Iain's nova sport w.i.p

[NOV4_SPORT]

i like your work mate,
nice cil trim's

have some rep
stu

Thanks stu
Rep returned

[sport]

Looks even better close up, spot on mate.

[Edd]

Very nice Iain

Should really do something on mine

Where did you find the new door seals from ? I could do with some

Edd

[Novasport]

Me too, got one but need another.

Looking very nice Iain, looking forward to seeing it again at the shows next year.

[vx kev]

Getting there mate, those sill plate look ace. I can see a little side line on the go :thumb:

[moffat]

looks spot on that bud. some shine for a white car eh.

[NOV4_SPORT]

Me too, got one but need another.

Looking very nice Iain, looking forward to seeing it again at the shows next year.

Thanks rich, yeh it will be good to get it to as many shows next year as in can, as for the rubbers, you will be lucky as the person i got them from only has one left now, they had three but only bought the two that i needed.


Getting there mate, those sill plate look ace. I can see a little side line on the go :thumb:

Thanks kev, iam sure i could get other sill trims made buddy......


looks spot on that bud. some shine for a white car eh.

Glad you like it bud

[bazil]

Just mind and get some good pics of it naked before the decals go on it :)

A fresh polar white early mk1 is a nice looking car, but it'll be good to see it " wrapped " lol

[scorge01]

this nova is sio mint its unbelivable good work mate

[Benn]

Details are fantastic dude, great choice in wax too.

[NOV4_SPORT]

Just mind and get some good pics of it naked before the decals go on it :)

A fresh polar white early mk1 is a nice looking car, but it'll be good to see it " wrapped " lol

Dont worry buddy, there will be plenty of pics of the car before the decals go on, and of them being applied.


this nova is sio mint its unbelivable good work mate

Thanks buddy, its appreciated


Details are fantastic dude, great choice in wax too.

Means a lot coming from you benn, yeh its a really good wax, i use it on the vxr too it gives good results on the arden blue.

[Benn]

Means a lot coming from you benn, yeh its a really good wax, i use it on the vxr too it gives good results on the arden blue.

These are the little details make cars builds. Paint work looks great too.

[DAFTJOHN]

Cars looking well mate, going to make a start on my bumpers next week.

[NOV4_SPORT]

Thanks mate, if you need any more info on painting the bumpers, just txt me.

[NOV4_SPORT]

Well, i gave the bonnet the full polishing treatment with the da, and a few different levels of polish, the bonnet was good, i just wanted to make it a really deep shine, and then decided to make a start at the decals lol.

Before
http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/1139/pict1759k.jpg

After
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2580/pict1763.jpg
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/6949/pict1761.jpg


Bonnet decal
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8619/pict1758.jpg

Plenty of marking out and making sure i was happy with the position of it
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7784/pict1764d.jpg

No going back now..... Its on !
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/3275/pict1765m.jpg
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/9562/pict1766.jpg


Iam going to give the bonnet a few layers of wax tomorrow, to seal in the shine, and protect the decal !

That is all

[Benn]

Finish looks fantastic on the bonnet dude. Hope you de-greased it before fitting the stickers tho...

[NOV4_SPORT]

Finish looks fantastic on the bonnet dude. Hope you de-greased it before fitting the stickers tho...

Yep sure did mate, the last thing i want is it peeling off lol

[christurboo]

good job on the bonnet mate, lovely looking car.

[16v Nova Kev]

hope you used de greaser

doh just read ben's post.


do you want to use some on my auto-smart wax its gooood:cool:

[Vlietje]

Nice!! Love the deep shine mate. Come over to polish mine...

[sport]

Whens the Vivaro getting your treatment then???

[vx kev]

Not far away from looking like a sport again, woop woop lol

[bainyboy sr]

as already said looking awesome mate well done

[Edd]

:eek::eek: brave man putting the decals on yourself lol

doing the rest of them as well ?

not a job im doing lol

[gary_126]

I LOVE this car, the standard of it is fantastic!

[NOV4_SPORT]

Thanks for the comments folks !

Just a little update for today folks, have been busy with work so not had much time to work on the nova, but i have polished the roof and painted the sunroof suround matt black and have been buying a few parts for the car.

the roof after its finale machine polish and a few coats of wax, and the s,r painted black.

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/5043/imag0100h.jpg

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/3948/pict1790.jpg


New dealer spec number plates, with the correct old style font
http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/8901/pict1777.jpg

Powerflex bushes for the rear beam, front tie bars and tca's
http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/9641/pict1793q.jpg

I also bought a filter king fpr/ filter with 85mm glass bowl.

Then came the choice of where to fit it lol, i ended up making a bracket from stainless steel in work so i could mount it on the fire wall and have it sitting straight.

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/8706/imag0110b.jpg

And painted it polar white so it looks a bit more factory

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6990/pict1779r.jpg

All bolted in i just need to get the fuel lines made up to suit now.

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4884/pict1786d.jpg

iain

[gary_126]

Numberplates are a really nice touch!! Take it they were a custom made job?

[Edd]

Nice work Iain

Keep cracking on with it, it might inspire me to do some more stuff on mine lol

[Benn]

Roof looks great, good job of painting the surround too. Clean it up well.

Love the old school plates, really gives the feel too it. Bracket in the bay looks good, very tidy.

[sport]

Top work as always mate.

[vx kev]

Even see the dealer sport window sticker there aswell. Attention to details awesome :thumb:

[NOV4_SPORT]

Thanks for the supportive comments lads, iam hoping to make a start on the rear beam this week, get it off the car and have it powder coated and fit the new bushes and tidy up some of the paint work underneath the car.

Well I hope I have given you the inspiration to crack on with your sport edd !

Iain

[duick]

Top work mate :thumb::thumb: Hope to see the car next year at Billing

[NOV4_SPORT]

Iam looking forward to taking it to billing it should all be perfect well before billing iam hoping Steve

[NOV4_SPORT]

Well not posted for a while, but have been busy working away on the nova when i had the time.

I stripped the rear beam off for shot blasting and powder coating about three weeks ago.

Anyways heres the pics .

http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/6602/pict1796.jpg

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8196/pict1795k.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/5554/pict1810.jpg

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4641/pict1817s.jpg

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4574/pict1794r.jpg

All loaded into the back of the astra
http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/4903/pict1822.jpg



So while the parts were away i cracked on cleaning/shotblasting and painted a few of parts like the stub axles, rear arb, brake lines etc
After talking to bazil about what colour to paint my brake lines, we decided green was the colour to go for to look factory vxl spec, thanks matey.


http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/9884/pict1821q.jpg

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/567/pict1824a.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3306/pict1844ml.jpg


Now to build it all back up again lol.

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/3268/pict1845.jpg

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/1056/pict1846t.jpg

[NOV4_SPORT]

The beam was built up with new bushes, bolts and bearings .

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7977/pict1848.jpg


http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/9710/pict1849k.jpg


http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/6461/pict1854.jpg


http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/651/pict1858.jpg


http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/9664/pict1864s.jpg


The finished results

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/1162/pict1868.jpg


http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/233/pict1869t.jpg


http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3513/pict1871.jpg

Thanks for looking folks.

[bazil]

It'll be a shame to get it dirty lol

[Vlietje]

Damn that looks good mate!

[Graeme]

Looking really good there mate

[Edd]

Nice work Iain

Are they flo flex lower spring mounts?

How happy are you with your bumpers after you sprayed them in upol mid grey? Do they look too dark?
I need to decide if to do mine

[murph-gsi]

That's serious love everything, so clean. :-)
Quick question on the rear spring upper insulator do you have the curved or chamfered bit at the top or bottom as I just got a set and am going fitting mine soon .
Thanks

[NOV4_SPORT]

Edd the bottom spring mounts were on the car when i bought it years ago, but iam sure they are the same as flow-flex ones.

As for the bumpers, the paint looks spot on imo, i will try get you a pic of one of the bumpers out in the day light to show the shade for you, but its the closest thing to factory mate.

Thanks for the good comments folks.

[NOV4_SPORT]

As for the spring seats murph, the top ones should just sit onto the platform like the o.e vxl one buddy, i hope this helps ?

[scorge01]

cars looking amazing mate such attention to detail :)

[Trivs_Tom]

The beam was built up with new bushes, bolts and bearings .

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7977/pict1848.jpg


http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/9710/pict1849k.jpg


http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/6461/pict1854.jpg


http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/651/pict1858.jpg


http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/9664/pict1864s.jpg


The finished results

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/1162/pict1868.jpg


http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/233/pict1869t.jpg


http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3513/pict1871.jpg

Thanks for looking folks.

amazing..

[Benn]

Dude the underside looks great. Top work.

[sport]

It'll be a shame to get it dirty lol

It will never see dirt lol

[NOV4_SPORT]

Thank you everyone for the comments.

[christurboo]

i dont think i can say anything apart from woooooow

[Nick J]

Looks fantastic mate :)

Nick.

[vx kev]

Shes looking Damn fine there Iain. Give her a few coats of wax/polish underneath then its all easy wipe clean after you've had it out n about :thumb: edit: The Nova That is lollol

[gary_126]

Cant wait to see this in the flesh, stunning!

[NOV4_SPORT]

Small update on the nova folks.

I decided to give the front end suspension and steering components a refresh recently which turned into me buying new bilstein dampers and all new bushes and bearings and having the powder coating re done ! flol.

so any way here is what is was like before, which wasnt that bad, only a light amount of over spray from the respray and light damage over the years since it was first done.

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/9466/pict1872.jpg

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/1283/pict1875x.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4316/pict1877o.jpg

Got to love cable ties lol
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/3224/pict1879.jpg


While the bits were off at the powder coaters, i dismantled my dampers and sand blasted the top mounts spring cups etc

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/2231/pict1887.jpg
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/1522/pict1890.jpg

Then painted them all and fitted new bearings and spring dampers

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/9291/pict1904j.jpg
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4622/pict1906.jpg

Also blasted the hubs and painted then aswell
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/1264/pict1900p.jpg


Then i called into the powder coaters and my way home from work the next week to collect all the parts.

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/9210/pict1896.jpg

[NOV4_SPORT]

Fitted new bushes to the traction control arms and used new bolts to secured then to the car
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/9754/pict1903.jpg

The new bilstein dampers all built up with the top mounts etc, and powder coated springs to match the rear ones.
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/1056/pict1910.jpg


Also finished painting the rest of the brake lines on the car, still some areas of the white paint to touch up and steering rack boots to change but still.

http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/1462/pict1944.jpg
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/1660/pict1943.jpg


Now the front end it all built back up with new bolts etc.

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8387/pict1933x.jpg
Not bad for a set of brakes i salvaged off of "H1GTE"
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/1332/pict1936.jpg
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/3695/pict1935r.jpg
http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/7954/pict1938.jpg


Then fitted the new rear dampers also got the rear dust covers from bazil as the dampers never came with any so got a pair of old ones from him and cleaned them up and covered them in blue heat shrink so they match the fronts now, and sand blasted the metal caps at the to and powdercoated them in work the only blue they had lol, big thanks to allan for these, saved the day once again lol.
http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/529/pict1950.jpg
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5664/pict1951t.jpg
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5969/pict1952.jpg
http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/9237/pict1953.jpg

I have lost quite a lot of the pictures from doing the front end stuff when my camera decided to fook up sadly

That is all

iain

[Spudly]

Mate seriously, there is OCD and then there is you lol




But on a serious note mate, spectacular work as always, she best be at Billing this year:p

[NOV4_SPORT]

Mate seriously, there is OCD and then there is you lol




But on a serious note mate, spectacular work as always, she best be at Billing this year:p

Flol, yeh iam quite sad that way........

Oh i will most defonetly be at billing this year !!!! plenty of cleaning to do when i get down there mind flol

[bazil]

Looking good mate, glad I could help but didn't enjoy it at the time lol.

Sooooo how much is the trailer hire for billing lol

[7ova]

love your car mate,
its so much better working with new clean parts
it make's it all worth while.
and i'm glad to see somebody else (not just me)
has a bit of carpet for the top of the axle stand
hope you have one on the jack as well.
great work
stu

[NOV4_SPORT]

Looking good mate, glad I could help but didn't enjoy it at the time lol.

Sooooo how much is the trailer hire for billing lol

going to looking into the trailer and its quite handy your insured to be able to tow a trailer lol, yeh thanks again for the covers you are a legend !!!!


love your car mate,
its so much better working with new clean parts
it make's it all worth while.
and i'm glad to see somebody else (not just me)
has a bit of carpet for the top of the axle stand
hope you have one on the jack as well.
great work
stu

Thanks buddy, yeh i always protect the paint when iam jacking up the car and suport the car also, as would be a shame to damage the paint ect after all the hard work and effort that is put into the car.

[vx kev]

OOOOHHHH SHINEY :eek:
Cracking mate:thumb:
Given me ideas for more things to powdercoat now that i wouldnt have done before :p

Its def worthy of it but its not going to be a trailor queen is it???

[NOV4_SPORT]

OOOOHHHH SHINEY :eek:
Cracking mate:thumb:
Given me ideas for more things to powdercoat now that i wouldnt have done before :p

Its def worthy of it but its not going to be a trailor queen is it???

Iam glad i have give you ideas buddy, lol not a chance only time it has been on a trailer in the five or so years i have owned the car was to and from the body shop ! I would not use a trailer to go to a show, i enjoy driving the car far to much and have built the car to be driven !

iain

[Nick J]

Absolutely lush................ Its builds like this that'll make many including myself try even harder next time round. Which will only be a step in the right direction for the vaux scene as we push to give the vag scene a run for its money.

Nick.

[Edd]

Awesome stuff Iain mate

All looks top drawer

Hope mine ends up as nice as yours

[vx kev]

Iam glad i have give you ideas buddy, lol not a chance only time it has been on a trailer in the five or so years i have owned the car was to and from the body shop ! I would not use a trailer to go to a show, i enjoy driving the car far to much and have built the car to be driven !

iain

Aye just a couple :d
Glad to hear it mate, hope to see it soon :thumb:

[Jeff16v]

Oh Lordy, superb attention to detail, I need to start again looking at this build.

[bazil]

It's the brakes that get me every time lol your a jammy git, mind you atleast part of H1 GTE lives on :(

[Spudly]

It's the brakes that get me every time lol your a jammy git, mind you atleast part of H1 GTE lives on :(




Have i missed something.......?

[Edd]

H1Gte got burned out Spud, sometime last year I think

[bazil]

I'll let Iain tell the story :)

[Spudly]

H1Gte got burned out Spud, sometime last year I think




Yes i knows this, it was in a unit fire and someone found it in a scrappers and posted the pics on here, i was asking what id missed about the brakes?

[Edd]

lol oh right, I aint got a clue on that one lol

[bazil]

There on Iain's car lol he mentions it in post 340

[Spudly]

There on Iain's car lol he mentions it in post 340



Slight flaw in your mathmatics there dude lol

[16v Nova Kev]

i found it in the scrappy and told (pikey)iain about it. i missed them completely........:(:cry::thumb:

[bazil]

Slight flaw in your mathmatics there dude lol

Right numbers wrong order lol 304

[Benn]

Dude the front end looks frigging beautiful. Fantastic work.

[dc1984]

Mate, this has got to be the best nova on the road!!!

New cars from the showroom don't even look half as good as yours does.

Amazing work Iain mate, can't wait to see on the road:)

David.

[NOV4_SPORT]

i found it in the scrappy and told (pikey)iain about it. i missed them completely........:(:cry::thumb:

I only went do to the scrappys to pay my respects to the car and then noticed them had the willwood callipers on it, was a surprise to me that you had missed the brakes flol.

[NOV4_SPORT]

Absolutely lush................ Its builds like this that'll make many including myself try even harder next time round. Which will only be a step in the right direction for the vaux scene as we push to give the vag scene a run for its money.

Nick.

Thank you nick, if anything its your cars aswell as others that give me inspiration and ideas to make me build the nova to such a level of detail and take so much time to make things as good as it/ i can make it.

I agree with what you are saying about ytring to move, dare i say "scene" on with respects to the level of detail and care taken to building top quality cars.

Also thanks everybody for you comments.

Only a small update this week as i have done my back in and off work till it heals up so i only finished the fuel pump bracket, that i made up in work a few weeks ago, that will be fitted to the car when iam able to lol
The pump is fully insulated in thick rubber sheeting to stop vibration and also because the pump's earthing point is in the mounting bracket that is welded to the pump, so have secured a wire to run off the pump for the earth.

The pump is a facet silver top fuel pump.

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/6281/pict1960d.jpg

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/274/pict1961.jpg

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/794/pict1962.jpg


iain

[NOV4_SPORT]

Yes i knows this, it was in a unit fire and someone found it in a scrappers and posted the pics on here, i was asking what id missed about the brakes?

Almost forgot about the confusion on the brake calipers lol.

Well kev had posted pics of "H1GTE" in the scrap yard all burned out, the yard is not to far from my work so thought i would go along and check it out for myself, while talking to the yard owner i noticed the front brakes didnt look like vxl ones a closer look reveiled that they were 280mm Wilwood callipers, so i asked how much for them and the price he said i nearly bit his hand off lol.

So i took the callipers and discs and off home i went, i stripped them all down and found that under the slightly smoke damaged paint the all the pistons were free moving and there was no damage to the seals at all, so took them to work shot blasted them and re painted them at home, cleaned up the discs ordered new pads and brake lines, they bled up fine and work amazingly.

So like allan has said atleast one part of "H1GTE" lives on !

Before
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/7986/picture291w.jpg

Primmed
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8223/picture267i.jpg

Painted polished letters and a few coats of clear to seal them
http://img852.imageshack.us/img852/7218/picture324.jpg

[Acerliam]

Looking good mate

[thegingerwhinger]

jammy barstweard getting them brakes!! : )

[16v Nova Kev]

aye for a 5er aswell lol

[NOV4_SPORT]

Well not much of an update as i have fooked my back and off work and in mega pain so have only been able to do a few bits to the car.

First up was to mount my new Facet Silver top fuel pump and new fuel piping for it, i made the bracket to hold the pump ages ago but only getting round to fitting it now lol.

I bonded it onto the fuel tank as didnt want to drill any holes in the bodywork that i didnt need to so here goes

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/9084/pict1958hu.jpg



http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/274/pict1961.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7572/pict1982i.jpg

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/3126/pict1983.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8784/pict1985.jpg

And connected up the F.R.P
http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/2412/pict1993t.jpg


Also allan (Bazil) Kindly donated me a brand new screen washer bottle to go along with my new header tank, and the proper "ac delco" black cap from his old sr, after i had given it a little clean it came up like brand new, Thanks again buddy your a star !

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/3441/pict1979.jpg

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/2346/pict1990.jpg

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/2880/pict1992h.jpg

[NOV4_SPORT]

I also decided to re paint the cam belt cover as it had been scratched with the old in line fuel filter set up rubbing against it .

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/2641/pict1995.jpg

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/5584/pict1997q.jpg

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/8601/pict1998m.jpg


Also re painted the dip stick as the paint had started to chip off lol

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/2952/pict2003.jpg

As you can tell i can handle bordom and being stuck in the house with back pain so hand to keep myself busy while off work flol


Cheers

[Edd]

Engine bay looks very nice there mate, some nice touches

Think I might do the cut out thing on the belt cover when I put the turbo lump in

[vx kev]

This is just getting rediculous now Iain, OCD but loving it lol

[NOV4_SPORT]

Cheers edd .

[NOV4_SPORT]

This is just getting rediculous now Iain, OCD but loving it lol


Iam afraid its only going to get worse flol

[Benn]

Funk me that looks beautiful.

Calipers look great. I really need to do mine, Do you pistons not have rubber seals on them?

[NOV4_SPORT]

Cheers benn, the callipers have internal seals inside the calliper body

[Acerliam]

Loving the engine bay mate , just an amazing car !

[Benn]

Cheers benn, the callipers have internal seals inside the calliper body

Oh, bit different to mine then..

Cant rep you at the mo...

[NOV4_SPORT]

They are the older style wilwoods benn, so thats how mine have the seals in the calliper body.

Cheers liam !

[Benn]

Mine are ollder or yours?

[NOV4_SPORT]

Mine the the older type iam guessing as saved them from "H1GTE" that got burned out, and iam sure that had been fitted for a good few years mate

[John]

Very Nice indeed Iain! :)

[sport]

My friend you need valium to take the edge off lol

[bazil]

Get that yellow cap to fook lol

Glad to help with the little touches to help with your OCD lol

[scott.parker]

Looks ace mate, too clean to use! lol
What HT's are they also?

Scott

[DAFTJOHN]

loving the detail mate

[dc1984]

It just keeps getting better mate:)
First class as always.

David.

[Spudly]

Fantastic work Iain, id suggest professional help for when the sport is fully finished lol

[dc1984]

Just remember the "2012 Challenge" Iain;)

David.

[NOV4_SPORT]

Looks ace mate, too clean to use! lol
What HT's are they also?

Scott

Thanks buddy, they are "kerr nelson" ht leads, since fitting them around two years ago, the car seem to start easier now, it just provides a stronger spark imo.



Just remember the "2012 Challenge" Iain;)

David.


challange accepted buddy, now all i need is a trailor and the item to go on it flol

[NOV4_SPORT]

Thanks to everyone else for the possitive comments and rep.

[Jedro]

this is sex

[dc1984]

Am sure someone on here could let you borrow a trailer since it's for a good cause;)
Jazzie is your man for the "bait" :D

[scott.parker]

Thanks buddy, they are "kerr nelson" ht leads, since fitting them around two years ago, the car seem to start easier now, it just provides a stronger spark imo.

Ahh, thought they were, i had them on my XE track car, way cheaper the magnacore stuff and imo just as good, as there quad core, and very heavy duty stuff, i fitted them combined with NGK iridiums and it was a massive improvement on fire up and running etc..

Scott

[NOV4_SPORT]

Hey folks just a little update.

I turned my attention to the engine bay as was letting the car down imo, so replaced all the coolant hoses with ones that i had from a low milage sport that a friend of mine broke a few years back so cleaned them all up and they have come out really well, plus i painted the water pipe that runs round the back of the engine and also changed the thermostat and also got a brand new twin cored alloy radiator off bazil so a big thanks to him for that ! (cheers Allan !) and flushed the whole coolant system, also gave the whole area some attention, cleaned and repainted a few bits and pieces


http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4962/pict2037x.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8590/pict2038i.jpg

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/7167/pict2041.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/9083/pict2045.jpg

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/9784/pict2046.jpg

Even the water return hose cleaned up really well

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6582/pict2011.jpg

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/5043/pict2054g.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/618/pict2056.jpg

Old and new set up together

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/9774/pict2057.jpg

[NOV4_SPORT]

Brand new radiator, also cleaned and polished the fan/temp plug (sad i know flol)

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8905/pict2060j.jpg

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/9453/pict2064.jpg

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/7830/pict2066.jpg

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/9931/pict2069.jpg


I removed the steering rack to fit new rubber boots, and it made sence to clean and paint the rack while it was off the car

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1893/pict2084m.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2238/pict2088ud.jpg

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8454/pict2098w.jpg

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/9404/pict2102p.jpg

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/2823/pict2103.jpg


I have also painted the inside of the front wings and refitted them with new speed clips and bolts

http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/3045/pict2031.jpg

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/4929/pict2036.jpg

Cheers

[NOV4_SPORT]

Cant seem to find the pics of everything re fitted ? so will take more pics and post them latter on

[Vlietje]

Pure Nova p*rn mate, love it! Fantastic build!!

[Acerliam]

Loving the work mate !

[16v Nova Kev]

looking ace pal.

[NOV4_SPORT]

Thanks lads its appreciated

[dc1984]

Best nova sport ever mate, attention to detail makes your car:)

David.

[faker]

Iain your wee motor is a stunner. Nice work. God I remember your old one! That wasn't yesterday.

[NOV4_SPORT]

Have been working away on the nova and will have a full update tonight with the progress so far

[Edd]

Nice mate, surely you aint got much more to do ? lol

I might have a update on mine soon :eek: lol

[raf24]

Brilliant attention to detail mate,makes a big difference. + rep

[Vlietje]

Have been working away on the nova and will have a full update tonight with the progress so far

I'll get the crisps and coke out already and wait for it then... ;)

[dc1984]

Did ye get over to colin's tonite Iain?

[sport]

Seen the car the other day, a really credit to you and your obsession mate lol

[novasportc550]

Looking good chum

[Southie]

I stayed up all night for an update and you disappointed me :cry: lol

An OCD badge should be made up for this lovely Sport ;)

[bazil]

Your lucky I can't neg rep you for lack of update lol

As soufie says, instead of opc badges you need ocd ones lol

[NOV4_SPORT]

Sorry lads was held up after dropping the wheels off for powder coating ! But there will be an update tonight I promise, and I appreciate all the support and positive comments !
Cheers

[NOV4_SPORT]

I stayed up all night for an update and you disappointed me :cry: lol

An OCD badge should be made up for this lovely Sport ;)


I'll get the crisps and coke out already and wait for it then... ;)

Sorry for the wait lads, but was held up last night so here is the update.

I Polished the front panel and re painted the front lip as it was a little scuffed and chipped before i fitted it and the front bumper and lights. using new clips and bolts etc

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2166/pict2124i.jpg

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/6384/pict2127o.jpg

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/472/pict2139.jpg

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/4723/pict2136t.jpg

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/6051/pict2143.jpg


And fitted my new dealer spec plates, polished the passengers side and painted the door handle and lock suround to freshen things up a little

New plates
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2603/pict2149.jpg


http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/9219/pict2158.jpg


http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/9250/pict2159.jpg


http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/7051/pict2209x.jpg

[NOV4_SPORT]

I wanted to change the cd player in the glove box so i could use my i pod, so when it was out i remade the panel that houses the cd player and wanted to give the flocking kit that allan had very kindly given me, out on the inside of the glove box, it looks so much better now than the black carpet i had before, also i have run the ipod lead so it just comes out inside the ash tray so everything is hidden away and is neat and tidy !

Before
http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/7226/pict2216z.jpg

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/7188/pict2217t.jpg

Looked ok but decided to give it another coat

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/8374/pict2239.jpg

Much better colour match now, although the camera seems to change the shade slightly but its hard to get a good pic sadly.

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1355/pict2242.jpg

I also dropped my comps off to be re powdercoated on wed night to give them a freshen up.
Two in the boot and two on the back seat lol

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/9605/pict2253.jpg


Cheers again folks for all the possitive comments !

iain

[vx kev]

Good stuff mate, is looking good. How far away are you from having it OCD Iain spec and back on the road? lol

[yellowsrnova]

more stuff to come i hope :)

very nice man :)

[NOV4_SPORT]

Kev, there is not a lot let to do really just polish the drivers side re fit the wheels, a stainless steel four branch manifold decals and the tracking and camber set up properly and a few little bits and pieces, not a lot really lol, going to tax it in april so most of that stuff needs done before then !

Iam glad you like it robert mate, and yes there will be more to come pretty soon !

Cheers

[Vlietje]

That was worth the wait! Looking good mate. Did you use a new fixing kit for the front bumper?

[Acerliam]

Good stuff mate , carnt wait too see it in person one day

[yellowsrnova]

Good stuff mate , carnt wait too see it in person one day

me to :) lol

[NOV4_SPORT]

That was worth the wait! Looking good mate. Did you use a new fixing kit for the front bumper?

Good times !
Yes i used three new plastic blocks that push into the front panel for the bumper to screw into, and new side mounting brackets that go onto the wings, i picked these up over the last few years or so
But the "L" shape bumper bar brackets were just shotblasted and powder coated black because they were only a few years old.

Cheers

[NOV4_SPORT]

me to :) lol

Iam going to billing this year ! with the nova so it will give people a good chance to have a look round it.

[scott.parker]

Love the glove box mounted stereo! i think i will do something like this on my loon, and i want to get my door/rear cads flocked brown too..

Ace build dude, really come on loads, and it was good before lol

[Edd]

Cracking stuff mate, taken it to a new level tbh

Makes me want to do some stuff on mine again lol

[Benn]

Dude, that looks stunning, top top work.

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/9931/pict2069.jpg

I love this, i'd have done the same.

[gary_126]

looking amazing as ever! Where do you use for the powder coating iain? Needing a set of wheels done for a corsa b im doing just now.

[NOV4_SPORT]

I sent you a pm about the powdercoating Gary

[NOV4_SPORT]

Small update.

Been mega busy with work but got my wheels back from the powder coater about three weeks ago ! and the guy has done an amazing job on them , with the powder i got for him, as i got a friend to mix up the correct shade of powder to match the car body, also got new decals from compomotive for the wheels as well and painted the center caps cause of a few cips in them.

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/8676/pict2263.jpg

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/158/pict2266t.jpg

Two coats of polish and three coats of dodo juice wax to seal and protect the finish from break dust, inside the wheel and on the face of them.

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1081/pict2269.jpg

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/4844/pict2274.jpg

Fitted to the car
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3756/pict2286q.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7092/pict2295.jpg

Got bored during the week when the wheels were away so painted the wheel bolts i had for the car lol, will fit them after the tracking and suspension has been set up

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/8325/pict2329.jpg

But bought these gen vxl wheel bolt covers in anthrasite as well, were only £3 lol


http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1222/pict2334.jpg

http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/4117/pict2339.jpg

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/827/pict2336.jpg


And taxed the car aswell

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/6760/pict2340.jpg


iain

[dc1984]

Wheels look amazing mate

[sport]

Looking good dude

[Spudly]

Just when i thought your ocd could reach no new limits, you blow us all away again lol


Shame to cover those speedline bolts up, btw where did you source them from or did you make them?

[bazil]

I thought you were off your head getting your wheels colour coded but after seeing it in the flesh it does look far better than before.

Still want to get a wee photoshoot done before the graphics go on?

[Acerliam]

Wheels looking amazing mate

[raf24]

Looks superb mate,hope to get to see it in the flesh

[sport]

Still want to get a wee photoshoot done before the graphics go on?


Thats just perverse, it would be naked! :eek: lol

[Benn]

I love the wheel bolts.. They are an awesome detail. Great job getting the powder coat to match the body colour.

[Edd]

Top stuff mate

Must be the cleanest Sport out there now, looks amazing, you have set a new standard I reckon

need to finish mine lol

[NOV4_SPORT]

I thought you were off your head getting your wheels colour coded but after seeing it in the flesh it does look far better than before.

Still want to get a wee photoshoot done before the graphics go on?

Thanks mate Yeh looks a lot better now, when the car is tracked we will get some proper pics of
The car before and after the decals.


Top stuff mate

Must be the cleanest Sport out there now, looks amazing, you have set a new standard I reckon

need to finish mine lol

Thanks edd, get your nova finished can't wait to see it finished

[NOV4_SPORT]

I love the wheel bolts.. They are an awesome detail. Great job getting the powder coat to match the body colour.

Thanks mate, the boots will be fitted when the car is finished off so they don't get damaged lol

[NOV4_SPORT]

Spudly the bolts were found on a scrapped Corsa a few years back lol

Thanks for the positive comments everyone

[vx kev]

Oh Come on Iain..... Painting wheel bolts now lollollol
Attention to detail is epic :thumb:

[bazil]

I thought I'd put these in here mate, keeps all your pics in the same place,

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/me%20novas/a6dc6ed0.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/me%20novas/39001d8d.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/me%20novas/9352d255.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/me%20novas/58634786.jpg

[sport]

Thought we were getting a pic of something shiney for a moment

[bazil]

What? His new altenator lol

[sport]

lol
Last seen polishing it.

[NOV4_SPORT]

Thanks for posting the pics in my thread mate, all going well there will be a bit of an update to report on over the weekend .............

Iain

[Vlietje]

Thanks for posting the pics in my thread mate, all going well there will be a bit of an update to report on over the weekend .............

Iain

Did you mean the first weekend of July?!? :wtf:

[bazil]

just thought id dump these in here mate :thumb:

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/Billing%202012/25.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/Billing%202012/24.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/Billing%202012/23.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/Billing%202012/22.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/Billing%202012/17.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/Billing%202012/14.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/Billing%202012/13.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/Billing%202012/11.jpg

[pie]

looks stunning dude :thumb:

[Edd]

Stunning, love the Zender rear spoiler

Really need to get the decals fitted to mine

[Benn]

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/Billing%202012/25.jpg

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/Billing%202012/24.jpg


I funking love that! Tis stunning dude.

[NOV4_SPORT]

Big thanks to mr Bazil for posting the pics, and thanks for the positive comments guys there is still parts of the car iam not happy with mainly the decals one has dirty marks under it from the fitters dirty hands and the position of them being to low but going to get another kit and re fit it myself this time lol

Iain

[bazil]

The wife is good with the camera lol, she took them,it's not easy taking good pics out the window at 65mph,

[Acerliam]

Looking good mate !

[sport]

Looking good Iain.

[Edd]

Are you going to be putting the sill stripes on Iain? Or you not keen on them?

[Novasport]

Big thanks to mr Bazil for posting the pics, and thanks for the positive comments guys there is still parts of the car iam not happy with mainly the decals one has dirty marks under it from the fitters dirty hands and the position of them being to low but going to get another kit and re fit it myself this time lol

Iain

I have a spare kit minus the boot decal(As somebody borrowed it lol ) I would sell if its of any use?

BTW, it looks lovely. Like the action shots ;)

[NOV4_SPORT]

Cheers rich glad you like it, if your kit contains a late spec passengers side door and early spec drivers door then I will take the kit mate, pm me with what you have and a price please.

Edd iam not to sure yet on the sill decal might get them made up and try them on

Iain

[vx kev]

Looking Good Iain, great to see it back on the road :thumb:

[grooge]

looking good iain mate!

i'll drop that glass off to you soon as i have a spare moment mate, i've not forgotten about it but i'm still working backshifts into nightshifts the now and only spare time i have am sleeping. i will get it over soon as possible though, its not going anywhere anyway :)

[bazil]

Had a good day the day mate, heres a wee preview of your pics,


http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/gsi/Black%20gsi/P1020980.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/gsi/Black%20gsi/P1020946.jpg

[NOV4_SPORT]

:thumb::thumb::thumb:

Thank you for posting the pics mate, it was a really good day getting all the cars together and some pics of them together, good times

[bazil]

just a pity your wheel is upside down, you really should fit those things on correctly lol

[NOV4_SPORT]

Lol, I have just noticed that to mate, mibi southie could do a little p/s

[bazil]

I really should charge for this sort of thing these days lol,

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/gsi/Black%20gsi/P1020997.jpg

[Edd]

^^^That looks utterly stunning

A real credit to you

[grooge]

alternator sorted mate?

[Benn]

Funk me that is fantastic. Well done!

[NOV4_SPORT]

Big thanks again for the pics mate, I really should update my thread as so much has been done to the car since I last posted lol.

Yeh gregor the alternator all sorted now, that's been the third one in four months lol.

Cheers for that Edd much appreciated, did you get your paint work sorted ?

Thanks Benn, A lot of hard work has gone into the car but iam happy how it has turned out, how is yours doing ?

[Benn]

Very very well done, it looks fantastic. Real credit too you. Lots of hard work has gone in to it. Mine all good, in the garage waiting for a dry day..lol More work about to happen tho..lol

[istf]

Very nice! :thumb:

[vx kev]

Looking mighty fine Iain! Yeh stop being lazy and update us on what youve been doing with the car :d

[Acerliam]

Looks stunning mate

[masseyk@deeside.ac.uk]

Those are the sort of pictures that spur you on to finish a project, well done, an absolute credit to you.

Keith

[NOV4_SPORT]

Looking mighty fine Iain! Yeh stop being lazy and update us on what youve been doing with the car :d

Cheers Kev

Yeh I will do it one of the nights after work but been busy with family stuff and visiting ma gran in hospital every night In the hospital so the car has gone down in my list of priorities of late.

But will update on all the bits I have done to it

Cheers for all the positive comments lads

[CorsaBBoomer]

Seen this at Billing and it's getting better every time! ;)

[bazil]

soooooo sorry mate but i cant help myself lollol, last time i upload a pic, honest,

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/gsi/Black%20gsi/11.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/gsi/Black%20gsi/P1020980.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/gsi/Black%20gsi/P1020997.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/gsi/Black%20gsi/P1020946.jpg

it was just bugging me that the pics were not all together,:thumb:

[NOV4_SPORT]

Lol, don't be sorry mate, I can only thank you for posting the epic pics of the nova so much better than any of the ones I have taken of it, so feel free to post away lol

Iain

[bazil]

Na mate I'll sort the rest out and give you high res and reduced res for email and uploading :-)

[A11VXL]

Just read the whole thread, exceptional build, some really nice details. I love the factory look green brake pipes, don't get me wrong I like the shiny kunifer look , but the green is so much more original a really nice touch, must try to get to billing next year for some inspiration, cannot wait to get on with mine now.

[Spudly]

Havent you scrapped this rusty old thing yet Iain lol

[NOV4_SPORT]

Havent you scrapped this rusty old thing yet Iain lol

Lmfao spud the scrap man wouldn't even take it even if he was blind !!

[Edd]

Where's this update of what you been up to with it? Your nearly as bad as me for updates lol

[tahir868]

This is truely exceptional, love it!

[paulyb]

That is a stunning Sport you have there! Are you local to Paisley/Greenock as would love to see that in the flesh :)

[sport]

Hes not far way from there and is through that way quite a bit, although think the car will be of the road till April time.

[vx kev]

Ach thought that was the update we were waiting for lol

[NOV4_SPORT]

Paulyb - thanks for the comment and Iam glad you like the car, yes Iam from central Scotland but the car is locked away at my cousins in Perth atm where it will stay till the spring but will be getting the car out and about as much as possible next year so pop along to one of the regenal meets mate.


Sorry to disappoint you Kev I have been so busy with work and family illness to update the thread but have been picking away and do bits to the car when I have had the time, there will be an update this week of all the goings on with the sport and you can hold me to that lol

Iain

[paulyb]

Look forward to that Iain , hope to have a nova of some sort again soon, Cheers Paul :)

[NOV4_SPORT]

Well here goes a very long over due update lol

First off back in may time i had saved up enough moneys to have a stainless steel four branch manifold built to replace the janspeed one that had cracked and seen better days so first off i took a template of the flange and got a peice of 10mm thick s/s and profiled it at home ! a few nights latter and it was done but wrecked the drill and totally p1ssed off the neghbours lol
http://imageshack.us/a/img87/8016/pict2357.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img692/8852/pict2359.jpg
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Then it was time to have my decals fitted to the car, along with new badges. I used a local company to fit them who "specialise" in vinyl wrapping But they turned out pretty bad, with finger prints under them ,wrinkles and didnt follow the lines of the car very well, i was mega fecked off to say the least but with only a week or so till billing i just left it and planned to have them re done wheni got back home.

http://imageshack.us/a/img152/1681/imag0365l.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img266/5798/imag0366wt.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img5/1561/imag0376ac.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img802/6726/imag0377j.jpg

But more on the decals latter

[NOV4_SPORT]

Over the next few months i started to change and address a few bits of the car that needed doing like a set of regular use mats, chrome parts , new boot seal and also looking at getting better breaking, so replaced the m/c and servo from allan's silver gsi which made a massive differnce to the brakes both peddle feel and stopping power !
£10 halfrauds mats with a dealer sport patch i had lying about to keep my Vxl mats for show

http://imageshack.us/a/img37/5782/pict2398.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img594/3162/pict2400.jpg

Chrome parts

http://imageshack.us/a/img708/2059/pict2345t.jpg

Bnib gm boot lid seal

http://imageshack.us/a/img708/3186/img0182kc.jpg



http://imageshack.us/a/img255/204/img0187l.jpg

Servo and m/c serviced, cleaned and painted

http://imageshack.us/a/img507/4885/img0134ps.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img802/7505/img0133zi.jpg
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http://imageshack.us/a/img19/7141/img0147xj.jpg

[NOV4_SPORT]

And then a few random pics from the drive after to test everything was working well with the brakes


http://imageshack.us/a/img89/1628/img0019jud.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img231/3315/img0029fwl.jpg
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http://imageshack.us/a/img706/3404/pict2469.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img685/4025/pict2470s.jpg

[NOV4_SPORT]

A few Weeks latter on i took the decals off the two sides of the car ready to take it down to newcastle to have them re fitted bye some one who really knew what they were doing, so on the recomendation of mark- novacabrio off i went, happy knowing it was going to turn out right, and i cant thank him and also the guy who fitted them enough, he also applied a thick clear laminate on the front panel for stone protection

http://imageshack.us/a/img259/250/img0227ar.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img23/237/img0229jw.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img853/5319/pict2483.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img822/8949/pict2484g.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img7/7981/pict2480.jpg

Being re fitted

http://imageshack.us/a/img546/3184/img0235gb.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img690/8504/img0236zb.jpg

　
Then i got a pair of Grey parcelshelf supports and painted them vxl brazil brown, i think they look much better than the brown material i had covered them with a few years ago, and go quite well with my black covered shelf the holds 6/9 speakers and have kept my unfaded brown shelf in the loft and want music more than the original shelf lol


http://imageshack.us/a/img812/8878/img0281oo.jpg
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http://imageshack.us/a/img705/6026/img0284sm.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img571/6703/img0329qk.jpg


I managed to get a replacment bronce tinted tailgate glass to replace my other one as it was badly scratched and chipped and also finially got round to fitting my dealer spec window sticker

http://imageshack.us/a/img838/8051/img0352ma.jpg
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[NOV4_SPORT]

A week or so latter a decided to fit the lowering springs i got off Nick J a few weeks before. They are -80mm rear and -60mm front springs i had powder coated blue to match the stickers on the bilstein shocks, it was graeme's (sport) idea to go with the blue and iam glad he sugested it, i just didnt know what colour to go for lol cheers mate !

The new springs are much stiffer than the old ones i had and now the car handles much better and i dont get such a spongy feeling when cornering

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Before and after

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Cheers

[pie]

looking good dude :)

new 4 branch looks the bollocks :thumb:

[Graeme]

Very nice mate

[NOV4_SPORT]

Thanks for the possitive comments lads

[dc1984]

Excellent work as always matey.

One day you will shame me into working on my nova lol

David.

[M Sutton]

Stunning Nova!!

[NOV4_SPORT]

Excellent work as always matey.

One day you will shame me into working on my nova lol

David.

Cheers mate, Iam sure you would have yours the same if you had the time mate

[NOV4_SPORT]

I will be updating this thread more often from now on and not months at a time lol

[Graeme]

Is it yellow Billy's that you run mate? Any chance of a picture if the rear shock if you can find one? I have just bought some and the gaitor looks total wrong to me and it touching the body of the car, just want to work out what's wrong with them, cheers

[paul james]

How much did the exhaust manifold cost? looks great.

[NOV4_SPORT]

Thanks Paul, the manifold all in cost me £450 it's all hand built by a local stainless steel exhaust place, not one of these power flow jobs, I know the guy really well so got quite a good price

Graeme yeh it's the yellow ones Iam using, I will get some pics of the rear set up for you latter on mate

[tahir868]

That 4 branch looks stunning mate! One of my favourite looking Sports this is :thumb:

[sport]

Looks great as always Iain.

[paulyb]

Iain your car is seriously making me want a sport again! Do you know anyone in Scotland who has one that they want to sell?

Great update, love the attention to detail with the the shocks and springs :)

[Spudly]

This.....







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Is a fooking stunning pic, car is still a scrapper but this pic makes it look half decent, nice photographical trickery there, i tip my hat to you sir :p



lol

[novacabrio]

Glad the graphics came out well! You should have text me to confirm you were coming!! I only live about a mile from where ou had them fitted

[DAFTJOHN]

Wow wow wow, got to be the best Nova out there

[Benn]

Love the manifold bit of art work, rear pipe looks great too. Real shame about the graphics, they really did a sh*te job. I like the blue springs, like the lowerd rear too.
Whole car is bloody fantastic... Ben likes the chrome too.

[Graeme]

Graeme yeh it's the yellow ones Iam using, I will get some pics of the rear set up for you latter on mate

Cheers Iain all the ones I have images on have exposed shafts with I'm sure cant be right

[EwanG]

Top jobs Ian! Your sport looks stunning in the flesh and I bet your are still chasing perfection! My sr is undergoing a deep clean throughout the winter :thumb:.

[boss]

Stunning

[NOV4_SPORT]

Iain your car is seriously making me want a sport again! Do you know anyone in Scotland who has one that they want to sell?

Great update, love the attention to detail with the the shocks and springs :)

Cheers Paul, sadly I don't know of anyone selling a sport in Scotland as there is very few of them up here mate. But I hope you get another one mate


This.....














Is a fooking stunning pic, car is still a scrapper but this pic makes it look half decent, nice photographical trickery there, i tip my hat to you sir :p



lol

Lol, cheers spud Iam glad you approve of the rust bucket that is my nova lol, the pic was taken with my IPhone fail and the setting sun cast the amazing light on the car


Glad the graphics came out well! You should have text me to confirm you were coming!! I only live about a mile from where ou had them fitted

Sorry mark I was down there on a Monday and I knew you were only off a tue and needed to get back up the road after they were done so couldn't hang about till you were finished work sadly mate but thanks again for the recommendation the guy is amazing at what he does.


Cheers Iain all the ones I have images on have exposed shafts with I'm sure cant be right

My shocks didn't come with any rear covers, I had to get std nova covers off Bazil and cover them with blue heat shrink mate

[NOV4_SPORT]

Love the manifold bit of art work, rear pipe looks great too. Real shame about the graphics, they really did a sh*te job. I like the blue springs, like the lowerd rear too.
Whole car is bloody fantastic... Ben likes the chrome too.

Thanks ben, Iam really happy with how the manifold has turned out its just what I wanted the company really can make pipe dreams come true lol, yeh the decals was a mega disappointment for me asp due to the cost of them and also it's what really finishes off and makes a sport stand out Imo . Iam glad I decided to get the springs now as makes a massive difference to the car overall .



That 4 branch looks stunning mate! One of my favourite looking Sports this is :thumb:

Cheers for that mate, I really like your calibre mate, one day I might be able to own one myself when I get space and money lol

Thanks to everyone for the positive comments and support

[Spudly]

Lol, cheers spud Iam glad you approve of the rust bucket that is my nova lol, the pic was taken with my IPhone fail and the setting sun cast the amazing light on the car




Youre very welcome mate, obviously you know what i really think of your 'rust bucket' its epic, your attention to detail is fecking crazy, you give the concours/detailing boys something to think about lol

[NOV4_SPORT]

Yeh I know how you think of the car and know how long I take to clean it and keep it clean lol, got a few more bits and bobs to do over the winter so should be even better next year, here is hopping we have better weather next year lol

Iain

[Royston]

Your car is looking mighty fine Iain:thumb:


here is hoping we have better weather next year lol
Iain

Me too

[Graeme]

My shocks didn't come with any rear covers, I had to get std nova covers off Bazil and cover them with blue heat shrink mate

Thanks mate

[Spudly]

Yeh I know how you think of the car and know how long I take to clean it and keep it clean lol, got a few more bits and bobs to do over the winter so should be even better next year, here is hopping we have better weather next year lol

Iain




Good man, i knows you know im playing but thought id best point it out at least once lol


Your idea of dirty is most entries to a normal show and shine event :d

[Vlietje]

Sport porn!

[vx kev]

Great work Iain, love it! You must have spent an absolute fortune by now on the Sport Decals, on off on off on off lol
Manifold looks fantastic, whats the name of the place you had it done as im going to be needing a full system made up at somepoint so looks like they are worth a shout :thumb:

[scorge01]

Seen this in real life not that long ago amazing car trully a credit to you :) and the manifold is amazing :)

[NOV4_SPORT]

Great work Iain, love it! You must have spent an absolute fortune by now on the Sport Decals, on off on off on off lol
Manifold looks fantastic, whats the name of the place you had it done as im going to be needing a full system made up at somepoint so looks like they are worth a shout :thumb:

Cheers mate, it's all worth it in the long run I guess lol, I will txt you the name and contact details of the exhaust place mate, they come highly recommended by me and I have had all mine and my brothers exhausts made there over the last six or so years

Thanks mark Iam glad you like it even thou you only managed to see it for a little while when me allan and Graeme met you after knockhill that Sunday.

Can't wait till the better weather is back and I can get the car back out and about

Iain

[nova_niek]

Lovely. Me likey. :)

[paulyb]

Great to see this car at Dean Castle at the weekend, shame it pisched it down all day, the car is even better than the pics! Was the best car there IMO, look forward to seeing it again in the dry sometime nice to meet you too mate :)

[NOV4_SPORT]

Hi paul, thanks for the generous comments mate ! It's just such a pity the weather was so **** as it would have been a good wee show i,m,o was good to meet you to mate and I hope the next time you see the car it's actually clean lol

Iain

[Pulsar_stu]

Great thread! Brilliant read!
Love your sport! Very envious lol

[zeifer33]

Yeah, really beautiful an immaculate car, top work!:thumb: