What are you planning...

[Lynsey]

... to do to your Nova over the winter?

It's almost that time now, my Nova runs out of tax at the end of the month and is going to be in hibernation for the winter. Having had a much more successful year with it than 2008 (PVS, Billing, Trax... It also conquered the Swiss Alps- we did 2170 miles in it in 3 days without a single problem!), I feel motivated to get on and do all the things which I haven't had chance to do whilst it's been on the road.

China Blue Nova:

Paint the bumpers- might go for a darker grey this time.
Get the rear seats retrimmed to match the fronts.
Clean the blue paint off the headlining.
Fit a new lock set.
Change the coilovers, go LOW!
Find some small screws for the steering wheel shroud.
Buy and fit new carpets.
Sort the squeaky driver seat.
Fit new window winders.
Get some new numberplates.
Fix the exhaust leak.
Get a bit of headwork done, valve stem oil seals are past their best.
Try to fit my PNG stickers without getting **** loads of bubbles under them! Help!The Cavalier has a leaky exhaust and I would like to get a whole system on it. I will speak to Gareth at WCC and hopefully take it down to him at some point. The fuel pipe is perished so I'm getting a new one on this weekend. The rear arches are a little crusty, they'll be getting sorted out too. I also want to change all the boot carpet and trim for some black stuff out of that 20k Cav we stripped, mine has paint and stuff spilt on it from one of the previous owners.

The Jamaica Yellow Nova isn't a priority at the moment. We have far too many cars! It'll possibly be getting shipped up to Uncle Speckys for a daft engine conversion :thumb: dependant on funds. I also have some good ideas for the interior, a bit like my blue one.

We're moving out at the end of January and need to try narrowing down the collection a little. Dougie is a car nymph, I ****ing love it! Curent vehicles:


Blue Nova 2.0 8v mk1 - Serving me until the end of the month, then off for a well deserved rest.
Yellow Nova 1.2 8v mk1- Going on a holiday oop Norf.
Black Cavalier SRi 2.0 8v mk3- My winter workhorse :thumb:
Maroon Cavalier GSi 3.0 24v mk3 - Top of the priority list once the other cars are sold to make more space.
Purple Cavalier V6 2.5 24v mk3 *FOR SALE!*
Red Cavalier 2.0 16v mk2 - Retired for the winter, a few jobs to be done.
White Belmont 1.8 8v - Ready for the road now, possibly for the last time whilst it's n/a :cool:
Green Calibra Turbo 2.0 16v T - Getting some TLC and being put back on the road.
Silver Vectra SRi V6 2.5 24v *FOR SALE!*
Yellow Astra Sport 1.8 16v mk3 -we're going autocrossing next year in this
Blue Ford Tranny recovery truck- Just flew through it's MOT :dSo, what are your plans for your Novas and/or other cars?

[Jon_nova1]

The nova's coming on the road before winter, its in progress now

The mazdas going to be running 400BHP per ton hopefully when it comes out next year

[Adam]

Watch the nova rust.
And drive my other car.

[Ste L]

go no nova to make plans for...

but my plans for the winter may included stripping my corsa and selling it all :(

[Benn]

Finish new doors and get fitted.
Bare metalled and then repaint under side of car in bumper grey.
Rear inner arches bare metalled then paint body blue.
Pull front arches more.
Get car down lower.
Fit side skirts.
Sort out water leak in boot i found today.
Get wheels fully re polished as they are looking tatty.
Sort/make/ re-trim front door cards in leather.
Re-trim bits of dash in leather.
Get a big list of bits i have chromed.

All i can think of off hand...

[Lynsey]

Can't you rent a garage Adam? It's a bit expensive down here, £40-50/month. My mum said when she moved into our house and rented a garage down the road, it was £8/ year. No chance, £8/ week is cheap nowadays! I don't know what we'll do with the cars. Gonna be fooked when we move unless we find a big place to store them all!

[Stuart]

sell the bitch.

and hope to tart the vx up if I get the time

[Lynsey]

Busy being a daddy? Bless... :)

[Stuart]

I was busy anyway, but now miss pants takes any spare time up lol

[Jack]

Fix it, then try to break it again.

Not sure about the Celica, needs a few touches doing to it.

[mayhem]

astra mk1:

new exhaust system ( currently its leaking and has a sh!te uber loud backbox)
new interiour parts (doorcards are missing, drivers seat has wear)
lower it more.
maybe fit a 5speed gearbox**
maybe a new clutch**
new suspension/steering/etc rubbers
change door rubbers.
and try and find opening rear quarters.

