The one last chance mk1 build

[novalovingned]

Where to start...........


I bought a mk1 Areg nova gl early 2005 when i was 16. Obviasly i thought at the time the more fibreglass tat i had hanging off it the better.

How wrong was i.........

So now being 2009 and 21 my opinions have changed

So this is my last chance to finally finish what should be a respectable mk1 nova.

Heres it goes!


After purchasing the nova it turned out that the rot was bad, very bad. BUT seeing as i had the nova for 2 1/2 years at that point i wasnt giving up on the little mk1.


http://file028a.bebo.com/15/large/2007/04/17/23/1101600957a4136939388b182894595l.jpg



Off to the welders it went. It recieved the full treatment.

2 full sills
splash gaurds
inner wing corners
slam panel lower and upper parts
engine bay stitch welded
rear suspension turrets stitch welded
and some of the floor needed done also

after that was done it was time to strip all the underseal and treat.


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/S5032050.jpg


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/S5032048.jpg



http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/S5032045.jpg



http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/S5032066.jpg


Thats as far as i got before it sat for another 2 years.


So the work started again this saturday.


I travelled down to the lock up where the mk1 has been stored for the past 2 years and took it to my work.


http://file047a.bebo.com/14/large/2009/07/05/10/1101600957a11164516047l.jpg



http://file047a.bebo.com/14/large/2009/07/05/10/1101600957a11164516101l.jpg


So first thing was to clean up the cage and fit.

The feet were a rite mess


before:

http://file047a.bebo.com/14/large/2009/07/05/10/1101600957a11164516165l.jpg

After:


http://file047a.bebo.com/14/large/2009/07/05/10/1101600957a11164516228l.jpg


left hand foot is after reworking:


http://file047a.bebo.com/14/large/2009/07/05/10/1101600957a11164516289l.jpg

3 hours later the cage was bolted in and done. I am still on the hunt for the front section.

http://file047a.bebo.com/14/large/2009/07/05/10/1101600957a11164516338l.jpg


http://file047a.bebo.com/14/large/2009/07/05/10/1101600957a11164516576l.jpg


Im busy finishing the bodywork at the moment as its booked in at the painters for 28th Aug to be painted glasier white.


Wish me luck :)

[Jay]

Looks good, look forward to seeing the progress. Hopefully yourll finish it this time.

Jay.

[7ova]

looks good :thumb:
crack on mate

[sport]

Get it finished :thumb: best of luck mate.

[Cle]

Looks good :D ill need to see this when its done :thumb:

[Justin..]

Good stuff :) Hi again from CS lol (Naples_16v) ;)

[novalovingned]

Good stuff :) Hi again from CS lol (Naples_16v) ;)


Glad you found it mate :)

[~~joycey~~]

Nice 1 mate that now looks like a very good base for a project!

My mate who's into clio's pointed me in the direction of your thread on clio sport and then i saw it on here :thumb: lol

[Rickyb]

thats sweet that keep up the good work and get more pics up.
rick

[Riggy]

does look like you started well , looking forward to seeing the outcome :thumb:

[MattBrown]

Looking good fella!

Keep up the good work!

[novalovingned]

Ive still been busy with this. Took the shell down to the local bodyshop today (Paint technic) and he has agreed to finish all the prep work, build the base coat back up and paint it for £800 :d

Now i just need to start working overtime and selling some of my things to raise the money. He can book me in for the 17th Aug but i will never manage to raise the money in time so im looking at the end of Aug as it will take him a week to finish he said.

[Rickyb]

there should be plenty of updates on this get some pics up.
rick

[LEWI007]

Cant beat the MK1'S and respect for fixing a rotten shell instead of srapping :thumb:

Good luck and stick at it, youll have a beaty of a mk1 in no time.

[novalovingned]

Cant beat the MK1'S and respect for fixing a rotten shell instead of srapping :thumb:

Good luck and stick at it, youll have a beaty of a mk1 in no time.


Scrapping an A reg should result in the death penalty ;)

I dont really see the point in updating at this stage as its still nothing to look at. I was fighting a loosing battle trying to finish the shell myself, ive done as much as i can, its now going to be in the hands of the professionals to finish it it off.

[LEWI007]

Yeah your right mate.

what do you mean about going to the proffesionals ? for paint ? :cool:

[novalovingned]

Yeah for the painting and preping of the shell. Ive done a good lot of it but if i really want it to look good its got to go to the paint shop.

[vaughanmc]

Nice to see you working on this again mate, it should be one clean car when its finished :)

[novalovingned]

Nice to see you working on this again mate, it should be one clean car when its finished :)

Yeah shouldnt take to long to build after its out of the bodyshop. We should have a scottish meet when its done, will be my first with a Nova :)

[16v Nova Kev]

looks nice. i migh have some parts your looking for

[krobinson]

Good work :)

[vaughanmc]

Yeah shouldnt take to long to build after its out of the bodyshop. We should have a scottish meet when its done, will be my first with a Nova :)

We will do mate - Just need time to organise one and get one with a good attendance :)

[Pillar]

cracking project you got there looking forward to see the progress

[Benn]

Looking very good so far.

[novalovingned]

Well nine days to go and its in the paint shop :)

Picked up a rear disc coversion beam running the astra gsi brakes on friday night. What a dog of an item! Have been working on it since and im no where near finished sorting it out.

For a start the calipers where painted blue as where the hubs of the discs:eek:

So i completely striped the calipers and beam on one side, Needs new hand brake shoes as they are down to the metal and ive spent near 6 hours removing the bleed nipples. Ive had to bore out the tap the calipers :mad: Just hope they work. The hub seems to have camber shims between itself and the beam, and to me it just looks wrong. Atleast the rear poly bush kit i bought 2 years ago will come into play now :thumb:

Pictures will follow tomorrow.

[garethcolley]

Looking forward to seeing this built up mate. Might give me some motivation to bolt mine back together....

[LEWI007]

I cant wait to see this one too its going to be a beauty.. A reg ftw

[novalovingned]

A couple of pics of the rear beam as it stands. Ive done as much as i can to it without attaching it to the car.

