View Full Version : Got bored
So bought this little mean machine for a tidy little sum :)
1999 T registration Corsa Sport 1.4 16v, 69k, air con, elec everything, ABS, airbags galor blah blah blah
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/corsa1.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/corsa2.jpg
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Picked up a coupl of months ago from Merseyside, did a nice 100+mile drive home no problem other then a nasty whine from the gearbox now & again (more on that later!) plan was buy to run about during the summer (aircon centreal) BUT as with every car I have, it didnt happen.
I had it home no less then 3 hours an got a bit bored....
Stripped all the interior out & sold it, lightened the wiring loom & rear wrapped it proper bo
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/wirez.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00069.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00070.jpg
Orderd a FG bonnet & proper bonnet vent with undertray for TB's
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00065.jpg
ALL the sound deadening out
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00067.jpg
...
Carbon trim galore (whole set, boot door, rear cards, front cards)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00054.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00055.jpg
Then went on a mission making carbon bits for just about everywhere!
Elec window switch blanks
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00063.jpg
Rear floor pan set
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00064.jpg
Ashtray panel
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00081.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00082.jpg
Welded in a rear brace
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00080.jpg
Minced with the new slam panel for the bonnet intake
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00073.jpg
And hand finished the wheels
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00041.jpg
Takes me a little short of where I am now, engine removal time. If it wasnt pissing down with rain Id be outside right now doing it, as I prepped it all for removal yesterday.
Tie bars, bottom arms, hubs, ARB, aircon rad/fan system, rad etc etc is all off. Oil water drained out, went to drain the box out to find out there was next to no oil in it at all (would explain the occasional whine it was making driving it home!) already got the 22 spline shafts (already fitted) already by passed the entire immboliser wiring, ABS is removed & sensors sold for a pretty penny. OMP wheel fitted blah blah blah etc etc
Also removed rear wash wipe & motor, aireil gubbins, R/C/L gubbins, E/W shÃ*t, loads of various wiring looms that aint needed. Drilled out the rear seat brackets, headlinning out & sold, DTM mirrors fitted (lighter & lower external profile) loads of random odd jobs here an there.
Ooooooooooooooo love the wheels.
Nice work diving in and ripping the car to bits...
Ooooooooooooooo love the wheels.
Nice work diving in and ripping the car to bits...
Cheers mate :) there 15 inch RFX Revoloutions aswell ;) I have done more, just not really took any pics as simply CBA lol also got some OMP alloy side mounts aswell from Demon Tweeks.
Basically its now ripe & ready for an XE, just gotta take dash out & remove aircon pump & condensor & just go through the remaining wiring loom taking out all that is not needed.
You don't hang about like do ya lol looking good, shame its egg shaped :p
You don't hang about like do ya lol looking good, shame its egg shaped :p
Pah lol CBA seaching forever for another mint Nova shell & having to premium price for the privilidege.
And being as its an Egg I can walk into any scrappy in the country & garantee to find one ;)
The basic plan is, build it & hammer it till it breaks or till I crash it. Hoon it around, burn up some tyres & if it still works, ill take it to work the next morning. Autotesting & crap like that so its gonna get some hefty abuse :)
It'll be cool by the sounds of it and you mention throttle bodies, I ****ing love throttle bodies the noise is orgasmic.
Will be watching this.
It'll be cool by the sounds of it and you mention throttle bodies, I ****ing love throttle bodies the noise is orgasmic.
Will be watching this.
Got my eyes on a set of brand new 48mm Jenvey tapers for £695. Just a small matter of paying for them :(
Basic engine spec will be Autosprint race head with A/S cams, H rods with ARP's, A/S super light fly, paddle clutch, diff of some sort, Qauife shifter & linkage with SCCR (if I can stretch the budget far enought), bodies on Omex & look towards 200hp nitrous oxide.
And carbon or FG everything (except doors) polycarbs, dics's all round, flyoff handbrake blah blah blah mostly used or nearly new parts from friends of friends rally cars really. We've gone through pretty much all the car looking where we can shed weight, wether it be sprung or unsprung, an even rotational weights (alloy hubs as oppose to steel) alloy wheel nuts, general crap like that really.
peester
18-07-10, 12:31 PM
christ, any won lottery gen?
be good to see results.
have you made all that carbon stuff yaself mike??
luv the rear lites blud lol
christ, any won lottery gen?
be good to see results.
I wish Dave! Where I can Im making the car pay for itself, like sold the OE airbag wheel for £44 & then got me a brand new OMP wheel from eBay USA for £52 delivered to the door (took a month to arrive tho :( ) so £8 out of pocket & a month wait is nothing like. The wheels I got for a steal, paid less for 8 of them then what I sold 4 of them for lol sold the OE interior trims an used the money for the carbon trims etc etc
have you made all that carbon stuff yaself mike??
luv the rear lites blud lol
Pretty much, just not the door cards (F&R's) as my lay up mould isnt big enought to do them (yet ;) ) Rear lights are now standard tho :cool:
mk1nova_rich
18-07-10, 01:53 PM
looking really good, and the carbon work is excellent too :thumb:
the cat is out of the bad then lol
the cat is out of the bad then lol
Oooh yes lol
Rich, most of the dash will be carbon fibre, pretty much all the add on plastics except the main carcass.
I knew you had a B :p It is the way to go ;)
Looks like a good base :)
/\ agree with the good base :)
wouldnt mind myself one of these as a daily as the insurance is nearly up on the nova
:thumb: awesome work with the carbon matey.:) just gettin out of the expensive sound systems and leather seats thing, ;) and into the stripped out rally car way of life:d
luv your plans buddy:thumb:
Cheers mate. Its also got a carbon fibre MFD replacement panel on the top of the dash.
