Flair witch project

[Connor]

Okay so firstly apologies for the lame title, its just what it has been nicknamed. Anyways.......
.....The car i bought whilst at uni, i gambled and got my brother to go have a look and buy it for me, and came back from uni yesterday and had a good look round and i am very pleased with it.
These are the original sale picture to which i made my decision to buy or not :roll: lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs311.snc3/28192_386121579925_637964925_4132995_1162815_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-sjc1/hs337.snc3/29452_386144664925_637964925_4133534_8133163_n.jpg
Okay i know what your thinking, what the hell are those things on the back, well you win some you lose some when buying a car (imo) and that was the loss lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs518.ash1/30532_386868389925_637964925_4144974_5683845_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs518.ash1/30532_386868394925_637964925_4144975_8039327_n.jpg
one very clean door :d
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs558.snc3/30532_386868424925_637964925_4144980_5185783_n.jpg
Only issue i have found so far
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs538.snc3/30532_386868444925_637964925_4144983_7721249_n.jpg
good arch
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs518.ash1/30532_386868449925_637964925_4144984_4676806_n.jpg

[Connor]

another good arch
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs518.ash1/30532_386868454925_637964925_4144985_303400_n.jpg
some kind of damage on the sill
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs558.snc3/30532_386868459925_637964925_4144986_8049360_n.jpg
other sill looking good
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-sjc1/hs538.snc3/30532_386868469925_637964925_4144987_1477455_n.jpg
dirty engine bay lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-sjc1/hs281.snc3/27727_386931049925_637964925_4146639_6679356_n.jpg
lil bit of rust to sort
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs281.snc3/27727_386931054925_637964925_4146640_1989528_n.jpg
'okay' battery tray, not rotten but will be soon if not sorted
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs311.ash1/27727_386931069925_637964925_4146642_1127917_n.jpg

[Graeme]

Looks like a cracking base but I think some one got a little excited when they went to Powerflow lol

[vaughanmc]

Back drivers arch looks a wee bit 'fillered' other than that looks decent enough fella :)

[Connor]

lol lol lol lol lol lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-sjc1/hs281.snc3/27727_386931079925_637964925_4146644_5006396_n.jpg
hmmm :roll:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs261.snc3/27727_386931104925_637964925_4146648_6790128_n.jpg

[Connor]

Well today i removed the exhaust and also took the bumper off to inspect, not too bad really, will need sorting soon though
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs653.snc3/32262_391842074925_637964925_4246043_3672030_n.jpg
fitted new light as other was cracked
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-sjc1/hs653.snc3/32262_391842359925_637964925_4246055_6938241_n.jpg
and new mirror
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs553.ash1/32262_391845239925_637964925_4246117_4560653_n.jpg
lol lol lol lol lol Houston we have a problem lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-sjc1/hs653.snc3/32262_391845464925_637964925_4246118_2684774_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-sjc1/hs613.snc3/32262_391845919925_637964925_4246123_4448612_n.jpg
Banter shot lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-sjc1/hs613.snc3/32262_391846164925_637964925_4246125_7340956_n.jpg
NEED A MK2 REAR BUMPER ASAP!!

[draper]

looking good hobo

[Connor]

Plans are, Inspect fully and deal with any rust/rot,
Stage 1 (due to budget)
-get another standard mk2 rear bumper
-get gsi skirt
-spray bumpers and skirts and boot grab handle satin black
-fit sri blue front seats
-find suitable wheels and buy and fit them
-ebay coilovers (for now)
Then stage 2 involves less interior and a bigger engine (undecided yet)
Stage 3 - go crazy, fully stripped out and lairy engine (will 98% not happen lol)
Comments appreciated :d

[saloonwoody]

like the plate
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/apu.jpg

[AlexW]

bumper here gayboy :p

Catch my fat **** on msn

[saloonwoody]

i quite like the zorst too lol

[Connor]

buy it then off me.
There actually made really well
shame there like two cabbage shooters hanging out the back lol

[Connor]

Oh and thanks Iain (iainel) for the exhaust :thumb:
The other one was a tad loud
Off to gayboys (AW06) to pick up a bumper hopefully tommorow
then it will be standardish

[connor c]

doesnt look bad connor
i quite like the parcel shelf is it retrimmed or what

[dj_wudgey]

nice project mate!! looks beter with the sh*t exhaust off lol

[Connor]

doesnt look bad connor
i quite like the parcel shelf is it retrimmed or what

Erm i have replaced it,
it looked dog, was a custom made jobby made quite well
Oh well GM products ftmfw

And an update
Has new rear bumper fitted so i dont have any gaps no more lol
Oh and its on the road and is being driven :thumb:
NOT liking the standard suspension setup though lol

[Connor]

nice project mate!! looks beter with the sh*t exhaust off lol

Taa mate, it is a good base,
and yea was relieved when they were removed

[dj_wudgey]

yea would look much beter with a nice outward rolled 3 half to 4 inch jobby lol

[Connor]

Took a trip to clacton to buy some new goodies from Mark (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/member.php?u=37576) Top bloke :thumb:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs609.snc3/32062_393851719925_637964925_4293664_3803048_n.jpg
Went to buy some skirts and ended up coming back with a set of 5 cav sri fanblades lol, he offered them cheap and it would be rude to say no lol
Also blagged a set of momo buckets off my bro (he doesnt actually know yet lol)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs590.snc3/31112_393939544925_637964925_4296110_3274763_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs570.snc3/31112_394094799925_637964925_4301126_8121039_n.jpg

Got a compressor test off a mate to see if i can find the source of this annoying misfire :cry:
Also got some free locking wheel nuts :d
Tried hard wiring the headunit back in due to the previous owner hacking the sh1t outta the audio loom :wall:
but gave up beacuse its too hot lol :gay: :cuckoo:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs590.snc3/31112_394095214925_637964925_4301130_3825387_n.jpg

[Connor]

Bought plugs and leads although the leads were completely wrong :mad:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs530.ash1/31112_394094959925_637964925_4301127_1331572_n.jpg
And now proof the exhausts have gone and the new bumper is fitted
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs530.ash1/31112_393937079925_637964925_4296089_1753944_n.jpg
arch clearence lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs639.snc3/32062_393852544925_637964925_4293678_5079734_n.jpg
random shot from the other night
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs549.ash1/32062_393887774925_637964925_4294642_6348217_n.jpg
also eyed up my mates refurbed 13x8s wellers
doubt it they will fit under the arches though lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs570.snc3/31112_393937309925_637964925_4296092_366964_n.jpg

[Connor]

Well lil bit of an update really
fitted some 'race' bulbs as i like to call them :p
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs541.snc3/29662_394231884925_637964925_4306082_1161908_n.jpg
Then it had a bit of a diet
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs501.ash1/29662_395715939925_637964925_4343881_2918613_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs541.snc3/29662_395716254925_637964925_4343917_2001207_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs521.snc3/29662_395716359925_637964925_4343919_1742051_n.jpg
Then mildly cleaned my engine bay
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs501.ash1/29662_395716439925_637964925_4343920_3938712_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs521.snc3/29662_395716589925_637964925_4343922_7396951_n.jpg
Completed
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs541.snc3/29662_395717029925_637964925_4343930_2067870_n.jpg
Yes riding stilts
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs521.snc3/29662_395717199925_637964925_4343933_3712328_n.jpg

[Connor]

New seat with the old
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs501.ash1/29662_395935104925_637964925_4350828_4915553_n.jpg
Before anyone says, they didnt fit properly need new legs for the subframes :cry: so they have been taken out now
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs501.ash1/29662_395935249925_637964925_4350830_7559191_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs521.snc3/29662_395935364925_637964925_4350831_5877152_n.jpg
Oh and removed the b pillar as it was damaged,
will be painting it back on :thumb:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs521.snc3/29662_395935464925_637964925_4350833_1782888_n.jpg

[AlexW]

Mincer, Got this lowerd yet?

[Connor]

No but will be soon, ;)
its such a laugh driving this standard height though
will miss the boatlike suspension :cry:

[AlexW]

You gay

[Connor]

I am, got quite a few bits for it now,
just need to buy a set of tyres, and i will start making shape,
just need this gayboy from dunmow to sell me his bumper :roll:

[Prey]

Starting to shape up nicely - when will we be seeing it in person?

[AlexW]

just need this gayboy from dunmow to sell me his bumper :roll:

I told you, Buy my car with it fitted, then leave the car and take the bumper

[Connor]

Starting to shape up nicely - when will we be seeing it in person?

Should be up august time,
otherwise i will back at uni in sept
should be alot different before then

[Connor]

I told you, Buy my car with it fitted, then leave the car and take the bumper

Gayboy sell me your car for 20 pound yea

[connor c]

i want a white nova lol
down 80mm on them fans,job done

[Grey]

if you come have a look at seats might have some other bits and bobs you might want :) looks in good nick rust standard with all novas lol :thumb:

[Rickyb]

looking good pall

[Connor]

Bit of an update, got full(ish) gsi interior
Should have a front gsi bumper soon then spraying the bumpers and my shirts satin black, then it should look half decentish
and these :cool:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs488.snc3/26714_405165604925_637964925_4602268_3682850_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs557.snc3/30447_405165744925_637964925_4602270_3372729_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs100.snc4/36370_405166099925_637964925_4602276_1699338_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs557.snc3/30470_405166244925_637964925_4602280_6531727_n.jpg

[AlexW]

I think you should buy my rear bumper too :p What interior bits you missing.

Looks good anyway, just needs decent bright pics and the wheels painting :p

[bainyboy sr]

looking good on the comps mate

[Tim-SR]

looking good now mate! im now looking for a white mk2 nova :)

[Connor]

Cheers guys, i am very pleased with the look of the comps
Driving through my towncentre and looking the reflection of the shop windows it looks awesome.
Should look uber better with the gsi front bumper, skirts fitted and sprayed up etc.
Tim saw your car at pv, took me about 3-4mins to realise it was a 5dr lol

[16v-kev]

cool love the wheels they do lok good on it what are the next plans for it after the interior is fitted ??

[Connor]

Use it lol
it's going to be my uni hack atm
once I left uni i am hoping to rebuild it with a more track infuenced theme and give it a respray etc
then put an engine in it which pushes out more than 40 horses lol

[scott.parker]

Not bad at all really, like the MO's what size are they? and how low have you gone?

Scott

[Tim-SR]

Tim saw your car at pv, took me about 3-4mins to realise it was a 5dr lol

That a good thing or a bad thing? lol

[Connor]

Heated up my bumpers
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs038.snc4/34287_406081419925_637964925_4623822_7096351_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs150.snc4/36882_406081939925_637964925_4623834_3494029_n.jpg
Changed my boot due to a hideous dent (cheers for Iain for taking it to PV for me :thumb:)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs001.snc4/33421_406080594925_637964925_4623812_8291218_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs080.ash2/37360_406080919925_637964925_4623815_3695069_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs140.snc4/37332_406082554925_637964925_4623847_3436298_n.jpg
Then refitted the gsi spoiler the next day and also put my gsi skirts on
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs147.snc4/36723_408421554925_637964925_4685129_1272155_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs048.snc4/34739_408422199925_637964925_4685171_8142008_n.jpg

[Connor]

Then on route to a car meet at southend my mate took a few pics of me on the move :cool:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs139.snc4/37264_408422584925_637964925_4685176_2751891_n.jpg
Notice what it has done to my comps lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs071.ash2/36917_408423304925_637964925_4685184_4022160_n.jpg
love this pic :thumb:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs168.snc4/37729_408495824925_637964925_4687340_2015555_n.jpg

[Connor]

The second the last pic you can see the rear headrests which are finally finished :cool:


Not bad at all really, like the MO's what size are they? and how low have you gone?

Scott

They are 15" and only have 60mm spring in atm, once i can afford goodcoilovers i shall be running it 80-100

[Tommy_nova]

nice conner looking great :)

[connor c]

looking well connor

[Balley]

Looks tidy bud, we need some photos MK2 Glaicer White FTW :D

[Connor]

For sure, when I return to derbyland I shall pop over to lincon for a lil glacier White nova car meet lol

[Balley]

Lmao, would be rude not to, make sure mines on the road first though!

[scott.parker]

Did you heat gun, or hair dryer the bumpers, how far away/and how long did you keep it in one place?

looking really good mate.

Scott

[Connor]

Did you heat gun, or hair dryer the bumpers, how far away/and how long did you keep it in one place?

looking really good mate.