Pictures didnt turn out to well as the lighting was poor but you get the idea :)


Dint see the point of renewing the discs and pads as they were like new, just rubbed down the horrible blue calipers,disc hub and painted them silver.


http://file050b.bebo.com/2/large/2009/08/19/18/1101600957a11454561537l.jpg


Cleaned up the pad pins, and that bloody bleed nipple took 3 hours to sort out :mad:


http://file049a.bebo.com/11/large/2009/08/19/18/1101600957a11454540458l.jpg



Poly bushes fit nicely


http://file051a.bebo.com/16/large/2009/08/19/18/1101600957a11454540395l.jpg



Cleaned up and painted the Gte anti roll bar silver, added now bolts to hold it in place and added a new roll bar poly bush.


http://file050a.bebo.com/1/large/2009/08/19/18/1101600957a11454555816l.jpg


http://file049a.bebo.com/12/large/2009/08/19/18/1101600957a11454566451l.jpg




8 days and its in for paint..... cant wait :d

[wilson_sri]

Huge differance on that mate :cool:

[LEWI007]

Looking spot on that.

what did you paint the beam with ? hammerite ??

[novalovingned]

Looking spot on that.

what did you paint the beam with ? hammerite ??

Yeah mate, wire wheel then painted it with hammerite. It will do the job for a while. Planning on converting my own rear beam once the mk1 is on the road. This is just a quick fix until i have the funds for a proper powder coated job :thumb:

[LEWI007]

Nice, i think ill hammerite mine soon :thumb:

[novalovingned]

Nice, i think ill hammerite mine soon :thumb:


Yeah, it makes it look a wee bit better. Getting all of the old rust etc off is a nightmare though. Next time i do one its getting blasted.

[novalovingned]

A few pics from the last few days. Couldnt work on the nova over the weekend because the boss was up. Which meant i was going to be really pushed to get everything done before it goes to the bodyshop this thursday:( but anyways i pressed on.


I have taken the seats out of my clio cup for the nova,Sabelt Montecarlos.

http://file051a.bebo.com/1/large/2009/08/25/21/1101600957a11489455114l.jpg


http://file051a.bebo.com/7/large/2009/08/25/21/1101600957a11489455179l.jpg


I tried it in to try and get my seating position right and to mark where the seat rails will be welded.


http://file051a.bebo.com/18/large/2009/08/25/21/1101600957a11489455243l.jpg


I then cut the seat rails and put the seat in to see if it clears the door bars. Just!


http://file049a.bebo.com/12/large/2009/08/25/21/1101600957a11489455324l.jpg


My welding skills lol!

I then sealed around the welds to tidy them up. I still have the front bars to weld in, but thats tomorrows job aswell as sorting out the new "pattern" front wings.


http://file051a.bebo.com/7/large/2009/08/25/21/1101600957a11489455402l.jpg


Me and my trusty wire wheel attached to the air line :d oh ad look at the state of that brake servo!

http://file049a.bebo.com/16/large/2009/08/25/21/1101600957a11489454915l.jpg


2 minutes later tho ;)


http://file049a.bebo.com/12/large/2009/08/25/21/1101600957a11489455011l.jpge




So tommorow night after work is going to be a long one to say the least. I have to get everything done. Wish me luck :)

[Vauxhall-Scotland]

:eek: blast from the past lol Nice to see its time for paint now :cool: should look mint when its all built back up :thumb:

[MattBrown]

Updates?

This gone for paint yet?

Is it going sr? Gte? Or pov spec?

[lee-loon]

My first car was a red mk1 sr '89' wish I still ad it.

[novalovingned]

Updates?

This gone for paint yet?

Is it going sr? Gte? Or pov spec?


Yeah it arrived for paint on Thursday afternoon. The bodyshop said i should have it back by friday :d cant wait, im going for a peek tomorrow lunch time.

I have'nt really thought about the what its going to look like yet tbh. I was thinking about the sport front bumper then i thought about the plough front end then the sr/gte entered my head. As for the rear there i really dont know yet. No skirts so really its just what looks best in the metal?

[G-nova]

Just read this thread and thats a mint shell you have got will help the paint look better when its been sprayed.
Cant wait to see it.

[novalovingned]

Just read this thread and thats a mint shell you have got will help the paint look better when its been sprayed.
Cant wait to see it.


Wasnt the worst ive seen but its still needed alote of work, I just had to have it as it was an A reg :d

Went down to see it today and almost creamed, ive never seen it look so good. Cant wait to get it back now. Dont think the Boss was to happy when i came down and asked him to fill the rear washer jet hole. He turned round and said "can you not stick a crommet in the hole" to which i replied "whats the point of welding the boot lock and rear wiper hole to flush and there a bloody grommet sticking out of the boot". You have to wonder sometimes!

[Cheeze]

HAHA get a grommet in the hole min!

[novalovingned]

HAHA get a grommet in the hole min!

Lmao, i will give you grommet! Hope your looking foward to my wiring loom lol

[novalovingned]

Went down to the bodyshop on friday. Its been in for 2 weeks now and its still not finished but they are doing a cracking job. The outside of the shell has has three coats of primer and the inside has had two. Its all been flattened. Is being painted on monday the owner said :d

Ive taken a couple of phone pictures. There not very good but it gives you an ideas of the work being put in.

http://file051a.bebo.com/21/large/2009/09/13/16/1101600957a11586423237l.jpg



http://file049a.bebo.com/8/large/2009/09/13/16/1101600957a11586423278l.jpg



http://file049a.bebo.com/18/large/2009/09/13/16/1101600957a11586423309l.jpg



http://file049a.bebo.com/19/large/2009/09/13/16/1101600957a11586423345l.jpg


Cant wait to get it back, not long now :thumb:

[LEWI007]

Looking awesome this mate, i bet it looks amazing when its in paint, make sure you get some pics up asap once its been painted cos its gonna look good, and i bet you cant wait to build it back up after paint.

[novalovingned]

Looking awesome this mate, i bet it looks amazing when its in paint, make sure you get some pics up asap once its been painted cos its gonna look good, and i bet you cant wait to build it back up after paint.


Yeah i cant wait :d Dont worry when its out there will be pictures, and lots of them. Roll on Tuesday.

[muzzy]

3 and a bit years isnt it? lol

Cant wait to see this finally finished, it's definetly been a long project.

[novalovingned]

Try 5 years nearly lol. No more nova projects after this lol

[muzzy]

As long as that?!

I dont think you will want to have to wait another 5 years to finish building another lol

[Vauxhall-Scotland]

Looks smart :cool: whats happining underneath is it getting painted or are you just undersealing it?

[craig green]

Cracking read so far.

LOL @ 3 hours on that bleed nipple.

Not keen on the blue seats, but otherwise on my subscribed list.

[novalovingned]

Looks smart :cool: whats happining underneath is it getting painted or are you just undersealing it?

