I'm back! And with a new project...SRi track car [Archive] - Performance Nova Group

dunova

27-07-09, 06:01 PM

OK it's been a while, I haven't been on here in years infact! But i've taken on a new project in the form of my brothers old SRi. It's been off the road for 2 years so is now full of rust and in need of a little restoration.

Plans are;

- Weld up sills and floor pan
- Get the shell as good as I can, then respray (not sure what colour yet)
- Put back to standard SRi (externally)
- Stripped interior, buckets seats, polycarb windows, fibre glass panels

Then once all the essentials are done and it's back in roadworthy condition....a C20LET conversion :)

Here's how it looked back in 2005'ish;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/Freshfrombodyshop4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/Freshfrombodyshop6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/Freshfrombodyshop2.jpg

Here's how it stands today;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00498.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00496.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00510.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00511.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00512.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00521.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00518.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00519.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00525.jpg

As you can see there's a fair bit of work to do. There's also a fair amount of rust, but i've seen worse. Plans for tomorrow are;

- Buy some 3mm sheet metal
- Self-teach myself how to weld
- Get cracking!

The holes in the floor pan will be easy enough to weld up. I think the sills will be a bit more of a challenge but i'm sure i'll cope. I want to plough on with it as I don't want it just sitting on my driveway for the next 2 years, so should keep the updates coming daily :cool:

Iain

27-07-09, 06:07 PM

3mm sounds like overkill to fix that rust, but good luck learning to weld, you'll learn to love it!

calibra-keith

27-07-09, 06:15 PM

not a bad sri to be honest by look of it, it has same bad spots as mine lol apart from mine has basically no front slam panel when i removed it it was full of expanding foam, il be keeping an eye on thread with the plans not far off what im doing with my sri.

dunova

27-07-09, 07:02 PM

I had a look through your post mate looks good :thumb: I just want mine for a bit of fun really. A lot of the guys i work with arrange track days quite often and I thought the Nova would be perfect. I liked your DIY rear strut brace, might give that a go myself!

iainel, if 3mm is overkill would you use 2mm? It's all a learning curve for me, i've never welded in my life!! Obviously i'll be doing lots of practising before touching the car. I've got myself a Cebora Mig welder, mask, gloves, Argon/CO2 gas, 0.6mm welding wire, just need the sheet metal and i'm away! Should be interesting :d

Paul

27-07-09, 07:02 PM

bloody hell this is a blast from the past, welcome back!

Rickyb

27-07-09, 07:24 PM

track car you say subscribed i say lol il be watching.
rick

pikey1986

27-07-09, 07:36 PM

i use the steel from an old nova door if i ever have to weld anything

Balley

27-07-09, 07:51 PM

Please Sell Me Your Electric Window Loom And Switches :d

dunova

27-07-09, 09:07 PM

Yeah it has been a while! In fact, since my Nova Gsi i've owned;

- 2.0 Omega
- 3.0 Omega MV6
- Mk2 Rev1 MR2 T-bar
- 1.4 Corsa Sri
- E36 BMW 325i
- Audi A3 tdi sport
- Mk2 Rev5 MR2 T-bar
- Mk2 Rev2 MR2 GT T-bar Turbo
- 2.5 Ford Mondeo Ghia x
- And now as my second car back to a 1993 Nova Sri!!

So yeah haven't been on here for a while. I see there's some people still on here that were on here when i left *cough* Burgo *Cough* lol

Electric window loom and switches should be out soon although the rust is my priority. I'll let you know when i get it all out :thumb:

I've been thinking about colour....maybe yellow could be cool. I've always wanted a bright yellow car. It does however ruin the standard look, but it will have the original bumpers/kit.

Balley

27-07-09, 09:36 PM

Ta Mate, Ive Been Running Around In This Weather With Windows Which Dont Open, Good Job I Have A Sun Roof Isn't It :p

Iain

27-07-09, 09:42 PM

iainel, if 3mm is overkill would you use 2mm? It's all a learning curve for me, i've never welded in my life!! Obviously i'll be doing lots of practising before touching the car.
If you're practising then any thickness will do I guess, but you'd be better eventually learning on some thinner stuff that's closer to the thickness of a Nova (from my experience). Nearer 1mm than 2 I think?!

dunova

27-07-09, 09:52 PM

1mm?! :eek: Well you probably know better than i do, I just thought that 1mm sounds a tad thin to use on the sills? I suppose the metal on the Nova is pretty thin, it's better to use the same thickness then? So the weld is better?

dunova

28-07-09, 07:23 PM

Ok didn't get loads done today thanks to the great British summer :roll:

I'm trying to source a new fuel pump and failing miserably. Went to a couple of breakers today and they haven't had any Nova's in years. May have to splash out on a new one on fleabay....