Scott

Used a heat gun
quite hard to describe but I done it in bits and generally heated say an eighth of the bumper really quickly then concentrate it around 30cm in layers all the way down, can really describ how fast but you will see it, and then work all the way round the bumper. Can't reply explain that well but all I can say is practises on an old bumper or boot grab handle etc, once done it looks really good but don't let it get too hot otherwise it bubbles lol

[Connor]

£89 spent today on rebuild kit for the 1.2 lol oh and the centre box of the exhaust

[Connor]

So yesterday cracked on with the full gasket changing and belts and most of the gaskets were leaking
Took the sump off to drain
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs220.snc4/39331_415102074925_637964925_4871272_3874830_n.jpg
Cheers neighbor for lending me your drive lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs224.snc4/38527_415102669925_637964925_4871317_2976680_n.jpg
My new oil drainer tank, £5 from local factors, i love it
You can also see the bodge repair on my old exhaust in the top right corner
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs249.snc4/39798_415103084925_637964925_4871344_5184875_n.jpg
Head off, and dont worry peeps there was cardboard underneath, and it was only placed there until i cleared out my footwell for it to live in there lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs220.snc4/39360_415103474925_637964925_4871373_3235268_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs250.snc4/39850_415103704925_637964925_4871379_6630644_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs129.ash2/39764_415104019925_637964925_4871399_5031907_n.jpg
My car is now rammed with car bits, and because its not my drive i had nowhere to put my head, so fook it, it lives in the nova for a night lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs208.snc4/38751_415104504925_637964925_4871415_7468060_n.jpg
All cleared up ready for today, Update later on :)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs225.snc4/38589_415104784925_637964925_4871423_4593945_n.jpg

[AlexW]

Heres me hoping you was going to put a decent engine in :(

[Connor]

Nowt wrong with a 1.2 lol

[Connor]

Well after faffing around with the 1.2 i now have full gsi interior including dash dials etc
Off to pick up a unpainted gsi bumper at the weekend so will have updates this weekend, oh and to keep the thread alive heres a couple of pictures been taken of it and a couple of professional ones at a car meet :cool:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs181.ash2/44416_420378049925_637964925_5014535_6451094_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs272.snc4/39944_420167349925_637964925_5007771_237657_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs302.snc4/40436_456382250659_508745659_6931597_4286862_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs133.ash2/40000_456382350659_508745659_6931599_290649_n.jpg

[Rickyb]

looking top buddy nice suttle changes make a world of difference lol

[Grey]

Intresting! good pictures!! ive got a green ka to do the a to b for a cheepy as sold astra lol where are you from again?

[Connor]

where are you from again?

Braintree pal, once you got yours sorted we will arrange a meet or something

[Plug]

SELL THE WHEELS TO MEEEEEEE lol

Looking good mate :thumb:

[Connor]

MMMMMMMM unpainted gsi front bumper :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :thumb: :cool:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs138.ash2/40251_421956854925_637964925_5057820_2695186_n.jpg

[Connor]

SELL THE WHEELS TO MEEEEEEE lol


No :p
Payed 200 for them, i got centre caps with them but some durka painted them a hideous red colour

[Balley]

Very nice

[Plug]

ill give you £200.01 for them :)

lol looks good with the unpainted gsi bumper mate :thumb:

[Connor]

Well not really much of an update, just more pictures lol
Cars done about 2000 miles since the last update, no problems so im happy :thumb:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs362.snc4/44568_424251719925_637964925_5115404_4777847_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs364.snc4/44760_424260834925_637964925_5115534_115988_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs424.snc4/46763_427434979925_637964925_5190771_4232899_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs157.ash2/41199_425144114925_637964925_5142873_439950_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs377.snc4/46057_425144229925_637964925_5142881_4653420_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs318.snc4/41214_425144249925_637964925_5142882_6627283_n.jpg
and then after a clean and polish
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs611.snc4/59125_427396684925_637964925_5190184_6639253_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs212.ash2/47520_427433004925_637964925_5190733_1591857_n.jpg
Thanks for looking :d

[draper]

and the horn seems to only work when a female is near, any female lol

[Connor]

yer thats how i roll draper

[Iain]

Looking good, can't go wrong with white car, white MOs and grey bumpers, although IMO it could do with a splash of colour somewhere?

[Connor]

Looking good, can't go wrong with white car, white MOs and grey bumpers, although IMO it could do with a splash of colour somewhere?
Yea it is a bit bland, but i wanted it to look original and period as poss, so will probably leave it as it is for a while till i get bored

[Grey]

Looking good dude! :d when you finish uni?

[Connor]

Cheers pal, i break up next may time, will have a healthy break at christmas (5 weeks iirc) get yours done so we can have a mini-meet :thumb:

[Connor]

Oh and got some rear window surrounds thanks to draper, taa for the cuppa and fitting them for me as i am a tard lol cut my thumb and didnt even get one fitted lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs054.ash2/36057_437755064925_637964925_5407392_7032678_n.jpg

[Prey]

is draper reinventing himself as the new 'florence nightingale of novas' ?

hmm there has to be a plan afoot....

[draper]

no worries connor

why is everyone so suspicious when i do a good deed :(

[Connor]

Water pump decided to fail on me, bearings went and it was spraying antifreeze all over the shop, so new one fitted with a new cambelt, also sorted the exhaust out as it was knocking against the rear axle, then got bored so welded the 'tip' off a dodge neon on the back as the new one i bought was about 2 inches under my bumper anyways pictures
It started raining and there was no room in the garage so out comes the umbrella and cable ties lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs114.snc4/36040_443116514925_637964925_5501285_7530431_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs789.snc4/66922_443117004925_637964925_5501291_5505254_n.jpg
offending culpret
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs777.snc4/67791_443130214925_637964925_5501495_4582703_n.jpg
My new tip lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs451.ash2/72452_443244999925_637964925_5503099_469708_n.jpg

[AlexW]

Tip isnt so bad actually imo.

'Bay is dirty :(

[Connor]

yea i'm happy with the tip, wanted a rolled tip but thats all that was on our scrap pile lol,
and yea bay is dirty due to it being used everyday in all weathers and i cba to clean it, you should see the grime on my actual engine lol

[Prey]

that umbrella setup is mint - i will be using that in future lol

[Connor]

Worked a treat, didnt poke my eye out either, which i thought i might

[tb16v]

Brings back memories of my first nova, nice and clean mate ;)

[Connor]

Cheers pal

[danderv]

Looking sweet mate :thumb: is southend cruise still happening on sat nights mate?

[Connor]

Looking sweet mate :thumb: is southend cruise still happening on sat nights mate?
Cheers mate and yea, pretty sure it does, think its dying down now due to the cold weather

[Connor]

Starting to build a c16se with gsxr 750 boddies on megasquirt soon :p
Updates soon ;)

[Damo]

Looks a nice motor that connor very clean mate.

[Prey]

megasquirt you say?

[Connor]

Yes Al megasquirt why?

[Prey]

Yes Al megasquirt why?

Just interested! Never played with megasquirt!

[Connor]

Neither have i lol,
gonna be a learning curve, a lad on my course is doing a similar thing and hes had experience with it before, hopefully he will help us lol

[bainyboy sr]

Starting to build a c16se with gsxr 750 boddies on megasquirt soon :p
Updates soon ;)


nice sounds like it will be a good engine cars looking good as always matey

[Connor]

Cheers pal, will be interesting to see the outcome of it, hopefully i can kick the nuts out of it on a track next year maybe

[Tom-Tank]

next year on track you in the nova me in the turboed corsa bring it on rusty

[Connor]

Haha dreamer tom, me on the track, you sitting crying because your engine has melted :thumb:

[Tom-Tank]

your car wont make it to the track lol it will rot before you get there
and my engine wont melt unless you go near it with that firey head of yours
and that parcel shelf you have looks sick who gave that to you?

[Connor]

tom go back on corsa-c.co.uk where they have dreams of turbo conversions on 1.4's :thumb:

[Elstro1988]

Looks great so far :) Subtle mods are the way to go!

Ah Braintree - been there a couple of times, a mate of mine used to live there. You're probably the closest PNGer to me I think :)

[Grey]

Getting more intresting! :thumb:

[Grey]

Ah Braintree - been there a couple of times, a mate of mine used to live there. You're probably the closest PNGer to me I think :)

Im not to far away from you like 30 mile lol cambridge yeah?

[Connor]

We need to have a christmas PNG meet :thumb:
Oh and the 1.6 engine is now bought :thumb:

[Grey]

We need to have a christmas PNG meet :thumb:
Oh and the 1.6 engine is now bought :thumb:

Agreed! and also i noticed your name in the parts for sale section good buy! :d :cool:

[Elstro1988]

Im not to far away from you like 30 mile lol cambridge yeah?

yeah, Cambridge, just down the old A14 :thumb:

There's a few Novas knocking about this city, but none look to be modified so I dunno if they belong to PNGers

[AlexW]

What sort of cost is megasquirt? I prefer emerald myself, Despite the cost.

[Connor]

The cost is being split and not sure of the total but it should be alot.
And the reason we chose megajolt is because the idea of our project at uni is to design and build a bike throttle body kit for the 16se engine

[Connor]

Okay so the project has been accepted (got a b- for the proposal :d)
So drove over to draper who gave me a spare inlet manifold and head. You will be receiving your stellas saturday :thumb: :d :thumb:
I needed the manifold to measure up and create a 3d model of it on solidworks to analyse the flow and design etc, and the bare head is purely used as a jig for macking and fabbing up the new exhaust and inlet manifolds, anyways made the templates for the flanges for the new manifolds today and also got a few measurements including the old exhaust gaskets as reference so they fit anyways heres a couple of pics
Manifold ripe for some measuring :p
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs946.snc4/73966_455075034925_637964925_5705618_787719_n.jpg
One of three template made up, and also measurements taken of
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs466.ash2/73927_455075064925_637964925_5705620_1815663_n.jpg
Gasket measurements made:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs565.ash2/148700_455075139925_637964925_5705623_4109344_n.jp g

[scott.parker]

Interesting mate, i would re make the templates on some tough card though as you might loose the paper ones! lol

Scott

[Connor]

Templates are in a safe place not to worry,
And yea started drawing up the flanges on solidworks but computer started to mess up so retired for the day. Just need to get hold of an exhaust manifold to get the measurements

[pikey1986]

looks like a good project connor, if its any use to you ive got a fannymould somewhere you could have for a tenner

[Bubba]

i could never get the hang of flow works. :(

have to put pics of the 3d stuff up, i loved solid works, cant get my copy to run though

[Connor]

I got a manifold, its just in essex lol, Pm me your postcode buddy and i may have it off ya.
And bubba, never used flow works lol, but i know people who have so it will probably cost me a few beers to get one on one tutorials with it.
And i will post as many pics and progress to try and keep the thread alive :thumb:

[Connor]

Inlet manifold nearly drawn on solidworks now :)
flange:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs930.snc4/74380_457234984925_637964925_5732867_8060586_n.jpg
in progress
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1157.snc4/149941_457347519925_637964925_5734747_2940775_n.jp g
in progress
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs483.ash2/75626_457347549925_637964925_5734748_2941302_n.jpg

[Cle]

interesting :)

[Connor]

Been busy with other uni work and also ermmm black ops :d
But managed to get the inlet manifold nearly done and started with the exhaust manifold, once there done and analysed the work on the new manifold designs can start then to start making them :d
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs980.snc4/75385_459607534925_637964925_5759905_2376590_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1176.snc4/154796_459607619925_637964925_5759908_5742066_n.jp g
this is the start of the exhaust flange
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1174.snc4/154605_459608164925_637964925_5759923_5164297_n.jp g
Hopefully progress will start to come faster now

[Grey]

Looks intresting mate!! add me xbox GREYS SUPERNOVA :thumb:

[reevie1987]

your cars looking good fella good work likeing the wheels aswell good choice

[Connor]

Looks intresting mate!! add me xbox GREYS SUPERNOVA :thumb:
Ps3 :thumb:


your cars looking good fella good work likeing the wheels aswell good choice
Cheers pal, tried keeping it subtle as i can and as in period,
Think i may go crazy next year with some random colour. Thinking iluminous green or blue cage with matching painted things :wtf: :roll: lol

[draper]

paint it orange to match your hair lol

[Connor]

paint it orange to match your hair lol

We've still got loads of this orange left from the 205 were building :p
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs803.snc4/68368_440204004925_637964925_5452075_2015130_n.jpg
its a definate possibility :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[draper]

might do my cage and wheels that colour actually - i likes it !!