Im undersealing it mate, as you've propably seen ive taken it back to the metal underneath and treated it so im very happy just to apply new underseal as theres nothing under it there shouldnt be :)

I might paint it once dry but havnt decided yet. White underneath would look good though.

[Vauxhall-Scotland]

Yea white would look cool, just not so fun to keep clean lol

[novalovingned]

Picked up the A reg from the paint shop today. Pleased with the results. Not to happy about the engine bay finish but im sure it will get there.



Flushed boot lock and wiper hole


http://file052a.bebo.com/17/large/2009/09/16/22/1101600957a11602268705l.jpg


Flushed washer hole


http://file049a.bebo.com/16/large/2009/09/16/22/1101600957a11602268745l.jpg



http://file052a.bebo.com/11/large/2009/09/16/22/1101600957a11602268543l.jpg



http://file052a.bebo.com/8/large/2009/09/16/22/1101600957a11602299682l.jpg



Flushed wiper arm hole


http://file051a.bebo.com/20/large/2009/09/16/22/1101600957a11602299917l.jpg



Trial fitted door


http://file051a.bebo.com/13/large/2009/09/16/22/1101600957a11602300147l.jpg



http://file051a.bebo.com/1/large/2009/09/16/22/1101600957a11602299951l.jpg



Smoothed indacator holes


http://file049a.bebo.com/2/large/2009/09/16/22/1101600957a11602299998l.jpg



Excuse the wheels :wtf:


http://file052a.bebo.com/3/large/2009/09/16/22/1101600957a11602299838l.jpg



http://file052a.bebo.com/19/large/2009/09/16/22/1101600957a11602300035l.jpg




Enough of the shell now.


First thing i had to do was see if the seat rails i welded in actually works as it was done an hour before it went to the painters.


http://file049a.bebo.com/7/large/2009/09/16/22/1101600957a11602300348l.jpg



Fit like a glove......... well.....


http://file052a.bebo.com/8/large/2009/09/16/22/1101600957a11602300409l.jpg



http://file049a.bebo.com/2/large/2009/09/16/22/1101600957a11602300454l.jpg

Bit tight tbh but got there in the end. Nice snug fit.


More progress to follow tomorrow :d

[Vauxhall-Scotland]

That looks stunning mate :cool: cant wait to see it all built back up :d

[C2VXL]

I used paint technic for my corsa. It ended up being in there for 8 months as i made the silly mistake of telling them to take their time.

How is the finish?

[LEWI007]

Wow that really looks good, gives me inspiration for mine.

I didnt think you could smooth the indicators out on a mk1 because the front indicators dont wrap around as much as a mk2 to be visible from the side ?

[vaughanmc]

What colour did you go for fella ? Is it Polar White

[Vauxhall-Scotland]

What colour did you go for fella ? Is it Polar White

If you bothered to read the whole thing you would have seen he posted it was going glacier white :roll:

[Jay]

Very nice dude!

[novalovingned]

I used paint technic for my corsa. It ended up being in there for 8 months as i made the silly mistake of telling them to take their time.

How is the finish?


Outside is perfect. Inside is good but the engine bay isnt that great, not bad but could be better. Think im going to smooth it and get it repainted.


vaughanmc : Went for glacier white mate.

[Nick]

If you bothered to read the whole thing you would have seen he posted it was going glacier white :roll:

LOL :wtf:

Looking awesome !

[craig green]

That looks cracking mate. Shame about the bay, but you gotta be happy.

[Benn]

Finish looks great, nice and flat, what's up wit the bay? It looks ok from the pics..

[novalovingned]

Finish looks great, nice and flat, what's up wit the bay? It looks ok from the pics..


Its not that bad, im just being fussy. In behind one of the lights up the inner wing doesnt look the smoothest but its an easy sort. Cant get the engine in until its done though. Thats whats getting at me the most lol

Working on it all day saturday so will get a good bit done to it then.

[Edd]

Looks really good so far, nice paint job.

Edd

[novalovingned]

Been working on the A reg all weekend.

First up was digging out the girlfriends old corsa gsi gearbox.


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8002.jpg


Soaked it in G101 (industrial degreaser) and blasted it will the 85 degrees power washer.

After it was cleaned igave it a paint to tidy it up.


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8006.jpg


Inside nice and clean


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8009.jpg


After that was done i buffed up the flywheel etc and started to fit the cluch

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8008.jpg


Me and cheeze then bolted it to the engine


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8028.jpg


Masked up the bodywork and Gave the indrneath one more coat of underseal

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8019.jpg


Didnt take long, really cleans the shell up

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8022.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8024.jpg


Engine in time, Most expensive engine crane ever maybe???


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8030.jpg


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8032.jpg


And in minus a couple of bolts which we later put in.


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8039.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8038.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8035.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8037.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8040.jpg

That is all for now, new bits and bobs on order

[vaughanmc]

Looks perfect, can't wait to see it rolling :)

[muzzy]

Looking good, i like your ramp lol

Is it going to be completely stripped out inside or whats happening there?

[Vauxhall-Scotland]

Nice work :thumb:

[LEWI007]

That looks stunning so far, hope mine comes out as clean as this.

[DAFTJOHN]

Very smart mate - along the lines of what I want but need to sell my SR first

[dj_wudgey]

looks well nice mate!

[novalovingned]

Looking good, i like your ramp lol

Is it going to be completely stripped out inside or whats happening there?

Im making up door cards etc and getting them flocked aswell as the dash. Cant decide if im going to run glass for a start or poly windows?

[muzzy]

Im assuming it will be garaged? If so i would go for poly windows, will fit in with the rest of the car and its always good to save a bit of weight lol

[novalovingned]

Im assuming it will be garaged? If so i would go for poly windows, will fit in with the rest of the car and its always good to save a bit of weight lol


Yeah its garaged mate. Dont know now. Was warming to put in glass until tonight when i went out to the garage to start........... I have a full set, minus the back window, of bronze tinted windows as found in the sport, but i hate them lol finding replacment glass will be a nightmare!

[muzzy]

Go plastic then, may as well with the stripped out interior and id imagine it will only be used on nice days etc so you dont have to worry about it being cold or wet lol

[novaload1992]

holy crap, thats looking amazing. i love it :thumb:

[L33 LEG]

love this project. keep up the great work :thumb:

[yellowsrnova]

that car is looking cracker so far
gonna be some nova when its finished :)

[muzzy]

Hopefully you take it to Inverness at some point so i can have a look/passenger seat ride in it!

