Nova GTE project

[AndyGTE95]

now that ive made 15 i can finally post up pics of my nova project.

so the story is my dad owns a garage in the town we live in ,there used to be a nova gte that came in for sevicing and repairs every once in a while .a few weeks ago the owner phoned my dad and asked if he could come round and price welding on the nova.so we went round to see it but my my dad said he couldnt do the welding as it was to much hassel and we left it at that.but two weeeks ago we got a phone call from the owner saying that he was moving house and couldnt take it with him so it was for sale so my dad knowing that i love novas bought it for me as my first car

the previous owner was craig and he is a member on hear with the user name GTE999 i think

like i say i am only 15 the now so i have a few years yet to get it road worthy

so enough from me heres some pics

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00087-1.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00088-1.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00089-1.jpg

51 thousand miles from new :thumb:

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00069-3.jpg

interior is very good
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00072.jpg


http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00071.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00075-1.jpg




now some bad parts

small hole in passengers foot well

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00074.jpg

battery tray rotten

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00077.jpg



drivers cill
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00078.jpg

tailgate has holes at the bottom of it


http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00097.jpg


and around both turrets are rotton

passenger turret
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00102.jpg

driver turret
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00103.jpg

behind driver turret
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00105.jpg

well thats it for now some updates soon

[Spudly]

Looks like youve got a fair bit of work ahead of you there but you will have plenty of time to sort it out, good luck with it bud, and can i congratulate you only being 15 and yet being capable of typing like a grown up, most 18 year olds i know type/write worse than a semi literate toddler lol

[Balley]

Do it right and do it once. Looks a nice car though!

[LEWI007]

That will make a very nice project, keep it all original with maybe some nice alloys ?

By the way, whos is the Raleigh Vectar ? lol

[Edd]

Fook me a teenager that can spell lol text type FTMFL

looks a good project all the best with it

[AndyGTE95]

thanks everyone for th nice comments :D

and lewi where is the vektar ?
i have one but dont think it is in the pics

[mrT]

andy, going by the photos its a nice car, but i can 100% guarantee that the whole shell will be totally rotten and not worth saving, your easiest/cheapest and in the long run best way forward buddy, is to buy member(cle) shell of here which looks like all you'll need, he's close to you and its a good shell with a very good price, people might disagree but im giving you honest advice which to me is the way forward for ya :thumb:

[LEWI007]

One of the photos is parts from a Vektar.

Ive got a raleigh burner and a chopper, i used to collect and restore old raleigh BMX and bikes ;)

[peester]

Do it right and do it once. Looks a nice car though!

ditto.

[AndyGTE95]

really what photo

i take it you are the same lewi007 from raleighburner.com
i am on there as well ave got 3 burners a chopper and 2 grifters :D

[LEWI007]

EDIT:
yes im the same LEWI007 from RB.COM.

Whats your username on there ? i havent been on there in a year or 2 lol

[Danny s-p]

Get Ftw

[AndyGTE95]

andy, going by the photos its a nice car, but i can 100% guarantee that the whole shell will be totally rotten and not worth saving, your easiest/cheapest and in the long run best way forward buddy, is to buy member(cle) shell of here which looks like all you'll need, he's close to you and its a good shell with a very good price, people might disagree but im giving you honest advice which to me is the way forward for ya :thumb:

thanks but no thanks mate there is hardly any rot on the shell apart from the photos i showed you and it is a genuine gte shell i would like to keep it that way

cheers andy:thumb:

[AndyGTE95]

EDIT:
yes im the same LEWI007 from RB.COM.

Whats your username on there ? i havent been on there in a year or 2 lol

i am Andybmx95 on rb.com :thumb:

[LEWI007]

i am Andybmx95 on rb.com :thumb:

Ahh i dont recognise the name, how long you been a member there like, You must of read my projects thread on there ??, i restored a load of raleigh burners and a couple Grifters.

Sold them all and just kept a hold of my MK1 Ultra Burner and a Mk2 Chopper.


P.s - Wise choice IMO keeping the original GTE Shell, just get the welder out and tackle it, i hate reshells, and i love GTE's :thumb: lol

[AndyGTE95]

Ahh i dont recognise the name, how long you been a member there like, You must of read my projects thread on there ??, i restored a load of raleigh burners and a couple Grifters.

Sold them all and just kept a hold of my MK1 Ultra Burner and a Mk2 Chopper.


P.s - Wise choice IMO keeping the original GTE Shell, just get the welder out and tackle it, i hate reshells, and i love GTE's :thumb: lol

ive been a member on there since 2009

ive seen a few of your projects such as the chrome team burner you did and the z rims you put on the ultra :thumb:

[G-nova]

Great Project you got mate, I really like white GTE's.
From the pic's it doesn't look like much is needed to make it mint again.
What are the plans so far? keep us updated mate.

