View Full Version : my nova based xmas pressie.
well, after 25 odd years of playing with novas, and getting royally abused by my brother (and he is my employer) for being so stupid as to keep owning them, even though my nephew was conceived in one.........(long story involving a broken seat adjuster), i have some incredible news.......
my brother employs a bloke who is actually a really good bodyshop man, but he doesn't actually like doing it full time, so 4 days a week, this bloke is a groundworker for our firm.
i've just spent the last fortnight out driving lorries & upon my return, i found that my nova was missing from where i parked it...
now, the more observant of you will remember that i had a minor accident in it the other week, and i assumed that simon had taken it to straighten it out for me.
tonight i found out that my xmas bonus is that it is getting the full respray that i have been hopelessly saving for...................
WOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
merry christmas
mike
Brilliant stuff Mike,and merry christmas.nice one
Good news, she'll be looking fresh for the shows :) keeping it red?
Nova_Tek
24-12-10, 10:26 PM
Best present ever!
Bet that's made your Xmas trillions of times better. Enjoy it :thumb:
cheers andy, i now have to learn how to retrim sr bucket seats, so they match my base interior
Good news, she'll be looking fresh for the shows :) keeping it red?
you bet.. in my humble opinion, a red mk1 is as good as it gets....
i am wondering if a better shade than flame red is available though.....
nova tek, i nearly wept when i found out
Good stuff Mike, I bet your made up then??
Good stuff Mike, I bet your made up then??
like a dog with 2 cocks
Danny mul
24-12-10, 10:30 PM
Top stuff man congrats...Im going to show this thread to my other half....ya never know!!!
Mk1's are awesome but flame red isn't. I bet there are similar shades that wont fade so bad
General Baxter
24-12-10, 10:31 PM
is it pink ?
like a dog with 2 cocks
Awesome! When you popped round mine the other week other then the car looking filthy lol it didnt look bad at all, but then again you can never really tell bodywork condition when its caked in road crud lol
Mk1's are awesome but flame red isn't. I bet there are similar shades that wont fade so bad
time is not on my side on this, i really need advice off people as to paint shades.
General Baxter
24-12-10, 10:33 PM
time is not on my side on this,
that an old man joke ? lol
Awesome! When you popped round mine the other week other then the car looking filthy lol it didnt look bad at all, but then again you can never really tell bodywork condition when its caked in road crud lol
mike, i have 2 decent doors, and the car is truly rust free underneath, it doesn't even rattle
baxter, of course its pink at the moment, its a red nova..
dj_wudgey
24-12-10, 10:36 PM
well, after 25 odd years of playing with novas, and getting royally abused by my brother (and he is my employer) for being so stupid as to keep owning them, even though my nephew was conceived in one.........(long story involving a broken seat adjuster), i have some incredible news.......
my brother employs a bloke who is actually a really good bodyshop man, but he doesn't actually like doing it full time, so 4 days a week, this bloke is a groundworker for our firm.
i've just spent the last fortnight out driving lorries & upon my return, i found that my nova was missing from where i parked it...
now, the more observant of you will remember that i had a minor accident in it the other week, and i assumed that simon had taken it to straighten it out for me.
tonight i found out that my xmas bonus is that it is getting the full respray that i have been hopelessly saving for...................
WOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
merry christmas
mike
sweet matey good crimbo pressie that one lol!!!
lol at Nicks comment lol
mike, i have 2 decent doors, and the car is truly rust free underneath, it doesn't even rattle
Your definetly in a minority there then lol was that welder any use in the end Mike BTW?
still not had chance to play with it..... i've been doing 80 hr weeks since i saw you
gotta be carmine red.
nothing beats it :D
and great news mike, cant wait to see pics.
still not had chance to play with it..... i've been doing 80 hr weeks since i saw you
Bloody hell!
do you still have those sxi wheels on?
gotta be carmine red.
nothing beats it :D
and great news mike, cant wait to see pics.
carmine holds its colour better, but i'm not sure it is a better shade... my first nova was a carmine red b reg merit
take it back to the roots and make it even more sentimental
carmine red :)
do you still have those sxi wheels on?
yup, i really like the look, but i'm tempted to try & find some nice steelies for the full sleeper look, but for £50 with 4 good pirellis, they are still a great bargain, thank god for dyslexic eBayers
please take them off, they don't suit Novas at all.