[Vauxhall-Scotland]

Hopefully you take it to Inverness at some point so i can have a look/passenger seat ride in it!

You sure you would be able to control yourself from not jizzing on his seat :p lol

[staggy_gsi]

just read this full thread, loving the car mate - keep it up!

[Derick-Sport]

bonnie car that, paint looks loverly :)

[jimbob-mcgrew]

great effort mate, carry on as u are and it should be sweet when finished :thumb:

[that farmer]

looks awsome fella keep it up!

[novalovingned]

Just a couple of wee things done.

I was given a gsi/gte servo (Thanks Cheeze :) ) to replace the old 1.2 job. Didnt realise the size difference until they were side by side. So stripped it bare, rubbed it down and painted it. All bolted back together with lylock nuts.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8060.jpg


While i was at it i thought it would be a good idea to sort out the steering rack. I bought new boots and track rod ends for it. Painted it up and again it came out well. Sorry for the poor picture i never thought to take a picture while it was out of the car lol

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8049.jpg


I then dug out the pedal box and was ready to fit.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8055.jpg


UNTIL i came across this bloody spring. Looks like its it to return the clutch pedal once its been depressed. But i cant work out what way it wraps around the pedal arm?????? If anyone can shed any light it would be appreciated :)

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8059.jpg

[Vauxhall-Scotland]

Nice to see your going all out and fitting all new parts or painting them up :cool: comming together nicely :thumb: is that runs on the bulk head though :confused: or am i just seeing things lol

[novalovingned]

Nice to see your going all out and fitting all new parts or painting them up :cool: comming together nicely :thumb: is that runs on the bulk head though :confused: or am i just seeing things lol

Yeah there are a couple in the bay, like i said in an earlier post i wasnt happy with the engine bay :( not seen when the engine is in though so its not bothering me to much tbh, can always be sorted at a later date when the next engine is put in.

As for the parts i agree with you, no point in chucking old parts back in.

[Vauxhall-Scotland]

Yea least its at the back where it cant be noticed ;) you planning a bigger engine at some point then? :cool:

[novalovingned]

Yea least its at the back where it cant be noticed ;) you planning a bigger engine at some point then? :cool:

Yeah going to stick with the 1.6 8v for next spring/summer for some fun and when it comes to winter next year going to go for some boost. Dont want to over do it for a start.

[Benn]

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8060.jpg



Dude thats looking great, very tidy and clean. Good work.

[novalovingned]

Cheers mate :d Going for the clean original sort of look in the engine bay.

[djbrowney]

awsome work mate, glad to see you didnt give up on the old girl :thumb:

i will grab a picture for you tomorrow of the sping on the pedal box :thumb:

[novalovingned]

awsome work mate, glad to see you didnt give up on the old girl :thumb:

i will grab a picture for you tomorrow of the sping on the pedal box :thumb:

That would be great :) , tried again tonight while i was bolting the pedal box in and again couldnt work it out lol

[novalovingned]

Some progress pictures. Very simple stuff but an addition to the thread nonetheless lol


Found a bumper that will do for now. Cleaned it up and painted it anthracite. Came out well for the condition it was in.


http://i4.bebo.com/052a/15/large/2009/10/22/20/1101600957a11760706722l.jpg



Trying to keep things looking retro. The lights are from a B reg and are even brown at the back lol


http://i4.bebo.com/052a/1/large/2009/10/22/20/1101600957a11760706991l.jpg


Airbox and afm cleaned up and placed in.


http://i4.bebo.com/052a/21/large/2009/10/22/20/1101600957a11760706948l.jpg


Bolted the pedal box etc all back in.


http://i4.bebo.com/052a/3/large/2009/10/22/20/1101600957a11760707152l.jpg



Chose not to use the old wing bolts lol


http://i4.bebo.com/049a/20/large/2009/10/22/20/1101600957a11760707210l.jpg


Its starting to look like a mk1 nova again :d


http://i4.bebo.com/049a/7/large/2009/10/22/20/1101600957a11760707323l.jpg


There is more but im not going to bore you guys with it. Progress is slow due to sourcing parts and having to refurb them as i go, but its progress in the rite direction .

[wilson_sri]

That looks amazing mate!

[Tommy_nova]

lovely car mate.


wilson i pmd you matie

[scott.parker]

Dam me! just seen this, im sure i saw the "fiber sports one too??" but this is something els, is going to put allot to shame mate, well done.

Scott

[Vauxhall-Scotland]

Nice work mate, looks good :thumb:

[timbo1980]

Looking very clean & fresh,You still looking for Gte grill? Got 1 here for free that i can drop off in Aberdeen next time im in "The Deen":thumb:

[ben doodar]

just read the whole thread never noticed it before, really nice work there mate, going to be awesome when its done, really nice and simple looking.

o and youve finally made me decide to paint my shell white after much thinking about it.

[7ova]

its the first time i've seen your project thread mate,
and i have to say i'm impressed.
real high standard of work your doing mate and real eye for detail.
have some rep :thumb:

[Benn]

http://i4.bebo.com/052a/15/large/2009/10/22/20/1101600957a11760706722l.jpg




Dude that looks awesome.

[craig green]

Agree.

Are you fitting a grey trim to the bottom of the cross member? [edit] You should paint the strut top cups black.

[Edd]

Very tidy work. Looks mint.

What white is that ?? Polar or glacia ??

[dan16v]

Love this, only just seen it, some great work going on!

[Rickyb]

thats just sex on wheels. awsomeness

[Vausey_Nova_Knotla]

that looks ****ing amazing

[krobinson]

Loving this too, great build, well done so far!

[Andy]

Thats incredible,what attention to detail!!

[Cle]

wow thats looking amazing :thumb:

[novalovingned]

Cheers for the nice comments guys :)

craig: yeah I have the standerd 2 piece splitter to go on and the running gear that's on it will be renewed,cleaned and freshened up.

Timbo: thanks for the offer mate but I will be on the lookout for a snowplogh come time. Cheers for the offer though :)

[let_nova]

looking ace. full snowplough here.

[novalovingned]

Not been to busy on this the past couple of weekends due to fixing the girlfriends car for the mot :(

Found a brand new red top dry cell battery.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/pedalsandbattery013.jpg

Which will fit in the rear nicley, also opted for rear arch trim which will be finished in black.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/pedalsandbattery014-1.jpg

Also made pedals while i was board at work a couple of days ago lol still need finished but you get the idea.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/pedalsandbattery003.jpg

[scott.parker]

Holly ****! i thought my battery was big!... you planing to start a Jump Jet? lol thats what they were first built for (so i am to believe)

Looks nice there though.

