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wellcome to my project i just it of auzzy-b:thumb: today
its not going to be like may last one.
going for gsi look with wide arches ( not the massive fiberglass ones)
dont know what engine yet maybe gsi
got the front arches so far gsi bumper in post
getting new bonnet as this one as dints
i will get more pics tomorrow
took some pics when i got back
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00580.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00579.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00578.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00581.jpg
did gear linkage and fitted the alternator.just got to wait for battery charge to see if she starts.
Took some more pics today
rust..
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00582.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00583.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00585.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00588.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00589.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00001.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00002.jpg
mold..
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00587.jpg
back seats are now out got some other ones with out mold lol
newish pannle for the back
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00003.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00004.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00584-1.jpg
battery tray is mint better then i expected.
need to take wings and bumper off so i can see thats under there.
Took the front bumper and wings of only to find as lot of rot
its come its come away on one side its bad. so new slam pannel for me
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00005.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00007.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00012.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00013.jpg
fitted the new wings to see how they look
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00008.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00010.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00014.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00009.jpg
valvercorsa
12-05-09, 05:50 PM
looks like a bit of welding needed lol
nice to see its not been scrapped
lol will get there in the end .start cuting tomorrow
deanwilko
12-05-09, 06:05 PM
looks good with my old wide arches on lol
lol ye they look good i want your back ones ;)
auzzy-b
12-05-09, 06:29 PM
Didn't realise it was so bad on the rust front:eek: i have been looking at your previous projects and im sure youll pull it off:) look forward to seeing it brought back to life..best of luck:thumb: ill be watching.
deanwilko
12-05-09, 06:31 PM
whats your offer?
General Baxter
12-05-09, 06:31 PM
scrap it lol
scrap it lol
lets not lol
General Baxter
12-05-09, 06:36 PM
i would, iv scrapped better lol
Didn't realise it was so bad on the rust front:eek: i have been looking at your previous projects and im sure youll pull it off:) look forward to seeing it brought back to life..best of luck:thumb: ill be watching.
.it will be done lol theres not that much to do really new slam pannel,wish i got that one off you lol. thanks:thumb:
i would, iv scrapped better lol
is that why there not that many left lol
General Baxter
12-05-09, 06:42 PM
yeah **** it lol
auzzy-b
12-05-09, 06:54 PM
.it will be done lol theres not that much to do really new slam pannel,wish i got that one off you lol. thanks:thumb:
i just checked my reciept and they are £38 (just the top half) from up my end..not sure if thats cheap or not tho:roll:
that just for top part or full
auzzy-b
12-05-09, 07:19 PM
just the top, i have pm'd you
auzzy when was the last time it was started ?
auzzy-b
13-05-09, 05:49 PM
A couple of month back when i drove it on and off a trailor, it has stood in a garage since then so i guess the battery is super flat:roll:
it started 1st time :eek: lol sounds a mint as ( back box fell off on way back) lol.
not done any work on it to day was fitting engine in mates corsa.but i was jacking the nova up and more rust and rot. can they be anymore :confused:
i will take pics soon
hi im back from two weeks with out the internet with bt been so poo
got the nova in new garage
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00019.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00017.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00018.jpg
started clan some of the rust
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00021.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00022.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00023.jpg
more rust
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00020.jpg
stated striping backend down
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00024.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00590.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00591.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00600.jpg
then i started fitting new panel
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00603.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00604.jpg
got the missis doing sumthink lol
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00605.jpg
that part all done
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00608.jpg
and theres no filler :cool:
other panel
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00612.jpg
new alloys
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00609.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00610.jpg
my new bumper
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00613.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00618.jpg
how the alloys will look when iv done all 3
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00614.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00615.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00621.jpg
Novaboi_1991
04-06-09, 04:13 PM
look sweet as mate :) what size are those alloys?!? look huuge!
sum major work gone into that mate, lookin good so far pal
novaload1992
04-06-09, 06:20 PM
that exhaust is massive :D
deanwilko
04-06-09, 06:23 PM
you need my wide rear arches to go with the fronts i sold you
thanks lads
they are 17s 3 of the tyres are 215 45 17 and one is 205 40 17 and i need 3 more 205 40 17s will swap ?
yes mate i need your arches .mine are f**kt
need a slam panel now
~~joycey~~
05-06-09, 03:15 AM
See i dont get it? My SR needs half as much work as this and yet no1 wants to buy it? :(
See i dont get it? My SR needs half as much work as this and yet no1 wants to buy it? :(
what you meen mate ?
~~joycey~~
05-06-09, 02:41 PM
what you meen mate ?
Well this needs alot of work but you have still done it (fair play) and I'm trying to sell my Sr which needs less work than this but no1 wants it :confused:
all on price init £70 for this nova
dose anyone know the paint coad ?? it will go another colour soon but for now i just want to make it look abit better.
and im after some parts pm me what you got and price and ill let you know if i need them or not
deanwilko
07-06-09, 02:05 PM
paint colour should be on the vin plate what are you after ive got alsorts
ok mate i will have a look.
ok the parts i will be needing soon or in some months are
slam panel
lowering springs low as i can go
gsi seats, wasent going to have back seats but i found out that the missis is haveing a baby :)so i will be needing them
gsi dash,
gsi door cards unless i make my owm
gsi window Surrounds
digi clocks
engine dont know what size yet
bigger bracks
bonnet
drivers side door
deans archers lol
towing eye cover
deanwilko
07-06-09, 05:13 PM
got slam panel, bonnet, wide arches, bigger brakes
auzzy-b
07-06-09, 10:39 PM
wow good quick work, looking good:thumb: i think the paint code is 27L but not 100% sure on that?
yes mate i am selling the parts for ben next time dont write on my thread private message me
next time dont write on my thread private message me
why ?
more up date :)
started doing slam panel
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00622.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00624.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00626.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00627.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00631.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00632.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00633.jpg
ran out of welding wire so i started doing back arch and i found this
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00635.jpg
now i dont know if i done it right.at the time as i had no pics to go of lol
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00646.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00651.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00652.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00653.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00654.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00657.jpg
now starting other side
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00648.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00650.jpg
i did for get to take some pic with cam dont think that matters.
as she is now
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00655.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00656.jpg
started doing the bumper
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00658.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00659.jpg
so still alot more work to be done but it will get there
very small up date
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00669.jpg
all back together i fot got to take pics or the rest of the work lol
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00670.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n441/Gibbo21087/DSC00671.jpg
:)
brainsnova
08-07-09, 02:28 PM
thats some bonnet vents lol
thats some bonnet vents lol
lmfao
Novaboi_1991
08-07-09, 05:54 PM
some nice progress there mate,should be mint when its done,
not liking the vents tho, but thats jus mee, lol
scott.parker
08-07-09, 08:03 PM
TBH i would have scraped it mate, you might hold the rot off for a year, but it will come back without replacing the panels properly.
Scott
TBH i would have scraped it mate, you might hold the rot off for a year, but it will come back without replacing the panels properly.
Scott
i think it will may be 2 or 3 years but i plan on keeping it so in time new panels will be fitted :)
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