.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Mics/phone016.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/Mics/phone040.jpg

Some Body work pics,

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/bodywork/phone077.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/bodywork/phone071.jpg


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/bodywork/phone036.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/bodywork/phone024.jpg

Can anyone guess what vent it is ?
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/bodywork/phone005.jpg

[Count Vaux Alot]

Look's like a nova to me lol

[skidmarkz]

heh :P Bonnet vent :)

[The Simps]

renault 19 vent?

Looking great bud!

[skidmarkz]

free beer at Billing to whoever gets it :)

[Jay]

i'm due one my self actually.?

:)

[skidmarkz]

agreed Jay, its been too long :)

[Count Vaux Alot]

agreed Jay, its been too long :)

Very true lol

is it a celica vent?

[skidmarkz]

nope :)

[Count Vaux Alot]

nope :)

New mini?

[Plug]

i was thinking the lower vent out of a celica gt4 aswell there olly

[Benn]

New mini, am liking the arches.

[Count Vaux Alot]

New mini, am liking the arches.

Already on it benn :thumb: I agree on the arches :D

[Plug]

so whens yours going wide ben ?

[skidmarkz]

Bugger! New mini it is :) £8.50 off ebay

cheers, hope u like the paint job :)

[Count Vaux Alot]

free beer at Billing to whoever gets it :)

;) lollol

[skidmarkz]

Ok ok u win a free pint lol

[Jonlem]

Looking good James

Did you get an answer on your query from earlier ?

[scott.parker]

Is that a BTB manifold? looks just like the one i sold, some times wish i had not now...

[skidmarkz]

Looking good James

Did you get an answer on your query from earlier ?


yeah, learned that R5's are gay :) lol




Is that a BTB manifold? looks just like the one i sold, some times wish i had not now...

it is indeed, SBD Spec C Manifold, made by BTB well spotted!... it is a nice manifold by fook me does my floor get hot lol in winter u just rest my feet and left hand on the tunnle, nice and toasty :)

[*Adz*]

Nice one mate, Ive just read this from page 1 and you've got along way and the shell is a minter! Hope to see it out and about soon bud :)

[scott.parker]

it is indeed, SBD Spec C Manifold, made by BTB well spotted!... it is a nice manifold by fook me does my floor get hot lol in winter u just rest my feet and left hand on the tunnle, nice and toasty :)

Really should of kept mine now, but i needed the cash to get mine as it is, but so wish i had kept it..grr

This was mine against a standard xe one, and then against the sbd one i have now (not sure what one by sbd it is i have,it's on left)

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/9472/btbwraped4xu4.jpg

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2384/sbdbtb1xk8.jpg

Good luck with it all mate, looks great so far.

Scott

[skidmarkz]

Scott, they sure are impressive :)

here is a little taster, i will take more pics tomorrow once its clean and my camera is charged...

can anyone recomend a how to on spraying bumpers ???

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Blue%20Nova/bodywork/P001.jpg

[Steve]

Ah you got it back today then, looks sweet mate!

What do you need to know about spraying bumpers? pretty much the same as spraying in general, just use plastic primer instead.

[skidmarkz]

yeah at last :)

[Rich]

I just thought 'wft is that spoilor all about'.

Then realised its the house in the background lol

Looks mean :)

[Plug]

I just thought 'wft is that spoilor all about'.

Then realised its the house in the background lol

Looks mean :)

lol i thought exactly the same when i seen the picture lol

Great minds think alike hey.

you painting the bumpers black or standard?

if standard get some u-pol :thumb:

[skidmarkz]

HeH no spoiler for me :)

U-pol? Please explain?

[chrisnovaturbo]

you want to get some degresser to get the silicon off the bumpers then plasic primer then base coat an then ur clear coat. if you want them smooth use high build primer after the plasic primer. more work tho :thumb:

you got your exhaust done a powerspeed in ashford. i can tell from the pics. i no there workshop lol

[skidmarkz]

cheers mate, when i get 5 mins ill try and get the rest of the car finished at some point...

got all weekend to play this weekend, whats the betting it fookin rains!