[Connor]

Its much brighter in the sunlight than in my crappy iphone pics.
Hmmm you got me thinking now, and thats not good usually when i get thinking things go bad lol

[Connor]

Okay sorry to bore you with my cad drawings bit i finished off the inlet manifold and started with the exhaust manifold but then beer was calling me.
Oh and the vauxhall logo and stuff is for banter :p
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1158.snc4/150084_461211204925_637964925_5781907_7954482_n.jp g
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs955.snc4/74870_461212689925_637964925_5781909_5822586_n.jpg
1st attempt and the exhaust manifold was poo so i did it again lol
1st go:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1199.snc4/155146_461257759925_637964925_5782537_499189_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1196.snc4/154796_461249134925_637964925_5782430_7567464_n.jp g
2nd attempt is much more better, but needs finishing along with the downpipe
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1153.snc4/149592_461322309925_637964925_5783461_2042426_n.jp g
Once i have finished faffing around with solidworks i will finally be able to write a program to cnc the flanges and then the manifolds can be made :thumb:

[Connor]

Finally got round to finishing the bloody manifolds off, and now we can start on the actual flange making :cool:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1199.snc4/155100_464805729925_637964925_5835205_4938197_n.jp g
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1220.snc4/155268_464805774925_637964925_5835206_7364976_n.jp g
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1219.snc4/155168_464805809925_637964925_5835207_1046531_n.jp g
with the inlet (just for the pic lol)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs960.snc4/75326_464812149925_637964925_5835345_2067044_n.jpg
Also another uni project that involves CIM (computer integrated manufacturing) is this opel badge i designed, and have to write a program to get it cnc machined, something for the mantlepiece lol
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1175.snc4/154757_464884049925_637964925_5836756_1315938_n.jp g
Any how, no more gayy cad drawing from now on i promise :d
To get this project back to reality here a couple of pics from yesterdays drive down some lanes in the ice
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1161.snc4/150311_464548294925_637964925_5830548_4898210_n.jp g
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs603.ash2/155496_464548324925_637964925_5830550_776530_n.jpg

[Prey]

Where were these lanes? If its derby i feel a magical mystery tour coming on....

[NOV4_SPORT]

very nice, liking the inlet and exhaust manifold mate.

iain

[Connor]

Al - Its basically next to next to that powerstation near the m1, those pictures were at the entrance to a delta force paintball place in nottigham

[Connor]

very nice, liking the inlet and exhaust manifold mate.

iain

Cheers mate, its been alot of hassle and stress lol,
self teaching yourself solidworks ftl lol

[Connor]

New engine is here - should be going in in roughly 2 weeks when i break up for uni
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http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs580.ash2/150229_466314389925_637964925_5856091_5593298_n.jp g
And a picture from last night to show its being used everyday and night :p
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs580.ash2/150229_466314374925_637964925_5856088_4966291_n.jp g
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1160.snc4/150229_466314379925_637964925_5856089_6579621_n.jp g

[Prey]

Should come out to play later dude.

[Connor]

at home in essex i'm afraid :cry:
Will be playing here though

[Prey]

lol, ass draggin the nova..... was tempted to pull mine out but no ins and tax boo.

[Iain]

Should be good with the new engine, you doing anything to it/checking it out before you plonk it in?

[Connor]

Yea, going to strip most it down, check the big ends and lifters etc,
but will be very strapped for time so wont be tarting it up or painting my bay, that will have to wait

[Andy]

For the price of bearings and rings,would it not be worth replacing whilst its in bits?

[Connor]

For the price of bearings and rings,would it not be worth replacing whilst its in bits?

Yes but i think i will be buying a bare 16se head and block and rebuilding it when i get chance and putting it in soon as i can.
Me and rushing = fail imo
Only reason i am rushing to get this one in is because i am need it for my uni project. If it fails on me, it will be a kick in the teeth, just wanting it to last temporary. Doesnt help that i am spending 95% of my time in Derby and have no acces to tools storage etc, so i get the 5% to bash out as much work as i can when i am home from uni

[bainyboy sr]

nice should be a bita fun with the 1.6 , i would redtop it xe ftwlol

[Connor]

Would love to bainyboy but wouldnt be able to afford the insurance as im only 20 and got 2yrs ncb

[Prey]

1.6 can still be plenty grin factor!

I would very much like a go in it when it is in cause I've never driven a standard 1.6 so would be good to see what they are like!

[Connor]

1.6 can still be plenty grin factor!

I would very much like a go in it when it is in cause I've never driven a standard 1.6 so would be good to see what they are like!

No problemo,

[LEWI007]

Ill show you some of my CAD 3D Models ive been building for a long time.

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh57/LEWI007/slr%20nova/dIZZY.png
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh57/LEWI007/slr%20nova/LETNOVASLR2.png
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh57/LEWI007/slr%20nova/LETNovaSLR.png
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh57/LEWI007/slr%20nova/4444.png

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh57/LEWI007/slr%20nova/ports.png

Been a project of mine for the past 4 year or something lol

How long you been doing it for ?

[Connor]

Well i picked the worst week to do my engine conversion haven't i lol!!!
Well i have been laying in the bloody snow all day and freezing my t1ts off, but hey hoy its all fun :wtf: :d

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs734.snc4/65415_476063884925_637964925_6005250_5194676_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1237.snc4/156933_476063939925_637964925_6005252_6827327_n.jp g
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs615.ash2/156705_476063994925_637964925_6005254_7812546_n.jp g
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs014.snc6/166478_476064044925_637964925_6005255_4971446_n.jp g
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs007.snc6/165707_476064094925_637964925_6005256_3654446_n.jp g
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs692.snc4/63222_476065994925_637964925_6005301_4192127_n.jpg
Still smiling somehow :)
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Got round to bolting up the 1.6 and putting the hubs shafts and wheels back together. Gonna start trying to plumb and do the wiring tommorow
Will report back then

[AlexW]

Good progress dude despite the cold

[Connor]

Cheers man, got the hard bit now, the wiring, have a feeling this maybe my downfall lol

[AlexW]

Give me a shout if you get stuck, I think I gave you the basics, weather you understood it or not is a different matter lol

[Balley]

Well done Man.. love the fact your getting on with it !!

[Connor]

yea it does and cheers btw, but still, me and wiring really dont go hand-in-hand

[Connor]

Cheers dan, weather doesnt affect my workrate, it just affects the amount of tea i drink

[NOV4_SPORT]

Well done mate for getiing on with it despite the freezing cold weather, ah yes countless amounts of hot tea are good, but makes you need to pee a lot more lol.

iain

[Iain]

I'm impressed Connor, very committed! Wiring isn't too hard to get those running.