Scott

[novalovingned]

Holly ****! i thought my battery was big!... you planing to start a Jump Jet? lol thats what they were first built for (so i am to believe)

Looks nice there though.

Scott


It took 2 minutes for someone to notice lol


At work we use them to start massive generators. Ive seen them burn out Scanny engine starter motors with no great difficulty lol

[novalovingned]

A wee update......


Started making a cover for the back of the engine bay to cover the linkages and heater motor.

Big bit of cardboard for the template lol


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8158.jpg

10 minutes later.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8159.jpg

I think it will really tidy things up. I have aquired some 3mm flexi plastic board to make it and im going to finish it in black felt.


Then i thought i would add the splitter to the front end.


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/DSCF8180.jpg


Now its back to the bodyshop tommorrow as im not to happy about a couple of marks on the B pillar and arch.

[muzzy]

Really starting to take shape now, looks superb

[Andy]

Looking awesome mate,nice work

[ben doodar]

very nice work bud. the car is starting to take shape looking forward to future progress.

[craig green]

I'm really loving this pal.

[vaughanmc]

Really like it mate, clean and straight to the point :)

[scott.parker]

Think next year will be the year of the mk1! Cant wait...

[ben doodar]

Think next year will be the year of the mk1! Cant wait...

lol its been the year of the mk1 for ages now aint it?

[novalovingned]

Think next year will be the year of the mk1! Cant wait...

Older the better..... I love having a car thats 26 years old at the age of 21 lol


Thanks very much for the nice comments guys. Its nice to see people appreciating the work thats going into it :thumb: cheers!

[SRimon]

Very nice.

[alan b]

cant believe ive not seen this! looking great bud, mk1's are growing on me now, next project will def be a mk 1, kind of like the bumper, might be nicer than a snowplough...

[LEWI007]

cant believe ive not seen this! looking great bud, mk1's are growing on me now, next project will def be a mk 1, kind of like the bumper, might be nicer than a snowplough...

Snowplough goes underneath that bumper.

[keensniper]

Is that engine a 20SEH m8?

[novalovingned]

Is that engine a 20SEH m8?


E16SE buddy :)

[muzzy]

My mate saw this at the paint shop today, says it looks smart so theres a compliment lol

[Graeme]

Excellent project thread

[novalovingned]

My mate saw this at the paint shop today, says it looks smart so theres a compliment lol


lol did it look like it had been touched?

Again cheers for all of the nice comments guys :)

[Tony M]

Loving the car mate :thumb: What wheels are you planning on getting?

[alan b]

Snowplough goes underneath that bumper.

i no but i like the exposed front panel on early cars

[novalovingned]

Loving the car mate :thumb: What wheels are you planning on getting?

I have cesaros for it just now. But if a set of Compomotive mo's, th's or rfx's come up for a good price i will purchase them :)

[kenny_afh]

RFX!! :thumb:

[novalovingned]

Im really starting to think this bloody car will never be done :mad: Long story short..............

I had to take the car back to the bodyshop as i was unhappy with the marks on the rear 1/4. They now are trying to charge me for the work they done saying it was my fault. So im going down tomorrow armed with a chalk pen to circle every single mark/imperfection on the paint work. Like i said long story short, Raging about it tbh, think he knew that when i was on the phone. He never said in any of the four phone calls this week anything about money, and we never once agreed that it was going to cost.

I cant see it being out anytime before xmas, which will set my on the road date back. AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH! First good offer takes it away lol

[7ova]

good on you mate, you sort them out :mad:

[novalovingned]

Got the mk1 back..........

So it was down to the new workshop. First thing i did was take of all the old running gear and put the car on axle stands.

How it sits now in its new home :d


http://i4.bebo.com/050a/19/large/2010/01/03/22/1101600957a12053376122l.jpg

[Cle]

Beast really want to see this :thumb:

[dave watson]

lookin good m8

[Benn]

That's looking good.

[nova josh]

we think the same thing when we do projects we even had to go buy another car to frive around in at weekends to keep the enthusiash up but just look and think if i carry on i will have a really nice car at the end. keep up the work!!

[autograssnova33]

very tidy, im thinking of doing the same sort of project myself so this gives good insperation

[scott.parker]

Still looking cracking mate, so who's is the other one?

[C2VXL]

Looking really good.

Makes me wanna pull my finger out.

[noknok]

Loving the thread, what an absolute stunner...so smooth, see it glisten, look at the curves mmmmore please!!

[novalovingned]

I bought a set of gmax gas supersport shocks and springs. They came at a good price and will do the job until i can afford a better setup, but they do the job for just now.

So stripped them apart and cleaned up the strut tops. Gave the bearings a grease up, cleaned the threads and gave them a lick of paint.

New strut tops

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/P1060351.jpg


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/P1060358.jpg


nice clean threads now :d


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/P1060356.jpg


When i was taking the old running gear off i had a wee look at the old mk1 rear beam. I was shocked at the condition it was in. The backing plates on the drums were like new, the drums were like new and genuine gm, it had new shoes and all the stub axle bolts were free :eek:

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/P1060359.jpg

So i decided to start rebuilding the drum rear beam and not run the rear disc beam. First of i stripped the old crap off and gave it a paint.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/P1060372.jpg

More pics to follow tomorrow.

[novalovingned]

Still looking cracking mate, so who's is the other one?

Thats stevens build aka Cheeze on png. I really want to steal his 2.1 on R1 carbs but i thing he might notice it in the mk1 lol I keep telling him to get some pics for his thread but he just doesnt have the time just now unfortunatly.

[Cheeze]

I will get pics up as soon as i can, hope to get some work done next week.

But i can vouch for eckas commitment to having things painted even if they aren't seen!!! lol

[scott.parker]

Ah your back in the game! nice..

lol is that an old sharp/Toshiba tv?

[C2VXL]

Have you got a rear disc beam sitting?

[novalovingned]

Have you got a rear disc beam sitting? I do mate, just need to take my polybushes off it. See pics in the earlier posts if ur interested mate.

[novalovingned]

Ah your back in the game! nice..

lol is that an old sharp/Toshiba tv? Hes on the game more like lol that tv still works, comes in handy when your bored lol

[C2VXL]

Interested bud. Pm what you want for it?

Cheers.

[Cheeze]

Yeah Scott im still here, car has just been painted now but with wee one due in feb its not going to be finished anytime soon.

