Work commences on my new shell.

[nathan.]

Well today I started cleaning up and strengthening the engine bay and under the arches.

New shell.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/shell.jpg

O/S/F arch all cleaned up ready for strengthening and stone chipping
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/arch.jpg

Arch strengthened and stone chipped ready for painting
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/arch3.jpg

Gonna finish the engine bay and other arch tomorrow/Thursday so more pics to follow.

Nath

[Adam]

Nice one nath, this shell should last for many more years :)

[R1CH]

The fun of scraping off all the seam sealer !! lol
Keep up the good work !

Rich

[Ste L]

looking good, getting there fella,

[nathan.]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/s1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/s2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/s3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/s4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/s5.jpg

[novamadman]

looks great m8

u dont waste much time

i take it ur xe ing it judjung by the chassis leg

shane

[Adam]

Nice one Nath, all nicely painted up now :)

HAve you sprayed that yourself?

[nathan.]

Nice one Nath, all nicely painted up now :)

HAve you sprayed that yourself?

Yeah did it myself. Pretty handy with a spray gun! LOL

[Stuart]

nice work there. good to see you stiched everywhere :D

[Adam]

Yeah did it myself. Pretty handy with a spray gun! LOL Hmm, how much would you charge... lol

[j1400]

:d

[Lee]

Top work there matey!

[nathan.]

Hmm, how much would you charge... lol

Lol, i don't like doing anything other than my own just incase i fook it up and its not easy, especially prepping it.lol

[benji]

nath, did you get my text? i don't know if i have the right number for you. i was after the front screen off your old shell, if you still have it give me a call

[nathan.]

nath, did you get my text? i don't know if i have the right number for you. i was after the front screen off your old shell, if you still have it give me a call

pm sent mate

[johnny27]

thats amazing work you've done, just wish i had money for a front end as rust free as your.

[jbowman]

Shes coming along well. Did you use a Mig or Tig welder to strengthen the engine bay?

[BigRuss]

nice work there. good to see you stiched everywhere :D

Actually Stu ( in my opinion) he's missed loads of important places/mods for strengthening under the bonnet!!

[nathan.]

Actually Stu ( in my opinion) he's missed loads of important places/mods for strengthening under the bonnet!!

Where Russ?
I didn't bother with the chassis plating kit if thats what you mean.

[nathan.]

Well, small update.
Been busy buying a few parts.
Now ive got the engine, a quikrack and ive gone for a corsa brake servo.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/azfdsg.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/q.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/sd.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/serv.jpg

[Adam]

Looking good.
Is the XE staying standard?

[scott.parker]

Well i saw the old shell on pvg mate and it was totaly rotten eh..

This one looks in very very good nick though mate,and well done on getting it done so fast,i wish i had the time and wernt so lazy with my car,glad to see you changed to the dark side lol

Scott

[nathan.]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/arc.jpg

Had to shorten and move to the right the corsa clutch pedal, it was nearly touching the clutch pedallol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/sa.jpg
so far
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/bay.jpg

[nathan.]

Looking good.
Is the XE staying standard?

Yeah staying standard..............for now lol

[Adam]

Looking good :)

[craig green]

Nice progress, I think everyone wishes they could start again with a minter from scratch.

Can you explain the clutch pedal mods again.. And what pedal was it? A clutch pedal from the Corsa?? About to do that to mine.

[nathan.]

Nice progress, I think everyone wishes they could start again with a minter from scratch.

Can you explain the clutch pedal mods again.. And what pedal was it? A clutch pedal from the Corsa?? About to do that to mine.

All you use from a corsa is servo/master cyl, mounting plate, pedal bracket and brake pedal.
The corsa brake pedal is shaped differently to a nova brake pedal. It needs to be shortened and bent to the right as in the picture above.
I fitted it at first just to try it and it was about 2 inch too long and about 4 inch too far left nearly touching the nova clutch pedal.
You don't have to modify the nova clutch pedal at all.

