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a few people have asked me recently how my nova is coming along so i said i would take some pics.
the cars about done now, all it needs is a new front screen, the bumper mounting, bonnet pin's fitting and a few other bits. the reason it's taken so long is the fact that the paint job is crap. it's put me off the car and if it was insured i would of burnt it by now. i'm going to get it together and drive it for the summer and have it resprayed again next winter. i neds a good clean but you get the idea, i happy with the colour. the work i did on the rear suspension has paind off as i can get it lower than that if needed, and still have room for the slicks. at the front i need to use 5mm spacers for the tyres to clears the spring platforms, i might get some shorter springs if i can be ****d. i'm still not setteled on choice of engine, but i did spend the afternoon doing this :)
http://www.trackdaynova.co.uk/images/rebuild/corsa.jpg
and heres the car.
http://www.trackdaynova.co.uk/images/rebuild/front.jpg
http://www.trackdaynova.co.uk/images/rebuild/side.jpg
http://www.trackdaynova.co.uk/images/rebuild/rear.jpg
http://www.trackdaynova.co.uk/images/rebuild/rearside.jpg
its looking awesome benji :thumb:
edwards15
19-03-06, 10:19 PM
lookin mint mate!
looking sweet !!
What ever you do don't paint your wheels black !! ;)
Rich
LukeManic
19-03-06, 10:36 PM
mmmm, makes me want to eat her for some reason :roll:
looking sweet !!
What ever you do don't paint your wheels black !! ;)
Rich
as soon as the tyres are dead :)
novamadcars
19-03-06, 11:28 PM
is it just my eyes or are the headlights not lined up proplery?
jbowman
19-03-06, 11:36 PM
Very nice, mmmmmm - looks like you mounted the engine in the rear :), how low can you go?
is it just my eyes or are the headlights not lined up proplery? the bumper/grill/headlights are all just tiewrapped in at the mo, one of the job's on the 'things to do' list
Really does look great, paint job looks ace in the pics. :)
What engine choices do you have? The t40 1.4 out the car before the rebuild, and the 1600 16v?
novamadman
20-03-06, 12:07 AM
love the colour and the car looks mint
should turn out well
shane
FlatBeatBoy
20-03-06, 02:11 AM
benji this may be a bit cheeky but do you have a corsa sport spoiler on the back of the corsa?
If so and wouldnt mind would you sell it too me? :p since i need one and cant find one locally and cant exactly use paypal for some odd reason.
Car looks lovely as usual hopefully you get it finished soon mate
i'm also considering 2.0 16v
jamie gsi16v
20-03-06, 11:55 AM
looks abit more built up since i last saw it mate, keep up the good work, and go for the bog brothers way round things it will be interesting?
peester
21-03-06, 07:57 AM
its all turretted- the back end on that ain't it??
looks ace mate. You know me 'n' white novas - never had one but they're my favs.
^^lol
does look wicked mate. makes me want to turn mine into a track beast like yours!
what did you do with your sr engine?
cheers, lew
Looking excellent. Is it white or pale blue???
Looking ace Ben and will look awesome with the black rims ;)
You still got the ABS sensors from the Corsa GSi knocking about?
the colour is seat carnica blue. it's still running the 1400 engine at the mo.
jules i have the abs sensors but the car is getting scrapped later this week, i i have time i will try and remove them. where are they??
should have just laquered the multi colour car up ;) lol
looks good benji, been a while in the making this one!
the colour is seat carnica blue. it's still running the 1400 engine at the mo.
jules i have the abs sensors but the car is getting scrapped later this week, i i have time i will try and remove them. where are they??
Oh the hubs, pointing at the notched bits on the driveshafts - not sure about the rears but if you have time then I'd appriciate them as my Corsa GSi's ABS is tempremental at the mo :(
Edit: Apparently the rear sensors are in the rear drums :s
krobinson
01-05-06, 04:19 PM
Any more progress mate?
funny you should stay that. i've been working on it again today.
i bled the brakes, started hanging my front bumper properly, made some ally door cards and fixed my bonnet lifters. i also got the engine running again and neatened up some wiring.
But on the down side as it's been stood all winter with no windows it has been full of water and there are rusty patches every where, it's only rusty water marks but it still means t-cutting all the interior. the list of jobs left to do is getting shorter but there still plenty to be getting on with, the main things are fitting a new front screen and the getting tracking sorted, and thats going to cost a small fortune as the only place that can do the car at it's current height and with slicks on charge ?35 + vat for the normal tracking + ?15 a side for camber adjustment.
PVS is looming, and another problem i have is that i don't think it will fit on the trailer so i'll also have to make up a set up longer ramps, hope i can rember my pythgoras's therom to get the angles right :)
novanutted
02-05-06, 05:38 PM
the best nova i have ever seen in the world by far
lol, not seen many then!!
Pvs has been and gone and the car is looking like this now.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bencurry/ben1.jpg
almost everything is done. but i still need to find my drivers door lock and make some sliders for the windows. i will proably also refit the heater blowers to get some cool air circulating in the summer. the interior needs a bit of a tidy up as being outside all winter with no windows has not been kind to it.
next on the cards is replacing the doors/bonnert/tailgate with fiberglass items but that will be done as and when they come up cheap. i'll get the alloys powder coated black. i am also going to look into changing the engine sometime soon as i don't think the 1400 does the car justice. i have a baby xe on the drive which is crying out to be dropped in but i will miss the roar of the 40's so the jurys still out on engine choice. if someone offers me good money for the 1400 i will sell it and drop the 1600 xe in, untill then i will keep looking around.
Philsutton
05-06-06, 05:09 PM
looking good, where did you get the pics from? is there a website?
Put the 40s onto the baby valver engine? ;)
Car looks very nice in the pics, nice one.
www.blackettphotography.com (http://www.blackettphotography.com).
Put the 40s onto the baby valver engine? ;)
Car looks very nice in the pics, nice one.
not that easy. needs the ignition sorting to dothat and it gets expensive. if i do go down that path it will be a slippery and messy one
Use a standalone ignition system, Megasquirt could be an option?
been looked into already, long and slippery......
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