** if i dont fit a c20ne


nova:

powdercoated rocker cover/belt cover/ sparkplug cover/ powercap
new frontpanel (lower part)
lower it more
semi slicks on the spare borbet wheels
replace washer bottle
new 3" harnasses
rollcage**
LSD diff**

**depending on funds.

[DAFTJOHN]

Right o, I want the following;

Polish the full car and blend any paint joins
engine out and stitch weld and add the Chris Astley kit
Paint engine bay
New pipe work
poly bush the car
larger brakes
spray the grey part again at the bottom of the car

but what I really want to do is have the thing taken back to metal, stitched and plated full paint, polly bush, powder coat all components - really a full rebuild so I'll see what the dosh is like come Xmas....

[Adam]

Can't you rent a garage Adam? It's a bit expensive down here, £40-50/month. My mum said when she moved into our house and rented a garage down the road, it was £8/ year. No chance, £8/ week is cheap nowadays! I don't know what we'll do with the cars. Gonna be fooked when we move unless we find a big place to store them all!
Council garages are £7 a week round here. Im currently on the 4year waiting list lol lol lol

[bmw156]

i am doing nothing to my nova lol, just passed its MOT and gonna keep using it like it should.

and the redtop. carry on building it, then find a box, find a car and then let them all make love.

[craig green]

Number 1 priority is to sell the sack of sheet Golf. Buy another daily.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GOLF-GTI-8v-3dr-mk3-Dragon-Green-not-VR6_W0QQitemZ280404135968QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomo biles_UK?hash=item4149639020&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Then set about planning a proper Nova project.

[Lee H]

Nova LET

Nothing, its finished now.

Corsa XE

Get skirts and arches resprayed, fit electric windows and mirrors and tidy up a few bodges made by previous owners.

Mk1 MR2

Remove slow 1.6 and fit the 2.0 16v i've had waiting to go in for ages.
Try more methods to stop the fookin roof leaking.
Weld up a few rust holes.
Find some new wheels that suit the car and don't stand out.

[Southie]

My novas my only car so it's been waxoiled and hopefully last another winter. :) I'm guessing the arches will need doing soon though as there getting a little tired but they are 23 so I'll let them off.

[7ova]

try and get the nova gsi done and on the road by may next year!
said the same 12 months ago :cry:
just got a rusty/silver k reg nova luxe to bomb around in over winter
if i get chance, tidy it up abit.

[Lynsey]

astra mk1:


** if i dont fit a c20ne


Got an SEH for sale :)

[Pistol Pete]

Number 1 priority is to sell the sack of sheet Golf. Buy another daily.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GOLF-GTI-8v-3dr-mk3-Dragon-Green-not-VR6_W0QQitemZ280404135968QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomo biles_UK?hash=item4149639020&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Then set about planning a proper Nova project.

Not liking VAG ownership then Craig?

I'm planning to finish mine lol. Respray later this month, then the fun task of putting it back together!

[craig green]

Got an SEH for sale :)

I'll drop it off on my way home from work. :d

[Lynsey]

Eh? lol

[mayhem]

Got an SEH for sale :)


lol

i need a complete astra mk2/opel kadett E.

mk1 and mk2 astra's are almost the same underneith, i need mk2 gsi engine mounts, mk2 gsi front suspension (there lower as the mk1, so a mk1 with a complete mk2 front leg with -80 springs sits at -115 lol) mk2 shafts etc etc.

[SKoob]

rear 3/4s replaced, front wings replaced, source a B+ head, 300 deg cam and fit a roll cage :thumb:

[LEWI007]

Finnaly finish my bodywork,under seal it, spray it.

finish the bloody thing.

[auzzy2000]

Im going to take my nova to my parents.(they dont know this)Then im knocking garage down and building a new one.bigger and better.Then when thats done its a respray,rear disc conversion,coilovers allround and loads more i cant be bothered to write about.busy,busy.i love the winter.best time to get working,cant stop you get cold.lol

[deanwilko]

get the back axle,bottom arms, tiebars and anti roll bar all powder cated black
get the cage painted/powdercoated red
get the inside all painted and a few places touched in outside
paint the bumpers, door handles ,bootgrab handle and mirrors
clean and waxoyl the underside and arches
get a black carpet and headlining made
then sell it

[Benn]

Number 1 priority is to sell the sack of sheet Golf. Buy another daily.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GOLF-GTI-8v-3dr-mk3-Dragon-Green-not-VR6_W0QQitemZ280404135968QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomo biles_UK?hash=item4149639020&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Then set about planning a proper Nova project.

