scrap heap challange

[total_vauxhall]

i just bought a nova that wasnt in bad cond wat so ever but someone had lost intrest and scraped it. my mate saw it bought it for bits then i bought it off him cost me 120 quid (fork truck has had the roof all smashed sunroof smashed both door were missing dash had gloss paint chucked all over it no bumper grill was smashed bonnet was all dented rear beam is like a banana they had basicly killed it . hope fully i hav brought it back to life.

didnt take any pics when i first got it but u can imagine the state it was in so i set a 100 quid budget and started sorting it out.

got sun roof sorted
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4291.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4291.jpg)
still NICE DENTS TO SORT
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4305.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4305.jpg)

NEW WHEELS I HAVE PAINTED WHITE
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4314.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4314.jpg)
DASH BEFORE
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4297.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4297.jpg)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4328.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4328.jpg)
TOP CLASS WIRING
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4327.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4327.jpg)
DASH AFTER
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4329.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4329.jpg)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4334.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4334.jpg)
REAR ARCHES WERE ALREADY MINT
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4313.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4313.jpg)
GOT 2 DOORS AND GAVE THE WHOLE CAR BARING THE ROOF A FULL RESPRAY
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4353.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4353.jpg)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4352.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4352.jpg)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4351.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4351.jpg)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4350.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4350.jpg)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4374.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4374.jpg)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4376.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4376.jpg)


JUST GOT AN INTERIOR FOR IT JUST NEED TO FIT DOOR CARDS

NEXT PLAN IS SORT DENTS IN THE ROOF OUT .
I HAVE JUST GOT A NEW REAR BEAM FOR IT
FIT THE NEW 4 MUD FLAPS I HAVE JUST GOT FOR IT
AND IM AFTER GETING MY HANDS ON A 2.0L 8V MOTOR FOR IT. ILL KEEP PROGRESS UP DATED

[total_vauxhall]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4349.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4349.jpg)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4377.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=DSCF4377.jpg)

[djbrowney]

**** a duck mate. not many people put that sort of work in

looks very good mate

[MattBrown]

You did all that for £100?

Your a hero lol lol lol

[Connor]

looks good pal,
i am slightly confused,
did you but this from a scrapyard
and can/are you getting it back on the road?

[Danny s-p]

well done mate

[total_vauxhall]

looks good pal,
i am slightly confused,
did you but this from a scrapyard
and can/are you getting it back on the road?

yep bought along with v5 that is now in my name.nearly ready for an mot all parts underneath look mint and car has only done 62000 so should fly through. and yes lol did all that up to now for less that 100 quid

got about 10 quid left to get daft bits it might want . p.s this is bearing in mind i have 2 sheds that are like a parts shop for novas lol so already had most parts . managed to scrounge 4 tyres for free off a mate . nearly new set of plugs and leads off a dead corsa / modded corsa air box. free bumpers
cheapest nova i have ever built

[total_vauxhall]

couldnt see another mint nova crushed .

[daverobson]

fair play mate!

[Angus Closier]

Fair play to you! looks tidy! I LOVE those wheels!!!

[total_vauxhall]

managed to get a pic from nud-sr who i got it off what it was like when he got it apart from i got it without the white doors.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/novascrap.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/?action=view&current=novascrap.jpg)

[ste porter]

top bombing

[muzzy]

Good work, fair change from when you got it!

[Edd]

Looks very good for that amount of cash, top work aswell

[Royston]

Nice to see it coming together, recognise a few bitslol

[LEWI007]

You should lower it alot, and keep it exactly the way it is it looks nice.

[dj_wudgey]

nice mate its good to see some getting saved from the scrappers!!

[nuds sr]

looking good mate keep up the good work
needs lowering a bit now mate and will be spot on mate for what its cost you

[phunkynova]

Good work well done.

[total_vauxhall]

got mud flaps on now also fitted genuine gsi dash , blue tint screen , full new lock set and sorted the horn out . so its now ready for an mot will hopefully be back on the road within the week.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/Image0053.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/Image0054.jpg

[total_vauxhall]

Nice to see it coming together, recognise a few bitslol
aye cheers royston helped us out with a few bits i realy needed thanks again mate

[total_vauxhall]

few more bits plus 12 months mot now tax it this wed and shes back on the road

new indicators
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/Image0066.jpg

new exhaust
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/Image0069.jpg

proper gsi dash in now
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/Image0070.jpg

tidyed engine bay up a little
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/Image0065.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/Image0074.jpg
its not a show car but im still pritty impresed with how it looks for what i have spent.

[Rickyb]

looks kool you need to get it out and about and get some snaps of it.

