My sons project [Archive] - Performance Nova Group

16v-kev

17-06-10, 12:32 AM

well not been around for a while and i thought i would pop this up as its my sons project

due to my son looking for a project he got the go ahead from his mum we set about looking for something he can pull appart and not have to worry if it
doesnt see the road again for a while, so we kept our eye out looking for a nova or corsa that we could get on the cheap .
A few came up but due to where they were it was looking near on inpossible to get a car that we could get back untill one came along which was taxed and mot'd but with no pictures and a very brief out lay of a description and with a buy it now of £225, So with fingers crossed we brought it as it was only in leek which is not far it was easy to get it back as it was road legal.

so on tuesday night we hit the road to pick up this car that we had not even seen a picture of, It does need work but it is 19 years old !
here is what we have done to it so far !
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/035.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/036.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/037.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/046.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/047.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/048.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/049.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/050.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/051.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/052.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/053.jpg

yep shes a nova saloon 4 door (1.0) now you either like them or you dont and most people do the 3 door ones but we are going to be diffrent,
now she does have some rot but in due time its going to be stripped down to a shell and all sorted out i will keep it updated so you can see how he is getting on with it

also is there anyone else on here who have done 4 door novas and could you point me towards them please

cheers !

nova_saloon

17-06-10, 12:35 AM

some of nice four door five doors on here. used to have a 4 door saloon myself. was rottern in exactly the same place around the fuel cap. you can still pick up a 5 door rear panel fmo hadrians that will include the petrol cap piece with it. and it fits okay. but good luck with it

16v-kev

17-06-10, 12:43 AM

cheers chap thats a great help hes not sure what he wants to do to it engine wise i know it needs a few pannels but thats not to much of a worry

wwmnw

17-06-10, 12:52 AM

Looks alright that, what's the battery tray like? Bottom of the doors look surprisingly clean.

16v-kev

17-06-10, 06:43 PM

the battery tray has been welded up but not a major thing and the doors are not bad but the drivers door has been bent back when some one broke into it im sure it can be put right tho all in all its prittygood and to have brought it with out seeing it im well chuffed !

Rickyb

17-06-10, 07:04 PM

the best more door loon (well IMO).
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71244
and this looks a good project.

vaughanmc

17-06-10, 07:07 PM

Should be a good project, keep at it :)

novalicous

17-06-10, 07:09 PM

something to give you inspiration

Rob (novafusion) moor door loon xe
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r121/novafusion69/DSC02785.jpg

16v-kev

17-06-10, 07:59 PM

novalicous

17-06-10, 08:21 PM

thats put a smile on his face. I do want to point out my son is 15. this is his first ever project. He has followed me and his mum to the car shows for 7 years, his mum has a gsi estate and a cavalier turbo. He is hoping to get onto the motorsport level 3 course next sept so this will be a folder project for him to show at interviews too. Any help or advise he will document for his folder. Thanks guys

nova astra vectra?

hope you can both find some help and inspiration on here

I bought my first nova at 14/15 never looked back since

vaughanmc

17-06-10, 08:22 PM

I got mine at 14 and haven't looked back lol Still got it to this day (18 now) and had many Nova's over the years but still got it

Mike

17-06-10, 08:26 PM

thats put a smile on his face. I do want to point out my son is 15. this is his first ever project. He has followed me and his mum to the car shows for 7 years, his mum has a gsi estate and a cavalier turbo. He is hoping to get onto the motorsport level 3 course next sept so this will be a folder project for him to show at interviews too. Any help or advise he will document for his folder. Thanks guys

Dammit wish my rents were as cool as you sound when i was 15 :( I was rolling on a BMX with 3 spokes or a water cooled 4 cyclinder 125cc crosser that cost me £70 lol

Your lads plans sound pretty good, hope it comes out well for you & will keep my eye on your progress :)

John

17-06-10, 08:42 PM

Cool project, currently xe'ing a mk2 4 door saloon myself. Can't beat the good old pushrod though!