[mrT]

thanks but no thanks mate there is hardly any rot on the shell apart from the photos i showed you and it is a genuine gte shell i would like to keep it that way

cheers andy:thumb:


gte shell makes no difference if its in that state but fair enough, gd luck im sure youll find out soon enough its a tea-bag:thumb:

[AndyGTE95]

gte shell makes no difference if its in that state but fair enough, gd luck im sure youll find out soon enough its a tea-bag:thumb:

tbf it is one of the better novas out ther and only need a few parts welded

[mk1nova_rich]

gte shell makes no difference if its in that state but fair enough, gd luck im sure youll find out soon enough its a tea-bag:thumb:

It doesnt look that bad FFS, stop spamming Andy's thread with negative comments :mad:

Looks to have all the right bits in good condition, hopefully the shell won't require too much work to get back in the road :)

[ECO16V]

Good luck with the project mate, it will be a great learning experience doing it up!

[mrT]

It doesnt look that bad FFS, stop spamming Andy's thread with negative comments :mad:

Looks to have all the right bits in good condition, hopefully the shell won't require too much work to get back in the road :)


doesnt look to bad lol i ok then we'll see, only trying to help him out so it'll last more than 1/2 years, so you go back to sleep:p

[AndyGTE95]

doesnt look to bad lol i ok then we'll see, only trying to help him out so it'll last more than 1/2 years, so you go back to sleep:p

well your not being that hepful
because lets be honest your saying that a car you have never seen in your life is rotton and is like a teabag

thanks anyway andy

[mk1nova_rich]

doesnt look to bad lol i ok then we'll see, only trying to help him out so it'll last more than 1/2 years, so you go back to sleep:p

lucky for you I can't neg rep you :roll: I've seen plenty of shells worse than that being repaired

[mrT]

anyway, all the best on your adventure andy :p and nova rich i told you bed ya rocket lol

[AdamK]

lucky for you I can't neg rep you :roll: I've seen plenty of shells worse than that being repaired

done for you pal

[mrT]

done for you pal

thanks adam you mad merit hero, now go an O'd on yer maws mince ya ballon:p pallol

[AdamK]

thanks adam you mad merit hero, now go an O'd on yer maws mince ya ballon:p pallol

could you repeat that in english please?:tosser:

[AndyGTE95]

oh god
ive just posted pics of my car and now there is nearly a riot
this isnt very good :wtf:

[AdamK]

oh god
ive just posted pics of my car and now there is nearly a riot
this isnt very good :wtf:

dont worry mate you get cocks like him popping up now and again, he wont be here for long

[kevster]

shell look's good andy ,i fancy a gte one day .
please dont let it stop you from doing a wip , also keep us upto date with pic's as i like looking at pic's more then the reading lol

[G-nova]

same here lol

[AndyGTE95]

shell look's good andy ,i fancy a gte one day .
please dont let it stop you from doing a wip , also keep us upto date with pic's as like my mrs little one sometime's i like looking at pic's more then the reading lol

:thumb: no probs mate

iam a sucker for pics too lol

[mrT]

andy its maybe came across wrong but im just trying to prevent you wasting your money but end of the day its your call, if you want to sort it then go for it, i like that white gte's, but before you do anything strip it and ckeck it all over buddy:thumb:

thats the old thread from two years ago

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94333

[kevster]

same here lol
:thumb:

[AndyGTE95]

andy its maybe came across wrong but im just trying to prevent you wasting your money but end of the day its your call, if you want to sort it then go for it, i like that white gte's, but before you do anything strip it and ckeck it all over buddy:thumb:

dont you worry yourself
me and my dad have known this car for a good few years now and any previous welding has been done by my dad

as you can see from the pics it is a good shell
look at the arches basically no rot it is a good shell belive me

[kevster]

same here lol

:thumb:


:thumb: no probs mate

iam a sucker for pics too lol

i think its better some times to see how other people do thing's to inspire your self .

[shed-on-wheels]

hey dude i own a white gte to but undecided on what to do with it right now looks ok its going to need a few hours and bit of money spent but will be well worth it i promise you just keep it as a 1.6 stander gte and will be that tiny bit better as they are all redtoped now lol

[moffat]

nice to see another scottish member, where about in ayrshire you from?

[Edd]

Mr T stop being a complete bell end -rep for you :mad:

Andy, ignore the comments from Mr T and keep updating this thread :thumb:

There's lots of info on here as well as help from everybody

[AndyGTE95]

cheers for all the nice comments guys
it is very motavating seeing all the pics of some lovely cars on here:thumb:


nice to see another scottish member, where about in ayrshire you from?

and moffat iam from irvine in ayrshire :thumb:

[shanemc]

How are you getting on with thes? Should be a nice project, great to see mk1's being saved. Looks a good base, i've two mk1's myself, a nova gte and a corsa gsi, they've both very good shells, but one was gone at the rear at the sill, and the other behind the turrets, like yours, but once you get the rust cut out neatly and cleanly its easy enough after that to let in fresh metal. don't be discouraged by rot, even a lot of the better shells have one or two small little spots needing welding. Taking your time cutting out the rot properly and neatly is the key. Have fun.