Yay! Hoped you'd come back.

[Rob]

finally get my more door t45 xe finished and running (been off road 2 years now) and ready for shows next year,and my 2 door loon is to be taxed again end of the month twin 40s fitted and driven lol,

[AlexW]

Nova is getting a rebuild, tigra will be used, although today it broke down.. for the 4th time.

Im not going to sit here for ages to list the stuff being done on the nova eather, i havnt got a spare hour :s

[John]

Start the sport resto!

[Novasport]

Just do something to the Sport, anything, even just move it a couple of inches lol

[craig green]

/\ Sport boys. Are they such a bain in your lives?

[Novasport]

Yep

[hendrix]

try and get mine running / on the road considering it came off the the road for a 3 day engine change in January 2007 lmao

[Spudly]

try and get mine running / on the road considering it came off the the road for a 3 day engine change in January 2007 lmao



Oh hai n00b, not sure as ive met you so get a n00bie thread up :p

[MK999]

Reshell mine into a mustard yellow mk1 shell and do everything I've wanted to do to it properly rather than having to have it running to get to work/uni etc!

Get the inside all one colour (although not too bothered about it being nick j quality lol rattle cans will do, long as it's not half bare metal half grey!)

Fit a gsi dash which I've been meaning to do since I got my nova

Look into insuring a caged XE and figure out if I can afford it :d

Proper suspension setup depending on the cash that's around, i.e full gaz

then just fit my current seats etc, maybe spray the backs of them as they're a bit scratched up, haven't really decided yet :)

Have a couple smaller touches as well like gsi clocks, yellow backlighting on dials etc, gauges and my current carbon fibre trimming on dash etc planned but other than that pretty run of the mill stuff tbh!

[Ash]

errr... MOT it, drive it, fit the 40's back on, drive it. DONE! Maybe after the 'season' pull the engine out and sort the battery tray and front panel and respray the front.

Some new seats and coilover would be nice, but I can go to New Zealand for the same money lol

EDIT: whats this mazda thats 400bhp per ton?

[Nobby]

new manifold, 2 new sills interior paint mot!

[Bubba]

Nova : Drive it! and redo my rear arches and door, full respray in matt black, strip it out, get it ready for the XE to be dropped in.

MR2 : strip it for spares...

[Spudly]

Cav: i wanna get the boost sorted as she doesnt seem to want to boost anything more than 13psi.... boo lol

Nova: get my battery tray welded so i can rebuild the interior and get to work on the engine/bay, rebuild the 1400 with a new gasket, cam, lightened flywheel and some bike carbs then a full respray and a new arch, hope it doesnt take too long cos i miss my nova:thumb:

[Jack]

errr... MOT it, drive it, fit the 40's back on, drive it. DONE! Maybe after the 'season' pull the engine out and fit a decent sized one
:p

How come you're a blue fonter now? :(

[Dan]

Well mine will be laid up properly in the next month-6 weeks, never to see the light of day until the spring.

During that period i may just go over everything a third time to make sure it is spot on for a whole season of raping :thumb:

[projctnova]

im putting mine on the road for winter although i have no heater so i dont know how ill cope with steaming up.

My main plans though are to tidy up the interior, hide wires and then get a full respray for the outside. might go fdown the route of decals though as its track spec. undecided yet though

[vaughanmc]

Get the orange Nova running and back on it's wheels

Make a start on the Sport, hopefully have some new panels for it and maybe get them welded

Keep the red Nova clean and tidy over the winter as it's my daily :)

[gtachorley]

Its my only car so it has to survive winter as a daily, but I hope to get a few weeks off work and

*roll the arches (spray them if needed ie if paint cracks)

*get the engine out and smooth and paint the bay, paint the engine well I am there then put it back together

*paint the speedlines and get some new tyres, then fit them and lower some more

Will probably end up at the end of my 2 weeks off with a car thats half finished and have to get the bus to work whilst I finish it at weekends

[GRUNT 16V]

im planning my world domination !!!!!!!!

