Nova smoothed/clean bays

[Rich]

Looking for some good clean engine bay pics. I know i should look through the features but theres much better pictures saved on your harddrives :thumb:

Mainly looking for Let/xe bays but post anything :)

[amggsi]

Search for Benns WIP thread, probably the best example about of a smooth bay.....

[stevie-p]

benn and bigs i think have them either that or the filth thread there are hundreds

[Jay]

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/jays_nova/Nova/DSC00347.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/jays_nova/DSC00739.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e46/jays_nova/DSC00639.jpg

[auzzy2000]

nice work there.you could have put the ecu in a better bag.tesco.lol

[brucer]

bens FTW!!

[nova_saloon]

mmm so clean

[blue_peg_16v]

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm71/richardmee/scan0007.jpg

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm71/richardmee/scan0003.jpg

[Leeboo]

keith Robinsons Lagoon blue NDZ had a well smoothed engine bay. Someone's bound to have pics.

[Novasport]

This has to be one of the best...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/13716.jpg

[vaughanmc]

Stunning ^^

[Novasport]

And...

http://www.cleaned.be/gallery/pics/13739.jpg

[Benn]

Loved Phil's yellow one for years.

Mine, Afms been moved about, sits neater and you cant see the plug at all now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Billing%2009/2009_07_12_3202_3_4_tonemapped.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Billing%2009/P1010006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Billing%2009/biling449.jpg

[MK999]

Like the orange/blue one purely because it looks almost factory, but at the same time top notch :)

[Benn]

With mine, i didn't see see anything, no loom/wires water pipes.. Then to tidy up and make nicer what i couldn't hide (see line lines and such) So all holes in the chassic legs, fire wall, slam panel where plated and smoothed.

Have a read of my thread, started doing the bay here, then carrys on from there.

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95181&page=41

[MK999]

I should have mentioned benns is pretty awesome just for being smoother than smooth too lol

[Benn]

I try. Doing more as we speak...lol

[Big_Chap]

Certainly not the smoothest but fairly clean!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Big_Chap/Mobile%20Uploads/1-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Big_Chap/Mobile%20Uploads/1.jpg

[The Simps]

Not quite finished to be fair. Only had coilpack & header to locate tho but its a little different now.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/TheSimps/Nova/Nova%20Coupe%20Project/6400_103241932738_710152738_2133145.jpg

[mayhem]

This has to be one of the best...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/13716.jpg


he's going even smoother now :roll: instead of the webers he wants TB's

[Big_Chap]

This has to be one of the best...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/13716.jpg

WTF! De-spark plugged?!!! Lol

edit, should do the oil cap too!

[Benn]

he's going even smoother now :roll: instead of the webers he wants TB's

Any links to it?

Love the non plug cover, dont know how he pushes the leads on...

[BIGS]

This is mine to show you another way to do it

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff314/b17ova/2ltr/backoftheengine033.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff314/b17ova/2ltr/backoftheengine034.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff314/b17ova/2ltr/backoftheengine035.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff314/b17ova/2ltr/backoftheengine036.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff314/b17ova/2ltr/backoftheengine038.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff314/b17ova/2ltr/2ltrbits048.jpg

[Benn]

Was it cut out due to rust? Or just to smooth the lines?

[BIGS]

Just to smooth the lines and to box section it. i felt the way ive done it has added strength to it. Felt its better then having three layers of metal put together ..............

[Benn]

Nice, i simple welded the seams then plated over the top on mine.

Any finished bay pics of yours?

[LEWI007]

You guys have gone mental with the engine bays.

id just slap a bit of bodge over the seams lol

BIGS - Youce got an E-TECH Strut brace aswell, same as mine ;)

[Benn]

You guys have gone mental with the engine bays.

id just slap a bit of bodge over the seams lol

Prob is as the metal flexs under neath the filler it can crack.
So welding over the top gives it the strength and means you use alot less filler.

[Big_Chap]

Any links to it?

Love the non plug cover, dont know how he pushes the leads on...

I was thinking about that earlier, he must have cut the area directly below the spark plug cover out completely so he will fit the plugs, then the leads and then fit the rocker cover!

[Benn]

Pic i saw its still got the normal tubes on the bottom...

[Big_Chap]

What the tubes for the leads? Mmm, strange! Good work but I quite like the look of the rocker/cambelt covers in standard guise!

[mayhem]

Any links to it?

Love the non plug cover, dont know how he pushes the leads on...
iirc he never posted pics of the underside:(

my idea is that he grinded off the piping etc.

EDIT

here's a link to his engine bay project thread.

http://www.opel-forum.nl/viewthread.php?tid=80513&page=1

[BIGS]

Nice, i simple welded the seams then plated over the top on mine.

Any finished bay pics of yours?

Not as yet, not untill i know what i want to do with the manifold/system.

[Steve]

This has to be one of the best...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/13716.jpg
It's probably been asked hundreds of times before but how do the front struts stay in place?

[Rich]

Wish i could understand that thread, makes it quicker to go through the pics without reading though. lol

[mayhem]

It's probably been asked hundreds of times before but how do the front struts stay in place?

mounted on the underside

[Benn]

iirc he never posted pics of the underside:(

my idea is that he grinded off the piping etc.

EDIT

here's a link to his engine bay project thread.

http://www.opel-forum.nl/viewthread.php?tid=80513&page=1


I've read his thread on clean.de i'm sure and that shows a pic when its been painted and you can see the plug tubes...

Has some awesome touches too it.

Love to know what he's done with the mc and servo for the brakes, love the leather re trim..
Wonder what wiper set up that is?

I really need a chromer...

[Big_Chap]

iirc he never posted pics of the underside:(

my idea is that he grinded off the piping etc.

EDIT

here's a link to his engine bay project thread.

http://www.opel-forum.nl/viewthread.php?tid=80513&page=1

wish I'd seen that 18 months ago!

Dilemma... Should I give myself something to do over the winter...

Ps. I'd imagine he's welded bolts to the underside so that all he needs to do to fix the mounts is locate the mount holes through the bolts and fire the nuts on with the help of an extension on his ratchet?!

[mayhem]

I've read his thread on clean.de i'm sure and that shows a pic when its been painted and you can see the plug tubes...

Has some awesome touches too it.

Love to know what he's done with the mc and servo for the brakes, love the leather re trim..
Wonder what wiper set up that is?

I really need a chromer...

some kind of setup on the inside i think.. i cant think of something else... when i see the car i'll have a look for you;)


@big chap: correct.

[Benn]

Please do, get lots of pics!

[mayhem]

he also recently did his interiour (spelling).. corsa b dash and all..

i'll try and find it

[mayhem]

found it.. but no good pics :(

http://www.opel-forum.nl/viewthread.php?tid=104623&page=1

[Tommy_nova]

Heres one of mine not smooth but id say pretty clean
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt188/Tommy_Nova/07062009080.jpg

[Benn]

he also recently did his interiour (spelling).. corsa b dash and all..

i'll try and find it


It was all trimmed in leather was it?
Love the corsa dash all retrimmed, wonder where the light switches are...