I'll send you some more pictures if ya want craig, so you get a better understanding of it. It is really really easy to do mate.

EDIT- You have to make a mounting bracket for the nova clutch pedal also. Beacause it was mounted to the nova pedal assy.

[craig green]

That would be ideal Nathan.

Does the Corsa have a mounting plate under the servo then? I mustve missed that.

Thanks CG

[nathan.]

Hope these help
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/pe1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/pe2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/pe.jpg

Nath

[craig green]

Great help thanks Nath.

In the top pic of the 3, it shows a bracket to support the clutch pedal, at the top of the pic it looks as though you have welded the bulkhead along its edge, am I seeing right? Or is it to do with something else??

CG

[nathan.]

Great help thanks Nath.

In the top pic of the 3, it shows a bracket to support the clutch pedal, at the top of the pic it looks as though you have welded the bulkhead along its edge, am I seeing right? Or is it to do with something else??

CG

Yeah i have mate. Sorry forgot to mention that. I want the bulkhead to be as strong as possible and dont want it to split apart when pressing the pedal hard. lol

All inside will be stitch welded anyway!

[craig green]

Good stuff. I understand your thinking there entirely.

Why dont you put your pics etc in this thread for the benefit of anyone searching the forums & for future reference..

http://www.novaload.net/forum/showthread.php?t=60073

I'll let this thread stay on topic & shut up. CG

[SRlew]

progress is coming on nicely mate. good work!

[nathan.]

UPDATE

More welding done on all seams, finally got the cage in aswell

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/kjg.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/ytjdty.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/gfjs.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/ngxfghj.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/gfhjdfjh.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/dsfg.jpg

Sprayed cambelt and cam covers (breeze blue)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/hgjd.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/dfbdzf.jpg

New clutch
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/hdfg.jpg

Gearbox cleaned up, new gaskets etc.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/ghdjdt.jpg

LOL
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/vbdf.jpg

And All fitted
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/thrth.jpg

New slim fan
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/fdbg.jpg

Nath

[novamadman]

looks outstanding nathan

shell looks really mint well done

u going to triangulate cage?

what did you use to spray your gearbag?

keep up the good work :thumb:

shane

[nathan.]

looks outstanding nathan

shell looks really mint well done

u going to triangulate cage?

what did you use to spray your gearbag?

keep up the good work :thumb:

shane

Cheers
Thought about it triangulating mate, but its just adding more weight lol. I think it should be strong enough

Sprayed gearbox with engine enamel (sp?)

[Adam]

[/URL]
LOL
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/vbdf.jpg
[URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/fdbg.jpg"] (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/ghdjdt.jpg)
That brings a new meaning to jacking/hoisting the car up,Lol.

Nice work, looks like you've been mega busy with the welder.
Looking good :)

[novamadman]

Cheers
Thought about it triangulating mate, but its just adding more weight lol. I think it should be strong enough

Sprayed gearbox with engine enamel (sp?)

is it special heat paint or just normal paint

any particular name as ive gota do it soon

shane

[Adam]

I used "normal" paint on engine parts, and its stayed on fine.

[nathan.]

is it special heat paint or just normal paint

any particular name as ive gota do it soon

shane

Its heat paint, just had it lying around in the garage

[nathan.]

Small update-

Cleaned up under all rear arches and underneath after welding, primered and stone chipped seams.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/oiulugil.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/bgfbgb.jpg

All painted. Can put it back on its wheels soon :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/ghsrgtfn.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/ukrykuy.jpg

Nath

[Lee]

Very nice mate, looking forward to seeing it!

I need a new shell too by the looks of it. Not good!

[Adam]

Foooook, how mint is that shell!! Lol

Will you be respraying the outside of the shell too?

[nathan.]

Foooook, how mint is that shell!! Lol

Will you be respraying the outside of the shell too?

Yeah I will, but that can wait.

[nathan.]