I would rather have some slabs, tear drops or something!
yours is the first negative comment i've had about them.
Modern paint shouldn't fade as bad. Just wax it now and then with a quality wax and it will be fine.
gotta be carmine red.
nothing beats it :D
and great news mike, cant wait to see pics.
I love Carmine Red.
What a fab christmas pressie! :)
Full respray as in inside and out?
If so: http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0207.jpg
Is a fantastic colour, that car used to be my housemate's and it's honestly gorgeous in the flesh, that pic doesn't come close to doing it justice.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/gunny07/83%20nova/Photo0211.jpg
Across the wing is a much better representation of what it looks like.
Renault 19, aint seen one of them about for ages!
dj_wudgey
24-12-10, 11:37 PM
my mate had one untill he broke it for bits when he blew the 16v lump in his pink renault 5 combi van lol
i'm sticking with non metallic red.
Welsh Dan
24-12-10, 11:56 PM
Mexico red?
What about that red that came on GTE's and stuff, Salmon I think ?
thats what its already got.....
Keep it that colour :thumb:
Top present !!!
Sxi wheels look good IMO
Make sure you post up some pics of the strip, paint, rebuild tho :d
LMFAO at suggestions of slabs,they look absolutely vomit.
Teardrops are only good in white imo.
I like the Sxi wheels,they look good.
And getting back to colour,by far the winner for me would be carmine red.
Yep carmine for me also, proper nova colour
Slabs are crap, plus they weight a ton
Royston
25-12-10, 10:03 AM
[quote=Andy]Teardrops are only good in white imo.quote]
Orange is a good colourlol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/Sport/DSCF3951.jpg
Maybe not on a red car though:d
Great Christmas present a paint job:thumb: it's getting all the prep right that takes the time
Should look great when done;)
Slabs are crap, plus they weight a ton
It doesnt happen very often Edd, but Ill agree with you there :thumb:
there won't be any photos, unless i convince him to let me into his workshop to get them..........
so far the vote is about 5:1 for the sxi rims over the slabs.... i know which ones i'll be keeping.....
SXi rims are a lot better IMO Mike.
They'd look better on my van though lol lol lol
go & buy some then...... remember, i got mine of an ebayer who couldn't spell corsa or vauxhall....
It doesnt happen very often Edd, but Ill agree with you there :thumb:
lol must be Christmas lol
lol must be Christmas lol
FLOL lol lol lol
LMFAO at suggestions of slabs,they look absolutely vomit.
Teardrops are only good in white imo.
I like the Sxi wheels,they look good.
And getting back to colour,by far the winner for me would be carmine red.
i have some white tear drops for sale
how about ferri red for the respray i bet its expensive though or maybe ford rosso red
16v Nova Kev
25-12-10, 12:52 PM
reeezult.
craig green
25-12-10, 03:28 PM
Thats great Mowgli. I was expecting some sort of Overhaulin' style thread here.
Great chance for that Novadose kit & 17" chromes to bolt on you've always wanted too!
Another vote for Mexico Red here :d
If you wanted to keep it a "bright" red though, I'd say Carmine too.
i get to find out what it looks like tomorrow............ i have not been allowed to get into the paintshop while he's been on it.....
mk1nova_rich
12-01-11, 10:37 PM
get some pics up as soon as you can Mowgli :thumb:
This is where you find out it's fluorescent pink, or focus ST orange and has a delta kit lol
god knows... but it is going to be fun
good news. not sure ive actually seen your car before tho lol
look on nats 2009, 2010 pics... its there and if you really want a laff, look at nats 2008 when i brought it along on a trailer & drove it round the site in a truly shocking state.....
good news. not sure ive actually seen your car before tho lol
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p72/wiggardywoo/Billing%202010/IMG_4908-1.jpg
:thumb:
The paintwork looks fine in that pic, a little flat maybe but nothing terminal. Was it something of a 30 yard car then?