16v-kev

17-06-10, 08:43 PM

vectra gsi estate. she's had it 4 years. I'm sure he'll enjoy looking on here for hours. He 's out stripping it as i type. all the interior is now on my front lawn!

novalicous

17-06-10, 08:44 PM

. all the interior is now on my front lawn!

standard front seats make good garden seats lol

16v-kev

17-06-10, 08:44 PM

Dammit wish my rents were as cool as you sound when i was 15 :( I was rolling on a BMX with 3 spokes or a water cooled 4 cyclinder 125cc crosser that cost me £70 lol

Your lads plans sound pretty good, hope it comes out well for you & will keep my eye on your progress :)

He's got a bmx too! lol

Got to support your kids

16v-kev

17-06-10, 08:46 PM

standard front seats make good garden seats lol

It's not the first interior I've had on the lawn! Doubt it will be the last lol.

If any of you are going to billing we'll be there

vaughanmc

17-06-10, 08:47 PM

I'll be at Billing - Sat and Sun :)

Mike

17-06-10, 08:47 PM

He's got a bmx too! lol

Got to support your kids

BMX's rock! GT Powerlite Pro was my choice :) all chrome frame, proper bling bling none of this Shnoop dog bling :cool:

16v-kev

17-06-10, 08:55 PM

We'll be at billing Friday till Monday. be our 7th year ! Do you lot have a stand? Be good for Chris to have a look around at your cars.

Chris has a weethepeople bmx he's actually quite good. NO FEAR lol

We'll add some more pictures tonight. including his bike .

Sloth

17-06-10, 09:13 PM

wish my rents had your thoughts.....

looks good, just remember k.i.s.s, keep it simple son.

16v-kev

17-06-10, 10:54 PM

heres tonights pics with a pic of his bmx !!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/005.jpg

and here is the new garden furniture with the lad himself
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/008.jpg

even the cat lent a paw
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/010.jpg

for all you bmx fans (we the people )http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/009.jpg

and mum and dads cars
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/007.jpg

the next stage will be all the major bits !

Mike

17-06-10, 10:55 PM

BMX FTW, funk the Nova lol lol

John

17-06-10, 10:57 PM

Nova_Tek

17-06-10, 11:02 PM

Something different, nice! Don't see many more door loons being tinkered with so keen to see how this comes out.

I was about 15 when my dad offered me the Nova, which I have owned to this day (I'm 26 btw lol). I've only recently started a project myself.

Get him to have a good look on here so he gets ideas of how he wants it. Should be a great learning curve for him.

Keep up the work, looking forward to seeing this when finished. :thumb:

16v-kev

17-06-10, 11:17 PM

Of course we do! Come and say hi! take it you'll be with the vvoc? lol

Ha HA lol no we will be with ccc (camping caravaning club) We can't show with our club we're not VBOA approved. ie CTOR

We'll come and say hi tho, park the caravan on your stand! lol

Tea and coffee on demand.

Sloth

17-06-10, 11:23 PM

the seat runner plastics in that box, im sure benn is after a set....

Nova_Sean

17-06-10, 11:25 PM

tea and coffee on demand! Expect a visit from a very hung opver me at about 10ish for a coffee on saturday and sunday morning lol!!

I have 2 extra doors on my hatch, so god hates us both! lol

AlexW

17-06-10, 11:40 PM

What is it with 15 to 18 year olds having long hair recently? lol

Good starting project anyway!

16v-kev

17-06-10, 11:43 PM

tea and coffee on demand! Expect a visit from a very hung opver me at about 10ish for a coffee on saturday and sunday morning lol!!

I have 2 extra doors on my hatch, so god hates us both! lol

Your more than welcome to a coffee and as god hates you too you might get a bacon sandwich thrown in . :thumb:

16v-kev

17-06-10, 11:44 PM

What is it with 15 to 18 year olds having long hair recently? lol

Good starting project anyway!

bloody ear stretcher too! Kids hey lol
you won't miss him will ya

JUST want to say, thanks to you all. you've been so friendly and welcoming. Some clubs can be stand offish to non known members.

Tim-SR

17-06-10, 11:53 PM

Your more than welcome to a coffee and as god hates you too you might get a bacon sandwich thrown in . :thumb:

im a fellow more door owner lol does this make me welcome as my extra doors make baby jesus cry, i dont like tea or coffee though :wtf: lol

car looks fairly tidy though, good look with it :thumb:

16v-kev

18-06-10, 12:02 AM

im a fellow more door owner lol does this make me welcome as my extra doors make baby jesus cry, i dont like tea or coffee though :wtf: lol

car looks fairly tidy though, good look with it :thumb:

I'll have asprin on demand lol. extra doors help with errrrrrrrr getting extra beer crates in the back seats! no need to take them out the packaging and have em rolling round the floor wells !

Tim-SR

18-06-10, 12:07 AM

More doors, More whores :thumb: lol

Adaz_blud

18-06-10, 12:19 AM

for all you bmx fans (we the people )http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/009.jpg

spec please mate :thumb:

muzzy

18-06-10, 01:23 AM

Fairly getting on with stripping the car down. I had a C reg 4 door saloon, was lowered on coilovers with Manta GTE wheels and MK1 SR interior. Clean and simple is the best approach.

steviegsi

18-06-10, 01:36 AM

looks to be a good first project. i got my first at 16. currently lying in bits across a few sheds and hasnt moved under its own steam in 6 years lol

good luck to you both!

Connor

18-06-10, 02:28 AM

Ahh more door loons, you gotta love 'em
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs419.snc3/25220_383681039925_637964925_4073087_3807205_n.jpg

peester

18-06-10, 08:15 AM

nice one kev, glad to here you still have way too many cars lol, brill idea with the motorsport career and nova project.
will look forward to progress and will have to pop up sometime.

16v-kev

18-06-10, 06:25 PM

for all you bmx fans (we the people )http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/009.jpg

spec please mate :thumb:
hi all this is chris thanks for all the comments as for the bike spec its a wethepeople volta frame on odysee hazard wheels front and back ,khe prism pro cranks,and khe seat s&m slam bars eastern forks,khe affix stem eclat lever and xposure calipers .
its nice to ride and dont have any problems with it!
thanks again for comments and support and will keep you posted

mk1nova_rich

18-06-10, 08:31 PM

welcome to the forum, looks a nice project for your lad :) i dare say there is more money in the BMX than the Nova?! lol i want it!!

16v-kev

19-06-10, 12:12 PM

welcome to the forum, looks a nice project for your lad :) i dare say there is more money in the BMX than the Nova?! lol i want it!!

lol yeah the bike did cost more than the nova the frame was £250!!
and the nova was £225 lol

well rain stopped play yesterday and my son is working to day so hopfully i will have some small update to post up !

16v-kev

21-06-10, 01:00 AM

well not a lot done over this weekend as ive had my car to do and other bits and chris has been out on his bmx lol but a little more progress.
all of the interior has been removed bar the door panels and they will come of with the doors

so with the dash removed the wiring loom was pulled throught the bulkhead leaving it conected in the boot and some random alarm system was ripped out heres some pics i will take better ones tomorrow once i get my new camera

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0032.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0042.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0062.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0082.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0102.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0092.jpg

next will be the engine along with gearbox and the rest of the bits more pic soon

Mark Sparks

21-06-10, 02:06 AM

Good luck with the build looks like he's cracking on with it :thumb:

my kids keep asking for a project but they are only 9 & 11 lol

16v-kev

22-06-10, 11:22 PM

welll some more progress tonight the rest of the interior has been removed
along with the steering and the brake system. the engine is now disconnected and will come out soon then it will be put on a tresal and the body work will start to sorted

here he is getting stuck in !!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/023.jpg

this is under the battery tray it has been repaired but not very well

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/033.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/032.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/031.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/030.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/029.jpg

the chassie leg has been repaired at some point but there is a hole infront of it so the repair patch will come out so we can see whats under it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/028.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/027.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/026.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/025.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/024.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/034.jpg

this is how it stands at the moment :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0352.jpg

Nova_Tek

23-06-10, 08:59 AM

A few rusty bits look like they've surfaced during the strip, that chassis leg looks a bit rough.

What were the plans for this?

16v-kev

23-06-10, 11:23 AM

yes mate there has been a few holes turn up during the strip but they nwill all be sorted as it is going to be a bare shell and everything will be cleaned and welded up as for whats going into it we are still unsure but thats last of the worries !

pastry

23-06-10, 03:16 PM

nice project! Daddy cool. :D

Rickyb

26-06-10, 02:02 PM

looks fairly clean. il be keeping an eye on this.

Mark

29-06-10, 11:34 PM

God that drive brings back memories...

16v-kev

29-06-10, 11:56 PM

erm like a 3ltr cav lol !!

owww my knee lol

Mark

29-06-10, 11:57 PM

What was that noise?

Oh...your knee..lol

16v-kev

30-06-10, 10:54 PM

well time for a up date the engine had to come out and the front end needed everything removing

i have made a home made stand for it to go on it bolts into the front lower arm holes and has a novel foot plate !!

also it was time to get chris to weld and i dont think he has done a bad job as its his first time also it was time for me to get my welding into gear

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/009-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/010-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/011-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/012.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/008-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/013.jpg

also found a new hole behind the shocker
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/041-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/031-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/035-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/034-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/032-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/036-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/037-1.jpg

this is chris's great for a first time
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/038-2.jpg

this is my welding
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/039-1.jpg

16v-kev

30-06-10, 11:07 PM

here is the old 1 ltr looking sorry for itself
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/006-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/007-1.jpg

MattBrown

30-06-10, 11:11 PM

Looks good, wish my dad wasnt such a dick lol

Lucky to have one like yourself!!

Mark

01-07-10, 12:47 AM

Making good progress.

Connor

01-07-10, 11:38 AM

Awesome lil project,
wish i had a dad like you when i was growing up
+rep for the work carried out so far :d

16v-kev

01-07-10, 05:39 PM

cheers guys its getting there now once its off the ground and the rest of it is removed it will be body work time i hopfully will pick some bits up from billing ie wings front panel and any thing else that comes in hand we are still not sure what lump to put in it yet there has been a few ideas knocking around but thats last of the worries. as is the colour scheme i think he knows what colour he wants but the thing is most of the painter aound here are not the best so it might have to go on its travels to be painted.

i would rather him be on the drive way playing with this then running wild around the streets (and mark can vouch for that lol ) now due to rain i dont think any more will be done tonight unless its just a shower ! grrrrrrrrrrr

Mark Sparks

01-07-10, 08:25 PM

Great work there pall, love the stand nice one:thumb:

16v-kev

01-07-10, 11:38 PM

cheers mark sparks tonight we sorted out the rear stand i might make the foot plates bigger but its pritty solid
so now its off the ground and we can get to the underneath
as you can see chris is getting his hands dirty and is improving his welding skills
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/002-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/003-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/004-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/005-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/006-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/007-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/008-2.jpg

also we have found more rot and having a better look under the arches it looks like its had a arch on the nearside but we will see what happens when we attack it fully

cheers for looking

craig green

01-07-10, 11:38 PM

ace stand. ideal for hanging an exhaust!

[edit] nice long sleeves there for the welding! :roll:

Mark Sparks

02-07-10, 08:27 PM

If you got time you could make a jig so you can turn the car upside down on its side etc would make life a lot easyer for any jobs that need doing on the floor its a pain in the ass on your back especialy if your painting the floor im making one for next year i will use 2 engine stands and modify were needed.
Weld would have to be good.
Excelent progress so far mate keep it up.

16v-kev

12-08-10, 09:48 PM

well not updated this for a while due to my son falling off his bmx and parting two bones in his shoulder !

we have now put it in the garage out of the elements ! hopfully we should be starting on it again this weekend as we were at tv live and he wants to get it on the track if possible for next years show !

peester

27-08-10, 06:49 PM

congrats on the mini t.v feature chris and kev

dj_wudgey

27-08-10, 06:53 PM

nice project this and good stands you made there lol

16v-kev

27-08-10, 10:44 PM

cheers guys we were not sure when it was going in i only found out via a friend ! this morning and kept it quiet from chris all day untill i went and brought TV !

well things are moving on i do have a few pics to pop up as we now have some more bits for the old girl.

chris has been busy cleaning up some of the new bits and doing a bit of painting i will be poping up a wanted thread as there are a few bits we need to find !

dj_wudgey

28-08-10, 07:56 PM

whats the plans for this then matey?? bigger engine ect ect??

mk1nova_rich

28-08-10, 08:27 PM

nice home made stands there :thumb: hopefully all the rot gets sorted soon and you can start focusing more on the exciting stuff. Hope your sons alright after his accident too!! :)

Balley

28-08-10, 08:52 PM

Looks well cool, loving the loonmoredoorness :)

Keep up the good work!

16v-kev

29-08-10, 11:49 AM

cheers guys, as for engine and stuff we are going to go look at a c16xe complete today its from a corsa gsi its all there including the gear box its come up at the right price, we did think about a v6,xe,xev but decided as its my first project and to go for some thing smaller and easyer to fit /strip/ rebuild if needs be !

as the weather has not been the best the nova now is in the garage so it had to come off the stands but hopfully it will be going up in the air again soon !

one of our friends has brought a nova with loads of spares so off we went to see what he had and came back with loads of bits which had been my dads when he had his novo project.

to get back into things as im still recovering from my shoulder my mate came and gave me a hand with the rear beam as my dad left me with some power tools we set about cleaning the beam and giving it a coat of primer and then some paint, Once we had painted every thing it was time to fit the disc set up on the back beam my dad took me to work where he made some new brake pipes for it.
here are some pics
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/009l.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/012l.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/014-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/007l.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/008l.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/013-3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/016l.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/017l.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/015-1.jpg

i know discs are not to everyones tast but while we are there i wanted to do them and my dad said no problem ! had a quote on a self prep paint job and £500 was a good price so the body is going to be attact very soon !!

moffat

29-08-10, 12:09 PM

tidy disc conversion. how was hard it to convert?

16v-kev

29-08-10, 12:26 PM

well this one was a little tricky because the set up was from a cav with abs so the back of hub had to be ajusted if you find the non abs set up its a easy fit there is a how to on here about fitting discs to the rear beam it takes a little time but its more for looks and a better hand brake and easyer to maintain then rear drums, If you find a complete rear beam from a cavalier its has everything you need to convert your beam

dj_wudgey

29-08-10, 12:34 PM

nice work on the rear conversion matey!!

moffat

29-08-10, 01:02 PM

16v-kev

29-08-10, 04:35 PM

well we went to look at the engine and it turns out its a x16xe with out the immobiliser system so ive walked away so not happy next !

cheers dj it looks good and we wre hoping the rest turns out as good !

16v-kev

12-12-10, 06:21 PM

well its been a while since i updated this and to be honest not much has gone on due to my son having his op on his wrist but we are getting things together to put a C20xe in it and it wil be going on the track ! so more updates will be coming along shortly !

peester

12-12-10, 06:32 PM

2.0?! in at the deep end, eh lol

16v-kev

12-12-10, 06:38 PM

2.0?! in at the deep end, eh lol

lol yeah why not looked in to eco tecs but i would rather do a red top as i have all the mount kit and have some bits knocking around and a friend who has a few bits left over from his xe buld which he never finished

peester

12-12-10, 06:44 PM

cool, good times :thumb:

Spudly

12-12-10, 07:01 PM

It had better only be the XE thats going in there and not the LET from the cav lol

I believe i knows you from CTOC aswell:p

Rickardo

12-12-10, 07:02 PM

Howdy Kev, found you.

Chris's car is looking good.

16v-kev

12-12-10, 08:14 PM

how do mate good to see you !

its coming along chris is finaly able to do things now so work can start again !

Chrishowes

17-01-11, 06:55 PM

might see it round bwood then :)

16v-kev

08-03-11, 01:05 AM

right due to its late here are some pics !!( i will do a write up tomorrow )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/02032011073.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/04032011082.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/04032011083.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/05032011084.jpg

16v-kev

08-03-11, 01:07 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/05032011086.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/06032011099.jpg

peester

08-03-11, 06:15 AM

nice, good work - that all the rust sorted now..?

MK1_Ben

08-03-11, 06:28 AM

Looking good :)

kevster

08-03-11, 07:32 AM

good work !!

LEWI007

08-03-11, 08:07 AM

Havent saw Strut top plates welded on like that before, i like it :)

16v-kev

09-03-11, 08:34 PM

nice, good work - that all the rust sorted now..?

lol not by a long shot mate there are many holes to be sorted

and i prefer to have welded the strut tops on like that as i think it looks original !

hopfuly i wil have a red top for it soon !

Iain

09-03-11, 08:44 PM

Nice repair work, keeps the crossmember/rear panel etc looking factory new! Agreed strut tops are cool with no visible welds

turbojolt

09-03-11, 08:48 PM

fair play to your son mate taking this on wish i had the space to do something like this when i was 15, will be keeping a eye on it and keep up the good work hopefully he dont get bored and want a saxo before its finished lol

AdamK

09-03-11, 08:52 PM

16v-kev

09-03-11, 09:05 PM

hopefully he dont get bored and want a saxo before its finished lol

over my dead body !!

hes very keen on the nova its the second one ive done its different due to it was bought with out seeing it and not many people do 4 door saloons

thanks for the comments guys !

total_vauxhall

09-03-11, 09:29 PM

good work its coming along nice .

Mark

09-03-11, 09:31 PM

over my dead body !!

More like over his..lol

peester

13-03-11, 12:28 PM

good to see your cav t still doing the business kev in total vauxhall rr shoot out, this issue; nice one.

CorsaTR2p

13-03-11, 03:34 PM

Good work! I will follow this post with many attention.

Regards.

16v-kev

13-03-11, 10:31 PM

good to see your cav t still doing the business kev in total vauxhall rr shoot out, this issue; nice one.

yeah what people dont know is that he blew my gt28 turbo up !!

the seals went shortly after and it had only done 4k from new !!

i have a few more up date pics

and should be picking the engine up next weekend

16v-kev

14-03-11, 05:42 PM

Right here are some update pics of work thats been done

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/100.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/103-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/104.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/107.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/106.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/102.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/101.jpg

16v-kev

31-07-11, 11:30 AM

right just thought i would up date this as its been a while lol due to my son having exams and leaving school we took a break from it and now its time to get back onto it as i would like to have it sorted for next year so some updates will come along shortly !

Nova_Tek

31-07-11, 06:11 PM

Nice to see he hasn't lost interest :thumb:

16v-kev

07-08-11, 09:20 PM

well a quick update

as the nova is in the garage we needed to turn it around so we could do more work on the front end after spinning it around it was time for a quick pic of it

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0012-1.jpg

so back in the garage and the front was attacked all joints cleaned ready for welding and a few little plates needed putting in but due to the battery tray has been repaired once before it needs a new panel in there as its too far gone to try and save !

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0083.jpg

so once we get a battery tray panel we will be cracking on with it again !

meach86

09-08-11, 09:52 AM

Love this project mate, Fair play to you and your son for doing this. Like many other people i wish my dad would of let me do this at 15.

Good luck with it and keep up the good work :thumb:

16v-kev

13-08-11, 10:45 PM

well after restarting the nova the first problem we came across was after tacking a a plate we ran out of wire ! so it was off to machine mart where i picked up another 5kg real of wire so on friday night chris got stuck in and all was going well until we ran out of gas :evil: now sitting next to me was a big bottle of gas but we didnt have a reg to fit it, so we were up early saturday and we had a drive around looking for one but due t boc was shut we headed home but on the way i poped into my mates house who happen to have one :mrgreen: so it was back home to try and get the o/s/f leg looking a little better.
so we did a few more place's with the stich welding and mulled over about what engine we were going to fit as we have been offerd a x25xe (well complete car) so we would have everything we needed but i think a xe would be better to fit and easyer :lol:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/001-1.jpg
once the plate was in i had a quick look under the strut top only to find that there was a big hole behind the crumple zone so out came the drill and we removed the panel to be met with a big hole lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0044.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0055.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0093.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0103.jpg
so once we had sored the hole and refitted the panel we then had a look at the out rigger
and started on that
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0122.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0112.jpg
and thats where we left it for the night

16v-kev

22-08-11, 09:03 PM

well if anyone is interested a little up date on the nova as chris was out i got to work on finishing the o/s/f chassis leg off
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0013-1.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0056.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0065.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0085.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0075.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0052-1.jpg

so thats how it looks so far and the black under seal is from vauxhall there is a recall out at the mo and i thought i would give it a shot and see how it turns out and it looks pritty good

16v-kev

27-08-11, 10:07 PM

well another update
Now as the front has nearly been finished there was some welding that needed to be done around the seams as we had to fetch a few bits for it

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0012-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0022.jpg
and here are the bits we picked up! a big thanks to novarobbo for this little jem it was a 250mile round trip which saw us get home at 1.30 in the morning but well worth the trip we think !
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0032-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/0042-1.jpg

and this is where i had to leave it so it was out the way lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/005-6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/006-8.jpg

there a few jobs i have to do maybe a rebuild while we sort the backend out but we will see

scott.parker

27-08-11, 10:56 PM

Hang on so this is your son's car who is 15/16? and your fitting an xe? fair play! lol

Does look a nice we project, will be a proper sleeper too.

Scott

16v-kev

27-08-11, 11:02 PM

that's the plan ! and yes he's 16 ! we nearly put a v6 in it but decided not to ( and its also a learning project as he is going into motor sport development at college

i know not many people go for the 4 door novas and this was bought on a "buy it now" off ebay we didn't know what "nova" it was but was happy to find out it was a 4 door ! it will be seeing the track for a while before he gets his hands on it hopefully he will get his track licence and be out in it

LEWI007

27-08-11, 11:57 PM

Looking clean so far, just hope it doesnt end up in tears with the young age and xe.

Balley

28-08-11, 12:41 AM

I love reading through this project, some very good skills have gone into to this. Keep it up :)

peester

28-08-11, 08:52 AM

good work, great to see progress

16v-kev

21-02-12, 06:58 PM

after much umming and arrring ive come to a reluctant decicsion to sell my project

Balley

21-02-12, 07:42 PM

Oh no, That is bad news.

Mark

21-02-12, 10:35 PM

Indeed.

16v-kev

02-03-12, 09:50 PM

well good news its going to stay had a word with his college and he will be able to take it there to work on at some point so a few up dates will be put up

Mark

02-03-12, 10:19 PM

Excellent.

16v-kev

18-06-12, 11:07 PM

well not updated this for a while a few things have come along with it it now has brakes and steering again and the dash has been refitted and ive started wiring up the engine hopefully i will have it running tomorrow and once ive sorted the drive shafts it might even move for the first time in nearly 2 years so some pics will be posted soon

cheers for looking

peester

19-06-12, 06:04 AM

crickey quite a jump in progress there, good stuff.

16v-kev

19-06-12, 11:22 PM

cheers dave well not a pic but a quick vid of her running tonight due to its been sitting for around 7 months or so it does rattle a bit and ive yet to plum the coolant system in lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/th_VIDEO0004.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/?action=view&current=VIDEO0004.mp4)

so all in all im happy with the result ive yet to wire it all in fully i removed the black and green plug and the wires that are not used i remeved them fully from the ecu plug so im left with the 4-5 wires that are needed for the fuel pump and diagnostic plug and light so more work to do and more updates to come

sorry its taking a while to up date things

brainsnova

19-06-12, 11:34 PM

Nice work :thumb:

16v-kev

23-06-12, 10:56 PM

cheers for the coments

its getting there slowly lol

well a few more bits put together today ive sorted out drive shafts gearlinkage throttle cable and fitted the interior back in still loads to do so it will be time to sort the backend out and once thats all sorted it will be a restrip so it can get painted i will pop up some pics soon !

16v-kev

26-06-12, 10:10 PM

well a update with pictures lol

We decided to fit the engine loom into the car and see where we can mount the ecu plus we needed to sort out the coolant temp wire,oil pressure wire, rev counter (due to it being a 1ltr it doesnt have a rev counter wire into the clocks) also a ecu light and sort a diag plug so we can read anycodes it might throw up, Also we needed to sort out some water pipes due to it being a 1ltr we can not use the old rad (will be putting up a wanted thread soon )so once the pipe work was sorted we moved onto the loom we cut a hole into the bulk head threaded that through and started to wire up the clocks making sure we had everything working now due to we want the loom to be removable ive bought some wiring plugs off ebay

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/IMAG0110-1.jpg

Not the best pic but you get the idea lol
so with the wiring sorted and tested we were happy with the results so far
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/IMAG0119-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/IMAG0120-1.jpg

We then started on the light making sure we had all new bulbs for the head lamps side lights brake light and indicators found we were missing a side light bulb holder and the number plate light ! im sure they are around some where
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/IMAG0121-1.jpg

After that we decided to under seal the front panel as my son got some paint but it was the wrong shade so its been stone chipped black for the min
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/IMAG0114-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/IMAG0115-1.jpg

So a few update pics of whats been done so far
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/IMAG0108-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/IMAG0112-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/IMAG0122-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/c20letboy/IMAG0116-1.jpg

So thats how it stands at the mo once its fully running and movable we will start on the rear end, The only reason we have started putting it back together is to make sure that the engine(as we didnt hear it running ) and everything else works moves and stops and starts once its all been done it will be stripped back down and paint work will start on the items fitted aswell as the shell