Another update.
-Inside now painted and started installing a few parts.
-Fuel lines, pump and tank now in.
-Exhaust manifold heatwraped and fitted.
-Braided brake lines and hydraulic handbrake fitted.
-All wired up now, nearly ready to start:thumb:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/nbhlj.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/huky.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/kjhui.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/kjhbliy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/kuyg.jpg

Nath

[draper]

works coming on nicely mate, im well impressed with all the welding your doing, have you welded up all the drainage holes aswell ? noticed quite a few patches around the pedal area ?

did it used to be blue ?


and how much to come and do mine ?

[nathan.]

My old one was blue.
Not plated the drain holes:thumb:

[Mike.]

that looks awesome nath :thumb:

[Adam]

Looking good, did you sort the xe wiring out?

Shouldn't be far from finished now? :)

[Mike]

Very nice indeed that is. That shell is now minted! lol lol

[ANDYRACER]

That looks awesome, u certainly are handy with th welder. Whats the theory behind the corsa servo, is it a better pressured servo?

[Mike.]

your inspiring me nathan lol, when i get rid of my old shell i'll start on my new one.

[nathan.]

Looking good, did you sort the xe wiring out?

Shouldn't be far from finished now? :)

Ive sorted the wiring Ad, cheers:thumb: Just attempted to start it but it won't go. I'll have a look some other time.

Andy, i fitted the corsa servo as it gives a better pedal 'feel' imo, and, it gets rid of the old crappy nova unit and mech.

Thanks for comments guy's

[ajsvalver]

loking good nathan excelent work mate, quick question did you use a standard radiator? andy

[nathan.]

loking good nathan excelent work mate, quick question did you use a standard radiator? andy

Its a gsi rad i believe

[nathan.]

I ve not updated for a while but pressed on with a little progress.

I can't afford a fibreglass bonnet so i've made do with and slightly modified my steel bonnet for now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/sgsg.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/htrhrtsh.jpg

Ive finished all the wiring now, tidied it up around the dash area.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/gnsrth.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/asdfaer-1.jpg

Today i have finished off spraying the outer shell and all the panels ( except wings ). Just needs flatting back now and machine polishing.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/hujnmjdfyuj.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/gbgbgf.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/jkmn.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/iylfuiyf.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/hjdhnh.jpg

Hoping to get it completed by earlier next year.

Nathan

[Adam]

Very nice work Nath, paintwork looks top notch!

[nathan.]

Very nice work Nath, paintwork looks top notch!

Cheers Ad.

[c'2.0lrt]

looks really good mate like ya attention to detail?

[ade]

v sweet. v sweet indeed...

[Lee]

Droooool!

Top work geeza!

[draper]

looks brilliant - keep up the good work

is the car going to be road legal or track day only ??

[Mike.]

car looks awesome :thumb:

[nova ian]

Very good project mate, looks brilliant and lots of work gone into it. Looks spot on. I like it alot.

Gonna be a mint nova when its done.

Ian

[stuartp]

We need updates???

[nathan.]

Not really done alot to be honest, but it is getting there.
Plastic windows now fitted, windscreen also in.
Doors re-hung and catches fitted.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/jgfutf.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/uyto8yol.jpg

[Adam]

Nice one Nath, not far off done now.

[rc]

thats a whole lot of chassis welding there, rekon this is the only nova which will come off better in a head on collision with a range rover or something! lol! top project mate!

[edens-xe]

very nice mate makes me want to completly restart mine again. very very nice indeed good lick with the rest of the build

[Adam]

Been a long time,Lol, any update on this Nath?

[nathan.]

Not done anything on it for 6 months due to buying house etc etc.
I've not given up. LOL

I got an exhaust at the weekend off draper :thumb: cheers bud.
I've just been playing about with it, matching it to the XE manifold till it started raining.

So i'm back on track now hopefully, so expect some updates soon.