Should be looking great when you get it back. :thumb:
you would struggle to put an a4 sheet of paper on it and miss a dent... it languished in the firms workshop for ages & one particular ex employee loved to throw stuff on it. then someone as a favour tried to weld a repair panel to the drivers door......and the paint was flame pink.....
i tarted it up & colour magic'd it for the above pic.... but it looked crap close up
Got ya. Dents, dings and flat paint are easily cured. You're laughing as long it hasn't contracted the Big C.
I hate people using cars as shelves. A mate of mine is known for it, I keep my cars in good order, but his never so much as see a jet wash. So when working on his I get wrong for putting the tools 'out of reach' by placing them on the floor etc and when it's my turn I have to stop him from lying ratchets on the windscreen, inner wings, roof etc.
Some people have no respect.
hmmmm try 20 sheets of roof insulation, the stuff with tin foil stuck both sides, then twisted.....on top of really serious dust....
the worst thing was when a worker painted some rainpipes with some environmentally friendly spray enamel...... and covered everything in a 30m radius with overspray..... i had to use thinners & stanley blades on the glass....
nope, and before you lot get all sloths cavalier on me, the bloke who is doing it also works for us 4 days a week & is not going to bugger off with it...
nope, and before you lot get all sloths cavalier on me, the bloke who is doing it also works for us 4 days a week & is not going to bugger off with it...
Who buggered off with sloths cav? Is it possible to bugger off with a work of fiction? lol
the worst thing was when a worker painted some rainpipes with some environmentally friendly spray enamel...... and covered everything in a 30m radius with overspray..... i had to use thinners & stanley blades on the glass....
That happened at my dad's work, they where painting big metal containers in the wind.
My dad's new Insinga was covered as was the bosses 10plate Audi A8RS, one of the other bosses 09 plate AMG Mecr and two new bikes, there was hell to pay. And a big bill.
We need pics too.
Alrite mate carnt wait to see this. i live near by and seen it sitting on ur drive nearly all the time but during xmas just vanished lol thought u put in the garage. hope respray goes well. get soon pics up :)
dale
i'm bored now and want pics of new shiney car, or have they decided to spend some more time on it, and give it some motability modifications to drag his old **** into the car when it is complete lol lol :thumb:
Lmfao Dan, its going to have hand controls now and a swivelling seat lol
yup,and a special cup holder for the strawberry flavour window cleaner
Oooh that sounds good, cleans your window and makes the car smell nice too lol
lol me stalking maybe a little.. nar joke comparing idea as i on my first nova project it helps alot
i give up with spud lol lol
Alrite mate carnt wait to see this. i live near by and seen it sitting on ur drive nearly all the time but during xmas just vanished lol thought u put in the garage. hope respray goes well. get soon pics up :)
dale
i was using it for all of october, november & half of december as a daily driver, thru all the snow & big freeze....and it was working fine, then i was driving a wagon & had a night out & my brother sneaked my spare keys from home & the car was gone for nearly 2 days before i found out....& then i was strung along about it going to have its minor accident damage fixed (when some divot delivering pizzas decided to do a ropey attempt at a u turn on the cov road), and it was only on xmas eve did i find out what was really going on, so it was mad panic time getting the new doors to him & all the other bits i'd been saving.....
and telling us about it.....lol
i'm bored now and want pics of new shiney car, or have they decided to spend some more time on it, and give it some motability modifications to drag his old **** into the car when it is complete lol lol :thumb:
It's taking a little longer Dan, cos said bodywork guy is painting the inner wings, after having a big piece cut out and plated for an xe. :cool:
4 cough john, unless you managed to find out where it was & got to him...........
4 cough john, unless you managed to find out where it was & got to him...........
I would love to see your face if he'd actually done it lol
i would actually be lost for words......
i would actually be lost for words......
That is technically impossible lol
I would love to see your face if he'd actually done it lol
I'd like to see it come back with a LET fitted and NGracing down the sides, that would be thread of the century.
I'd like to see it come back with a LET fitted and NGracing down the sides, that would be thread of the century.
So much win, so little time lol
I reckon its been sent to let_nova
I'd like to see it come back with a LET fitted and NGracing down the sides, that would be thread of the century.
1. they'd never find his body (see thread from the other night)
2. you lot would defo never see the pics.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q119/mowglinova/022.jpg?t=1295357426
just a teaser for you lot.. until i can get a real camera near it... and it is on std height suspension for the winter before the crap jokes start landing......
Southie
18-01-11, 01:39 PM
Nothing like a fresh lick of paint. :cool:
and i know my bumper is wonky...... it has been since 1998
and i know my bumper is wonky...... it has been since 1998
What's your excuse for the spoiler? lol
Hoochie
18-01-11, 01:46 PM
Looks great........very good.....:thumb:
What's your excuse for the spoiler? lol
please jump into a canal
please jump into a canal
With the spoiler and use it as a surf board?
i like predator spoilers. end of discussion
I like pie
edit - mmm pie
Looks nice !! :)
Bet your well pleased
Spoiler looks ok too
i like predator spoilers. end of discussion
:) car does look good though mate :thumb:
Looks nice !! :)
Bet your well pleased
Spoiler looks ok too
well, what with gift horses etc......i have to not be critical, but....... i have seen better... i think once the weather warms up & i can get at it with polish etc, it'll look a lot better, but it is 1000% better than it was, and it is going to do me for a long long time.....
well, what with gift horses etc......i have to not be critical, but....... i have seen better... i think once the weather warms up & i can get at it with polish etc, it'll look a lot better, but it is 1000% better than it was, and it is going to do me for a long long time.....
You're mind just revolves around sex, doesn't it?
What could you be critical about?
You're mind just revolves around sex, doesn't it?
What could you be critical about?
no, but yours does.........
spots & runs, and the pranged wing wasn't put back as straight as it could.....
waynes sri
18-01-11, 02:49 PM
looking well with the shine cant beat red for that.and when it gets a waxin will be like glass.when i do mine always makes me smile:thumb:
Looks good Mike,like it alot.Glad you stayed the same colour.
I think your wheels would look nice in anthracite..........
i'm not driving it to a coal merchants, the rest of the car would get filthy
Coal joke... lol
Looks good. has it been wet flatted?
i'm pretty sure it hasn't.. it is just 2 pack & very shiny.
ps. my phone is crap, so it is not a good pic...
Looks awesome Mike! better pics required!
they will come. i just need to find the camera... the bumpers now need repainting cos they let it down, as does the general state of the interior....
please jump into a canal
lol
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to mowgli again.
:(
16v Nova Kev
18-01-11, 08:48 PM
i like red i do. bet your well happy
well, yes, i am.... but i will be taking advice from pngers about trying to keep it bright & shiny & how to get rid of 1 run & a couple of spots......
16v Nova Kev
18-01-11, 09:00 PM
flat back wet with 2500/2000 then polish back up easier with a buff.
Nova_Tek
18-01-11, 09:01 PM
Looking good Mowgli nice and bright!
steviegsi
18-01-11, 09:53 PM
Looks great! A set of window frames on the rear and summer spec suspension would be great-er.
i don't like window frames, i might get some black vinyl done though.. i know a good sign bloke.
looking good dude :thumb:
Looking really nice & tidy that is now Mike :)
i don't like window frames, i might get some black vinyl done though.. i know a good sign bloke.
Surely your back country drawl isn't that hard to decipher?
dougie_boi
21-01-11, 07:43 PM
looks nice and fresh mike happy days
the hard work is yet to come.. i've now got to get the rest of it up to scratch.
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