Project Merit 150- 99.9999% complete

[loggyboy]

Hello...
Started this in May last year!, originally intended to get it done over summer, unfortunately things are never that simple, thanks to work, weather and life in general things are only now beginning to settle

Started off with very basic 1.0 Nova, in very clean condition (bought off GF for ?200)
http://members.lycos.co.uk/loggyboy/nilly/01Standard640.jpg

Lose the hair dryer
http://members.lycos.co.uk/loggyboy/nilly/05EngineOut640.jpg

Sand Blast the areas to be?
http://members.lycos.co.uk/loggyboy/nilly/09SandBlasting640.jpg

?welded
http://members.lycos.co.uk/loggyboy/nilly/10WeldedBay640.jpg

Strip out a late dispak 2.8 motronic XE from a ?200 Cavalier SRi
http://members.lycos.co.uk/loggyboy/nilly/13StrippingCavvy640.jpg

pop it in the place god intended
http://members.lycos.co.uk/loggyboy/nilly/20EngineIn640.jpg

Also strip out the dash and interior
http://members.lycos.co.uk/loggyboy/nilly/06StrippedDash640.jpg

Replace with Gsi dash, Sri front seats and a Cav shifter/linkage
http://members.lycos.co.uk/loggyboy/nilly/CavLinkage4.jpg


And there we have the finish aricle, just needs its MoT (failed on beam alignent, lack of washer jet, split pins in hub nuts and a few other minor gay mistakes)
Then its off to get insurance and Tax. Should be out ready to play in a few weeks/months (depending on pay packets!
http://members.lycos.co.uk/loggyboy/nilly/3qtrHigh.jpg

The whole project has cost between ?800-1000 - including cost of car but not including moneys made back from selling off unused parts (which wasnt much anyway!)

Bargain :D

[Riggy]

looking really good there :lol:

[ANDYRACER]

Ahh i remember when u first started this project wat a street sleeper just how they should be done. :+:

[dan-hipgrave]

WOW thats a really cool sleeper project you've got there mate, i like it a lot :D

Like the cavvy gearshift as well, not seen that done a lot.

Your only 10 mins down the road in Basingstoke as well - hopefully i will see this beast about :lol:

Dan

[Jack]

I reckon switch the alloys for some standard vaux 15" and it'll look even more subtle 8)

[loggyboy]

Indeed dan... tadley IIRC.. hows the switch holding up?? ;)

[loggyboy]

I reckon switch the alloys for some standard vaux 15" and it'll look even more subtle 8)

oh yeah forgot to mention... its currently running gsi alloys at the back (to get it ready for MoT, obviously the fronts wont fit over the brakes, so im unsure... either 14/15" steels or the 15" Cav SRi fan alloys i have, probly refurbed in a different colour (anthrcite or similar)

[Chris]

Looks cool, I like it. Quick question, what advantage will you get from using the Cav gear shifter?

Chris

[dan-hipgrave]

Indeed dan... tadley IIRC.. hows the switch holding up?? ;)

Yeh its still going strong mate - i got myself a GSi dashboard that came with a hazard switch, used that for a week and it broke lol so went back to your unbreakable one :lol:

[loggyboy]

Looks cool, I like it. Quick question, what advantage will you get from using the Cav gear shifter?

Cav linkage gives better feel and the 'pivot point' is higher so gives a shorter throw - quickshift style.
also cleans up trans tunnel to allow easy routing of the exhaust

[Chris]

was it a direct replacement and all the linkage bolts straight up to it?

Chris

[ANDYRACER]

the cavvy fan wheels will look good on it.

[loggyboy]

was it a direct replacement and all the linkage bolts straight up to it?

Chris

theoretically yes.
but in practice no
it needs to be cut thru the bluk head like so:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/loggyboy/nilly/27CavLinkage1.jpg

Then you have 2 choices either cut off the end of the cav shaft and weld the end of the nova on to it allow it to fit the 'link' in the engine bay, or grind, chop and modify the cav shaft to fit it. (which is what i did) - doing it that way also means tipping the gearstick 'frame' forwardslightly (as you can see in the pic above)

[Chris]

think I'll leave it then, mine is all nicely painted up now lol Thanks anyway

Chris

[J4MES]

that looks quality!!!! and bargain sleeper as well...really like it.... 8) 8) 8)

[burgo]

im liking that alot, looks like benji's

[Mike.]

like the car mate, nice and subtle

[Ricks]

looks really nice well done mate

[Alex]

looks good, apart from your sig

[Chris]

looks good, apart from your sig

PMSL

[loggyboy]

Whats wrong with the sig?

Its sheer lack of stick on fibreglass w@nk??

**edit** after looking at ur profile n ur car the comments suprise me :|

[Alex]

lol only kidding - you have to expect some stick for having a roybacer sig on NL

[loggyboy]

lol... agreed.. the feelin is mutual on the otherside of the fence ;)