No crappy kits here for me this time:thumb:"God what was i thinking":roll:

But no Eckas is coming on fine, when he finds or borrows all his bits lol

[Cle]

who's is the black manta ?

[novalovingned]

Yeah Scott im still here, car has just been painted now but with wee one due in feb its not going to be finished anytime soon.

No crappy kits here for me this time:thumb:"God what was i thinking":roll:

But no Eckas is coming on fine, when he finds or borrows all his bits lol Your not wrong there mate, the car would be nowhere near where it is just now if you werent helping out :) some boy!

[scott.parker]

Yeah Scott im still here, car has just been painted now but with wee one due in feb its not going to be finished anytime soon.

No crappy kits here for me this time:thumb:"God what was i thinking":roll:

But no Eckas is coming on fine, when he finds or borrows all his bits lol

lol no worries mate, look at my old GSi, we all had to go there, even Dan, Jim have had body kits on there's.

[novalovingned]

Update time, been busy the past few weeks on this.


All the windows in apart from the windscreen, door mechanisms, handles and locks.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/P1000565.jpg


New radiator in

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/P1000508.jpg


I rebuillt the shafts after cleaning expecting etc New cv boots,track rod ends and bottom ball joints.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/P1000561.jpg


Stripped the nearly new tank back and Painted. The tank straps also got the once over.


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/P1000567.jpg


Also done the gear selector, still need changing from 4 speed to 5 speed. The exhaust has just been put on to see if it comes out in the correct mk1 position. It will be polished :)


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/P1000572.jpg


Rear beam also finshed, cant believe i didnt realise i had a beam with like new genuine drums, backing plates,shoes etc :d Came out very well with my poly bushes and anti roll bar.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/P1000579.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/P1000578.jpg

Cheers for looking :)

[scott.parker]

Sweet mate, dam sweet!

[novalovingned]

Sweet mate, dam sweet!

Cheers mate, cant actually wait to drive it :)

[SRimon]

That underside looks great!

[Benn]

Very very nice, i'd pipe the tank up before bolting it up in to place, make things alot more easy.

[Cle]

Looking tidy :) Do you have any spare windscreen's ? mines got a huge crack in it from the cold weather :(

[novalovingned]

Looking tidy :) Do you have any spare windscreen's ? mines got a huge crack in it from the cold weather :(

Cheers for the comments guys :thumb:


Cle: Unfortunatly i dont anymore. I had a clear windscreen and a bronze tinted windscreen. I wasnt going to use the bronze one but i found the clear one in my garage in about 100 bits :roll: I will keep an eye out in the local scrappy for you though ;)


Benn: Cheers for the heads up mate :) I will see how i get on. The rear beam is now on. It was a nightmare due to the new underseal and new poly bushes, im now sick of the sight of the mk1 lol

[7ova]

your doing a great job on the nova, keep up the high level of work mate?
come do a bit on my project bud, can't get going again at the moment:(

[novalovingned]

your doing a great job on the nova, keep up the high level of work mate?
come do a bit on my project bud, can't get going again at the moment:(


Your doing fine mate, Its looking fantastic :d get out to that garage and get it done! You going to pvs this year?

[moffat]

thats looking amazing mate, some tidy mk1s in scotland atm

[Edd]

Quality work there, keep it up.

Looks really good.

[novalovingned]

Been busy with this since last time i updated. At the stage now where its taking ages to do any thing, at its becoming hard to plough on tbh.


Im very proud of this lol

Handmade battery clamp

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs176.snc3/20368_101980393167835_100000676245837_55383_715803 5_n.jpg




http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs196.snc3/20368_101980396501168_100000676245837_55384_414780 2_n.jpg



Had to be made due to the size of the battery, was struggling to find a box for it lol Doesnt look to bad imo.


http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs176.snc3/20368_101980399834501_100000676245837_55385_130899 0_n.jpg



Lines run through the inside of the car.


http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs196.snc3/20368_101980539834487_100000676245837_55387_292600 9_n.jpg



http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs176.snc3/20368_101980543167820_100000676245837_55388_830702 3_n.jpg



Wiring loom just about finished. Its still needs a tidy up a wrap, most of the electrical tape on it just now is to hold it together atm.



http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs276.ash1/20368_101980139834527_100000676245837_55370_357360 9_n.jpg


The lack of cash is now holding me back :cry:

[scott.parker]

Looking really good mate, love this project, it coming on well.

Battery is similar to my dry-cell set up, though i moved mine from the well to the left side, just in case i wanted to use a spare.

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6769/dscf0516small.jpg

Keep up the good work.

Scott

[novalovingned]

Cheers Scott :)


If i put my battery at one side the whole car would be on the tilt due to its weight lol If im wanting to take a spare wheel the mrs will just have to carry it in her lap :p

[scott.parker]

Believe it or not, i put mine there also hoping it might help counter weight the drivers weight slightly! lol lol

[OllieKing]

Looking really good, can i ask where you got your polly bushes from and how much. cheers

[muzzy]

Looking good bud, when are you hoping to have it finished?

[jimbob-mcgrew]

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs196.snc3/20368_101980539834487_100000676245837_55387_292600 9_n.jpg


:thumb: ^ smart !

[novalovingned]

Ollie: Cant remember what make they are tbh but you can get them from ebay very cheap.

Muzzy: I dont know mate lol. I was hoping for April but thats never going to happen due to me having no spare cash atm. Still have a mountain of new parts to buy :(


Cheers for the comments :)

[kenny_afh]

hey ecka. battery clamp is very smart, like the foam, alot of people would ignore stuff like that. maybe make a cover for the + terminal incase anything drops across the terminals (happened to me once. big bang and my ratchet now has a tiny weld mark on either end)

also, received the brake parts over the weekend. cheers for the drawing too. top man

[Butts101]

looks good ive got a Y reg had it for about 10 years going to start my this year

[novalovingned]

hey ecka. battery clamp is very smart, like the foam, alot of people would ignore stuff like that. maybe make a cover for the + terminal incase anything drops across the terminals (happened to me once. big bang and my ratchet now has a tiny weld mark on either end)

also, received the brake parts over the weekend. cheers for the drawing too. top man

Yeah thats a good shout mate. Lol im glad you liked it lol I thought it might save you some time if i sketched a diagram. Bloody stuff sat on my work bench at work for long enough its the least i could do :d

[Andy]

Very very nice,if my build ends up half as good as this i'll be happy

[andy_mk3]

Looking awesome this is, thread subscribed!

[novalovingned]

Tiny update

Belt on now :) Because the Pipercam pully had no timing marks on it i had to put the mangled cam belt cover on and standerd pully. Found the timing marks, lined it up and locked the cam. Then swapped over the pulleys and made my own timing marks. Seems to be fine as i have turned the engine over by hand hundreds of times since. I can fine tune the timing once its running :d

I have leads and plugs etc on there way so its just a case of filling with oil etc sticking in the engine loom and hopefully it will fire up. Not the lack of alternator lol will be fine for a couple of minutes!


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/P1060926Large.jpg



Anyone have a link to a ignition coil i should be using? Can work out all this wet coil malarky lol

[craig green]

I cant see the piccy.

[edit] re the coil. What colour dizzy cap you running? What ECU (siemens or Bosch)?

[novalovingned]

That should be it now mate. Its the orange cap dizzy and its a Bosch ecu iirc. Im sure the ecu on the early gte engine it Bosch and the later gsi is siemens?

[craig green]

Yeah, you need a cylindrical coil. (one you can wrap a Red Bull can around) LOL

[novalovingned]

Yeah, you need a cylindrical coil. (one you can wrap a Red Bull can around) LOL

Cheers for the info :d Never get why people put tins around there coil.... looks pap. Was cool when i was 15 mind you lol

[muzzy]

Good work dude

[scott.parker]

Cheers for the info :d Never get why people put tins around there coil.... looks pap. Was cool when i was 15 mind you lol

I hope you were 15 back in 2004/5 then! lol here's my old xe silk violet.. :cool: lol

http://www.pngclub.com/images/car_images/1970big8.jpg

Think Ive sold that coil, but if not I'll see if it's here if you need one?

Scott

[muzzy]

If you need a coil, I should have one kicking about somewhere out in Westhill.

[novalovingned]

Awesome, cheers guys :) Let me know either way. Saves me getting the wrong one lol


Scott i was 15/16 in 2004 mate. Im off the hook ;)........... and off to pour another vodka and lemonade lol

[muzzy]

I will have a look for you tomorrow and let you know what i've got :thumb:

[novalovingned]

First thing i done today was go and pick up some sparkplugs and oli filters for the engine.


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/NovaNew040.jpg


Next up was the soldering of the gte engine loom plug to to the car loom

Wires everywhere lol

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/NovaNew041.jpg


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/NovaNew042.jpg


Loom all plumbed in. Still have to tidy it up and hide as much of it as possible.


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/NovaNew043.jpg



Anyone know if this is the coil wires???????


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/NovaNew045.jpg


Clock wired in. Thought i better have these installed for when i try to start it. Makes guessing easyier lol

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/NovaNew044.jpg


Dusted of the wheels i will be using, Cant decide what colour to paint them........ white or anthreite!

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/NovaNew046.jpg


And ofcoarse i could'nt resist trying them on :d

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/NovaNew047.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/NovaNew048.jpg



And a quick one of the exhaust system im using


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/NovaNew049.jpg

[vaughanmc]

Defo white on a white car mate :thumb:

[muzzy]

Really coming together now, engine looks brilliant.

[smithy64]

stunnin project mate. u must of spent a few bob.but its worth it. well i wud spray wheels white now

[muzzy]

I would go for anthracite wheels, will break up the white a bit.

[dj_wudgey]

cracking build thread this matey!!!

[LEWI007]

White wheels on white car ftw.

[novalovingned]

I would go for anthracite wheels, will break up the white a bit.

Thats what i thought, think there might be too much white if the wheels were done white.......... will see though, i do love white on white :)



Cheers for all the nice comments guys :d Appreciated.

[Andy]

what exhaust is that mate?,i have one exactly the same but with a rolled tip by powerflow

[novalovingned]

what exhaust is that mate?,i have one exactly the same but with a rolled tip by powerflow


Im pretty sure it a Magnex mate, has all the signs of one. Last owner of it thought that also.

[Dazzi-Gsi]

Impressive work... :thumb:

[daverobson]

=D love it, would like to see it in the metal.
Good job!

[novalovingned]

Going to try and start this saturday. Spent the last couple of nights sorting out earths and last bits of wiring.

In with the coolant and on with the coil after a strip down and clean.


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/NovaNew050.jpg


My boss bought me a battery cut off swith rated to 250 amps lol

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/NovaNew056.jpg

Have to go under the bonnet to turn it on, it was the only place i could think of putting it lol Does bother me as the car is going to be rarely used.


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/NovaNew054.jpg


And like said, wires roughed in and ready to go......

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/NovaNew051.jpg


So find the keys, fill with fuel and oil and it should run...... I hope!

[craig green]

Looks spankin'. You fitting a manifold?

[muzzy]

Nice work, fingers crossed it starts up and runs without any problems.

[novalovingned]

Yeah manifold is on to take the heat and flames away from the plastic rad fan lol But will have to come off again as it needs some tweaking.

Cheers muzzy, me and you both. Bound to run into problems but im sure it will come good :)

[novalovingned]

Saturday me and Steven aka Cheeze set about starting it up.

After a couple of hours chasing bad earths, taking of starter motors to find there working fine, fuel pumps failing, alote of swearing and me spitting the dummy on a couple of ocassions it runs :d

5 1/2 years on lol

Turned the key and it went straight away. Chuffed is an understatment!

Heres a small video of the second start up. It noisy due to manifold just being placed on.


http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/th_13032010004.jpg (http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/?action=view&current=13032010004.flv)


Big thanks to Cheeze for the help on saturday :thumb:

[ade]

really nice! The 2 wires you were querying earlier are off the coil - the green one is the rev counter (goes in the bottom rightr as you look towards the coil from the dizzy) - the other one - I think goes on the other side of this (next to it) - cannae remember if its black or brown though - had the same debate on my engine swap today!

[novalovingned]

really nice! The 2 wires you were querying earlier are off the coil - the green one is the rev counter (goes in the bottom rightr as you look towards the coil from the dizzy) - the other one - I think goes on the other side of this (next to it) - cannae remember if its black or brown though - had the same debate on my engine swap today!

Yeah got them sorted out mate :) Another case of me just being stupid lol

[Adam]

Good thread this, really liking the car. Cant beat fresh white paintwork!!
Everything looks clean and spot on too! Good work :)

[Novaboi_1991]

Cars looking mint mate,.

Silly question as im not very mechanicly minded, is it ment to be ''tappy''?

[Cheeze]

As i have said time and time again that you would get there mate.

