Updated!! (10/2/04) W.I.P of my cars Exterior

[NovaNeil]

Heres a a quick mock up of what what the bodykit will be like

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/novaneil/CNV00030.jpg
http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/novaneil/CNV00028.jpg

And heres the old MK1 Centre console bit that goes round the Gear Knob. I have Modded it to fit the 5.8" screen that I have. And it also now has an Oil temp gauge and three LED switches.

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/novaneil/CNV00036.jpg
http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/novaneil/CNV00037.jpg

[shanehandley]

all that i can say is wow!

thats gonne look ace

[Fergie_sfc]

i wish i got that front bumper now, i love it, much better than the novadose kit.

gonna look wel nice mate.

have fun fitting it if your doin it yourself.

fergie.

[elsey197]

I love your car as it is but do think this will look good.

[Fester]

like the center console!

[Euan]

^^ agreed how did you go about doin that?

[Hardie]

What front bumper is that ?





centre console is looking sweet

[NovaNeil]

Cheers for the comments guys,

Yeah, I did like the look of the car as it was but I wanted to make more of a visual impact this year.

All the body work is being done by myself and also the spraying. The Bumper is called the BAT MOTORSPORT2. It will also feature a Front mounted Intercooler which fits nicely in the large gap. It is a nightmare fit!!!! I've had to do a lot of work to get it about right on the car.

Everyone who has this kit usually has 17's but as I have 16's its going to look well low I hope :) The picturess are with the coilovers raised up!!! for winter driving. But it will soon be a lot lower.

Look out for it at the shows.... But try to ignore the large dent on the roof :oops:

[NovaNeil]

The centre console is made up of 4 parts

1) The original MK1 Console
2) The screen headrest mount supplied with the screen
3) A Square of MDF (which is what the Gauge and switchs are mounted to.
4) A lot of P40/P38

Add two week of at Christmas to make it and jobs a good un :)

I have now sprayed it so i'll post more pics soon when the films developed

[Chris_W]

Neil,
Looks good, but I say good luck to runing the 16" on it. A guy round my way used to run the Batsport 1 bumper on 15" rims and had his car very low, and he ripped the bumper off every 5 mins, and that was usually just on braking :S Look for Neil Pettersons white nova in the SRi section I think, thats the car I'm talking about.
What intercooler you going to run? Oh yeah, on the turbo front, no can do, only T3 and larger I'm afraid :(

Chris

[epo]

looks well gud that mate especially the centre console

[Jim]

Looks good, but I say good luck to runing the 16" on it. A guy round my way used to run the Batsport 1 bumper on 15" rims and had his car very low, and he ripped the bumper off every 5 mins, and that was usually just on braking

Agreed, it does look good, but again, like Chris says, be careful running it low, especially at shows, the last thing you want to do is drive into a stand at somewhere like PV04 and rip your bumper off as you hit a dip in the grass :?

Jim

[peester]

F-A-T. you da man. u can't put a foot wrong. i like the 'thunderbirds look' to the console in its progress state. wicked.

[scott.parker]

nice one neil,cant wait to seeit get it sorted soon mate,oh and yeah do minde the front lip,check my mates gsi..mcowley in the gsi's hes got the bat 1 and is allways catching it,his is only droped 40mm but hes got 15"at mo.When ya sort it let me know and well meet 4a cruise round Lem :)

[scott.parker]

nice one neil,cant wait to seeit get it sorted soon mate,oh and yeah do minde the front lip,check my mates gsi..mcowley in the gsi's hes got the bat 1 and is allways catching it,his is only droped 40mm but hes got 15"at mo.When ya sort it let me know and well meet 4a cruise round Lem :)

[dave.gsi]

standard rear bumper :?

what are the mirrors? are they astra or cav or something. very subtle :+:

[Dare-devil]

Very nice m8.. Keep us posted when it's finished. ( with pics ) :wink:

[djp_y2k]

that should look really nice. centre console looks kick ass.


Low isnt the word. I think it will be scaping the bloody floor with a large drop and 16's.

[AnThoNYnOvA]

its mint. but the front bumper comes into the arche u leaving it like that or triming it?

[dan_mk1]

i love your car but IMO i think the smooth gte bumpers look better.
that centre console looks well cool!

[paul123]

yes that is very nice i like the bumper good luck!

[tom_beverley]

Wot skirts are they? Car looks like a beast :lol:

[Dpnova]

looks nice mate

[RJM25R]

Astra mirrors.

IMO it looks better as it is, but good luck! It's your car!

What colour you going??

[krobinson]

I'd fit the skirts and leave the front bumper you have. But i still think it will look good either way.

The skirts are gonna be scraping the ground... sweet :D

[5_door owner]

that center console looks the nutz but how are you gonna screw it down :?: :?: :?:

[olly55]

looks sweet m8,

love the mirrors!

where did u get that lil gauge from? does it light up in the dark? also what r the switches for?

[nova.pimp]

thats gonna look awesome neil! love that centre console. as soon as the weathers good again i'm gonna get modding. :D

[epo]

thats gonna look awesome neil! love that centre console. as soon as the weathers good again i'm gonna get modding. :D

lol dont let the weather put u off am out there every weekend messin with mine or washing it
always got summat 2 do
but am lucky ive got a garage all 2 myself
(i love havin my own house)

[nova.pimp]

i've got a garage but its full of bikes junk car bits junk and more junk. it dont put me off its just i cant be fcuked. i work alot so when i get time off i just come on here. if i can get 120k i'll have my own place with a garage. :D

[ade]

thats some very nice work on the centre console m8. What the leds goona be linked up to?

Car will look v good when finished - all it needs - is a nova model to go with it!

:D :wink:

[NovaNeil]

Ok, heres the latest Pics guys. Firstly the Centre console sprayed up with screen.... will post more pics when installed in car.

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/novaneil/CNV00014.jpg

And this is the front :twisted:
But this is not what the finished result will be! :wink:
It will have Mk2 Lights and wings and the badboy will be made alot Subtler... More like the RJ Automotive Nova

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/novaneil/CNV00006.jpg

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/novaneil/CNV00007.jpg

And finally A pic of my intercooler and HKS Filter

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/novaneil/CNV00011.jpg

[krobinson]

:o

I hope you pull this off! I always liked Ian Storeys car, and this is gonna be on a simaliar style!

Keep us posted :D

Keith

[DazK]

:+:

[scott.parker]

SWEET :D
mate carnt wait ot see it in the flesh!!
:P we are gona have one hell of a summer!! i carnt wait.. :D

[badnova]

looks wicked
got to have something like that in my car


cant wait for the summer
we should organise a cruise somewhere after july somethime so people can get organised and ready and make arragments for it whos up for it

[Dare-devil]

Looks awesome m8.. :+:



How much did the HKS filter cost, and where did you buy it..???

[djp_y2k]

looking wicked. centre console looks really good.

How long till its all put to gether then

[NovaNeil]

I got the HKS Filter off EBay for ?60 :D its off an Evo6.

Im working every hour I have spare on it at the moment, but im also helping mates with there cars.

At the very very latest 24th April (Castle Combe :twisted: ) But hopefully earlier.....

[Dpnova]

Mate it looks great, its a total flip form ur standard looking car to a mad modded one, u have the engine to pull it off mate keep up the good work

[dhdev (Oli)]

aaaaaarrrrrrggggghhhh its horrible what have you done. i used to actually like your car. theres a lot of people here that like that sort of thing... so sell them the bodykit and spend the money on makin it faster PLEASE

[Will]

have u seen his engine spec, can u suggest making it faster and if so how as if it wasnt fast enough already :evil: :o

[NovaNeil]

It alright.... I know dhdev (more commonly know as Oli) He has the attitude that the lighter it is the faster it is (which is true of course) and is only interested in speed.... Now to amuse you lot, this is what his Nova used to look like

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/novaneil/Nova1.jpg Very nice is was too I might add......

And this is the result of having absolutely no weight in the back what so ever........ :lol:

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v12/novaneil/Crash1.jpg

Sorry Oli.... Don't dis the kit :evil: I will make it work.... If not it will get put back as standard.

[NovaNeil]

Sorry about the pic size..... :oops:

[Mark]

Oh dear bit of damage :o

You have the car the way YOU want it mate!

[Dare-devil]

:o Damn.! that's 1 smashed up nova..