1.0 to 1.6 van conversion! pic's

[Mboasty]

Brought a cheep 1.0 nova a while back, with the intention of kitting it out with some of the bits off my GTE that i had to scrap, & use it as a dos car & general workhorse by no means going to be mint, maybe a bit rat, but half decent if you know what i mean.

here is a few picture of it as i brought it:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011454.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011455.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011456.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011457.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011458.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011459.jpg

Its not the cleanest shell in the world, but by no means the worst, & its certinaly nowhere near as bad as my GTE shell. for what i want it for its ideal. the bloke i brought it from brought it because of the number plate, the bloke before him was a vauxhall mechanic, & had brought a vxr plate & put it onto it this, so he brought it literaly for the plate, to put it onto his astra vxr.
the interior was already striped when i brought it as you can see, not a problem for me as im going to make it into a van, blank of the back windows fit a floor & bulkhead & hopfuly ply it all out. parts are not a problem as ive got most parts from my GTE to use, the only problem ive got is i need to sort some kind of roof lining out for the front.
so hopfuly its going to be a nice quick & cheep mini project!

saturday 7th nov strip down comences!

Move nova into work area, i perswaded my boss to let me use the yard, as im now garageless!


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011460.jpg
my mate john helping out.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011461.jpg
engine drop
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011462.jpg
lift nova with forklift
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011463.jpg
1.0 engine out
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011464.jpg
lowering back down to axle stands
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011465.jpg
mint battery tray
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011466.jpg
engine bay not bad
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011467.jpg
splash guard behind light rotten but apart from that not bad
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011468.jpg

[Stanley]

Its Bought Not brought!!!!!

[Mboasty]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011469.jpg
nova gte!
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011470.jpg
old fuel tank off
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011471.jpg
same
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011472.jpg
dash,loom & heater matrix removed, to be replaced by gte items
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011473.jpg

we managed to get the GTE fuel tank & lines on, also removed complete loom dash etc to be replaced with GTE items. anyway that was day 1 i will post day 2 tommrow

[Mboasty]

excuse the odd spelling mistake i aint got the spell check downloaded!

[MattBrown]

Looking well, and that tie bar mount will never rust lmfao!

Its cacked in oil

Keep on with it, but why not do the arches and doors?

Will look well then:)

[vaughanmc]

Common sense is bought instead of brought lol It's a correctly spelled word just used in the wrong context mate

Good project though :)

[Rickyb]

sounds like its gona be a good project good luck with it.

[MattBrown]

Whats with all the suddern spelling lessons?

Its getting on my enlarged pectorals!

I dont get why your taking the piss, maybe he cant spell perfectly, but he can build a car!

Whats more useful?

[Stanley]

Just annoys me when people keep bringing things!

[vaughanmc]

Just annoys me when people keep bringing things!

Exactly mate! You Buy a car to say you bought it not bRought

[John]

Whats with all the suddern spelling lessons?

Its getting on my enlarged pectorals!

I dont get why your taking the piss, maybe he cant spell perfectly, but he can build a car!

Whats more useful?

Matt, it's SUDDEN, NOT SUDDERN (if we're gonna be picky :p ;) )

[pikey1986]

Matt, it's SUDDEN, NOT SUDDERN (if we're gonna be picky :p ;) )

lol lol

[Mboasty]

no one can spell 100%, we all use spell check! i normaly do myself, i just couldent be arsed to download it last night!
anyway this is a project thread:)

[Mboasty]

Looking well, and that tie bar mount will never rust lmfao!

Its cacked in oil

Keep on with it, but why not do the arches and doors?

Will look well then:)

I will be swaping doors over for GTE ones, maybe arches i will do at a later date. i need to get this one the road asap, so i can sell my other car, to pay for the repairs on my engine in my other Nova.

[Mboasty]

sunday 8th nov

old hub assemblies off
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011474.jpg
same
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011475.jpg
GTE items on
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011476.jpg
GTE engine waiting to go in
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011477.jpg
Lowering nova back over engine
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011478.jpg
just gotta lift engine
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011479.jpg

[vxr_racing_2008]

good work, keep it up:thumb:

[liam944nova]

now the english lessons are over :roll: looks like cool project, good wee workhorse :thumb:

[Mboasty]

more from sunday

5 speed GTE selector going in, (easy when you got the parts to hand)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011480.jpg
GTE hubs on, along with 60mm springs
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011481.jpg
engine all in, GTE loom run through into engine bay & conected up
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011482.jpg
same, dident quite get it running i forgot the imobliser key!
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011483.jpg
back to earth!, quite liking the 1.0 steelies
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011484.jpg

fuel pump has also been fitted today (pics to follow)

hoping to get the dash fitted in the week ready for the weekend.

[brainsnova]

it looks like its all going smooth and i say spell it as it sounds lol.

[Rickyb]

whoop this is going to be a quick project lol looking good

[Mboasty]

whoop this is going to be a quick project lol looking good

much much much quicker this one took me 4 years to do!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/mnk1.jpg

[General Baxter]

you really like making work for your self lol

[Rickyb]

much much much quicker this one took me 4 years to do!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/mnk1.jpg

thats mint what engine?

[Mboasty]

2.0 16v xe not running well atm, im going to be re building the engine over the winter thats why im getting this on the road so i can sell my other car cortina to help pay for engine repairs.

[Mboasty]

a little update from 14th 15th nov
fuel pump fitted, had a few leaks from the metal fuel pipes, so i will be replacing them next week.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011485.jpg
front pasnger iner arch needs plating
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011486.jpg
pasnger door removed
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011487.jpg
gte door donated & fitted
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011488.jpg
rear window removed ready for window blank.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011489.jpg
plates cut for iner arch
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011490.jpg
rear window blanking plates, cut from sheet metal then painted.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011491.jpg
blanking plate fitted
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011492.jpg
60mm springs now fitted all round. full magnex fitted aswell. weve welded the iner arch (pic to follow) & removed the side stripes
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011493.jpg

[Mboasty]

updates from 21st 22nd nov
cut out a cardboard template for the bulkhead
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011494.jpg
van floor cut & fitted, did this last week just forgot to take a pic
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011495.jpg
new bulkhead in.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011496.jpg
a shot from inside along with drivers door now removed, after most of the day trying to remove it, i had to cut the hinges off from inside the door!
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011497.jpg
screwed a peice of wood to the roof, to give me somthing to glue my roof lining to. (the original lining had already been removed before i brought it).
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011498.jpg
resin backed carpet was sourced from good old ebay, iv glued it to the bulkhead then cut any excess off.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011499.jpg
before
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011500.jpg
after
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011501.jpg
before
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011502.jpg
after, we cut a some more carpet out, using my gte roof lining as a template to create a new roof lining.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011503.jpg
how she stands atm, she's running driving now weve fixed the fuel leaks, also fitted a new cv gaitor, fitted the seats. need to get mot'ed wash & polish etc still a few bits to do.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011504.jpg

[jbowman]

Nice one, I like the idea, simple but effective, some banded steelies n she'll be a nice hoodrat.

[Graeme]

Loving it mate, my red hatch was parked next to your black one at Pvs 09, i love chrome handles

[Rickyb]

thats looking awsome and itll be cheap insurance as its a van lol

[valvercorsa]

sweet looking project :)

[Balley]

I will be keeping an eye on this!

Good Luck

[Mboasty]

Nice one, I like the idea, simple but effective, some banded steelies n she'll be a nice hoodrat.

got some gte alloys earmarked, but am tempted to keep the steelies.

[Mboasty]

Loving it mate, my red hatch was parked next to your black one at Pvs 09, i love chrome handles

hello mate i rember yes, black one is having engine re build over the winter as its dead atm!

[Steve]

Looks good, nice to see someone not painting/ cleaning everything before it goes on the car. Just straight to the point.

[NitrousVaux]

[quote=Mboasty]a little update from 14th 15th nov
fuel pump fitted, had a few leaks from the metal fuel pipes, so i will be replacing them next week.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011485.jpg


Where di you get the fuel pump from? I am trying to find one and a carrier like that for me XE!

[Balley]

I have just noticed a FAIL, You have a rear view mirror still!!!

[Mazz]

The pump cradle looks like a gte/gsi one

Heres my GTE one

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7448/dsc00073medium.jpg

http://img407.imageshack.us/i/dsc00073medium.jpg

[Mboasty]

I have just noticed a FAIL, You have a rear view mirror still!!!

I know, 2 reasons i decided to put it on 1 it holds up the roof lining, 2 somwhere to hang magic trees!:)

[Mboasty]

fuel pump is from my old gte so it was donated from that, when i done my xe, i got a fuel pump & craddle from www.vpsc.co.uk (http://www.vpsc.co.uk) give them a try nitrousvaux.

[Mboasty]

Looks good, nice to see someone not painting/ cleaning everything before it goes on the car. Just straight to the point.

yer its a bit of a "bosh done project", ive just got to get it done quick, probaly do few more bits to it when i get it on the road, depends on how long i keep it for really. still got a few things i need to do to it.

[Balley]

lmao

[Mboasty]

a little up date on the van, i had it mot'd in december, & it passed without fail! ive now sold my cortina, so now got this on the road a couple of weeks back here's a few pics.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011582.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011583.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011584.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011585.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011586.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011587.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/mboasty/P1011588.jpg
Ive fitted a set of nova alloys, an interior led light in the rear, which turns on when boot is opend, an old shiney vauxhall badge on the grill. also been doing a few niggly bits & bobs, changed & adjusted the clutch cable oiled all the hinges & handles etc as they were a bit stiff that sort of thing. also done an oil & filter change, & changed the spark plugs.

future plans will be a good cut & polish & i will sort out the arch & other bits of the bodywork when it gets a bit warmer. ive also got a roof rack! not sure about fitting it or not?