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Stanton
16-03-04, 05:28 PM
wunder if ne one can help me out here, after pics of novas with mk3 astra gsi style grilles, i think one was jules' old car (black mk1) and another was a blue/silver mk2 with deta skirts and rear bumper and a kingdom wide mouth front (kit wasnt gud but liked grille)

so if ne one can post up the pics itd b gud cos im makin me own for the purple one.

cheers
Stanton
16-03-04, 05:48 PM
also if ne one has any 'proper' front end pics of cp's car or any other mk2 with a gte bumper cud u post that please.

cheers
Stanton
16-03-04, 06:13 PM
:lol: lol, ill stop replyin to me own post in a mo :roll: but, dun a shop of wot i mean,

http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/gary_white/709bigeee.jpg

but i need a pic of a mk2 with mk1 bumper.
Euan
16-03-04, 06:26 PM
is it a direct fit with the grill or do you have to do sum chopin?
Stanton
16-03-04, 06:32 PM
im more than sure its a mod on the original mk2 grille, cut the bottom and cover the top (thats the way ill b doin it ne way)

to me usin an astra grille wud b too much work and besides i already have the nova grille so i may as well mod that.
Euan
16-03-04, 06:43 PM
how do you plan on covering the top?
Stanton
16-03-04, 06:57 PM
jus bonding plastic over the top and smoothing over, it shoulnt crack cos it has no load atall on it

jules has done one on a mk1 a while ago, i dont think his cracked, am i wrong? wot did u use m8?
Stanton
16-03-04, 10:22 PM
ne one???
mikeoxford
16-03-04, 10:50 PM
http://www.nova-land.com/features/jules.htm

http://www.tws.serveftp.net/novaland/features/images/jules3.jpg
Stanton
16-03-04, 10:53 PM
cheers m8 perfect,

wot about the bluey/silver mk2??
Ben
16-03-04, 11:17 PM
Use a saxo grill, there virtually a direct fit and easier to mod as they already have the reinforcing bar thrpough the middle.
Stanton
16-03-04, 11:53 PM
http://img2.photobucket.com/albums/v11/gary_white/saxo-2.jpg

hmm similar, but i rekon nova modded wud still b easier, dont have to mess with lited n stuff...
Jules
17-03-04, 12:26 AM
email sent with some piccys attached.

:D
Euan
17-03-04, 12:34 AM
could you send me that aswell please jules?

euanmac_uk@yahoo.co.uk

cheers
Stanton
17-03-04, 12:34 AM
spot on, jules roughly wot materials did you use? how much strengthenein did u do - if any?
Jules
17-03-04, 02:21 AM
Materials used :-
Filler (lots of!!)
Filler primer
Various grades of sandpaper (lots of!!)
Elbow grease (lots of!!)
Blisters on palms and fingertips (lots of!!)
:lol:

No strengthening, but it weighed a whole lot more than before I started it (obviously!!), Looking back it would of made more sense to do it with fibreglass matting then fill to finish.

Euan - Consider it sent.