[Count Vaux Alot]

You just jinxed the rain you bastid lol

[*Dave*]

nice work dude.

i got a shell now so ill be starting a track build soon!!

got XE already.

keep meaning to pop up but your phone always seems to be off.

[skidmarkz]

You just jinxed the rain you bastid lol

oops sorry mate :)




nice work dude.

i got a shell now so ill be starting a track build soon!!

got XE already.

keep meaning to pop up but your phone always seems to be off.

Told ya no pikies allowed!

[Steve]

No update tonight then mate? :cool:

I think you were right when you said it doesnt need the skirts, it looks awesome as it is. :thumb:

[skidmarkz]

cheers mate :)

Updates arrghh i need it ready like yesterday :( ill do a big update at some point i suppose, Skirtless FTW! i need to lower the back though bit high at the mo.

Gonna finish the wiring tomorrow, then get it up to Elite next week at some point to have it laser tracked :)

[Count Vaux Alot]

Still going for the Ring dead line?

[skidmarkz]

Still going for the Ring dead line?

i had it on the road for a test drive yesterday, it feel so strange being wider lol, but i didnt have any gauges or clocks or windscreen wiper lol!

But it runs the new internal shifter works spot on all 5 gears perfectly :)

j

[skidmarkz]

Where to start..

Well the car is now fully built, i was at Elite Saturday getting the suspension setup by laser\computer system... the techy bit being:

Caster: 4°
Camber 2°
Toe: i always run paralell due to the distance i drive ie to the ring...

On the way home the fuel return pipe split and dumped 3/4 a tank of fuel over the tank and underside of the car, luckily i was close to Daves so popped round their and fixed the pipe. It did manage to remove 90% of the underseal so i have had to do that all again :(

Thanks dave for the Jacks and tools lend, your a star :)

i will post pics up when i snap a few, i stopped updating as i had to just get on with it and get it done before this friday as im taking it to the Ring :)

I'm looking into a few extra bits to add on but as it is im very happy with how it drives and handles, the fully rose jointed susspension really is worth every penny as the car feels so much tighter, i was expecting it to be very clunky on the road and to be honest the only noise i get is as before which is from the top mounts!

J

[Jonlem]

Well done mate, glad you got it finally finished, I knew how much you said there was to do with you only having a a few days a week to do it !

Glad your pleased with them arms :)

[Steve]

Bummer about the fuel leak mate, but otherwise sounds good. Have fun at the ring. :thumb:

[Count Vaux Alot]

Top man and well done i'm looking forward to those pics and a passenger ride ;) I wish I could have join you out in germany, but i'm sure you will enjoy yourself :thumb:

[skidmarkz]

Well, as most of you have seen the ring was a success, i still have susspension problem though so i will work them out.

I went to Bedford Autodrome saturday 1st for a trackday managed around 40 laps in the morning then after lunch i did the siteing laps for the new track layout, first flying lap and the LHS hub sheared and broke all connecting parts!

Thankfully due to PNG i had a good friend who lived about 30 mins away from the track who dismantled his car and lent me all the parts i needed to get home safe! Thank you kindly sir :)

I guess after 2000 very tough miles somthing had to give im just happy it gave way here and not in Germany!

The car is now on Axle stands and i am in the process of getting propper hub carrier made up so try and stop this happeneing again!

J

[Adam]

What gave up, the bearing???

[skidmarkz]

What gave up, the bearing???

the actual hub, IE: the bit you bolt your wheel too! ill post pics later :)

Here is one of me having fun on a hairpin left, handbrake makes it so much more fun :)
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Nova%20Trackdays/slide.jpg

[Steve]

lol at that pic you nutter! Get any vids from the trackday? what other cars were there?

[Count Vaux Alot]

t

Here is one of me having fun on a hairpin left, handbrake makes it so much more fun :)
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/kwackers636/Nova%20Trackdays/slide.jpg

lol