:thumb:

[Lee]

Bout time Nath, i was wondering where the hell you went lol

[draper]

ice one matey, glad your happy with the zorst :thumb:

[Adam]

Good to hear you'll be cracking on with it soon.

[nathan.]

Right, Ive managed to spend quite a bit of time on it recently.
This is how i left it through winter. lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/JHGKU.jpg

New exhaust & fitted
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/KJHBV.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/NGC.jpg

Ive rubbed back the panels now and polished up with compound paste.
Very hard work to do and still not finished.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/NBGVFKYTFV.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/KHGLHV.jpg

A few random shots of where its at now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/JHVJ.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/UGVBN.jpg


Nathan

[nathan.]

Wet and dried the rear bumper last weekend and sprayed it up with dark grey bumper sparay paint.
In this pic the left half of the bumper is sprayed just to show the difference from before.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/on.jpg

All sprayed up.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/kthfyv.jpg

And fitted.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/jhvjyc.jpg

Getting there now

Nathan

[Adam]

Nice one, liking the bumper colour.

[blue_peg_16v]

very nice mate love the bonnet

[draper]

i see no way to get the car off your back yard :wtf:

[burgo]

i see no way to get the car off your back yard :wtf:im gonna say through the garage

[bieransri]

nice colour for the bumpers, where did you get it from if you dont mind me asking?

[nathan.]

nice colour for the bumpers, where did you get it from if you dont mind me asking?

local motor factors. its called holt bumper spray

[nathan.]

i see no way to get the car off your back yard :wtf:

alot of lock to lock then down the driveway.:thumb:

[Adam]

Ive used that paint before.
Comes in a few different colours, light grey,dark grey etc.

Does look a very good match for a new bumper finish.

[nathan.]

Ive used that paint before.
Comes in a few different colours, light grey,dark grey etc.

Does look a very good match for a new bumper finish.

Yeah thats right. It does look smarter and also only takes about 3/4 of a can to cover it a couple of times.

[tony k]

nice bit of work there fella makes me wanna start again with all that welding going on top work

[kevster]

oh my god work of art !!!!!!! just wish i had the space to do the same :(

[nathan.]

Thanks guys, i just want it finished now. TBH theres not that much to do. It will def be on the road next year for shows/meets and trackdays etc.

[b,r,m]

minter i wunt no were to start putting engine in lol

[scott.parker]

Hey Nath, long long time no see...

Now then mate i see your almost ready to get it back up and running (at last,lol)

mines going to the scrappers in the sky soon,once i take all the parts off to go on my new shell :thumb:

Scott

[nathan.]

Not much more to do now Scott.

I've been doing bits and bobs today. Mainly tidying the paintwork up by flatting and polishing it, still got to do the drivers side. :( I hate doing it.

I Still need some front wings, i might go for some fibreglass items. Anyone know anywhere that sells them?
Also need some front brakes, i have V6 set up at mo but need new discs and pads, i may even go for some wilwoods.
And apart from the above just got afew bits to do like tidying wires up, fitting headlights etc.

Nath

[Dan 130]

lookin very good indeed nath nice to seeing all starting to come together

[nathan.]

Just been doing a few bits and bobs on it last weekend.
New bonnet pins fitted.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/14102007181.jpg

Fitted perspex window into my fibreglass tailgate and fitted it with bonnet pins.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/14102007172.jpg

Windscreen washer tank fitted inside passenger footwell, out of the engine bay.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/14102007178.jpg

Wiper arm washer jets fitted.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/14102007179.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/14102007180.jpg

Finished polishing up the car now with compound paste (thank god) so now was able to fit some exterior parts.
Sprayed up my door handles using the same paint as i used for the bumpers.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/14102007176.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/14102007175.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/14102007171.jpg

Dug out my DTM cup mirrors, gave them a good polish up and fitted them.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/14102007170.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/14102007169.jpg

[nathan.]