I got my sheet metal (0.9mm off-cuts) from an engineering firm, £5 for the lot! That also included some tubular stuff for a rear strut brace.

Got the waxoil out and got a bit carried away;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00532.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00533.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00528.jpg

This hole i've got in the front passenger side footwell is right above a beam running underneath so i can't access it from beneath the car. What's my best bet for this? Weld a plate over the top of it? Or just fill it in (body filler) now i've wax oiled it? I thought a welded plate would be better but filler would be neater.

I think the cats had enough of the British summer too, he decided to stay in and kick back;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00539.jpg

bmw156

28-07-09, 07:31 PM

you can never have enough waxoil lol

and this should be nice once its done

dunova

30-07-09, 08:49 PM

Thanks mate I hope it is too. I'm hoping once i've de-rusted the shell the waxoyl will look after it for a little while!!

Progress made today;

- Taught myself how to weld, turns out it's not that easy!

My practice sheets;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00564.jpg

God awefull;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00559.jpg

But started to improve;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00561.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00558.jpg

Prepped the hole in my floor pan;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/Image087.jpg

Welded a plate on and then covered in waxoyl!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/Image090.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/Image089.jpg

I know my weldings terrible but it's not structural so thought it was a good place to start and practice.

Couple of pics as she stands;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00555.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00554.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00556.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00552.jpg

As i'm not overly confident in my welding ability i've decided to get my girlfriends dad to do the sills as he's been a stainless steel welder for over 40 years, result :cool: It was good having a practice though and i'm going to do the rear strutbrace myself so i'll learn eventually. Just didn't want to cock up the sills as that'd be a pain in the ass.

Coming along though :)

AlexW

30-07-09, 09:45 PM

Should be great to have it finished and thrashing it around a track.

I love how the front towing eye looks cut?

calibra-keith

30-07-09, 09:49 PM

give me your front end lol

dunova

02-08-09, 09:57 PM

UPDATE

Ok I haven't got loads to update....but i have got a little bit done. I removed the doorcards (hadn't got round to that until today), smoothed over the repair on the passenger side footwell, removed the front bumper support beam and painted a couple of bits with a zinc based rust-proof primer;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00599.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00598.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00597.jpg

The plan for today was to get the welding done on the sills. Initially i was just going to patch the current sills, but after having a good look i'm just going to replace both sides. New sills will be ordered tomorrow and with me by Tuesday, so just got to wait for some sunshine to get cracking!

Once the sills are done, the next steps are;

- Get fuel pump fitted (old one died)
- Get s/s magnex exhaust fitted (may do this tomorrow)
- Sort out the wiring on the rear lights for MOT
- Buy bucket seats and fit
- Get the suspension sorted (currently has -60mm springs on the rear and standard springs on the front!

And with all that done it should be road worthy :)

Mike

02-08-09, 10:05 PM

Your using a gasless welder arnt you.

L14MNP

02-08-09, 10:21 PM

I love how the front towing eye looks cut?
Blame the previous ghey kit!

Looking well mate, practice practice practice with the welder! Gotta agree with Mike, looks like a gasless job? Get yourself a decent hobby welder dude, 130a will be more than enough for the job.

calibra-keith

02-08-09, 10:57 PM

coming on bud :thumb: i could do with new sills how much and were you get yours from ?

dunova

02-08-09, 10:59 PM

Yes the towing eye can be blamed on the previous jap kit :(

And no it's not a gasless welder how dare you!! lol I did practise without gas though just to get the hang of it.

My better halfs dad came round today and gave me a welding lesson. He welds stainless steel for a living and has 40 years experience so that was pretty usefull :) He got my welder setup properly for me as well and my welds are coming out loooooooooooads better! He said i need different welding wire for the sills (mine currently has flux core stuff in it). Mine's a 130 amp mig welder, he said it is a little bit hot even on the lowest setting for what i'm welding but should be ok.

