What colour for my nova?

[Rob H]

So finally got the nova mechanically spot on, it runs, drives, stops, handles, boosts etc perfectly, it really does feel like a nice strong build now. So now it's time to make the bodywork and paint match. Opinions on colour would be great. cheers

[Rob H]

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[conza123]

If the bay and inside and shuts are silk violet then I would stick with that as less work but it's your car so it your choice really lol

[Rob H]

Interior and bay are silk violet but I've done a fair amount of welding in the boot section and engine bay so will be stripping the car either way.

[Southie]

Colour coded for me with a red stripe.

[Benn]

All grey/silver. Hate black bumpers as they arnt meant to be black.

Have i missed your project thread too?

[mowgli]

i don't like the black bonnet look.... it makes me think the car had a front ender & you didn't paint it... i'm also not a lover of black wheels.... if the wheels were silver & the rest was colour coded, so it was sort of a menacing stock look, i think it would be spot on... but what do i know.... mine is flame pink & has several dozen golf ball size dents where the infamous hinckley hailstorm got it....

http://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/massive-hailstorm-causes-damage-across-6033015

[Rob H]

All grey/silver. Hate black bumpers as they arnt meant to be black.

Have i missed your project thread too?

I will do a project thread when I get round to it, planned on doing the body and paint first though, then ill basically have everything ive done over last 3 years ready to make a thread with. Having not done the conversion I struggled to make the car feel like mine if you know what I mean. Usually i like to start wirh a tottally blank canvas but i spotted the car for real cheap in quite a rough way but with a nice engine spec and some nice goodies so couldn't resist lol. I have pictures of most of the work I've done so will probably make the full thread and then just update it as i tweek and change things which will be for a long as I own the car as I can't help myself lol.


i don't like the black bonnet look.... it makes me think the car had a front ender & you didn't paint it... i'm also not a lover of black wheels.... if the wheels were silver & the rest was colour coded, so it was sort of a menacing stock look, i think it would be spot on... but what do i know.... mine is flame pink & has several dozen golf ball size dents where the infamous hinckley hailstorm got it....

http://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/massive-hailstorm-causes-damage-across-6033015

I remember hearing about that at the time, I bet a lot of nice cars fell victim to that.

The bonnet and wheels have just been sprayed over with a few black rattle cans as that's what i had at the time. I bought the wheels from a scrappy so you can imagine the condition lol and bonnet was rusted beyond feasible repair since a replacement cost me a tenner and was only a 12mile round trip lol.

[nova_stee]

All silk violet for me

[Benn]

I will do a project thread when I get round to it, planned on doing the body and paint first though, then ill basically have everything ive done over last 3 years ready to make a thread with. Having not done the conversion I struggled to make the car feel like mine if you know what I mean. Usually i like to start wirh a tottally blank canvas but i spotted the car for real cheap in quite a rough way but with a nice engine spec and some nice goodies so couldn't resist lol. I have pictures of most of the work I've done so will probably make the full thread and then just update it as i tweek and change things which will be for a long as I own the car as I can't help myself lol.


Whole point of the site is to ask for help when it's needed.. And yes deffo, making a car your own is hard. More so if you've bought it semi done.

But yes do a thread, will be interesting.