[AndyGTE95]

well a small update on the nova

when i got the car it had bigger 2.0l discs and calipers off a astra gte for better stopping power ,but the bigger calipers wouldnt fit the standard 14" wheels so we bought new discs and calipers for it and i fitted them down at the garage after school :thumb:

so some pics

up in the air

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/ImportedPhotos00082.jpg

wheel off and old 2.0l brakes

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/ImportedPhotos00084.jpg

then some minty new discs and calipers added with some mintex pads

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/ImportedPhotos00085.jpg

also while it was up i had a look underneth it

is pretty good just some parts that i will rub down and underseal again

i noticed that the fuel lines were a bit crusty so i wire brushed them and painted them with red oxide primer.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/ImportedPhotos00081.jpg

well thats it for today more updates at the weekend.
oh and just to mention i only done one side of the brakes as when i was taking the old calpier bolts off one rounded so i have orderd up a new one and will do the other side at the weekend :thumb:

Andy

[kevster]

keep it comeing mate :) nice size garage too :P

[G-nova]

Seems to have had a few mods already done like brakes, exhaust manifold heat wrapped and manta mirrors.

KEVSTER - I think he said his dad owned a Garage

[kevster]

Seems to have had a few mods already done like brakes, exhaust manifold heat wrapped and manta mirrors.

KEVSTER - I think he said his dad owned a Garage

really sorry bud :thumb:

[AndyGTE95]

yea its had a few mod like ones you have said and a few more
i think i am going to change th mirrors back to origionls as i not to keen on the manta ones
heres a link i found on here from a few owners back with a bit of its spec
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/viewfeaturecar.php?ref=3232


Seems to have had a few mods already done like brakes, exhaust manifold heat wrapped and manta mirrors.

KEVSTER - I think he said his dad owned a Garage


yea my dad does own a garage
thats where i learned all the stuff about cars from my dad :thumb:

[G-nova]

Them manta mirrors can fetch alot of money if in good nick seen them sell for 80-100quid before!!

[AndyGTE95]

Them manta mirrors can fetch alot of money if in good nick seen them sell for 80-100quid before!!

wow :eek:

i think i am going to keep them in a nice safe place lol

[kevster]

wow :eek:

i think i am going to keep them in a nice safe place lol

thats wise !!! or sell them to me lol

jokeing aside you should sick with you old man ! learn as much has you can :thumb:

top work have some more rep

[AndyGTE95]

thanks

oh forgot to say
i have order up a battery tray,two wings and a cill today and hopfully they shall be with me tomorrow:d

well all apart from the wings as they had to be a special order so they take a couple of weeks

[AndyGTE95]

so an update for friday.

well today after school i went down to the garage where i found these lovely new panels waiting for me .

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00066-1.jpg

very excited (i know i am a sad git :wtf: )
i got a drivers cill ,battery tray,a light pod and two inner wing repair panels

ive also got 2 new wings on the way as well

so after that i stripped the grill, bumper and wings off to see what surprises were under neith for me.

the damage :wtf:

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00068.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00069-5.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00070-2.jpg

gave some of the rusty parts a poke with the screw driver
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00075-2.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00074-2.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00073-2.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00072-2.jpg

the bottom of the front panel

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00071-1.jpg

so tomorrow am going down to attack the rust with a wire brush and mabey cut out the old battery tray and if there is any time left do the other caliper

thats it for now, updates soon

[G-nova]

The first pic you've posted isn't showing for some reason??

Bit of rust their like, nothing major though. Don't let it discourage you from carrying on mate its a nice car and will be worth it at the end.

[AndyGTE95]

yea i dont think anything would discourage me from this build
i love this car and am going to stick with it until its finished:thumb:

and thats the pic fixed now

[kevster]

keep it up mate :)

[ECO16V]

keep up the good work mate

[Nova_Tek]

Nice to see you're cracking on. There's a fair bit of rusticles for it's miles. Always worth saving a genuine GTE :thumb:

[AndyGTE95]

Nice to see you're cracking on. There's a fair bit of rusticles for it's miles. Always worth saving a genuine GTE :thumb:

yea it does have quite a bit of rust for the miles but it has been sitting next to a tree for a few years as the last tax disc on it is 09

[Calamity Josh]

I'm looking forward to seeing more updates, don't worry you are not alone with being 15 and sane (unlike some of the adults on here)lol
Keep the good work up mate:thumb:

[mk1nova_rich]

wish I'd had a project like that to go work on after school when I was 15 :) keep it up mate, don't let the rot deter you. If that wasn't a GTE I would of scrapped it already...

[reevie1987]

nice project mate im likeing it always did like the gte's quite abit of work but will be worth it though in the end looking forward to seeing the end product

[mrT]

gd luck on the rebuild, looks quite bad to be honest,just remember to remove ALL the rust back to good metal and take your time or it'll just come back:d

[raf24]

nice looking project mate,i'm also from ayrshire and have a g reg gte thats being restored soon:thumb:

[AndyGTE95]

nice mate

were abouts in ayrshire iam in irvine

[moffat]

would it not been easier buying complete front panel fella?