[Connor]

Ahh well today started off badly, my mate who was giving us a lift to my uncles garage where my car is kept (45mins drive) pulled out to illness :gay: .
So a 15minate jog to the train station followed by a mild heart attack whilst asking for a ticket lol lol lol
But the rest of the day went pretty good, got a majority of the wiring done, all the throttle/clutch cables and speedo drive connected up.
Then got round to fitting my new fuel tank aswell.
Got a little holdback now as i got a few plugs i didnt know what the hell they plugged into lol
Anyways heres a few random pics from today :-
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http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1357.snc4/162966_476533349925_637964925_6011668_1642251_n.jp g
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs736.ash1/162993_476533574925_637964925_6011670_4692919_n.jp g
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs732.ash1/162660_476533629925_637964925_6011671_5963053_n.jp g

[Mazz]

Top work dude, rep for braving the cold!!

[scott.parker]

Top work dude, rep for braving the cold!!

Seconded on that mate, well done!

[pikey1986]

you've got some serious motivation dude, keep up the good work

[Connor]

Got a few hours done on the nova today. Basically finishing little bits off and ticking off jobs on the to-do list. Also finally finished up fitting the tank and found a place to put the fuel pump and filter and one of the lines is already done, just one more line to do, plus i got reeaaaaaaalllly confused with the wiring, then i realised i printed off the wrong wiring diagram on autodata ffs!!! :roll: :tosser: lol . With the right diagram its starting to make sence lol
Anyhow heres a random picture from today
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs014.snc6/166422_476896054925_637964925_6017254_7661805_n.jp g
And heres the bad boy ride im rolling around in over christmas, 1.6 AUTO suzuki baleno :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :tard: :cry: :cry:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs352.ash2/63268_476896414925_637964925_6017270_1015750_n.jpg

[Connor]

New wheels - 200 smackers with nearly new tyres :) :) :cool:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs098.snc4/36280_10150111453361228_689656227_7680053_4811627_ n.jpg
And engine is all wired up just need to put the battery terminals and cross my fingers that it starts, will report back in the morning folks :thumb:

[Iain]

Nice wheels, should stand out from all the others with them on :thumb::p

[Mazz]

pah, them wheels will never catch on..!

[Connor]

Ehh i know there done to death but i have always wanted a set since owning a nova. Plus i still got the comps so i can always put those back on :) :) :)

[Calamity Josh]

I will arange about colecting the 1.2 when i next see you on facebook, if it's still available??:confused:

[Balley]

Much prefer comps, buta thats only because there not over done,.. will look nice what ever you do mate!

Fingers crossed it will run :) !

[Connor]

Much prefer comps, buta thats only because there not over done,.. will look nice what ever you do mate!

Fingers crossed it will run :) !

Cheers Dan, got nearly all my fingers crossed lol

Yea dont get me wrong i love my comps and they will go back on (after i refurb them) And i know speedlines are basically Factory wheels on a nova nowadays, but ever since i had a nova, i remember seeing a nova with them on and thinking 'one day i will have a set of them' lol, sad i know :roll: :p lol

[Connor]

In desperate need of a clean :cry:
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[Connor]

Looks factory now ;)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs049.snc4/34813_483187754925_637964925_6150169_159486_n.jpg

[draper]

looks good connor, the ugly birds you try and impress at the scrapyard will be impressed

[Connor]

Eh draper, there not ugly there just a tad misfugured haha
Any hole is a goal is my strategy. Does it work....... no :cry:

[AlexW]

Eh draper, there not ugly there just a tad misfugured haha
Any hole is a goal is my strategy. Does it work....... no :cry:

I thought you lived in essex lol

[Connor]

When i mean 'hole' i mean anything that hasnt got 20kids and more STI's than a subaru :) :)
I do have standards you know, there not very high but they are there ;)

[AlexW]

lol For that your have to risk going to prison, Although 14 year olds are in short supply.

Whats left to do on the engine?

[draper]

has your mate stil got that bike btw

[bainyboy sr]

looks good mate i would paint them white will look so much better, thats arch looks like its getting worse whens it getting sorted? oh love the suzuki passion wagon just seen it plenty of room for fat burds lol

[Connor]

Alex, 16+ for me, as dont wanna end up as someone's bitch in the inside ;)

Draper yes he has mate i will get him to txt you later if you want

Bainyboy- Yes i am getting an arch repair panel done sometime next year. It actually looks worse in pictures its not actually that bad.
And that blue thing in the background is a chevreleot Astro van, which is on airbag suspension and runs a twin turbo viper engine lol

[Connor]

Oh and news just in, just got my engine started yaaaaaaaaaay.
Got abit of a fueling issue but should sort that out in next half hour.
Over and out

[draper]

your updating your WIP from the side of the car ? epic saddo behaviour

[Connor]

Yes epic saddo behaviour, nah its just i'm logged on, on the computer in the workshop and its the only place in the workshop that has any heating lol, i just keep nipping in here to keep warm

[draper]

southern fairy lol

[Iain]

Congrats on your engine start, but whats this about scrappy women? Are you trying to seduce ratburger woman at Looms?

[Connor]

Shes way outta my league Iain

[Connor]

The drive home didnt go well :(
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs749.ash1/164079_483823204925_637964925_6159882_5858885_n.jp g

[Balley]

Whats happened??

[Connor]

Gear linkage popped out, literally at the end of my road, drove it back from colchester (45mins away) no problem. I now have my car parked outside and waiting for my mate to come round with a jack and two axle stands to put it back on

[Balley]

Lol oh well atleast its a easy fix

[Connor]

Yea although linkage went i'm chuffed that in general the engine ran spot on for the journey home and in general its pretty good.
Only other problem is that the exhaust is rediculously loud so i will be putting silencers in it tommorow

[Iain]

Glad to hear it's going smoothly, my 1600 was pretty reliable too.

[Balley]

Why is it loud??

[Connor]

Cheers Iain, its going smoothish atm, just little things need doing, thats why i took it for a drive home, it revs up fine but on idle is running a little lumpy and doesnt like to start very well on cold start.
And Dan the reason its loud is because of this:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs036.snc6/166617_480437779925_637964925_6091197_4965108_n.jp g
I am putting my standard 1.2 backbox on in hope that it quiets down, also waiting to hear back from someone for an omp exhaust for it :cool: :thumb:

[Balley]

Oh I see.. They tend top be very lumpy.. I think is the Idle Control Valve

[draper]

good work connor, will be interesting to compare this to alans when your back up here

[Connor]

Yea, hopefully my car will be running abit better later just had a spend at my local factors
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[draper]

didnt think to do all that with the engine out ? while its all easier to get to lol

[Connor]

Well yea, but i never thought i was actually get it started lol
So was abit of a shock once i wired it all up and it started lol
Hey hoy at least its a lil 8v so everythings easy to do with it in the bay :)

[scott.parker]

Glad its all running mate, not so good to here of the teething probs, hope you sort it all asap!

Scott

[mowgli]

Glad its all running mate, not so good to here of the teething probs, hope you sort it all asap!

Scott

the afm pipe was split. there thankfully isn't much to go wrong on an e16se

[bainyboy sr]

nice mate how you finding the new power plant ?

[Connor]

Engines running good, only issues i had is modifying my old 1.2 backbox on the straight through and water pump started leaking earlier so done that along with the cambelt and alt belt. just needs little bits tidying up all stuff that can be done whilst still using it everyday.
All in all it runs fine now and i am happy (for now) :)

[Balley]

Good, nice to here it .. I finally got my lump out today :)

[Connor]

Good to hear dan, get it done, and we need the glacier white crew parked together at pv ;) :thumb:.
Heres a picture update :)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1395.snc4/164725_484797314925_637964925_6174232_5562452_n.jp g

[LEWI007]

Was there a big difference from the old engine ?

Was it a 1.2 to a 1.6 ?

[Connor]

Yea quite abit tbf, its a nice jump.
Not crazy fast but well enough for me for now, i have also noticed it is ridiculously better on fuel than my old 1.2 carbed, but i think thats down to my old 1.2 being mullered lol

[Tommy_nova]

Great work dude looked good enjoy the extra bhps lol

[Connor]

Cheers tommy, its nice to have a car that regardless of speed beforehand hits a hill and flat out does 60 lol not good if your overtaking on the m1 and hit a hill and slow down to 60 lol lol

[bazil]

Nice lil motor, out of curiosity what gearbox are you using?

[Tommy_nova]

haha been there myself lol 1600s aint bad at all :thumb:



Cheers tommy, its nice to have a car that regardless of speed beforehand hits a hill and flat out does 60 lol not good if your overtaking on the m1 and hit a hill and slow down to 60 lol lol

[Dave.]

Good to hear dan, get it done, and we need the glacier white crew parked together at pv ;) :thumb:.
Heres a picture update :)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1395.snc4/164725_484797314925_637964925_6174232_5562452_n.jp g

Looks like mine here lol, looks very smart dude, :thumb:

[Connor]

Looks like mine here lol, looks very smart dude, :thumb:

Only just realised you commented, and cheers dude yours looks nice aswell
and very similar to mine lol

And not an update of such, but been using the car with no problems so far, got me to derby 180miles no probs, and now is being used every few days just to keep it going

[joe.riley]

nice nova mate :thumb: we will have to meet up some time. pm me and we will sort something out.

[Connor]

Cheers dude, pm on route

[Conner]

Plans are, Inspect fully and deal with any rust/rot,
Stage 1 (due to budget)
-get another standard mk2 rear bumper
-get gsi skirt
-spray bumpers and skirts and boot grab handle satin black
-fit sri blue front seats
-find suitable wheels and buy and fit them
-ebay coilovers (for now)
Then stage 2 involves less interior and a bigger engine (undecided yet)
Stage 3 - go crazy, fully stripped out and lairy engine (will 98% not happen lol)
Comments appreciated :d i have a mk2 front and rear bumper?

[Connor]

AHHh thought i was talking to myself then lol
Conner, you not read through my thread i take it?

[Connor]

Rad hose decided that it didnt like the taste of antifreeze/k-seal no more so it spat it out lol
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/208568_10150148342114926_637964925_6795864_7640643 _n.jpg
Problem it was whilst i was driving home from uni 120mile away from my destination (my home). After an argument with aa people who were trying to charge me 350pounds to pick me up, i decided to try and fix it. LUCKILY i had a tiny bit of gaffa tape to limp me to the nereast petrol garage where i bought a massive reel of it.
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/217392_10150148369549926_637964925_6796372_2909530 _n.jpg
After a long drive home of constantly stopping and re-gaffing and filling with water every 5 miles or so, i got home, then the Hassell brothers (Calamity Josh & spunkeymonkey on here) sorted me with a new rad hose free of charge along with a shed load of random nova parts. So its all fixed now :)
That is all

[Connor]

Oops :roll:
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/215985_10150151802019926_637964925_6831539_224625_ n.jpg
All fixed
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/215790_10150152461394926_637964925_6836933_3023464 _n.jpg

[Iain]

wtf did you do

[Connor]

well...........
I not actually certain but at a guess. I parked my car outside mine in the road because i picked up a spare set of alloys for it which i got off a scrap mk4 astra :):
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/215002_10150151654004926_637964925_6830079_5198607 _n.jpg
Then i am guessing i must of wacked the headrest into the windscreen which cracked it. but not overly sure tbh. Cost me 75quid fitted which isnt that bad imo, but now i havent got my top tint anymore :(

[AlexW]

lol Shoulda moaned about it not being top tint!

I had some wheels like them once

[Iain]

£75 fitted! I thought you were supposed to be a pikey student. £20 and DIY job!

[Balley]

what you doing with the wheels?

[Connor]

Wheels are sitting in my garage awaiting paint, there spares,
and yea i know 75 isnt ideal but its not too bad considering i rang at like 5pm yesterday and he came at 9 in the morning to fit it.
And Alex top tint was an extra 50 quid :eek:

[Connor]

lil update, picked up these a fitted them, hopefully buying some sparco 3 point harnesses to match tonight. The seats are awesome and have lowered the drivers height quite abit, also considerably lighter than the gsi one is had in before, just need tidying up
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/216097_10150158871669926_637964925_6895770_5262020 _n.jpg

[Iain]

Excellent, are they the Forzas?

[Connor]

They are indeed, abit tatty but suit the car perfectly lol

[Iain]

Yes they suit you perfectly

[Connor]

Bingo, tbf is it is in perfectly working order but a lil scruffy or not new looking, doesn't bother me at all, as i am only going to make it look scruffy by going near it lol.
When you taking me for a rip in the Xe then Iain :p

[Iain]

True at least you don't ruin brand new stuff lol Whenever you want, waiting on some gearbox seals to try and stop the diff plate leaking but other than that any time

[Connor]

Txt me when you got the gearbox seals done. Thankfully (for you) i will deporting back down south permanently after 3-4 weeks as i finish my course (i hope) so definitely need to go out in it before then :)
Also if you need a hand with anything give us a shout as gives me an excuse not to do these assignments :p

[Balley]

looks good

[Connor]

cheers mate

[Connor]

My TRS harnesses finally arrived :)
Got one fitted as i had to refit to gsi seat because i had to give my mum a lift the other day and she refused to sit in the bucket seat lol
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/230131_10150164910529926_637964925_6961131_3524641 _n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/225161_10150164911494926_637964925_6961144_6851191 _n.jpg
And random pic from the other day when i was in the middle of no-where
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/223043_10150164912289926_637964925_6961154_6807957 _n.jpg
that is all

[Iain]

Tell your mum to get a grip and get in the bucket seat or walk lol

[Connor]

She payed my petrol so i was on strict orders lol

[playboy_jaycee]

Fair play to you if you can get it looking fresh again...time will only tell.

[Connor]

erm okay

[Prey]

wtf are you doing driving round highordish (spelling) - and why didn't you say lol - good rally roads those.

[Connor]

Mate i couldnt tell you were i was, all i know i was near brakenfield as i camped out the other day. Rounds were absolutely mint round there

[Prey]

lol my novas been through that ford a few times - the run down to it (going the other way to you) is awesome

[LEWI007]

TRS Harness FTW.

I want a set of those but the multi coloured ones.

[Connor]

lol my novas been through that ford a few times - the run down to it (going the other way to you) is awesome
Yea went up there but felt like i was going to end up in an unhappy farmers driveway soon enough lol

TRS Harness FTW.

I want a set of those but the multi coloured ones.
Yea mate there good quality so cant complain.
And multicoloured ones lol, that to match your steering wheel lol

[Connor]

killed some assignment time..
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/223343_10150168813344926_637964925_6999023_6999562 _n.jpg

[Connor]

Riiiiiiiiight, so seeing as there is an update with the forum i feel the need to update this thread.
After deciding the car was to come off the road winter time for a rebuild, i decided to just use it as it is untill then, unfortunately this lack of TLC and the harshness of the winter (and the midlands weather lol) its taken its toll on the old girl. And last week the headgasket decided to cr4p itself lol. Causing the lovely mayo style oil, it also caused it to run on 2/3 cylinders, the cap also decided it didnt want to stay on my header tank and came off creating a pretty fountain of boiling engine coolant lol. Anyhow, from this point, i decided it was time the old girl needed to come off the road, after slowly building up a rather large list of jobs doing for the next mot (next month fyi) and it didnt seem viable to repair to try and scrape through, so a garage has been sourced and the poor thing is now waiting, to be stripped and rebuilt. I intend on welding and eliminting all rust issues, weld in a 6 point cage, and respray in and out, and go all gay and fit a c20xe, i have purchased a crappy corsa c as a uni runabout whilst the nova is off the road and it is going to be a slow project as going to be on a very strict budget :roll: :cry:
Heres some milky goodness for you
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/263765_10150215229019926_637964925_7445842_5332124 _n.jpg
Heres my new daily (only a 1.2 sxi :( ) after i fitted my comps to it
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/270267_10150215809969926_637964925_7454332_6762724 _n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/262143_10150215809879926_637964925_7454330_160884_ n.jpg
Heres how it looks atm
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268837_10150215688014926_637964925_7452855_6444584 _n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/252907_10150209539694926_637964925_7383965_843690_ n.jpg
At Pv the other week with the comps on looking low on the back due to amount of cr4p i was hoarding there lol :
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254080_10150204568869926_637964925_7334143_4394954 _n.jpg
I would love to say keep an eye out for updates, but there will probably be none for a while tbh :mad:

[brainsnova]

Time for 1.6 16v

[Connor]

Its getting a c20xe fitted

[tom reid]

I blame the owner of the car, not the Midlands weather!

[Connor]

Your right tom, it is my fault and i take full responsibility tbh. I will justify it thought dont worry, will look tip top once its finished :)

[Connor]

Tidied up the daily and put some marmite wheels on it, comps are stripped and being bead blasted and painted with aviation paint which they paint planes with lol
Novas in the garage awaiting being stripped and rebuilt, but will be a long burner/when funds allow/when i am back from uni kinda project
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/262529_10150321657360630_641725629_9774863_7354101 _n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/281736_10150245738059926_637964925_7694480_5664263 _n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/281507_10150245746749926_637964925_7694610_6213478 _n.jpg

[Connor]

had a spare hour, but was too hot (im ginger so cut me some slack lol) so started stripping it, drop the fluids and took half the front off
leaky radiator has taken its toll on my crossmember so thats another part added to the parts needed list
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/216706_10150251307389926_637964925_7755577_390593_ n.jpg
and cleaned the corsa :roll:
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/188292_10150251277249926_637964925_7755138_3396690 _n.jpg

[Mazz]

Corsa looks nice the Ronal's, but the Nova looks sorry for itself..

[Iain]

Ace wheels, little too small for a C in my eyes but look awesome. Poor Nova :(

[scott.parker]

Turbo's will look better on the nova IMO mate.

[Connor]

Yea ronals looks abit small but i'm happy with it so its sticking as dont want to spend money on it lol
scott they are 15x7 et40 so will be a pain to fit lol
And novas looking sorry for its self but will slowly come back to life ( i hope lol )

[Connor]

Got an hour on the nova today, wacked both the wings off and was pretty chuffed, its pretty mint only a little patch really needed, wings are mint aswell
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185483_10150256075809926_637964925_7805397_7415746 _n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/284605_10150256076589926_637964925_7805410_403969_ n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/249275_10150256077574926_637964925_7805432_3520998 _n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/281601_10150256078029926_637964925_7805444_928375_ n.jpg

[Iain]

Checked up the turret too? The area you can only really feel and not see

[Connor]

yep one side has gone like on yours went, the other side is fine

[brainsnova]

It's a nice surprise when you remove the wings and rust is minimal. Looks solid there :thumb: