1988, mk1, 2 door saloon (loony loon)

[turbojolt]

so ive picked up this nova from a local lad as he has had enough of throwing money at it and wanted something more modern (he got a 106 gti so he is winning!)

SPEC

-engine-
1400 spi engine
f13 box
cone airfilter
s/s exhaust

-running gear-
15" cav fan blades (in purple)
256mm ate front brakes
unknown short shocks
110mm custom rear lowering springs
90mm custom front springs

-styling-
sri red interior
cav/astra steering wheel
shortened gear stick
random StIckoRZ!
gte front bumper and grill
delocked doors (with poppers and a remote alarm)

reasons I got it cheap, it needs two small patches welded in the engine bay. and a repair to one splash guard and the head gasket has let go.

other things I want to sort/do are...

-CHANGE THE WHEELS
-worn drivers bolster
-clean up the interior/full valet
-repaint bumpers (thinking of going for the standard upol grey)
-potentially replace the front bumper as its not sitting right at all
-replace the half painted rear lights with std units
-remove the front clear indicators and repeaters. replacing them with std orange ones
-waxoil all the inner seals. doors, wings, boot etc....
-convert it back to running a carb (while still retaining the 14nv bottom end)
-polly bush it through out

THE LOW DOWN ISSUE

Right I think it needs to be raised as its very very low!! to the point I couldn't even half bump it up my kerb out side with out it grounding its self out.
I don't want to ruin the look of the car as I like it but its just not (turning in to a old man) PRACTICAL! so I will raise the rear by adding wound down adjusters (should raise it nearly 20 mm on the back) and putting fully would down fk Coilovers on the front

engine wise I want a tuned 8v carb engine it seems right giving the age of the motor. I want to use what I already have laying around so I was thinking of something like this...

14nv bottom end
12st head
13sb inlet and carb
tublar manifold
highlift cam..............................would be aiming for a realistic 80/90 hp hopefully


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that's it for now. one very happy boy :)

[totalnova]

Looks a good base to start with, it's funny how these saloons have become cool when in the 90s nobody wanted one.

Good luck with the build bud.

[turbojolt]

Looks a good base to start with, it's funny how these saloons have become cool when in the 90s nobody wanted one.

Good luck with the build bud.


I don't thing loons coming into vogue is the most drastic change since the 90's scene lol

cheers dude

[Edd]

Looks nice

Wouldn't mind a 3dr saloon myself

[Southie]

It's got potential but at the minute needs help lol

[Andy]

Looks nice

Wouldn't mind a 3dr saloon myself
Cant say ive ever seen one myself...........

Looks well mate.Red interior goes well

[Novaloony]

Love it. I do prefer a loon as apposed to a hatch but hey ho, Any novas better than no nova!.

[scott.parker]

Cant say ive ever seen one myself...........

Looks well mate.Red interior goes well

You need to spread some reputation around before giving it to Andy again!..

[Benn]

Bar the hideous wheels that's nice.
Why would you go back to orange indis tho? Clean ones look much better and suit the black paint much better. I'd keep its ride high as it is, looks great... Just don't bump kerbs.

[turbojolt]

Orange lights are win . Right now Its a old car trying to look new. I want a old car that looks old lol

[kingwick]

I like it and orange indicators will look good, any other mods planned ?

[Andy]

Orange lights are win . Right now Its a old car trying to look new. I want a old car that looks old lol
it reminds me of an orion 1.6i ghia lol
That's a compliment,not derogatory comment.

[turbojolt]

I love old orions i was trying to buy one a few months back guy turned out to be a messer.


No major plans right now just want to get it up and running and go fron there. Not looking for a major project want to keep thos on the road as much as posible and enjoy the old girl

[turbojolt]

OK so today was the day I inspected the headgasket issues....so let the fun begin!

the car is so low my crappy jack will not fit under the car (anyone recommended a low jack around the 100 quid mark?) so I had to use a scissor jack to get it going and I hate those things had one bend on me in the past so I don't trust them!