[AndyGTE95]

would it not been easier buying complete front panel fella?

yea mate on closer inspection thats what weve decide to do
it will save a lot of time patching the old one up

[hybridturbo]

Hi Andy thanks for the Pm. Yeh this was my old gte and it was bloody clean when i sold it :cry: a few years back

Good luck on the rebuild fella :thumb:

Pictures you may like

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/gsijoe/G300/DSCF0103.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/gsijoe/G300/DSCF0207.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/gsijoe/DSCF0208-2.jpg

round the clocks again, must have done a good 140-130k that car :d
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/gsijoe/DSC00103.jpg

[AndyGTE95]

thats some nice pics mate:thumb:

yea ive got thoes clocks in the boot its got diffrent ones in it the now

dont worry once im finished with it it will be as clean as its ever been:thumb:

[connor c]

good luck with the build man:thumb:

[gary_126]

Brilliant project! Great to see people restoring nova's, and the fact your 15 (and like nova's) is quite impressive! Most 15 year olds i know probably dont know what a nova is. Big respect :D

[raf24]

nice mate

were abouts in ayrshire iam in irvine


im in catrine mate not that far away

[AndyGTE95]

thaks for the comments guys :thumb:

well been very very busy friday and today so an update is due.

well started on friday with the other caliper and disc on, and blead up so i finally have brakes for when i take it in and out of the garage.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00069.jpg

i then took out the battery out to show the full extent of the rott.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00072-3.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00073-3.jpg

someone has done a bodge job on it before by the thickness of filler at the bottom of the tray

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00078-1.jpg

after that i called it a day.

and today i started by putting it on the ramp and taking the rear wheel off

then the brush on underseal got cracked open and painted the inside of the rear arch

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00083.jpg

whilst that was drying i took of the drum and cleaned up the shoes

whilst the drum was off i found some red caliper paint and painted the drum red

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00082-1.jpg

looks sexy now

after that was dry the wheel went back on and i started on the front

i firstly stripped all, the old underseal off the splash gaurd and inner wing

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00066.jpg

then got the grinder with the wire wheel on it and got rid of all the rusty parts

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00088.jpg

after that was done i cracked open the seam sealer and went round all the seams

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00091.jpg

it was then on with the masking paper and some panel wipe on the inner wing

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00093.jpg

then for the fun part around 3 coats of red oxide primer

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00096-1.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00095.jpg

then to finish off 2 coats of grava tex

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00098.jpg

the finished artical

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00100-1.jpg

well thats if for the weekend

hopefuly start welding on monday

oh and i was wondering does anyone have some spare pngclub.com stickers for your windows they would like to part with.

cheers andy

[AndyGTE95]

well an update for sunday (mabey someone will comment this time):p

well today i was bored so i decided to hammerite over the gravatex to make it look nice

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00102-1.jpg

after that was done and drying i use some of the fancy valet suff for making your bumber black agian ,on my skirts as they were very faded

before and after shot

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00104-1.jpg

and that was it for the day :thumb:

[G-nova]

Nice work mate keep it up.
Although that front splash guard where it meets the sill looks a bit suspect of rust if I'm honest.
What make is the bumper restorer stuff?

[kevster]

nice work bud , i must say your getting strate on with it

[brucer]

good work there, atleast your cracking on and not letting any more rust develop. lol

[7ova]

great work mate, keep the photo's coming

[AndyGTE95]

cheers guys

yea am really cracking on with it a i want to get it redy for summer and go to show with it :thumb:

hopefully start welding this week ,well if my dad can be bothered lol

[connor c]

wish i had your motivation lad:thumb:

[AndyGTE95]

ryt guys not been an update for a while now but i stopped for easter holidays on friday there so going to get really stuck into it :d

[kevster]

keep us uptodate with pic's:)

[AndyGTE95]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/gsijoe/G300/DSCF0103.jpg

haha just noticed that my car is on a mug
i was going through ebay when i saw i guy selling nova mugs and there was a pic of a white GTE on the front of it.on closer inspection i noticed it had manta mirrors and then i looked at this pic above and instantly noticed it was my car:d

might have to buy it now for personal reasonslol

i know that your not allowed ebay links so if you type in :VAUXHALL NOVA CLASSIC CAR MUG. LIMITED EDITION. and it will be the first one :thumb:

[LEWI007]

Nice find that mate lol

[AndyGTE95]

i know i thought it was pretty awsome lol

[kevster]

thats smart!!!

[AndyGTE95]

right guys ,not been to busy this week kinda ran out of things to do until i start welding :confused:

but ive been painting some things


heres my tie bars now in a sexy yellow :d

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00113.jpg


http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00116.jpg

i was also out at my garage that we have at the house because when i was abut 8 me and my dad stripped a white nova sri so there was still some parts lying there:d

i could only find some bits and bobs

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/ImportedPhotos00131.jpg

i could only find some of the blue stwitches i did find the head lights but couldnt reach them lol there was a white mirror which i need but my dad gave it away a few years ago :mad:

apart form that not alot has happened

i was round at graigs house on satarday and he said that hes got a brand new set of headlights ,a new set of indicators and a GTE dashboard for me that he will drop in :d

thats all for now
cheers andy

[connor c]

could have taking the tiebar off lad

[hybridturbo]

haha like the mug

[AndyGTE95]

well sadly no progress on the nova this week as i have been on holidy down in scarbourgh ,it was good as i did see two novas running about, one was a red k reg which looked pretty standard br a set of alloys but i did see a lovely white k reg GSI which was tastefuly moded ,it had paddy and mi bitch on the sun strip which made me laugh lol . is it anyone off heres?

well starting next week we are defonetly starting welding :d

iam ordering a full front panel of the bay and my new wings will be here soon:d

I cant wait:d

Andy

[moffat]

any more progress fella?

[AndyGTE95]

sadly still nothing yet but watch this space :d

[Archie]

Another local Nova, look forward to seeing it.