But chasing dodgy earths is a right royal pain in the ****, but we got there with a few flegs on the way with hand claps lol

[novalovingned]

Cars looking mint mate,.

Silly question as im not very mechanicly minded, is it ment to be ''tappy''?

The video is deceiving mate. Poor sound pick up and the noise of the placed on exhaust makes it sound tappy. Doesnt sound like that when your beside it :)

Cheers for the comments again guys :d

[muzzy]

Nice one, glad it started up and ran :)

[Vauxhall-Scotland]

Nice one, glad it started up and ran :)


+1 :thumb:

[novalovingned]

Cheers :)


Took it up to temperature tonight to make sure everything was fine and gave it a good rev to 6500rpm. Couple of leaks but nothing major.

Still have a mountain to climb before the summer months, just hope i can find the cash to finish it :cry:

[boyle_46]

just read it from the start again , love this thread car is a credit to you man gives me the insperation to get mine finished i do bits and pieces here and there and leave it for few weeks at a time im now gonna just go flat out on her now . :d

[stark]

...Another case of me just being stupid lol

What...again? lol lol lol

We'll get it on the road by the end of the month!

[dj_wudgey]

nice mate bet it was music to your ears hearing it fire first time lol!!

[novalovingned]

nice mate bet it was music to your ears hearing it fire first time lol!!


Yeah i was surprised to say the least lol It was me who built it after all :)

Been working on the car neary every night after work for the past 2 weeks to try and get it mot ready by the end of next month. So its the final push to get it on the road for a couple of months in the summer.

Will be good to actually get driving it after 5 years. The fun begins this winter when i take it back of the road :p

[muzzy]

If your needing any parts there's a MK2 5 door and a MK1 2 door saloon in Persley at the moment, both were complete on Saturday.

[novalovingned]

If your needing any parts there's a MK2 5 door and a MK1 2 door saloon in Persley at the moment, both were complete on Saturday.


Its funny you say that mate, ive not long taken the complete dash out which included the heater vent blanking plates etc, the whole front carpet, black inside sill plates, mirror blanks, under dash tray, radiator surround and a couple of other bits and bobs from the mk1 all to be sent to Mr Stark for flocking :)

I still need to go back and get the bonnet pull handle and catch lol

[muzzy]

The dash was a right nice colour lol

I wanted the door from the MK1 but it had been bent when it was lifted onto the truck :(

[novalovingned]

The dash was a right nice colour lol

I wanted the door from the MK1 but it had been bent when it was lifted onto the truck :(

Hopefully not the one with the hole in it lol

Its a shame to see it scrapped, i was on at the police and the council about it when it was dumped outside my work for 3 months. I even offered to take it away for them free of charge lol they still said no :cry:

[muzzy]

Was it dumped up at Altens? I remember seeing it one night but never thought any more about it. I was saying I would have had it rather than it being scrapped lol

Was driver's door I was after, it seemed OK. Passenger door had a huge hole but wasn't bent!

[novalovingned]

Was it dumped up at Altens? I remember seeing it one night but never thought any more about it. I was saying I would have had it rather than it being scrapped lol

Was driver's door I was after, it seemed OK. Passenger door had a huge hole but wasn't bent!

Yeah.

Yeah passenger door was fecked. Drivers was ok. shame as the boot, bay and floor were all solid :(

[novalovingned]

Have to have this finished for the 9th May so its all go.

Finished of the fuel pipes etc tonight, also attached the handbrake setup, done the lines set up the rear drums.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/April10Nova010.jpg

Stripped the front hubs. Knocked the old bearings out and pressed in the new bearings. Buffed up and painted black.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/April10Nova024.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/April10Nova027.jpg

Got 2.0l calipers yesterday. Stripped them down, checked seals and pistons and started buffing the crap of them.



http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/April10Nova022.jpg

There now painted silver

Front carpet went in. Along with the black sill covers.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/April10Nova004.jpg

Recieved my 5 point harnesses yesterday so had to try them in :)

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/April10Nova017.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/novalovingned/April10Nova019.jpg


Not far away now.

[scott.parker]

Still looking sweet dude, cant wait to see it in the metal! (if i do)

Scott

[novalovingned]

Cheers mate :)

Dont think i will be going to any big Vauxhall shows this year. The woman booked a holiday for the 12th June :roll: so thats one show i was planning out the window lol Theres always next year lol.

Trailering it to a Total vauxhall show on the 9th of next month, will show it for an hour or so then its up the 1/4 mile all day until something breaks, so that should be fun lol

[scott.parker]

Could bring it to this retro rides show in Somerset in August mate?

Scott

[muzzy]

Can't wait to see it at Crail. There's 3 other Nova's I know of going down.

[Connor]

Great build, attention to detail is spot on :thumb:

[brainsnova]

looks tidy and those calipers were that buffed up that you could of just laquered them lol

[vaughanmc]

PNG Stand at Crail on the 9th ? Get all the Nova's onto it!!!

Car looks cool mate, I like the cleanliness of it

[ben doodar]

real nice project here mate, fresh white paint looks ace, everything looks nice n clean. a credit to you mate.

[boyle_46]

looking good boss , keep up the good work :D

[novalovingned]

PNG Stand at Crail on the 9th ? Get all the Nova's onto it!!!

Car looks cool mate, I like the cleanliness of it

Yeah i would be up for that, the more novas the better lol


Cheers for all the positive comments guys. Its nice to see people do appreciate the work thats going into it :d

[Cle]

Looking good need to see this soon :)

[novasportc550]

great build ...........:thumb::thumb::thumb:

[7ova]

great project mate, bet you can't wait to get it out on the road?
real high level of work, credit to you :thumb:
have some rep!

[novalovingned]

great project mate, bet you can't wait to get it out on the road?
real high level of work, credit to you :thumb:
have some rep!

Cheers bud :)

Dont think i can afford to run it on the road this summer, so its just tracks for me i think lol But will see.... never know.

Cheers again guys. Appreciated.

[muzzy]

Have you got all the bits you need now for it to be "finished" for the time being?

[novalovingned]

Erm...... Ordering my braided flexis tonight. Discs and pads i can pick up during the week. Tyres will be ordered next week. Pete is flocking the dash. Etc etc

Theres more, just to much to list lol

Dont suppose you have any mk1 back bumpers for sale?

[muzzy]

I possibly do have a MK1 back bumper, would need a paint though.

[novalovingned]

Text me.. :)

[muzzy]

Will check tomorrow if it's still there and not been stolen with some of the others and will send you a text :)