Fitted headlights.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/14102007173.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/14102007174.jpg

With the fuel tank being in the boot now, ive blocked the filler neck hole up with some alloy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/14102007177.jpg

[scott.parker]

Looks good dude, i like them omp seat's they were an option i though about getting a while back.

keep up the good work mate.

Scott

[Lee]

Cant find ANYONE who does FG standard wings mate. Whoever makes a mould and does it should make a killing IMO.

You could get some wide ones like Mr Dankar lol

[scott.parker]

Nath, dont get the wide GRP wings, as much as i like Oli and his car, IMO the wings look GASH! lol

Scott

[nathan.]

Nath, dont get the wide GRP wings, as much as i like Oli and his car, IMO the wings look GASH! lol

Scott

I see what you mean. I may still get some, to be honest i'm not bothered what they look like. And i may even go wide track some day.

[Rick Draper]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/RickDraper/Novaturboprogress30176.jpg
Would there be any demand for FG wings made like those? Its a lot wider than standard.

[scott.parker]

Im sure Rick if you got some GRP done of yours, there would be a few of us on here who would have some mate.

Scott

[nathan.]

Im sure Rick if you got some GRP done of yours, there would be a few of us on here who would have some mate.

Scott

agreed

[craig green]

Nathan, any more details on what brake line fittings you used & where you got them from?

What did you use to plumb into the master cylinder ports?

[Adam]

Looking good Nath, nearly done :)

[Nick]

Rick, i'd be interested in some copies of yours.

[nathan.]

Nathan, any more details on what brake line fittings you used & where you got them from?

What did you use to plumb into the master cylinder ports?

Craig, all the brake lines where off a rally car i bought and stripped.

I'll get some piccies of the master cylinder but basicly i bolted the lines to the master cyl using banjo bolts with the correct thread. (bought from Burton Power)

[Rick Draper]

I will see what i can do with regards my wings.

[nathan.]

Bit of an update.

I'm hoping to get the nova on the road for March ( Yes March 2008 ) lol.
Ive purchased some goodies this week and just waiting for delivery on them.

280mm Wilwoods Mmmmmmmmmmm
Lightweight battery
Fibreglass wide front wings and bumper.

All that needs doing after these are fitted is a general tidy up & MOT.

Will post piccies at weekend when hopefully everything has arrived.

:cool:

[Adam]

Nice one Nath
Sorted for 2008s track/show days then :)

[nathan.]

Yeah definatley!
Gonna have it on the road for a couple of month first though, just to make sure everything is ok.

[scott.parker]

Yeah definatley!
Gonna have it on the road for a couple of month first though, just to make sure everything is ok.

Same idea as me...

I took delivery of Chris T's old trailer the weekend so no holding back on track.lol

Glad to here it's all going well mate..

Scott

[nathan.]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Wilwoods arrived today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/kjukf.jpg

This is the Drycell racing battery i bought. Hooked it up tonight and works a treat. Cranks over fine.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/000_0006.jpg

And my wide arches, sorry bout picture quality, will get more at weekend.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/jgviycv.jpg

[just vaux trev]

where did you get those arches from??

[nathan.]

where did you get those arches from??

I got them off ebay.
They can be bought from magnum motorsport. ?60 + VAT each

[novacabrio]

Who did you order the willwoods from? What discs are they at 280mm?

[ashtal]

Cool project, need more pics tho !

[nathan.]

Who did you order the willwoods from? What discs are they at 280mm?

I bought them off a guy on mig. Yes they are 280mm.

On peter lloyd rallying website, there kit is 420 delivered which is good imo.

http://peterlloydrallying.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=9_72&products_id=951&osCsid=b8a3390bdd9ba8b120deaccb7e831152

[nathan.]

Right then, its getting somewhere now, been really busy lately hence the lack of updates.
More pics of my wings and bumper ready for prep.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/jhvbkh.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/hmgc.jpg

Trial fit

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/fghj.jpg

So i filled/ fibreglassed where they where damaged slightly and primed them

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/khb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/jhvbi.jpg

All sprayed up

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/jhliyv.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/jydfku.jpg

As i am not using bumper bars , i used the exsisting bracket using some dome headed bolts.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/kgfog.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/mjgf.jpg

[Iain]

I like how you painted the "bumper" grey to make it look normal! Looking good.

[nathan.]

Bumper and wings fitted. Really happy with the final finish of these.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/khgli.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/ujfj.jpg

Next job was to sort a wiring fault out. The N/S side light fuse kept blowing. I traced it down to the heater controls illumination after stripping all the wiring down. LOL

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/oyfkhgf.jpg

Repaired wiring and refitted/ tidyed up. Eventually i will make my own loom up, CBA at the mo.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/hgiu.jpg

[Stoo]

awesomeness

[twin40s]

loving this car mate why have you not used a single washer tank off a poverty spec with no rear wiper it is smaller.

[draper]

have you got rear wide arches or just the front wings ??

looking good by the way, any idea when it will be finished

[nathan.]

Last night i repaired the rear brakes. Handbrake cables had snapped and wheel cylinders were leaking all over the shoes. So they was all replaced.

I've got slight problem with the N/S/F tie bar being very close to the gearbox (1/2 inch away). If i put a brick under the wheel it touches, Will sort this Sunday, i have made some 1'' spacers for the tiebar mounts so they sit lower.

As it is now sitting on 1 brick.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/lihv.jpg


Jobs still to do-
Fit front brakes
Bleed brakes
Fit wheel spacers
Final check over of bolts etc.
Tracking (will borrow gauges from work)

MOT is booked for 16th Feb at work. Fingers crossed.

Nath

[nathan.]

loving this car mate why have you not used a single washer tank off a poverty spec with no rear wiper it is smaller.

Can't remeber what it was off tbh. Got it from scrap yard. No rear wiper as it is a fibreglass boot.


have you got rear wide arches or just the front wings ??

looking good by the way, any idea when it will be finished

Hopefully be on the road 1st March.
Yeah just wide front wings at the mo. I may do the rears next winter.

[Adam]

Im liking the wide front end.
Strange bumper setup there to fit the wide wings. The grey colour is cool, looks just like the original finish :)

Not long before all mot'd now then :)

[tinks'sshotgun]

omg absolute minter u worked hard on this me and a friend r hoping to do a similar project on his nova welding ect. can i ask y u put the washer tank under passinger footwell? cheers

[nathan.]

omg absolute minter u worked hard on this me and a friend r hoping to do a similar project on his nova welding ect. can i ask y u put the washer tank under passinger footwell? cheers

Thanks mate. Good luck with yours.

No reason for the tank in the footwell, Suppose it keeps the engine bay abit neater.

[Mike]

Nath, i take it the front bumper is also a Magnum item??

[nathan.]

Nath, i take it the front bumper is also a Magnum item??

i think it is mike.
I'm not 100% sure as i got them second hand

[nathan.]

Today it passed its MOT. Get in!!!!!!!!!!!!

It went straight through with 1 advisory- No rear seats fitted. lol

First time i have driven it, Ive done about 30miles all together with no hitches. Just need to sort the wheel allignment out properly and set the camber/castor angles.
i haven't driven a nova for over 2 years. Forgot how awesome they are. :cool:

I will tax it on 1st March, I'm just waiting for my log book to come back after a slight problem with DVLA.

I will post some piccies up tomorrow if i get time.

Nath

[Adam]

How can that be an advisory lol

Nice one Nath, good to hear its almost 100% sorted.

[Lee]

Good skills Nath. Rekon you'll be coming along to Combe?

[nathan.]

Good skills Nath. Rekon you'll be coming along to Combe?

Don't think i'll be coming to combe mate. I'm proper skint because i'm getting married in May:eek:. I plan to do shows, trackdays etc after the wedding.