[AndyGTE95]

Another local Nova, look forward to seeing it.

were bouts are you mate ,iam in irvine:thumb:

[Iain]

Looks nice but that tie bar painting is shocking

[Archie]

were bouts are you mate ,iam in irvine:thumb:


I'm in Ayr mate.
Dont have a Nova at the minute, been over a year since my last one.

Building a C20LET Corsa GSi just now.
Got a Saxo VTS daily driver that i'm contemplating selling soon to buy an old school vauxhall for the summer.

[AndyGTE95]

I'm in Ayr mate.
Dont have a Nova at the minute, been over a year since my last one.

Building a C20LET Corsa GSi just now.
Got a Saxo VTS daily driver that i'm contemplating selling soon to buy an old school vauxhall for the summer.

very close then

that corsa sounds crazy lol


what kind of nova was it you had away last yer wonder if i ever saw it about

[mk1nova_rich]

That tie bar is atrocious pal, come on sort it out lol :d

[Archie]

Lol, i built an XE Corsa last summer, time for something better.

Had a wee White MK1 last, never really took it anywhere.

[AndyGTE95]

sorry about the tie bar guys i will take it off and sort it i am mabey going to polly bush the front of it so it will get sorted then :p

[DAVIDKEDENS]

All the best.

[AndyGTE95]

Hi there

ive not been on the fourm for a while and havent updated my thread for ages.ive been really busy with my exams, and have recently left school and started collage ,studying vehicle body repair .

in that time i have done loads to my nova . the battery tray has been cut out and new one welded in and all sealed up , the passengers turret is welded and sealed up and the hole in the passengers foot well has been welded sealed and painted and the biggest job so far is the front pannel which i have just started today, so far we have just cut the old one off in prep for the new one to be welded on.

i have pictures of the front pannel being done but i have left the camera with pictures of all the other jobs at the garage but hopefully they sould be up soon .



so heres my new front pannel that i got off ebay

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0004.jpg

first job all the wiring sniped off the pannel and top and bottom hoses of the rad and the rad lifted out

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0002.jpg

then up in the air tiebar mounts buzzed off and airsaw and ginder to take off the old front pannel

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/4-9036144A-932283-480.jpg

spotwelds drilled and front chassie leg cleaned with the grinder

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0006.jpg

then my repair pannel sliped into place ready to be set up and welded

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/4-BA4572D2-981030-480.jpg

thats all i got done today it took longer than i expected to cut the old one off
hopefully get a bit more done on monday

cheers Andy:thumb:

[LEWI007]

Looking good mate, get as much rust ground off it while you can get into all the gaps with the front panel off.

[moffat]

good to see progress mate was wondering what happened to this lol

[scott.parker]

Just seen this, looks awesome to see a GTE in restore, seen one in similar condition on ebay, had hole in same sort of place too!

Keep on it mate.

Scott

[Connor]

Just had a read through the whole thread and fairplay to you cracking on, and for starting quite a big project when you were 15 :eek:
Look forward to seeing it finished :)
+ rep ;)

[MattBrown]

Love white GTE's

Fair play to you, that would have been scrapped if it was mine!

Good on you for saving it!!!

[AndyGTE95]

hi there everyone

cheers for all the supportive comments :thumb:

well got a bit more done today

the front pannel and the inner wing repair panels are on and welded up .

so some pics

the new pannel offerd up and clamped into place

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/4-9A2FE1A3-1060282-480.jpg

we just cut the rotten bit off the front of the inner wing pannel and and just sat the new pannel behind it so it is double walled for strength

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/4-015B73B4-840896-480.jpg

the same on the other side fully seam welded

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/4-983B6CBA-990666-480.jpg

then the outside welded and ground down

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/4-D7953CAF-847889-480.jpg

and the other side

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/4-6CBF7054-895534-480.jpg

that was all for today but its eventually getting there :d

just the cill and a bit on the turret to go and thats all the welding done

thanks for looking

Cheers Andy

[moffat]

good bit of prgress there lad

[pingu-turbo]

Just read your whole thread Andy. Really impressed! Firstly for being 15 and tackling such a project, secondly for saving another gte and thirdly for doing a vehicle body repair course to help you do it! I must admit you remind me of when I started out in vehicle body repair......... all those years ago ;)

Just thought id mention something I wished I had done when I was younger, if you do decide to modify it, do it in such a way it can be reversed, you may change your mind in 10 years time if you still have it, because it will be a classic in the future... oh and keep all of the origional stuff.

+rep for you chap! :thumb:

[Jeff93]

Well Andy just read through your thread and firstly your fairly similar to myself I did my first Nova at 17 over a year and a half ago (only thing is yours is a GTE mine is 1L) and it is a great achievement when you are finished. Keep up the good work don't give up on it make sure you finish it out cos sometimes it will get annoying and you will want to give up but don't all the best with the rest of the resto.

[AndyGTE95]

thanks a lot guys

all these suportive comments really mean a lot to me:thumb:

and dont worry updateds will be on there way

[AndyGTE95]

hi all

well got lots of work done to the nova today . thats all the welding finished on the passengers side and the wheelarch has benn painted sealed and gravatexed

so less from me heres the pics


found a small hole on the bottom of th splash gaurd

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6171/6173300086_1e3eb7b50a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173300086/)
IMAG0018 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173300086/) by novaGTE95 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67821495@N04/), on Flickr

so i made up a little plate

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6172772955_dde6461688.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6172772955/)
IMAG0019 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6172772955/) by novaGTE95 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67821495@N04/), on Flickr

then my dad welded it up

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6173303822_66904e562e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173303822/)
IMAG0023 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173303822/) by novaGTE95 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67821495@N04/), on Flickr

there was also this bit on the turret

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6177/6173301718_1d983987d7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173301718/)
IMAG0021 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173301718/) by novaGTE95 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67821495@N04/), on Flickr

so i made up another wee plate to fit
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6174/6173302742_b0dea83f0f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173302742/)
IMAG0022 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173302742/) by novaGTE95 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67821495@N04/), on Flickr

and agian my dad welded it up

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6172778549_30c4dc9852.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6172778549/)
IMAG0027 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6172778549/) by novaGTE95 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67821495@N04/), on Flickr

so i then seamsealed around the plates
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6174/6173304744_9dcc45179e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173304744/)
IMAG0024 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173304744/) by novaGTE95 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67821495@N04/), on Flickr


and then painted with red oxid primer
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6178/6172778005_e637a8d6bf.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6172778005/)
IMAG0026 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6172778005/) by novaGTE95 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67821495@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6175/6173308480_d86ffbd25f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173308480/)
IMAG0029 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173308480/) by novaGTE95 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67821495@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6176/6172781209_23a6fc7e52.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6172781209/)
IMAG0030 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6172781209/) by novaGTE95 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67821495@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6154/6172779535_bee91c553e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6172779535/)
IMAG0028 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6172779535/) by novaGTE95 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67821495@N04/), on Flickr

also i took my strut off and painted it yellow to freshen it up

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6178/6172777249_da8dd69d18.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6172777249/)
IMAG0025 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6172777249/) by novaGTE95 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67821495@N04/), on Flickr

and while the redoixide was drying i masked it up ready for gravatexing

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6163/6173310046_1696f7eeb0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173310046/)
IMAG0031 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173310046/) by novaGTE95 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67821495@N04/), on Flickr

the gave it a couple of coates of gravatex

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6151/6173310928_d46991cf76.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173310928/)
IMAG0032 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173310928/) by novaGTE95 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67821495@N04/), on Flickr

after it was semi dry i took the masking off and build back up my strut
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6151/6173311746_249293243e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173311746/)
IMAG0033 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67821495@N04/6173311746/) by novaGTE95 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67821495@N04/), on Flickr

well that was it for today but i am very happy with the progress and now i eventualy feel as though i am getting somewhere with the project

so just the other side to go and the weldings finished

so please comment

cheers Andy

[gary_126]

looking good!

[pingu-turbo]

Liking it Andy :), wish mine was coming along this quick! :cry: :roll: lol

[AndyGTE95]

hi all

got sme more done today , a really steaming ahead with it now

so the pics

found a large hole under the drivers turret near the splashgaurd

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/ImportedPhotos00005-1.jpg

so i cut the old rot out

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/ImportedPhotos00008.jpg

a then made up a plate

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/ImportedPhotos00011.jpg

and my dad welded it up

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/ImportedPhotos00012.jpg

the other side of the turret was the same so
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/ImportedPhotos00006-1.jpg

it was cleaned up

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/ImportedPhotos00006-1.jpg

a made a wee plate

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/ImportedPhotos00014.jpg

and it was welded

also the little lit that goes across the turret was rotten away so a made one and my dad welded it up

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/ImportedPhotos00015.jpg

well that was all for today but its so close to be being finished now

cheers andy

[AndyGTE95]

hi all just a little update for today

as i sayed i have started a collage course studing vehicle body repair which i have being doing for a few months now and starting this week i am doing two weeks work experiance in my dads mates body shop so when we havent been busy i have been prepping my nova to get painted :d

so firstly on monday this week my new wings came so i started on them first

i 320'd them down with a da

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0063.jpg

i then got them in the booth and pannel wiped them

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0064.jpg

i was then allowed to give them a hit with some hight build primer

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0065.jpg

they are sitting just now with a quick guide coat but they have still to be flattened

so today i took the bonnet off and brought it round

it started with the underside first, i scraped all the little bubbles of rust to see how bad it was

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0066-1.jpg

wasent to bad so a grounded them down thith the little air grinder sander

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0068.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0069.jpg

i then 320'd the whole underneth of the bonnet ready for primer

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0070.jpg

so that was that for monday and today so tomorrow i will hopefully do the top of the bonnet and get that in primer


please comment

cheers andy :thumb:

[7ova]

nice work fella

[LEWI007]

Good progress.

I think you should get more rust off the drivers side turret though before you paint over it because it will get worse.

There was little bits of rust i left on my nova and undersealed over them and the car has sat in the garage for 2 year and rust has come back through, so make sure its all perfectly clean and shiny before you paint it.

[bazil]

^^ what he said, you need to be very carefull you don't seal the rust in, I done that once lollollol

Paying the bloody price for it now :(

[AndyGTE95]

hi all

well i have been very busy over the past two weeks as all of the welding has been done on the nova and i am pleased to announce that it has been painted

so firstly i had the two sides stripped dow and da'd and and repairs done

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0079.jpg

i had then spent ages with the wirewheel on the grinder taking allthe old underseal off good thing as i found new holes

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0081.jpg

so i cut the old rot out

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0083.jpg

and new plates were put in but a cant find the pic

i id the same with the back arch and found more holes so they were plated and the inner and outer cill welded up

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0088.jpg

so after the welding was finished the repairs were done and it got primed

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0094.jpg


http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0095.jpg

so next night it was masked up put in the booth ready for paint

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0098.jpg

along with some pannels

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0099.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0100.jpg

then the lovely shiney was put on

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0102.jpg

in the arches was also painted white

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0103.jpg

and engine bay

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0106.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0107.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0109.jpg

so it was brought out and the build up began

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0110.jpg

[AndyGTE95]

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0112.jpg

so back ligjhts were put back in

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0113.jpg


and when i left tonight the wings were on :d

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0118.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0119.jpg

i have also had 4 GTE stickers made up which i think look great and was quie cheap at a tenner me thinks

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0116.jpg

also it was my 16th birthday on the 22 of november so only another year until lessons :thumb:

and with my bday money i bought a new four branch manafoild as the old one was cracked
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0117.jpg

well am really happy how its turnerd out and now that its starting to look like a nova again so hopfully not long until its finished

cheers for looking please comment


Andy :thumb:

[gary_126]

Looking brilliant! Bet your well pleased with it!

[DAVIDKEDENS]

I'll need to come round and see it soon :)

[Mags]

Is that a stainless manifold if so were did you get it I need one

[brainsnova]

Tidy car and defo worth saving and the work so far is very good also 10L gte is best in my eyes :)

[novaa]

Looks good hard to beat a new coat of paint.

[shed-on-wheels]

hell of a build dude reminds me of mine just in much more detail lol

[NOV4_SPORT]

Looking good andy, keep at it.

[AndyGTE95]

thanks for all the comments guys am over the moon with how its looking now :d

just a small update for today

thats the build up nearly finished

got the pillar viynals painted on with textured spray as i couldnt find anywhere i could get the proper stickers

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0130.jpg

pics dont do them justice the pillars have came out really well with the proper texture
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0133.jpg

front end built back up

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0136.jpg

and windows back in

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0134.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0135.jpg

well thats all so far wont be long now until its finished

cheers for looking

Andy :thumb:

[bakerznova]

read through the complete thread
very good top class build
well done matey

[brainsnova]

Nice mk2 escort and the nova looks great, is that a smashed headlight

[AndyGTE95]

cheers guys ye the mk 2 shells very tidy , and no the headlights fine i just think the tint inside it has peeled off but i have a brand new set of lucas ones there for when it goes on the road:thumb:

[AndyGTE95]

not updated the thread in a while so here we go :thumb:

firstly i have gravatexed in the battery tray to stop it from rotting agian

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0173.jpg

ive also been busy taking out the intertior and in the boot where it has had welds i have sealed and painted the whole of the boot area

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0154.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0153.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0152.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0156.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0157.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0158.jpg

and tonight had the car on the ramp an done some welding on the chassis leg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0187.jpg

plate made up

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0188.jpg

and fully seam welded

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0189.jpg

i am also going to strip the tank, back axel, exhaust an such like off the underneth of it and strip all the old under seal off and apply new stuff so i will leave the plate bear metal for just now

also i took a quick pic of the car on the ramp as i thought it looked quite cool :d

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0191.jpg

thats it for now

please comment

cheers andy

[brucer]

good work, gravatex is good stuff.

you got a unit or is that where you work?

[gary_126]

looks great on the ramp!

[brainsnova]

I'm not keen on the battery area, smooth and painted same as the outside looks best. My opinion your car lol

[AndyGTE95]

cheers guys

brucer its my dads garage where the car is kept and very hand for working on it :d

and brainsnova

i am gonna hamerite white in the battery tray when its dry wouldnt leave it black

also i have new wheels for it i think they look great so gonna paint them white and get them on :d:thumb:

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0183.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0185.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0184.jpg

[7ova]

clean and looking fresh
great work mate
stu

[stevie78]

looks mint

[waggygsi]

well done buddy great wee car noo

[AndyGTE95]

:thumb:little updaate for today

started by taking of the old 4 branch which was cracked

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0201.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0202.jpg

i then cleaned and painted the block black while it was off

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0204.jpg

then put the new manifold on with a new gasket and bolts

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0208.jpg

ive also benn stripping all the old underseal off the undertneth so i can take care of anu rust and replace it with new white gravatex. its a horible job but i have been doing a little every day so it should be done soon

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0205.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0206.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0207.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0195.jpg

thats all for now

thanks for looking and please comment
cheers
Andy :thumb:

[raf24]

Looking good mate,my gte has a long way to go when i see yours!!

[NOV4_SPORT]

Looking really good andy, keep up the good work and hope to see it on the road when its finished.
Also the astra GTE wheels really suit the car :thumb:
iain

[AndyGTE95]

just a little update for today

while i had the bonnet catch off i thought i would clean it

before

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0209.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0210.jpg

and after polishing

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0212.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0211.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0213.jpg


and i have also started building up the rerar interior

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0214.jpg

thats al for today but i sam really happy on how the catch came out

cheers andy:thumb:

[novagte1]

hi i bought a mk1 gte off a bloke in sheffield its my 1st project and is goin very well,its 1 1 owner up to na its cost me just a little over 1400 but i lv this car and im goin to see it through does enibody no wat ther worth wen ther fully restored? thankslol

[gary_126]

catch looks great! wire wheel/wet and dry/metal polish?

[AndyGTE95]

catch looks great! wire wheel/wet and dry/metal polish?

cheers mate, yea but inseted of the wire wheel i put a 180 on the da to get the rust off and finished with a 320 to take the scratches out a and used the dermal with a polishing end which worked brilliant :thumb:

cheers andy

[andyredtop83]

Good work mate, glad to see a GTE being saved :thumb:

[AndyGTE95]

another update guys

today ive started stripping all of the suspention off as i have got a set of polly bushes for the full car

i started with the front first as its easier :thumb:

so pics

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0220.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0219.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0221.jpg

the yellow tie bar i got slagged for earlier in my thread lol

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0222.jpg

off cleaned with ginder wirewheel and brushed with red oxide primer

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0223.jpg

and painted . a nice gloss red for the arb and yellow for the tie bars

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0228.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0230.jpg

then the TCA's off

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0227.jpg

bushes pushed out and cleaned wire wheel

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0231.jpg

then put in some red oxide primer

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0232.jpg
thats the way i left them tonight but i will gloss black them tomorrow

i also have stripped the tiebar mounts and pushed the old bushes out and will paint them tomorrow

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0225.jpg

and ive found some new nusts for the arb bushes as i had to heat the old ones up to remove them

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/IMAG0226.jpg

thats it for today but tomorrow i will hopefully finish the front and then start on the back on thursday

thanks for looking

please comment

cheers Andy :thumb:

[NOV4_SPORT]

Looking good buddy, keep up the progress, will be nice to see more novas this side of the border this year.


iain

[gteben]

nice work there

[AndyGTE95]

hi all

ive have had a lot of progress on the nova since my last update and as it sits just now all i have left to do is re-fit the sideskirts and a full servive and timing belt and its more or les ready for the road

so heres a few pics to show you what i have achieved

since my last update i have removed the back axel , painted and poly bushed it

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/IMAG0433_zps5349b3c8.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/IMAG0434_zps39066dba.jpg

added the red bumper strip

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/IMAG0436_zps7ab2adae.jpg

when i got the car i noticed the fuel pump was cable tied up as the bobbins had snapped so i bought 4 brand new fuel pump bobbins from vauxhall which came to the grand total of £20 !! so a fiver a bobbin and they didnt even give me new nuts grr

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/IMAG0566_zps69798234.jpg

i then built the axel back up with brand new shoes , wheel cylinders , wheel bearings, handbrake cables , brakes pipes and a brand new spring and clip it so every thing is new bar the drums

ive also had my rear springs and fuel filler neck powder coated and looks very clean
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/IMAG0579_zpscfb65914.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/IMAG0578_zps00778668.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/IMAG0580_zpsf7adc41f.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/IMAG0581_zps79f5dc81.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/IMAG0582_zps147d8b6c.jpg

ive also finaly properly refitted the front end up instead of just stiting the parts on

firstly a wee bit of waxoil behind the lights to keep the rot out

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/IMAG0584_zps3337e238.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/IMAG0585_zps9cb4bb18.jpg

then the front build up with brand new hella lights and orange indicators instead of the clear ones

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/IMAG0590_zps720c8126.jpg

and finally hen i fitted my new 4 branch i went to it my original system but it didnt fit so i went all out and bought a brand ne sportex system to match my manifold

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/IMAG0588_zps780a1557.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/IMAG0589_zpsfaec0de1.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/AndyBmx95/nova%20GTE/IMAG0591_zps52871593.jpg


well thats more or less it for just now,

thanks for looking ,commets please

cheers Andy

[Andy]

Thats very nice.
I really like that alot.

[kevster]

Looking good bud !!!!

[murph-gsi]

Looking really nice lad.

[NOV4_SPORT]

Looking good mate keep up the good work

[Acerliam]

Looking Great Mate !

[Edd]

Very nice, good work

GTE's are lovely in white

[dannymcc]

Looks very well now. :thumb:

[novadave24]

like this looks good mate :)

[jafanan]

Looks great, well done on getting so far with it

Did the bonnet catch take long to do?

[Rickyb]

i love this build its really inspired me to get on with mine again.
rick

[Vinny-NOVA]

Been reading through your thread on my lunch hour and I must say am very impressed with your progress and your only 15. Imagine what you'll building when your 20! Keep up the good work.

[ocdstigy]

As above,i have just read through this whole thread,very impressive,i'm going hunting for a nova now!!

[DAVIDKEDENS]

Any pictures or updates Andrew?

[NathanKirkpatrick]

wasnt expecting a 15/16year old lad to know all this stuff lol but fair play to u. It really looks good :)

[AndyGTE95]

wasnt expecting a 15/16year old lad to know all this stuff lol but fair play to u. It really looks good :)

Cheers mate :) am 17 now so had it as an on going project for 2 years now lol
ye its handy to have your dad in the trade ,so he taught me well :d