project yellow peril

[yellow_seh]

been meaning to do a project thread for some time and i have finnaly found time to do it.
i bought the yellow peril at the end of last year of flea bay it looked fairly tidy in the pics and was fitted with a 2ltr 8 valve, we went to dover to collect it one evening after work with the intention of doing the bits that needed doing getting it MOtd and using it buuuut like all these things it didn't quite go to plan.

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we discovered a few rust issues nothing major but rust none the less, bodged up twist and go wiring for things like the fuel pump and coil nothing too important . and an issue with the tyres touching the arches and gearbox,

we came up with two possible solution to the last problem either fit differant wheels/tyres or flare the arches sooooooo,

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the next time i arrived at the work shop andy had been busy cutting lumps off my car

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the flaring has begun

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new metal trial fitted to give an idea of dimensions

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repair section welded in and red oxieded

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at some point in its life the yellow peril was fitted with a fiberglass body kit, when the previous owner got hold if it he cut it all off (BADLY) and fitted gsi side skirts (BADLY). and a pair of cheap and nasty fiberglass gte bumpers fitted so badly the front one fell off when i caught it with the jack hendle.

the 8 valver was ok but general census was REDTOP so after a look around on the nova trader pages and flea bay i found a "complete redtop conversion all you need to convert your nova to xe" looked good (engine box loom shafts front struts full exhaust and a few odd bits and pieces) and was for sale by a member on here GSI-TOMMY,
so i borrwed a van form work and we headed to shropshire to collect, loaded up and headed home via wales to pay a surprise visit to andys family.
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the next day i removed the wee 8 valve from the bay with the intention of fitting the xe.
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with the xe sittin in the workshop all that was left to do was change the cambelt and water pump and start fittin it back in, 5 minuets after staring the cambelt change i was on the phone to GSI-TOMMY asking for my money back! the cambelt tensioner was broken the timing was a mile out and i suspected 8 bent valves,http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee501/mellow-yellow88/DSC00414.jpg

i removed the head and yes 8 very bent valves and 8 very broken valve guides
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was not a happy bunny im still trying to get my money back from GSI-TOMMY but he wont even answer his phone, have had a few chats with his mum tho lol.

so if your tempted to buy anything form him DONT it will most probably be ****ed.

a few weeks later another redtop came up this one seems to be good, so im back on track with my new found enthusiasm

[yellow_seh]

alot more has happened with the yellow peril so ill update with more pics soon

[kevster]

more pic's needed :) nice to see another nova in west sussex :) how did you get your workshop ive been looking for month's for one with no joy:(

thanks kev

[bmw156]

shame about the engine. i suspect it was sold as seen. your almost as bad as him for not checking it turned over!

and please stop spamming other threads with bitchy comments.

[yellow_seh]

where abouts in sussex are ya? its not my workshop its a mates place.

[yellow_seh]

shame about the engine. i suspect it was sold as seen. your almost as bad as him for not checking it turned over!

and please stop spamming other threads with bitchy comments.

sorry but i wouldnt be posting bitchy comments if he had given my money back as he promised.

[Edd]

Looks alright, some off the styling is not to my taste but be interesting to see what the arches turn out like

Not good about the engine, did you check it turned over ok before buying it ?
I would of thought that other people will not want you spamming up their threads with your dispute tho :)

Looking forward to more pics :thumb:

[calibra-keith]

not a bad project, shame about the engine but liking the yellow for some reason, be interesting to see how turns out :thumb:

[kevster]

im in burgess hill bud need workshop so bad right now :(

[Connor]

Shame you got messed about mate, especially off a member off here :wtf:
hope you get it sorted with him, anyways the sftermarket stuff on it isnt to my taste but it looks like a good base for a good project. And yellow novas look awesome imo lol

[yellow_seh]

the nsf wing is almost done
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wish i could take the credit but it was all done by a good mate who is clever with a welding plant.

[yellow_seh]

the engine turned over fine because it had already bent all the valves out of the way.