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ON

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OFF

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found the issue head gasket gone between 3 and 4

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I inspected the head to see how warped it is with a straight edge and some feelers...........its banana'ed lol

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so it was all chucked in the boot head ready for the pikeys next time they come by with there stolen bell ringing



I will be buying a new head from the local scrappy tomorrow to save waiting around to have the head skimmed. Should be running by tomorrow as long as I can find somewhere open that holds the headgasket set and bolts in stock


frecking EXCITED!!!! at the prospect of driving a nova again :D

[Southie]

Can't you get the head fixed then? Surely a decent skim would suffice.

[turbojolt]

i can but I want the car running this weekend. near impossible to get somewhere to skim a head and get it back to me the same day especially on a sunday lol. a scrappy one will only cost the same as a skim so its all win

[EwanG]

Hey turbo! There is no need for a low jack. Just drive the front on to a 20mm+ or so piece of wood, or old slab to pack it up etc. Then your jack will fit under the car :thumb:

[Southie]

i can but I want the car running this weekend. near impossible to get somewhere to skim a head and get it back to me the same day especially on a sunday lol. a scrappy one will only cost the same as a skim so its all win
Fingers crossed you don't waste you money on a duff head from the scrapers then ;)

[scott.parker]

Hey turbo! There is no need for a low jack. Just drive the front on to a 20mm+ or so piece of wood, or old slab to pack it up etc. Then your jack will fit under the car :thumb:

lol the fun I have driving mine onto 2x2 to jack it up...

[Novaloony]

With regards to a jack bud, i have one of these, Ebay item number below, Cheap and cheerful. Mines lifted combo van full of scrap, my nova, corsas, mondeo, Itll take anything of reasonable weight.

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Novas looking great, As said above id wait and get your head skimmed, Else you could end up buying a duff head and be out of pocket.

[bazzap8389]

I really like the car, certainly got potential :thumb:

[turbojolt]

Well that idea went to ****. Got to the scrap yard nice and early found nothing but 12v's and td's corsa so no good to me.......then i find the ONE (even tho it was a 1200 head not a 1400) spent about 30 mins removing the head to find its all burnt inside the cam box and on all the lifters. nasty! looked like its been run with no oil for ages. So i left empty handed and annoyed

So i will have yo find time in the week to take the head somewhere to be skimmed after all. Gutted i was hoping to go out for a drive in it tonight :(

[turbojolt]

ORANGE!!!!!

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[turbojolt]

im now thinking snowplow front bumper with my 15"steels wrapped in 165/50/15 tyres

if anyone knows or is selling the snowplow bumper complete let me know people!

[Scottcooper85]

Like the orange winkers much better, would be cool with grey bumpers too:)

have you packed the hatch in now pal?

[turbojolt]

Like the orange winkers much better, would be cool with grey bumpers too:)

have you packed the hatch in now pal?

the hatch in now my parts car mate. its been a real struggle for me trying to get it up and working again. when someone else strips down a car and looses parts it was always going to be a uphill battle. mix that with my lack of knowledge and skill it was never going to see the road again imo. such a shame as it was/is such a good shell...but atless it will be breathing new life into this one I guess, still it will be a sad day when I see it leave. if I had the room I would keep it lol

might be taking a grinder to it to help save the loon from some tin worm ive found in areas you cant get panels for...but nothing major will be happening until after September for personal reasons

[Edd]

That poor excuse for a number plate needs sorting

[turbojolt]

its on the list will need doing for the mot anyway

[Iain]

Snowplough hey big spender! Don't mind doing some welding for you if necessary but good opportunity to get a proper machine! Shame to chop the shell up though...

[turbojolt]

iain pop over at some point and you can tell me if you think the areas can be repaired with sheet steel or something. like I say im not jumping in head first with this got to make sure everything is here before starting any job!

[John]

whaaat? t/j has another nova?

[turbojolt]

whaaat? t/j has another nova?

Not just any nova.....a daily nova :)

[John]

sweet, you sold that seat thing you had then?