Welding's great fun though, enjoyed it much more when i laid a decent weld today :cool:

Rickyb

03-08-09, 08:56 AM

enjoyed it much more when i laid a decent weld today :cool:
pics or it never happend.

dunova

03-08-09, 08:28 PM

pics or it never happend.

How old are you??

Progress today;

- Stripped some more stuff (Carpets, sound deadening in the back)
- Found another lovely hole in the spare wheel well
- Removed the sunroof to eye up how i'm going to fill the space

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/Image092.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/Image093.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/Image094.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/Image095.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/Image096.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/Image097.jpg

Plan for the sunroof is to buy some clear or black acrylic sheet, cut to the right shape, remove sunroof, screw the acrylic down into place using some DIY brackets and then seal.

I thought about welding in a plate but it wont look that great (wont be curved) and it's more weight! It would be more rigid though...

Ordered the new sill skins today, should be with me by Wednesday :d

jimbob-mcgrew

04-08-09, 12:38 AM

+rep for putting it back to standard, this will be a beauty when finished :thumb:
jokes cat too.

dunova

05-08-09, 02:28 PM

I'm not 100% sure what to do with it at the moment tbh. Obviously interiors going to be stripped and i want to get the weight down (i'm not going mental about it though).

For the exterior i was thinking of;

- keeping it black, badged up with the original decals and having grey vinyl down the sides and grey bumpers

- Going black all over, no vinyl but keeping original decals

- keeping it black, badged up with the original decals and having an anthracite colour down the sides and anthracite bumpers. I think this might not look great on a black car though?

The other thing i wasn't sure about is weather or not to get a gsi front bumper or keep it standard?

Fuel pump arrived today and is now fitted. Still waiting for sills to arrive....i'm hoping they'll arrive today but it's looking increasingly unlikely.

dunova

05-08-09, 02:30 PM

Just to add....I could go away from the black theme lol and go for a complete change.

I've always fancied a bright yellow, but that's really going away from the standard look.

dunova

05-08-09, 02:41 PM

These look pretty cool;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/BlackSRI.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/BlackSRI2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/BlackSRI3.jpg

Rickyb

05-08-09, 08:53 PM

How old are you??

21 mate and it was only a joke so get a fcuking life,

dunova

07-08-09, 10:16 PM

Progress today

Sills arrived yesterday

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02427.jpg

Stipped wings and doors off ready for new sills, bottom hinge pins were a right pain in the ass

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02431.jpg

New sill welded up on drivers side :) (not by me i might add)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02435.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02437.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02436.jpg

Just need to flat back the welds and blend into the bodywork now. Didn't get round to doing the passenger side but it's all prepped ready to go. Hopefully get that done on Sunday.

Fuel pump now fitted from a 16v Calibra. Next jobs are passenger sill, smooth and blend all bodywork and prep for paint. Oh yeah and polycarb sunroof and windows.

Definately more work than i first thought.....

calibra-keith

07-08-09, 10:33 PM

coming on mate get them sills painted or they be gone again in a few days lol iv been making more holes today on mine can climb in and out of it :eek:

dunova

07-08-09, 10:42 PM

Tell me about it! I'll be getting them covered in a heavy layer of zinc primer asap lol

I've been keeping an eye on your mate it's coming on really well. I had my sunroof out the other day, weighs a fair bit! Mine's coming out and being replaced with a polycarb sheet, nice and light :cool:

Liking the roll cage in yours. Is yours just having 1 bucket seat??

Can't wait to get the other sill on and get the bodywork sorted.

calibra-keith

07-08-09, 11:12 PM

brainsnova

08-08-09, 12:13 AM

looks a millions times better without those fibreglass bumpers. weldings looking good and coming along nicely. id go for gsi bumpers.

dunova

01-09-09, 08:14 PM

Been a little while since i updated last! Not looking loads different, but both sills are now welded. I've also rubbed back the inner front wings and sprayed with a zinc based primer;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00017.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00020.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00013.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02478.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02481.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02485.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02483.jpg

Next on my to do list is;

-Weld both front chassis legs (both need rust removing and a small plate welding in)

-I've found a small hole in the passenger inner sill (not sure what to do with this yet)

-The passenger rear arch needs a plate welding above the new sill and blending in

Once the weldings done I can get on with the bodywork; blending and prepping for spraying :)

I've changed my mind about the standard sri look....nothing chavvy or in bad taste. Think i'll be keeping it under wraps until it's done anyway, so i can give you all a shock :d I'm sure it'll get some mixed reactions.