[moffat]

is a tidy car for a low budget - well done for saving it

[Balley]

Looks amazing, nice to see another one saved :D Rep'd

[Lee]

Brilliant effort. Shows you dont need a big wallet to get a tired old shed looking clean again :)

[dannymcc]

Great work.Nice to see another one saved :thumb:.

[hartley]

hi mate this used to be my old nova it was originaly silver a could tell u loads of information on it mate wot i had welded and wot work was carryed out

[Turtle Vauxhall]

Oh my god thats hartleys old car, I have photos of it when it was grey!

you will have to paste the address below in the address because i can't post links

imgur.com/SFkYm.jpg

[hartley]

post them mate

[dannymcc]

http://i.imgur.com/SFkYm.jpg

[Turtle Vauxhall]

Cheers danny

I never thought in a millions years k101 jug would still be alive and kicking considering how a previous owner (not hartley) took the phrase "straight over at the roundabout" quite literally.

[Nova-Sweetie]

just a few of the nova, cleaned her inside and out a couple of days ago....

not much of a difference under the bonnet, but cleaned it anyway!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4598.jpg

nice and tidy :)

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4616.jpg

few bits and bobs to do inside still, but getting there now...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4619.jpg

all polished..

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/DSCF4620.jpg

just cleans her up abit, loved the nova so far, and im sure i will for a good few years yet! :)

[bainyboy sr]

what engines in that is it a 14 sr? its looking well mate top job

[total_vauxhall]

Cheers danny

I never thought in a millions years k101 jug would still be alive and kicking considering how a previous owner (not hartley) took the phrase "straight over at the roundabout" quite literally.

this would explain the bent rear beam /bent track rod ends / 3 wheel bearings shot/and camber on drivers front wheel looking at about 45 degrees
lol all these jobs rectified now but took a long time to find every thing that was bent . best one was rear stub bent like a banana. who owned it before me then and who tuck it into the scrap yard in boro :thumb:

[total_vauxhall]

what engines in that is it a 14 sr? its looking well mate top job
na mate just a 1.2 jobby:thumb:

[total_vauxhall]

hi mate this used to be my old nova it was originaly silver a could tell u loads of information on it mate wot i had welded and wot work was carryed out

probs not much use now mate as i have changed just about every thing possible on the car apart from the motor but what did you have done to it mate :thumb: was it you or the last owner that had wiring problems with it

cheers mate dan

[total_vauxhall]

well for every one that has ever owned k101 jug sadly after only running it for 5 months its eventualy dead once and for all .
tbh i think this car was bad luck for someone else and thats why it was scrapped it was cursed . things that went wrong in 5 months after a full rebuild
2x shocker tops smashed
then again 2x front shockers started leaking when they were like new
both rear shockers were replaced and with 1 month they were broke again
went through 4 rear n.s wheel bearing
2 front wheel bearings
bought 3 sun roofs and not one of them fit and they were all diffrent types
clocks kept playing up
2x alternators
3x gear boxes
changed the short drive shaft twice
had to remove engine twice as crank shaft oil seal was replaced properly but still wanted to leak and finaly the main bearing went and 2 weeks after doing it the drive shaft snapped then 1 day after replacing it some ****er in an audi was trying to force our lass and 3 year old son into a race and ended up forcing her off the road writting the car off completely . before anyone says aww you must just be a ****e mechanic ect ect lol all work was done 100% correctly every time the car just didnt want to know lol and by the sounds of the crashed its been in before there is no wunder someone just got sick and scrapped it .
so after all that hard work i have give up and stripped it again .
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/dan_novadose/Image0182.jpg

[saloonwoody]

nips .... sorry to hear that mate ! mrs and kiddy ok i hope ;)

[mk1nova_rich]

hope your lass and son are alright mate, seems a shame for it go after the work you put into it to bring it back to life :(

[Nova Baz]

how bad is it ?
it worth saving it.

[LEWI007]

looks a clean shell, be a shame to scrap

[LEWI007]

looks a clean shell, be a shame to scrap

[total_vauxhall]

yea everyone was ok cheers . just a bit pissed off that the arsehole overtook pulled in quick before roundabout slammed on and made her swerv and crash the car then the cheaky **** drove off and didnt even stop
the front n/s corner is smashed right in needs chassis leg repair / head light surround / inner wing repair and the front strut turret has pushed up about 10mm breaking the spot welds . a mate of mine has bought the shell as i no longer want anything to do with it . just going to concentrate on my blue xe project .

[total_vauxhall]

ah yea lol and just to make sure i knew it was cursed my van has run fine all year and never missed a beat . so the other day i stripped the nova and put all the parts in the back of the van to take them home . get in van and it wont start lol eventualy get it running .drive it home spluttering its guts out remove all nova parts from the rear of van and guess what it runs fine again now . curse of k101jug strikes again