[turbojolt]

Yer went a few weeks back now. Was a great motor but was to boring and i dont need the mpg anymore...ao i chopped it in for a broken vauxhall lol

[turbojolt]

The guy that fitted this engine is even a bigger member then my self (and that takes some doing!) :roll:

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just a small selection of some of the crap Im contending with...I hate wiring also appears to be other wires tucked behind the dash that go to nowhere parts of the stereo loom are wrapped in celotape. lucky this thing hasn't gone up in flames :mad:

[millworm]

Of it was a 1.0 before that green wire at the front can be cut off

[turbojolt]

yer I traced the green wire back to behind the dash appears to do nothing so it will be removed along with a lot of other stuff by the looks of it

[millworm]

Yeah, make sure he did the switch live mod for the coil, make sure it's a good size wire not that tiny thing from the 1.0

[turbojolt]

the switch live has a fair size wire spliced onto the engine loom. this was originally a 1200 going by the v5

[turbojolt]

so the wiring has to go.....as does the ****ty spi system


pulled the 12st head of the hatch along with the 1300sr carb and inlet ;)

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and like magic! its bolted in place on the 1400 bottom end

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hopefully I get some early finishes this week so I can pull the carb fuel tank off the hatch and get that installed along with finishing the wiring and plumbing, going to be a little monster!

[turbojolt]

Well. with the ever growing list of things needed doing to this car (FFS)...and the weather getting worse and worse I made a very hard decision to sell my hatch (RIP) to Andy to free up the room in my garage so the one or two days free I get a week can no longer be ruined by that B!TCH mother nature

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I will update again once some proper work has been done to the loon...

[Iain]

Should be able to get it sorted now there's no distractions :) let's hope it lives on for a little bit in the hands of the colour blind grasser.

[Andy]

Hahaha i said "browny red burgundy beeemer thing" lol

[turbojolt]

Ball **** he said brown lol

[turbojolt]

got it in the garage (just!)

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[turbojolt]

so it was to low to get in the garage with out bottoming out...which is a issue as the garage is its home hmmmmm

so I removed the extra low lowering springs and shocks

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and fitted a set of cheapo fk Coilovers I had from the hatch..

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sits miles to high so I will wind the Coilovers down to a level that I can get in and out of the garage with ease :thumb:

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[turbojolt]

also got the engine timed up, removed the last of the last of the spi rubbish, fitted clean washer bottle and header tank, fitted the dizzy and coil

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hopefully it will look half smart when done.

[Andy]

Cut down springs? Z0mg lol
looks well mate and least youre out the elements now

[turbojolt]

Thats it mate the more i think about it i made the right choice...oooohhh i forgot the seat update you will love how they was fitted lol

[Andy]

go on lets have a laugh then lol

[jimbob-mcgrew]

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^ damn TJ ! ^ lol

is the engine running ok ?

[Iain]

That front shock is outrageous... It should at least be tack welded to the strut at either end lol

Coilovers are the right way forward sir, it was fun getting it in the garage lol

[scott.parker]

To, do you need these still?

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Got a small fag burn on one (it's missing the ash tray too) and the other has a small scuff on where the rear bench will cover.

[novadave24]

I want to see how the seats are In I got a car one time and the seats were just held in by zip ties lol lucky it was just for spares good work tho mate

[turbojolt]

the engine isn't running yet mate still need to get the fuel tank in, get the carb plumbed up and sort the wiring


the rear bench fail

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so out they come while I source a standard fitting rear bench

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[Andy]

fukkin jesus lol
it beggars belief what some people do.Generally when ya see sh1t like that there will be other horrors lurking,as safety is obviously second place to looks lol
saw that ratchet today and I thought, hmmm I don't recognise this lol

[millworm]

TJ i'd have them rear door cards if you ever want rid of them :)

[turbojolt]

fukkin jesus lol
it beggars belief what some people do.Generally when ya see sh1t like that there will be other horrors lurking,as safety is obviously second place to looks lol
saw that ratchet today and I thought, hmmm I don't recognise this lol


well ive already found the fire hazard wiring, dodgy suspension, the rear seats, the front seats being held in with just two bolts a piece and some undesirable welding....im hoping tts the end of it now but who knows...


little'worm you can have them for 10 quid plus p&p what I paid for the replacement grey ones :)

[millworm]

nice one :) will pm you

[turbojolt]

got some more done today...carb is all plumbed up (minus a few jubilee clips I need to renew)


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drained the bottom half of the radiator that's leaking....looks like it hadn't see antifreeze in a while!

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so got the knacked old rad out

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replaced it with what now appears to be a slightly larger rad (racecar!)

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in

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pulled the spi fuel tank out and drained it of all its precious juices
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found out my platform adjusters will not fit my rear springs and by the looks of the springs they was never going to ride very well.....so im putting in a order for a set of gaz ultra low rear Coilovers (will do the fronts aswell as soon as I get some more over time in at work)

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also got to order

-set of ht leads and plugs
-x2 rear wheel bearings
-new front pads and discs

so much for this car being a quick headgasket change and a mot lol

[jimbob-mcgrew]

racecar rad looks good.

those rear springs are as bad as the fronts ! ... they look ultra squashed, like theyve been heated up and compressed in a vice or something crazy.

she's getting there :)

[turbojolt]

Cheers dude i estimate the radiator to give me a extra 15 horse powerz maybe more if i poke some speed holes in it with a srewdriver ;)


got a box of goodies yesterday new oil and filter. plugs. leads. dizzy cap. rear bearings etc...

just ordering some new cheapo discs and pads for it now hopefuly be up and running before the end of the year!

[turbojolt]

box of service goodies (plugs. leads. dizzy cap. oil. oil filter. rear bearings 72.50 well spent)

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the got my self a new coil (thanks to southie :thumb: ) only 25 quid :)

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still not running as im currently wrestling with the fuel tank lol

[Southie]

Glad you found the coil okay ;)

[turbojolt]

yer im well chuffed that I got a new one for what I was willing to pay for a used item!

and even better iain tells me there is a Sutton autofactors close to me if I need any other parts

[turbojolt]

got myself a new toy, should make all the jobs under the car a lot easier! and only 95 quid in Costco :)

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not even up all the way :o

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only downside is it weighs more then the moon lol

[jimbob-mcgrew]

if your curious to see if it runs, you could get a jerry can full of petrol, and chuck both the fuel-in, and return hoses into the can, so there both submerged, and it should pump just like a tank would.

[turbojolt]

I will try that tomorrow I had to go buy some electrical connecters to get the dizzy wired up so that should be it finished hopefully (apart from the fuel tank)

[turbojolt]

project Frankensteins first start :)

just chucked a little fuel down the carb to see if it would start

http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/rr119/turbojolt/th_SAM_2238.mp4 (http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/rr119/turbojolt/SAM_2238.mp4)

[jimbob-mcgrew]

yeah boi ! :thumb:

[turbojolt]

I know mate im well chuffed. was going to chuck some fuel in the tank and let it run for longer but i have no antifreeze and i like my neighbours a little so running with no exhaust for ages would be a piss take lol

[Andy]

as said earlier,happy days.

[Southie]

Good work TJ, not long now for a cruise out on the open roads.

[Edd]

Nice one

[turbojolt]

ever wonder if a car can hate you....so the fuel pump shat itself that was replaced then the timing belt tensioner popped into three pieces that's been replaced and now finally it starts!!

sounds like thunder even with the exhaust on like a animal! cant wait to get this thing on the road and have some fun now ;)

[Rickyb]

Good work on fixing all the f### ups, keep the updates coming.

[turbojolt]

Good work on fixing all the f### ups, keep the updates coming.

thanks mate, bit more of a project then I first intended taking on but these things happen I suppose (especially when you are over excited and buying a motor in the dark while its raining lol)

[turbojolt]

it moves!!!! fueling issues/dying seem to have been solved by blowing down the carbs feed and return ports and relocating the fuel filter after the pump

http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/rr119/turbojolt/th_SAM_0504.mp4 (http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/rr119/turbojolt/SAM_0504.mp4)


mot in the new year ;)

[jimbob-mcgrew]

hey hey, nice one :)

what exhaust has it got on it ?

[turbojolt]

unsure mate appears to be some unbranded 2" system that came with the car

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[Iain]

I am excited.

[turbojolt]

me too....it left skid marks on the garage floor while I let it warm up/bleed the coolant system


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the dirty bitch

[Andy]

Brap Brap!! Lol

[turbojolt]

andy its a nova it needs to be revved lol

[turbojolt]

jacked the sh'lag up as the tracking is so violently out the steering wheel trys running away from you just taking it out of the garage and thought I would just have a good look and make sure its wasn't anything more seriously wrong.....



cables ties anyone lol

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also sick of looking at the purple slabs on it so wacked on a steel to see how it looked

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it will probably split opinions but I like them...going to get some 165/50 tyres for them, give them a lick of paint and get some black wheel bolt covers


thought I would put one on the back to see how it fitted and came across the mother of all over tightened bolts....funk only knows what they used to put it on but it bent a wheel brace and broke my breaker bar :tard:

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time to buy a big daddy breaker bar this weekend me thinks!

[torquey]

Liking the astra sport steels. Nuts probably been windy gunned to death dont know why people feel the need to do it.

[turbojolt]

stupid isn't it you would be royally screwed if you ad a puncture when out and about

[torquey]

Yeh ive been there before. Stupid tight and snapped my head of the breaker bar.

[Iain]

Should look good with some smaller tyres. Much better than the purple things.

Don't forget split pins in the castle nuts.

[Benn]

Christ they are tight!

Wheels look better, as IaIn said smaller tyres.

Ive used cable ties on cv boots before too.

[turbojolt]

Yer but i bet you havent used them to hang a exhaust. hold seats in place or to hold a seatbelt clasp together lol



i will be ordering some 165/50/15 tyres this weekend :)

[Benn]

hahahaha no i haven't.

[Iain]

My exhaust was cable tied on for a while. Lasted s few track days like that too

[Royston]

I have never seen cable ties used on the convolutions on a CV joint cover......wtf (I would remove them as they are likely to cause failure over time)

I have used them often enough to secure them on the CV/driveshaft.

[mowgli]

i have seen people use large o-rings on cv joints for competition applications, but somehow i doubt its needed on your nova..

[scott.parker]

I have never seen cable ties used on the convolutions on a CV joint cover......wtf (I would remove them as they are likely to cause failure over time)

I have used them often enough to secure them on the CV/driveshaft.

Agreed, that's proper weird! lol get them off..
Is this car slowly turning into one of them you wish you hadn't bought!?

[mowgli]

he has wished that about every nova he's bought lol lol lol

[turbojolt]

he has wished that about every nova he's bought lol lol lol

This.

[turbojolt]

So then... my Christmas present to myself finally arrived


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pwhooorrrrrrrrr!!!!!

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and the best bit STICKORZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would of paid the 500 quid just for them! screw the Coilovers and their ultra low'ness

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so decided to fit the rears today and found more shocking workmanship :eek:

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and this left me unsettled will be rebuilding the drums me thinks

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well the Coilovers didn't make it any lower (probably for the best)

before

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after

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random fitted shot (the have been wound all the way down now)

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fronts will be done tomorrow :)

[Andy]

bassard wheel been catching

[turbojolt]

not sure if that's from the massive tyres on the steels right now

[torquey]

Your drums are like the ones one my merit, ive just replaced.Mine were totally shot pieces missing out of them. They were the original gm ones lol so they did well. Got 2 new ones from euro's cheap. Coilovers look well. Got gaz on my let. Very hard though!

[turbojolt]

I don't mind a hard ride its only going to be a weekend toy anyway :)

[Andy]

drums is from some roughar5e with an hammer lol

[turbojolt]

drums is from some roughar5e with an hammer lol

not guilty lol

[jimbob-mcgrew]

phhwoo0ar... those stickers lol joker :)

[turbojolt]

So I went to the garage fit the front Coilovers but couldn't undo the top mounts on the fk's, a call to my good friend iain said he could do it for me this evening with his wizzy gun...with nothing else to do I decided to start having a poke around near a couple of holes hat I knew needed welding no biggie).......I should have left it well alown....im more then slightly pissed off as I was sold the car under the impression it only needed two patches of welding :mad:




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:cry:

[turbojolt]

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dodgy cross member welding

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[turbojolt]

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this use to be a splash guard

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front valance

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strut housing

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[torquey]

Always the case mate start digging for rot and always manage to find more and more. Some of that welding dont look good lol. Was there much waxoil/ underseal on the car?

[turbojolt]

I don't know if im going to be skilled enough to save this one.

trying to sort the splash guard

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anyone want to buy 1/4 of a nova I can bag it up and post £596.76

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[torquey]

Pretty bad then eh! Seen worse but its down to how far you wanna go with it? I would try and save it dont like killing nova's. Maybe leave it for now and have a think whats best to do with it.

[turbojolt]

im currently sat with a pad and pen trying to work out how much it will cost to save and if it will be worth while doing. ive wanted to learn fab and welding skills for ages and this could be a great way to learn...but at the same time its a bit daunting!

[Scottcooper85]

You might as well just get stuck in a plate at a time mate, it's great to learn and there's nothing to lose :)

[turbojolt]

You might as well just get stuck in a plate at a time mate, it's great to learn and there's nothing to lose :)


i like that thinking it really is either a case of fixing or scraping so you are right noting to loose

just had a read of the how to guide regarding front panel replacement looks easy enough to be fair as long as i take my time i should be ok, im sure loads of lads on here will have advice on how to fab up bits and bobs

[Andy]

Best thing to do ia a bit at a time.dont overwhelm yourself with work.
a decent tip for patchwork-make the repair piece then draw round it and cut out the rot.
Im only a text away if ya need advice mate.

[turbojolt]

cheers andy :thumb:

[Benn]

As Andy said, do a bit of cardboard added design. Make templates up. then copy over in to metal.
You'll want a pair of snips and a hammer. Then you can make each bit, get the fit bang on, then tack it in to place bit at a time. then weld it all up in one hit from there..

[jimbob-mcgrew]

ouch, rusty bitch.
theres a fair amount of holes there to keep you busy.

like andy said, i'd just do 1 patch at a time if i were you, its the least amount of headache, rather than swamping yourself.
and bens technique is good : bang on fit > tac in place > weld >

if youve got access to a vice, it makes metalwork so much easier, especially if you need to put 90 degree folds into any pieces.

[Andy]

Go to a bodyshop for the sheet of steel.33quid a metre is laughable
i paid 10quid for a big sheet a few years back

[jimbob-mcgrew]

Go to a bodyshop for the sheet of steel.33quid a metre is laughable
i paid 10quid for a big sheet a few years back

much better :thumb:

TJ - know anyone that you can you borrow a welder off ?

[turbojolt]

Im buying a welder this weekend clarke 151 te


i still have some 1.2mm steel from a old cross member repair on the hatch.


cheers for the tips guys i have a set of tinsnips but they seem to really struggle in 1.2mm stuff and as you cut with then the metal starts to curve :/


Ben when you say a hammer do you mean somekind of bodyshop flat headed item?

[Mike]

cheers for the tips guys i have a set of tinsnips but they seem to really struggle in 1.2mm stuff and as you cut with then the metal starts to curve

Use a 0.8mm thick cutting disc in an angle grinder.

You need curved aviation snips to cut sheet steel without it curling up ;)

[Mike]

cheers for the tips guys i have a set of tinsnips but they seem to really struggle in 1.2mm stuff and as you cut with then the metal starts to curve

Use a 0.8mm thick cutting disc in an angle grinder.

You need curved aviation snips to cut sheet steel without it curling up ;)

You got acess to any air tools? Will make it a breeze if you have

[turbojolt]

The snips i have are the aviation ones


no access to air tools unfortunatly

[Mike]

Straight ones yes.

[turbojolt]

Yes mate

[Benn]

Im buying a welder this weekend clarke 151 te


i still have some 1.2mm steel from a old cross member repair on the hatch.


cheers for the tips guys i have a set of tinsnips but they seem to really struggle in 1.2mm stuff and as you cut with then the metal starts to curve :/


Ben when you say a hammer do you mean somekind of bodyshop flat headed item?

Good welder.
1.2 is quite thick. And cutting it with snips will be a nightmare. 1mm disc on a grind to cut....

Yes a bodyshop style hammer is good, but you can use any hammer with a flat head.

[turbojolt]

I will add a flat headed hammer to the list. cheers

[Andy]

Id have thought youd have many hammers mate,or are they all in neighbouring gardens and youre too embarrassed to knock on the door to ask for them back?