7ova

01-09-09, 10:16 PM

nice work mate :thumb:

Rickyb

02-09-09, 09:35 AM

looking good buddy glad to see it coming on.

Riggy

02-09-09, 10:08 AM

only just seen this thread ,

start by saying welcome back aswell not seen your name for a few years , and also keep up the work on the nova , its coming along

dunova

02-09-09, 12:07 PM

Cheers guys it’s always nice to get a bit of encouragement :thumb:

It’s quite weird being back on here but hasn’t really changed a lot! I’d quite like to change my username tbh as I was only 17 when I registered and chose a pretty terrible username.....is that possible or am i stuck with it?

As you've probably noticed from some of the pics I haven't got a garage. I may therefore be getting one of these bad boys!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Palm-Springs-Party-Marquee-sides/dp/B0018K00ZQ/ref=sr_1_10/280-6616244-7117743?ie=UTF8&s=outdoors&qid=1251873368&sr=1-10

Perfect spray booth that is. I might go for a more sturdy one though and pay more.

I really want to get the chassis legs welded this week but it keeps bloody raining....

dunova

04-09-09, 09:43 PM

Started the blending work yesterday. It's not looking too bad after one layer, but i've got a fair bit of work to do yet.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC000071.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC000091.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC000081.jpg

Got the doors back on :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC000061.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC000051.jpg

I had a bit of a go with some filler primer, that's bloody good stuff! Think i'll be using a fair bit of that before the respray.

Some other random shots;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00014.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC000101.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC000111.jpg

dj_wudgey

04-09-09, 09:51 PM

good work mate!!

dunova

16-09-09, 08:19 PM

Only a little update; Finally got front bumper, rear bumper, grill and front splitter. I have to say a MASSIVE thankyou to Stupot89 - after DHL rejecting the bumpers and grill he offered to drive them down to me from Halifax (West Yorkshire) to Bristol :eek: what a top bloke :thumb:

I briefly positioned the rear one on just to have a look;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02500.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02499.jpg

No pics of the front bumper and grill, but its just a standard mk2 grill and front bumper fitted with this splitter;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02505.jpg

As i said previously, the paintworks going to be a little bit different :) and i'm hoping to get cracking on it asap, can't wait!!

Thanks again to Stupot, hugely appreciate it mate :thumb:

LEWI007

16-09-09, 08:41 PM

Looking forward to seeing this paintwork. keep it up mate.

stupot89

16-09-09, 10:31 PM

no probs mate is that a seat splitter???

dunova

17-09-09, 07:51 PM

Yeah it's a Seat splitter mate, it looks a bit bent in the picture! Once it's attached to the bumper it'll be fine.

I've got so much i want to get done, but working 6 days a week is a real pain in the ass :(

Hoping to get the bumpers painted tomorrow. Really need to get a move on before the winter sets in properly and the clocks go back....

stupot89

18-09-09, 12:33 AM

im after one for my gsi bumper and yep i would get it coverd up as well incase of rain so no moisture can soak int that filler

mk3-fezza

18-09-09, 08:51 AM

lookin good mate

dunova

18-09-09, 08:55 PM

Got a fair bit of prep done today, firstly cleaned up the inside of the wings and zinc primered;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02510.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02511.jpg

Wings on!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02512.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02514.jpg

Then did a bit more blending on the sills;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02519.jpg

And finally, sanded the whole car using 240grit wet & dry;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02515.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02516.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02517.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02518.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02520.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02521.jpg

Need to whip the rear bumper back off as they're being painted seperately. Next steps to get done before i can paint it;

-Get the sills completely blended
-Still need to do a minor repair on the passenger rear arch and smooth in
-remove bee sting aerial and smooth over

Then it's a case of masking off, removing bits such as glass and lights, then cracking on with the painting :d

dunova

24-09-09, 12:35 PM

A bit more progress yesterday....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00005.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00007.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC00008.jpg

Next steps;

- Finish smoothing drivers side rear sill
- Blend in passenger rear arch and sill
- Smooth hole where bee sting aerial was removed
- Smooth front archs (were drilled when fitting side skirts)
- Remove headlights/tail lights/bumper etc ready for painting

Iain

24-09-09, 05:11 PM

Why are you not fitting new rear arches while you're there?