[Damo]

Seen as that ive got a lot of time on my hands now ive been made redundant:cry: im gonna redtop my nova fit speedlines and just give it a good tidy up bodywise.:thumb:

[kc_08]

fit 1.4 16v and do a couple other bits like re fit bucket seats, maybe some strut braces, and then get some money together as im working too much lol but its all good at theend of the day, and book it into a body shop to get it all sprayed and smoothed, rather than my own atempts which just look **** lol

[nov4801]

as i dont own a nova at the mo, i will be sorting my gti6 out, new wheels, map sensor, sort the body work out, full services, maybe carbs but unsure yet.

[wwmnw]

I plan to drive mine as its the only car I own.

[Jim]

I plan to get mine on the road, or at least out of CP's workshop, lol.

[Simon 1867]

Mine is off the road for the winter. :mad:
Got bottom of doors to sort and new bootlid to fit and paint. plus a few engine bits.Then lots of cleaning and polishing.
May even tidy up the underneath:thumb:

[peester]

sorn over winter. Still need to finish the year-long engine conversion.
Theres only like 4 jobs left.

[Mike]

Iev got a Nova but doing funk all with it execpt waiting for scrap value to peak again....

So i think ill by some form of sensible weekend car.

[boyle_46]

lol im planning on putting mine on the road , need to get it waxoiled before winter kicks in

[alan b]

drive it, its a nova like! i cudnt give a **** about it at this stage, it goes fast and thats all that matters!

plus, we dont salt the roads over here!

[burgo]

im putting the nice comfy/warm estate and bringing out the saloon which has no heater!!!!

[MK999]

im putting the nice comfy/warm estate and bringing out the saloon which has no heater!!!!

This is why there is only one burgo. The others died of cold/killed themselves with grinders/coated their lungs in filler dust. lol

[Richie_B]

Can I join in with me, erm... Nova B?

Get it back on the road after 18 mths of laziness :eek:

[MK999]

Can I join in with me, erm... Nova B?

Get it back on the road after 18 mths of laziness :eek:

You probably mean C, a Nova B would be a mk2 lol

[John]

/\ Sport boys. Are they such a bain in your lives?

Yep!

[Richie_B]

You probably mean C, a Nova B would be a mk2 lol

Corsa B then :(

[paddy138]

my plan is to get it rolling shell respray and back on the road for the summer season of shows

[yayoboy]

getting the exhaust done, bodge the interior in for now, mot,tax and insurance, then hopefully running it in :)

[L33 LEG]

Nova - finally planning on getting it on the road. so basically it stayed in the garage all of summer and comes out for winter lol well for the few days that it; be dry and sunny.

The bm coupe - doubt anything will change on it, love it how it is and hasnt got anything wrong with it.

The bm cab - just need to do a few little things and then if i can be bothered taking my reg off it il put it up for sale and buy something decent and a bit more expensive

In the meantime to keep me occupied i will hopefully be buying another project sometime before the end of the year, more than likely and hopefully a crx (wanted one since i was 17 and i keep putting it off).

Quite a quiet end of the year for me to be honest :(

[Spudly]

The bm cab - just need to do a few little things and then if i can be bothered taking my reg off it il put it up for sale and buy something decent and a bit more expensive



You finally selling that lad with the yaris the reg he has always dreamed of, or selling the cab lol

[L33 LEG]

i meant the car :p and i meant take the other private reg off it :thumb:

[Spudly]

Aye i know dude, i just couldnt resist lol

[L33 LEG]

you always seem to be there to get a joke in on it lol

[Thed0n]

Searching for a decent project shell to throw my 2.0 8v or 16v ecotec. Had a gun metal grey mk1 SR shell but turned out to be raw to the core.

[johnny_turbo]

putting the c20xe in the nova ready for some trackdays maybe another respray still thinking on that.

[Joe Richardson]

My SR comes off the road for winter very soon so i have some plans but not alot:thumb:

fitting my new full stainless steel exhaust this weekend,and also got some speedlines so they will be going on aswell,but other than that will just be cleaning it:)

Joe

[Ash]

:p

How come you're a blue fonter now? :(

errr... yeah, cheer RJ like thats going to happen!

blue fonter - dunno didn't have time, but all sorted now :)

[Hobbit]

Just need to find some gsi bumpers then i can get all my pannels sprayed at once.

Also waiting for my sump to get back with some custom baffle business, then i can put the engine in.

Thats my targets for this year :)

[vaughanmc]

She's Waxoyled all behind the back arches and all the inner arches as well

Battery tray has been done along with engine bay seams and all the underside of the car

Hopefully that should see it through this winter...

[Graeme]

My plans for the winter are, get the hatch ready for the ring at easter and start doing somethin with the saloon

[Edd]

My plans are to get my shell painted and rebuild my engine.

Hopefully be on the road May/June time.

[duick]

Plans are to paint finally the trailer (after 2 years in primer lollol) and start a new project, as the Spider and Sport are nearly finished now (few details to do)

[Rexy]

im planning to fondle mrs rexys boobs all winter, and build something with cage.

[therealnovaboy]

tuck one up in the garage and build up the other.

[ade]

crack on with the Puntova -
Almost finished the masters for the front end (bonnet and bumper) so need to make molds next and take cast.
Need to clean up engine bay and finish wings off (get profiles on the front arches to match the bumper)
got the roll over jig yesterday so can start work on welding sills and rear end...
need to finish of rear bumper and tidy up new skirts
need to strip interoir out...

and so on...

[MattBrown]

Im collecting the next project on the 24th of the month!

A 1.0 gte replica, needs arches and a wing (In my shed) and the doors are a little tatty, then im hopefully getting my grandads garage (22ft by 18ft) To use to build an xe/let over the next few years!

I have big plans, but only a few hundred quid a month spare, so buying bits will take me a long time!

I will be pestering everyone for big block advice!

[Keif]

Nova GSi.
Not much, got a bit of wiring to sort, other than that i did all that needs doing to it last week.

Lotus Carlton
Drive the thing, it's been dead for nearly a year.
It got used at a wedding last weekend, doing the same in a fortnight.
I do need to bleed the clutch (again) and sort the rear suspension levelling system. Will need to oil changing after 500miles (could do with a vacuum too)

Astra SRi
Clean it, use it and if can be bothered fit it's winter wheels.
(could do with a vacuum too). Do an Oil change.

Corsa SRi
Clean it. (could do with a vacuum too)

[dan16v]

Nova will be getting a rear bumper re spray, and then may take it back to MADevelopments if i cannot get it to start, thats all it needs.

Escort cosworth needs a full re spray, stage 3 set up and the new pectel style engine and fuel pump loom fitting.

E46 M3 needs the aux belt and pulleys re-newed, and soon needs brake pads all round.

[Paul]

corsa servo, new brake lines, drums back on the rear, silison brake fluid, and get ready to death it next year...

[Saloony]

Possibly sell it....

[Rysee]

Regain structural integrity for a February MOT

[Spudly]

Possibly sell it....




And receive a free slap from me for doing so..........:p

[Mike]

Buying a Ford is what im now planning lol

[Ernie]

possibly pull to bits and get rid.

[Benn]

possibly pull to bits and get rid.

That better be a joke.

[sparkie1401]

hmmmmm where do i start, oh i know ill try finish it as soon as i have time off again

[dj_wudgey]

she's off the road now no tax so

new pannels welded in! hopefully pretty much a full resto!! just need to save for the respray!!

ill finish rebuilding the origional engine so i can put that back in!!

refit the engine!

paint the underneath and the inner arches white and sh*t loads more lol

[blue_peg_16v]

mines taxed till end of december so will get abused till then then by that time ill hopefully have found a new job and have spare cash again so i can strip it down for a full respray with new reae archers and a few new shiney bits

[Paul]

Ive just retaxed mine may re insure it cum decembee too but its not everday car

[16v Nova Kev]

mine is in my work for a full paint job/track style also getting a stainless exhaust and manifold/ally rad and maybe an lsd

[Andy]

Buying a Ford is what im now planning lol Same here if funds allow:)
What you after mike?
Astra SRi will be treated to stainless system,then new discs and pads all round
Cavalier TD Has had leather fitted,a CD player and better speakers,new water pump and CV boot.Also had a big bore 2 and a max power cone filter lol Pocket money modifications.That totals to change left from £35 for all the parts FLOL
Its going to get boost turned up then i shall just drive it and start acting my age......maybe......

[Spudly]

then i shall start acting my age......maybe......






Hahahahahaha, no then lol

[stevie-p]

Im having a general tidy up and fingers crossed tuned 1600 lump

[Ernie]

That better be a joke.

No joke it just sits there doing nothing as cant be ar5ed to get it out the garage.
It also need the throttle cable fixing again.

[joff-turbo-nova]

This :-

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124858

and a removable tow bar for the nova lol

Joff