[turbojolt]

You are thinking of axes andy...commmon mistake lol

[Andy]

Lol lol lol

[turbojolt]

so I bought a new welder and have been having a play with the settings and welding angles blar blar blar to try and get use to it


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lots of **** welds and some blow through

think I found the settings for 1.2mm steel now, could of been neater but I was just using 100% co2 as it came free with the welder

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so now im happy with that thought I would have a crack at some of the body work, I will let the photos do the talking

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chop chop

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lots more cutting and grinding and this is as close as I could get the fit

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[turbojolt]

that's it for now. I will try and do the other side when the new front end is on as I thing that will make lining up the replacement patches much easier!

[phunkynova]

TJ your skill and bravery are coming along in leaps and bounds...Just waiting for the next injury :d

[turbojolt]

I already have loads of little splatter burns on my arms because welding gloves are for gays lol

[Edd]

You want a new complete front panel on there

[turbojolt]

You want a new complete front panel on there

bought one last week for 85 quid mate :thumb:



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[EwanG]

The practice welds are pretty good just a wee bit wonky. For straighter welds you need to get yourself comfortable if you can and rest your arms or elbows on something to steady yourself.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

great start tj :thumb:

[Benn]

Good tidy welds there after a bit of play.
Nice cad too.

[turbojolt]

spaz moment.......whats a cad? lol

[Benn]

Cardboad adied design.(not really what cad is, but works here)

[Scottcooper85]

Excellent start to the welding, soon be solid again :)

[turbojolt]

Lets hope so

[turbojolt]

The practice welds are pretty good just a wee bit wonky. For straighter welds you need to get yourself comfortable if you can and rest your arms or elbows on something to steady yourself.

this was really good advice and help me out a lot today cheers.

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bit of a hole filled it up with more weld

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I found going left to right much more difficult, especially on the bottom part where it was left to right and at a strange angle :/

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welded the top then bashed the metal around the curve on the bottom

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bit disappointed with this patch compared to the other, so might be grinding the welds back down and having another pass over it.

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[Benn]

I was always told to pull your welds (moving down as you weld) rather than left to right..
"nd plate isn't look bad. A grind off and you'll be laughing.

[Southie]

Happy Birthday ;)

[Andy]

Buy some gloves from screwfix mate.3quid they are and that way you can support the torch with your left hand to steady the torch.
Just do short zaps when welding cars.the steel on novas is absolutely shocking to weld.
as for what way to weld,youre supposed to push the weld pool away from the torch,but for foil thin **** like cars do whatever way works.

[turbojolt]

yer I have had some heat distorting already, tried turning down the power but then I wasn't getting nice welds proper head ****

[turbojolt]

Happy Birthday ;)


cheers fella, determined to have a working Spanish **** box by the next one lol

[Southie]

cheers fella, determined to have a working Spanish **** box by the next one lol
Don't waste your life on it, get it done in 6 months lol

[turbojolt]

im hoping for quicker then tat to be fair lol

[Southie]

Don't rush it mate lol

[turbojolt]

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why treat/paint welds?

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cut cut bang bang

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good bye

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feck you bitch good bye

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got a bit of cleaning up to do before the new front end goes on but its getting their

[Iain]

What a mess that was.

[Benn]

Different way of fitting a front panel. Good work on removing it.

[turbojolt]

Yer hopefully i make a better go at it then this fool..going to do the strenghting kit stich weld it and do the alternator mod while im at it cant be arsed to go through all this hassle again when i finally decided small blocks are for chumps

[turbojolt]

stripped down the near side suspension and hub assembly

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forgot I had a bucket of oil and anti free under there ffs

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never mind, engine is out so I can inspect the engine bay and remove any surface rust starting around the all the panel lines

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also started removing all the old underseal and ****e to check for anything that may have been hidden...nothing so far!

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the little plates they have welded in place to hold the front end on were knocked off with a hammer and chisel proper pigeon ****e welds

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[Balley]

Good work pal!

[Andy]

Good stuff mate.well done.
gutted about the environmental disaster zone though lol

[turbojolt]

I know thankfully i had aload of cardboard boxes from all my recent purchases so i could carry on working lol

[turbojolt]

one headlight surround off before I snapped my drill bit!

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you can see ive been going at all the areas rust was just starting to form at with a knot wheel on a grinder hopefully it wont be coming back after I treat the areas aswell.

trying to stichweld the legs and im not sure if the brown surrounding the welds means my gas isn't high enough? either way im not happy with them so I will flap disc them back and have a second pass with some argon

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that's all I can be arsed to do today. hoping for a fair bit more progress this weekend ideally want to start lining up the new front end.

[Iain]

I'd say a bit more power on the chassis legs for more penetration.

Also you're welding right next to open fuel pipes with fuel vapor in you absolute fool, get them removed from the engine bay immediately.

[turbojolt]

I turned the power up to max on the second picture


no fun without danger.

[Benn]

I was about to say the same as IaIn, fuel pipes and welding are a no no. Trying to get out of a small engine bay fast when there is a fire is very hard!

Also, why are you not doing all the seam? or are these just test/start welds?

[turbojolt]

just trying to get a feel for the welder right now, I will be doing the entire engine bay.


noted guys fuel pipes will be removed, health and safety gone ad this place lol

[Benn]

Ah cool and no H&S here. Just to tired for the laughing at the update "i set my car and self on fire"....

[turbojolt]

Right I need to get this motor road worth with in 4/5 months as I will soon be forced to move out of my house and even more annoying the garage as the landlord wants to sell up the <unt...so the plans of making this thing a head turner over the space of a year or so are out the window the plan now is just to get it road worth screw what it looks like. the custom retrimmed interior, banded steels and potential big block are no longer going to happen.

i started stripping back the engine bay to get rid of all the annoying little bits of crust around some of the seams, also started stich welding the legs the welds don't look pretty but they have made penetration...

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ive used this stuff on every possible seam in the engine bay seems to do the trick if you lap it on and leave it to do its thing

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going satin black engine bay just because I have a few cans of it left over from the hatch, wanted to go gun metal grey but again my time frame and budget wont allow for ordering new stuff

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removed all the front carpet, seats, sounddeading and underlay so I can start patching the front inner arches with out torching the car

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so that's it get it road worth and hopefully then it can just become a rolling restoration, not what I wanted to do but nothing much I can do about it now!

[Benn]

You breaking this now? having seen your for sale thread...

[Iain]

The thought of having a roadworthy Nova scared him

[turbojolt]

yer found more rot cant be arsed with it now, would never get it on the road in time so im doing what I do best and giving up.

[Benn]

Oh shame.

[turbojolt]

yer it is but no point in chucking more time and money into a utter turd

[jimbob-mcgrew]

rather than giving up, and probably scrapping the shell, how about just blasting a load of quickly cut plates on, here, there, and everywhere, get it strong, and driveable, and bollox to what it looks like.

then youll get a years worth of driving out of it atleast

[conza123]

rather than giving up, and probably scrapping the shell, how about just blasting a load of quickly cut plates on, here, there, and everywhere, get it strong, and driveable, and bollox to what it looks like.

then youll get a years worth of driving out of it atleast
Agree with the above:thumb:

[turbojolt]

I would sooner just strip it and sell it off and move on tbh this car was a massive mistake should never have bought it

[conza123]

I would sooner just strip it and sell it off and move on tbh this car was a massive mistake should never have bought it
U have come so far tho just finish it

[novadave24]

I would say carry on with it mate great way of learning as well :) but if you sell in parts you could make money back

[Southie]

TJ I hate to say this but you give up too easy, it's not the first project you've had loads of good ideas on but then basically I think you either get bored or just give in.

Crack on, chin up and finish it mate ;)

[jimbob-mcgrew]

TJ, if i was at the no-motivation stage you are, id just be proper ruthless, and weld square plates over every hole lol

it wont look pretty, but its an easy mot :thumb:

[Iain]

This shell has gone to have a full space frame, huge arches, XE up front and rear wheel drive.

[Andy]

Cool,i wont bother asking who the new owner is as im not a member of the png CID team.

[Iain]

Wtf is CID. Mate its going grassing with you ha ha

[Andy]

Criminal investigation department.Detectives lol
Is it? Has it gone local to you then?

[Iain]

Nope down south a bit Cambridge I think. Guys got an A35 and some other cool oval cars.

[turbojolt]

best bet to much rot to ever see the road again imo

[Iain]

Agreed too far gone to be economically repaired. Bodged by previous owner with some horrendous wiring, mechanicals and welding. Look forward to going to see it!

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[Andy]

Probably a St Neots member then...top effort lads lol