Currently waiting on a FG mould of the passenger side airbag cover & side heater vent to go off so I can overlay it :)
mk1nova_rich
18-07-10, 04:25 PM
are you planning on making any fibreglass/carbon bits to sell??
Cheers mate. Its also got a carbon fibre MFD replacement panel on the top of the dash.
Currently waiting on a FG mould of the passenger side airbag cover & side heater vent to go off so I can overlay it :)
do you just do this in your spare time bud?
are you planning on making any fibreglass/carbon bits to sell??
Already have (as in sold via eBay) done a few fuel sender covers for Nova's an such like. Quite a few Corsa bits too.
do you just do this in your spare time bud?
Basically yes, make things for myself, then about ten or so more purely to sell to buy more bits for it lol lol
mk1nova_rich
18-07-10, 04:32 PM
how much are the fuel sender covers?? i need one lol
how much are the fuel sender covers?? i need one lol
Be a while before I make some more TBH, I havent got a Nova so I wont need one myself for some time lol
Removing air con is bad!
What are the 3 bits of fibre glass for? As i really cant work out what they do...
Removing air con is bad!
What are the 3 bits of fibre glass for? As i really cant work out what they do...
Took me a while too ;p one is a fibreglass bottom for the bonnet which acts as an air intake and channels to the back of the engine bay for TB's, the bit that looks like a bit of heater matrix is a fibreglass slam panel, lowers it to make room for the intake.
Cool!
Please don't tell me you're keeping the 1.4 tho, 2.0?
Derick-Sport
18-07-10, 06:22 PM
cant wait for more updates, fast moving like it mate
lol, secrets out :)
Looking good mate, especially liking the loom wrapping and carbon goodies!
craig green
18-07-10, 07:28 PM
Nice progress Mike. corsa's are the future after Novas apparently.
Removing air con is bad!
What are the 3 bits of fibre glass for? As i really cant work out what they do...
Basically a bonnet vent like this (note extra vent just above bumper grill)
http://www.pro-tecmotorsport.com/images%5Cgallery%5CD%20Bogie%20otterburn%200ct-06_resized.jpg
You have to use a lowered slam panel for the intake to work, as the OE slam panel sits right in the way :( the big massive piece of FG pins under the bonnet, you chop a hole out in it in the right place & you have a direct air feed for a set of TB's, or you can buy a trick as fook air box that fits onto TB's an when the bonnets closed it mates up with the bonnet undertray perfectly :)
That vent is so far the most expensive part of the build (coupled with the FG bonnet it stand me at over £350) !!! If id bought it in carbon it was looking at the fat side of six hundred notes for the intake alone :eek:
FG overlayed the original pass side airbag cover late last night & prised him off earlier this morning.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00084.jpg
Trimmed him up & he fits (execpt top right where I was heavy handed & cracked the FG so its currently outta shape)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00085.jpg
Rubbed it down with some 40grit to proper take back any nasties, an repaired the damage I caused this morning. Pratically ready for an overlay in carbon now :) which Ill probably do tomorrow.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00086.jpg
For whoever it was that messaged me about the ashtray panel, this is how they fit. Same fixing points as the OE ashtray peice.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/Random/100_1510.jpg
christ your hooked on making carbon these days lol
Performance trim are shaking in there boots :d
They also do then TB intake vents for the Nova looking on the Protec website in gallery
christ your hooked on making carbon these days lol
Performance trim are shaking in there boots :d
They also do then TB intake vents for the Nova looking on the Protec website in gallery
lol lol lol
Nah you have to chop the Corsa intakes up to fit Nova bonnets as Pro Tec & Harry Hockly only make them for Corsa's for some reason :S (altho HH buy them in from Magnum motorsport :thumb: )
Ahhh thought it was going to be a corsa as i spied that red GSi bumper in your van (along with a wing iirc) at billing, my dectective skills are good methinks lol
Ahhh thought it was going to be a corsa as i spied that red GSi bumper in your van (along with a wing iirc) at billing, my dectective skills are good methinks lol
No wing :confused: just a bumper, actually bought it just to re-sell if im honest though lol
Ahh wasnt sure thats why i said iirc lol
Guessed it would be as theyre cheap and its you, and you know you missed the 1.0 turbo haha :thumb:
Ahh wasnt sure thats why i said iirc lol
Guessed it would be as theyre cheap and its you, and you know you missed the 1.0 turbo haha :thumb:
Yea only had a bumper mate lol
Oh aye, the 12volt was a beast, properly enjoyed that car :cool: really was one of a few cars ive owned that I really did like actually!
shorty249
19-07-10, 06:57 PM
im liking all the carbon fair play.
im liking all the carbon fair play.
Its only stick on vinyl mike's doing it propper Y0!! lol
Its only stick on vinyl mike's doing it propper Y0!! lol
lol lol lol lol keep wishing matey :p the real McCoy dude I can assure you ;)
shorty249
19-07-10, 07:33 PM
i thought they looked pretty convincing to be fake lol.
Ive been a busy little *******...
Got the replacement slam panel painted. And it came out shÃ*t.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/Random/100_1513.jpg
Carbon wrapped the FG airbag cover last night so gotta finish that.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/100_1517.jpg
And done all this in 2 hours this afternoon.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/100_1516.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/100_1515.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/100_1514.jpg
Happy days.
craig green
21-07-10, 06:33 PM
Smells eggy!
What happened with the painted slam? Reaction or lame skillz?
Good work Mike, liking the carbon bits.
Smells eggy!
What happened with the painted slam? Reaction or lame skillz?
Reaction of some sort Craig :(
Southie
21-07-10, 07:30 PM
Real carbon = win ;)
What spec engine have you found for the egg then?
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LMAO you can tell that's a baby engine. I had an SR20 on one of those trolleys and it V'd the fcuk out if so the wheels were off the ground.
Loving the skills man. Get ya carb-on. :cool:
LMAO you can tell that's a baby engine. I had an SR20 on one of those trolleys and it V'd the fcuk out if so the wheels were off the ground.
Loving the skills man. Get ya carb-on. :cool:
LOL thats a proper tool trolly Liam, borrowed from a well known prestige car manufacturer who also make jet engines lol. Shifted many an engine on that, x2 SR motors, 2 GSi motors, 1 B16, 1 B18, 1 YB & now a baby valver lol
LOL thats a proper tool trolly Liam, borrowed from a well known prestige car manufacturer who also make jet engines
Your dad will kill you if he hears you suggesting RR cars are the same company as RR plc lol
Off topic. You coming round to drink beer this weekend? :)
Hmm there's a RR engine factory near me. I want their trolley if it is stronger than my identical looking one. lol
Your dad will kill you if he hears you suggesting RR cars are the same company as RR plc lol
Off topic. You coming round to drink beer this weekend? :)
lol lol lol oh aye, he wouldnt be very happy mate lol ill put a thread/pic up in a min of something else pretty cool he got hold of but itll be in member section :thumb:
Er migth be able to make Friday, I got a 50th birthday party to go to on Sat night that I completely forgot about so will have to come back for that like.
Cool, ill call you tomorrow [/off topic]
Got busy today, was at Specky 4eye's house Friday till Sat so gave it a few hours this morning...
Heater matrix & Air con compressor out
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00003-20100725-1329.jpg
Matrix out with the dash still in place FTW ;)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00006-20100725-1330.jpg
More sound deadening I found hideing. Also removed the bulkhead sound deadning from the engine bay.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00004-20100725-1329.jpg
Now left with 3 huge holes to blank off...
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00005-20100725-1329.jpg
Now left with 3 huge holes to blank off...
I wonder what you'll use to cover these...Hmmm....
Never realised how much **** went into the aircon system on corsas :eek:
I wont be touching it on my tigra lol
Oh aye, theres some **** goes into the Aircon system, it even has its own little air filter thats bigger then most standard engine panel filters lol and the rad in the compressor box is brass along with the heater matrix rad :thumb:
I wonder what you'll use to cover these...Hmmm....
Already on it :cool: got the templates cut out & got a nice big sheet of carbon fibre set & ready to go ;)
mike, have ou counted the splines on the shafts? i tried using 1.4 ones and they arnt 22 spline, when i asked vaux its onlyh the 1.6's and some td's that have em.:thumb:
mike, have ou counted the splines on the shafts? i tried using 1.4 ones and they arnt 22 spline, when i asked vaux its onlyh the 1.6's and some td's that have em.:thumb:
Counted them at 22 spline Rob. Done it 3 times just to be sure aswell.
fack me, no wonder eggs are so heavy.
ben doodar
26-07-10, 03:18 PM
great work in a short time mike. look forward to updates.
Southie
26-07-10, 03:24 PM
What spec engine have you found for the egg then? :roll:
:roll:
Did I not reply somewhere earlier in the thread Southie :confused: though I had lol
Im just gonna build up a motor over the winter TBH. XE, Autosprint head/cams/fly, H rods, ARP's galore, F20 with a diff of some sort, then look to TB's, nitrous oxide & a SCCR if I can stretch money that far.
Obviously will have the obligotary exhaust system & manifold, induction kit blah blah blah.
Southie
26-07-10, 03:50 PM
I felt left out lol
Sounds fast lol How many carbon goodies is this going to have on it by gotboredcarbongoodies.com
mike, you need that 3:72 f20 in forsale....
mike, you need that 3:72 f20 in forsale....
Will take a looky at that now Rob :thumb:
How many carbon goodies is this going to have on it by gotboredcarbongoodies.com
Lots basically. Im working on a few more bespoke bits for it during the weeknights, an the main spanner work I do on the weekends like.
mike, carbon exhaust heat shileds, possible?
mike, carbon exhaust heat shileds, possible?
Carbon fibre is possibly the worst thing ever for heatshields. Partly because the 3 main types of resin used are highly flammable in both liquid & solid state ;) When a piece of carbon fibre heats up, it becomes very flexible & when it cools down it will have changed shape.
Never noticed this dude.... Keep up the good work!
Delivered....
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00088.jpg
Choppy choppy...
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00089.jpg
Snuggly fitty..
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00090.jpg
Rivety pop.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00091.jpg
Just gotta chop it up some more for some other bits now :)
peester
26-07-10, 10:28 PM
wow ok so that vent is in!
this from the AG motorsport place the parts?
getting an f/g bonnet myself
wow ok so that vent is in!
this from the AG motorsport place the parts?
getting an f/g bonnet myself
Rudy forgot to check that sump for ya :tard: will definetly get on the case of that for you Dave!
The bonnet was from AG Motorsport, the vent kit from Harry Hockly.
Been busy busy busy...
Went over to my mates at JAM to take a look at a new van & have mince about with some top spec S1600 C2's, unfortunatly wasnt allowed to take any pics of the others cars he had in as there not his :( (he had my other mates Lotus Sunbeam, customes Maxi kitted C2 S1600 - new shell build, and a rather tasty Fiesta ST tarmac car)
His an another mates C2 & said new van
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00093.jpg
This bad boys off for a stint in the bodyshop with rear qaurter tree impact
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00092.jpg
Also had front tie bars & bottom arms off & there away at the mo at MGH Processesing for strengthening on brackets & shot blasting, altho the powerflex bushs have arrived for them. Bolt to stud conversion kit also arrived, still waiting on a Whiteline arb & bushes.
Made up & cut out the bulkhead blanks. Altho had to remake the triangle one, snapped a drill bit fitting it & put my hand/drill straight through it.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00095.jpg
Screwed & bonded in, once bonding agent sets I can takes all the screws back out
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00096.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00097.jpg
Sold the old X14XE & F13 combo for a right coiner aswell (£225) ordered the Type 2 engine mount bits (both brackets) just leaves me to get the Type2 solid mounts.
Count Vaux Alot
30-07-10, 04:18 PM
Are you interested in these gaz Mike? Projects coming on well.
Done this.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00100.jpg
Got these back..
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00099.jpg
Not happy at all with this so binned it off to make another one when Im back from Wales. (note: its sat in place not fixed)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00098.jpg
This is gonna be a bit special mate :) That bonnet is looking awesome. Hard as nails!
This is gonna be a bit special mate :) That bonnet is looking awesome. Hard as nails!
Cheers mate :)
Only thing I dont like is where the aerocatchs are :( id prefer them in the middle but they cant go there as replacement slam panel IMHO isnt adeqaute enough to be used to mounting bonnet pins to :( and the bonnet undertray for the vent would be smack bang in the way :(
Just in the process of sorting out a rollcage for it today, 10 point OMP jobbie, then thats it for a week as im off to Wales for a work adventure lol
scott.parker
08-08-10, 12:18 AM
Looking good dude, shame it's not a nova! lol
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00113.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00114.jpg
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peester
15-08-10, 12:23 PM
covering the bumper? wow that'll look the bizzz
yeah i agree that would look awesome
Nice work mike,looking good is this.Fair play for putting balls up pics up aswell lol
scott.parker
15-08-10, 03:48 PM
Just covering it or making a CF skin as a bumper??
Dunno what Im doing with TBH chaps lol what ever I do its gonna be funky tho.
The real fun starts when I get round to building the engine though thats for sure.
Looking good Mike.
Not really read much of the thread, but whats the plan? Track beast??
Looking good Mike.
Not really read much of the thread, but whats the plan? Track beast??
Cheers mate, track aye. Just a decent spec for loony driving really. Dont want to spend to much on it though else its more to shell out when it gets stacked & its money I dont want to spend on it.
Thinking about giving polycarbs & cage a miss, will reduce build cost by about eight to nine hundred quid like.
scott.parker
15-08-10, 04:28 PM
I say build it, get it on the road/track with a standard engine, see how it feels then add a cage, and modify the engine as you feel, keeps costs down till you can afford to upgrade as you feel you need to etc, IMO don't bother wit pollycarbs, unless your going for a competitively used car is it worth it??
Scott
Not really done much lately.
Sorted out where a minor rad leak had corroded the front panel
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00119.jpg
Done a bit more wiring up front etc
Converted from PAS to manual & saved 6kg +fluid though :)
Out with the old..
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00125.jpg
In with the new..
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00126.jpg
New ball joints & track rod ends fitted, got scuttle all fitted back together blah blah blah.
Finally got my hands on a Corsa GSi splitter for £15 so can make a C/K one, Bailey header tank & been second chance offered a 10 point cage on eBay but the sellers a bit suspect :(
Thats all for now bummers.
peester
22-08-10, 09:27 PM
i never get second chance offers.. lol
i never get second chance offers.. lol
Well the sellers a bit suspect, so Ive contact the previous winner of the item to ask why he didnt complete the sale as it ended at a bargain, no, steal of a price TBH! So will just have to see what happens.
Plans are also afoot for collection of a motor soon once Ive cleared some room in its nice new home me & my old man built for it :cool:
Coming along good, picked up my sport tonight.
Coming along good, picked up my sport tonight.
If its still in a drivable state you F41L lol lol
Oh dont worry, it died half way home.
Out with the old..
In with the new..
Out with the new and in with the old skool ftw lol
Southie
23-08-10, 04:43 AM
Rack pen!s lol
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00126.jpg
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http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00004.jpg
Just need some buckets, weld in the seat rails, bit more wiring & the internals are done give or take :)
Carbon FIbre goodness, could have used black screws?
Carbon FIbre goodness, could have used black screws?
lol there just the standard allen dome heads supplied by PerfTrim Paul. Might change then for annodised black ones at some point tho.
Joe Richardson
30-08-10, 10:46 PM
great attention to detail :thumb:
dj_wudgey
31-08-10, 02:58 PM
loving the carbon fibre and black interior matey!!
mike, why not make the rear quarter windows and rear window from carbon and van it? light and cheap? also buy the polycarb and make yer own?
built not bought!
Interior is starting to look nice
dj_wudgey
31-08-10, 06:56 PM
yea id say the same loving the looks off it!!
Cheers guys :)
Yeah it looks alright TBH, gets properly hot in there though so will be sorting a funky fresh roof vent for it soon. Trying to get my hands on a Sparco ADV drivers seats but they dont come up second hand very often as there £400+vat a throw brand new!!
Got some more bits arrived this week anyway, bargain pair of ATE's for £30 aswell lol decided ill definetly be giving polycarbs & a cage a miss this year, time/cost factors really as its nearly ready for engine & then virtually done.
More mincage today. Spent most of the morning in a scrappy gathering some particular bits. Managed to do this before wifey dragged my ass out for a rather average dinner at the Chase Gate (PNG Midlands HQ lol )
First one I made was to small so remade him
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00007.jpg
Fcuked around for ages with some aluminium strip figuring out how to mount this an got there in the end.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00009.jpg
Got the roof sprayed, refitted door seals, got a piece of roof trim I was missing & made head way into reducing the dash loom.
General Baxter
04-09-10, 10:43 PM
Managed to do this before wifey dragged my ass out for a rather average dinner at the Chase Gate (PNG Midlands HQ lol )
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should of phoned me :thumb:
scott.parker
04-09-10, 10:45 PM
Mike i love your enthusiasm for the CF, but can you hurry up and lob the engine in mate, before you brake it for cash or it gets nicked for the CF bits! lol lol
Not doing the engine until over the christmas break, gives me plenty time for some fettling :) an a lot of smaller companys are more willing to take cash payments nearer to christmas :thumb:
Oh an the wiring is taking for ever, there a 2inch dia loom behind the dash Im yet to sort through, then repack & wrap the loom the same as the rear.
scott.parker
04-09-10, 10:54 PM
Not doing the engine until over the christmas break, gives me plenty time for some fettling :) an a lot of smaller companys are more willing to take cash payments nearer to christmas :thumb:
Oh an the wiring is taking for ever, there a 2inch dia loom behind the dash Im yet to sort through, then repack & wrap the loom the same as the rear.
OK then mate fair do, i just want to see you finish this, thats all :thumb:
OK then mate fair do, i just want to see you finish this, thats all :thumb:
This will dont you worry ;) the white Nova is the only project car Ive never finished TBH, but I made a fortune back compared to what I spent on it so it worked out fantastic lol lol
mike is there anyway u could bond some of these CF parts on, would save u putting holes through ur nice work?
mike is there anyway u could bond some of these CF parts on, would save u putting holes through ur nice work?
Yea could do that peice of pish, only problem is what happens if I need to take them off ;)
Picked this up today, Highpower (now Wizards of NOS) direct port kit, currently jetted at 100hp with half a tank of gas in a 11lb bottle (win) needs a new valve & gauge I think though as its reading 0psi but theres definetly pressure in there! ;) lol
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00011.jpg
ATEs arrived and a roll of carbon kevlar for the stone guards. **** news is im back to working away from home next week so cant even get anything done :(
dj_wudgey
08-09-10, 12:46 AM
tht nitrous bottle will look nice in the back there lol
Mike, id replace those nitrous/fuel solenoids with the newer design ones.
Already on it Ad, the WON pulsiods are about £130 a throw tho so no cheap when you need 2 of them :(
Yup.
Which is usually why cheap nitrous kits dont end up being that cheap.
Not really done much for months now, been working in North Wales (Hurrah. Not) killed the Bread van, fixed it, then killed it again :S fingers crossed it'll get me to Conwy tomorrow at 5am tho!
Altho it keeps balding its pass side front tyre like this every 3k miles? And I cant for the life of me figure out why?
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00019.jpg
Anyho, gave it a couple of hours yesterday, stripped all the remaining tar sound deadening out, measured up this
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00018.jpg
Made a template for this
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00020.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00021.jpg
Overlaid it in FG like this
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00022.jpg
Just gotta prise it off once its set & finish in carbon.
Bought some seats, alloy mounts, plumbed in extinguisher kit, battery box, roof vent & other odd's & ends. Got next week off work so will pull the build forward massively on those 5 days.
Lost a set of ATE calipers tho so took a step back on that :(
lost a set of ate calipers?? want some more?
Aint you finished this yet lol
I dont like the fact that to fit gauges in like a normal road car you have to lose a vent or two :( Nowhere to put em!
Thats nice tyre scrubbage too
Aint you finished this yet lol
I dont like the fact that to fit gauges in like a normal road car you have to lose a vent or two :( Nowhere to put em!
Thats nice tyre scrubbage too
God no, I drive 125 mile to work on a Monday morning, an then do the same drive home on a Friday normally :( then catch up with eBay & composite parts on the weekend!
Heater vents aint needed, I got a trick up my sleeve to solve that :cool: its not gauges going in there anyway, there going into the pass airbag cover as Im gonna make a sqaurer one like this little one but it'll replace glovebox aswell.
lost a set of ate calipers?? want some more?
Yeah seroiusly, I think Ive binned them instead of the smaller 236 ATE calipers off this car :tard:
About the tyre wear on the van, are you sure the top mount is the right way round ?
Got this wrong on a nova once and it changed the camber and the tyre wore down like that :(
Erm mass camber on that side?
What Im confused about on my van is, if it was camber type affiar it would wear like a bitch on one side only, not both like it has done :S but I dont know lol Ill be selling soon so meh LOL lol
You sure the tracking is right?
right ive seen the fb status's all day so im expecting an update lol
Derick-Sport
02-10-10, 08:23 PM
right ive seen the fb status's all day so im expecting an update lol
id like an update nice for to read something different :thumbs:
Havent really done much lately..... lol well I have but meh lol
STILL waiting on buckets & alloy sidemounts :( , extinguisher setup, a delivery from ProBolt, copper brake lines & fittings, pipe bender/flaring tool, pipe cutter & a GRP battery box. And some bits from PoleVolt for the aircraft dash loom.
Wear like that on both sides is normally a sign of under inflation, but if you keep changing the tyre and it keeps doing it on one side only then it cant be that.
At a guess you have two problems at the same time, my guess is too much neg camber and a touch of toe out lol
ste porter
03-10-10, 03:46 PM
nos bottle wont read presure mike until the valve is open mate so untill you get it plumbed in and open the valve the gauge will read empty
re the tyres... when did you last change the 2 vertical bushes on the lower arms??? they go very soft & throw the tracking/camber all over the place.. but when stationary, they look about right.......
re the tyres... when did you last change the 2 vertical bushes on the lower arms??? they go very soft & throw the tracking/camber all over the place.. but when stationary, they look about right.......
Never lol
they are a consumable.. my old astra mk3 used to eat them... but thats what vigorous cornering does to them.... which i know you do.
Got busy atlast
10am this morning treated Bread Van to new shoes. Literally. Being as there was feck all left of the old ones & for the last 9 months or so its been regulary rolling off when parked lol
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00025.jpg
Done
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00026.jpg
Midway through helping my dad out welding up some 40mm thick steel plates grandady MiG finally died..... upgrade central. 135amp fan cooled hanimal of welder!! Shocked at just how good this little machine really is!!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00027.jpg
Then
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00023.jpg
3.2kg of scrap
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00024.jpg
Started some stitching an crap, welded up a few spot weld drill holes an that.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00031.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00030.jpg
Cant weld for **** me
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00028.jpg
Thats not the worst welding ive seen!!
Keep at it.
Thats not the worst welding ive seen!!
Keep at it.
FLOL i was being sarcastic lol lol lol Spackberry picture camera doesnt really give all that detail TBH.
Got a few more carbon floor pan blanks in
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00033.jpg
Stripped some Astra rear disc hubs down an that
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00040.jpg
Dropped the rear beam of this afternoon an started chopping :d
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These go on this way up???
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00041-1.jpg
And some more bits for wiring looms & sparklies arrived.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00042.jpg
If you know which way up the disk backplates go you can work out which way up the new plate goes.
But what if you dont know what way the disc backing plates go on lol
no mike thats wrong, use the back plate to work out which way they go. caliper at the back, handbrake cable at the top
Caliper at the back of the car yes?
Pistol Pete
06-10-10, 07:21 PM
Yes. Slot at the top. But i guess you already knew that.
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108784
Aha, see where I went wrong now, I was working from the handbrake cable mount point to figure it out.
Didnt realise your brother didnt put the M10 nuts/washers on the back of the hubs Luke, spent an hour driving about all for 8 M10 1.25 nuts today lol
Used a twin core cutter an done a nice neat pish easy job of this... 30 seconds with a 110 Hilti FTW :cool:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00045.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00046.jpg
An got busy
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00047.jpg
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Then just minced about & went through the beam adding a few more lines of weld here & there
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00048.jpg
Stripped it down completly bare & took it to be shot blasted, should be ready for collection tomorrow afternoon.
Few more bits & peices an arrived today for the brakes an only left to get front calipers & disc's an put it all together. Still waiting on stainless flexi's & 3/16 to M10 fittings.
Iain has promised the buckets, Mistec & batt box will be here tomorrow but I can see it happening really :mad: only 2 weeks overdue!!!
Picked the beam up fresh from the shotblasters early this morning
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00052.jpg
And then took it over to the powder coaters.
Built up the handbrake assembly with bias
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00055-1.jpg
Final brake parts arrived
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00057.jpg
Seats & extinguisher kit & batt box
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00058.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00056.jpg
Got seat rails measured up & welded together ready to fit tomorrow..
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00059.jpg
And then picked the beam back up late this afternoon :cool:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00060.jpg
All ready to be built back up & refitted now.
Bloody hell, you go girl :)
glad you got another wip mike,you dont fukk about mate dya!! lol
Been going at it like a pedo in a creche mate! And abusing Leannes staff discount lol lol lol
get on now get it on the motor :) lol
This going to be ready for the show season? and this rate my guess is yes :thumb:
get on now get it on the motor :) lol
This going to be ready for the show season? and this rate my guess is yes :thumb:
Should be. Im off to an import car breaker tomorrow to pick up some MORE bits & peices too lol
And then Monday Im going to call im some favours regarding a motor & box. Tuesday the front hubs go shotblasters all being well if I finish work early enough. Just leaves front brake calipers (nudge nudge Joe!) an some suspension bits. Finish the loom inside, an then engine I think. Oh an some body panels, 6 tyres & two more rims lol
arhhh yea ill get them packaged up tomorrow mate, Forgot about them with my own problems :( lol
arhhh yea ill get them packaged up tomorrow mate, Forgot about them with my own problems :( lol
Nah its ok matey, PM your paypal tho an ill send monies tomorrow morning (going bed now) you getting anywhere with that LET motor yet then?
haha not really turbos off again to be fixed lol
ill send it as soon as there ready mate
scott.parker
09-10-10, 03:23 PM
Good progress mate, it nice to see your getting it done, would hate to see you loose interest again.
Some nice choice bits going into it too!
Scott
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00062.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00061.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00063-1.jpg
Couldnt be arsed to do anymore today TBH, Mrs Mike has given me the plague or something so not been feeling to well :(
scott.parker
09-10-10, 06:50 PM
That looks ace mate, was going to say though about adjustment for the position of the seat but i see you have some multi holed mounts, there quite nice, where they from? could give me more adjustment on mine!
Scott
pikey1986
09-10-10, 06:53 PM
looking good mike
Motordrive side mounts they are Scott.
Ive got a brand new OMP aliminium side mounts here going spare if you want/need. (pair of for one seat).
Ive had to mount the seat reet far foward as im only a short **** at 5ft5 or what ever. Can now measure everything else up for easy reach though now :)
scott.parker
09-10-10, 06:59 PM
Think the omp ones will be v similar to my corbeau ones, need more high adjustment and need to push them back slightly, more on the pass side then drivers..
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/images/product/summary/omp_400mm-uni-alloy.jpg
These are OMP mounts ive got Scott.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00064-1.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00065-1.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00066.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00067-1.jpg
Are you leaving the bearings exposed Mike or will the abs caps fit in with the shock mounted?
Very nice
Rfx's look very smart
Are you leaving the bearings exposed Mike or will the abs caps fit in with the shock mounted?
Nah got the ABS covers still, just not put them on when them pics were taken like.
Got to add, doing these rear disc's is probably one of the easist things Ive ever done aswell, proper peice of pish to do.
peester
10-10-10, 06:06 PM
ah so productive day today instead fella..
ah so productive day today instead fella..
Didnt have much of a choice really Dave, had a beam sat in the middle of the garden & a load of brake parts across the floor in the workshop :( an im back to work tomorrow which means off to wales or somewhere equally as **** for months on end :(
peester
10-10-10, 06:12 PM
oh sheet righto, yeah ull never get the car done else..
You can come along to meet whenever mate once car is done - todays meet was just a pre-check type anyway lol
TBH Id completly forgot about this months meet until I came online about half four ish lol you certainly picked a nice day though, some real nice Autumn sunshine today!!
Right so, opionions on spoiler please chaps. I are undecided.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/Random/corsars.jpg
I shat a brick then, I thought that was your shell lol lol
I shat a brick then, I thought that was your shell lol lol
lol next year Lee, next year :)
Derick-Sport
11-10-10, 06:40 PM
not keen mate
I'm not keen on the spoiler either
Its part of the S1600 kit, not rally ment to look good, merely for some downforce on the **** end.
scott.parker
11-10-10, 08:28 PM
Just a standard GSi one will do, as i doubt your going to utilize that rally type one to its max??
Scott
It needs the rest of the kit to put it off imo
peester
15-10-10, 08:23 PM
lol next year Lee, next year :)
now says for sale when complete..?
im a liking that spoiler :)
i fink it luks fat blud!
Nah seriously mike it kinda ties in with your theme mate,i like it
General Baxter
15-10-10, 09:13 PM
I shat a brick then, I thought that was your shell lol lol
not the only one lol
now says for sale when complete..?
Yes matey, building it to sell pretty much. Some one will end up with a pretty well spec'd car aswell.
Made this up yesterday, all 300 gram of it. Mount for extinguisher system, just waiting on some annodised bolts for it, polish ut up & I can fit it.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG000732.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00075.jpg
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Liking the look of this!
lol cheers mate :) hopefully shes gonna be a little stunner with an array of subtle finishing touches. Hopefully lol
Sorry havent read this in a while just looked at pics lol, so answer may already be said, are you fitting a cage?
Looking good
Cage will be next year I think Paul, along with polycarbs aswell.
Its a bit too much money to spend this close to christmas for my liking, being as Ive got the engine to pay for yet :( an being self employed money & work kinda dries up around the festive period :(
BTW before anyone says the pass seat looks mounted skiwiff, its because its placed in, not actually bolted down lol lol
General Baxter
16-10-10, 09:09 PM
any reason for the wonky seat?
any reason for the wonky seat?
BTW before anyone says the pass seat looks mounted skiwiff, its because its placed in, not actually bolted down lol lol
:p lol
General Baxter
16-10-10, 09:11 PM
its late lol
lol excuses, it pished down with rain before I could fully finish mounting it up so I literally lobbed the seat in an snapped a quick spackberry pic lol (hence all the the **** qaulity pics)
opelbuck2000
16-10-10, 09:51 PM
:thumb:
Not really done anything of any real significance.
Got the rear beam on though.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00077.jpg
Pinned the loom back nice & neat.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00082-1.jpg
Had an hour or two on it earlier. Whacked up a mount out of some zintec sheet an got busy.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00078.jpg
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Got the pinch bolts on the track rods & roughly setup, now has steering for the first time in about 6 months & finally back on all fours.
So you've made the hand brake hydo, that's cool.
Liking that hydro handbrake mount.
I assume you will be leaving the cable attached too?
Aye, hydraulic handbrake. But the harder way (IMO) although it looks neater then a secondary dead mans handle so meh
Yeah keeping the cable setup aswell, not that it matter where I take it for MOT anyway, but you never know lol
The rest of the brake line fittings should be here Monday so I can now run the brake lines into the rear, through the floorpan to the rear beam :) then it just leaves the front ones to sort out which is pish easy TBH.
Does look sound, nice job.
It'll look even nicer once the extinguisher lines, battery cable & a few other bits & peices are all mounted up the length of the tranny tunnel too :)
Yeah looks alright. Not happy with any of the paint finish inside the car though so in the spring ill have to strip the interior fittings out & repaint.
And its light enough now to lift it completely off its suspesion travel from the seat rails too.
Why have both? Surely you'd want the hydo for handbrake turns but it will be locking the drum up to so no need for both?
Why have both? Surely you'd want the hydo for handbrake turns but it will be locking the drum up to so no need for both?
Cable is for current MOT requirements as far as I know.
Although theres nothing stopping me having the cable quite slack so it doesnt do much anyway :) an just turn up the bias for MOT testing.
Exterior side of roof vent finito.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00085-1.jpg
Finished the handbrake lever.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00087.jpg
Two more jobs off the list, ten thousand more to go :(
whats with the george cross dude. btw the cable one has to be fully functional on the raod for vosa, aswell as the mot. tricky area really.
Cos he's English! lol
Don't you remember the tow eye cover from his Nova?
As for the handbrake, doesn't it put extra stress on seals etc (as in parked up)?
I heard something along the lines once.
Looks great Mike :thumb:
Cos he's English! lol
Looks great Mike :thumb:
Dont you just know it aswell lol its the little finishing touch's that make a car what it is, things you dont notice at first glance. Like the posh, etched manufacturer logo aluminium allen bolts Ive got.
As for extra pressure on seals when parked, it'll be on axle stands most of the year anyway & ill deal with VOSA when it happens lol
Not really been upto much lately really, been tied up building a 4x4 Civic of all things :S
Just genrally minced about, hour here & there type thing.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00089-1.jpg
Finally fitted this pos & not happy with it at all :(
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00090-1.jpg
Ran the brake line to the rear & now Goodridge are holding me up waiting for some elbow connectors.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00091-1.jpg
Fire extinguisher pull & ****
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00092-1.jpg
Stole some multi directional vents from a pos Fiat & finished the inside of the roof vent too.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00094.jpg
Aquired some bits from an original Mini for the front doors, some brackets from the Civics engine for use in the interior of my Corsa an not much else really.
re the handbrake...... park it in gear!
rally cars manage to get away with it all the time, so it must be almost legal
Mocked up the battery in the rear an with nowhere else for it to go its gonna have to sit down in the wheel well, all 12+kg of it. Not impressed....
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00098-1.jpg
General concensus is binning off the OE style battery off for a light weight Varley or Odessey item, fabricate & weld in a lightweight frame an sit it nice & low down in the well as forward as it can possible go.
No spare wheel anymore, so its a case of tyre weld in the glove box, if I even leave the glove box in lol
im sure col smith had a varley for sale....
whats the target weight of the full she-bang?
Ill have to take a peak at his For Sale's then I thinks.
Not really got a target weight TBH, just removing all the **** thats not needed & then some.
scott.parker
02-11-10, 09:20 PM
Mike 100% dry cell mate, one of the best thing Ive EVER bought for any car..
Looks nice in there now mate.
Scott
Now starting to look more like a car, just gotta go raid a base spec Corsa B so I can finish the standard electrics then its on with everything else thats left an finally a motor :)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00106.jpg
Finished all the rear brake lines & just waiting on the front calipers.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/IMG00102.jpg
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Nah lol building up another car whilst doing this one whilst working Monday to Friday :S
Not really touched this shed for a while now but managed a hour here hour there type affiar over the last 2 months.
Bought another 5 cromodoras incase I bend my other 4 lol
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/68170_10150094175171014_718381013_7880381_342059_n .jpg
Stripped the bay bare ready for paint an that, carried on where I left off with the stitch welding too.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/164160_10150107404621014_718381013_8123998_3180972 _n.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/163675_10150107405221014_718381013_8124014_4181897 _n.jpg
Silky smooth just how we like it
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/166334_10150107404926014_718381013_8124007_6608140 _n.jpg
And then painted the underside of the bonnet, currently undecided as to what to do with the other side.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/168977_10150110487816014_718381013_8180241_2154707 _n.jpg
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Can i ask why are you welding the bay? Are you full out rallying it?
Jealous, it looks almost complete inside and pretty carbon bits. Need to crack on with mine tbh lol altho uni work is beckoning too :(
There a bit left to do inside, mainly finish the dash loom (still) an sort through what I can cut out (removed nearly 10kg of wiring so far). Still to fit are carbon foot trays & plumb in the extinguisher.
But Ive been offered a new HH shifter for a steal of a price so might end up ripping out the centre console an shifter assembly yet :S
Benn, Re welding, figured I might aswell do it all whilst Im there & can get to it like. Done all round the bottom arm mounts & engine mount brackets, upper & lower front valance, front panel mounting, strut top to chasis legs area etc etc etc Just gotta remove the OE batt tray mounting & OE airbox bracket, weldup an spot drill holes an then paint the bay at some point :)
stitching it all stiffens the shell up nicely too, we all know they flex for fun lol
Benn, Re welding, figured I might aswell do it all whilst Im there & can get to it like. Done all round the bottom arm mounts & engine mount brackets, upper & lower front valance, front panel mounting, strut top to chasis legs area etc etc etc Just gotta remove the OE batt tray mounting & OE airbox bracket, weldup an spot drill holes an then paint the bay at some point :)
Ah ok, i've missed you doing the other welding. Do they flex that bad?
You got a engine sorted yet Mike ?
Doesn't look like your that far off needing one lol
Apparently Corsa's are fine for your run of the mill 20XE conversion but I dont think they'd cope with about 250 motor horsepower & 100+ nitrous oxide ontop lol
Aye, not far of needing an engine now Edd, **** thing is even once I get one Ill still have to strip it, spend a fortune on it & then rebuild it before it even goes in :(
considering it costs basically nothing to do the stitch welding then why not?
Lately Ive acheived absoloutly nowt other then carbon kevlar wrapping lol will at some point, one day in the distant future actually crack on with this shed though lol lol
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scott.parker
23-01-11, 08:05 PM
looks cool, what is it? lol
peester
23-01-11, 09:07 PM
^^ thats gooood skills... hmm; cant really be done be with slam in-situ? lol
All im left to do is chop the steel slam panel out, fit this GRP one & then wrap the bonnet in carbon :)
RE the welding, Its the cross members that usually fall apart at each end, Not a bad idea plating it up.
Not touched this in ages but mustured up enough motivation an finished the slam panel & also sorted an isolator switch out for the battery.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/isolator-1.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/isolator.jpg
And am currently head scratching over the fuse box & most of the internal wiring setup, which is proving a pain being as Ive got no engine so cant really test much & will be a few circuits short if I complete the wiring at this stage :(
Currently looking at this works built S1600 Corsa for inspiration :/
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/CorsaGrpAworksbuilt.jpg
I was about to say fcuking hell you've soldiered through that when I saw what the pic actually is... lol
I was about to say fcuking hell you've soldiered through that when I saw what the pic actually is... lol
Flol I wish! Got miles & miles of wiring to do yet :(
Just picked up some lexan windows for £50 though so :)
You ebay fiend! lol See my PM btw?
You ebay fiend! lol See my PM btw?
Just read your PM yeah :) ideally its standard ones im after im afraid mate :( theres a lot more call for them, as you could probably appreciate. BUT, its something by all mean I will consider at some point if I can get the time ;)
Just let me know :) Doubt they'll be going anywhere for a while lol Also, mk1 GTE/SR bumper splitters, carbon copies would be mint :d
No carbon kevlar?
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/102_1624.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/The%20knacker/102_1625.jpg
mmmmm yellow! But no lol
edit: Wrong shade anyway, does it come in mustard? :d
Mr Alex, your loom has saved the day lol midway through putting in now :)
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