Novaboi_1991

24-09-09, 05:20 PM

Looks good. athough i think you should have got arch repair panels put on,

as by looks of it youve just fibreglassed over the rust and reconstructed the arch...

will last 6 months ish before it starts showing...

looks good other than that, id reconsider it if i was you tbh

dunova

24-09-09, 08:48 PM

The shells just not good enough tbh. It's had plenty of welding in the past and still needs more underneath. I've decided not to take it too seriously now, i'm just going to use it to take round the track and have a bit of fun in.

If the shell was in better nick then i would have spent more time on it and done everything a bit more properly....

dunova

25-09-09, 08:51 PM

A bit more blending done and now ready for prepping and painting :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02557.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/DSC02556.jpg

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LEWI007

25-09-09, 09:02 PM

Looks clean that mate, hope your keeping it black.

Rickyb

25-09-09, 09:11 PM

thats looking mint now a real good job youve done

dunova

26-09-09, 09:12 PM

Cheers guys :)

Got myself some black Corbeau buckets and harnesses today. Fully recliners so i'll still have a bit of comfort for road use :cool:

I'm afraid to say it's definately not going to be black! But i'll be keeping the colour scheme under wraps until the day of the great unveiling.....

AlexW

26-09-09, 09:46 PM

I hope your removing the glass and everything before paint!

Otherwise it dont seem too bad, seems a shame to have so much filler on it, might have keept it on the road a bit longer, by the end of next year your be wanting to break/scrap it.

dunova

26-09-09, 09:53 PM

Yeah all the glass will be taken out before i paint it.

I had to use filler to blend the weld lines on the rear sills. I'm only expecting to give it a couple more years tbh at which time i'll be looking for a mint shell. This one's far from the best and has had too much work done on it in the past to justify trying to make it mint...it was going to the scrapper before i had it anyway so atleast i'm giving it a bit more life.

scott.parker

26-09-09, 10:31 PM

First off welcome back dude!

Well I'm not so sure it's about to rot into the ground as quick as everyone els thinks mate!
So fair play, keep cracking on with it, hope to see it sorted soon.

Scott

dunova

27-09-09, 09:27 PM

scott.parker

27-09-09, 11:43 PM

Thanks mate, appreciate the encouragement :thumb: Lovin' the Mk1 Jamaica yellow beast BTW :d

My new Corbeau's;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300349280707&ssPageName=ADME:B:BCA:GB:1123

Could do with a little clean up but otherwise well chuffed with them.

Seats look good mate, yeah give them clean off you go!

Cheers the mk1's a time warp, love it! you seen the orange one though?

Scott

Rickyb

28-10-09, 08:37 PM

any updates?

dunova

20-03-10, 10:03 PM

ooookay so it's been quite a while! The icey cold weather and moving house can be thanked for that.

Things and plans have changed quite a lot but some progress has been made. I've come to realise that the whole car has seen better days and corrosion really is getting the better of it. I think it's too far down the line to return to original (with my knowledge/ability) and with that in mind i've decided to get some fun out of it (track days) this year and then it may well be tiime to find a decent shell.

So here's how it stood before painting;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/TSC00030.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/TSC00029.jpg

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I then put up a large gazebo and used it as a spray booth :d Not ideal I know but you've got to work with what you've got......and i sprayed it.......YELLOW :cool:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/TSC00019.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/TSC00020.jpg

That was last year at my old house. I then decided to add some white and it now currently stands like this - Just trying to stop a blow on my manifold-downpipe joint and charging up the battery;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/20100320_004.jpg

Front bumper alignment's rubbish and the grill needs painting white to follow the bonnet lines :roll:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/20100320_005.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/20100320_006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Project%20Nova/20100320_007.jpg

Next jobs include;
-Buying and fitting new suspension/coilovers
-Fitting new fuel pump (current one is whining)
-Lots and lots of waxoyl!!!
-Then it's MOT time :eek:

All comments are welcome! I realise it wont be to everyone's taste....should be good fun around the track though and if anyone's going to combe on April 24th for the action day i'll catch you there :thumb: