What's needed to change a car into a van

[dc1984]

Hi folks,

A friend has just built a turbo nova and he is now looking to change the rear windows so its like a van, can panels still be bought new? Does anyone have a list of any other parts he would need?

Also is it just a case of removing the glass, rubber etc and bonding a panel in?

Thanks:thumb:

David.

[mowgli]

well, to do it correctly, yes it needs steel panels fitting, and rear seats removing then a floor/bulkhead panel put in their place, followed by altering the body type on the v5 & posting it off...

[bazil]

My gsi looks like a van, limo tints on a black car ftw lol

ive seen rear windows covered with 1.5mm tin sheet with a few welds and sealed up then painted

[dc1984]

It's for Darryl's nova bazil. That's two he has built in the last few months.
He has Donald's old mk3 Astra let with anti-lag.

Can the panels still be sourced mowgli?

[bazil]

Give him my blue one to build then lol

Panels are nls mate,

[brainsnova]

Remove the rear windows and rubbers flat steel over the outside to the exact shape and weld in

[mowgli]

It's for Darryl's nova bazil. That's two he has built in the last few months.
He has Donald's old mk3 Astra let with anti-lag.

Can the panels still be sourced mowgli?

i doubt it new.

the window ones would be fairly easy to make, but the floor one would be a lucky scrapyard find.

[Mike]

Van panels are a royal PITA to remove :( I know, Ive done it.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/panels.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/mikenova/media/panels.jpg.html)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/109_0352.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/mikenova/media/109_0352.jpg.html)

[Southie]

What's the point in making it into a van?

[dc1984]

Hey southie, I'm not sure he just sent me a text the other night asking what was involved for him to do it and if parts were available.

[welshman]

I know a lad selling a novavan with a 17td in. It's good and tidy. In Yorkshire though sadly

[Benn]

You just need the rear panels for the windows.... Not easy to find items tho.

[andyredtop83]

There is a panel behind the seats as well which stops stuff in the back of the van coming forward but I expect that's going to be hard to find as well. My van was missing it so I made my own from MDF

[Mike]

Nova van bulkhead fits into a Corsa B. Therefore you'd assume a Corsa B bulkhead would fit into a Nova.

When I scrapped my van pictured on page1 here, I removed an sold the van panels, and fitted the bulkhead into a 1.0 12v Corsa B. Fitted absoloutly fine. Even used the OEM metal brackets, turned them around & they bolted into the Corsa b pillars.

[nova mad mave]

I have 2 rear panels the proper floor and bulk head if needed from a proper novavan