[draper]

congrats matey on the MOT, not the wedding lol

run while you can

[nathan.]

A few pics of a couple of weekends ago.
My 20mm hub-centric wheel spacers arrived.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/ytfkuv.jpg

Started fitting my brakes, had to swap the ends over on my braided hoses to suit the wilwoods.
Before-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/uvg.jpg

After-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/mygc.jpg

Brakes all fitted and bled. Wheel spacer bolted on
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/mgvcuv.jpg

Brakes behind wheel look cool. :cool:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/mhc.jpg

I modified my tie bar mounts for them to sit lower on the crossmember so that there is more clearance from the gearbox.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/kuv.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/mjhv.jpg

Had some 20mm blocks cut out to mount under the mounts and used longer bolts to fit.
All fitted.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/kjhf.jpg

Nice clearance now away from the gearbox.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/jhvj-1.jpg

[nathan.]

Pictures from last weekend.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/jyd.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/liyg.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/uitg.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/iug.jpg

[brucer]

liking this.think i mite make a vent like yours.very subtle but looks cool.keep it up!!

[16v Nova Kev]

awesome man im definetly going to paint mine white in in the winter top class work

[DW-Nova]

Awsome car you have here mate, just read it all from front to back, you have done a brilliant job, how dose it drive?

[nathan.]

I weighed it last Sunday on a local weigh bridge.

Guess how heavy??

[trackdaynova]

722kg ? :D

[nathan.]

722kg ? :D


?????????
you said 791kg first, lol.

Your closer at 722kg.

[nathan.]

Ah what the hell-

It weighs 730kg (quater tank of fuel), well happy with that.

800kg with me in it.

[Adam]

Nice.
730kg is pretty light, especially with a xe.

[trackdaynova]

Yeah, I said 791, then scroll back and saw you had fancy FG goodies such as wings, bumper, boot etc so changed it lol

Top bombing @ 730kg mate :thumb:

[jay xe]

this is proper nice well done mate

[scott.parker]

Hey mate see it's going all good then on the car, and dam light weight too!
it's looking good now then, i want mine sorted asap now as my mates got his back on the road now and it's been mapped 191bhp from a 1.6 8v turbo! little bugger lol

Scott

[nathan.]

Yeah, i'm really happy with that, i was expecting high 700's with the XE fitted. Just can't wait to get on a track, need to sort a few things first though.

[trackdaynova]

nathan - never realised you were "up this way" lol

when / what time you travelling down to Combe?

[nathan.]

nathan - never realised you were "up this way" lol

when / what time you travelling down to Combe?

Yeah not far from you mate.

I'm not going to combe mate, not 100% happy with the car yet!

[nathan.]

Small update, been doing a few bits and bobs over the last few weekends.

Firstly i fitted a fuel gauge to my alloy tank. I was constantly checking how much fuel i had left.
I used an the exsisting sender from my original nova tank, i just slightly modified the foat.

All fitted and wired

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/24062008084.jpg

Then I needed to fit some kind of filler neck, as i was also fed up of having to remove the boot lid everytime i needed fuel and fed up of people laughing at me on the petrol station forecort. LOL

I made a filler pipe of of some new exhaust pipe we had lying around. Then i had it powder coated to make it look abit neater.

All fitted

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/24062008083.jpg

And the flush aero fuel cap fitted to the O/S/R window.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/24062008082.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/24062008081.jpg

[Adam]

Nice work :)

[nathan.]

I Finally got hold of some coilovers a couple of week ago, TBH i was a bit pissed off because one of the adjusters had snapped. Sent it to Avo and they repaired it for me. Excellent service from Avo might i add, 1 day turn around. 3 days in total from me sending it and recieving it back. :thumb:
I also bought some 300lb springs from rally design, but was later dissapointed to find out both springs they sent me were odd spring rates. Oh well they're sorting it for me now.

Coilovers

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/21062008059.jpg

new 'odd' springs

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/21062008058.jpg

All fitted

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/22062008063.jpg

I also had a play with castor, camber and toe settings

2deg Neg Camber

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/22062008065.jpg


Tracking reset

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/22062008074.jpg

and a final pic from the weekend

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/22062008075.jpg

more updates to follow soon

Nath

[Adam]

How much did Avo charge?

[nathan.]

£39 iirc inc postage back.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

bloody good thread mate, youve done serious amounts of work.
impressed at all the custom stuff youve done, and fitted some hardcore brake calipers thatll throw u clean thru the windscreen everytime u stomp the pedal.
pmsl at u beeing fed up of people laughing at you in the petrol fourcourts. got a bunch questions while im here if u dont mind: was it easy enuff to chop all the metal out from under the bonnet and are the hinges and latch structurally sound like that ? youve inspired me to do the same, but i think ill add a few welds here and there to keep it together. and if its not too much hassle could u get me a couple of pics of your custom dash panels youve manufactured, im doing something similar like this myself, how have you got the fusebox mounted under there ? and any idea how much weight saving from adding the corsa cylinder & servo. youve done a top job of it all man :thumb:

[essexgte]

I like this alot!

Watch out for something similar in a store near you...

[LEWI007]

what a nova :eek:

[nathan.]

Thanks for the comments guys.

Jimbob-

The bonnet was easy to modify. It is a bit 'floppy' lol but does the job.
I'll get some more pics for you of the alloy dash panels at the weekend.
I have used the original fuse board and just screwed it to the shell.
By fitting the corsa brake system i'm not sure how much weight was saved, would have thought at least a couple of kg. I should of weighed it really but never thought. :thumb:

Here are a few pics from a tracking evening i did at donington with Adam-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/100_2457.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/100_2455.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/100_2454.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/100_2451.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/100_2448.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/100_2450.jpg

[calibra-keith]

any videos flying about on the tinternet of this bud, or old n new track times if any ? looks like it was a great day :thumb:

[nathan.]

Had another great trackday on Sunday at Donington Park.
Just wanted to add a few more pics to my thread.

Pics are taken by Xtremesportsphotography.net

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/XSP_0366.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/XSP_0644.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/XSP_0180.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/nathan1600/XSP_0145.jpg

[scott.parker]

Hey mate,didnt realise the car was finished lol
Looks good,looks like you had a nice "slightly slippy" day on sunday.
Oh also who's is the grey corsa??

Scott

[Adam]

Nice pics.

Scott-The corsa gsi is SMCGSI16v off here

[scott.parker]

Ah cheers Ad, i didnt know if it was Neil Robsons, as i think he's got one in sliver/grey and also his 2lt8vT red one.

[Lee]

Nice pics.

Scott-The corsa gsi is SMCGSI16v off here

Since when has Stu had a black bonnet???? You sure thats him?

[Adam]

Yeah its him, i was talking to him.... Lol

Black bonnet and aero catches iirc :)

[Lee]

That sly sonofabitch! lol

Anyway, back on topic, glad to see this thing out and about now Nath, make sure youve joined up in time for next years events matey!

[Count Vaux Alot]

Love the car, top job!

[nathan.]

Love the car, top job!

:thumb: cheers mate

[~~joycey~~]

Quality build :thumb: rep+

[nathan.]

Couple of vids from a recent trackday at donington park

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFiho3IjWT4&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLzl2LapwSs

[auzzy-b]

Cool stuff nathan like the vids:thumb:

[Adam]

Didnt know youd done a trackday recently Nath, id have popped over to have a quick watch :)

Good vids..

[nathan.]

Didnt know youd done a trackday recently Nath, id have popped over to have a quick watch :)

Good vids..

It was all sorted out last minute really.
Was an awesome day.

My mates did it aswell. they set themselves a silly challenge, to buy a car for less than £200 and trackday it. You can see 1 of them in my vids (escort) It was sooooo funny.