[AlexW]

It must of had no compression though?

[yellow_seh]

the nsr arch as been started today,
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oh look more rust

[kevster]

not bad going fella , you doing the same for the rears??

[yellow_seh]

not bad going fella , you doing the same for the rears??

thanks mate really pleased with the way its turning out but like i say i cant take the credit, yeah the rears will be slightly wider the fronts are about 30mm wider than standard we havnt decided how wide to go with the rears yet.

[Edd]

Front wing looks pretty good

Inner rear arch is a bit fooked tho, maybe get a outer arch repair panel and use it for the inner, lots of people do it that way

[kevster]

my mate simz had a black nova which had well wide arch kit made. he lived in brighton i thought looked a bit to big .
dont know if you ever saw it

so bear that in mind

[Southie]

Looks a decent project :) Any reason why you didn't just buy new front wings, surely it would have save time and effort.

Keep going though sough look good once you've sorted the engine and body work ;)

[yellow_seh]

Looks a decent project :) Any reason why you didn't just buy new front wings, surely it would have save time and effort.

Keep going though sough look good once you've sorted the engine and body work ;)

they were new front wings but have been modified and are 30 mm wider than standard :thumb:

[yellow_seh]

the new xe is almost ready to be fitted, buut i have been told im not allowed to fit it until the engine bay has been painted :)

[John]

can't beleive you were sold that as a good running engine! (what you doing with the seh? lol)

[yellow_seh]

my mate simz had a black nova which had well wide arch kit made. he lived in brighton i thought looked a bit to big .
dont know if you ever saw it

so bear that in mind

nah i never saw it any pics? was the kit fiberglass?

[yellow_seh]

can't beleive you were sold that as a good running engine! (what you doing with the seh? lol)

yeah some people have no scruples about screwing people over, its sitting under the racking in the workshop atm not sure what im gonna do with it.

[kevster]

fiberglass na they did the same kind of thing as you are doing ,
what have you done with the xe that was a bit worse for were ???
was the block and piston's ok ?? if so i may have it off ya

thanks kev

[yellow_seh]

fiberglass na they did the same kind of thing as you are doing ,
what have you done with the xe that was a bit worse for were ???
was the block and piston's ok ?? if so i may have it off ya

thanks kev

its still in bits sitting next to the seh, im gong to hang on to it either build it up or give it to my mate whos doing the body work, he wants to put one in a manta

[yellow_seh]

got a delivery of shiney bits today.

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aaaaand we picked up the roll cage on tuesday from slough.

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[honie5]

Love them yellow hoses will look class! Shall look forward to seeing it finished you painting rocker cover yellow to?

[Balley]

Looking good, love the arch, but don't like the wheels.

[yellow_seh]

yeah i hope so just gotta work out where they all fit lol, nah the rocker cover will be staying black with a yellow plug cover :)

[yellow_seh]

Looking good, love the arch, but don't like the wheels.

thanks matey the wheels will be staying for now till i find something else

[honie5]

Yer will look good top work pal!

[comptoncj]

Keep up the good work! I like the colour choice for the hoses!

[yellow_seh]

Bloody hell 2 yeah years since I last posted on here, haven't finished the yellow peril either, a lot had happened that ha prevented me from cracking on with her, aloof other cars have come and gone, but the poor lil nova still sits under her sheet waiting to be finished, I'm hoping to get to the yard today and clear some of the junk from inside and find some new enthusiasm.

[yellow_seh]

just got back from the workshop after spending a few hours un-burying the yellow peril

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how she has been for the last year :(

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full of crap being used as a shed.

http://i1051.photobucket.com/albums/s435/wayne_p88/20131013_133141.jpg (http://s1051.photobucket.com/user/wayne_p88/media/20131013_133141.jpg.html)

much better, im hoping to get cracking with it over the winter, i now have the uses of the land lords 2 post ramp so that will make things much easier.

[TonySR]

Hi, tried to pm you but your inbox is full.

[yellow_seh]

inbox is clear now