nova pick-up conversion

[Nazza's Nova]

whats involved to do this as ive got a spare shell and i fancy doin it ready for next years show season

do i need to streghen the floor after i cut the top off?

any one got pics of how its done

thanx lads :thumb:

[Ste L]

chop back half off and weld on a mk2 astra estate boot, and jobs a good'un

[General Baxter]

oh i wish it was that easy, ill write a build guide when get home from work

[Tim]

any progress with the guide? am intersted

[General Baxter]

opps forgot lol

[Tim]

tut tutlol

[Nazza's Nova]

howay lads i need to no if the floor has to be stregthend or has any one got progress pics on how to do it i no the bk half has to come off but what do i do from there lol

[nismo]

howay lads i need to no if the floor has to be stregthend or has any one got progress pics on how to do it i no the bk half has to come off but what do i do from there lol
Ye before u cut the roof weld (tac) in diagonal braces across the shell were u ar not cutting or else it will just become all f**ked up and out of place tats all i cud tell u:tard::tard::tard::tard:

[General Baxter]

strengthening the floor is not needed IMO but i did as i had a prop tunnel lol

[burgo]

nazza give me ya email and ill email you all the pics of the conversion i did. as for you have nothing to worry about there and as for what nismo said, no need. i didnt
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/DCFN0007.jpg
oh yeah and if you remove th headling carfully it can be re-fitted afterwards to tidy it up inside.

this is what your aiming for because you can then push the roof down onto the tailgate and weld it which makes it really strong (i could jump on my roof)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/DCFN0012.jpg

[Ste L]

nazza give me ya email and ill email you all the pics of the conversion i did.


any chance of sending them me too,

vauxnova@ntlworld.com
cheers

[nismo]

cud u send them to me aswell please my email is jimisminimad@hotmail.com

[Tim]

think the build guide is going to be nessessary here , wheres baxter and his build guide????

[novapickup84]

hi every one has any one got any info on nova pick ups they have done can any one help. thanks steve

[Beany-Germany]

Here I have some inspirations for you.

This one is from austria, postet at Corsa-A.de.

http://www.opeltigra.at/images/showroom/mantzi.jpg
More pictures available at: http://www.opeltigra.at/mantzis_corsa_a.htm

And this one it captured by myself.

http://www.corsa-a.de/allgemeines/bildergalerie/2005/Bohnhorst/images/big/152_5295.JPG

More to find at www.corsa-a.de (http://www.corsa-a.de) in the "Bildergalerie" and then "Bohnhorst bei Minden".

[novashaw]

some one write build guide!!!! plz!!!

[General Baxter]

1 cut back off
2 weld new panel in,
3 bit of fiber glass and filler